En iyi Jaye Williams podcastleri (2024)

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Remix: Brian Flores and Colman Domingo on Black America 18:02

2y ago18:02

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This season on The Limits, host Jay Williams has spoken to some incredibly successful people. But no matter how famous they've become or how high they've risen on the corporate ladder, they always circle back to the role of race in their lives and their industries. In this final episode of our Remix series, Jay shares two conversations from The Lim…

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Ryan Clark remembers nearly losing the Super Bowl: "I had tears in my eyes" 42:02

2y ago42:02

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Today, we're featuring an episode of a new podcast called In the Moment. Each week, an elite athlete talks about career defining moments in their lives and what it took to get there. During the 2007 NFL Season, Steelers safety Ryan Clark was pulled off a plane after a team loss in Denver Colorado and rushed to the hospital. Clark would later have h…

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Remix: Niecy Nash and Colton Underwood on love 13:10

2y ago13:10

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This month on The Limits, we're pulling together some of our favorite conversations from The Limits Plus that were only available to subscribers – until now. In this week's Remix episode, host Jay Williams talks about love: not just romantic love or family love, but loving yourself. Jay hears inspiring stories from two guests who learned to accept …

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Remix: Megan Rapinoe, Magic Johnson, and Coach K on athletic excellence 24:13

2y ago24:13

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For the next few weeks on The Limits, we're pulling together some of our favorite conversations from The Limits Plus that were only available to subscribers – until now. In this week's Remix episode: Every magic moment on the court or the field actually represents a lot of hard work and discipline. So what makes a player truly great? Host Jay Willi…

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Remix: Kelly Rowland and Denzel Curry on fame 17:20

2y ago17:20

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For the next few weeks on The Limits, we're pulling together some of our favorite conversations from The Limits Plus that were only available to subscribers – until now. In this week's Remix episode, host Jay Williams – a star basketball player turned TV commentator – reflects on the downsides of hyper-visibility with two musical artists who have s…

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Remix: Dave Zirin, Michele Roberts, and Stephen A. Smith on sports and politics 28:17

2y ago28:17

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For the next few weeks on The Limits, we're pulling together some of our favorite conversations from The Limits Plus that were only available to subscribers – until now. There may be no moment more defining in the last decade of sports than when Colin Kaepernick took a knee during the National Anthem. But Kap isn't the only athlete learning to spea…

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Remix: Dapper Dan, Deion Sanders, and Jon Gray on mentorship 17:02

2y ago17:02

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For the next few weeks on The Limits, we're pulling together some of our favorite conversations from The Limits Plus that were only available to subscribers – until now. In this week's Remix episode, host Jay Williams talks to some hugely successful people about the mentors who helped them along the way: fashion icon Dapper Dan, NFL legend Deion Sa…

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Remix: Gabrielle Union, Bobby Hundreds, and Larry Miller on parenthood 14:40

2y ago14:40

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For the next few weeks on The Limits, we're pulling together some of our favorite conversations from The Limits Plus that were only available to subscribers – until now. In this week's Remix episode: host Jay Williams and his wife Nikki just welcomed their third child. Jay's kids are the joy of his life, but balancing multiple careers while raising…

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Jay Williams in the hot seat, with Code Switch's Gene Demby 36:19

2y ago36:19

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On the season finale of The Limits, host Jay Williams sits in the guest chair, interviewed by Gene Demby from NPR's Code Switch. Gene has been following Jay's career since his days playing college basketball for Duke, but their conversation starts even earlier: with Jay's childhood in Plainfield, New Jersey, a place with stark racial and economic d…

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Fat Joe on witnessing the birth of hip hop, and how he stays in the game 37:55

2y ago37:55

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This week on The Limits, Jay chops it up with Fat Joe: the Grammy-nominated rapper, entrepreneur, and legendary storyteller. Growing up in the Bronx, Fat Joe witnessed the birth of hip hop, then made hip hop history himself. Over three decades in the game, he's put out 13 albums, started his own record label, and mentored other great MCs like the l…

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Amanda Seales on Black Hollywood, therapy, and authenticity 37:59

2y ago37:59

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On this week's episode of The Limits, Jay speaks with comedian Amanda Seales. Formerly known as "Amanda Diva," she has worn many hats in entertainment: acting, singing, hosting, and stand-up. She might be best known for starring as Tiffany DuBois on Issa Rae's Insecure. But in 2019, she became the second Black woman to ever have her own comedy spec…

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Magic Johnson on basketball, business, and being the face of HIV 38:29

2y ago38:29

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On this week's episode of The Limits, Jay speaks with the legendary Earvin "Magic" Johnson. Often called the greatest point guard in NBA history, Magic earned five titles over the course of 13 seasons with the Los Angeles Lakers – and changed the nature of the game, too. But before he was "Magic," he was just Earvin: a kid from East Lansing, Michig…

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Scooter Braun on the lessons he's learned while defying expectations 39:01

2y ago39:01

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On this week's episode of The Limits, Jay speaks with his old friend, Scott "Scooter" Braun. Scooter is an entrepreneur, investor, and one of the most well-known talent managers in Hollywood today. Scooter first got his start when he dropped out of college to pursue a professional career in marketing, after organizing a successful trail of parties …

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Instant Replay: Kelly Rowland on being the ultimate working mom 33:25

2y ago33:25

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This week, we're in instant replay mode. Jay is revisiting his conversation with the one and only Kelly Rowland. In your mind, she might be the teenager of Destiny's Child fame, or the solo artist with dance floor anthems like "Commander." But these days, Kelly's much more than a pop star. She's an entrepreneur, philanthropist, writer, and mother o…

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Cari Champion on the power of Black women in sports—including herself 34:09

2y ago34:09

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On this week's episode of The Limits, Jay speaks with his longtime friend and former colleague, Cari Champion. Cari has hosted flagship ESPN shows like First Take and SportsCenter, and currently hosts her own podcasts, Naked with Cari Champion and The Brownprint. She's also shattered glass ceilings as a Black woman in sports journalism by staying c…

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Dave Zirin on the risks and rewards for the activist athlete 44:22

2y ago44:22

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This week on The Limits, Jay talks to author and editor Dave Zirin about the intersection of sports and politics. Dave has written 11 books on these topics, covering the many ways that activist athletes have unveiled larger systemic issues of racism and injustice in America. Dave gets into it with Jay on overlooked female athletes like Wyomia Tyus …

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Stephen A. Smith on redefining sports broadcasting 41:46

2y ago41:46

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On this week's episode of The Limits, Jay talks to his ESPN colleague and longtime friend, Stephen A. Smith. The First Take co-host and network star has reinvented how sports, politics, and candor can go together on the air. As one veteran executive told him shortly after his 2003 ESPN audition, "It was the greatest audition I have ever seen in the…

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Tracy Oliver on navigating Hollywood by embracing the unexpected 48:07

2y ago48:07

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Hollywood powerhouse Tracy Oliver sums up her career simply. "When people go right, I always tend to go left." She wrote the hit 2017 film Girls Trip, becoming the first Black woman to pen a movie that grossed over $100 million at the box office. On today's episode of The Limits, Tracy tells Jay how she has navigated her biggest Hollywood successes…

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Mixtape: Charlamagne tha God, Brian Flores and Coach K 38:58

2+ y ago38:58

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This week, Jay is in mixtape mode, pulling together three of his favorite conversations on The Limits. With The Breakfast Club losing co-host Angela Yee to do her own show, Charlamagne tha God shows what it means to be proud of longtime colleagues as they move on to other things. He talked to Jay about his own journey of education and discipline, f…

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Desus and Mero on the Wild West of media 36:06

2+ y ago36:06

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On this week's episode of The Limits, Jay looks back on his conversation with a recently split, beloved comedy duo. For years, Desus Nice and The Kid Mero lived the lives of many struggling New Yorkers: juggling multiple odd jobs, battling roaches, and just trying to make ends meet in the Bronx. But they also spent plenty of time online, where thei…

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From the Oprah Winfrey Network: Trials to Triumphs featuring Amber P. Riley 42:18

2+ y ago42:18

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This week, Auntie Oprah (as Jay calls her) lent us an episode from Trials to Triumphs, a podcast on the Oprah Winfrey Network. Hosted by Ashley Blaine Featherson-Jenkins, Trials to Triumphs discusses the personal and professional struggles of innovators–just like The Limits. On today's episode, Ashley speaks with actress and singer Amber P. Riley. …

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Niecy Nash is no one's supporting actress 31:25

2+ y ago31:25

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This week, we revisit one of Jay's favorite conversations with the incomparable Niecy Nash. In her own words, Niecy has made it "from the hood to Hollywood." She talks to Jay about her early days in Hollywood with clarity–and hilarity. The 2022 Oscars may be infamous now for very different reasons, but this interview originally happened the month p…

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Colman Domingo on his Emmy nod and the power of character actors 44:02

2+ y ago44:02

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On today's episode of The Limits, Jay speaks with Colman Domingo, star of stage and screen. He's the ultimate character actor, known for stealing scenes in films like Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, Selma, and If Beale Street Could Talk. He embodies every character he takes on, most recently earning an Emmy nod for his role as father-figure Ali to Zenday…

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Steve Stoute on staying one step ahead of the music industry 40:00

2+ y ago40:00

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In this week's episode of The Limits, Jay talks to Steve Stoute, a music executive responsible for shaping the careers of the biggest stars in recent memory. Nas, Mariah Carey, Will Smith...Steve Stoute's resume rivals any of the biggest players in the industry. He spent the '90s molding talent at Interscope Records alongside Jimmy Iovine. But in 2…

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Dapper Dan on hip-hop fashion, Harlem history and reinvention 41:44

2+ y ago41:44

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On today's episode of The Limits, Jay talks to legendary fashion designer, Dapper Dan. For over five decades, "Dap" has revolutionized the way hip-hop and fashion have influenced each other, dressing the likes of Eric B. and Rakim, LL Cool J and Salt-N-Pepa. He also always makes sure everything goes down in his native Harlem, where Jay met up with …

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Mike Krzyzewski on becoming Coach K, mental health and retirement 35:39

2+ y ago35:39

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On today's episode of The Limits, Jay sits down with his mentor: the all-time great, Duke college basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski, better known as Coach K. For Jay, this is the man who helped him channel his inner rage and insecurities as a teenager into reaching the ultimate heights of college basketball. He was also one of Jay's biggest supports…

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Instant Replay: Mark Cuban on Diversity in Sports and Reforming American Healthcare 34:21

2+ y ago34:21

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We're in instant replay mode this week on The Limits, revisiting Jay's conversation with billionaire tech mogul Mark Cuban. Whether it's the NFL or the NBA, healthcare policy or America's two-party political system, Mark Cuban believes that when you buck tradition, you begin to grow. In this episode, the Dallas Mavericks owner and Shark Tank invest…

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Al Harrington on the cannabis opportunity 44:17

2+ y ago44:17

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One of Al Harrington's biggest takeaways from his sixteen-year run in the NBA? Never let a rookie take your spot. The former power forward constantly found ways to evolve the game to outsmart new competitors — and, in his words, "provide a new offering." In his post-game career, he's used that mindset to build the cannabis company Viola, which sell…

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Ghetto Gastro's Jon Gray On His Journey From Hustler To Food Mogul 33:24

2+ y ago33:24

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When New York multi-hyphenate Jon Gray set it upon himself to bring the Bronx to the world through food, he faced two battles: establish a successful business at the tail end of a recession, and overcome the high-end culinary world's historically white gaze. Now, Ghetto Gastro, the food collective he co-founded, is connecting the dots between fashi…

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Soccer star Megan Rapinoe opens up about achieving equal pay and the next World Cup 36:52

2+ y ago36:52

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U.S. soccer star Megan Rapinoe is of course a champion on the field, but off the field, she's a champion for the causes that matter. She has long been one of the biggest voices advocating for equal pay in the U.S. Soccer Federation, which was historically reached via collective bargaining agreements this month. Now, as she's reaching the end of her…

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It's Been a Minute: Danyel Smith On Black Women Who Defined Pop In 'Shine Bright' 31:41

2+ y ago31:41

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This week, we're letting our friends at It's Been a Minute take over our feed. In this episode, guest host Juana Summers talks with Danyel Smith about her new memoir, Shine Bright: A Personal History of Black Women in Pop. As a previous editor-in-chief for both Billboard and Vibe magazines, host of the Black Girl Songbook podcast, and longtime musi…

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Instant Replay: Ben Baller On Reinvention, Hip-Hop, and High-End Jewelry 37:48

2+ y ago37:48

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You know Ben Baller as the jeweler who has iced up the biggest names in hip-hop. But before that, he was a record executive listening to Jay-Z's first album before anybody else. The guy's got stories. Like how he was fired by Dr. Dre for speaking out against the bad contracts Dre was giving to his artists. So Ben gets fired? So what. He's a master …

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Desus and Mero On the Wild West of Media 35:12

2+ y ago35:12

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For years, Desus Nice and The Kid Mero lived the lives of many struggling New Yorkers: juggling multiple odd jobs, battling roaches, and just trying to make ends meet in the Bronx. But they also spent plenty of time online, where their constant back and forth on Twitter was so funny that followers demanded they make a podcast. Their eponymous show,…

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Kelly Rowland On Being the Ultimate Working Mom 32:51

2+ y ago32:51

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In your mind, Kelly Rowland might be the teenager of Destiny's Child fame, or the solo artist with dance floor anthems like "Commander." But these days, Kelly's much more than a pop star. She's an entrepreneur, philanthropist, writer and mother of two beautiful children. She recently published a children's book called Always with You, Always with M…

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Colton Underwood On Defining Masculinity On His Own Terms 36:08

2+ y ago36:08

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As a former NFL player and star of the Bachelor, Colton Underwood has embodied the highest ideals of masculinity. He worked hard to fit the mold of what everyone expected him to be. Until it almost killed him. When he finally accepted his sexuality and came out in 2021, the impact felt seismic. This week, Colton talks about navigating his football …

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Life Kit: Reframing Your L's With Jay Williams 23:37

2+ y ago23:37

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We've all failed before. Competition, rejection, loss...it's all a part of life. It's what The Limits is about: overcoming those obstacles to become great. This week, we're featuring an episode of NPR's Life Kit featuring Jay Williams where he talks about the long, often grueling process of working through our disappointments. He describes the winn…

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Rapper Denzel Curry On His New Measurement of Success: Peace of Mind 22:16

2+ y ago22:16

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Denzel Curry brought his rage to rap. For years, he's been known for taking a crowd and turning it into a moshpit. It was his way of taking his internal pain and expressing it. These days, though, Denzel is looking inward and so is his music. Now his mission is to find peace, and he wants the rest of us to find it too. Denzel pioneered the Soundclo…

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Michele Roberts on Black Women's Leadership In The Courts And The NBA 32:10

2+ y ago32:10

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Michele Roberts grew up watching the NBA on her TV, but she never imagined she would one day be a trailblazing executive for the league. After Michele was named executive director of the NBA Players' Association (NBPA), she became the first woman to hold this position, and the first woman to lead a major sports union in North America. The recently-…

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Instant Replay: Maverick Carter on Building the LeBron James Empire 36:20

2+ y ago36:20

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On this week's episode of The Limits, we're in instant replay mode. We're bringing you back to where it began, with our first conversation with sports marketing executive Maverick Carter. Maverick is the architect behind LeBron James' athletic empire, and he sat down with Jay to share how he and LeBron succeeded on their own terms, why LeBron's mot…

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Twitter Executive TJ Adeshola On Building Black Spaces In Tech 30:20

2+ y ago30:20

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TJ Adeshola has been changing the game in sports media and tech for years. The Twitter Global Head of Content Partnerships got his start at ESPN, where he was grateful to receive guidance and opportunity from several Black mentors. When he entered the tech world at Twitter, however, he didn't see many people who looked like him. From then, TJ's mis…

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Wu-Tang's RZA on Redefining Hip-Hop & Building Generational Wealth 36:21

2+ y ago36:21

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Hip-hop producer RZA of the Wu-Tang Clan always knew he was going to be one of the greats. And believing it was his first step to achieving legendary status. RZA was confident about what his music would sound like and what he wanted to say. But he also had the confidence that he could turn other artists into stars. All RZA needed was a little time …

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Chef Marcus Samuelsson Says Good Food Is A Civil Right 30:05

2+ y ago30:05

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Chef Marcus Samuelsson knows that the key to being a good chef is a lot like being a good athlete. You get up every day and keep pushing yourself. Despite being told that his Blackness would never let him own a fine dining restaurant, he made his way cooking in Michelin-starred restaurants around the world. After landing in New York in his early 20…

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NFL Legend Deion Sanders on HBCUs and Raising the Next Generation of Black Athletes 32:59

2+ y ago32:59

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It's Prime Time on The Limits. NFL legend Deion "Coach Prime" Sanders sits down with Jay to talk about his latest chapter coaching college football. The two-time Superbowl champion decided to bet on HBCUs as the future of the NFL, successfully making what Sports Illustrated has dubbed one of the most shocking recruits in college football history. T…

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Niecy Nash Is No One's Supporting Actress 30:46

2+ y ago30:46

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In her own words, Niecy Nash has made it "from the hood to Hollywood." As she closes out her leading role in Claws, Niecy tells Jay about her early days in Hollywood with clarity–and hilarity. With the Oscars approaching next month, Niecy also gets real about the deeper reasons the Academy so often overlooks Black women, and why she isn't looking f…

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Bobby Hundreds On Setting Trends in Streetwear and Web 3.0 32:28

3y ago32:28

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Bobby Hundreds is a trendsetter, and he believes if you give yourself permission you can be too. As founder of the iconic streetwear brand The Hundreds, he's been at the forefront of design for decades, and in this episode of The Limits he tells Jay how he does it. For Bobby, success is about reframing your perceived weakness as your greatest stren…

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Mark Cuban on Diversity in Sports, Reforming American Healthcare and the Presidency 32:47

3y ago32:47

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Whether it's the NFL or the NBA, health care policy or America's two-party political system, Mark Cuban believes that when you buck tradition you begin to grow. In this episode of The Limits, the Dallas Mavericks owner and billionaire Shark Tank investor challenges NFL franchise owners to rethink who they hire and why. He applies that same logic to…

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Brian Flores on Taking a Stand Against the NFL 24:09

3y ago24:09

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Nike's Larry Miller, His Story of Redemption and Building The Jordan Brand 24:21

3y ago24:21

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Larry Miller has been a top executive in sports and athletic wear for decades. As the Chairman of Nike's Jordan Brand, he's in charge of a multibillion-dollar global apparel juggernaut. But as a teenager growing up in West Philadelphia, he made a violent mistake that haunted him for decades: he murdered an 18-year-old man, Edward David White. Later…

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Ben Baller Talks Reinvention, Hip-Hop, And The High-End Jewelry Game 38:33

3y ago38:33

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You know Ben Baller as the jeweler who has iced up the biggest names in hip-hop. But before that he was a record executive listening to Jay-Z's first album before anybody else. The guy's got stories. Like how he was fired by Dr. Dre for speaking out against the bad contracts Dre was giving to his artists. So Baller gets fired? So what. Ben Baller i…

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Gabrielle Union Finally Knows What's Important 47:32

3y ago47:32

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