This week Trevor rides solo, flowing thru ideas and thoughts that have been weighing on his mind. The article mentioned in pt 2 can be found here: https://nathanielbranden.com/what-selfesteem-is-and-is-not/ This is Part 1 of a two-part episode. Part 2 is free to all paid subscribers over at /www.patreon.com/posts/102682331. Become a paid subscriber…

This week Trevor, Ken and Mario circle up to talk hip-hop. Kicking it off w/ J Cole response to Kendrick, the insanity of the 90s remix and the constant repurposing of beats, bootlegs and mix tapes, and selling records out of your trunk. then the Sharks switch gears to talk about Charlamagne and D.E.I. and this issues there with-in. Charlamagne Tha…

This week Trevor and Ken are joined by comedians Phil Hunt and Adam Thomas to talk about todays standards of what constitutes comedy. With the recent trailer for the new cartoon Good Times causing a stir on social media, the Sharks dive in to discuss the state of affairs in Black Entertainment, and the exploitation of Black Culture. disco godfather…

This week Trevor and Ken chop it up on doordash, unionizing, and a new article from Fortune that tries to answer the question, “are we in a recession or vibe session?”. Using that article as a launch off point, the Sharks discuss how todays media outlets guise tweets as headlines, with no substance behind the title. Fortune article can be found her…

This week, Trevor, Ken and Mario use the recent rise to fame of TikTok creator, Reesa Teesa as a launching point to discuss subjects ranging from the traps we fall in when starting new relationships all the way to the differences in LA and New York traffic, and how best to navigate both love and life. This is Part 1 of a two-part episode. Part 2 is…

Today Trevor is joined by Briahna Joy Gray to talk politics. Its Biden v Trump in this episode and how the DNC and GOP handle their contenders is yet to be seen. Briahna Joy Gray is an American political commentator, lawyer, and political consultant who served as the National Press Secretary for the Bernie Sanders 2020 presidential campaign. Gray i…

Today Trevor and Ken do a media round up covering the state of NBA analysis and the “hot take” culture that has taken over the conversation, how old shows are hitting higher streaming numbers than new hollywood projects but todays creators continue to pander to social media, plus the slow death rattle of Vice.com, Elons burner twitter account, and …

Today Trevor is joined by Michael R Jackson, Mtume Gant, Jason England and Richard Purcell to discuss the new movie ‘American Fiction’ and how it compares to the book it was based off, Erasure, a 2001 novel by Percival Everett. WARNING: This episode contains spoilers for the movie ‘American Fiction’.This is Part 1 of a two-part episode. Part 2 is f…

On todays episode Trevor is joined by Jessa Crispin and Chris Jesu Lee. Jessais the editor-in-chief of the publication The Culture We Deserve, and author of My Three Dads and The Dead Ladies Project, both published by The University of Chicago Press, The Creative Tarot, published by Touchstone, and Why I Am Not a Feminist: A Feminist Manifesto. Chr…

Today Trevor, Ken and Mario are joined by Adam Thomas to talk about the period from 2014 to 2022 known as ‘The Great Awokening’ how we are now pivoting into a new period aka ’The Great Correction’; as well the Sharks discuss ‘Rap Shit’, a show that ran for 2 seasons about a female rap group from outside of Miami trying to make it in the music indus…

Today, Vida and Ken sit down to continue the conversation surrounding Katt Williams but now with a broader scope, zooming out to look at how Hollywood utilizes its Black actors, and WHY certain Black actors tend to land more roles than others.This is Part 1 of a two-part episode. Part 2 is free to all paid subscribers over at www.patreon.com/posts/…

Today, Trevor, Mario and Ken take a different approach when analyzing Shannon Sharpes interview with Katt Williams. If you’ve been paying attention, then you are probably familiar with Katts stand up style and talking points, and his most recent interview on Club Shay Shay made sure that if you didnt know his name before, you most certainly do now.…

This week Trevor is addicted to YouTube drama and so he and Ken go in on a recent call-in rant from the FreshandFit show. And you know you cant get these 2 together without some hip hop talk, and this week we get some feels for Andre 3000s new flute music.The FreshandFit clip in this episode can be found at:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2iJfYi8S…