• 36 minutes 54 seconds
    BONUS EPISODE: Meth, A Mistress, and Mitch McMconnell. Oh, and Andrew Gillum *sigh*
    Former Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum caught with meth… again; Senator Mitch McConnell may or may not be brain dead; Texas AG Ken Paxton spends July 4 with his mistress ; the former Jackson Mayor risks it all for 50K + more. 

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    9 July 2026, 4:00 am
  • 36 minutes 14 seconds
    This Doesn't End Well: The Black People in YT Spaces Story
    America turns 250; a random woman on theDC Metro becomes a national news story; ESSENCE has a successful fest; the author of Children of Blood and Bone has Hollywood drama; Black kids in white spaces

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    7 July 2026, 4:00 am
  • 30 minutes 53 seconds
    Scammers, Boosters & Goyard Bags: The Caresha Brownlee Comeback Story
    Demi returns to Penny; Good Black News: BET Awards breaks records + Lil Nas X is back (and he’s doing good); Survival of the Thickest returns: an Update on The Balls’ Divorce; Caresha’s “Spend Dat” causes a respectable kerfuffle 

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    3 July 2026, 2:30 am
  • 1 hour 12 minutes
    The BET Awards, That Tyra Banks Lawsuit and LeVar BURTON is Happily Married
    Demi is STILL in Maryland; a recap of the 2026 BET Awards, a review of “Strung”, Mara Brock Akil drops a novel, additional thoughts on Oprah Cannes’s confessions, Lavar Ball— not LeVar Burton— gets left by his wife; Tyra Banks sued Netflix over that ANTM doc 

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    30 June 2026, 2:00 am
  • 57 minutes 48 seconds
    When It All Falls Down: The Oprah vs Whitney Story
    Penny under construction (again) + The Obamas remind us to hope (again) + An 8-part Jay Z Documentary + Oprah’s BTS about Whitney causes an uproar + Big Tigger Charged with Aggravated Battery 

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    26 June 2026, 4:00 am
  • 37 minutes 15 seconds
    “I Don’t Want Your Situation”: The Jordyn Woods Story

    Demi’s 600th episode + Mayor Mamdani delivers a sermon at the Knicks Parade + The Glow Up of Jordyn Woods + The Opening of the Obama Library + Musings on that Tyra Banks lawsuit 



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    23 June 2026, 4:00 am
  • 1 hour 2 minutes
    Defamation! Essence Sued By Former CEO, Jay Z's Target Exclusive

    PART II 


    Remarks, musings and an interpretative reading of the lawsuit filed by the former CEO of ESSENCE against *checks notes* ESSENCE.


    Also, Jay Z does an exclusive deal with Target. The Internet acts surprised. 


    That’s it. That’s the whole episode.

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    18 June 2026, 4:00 am
  • 42 minutes 53 seconds
    A Lot of Slavery, A Little Bit of Subservience: The David Oyelowo Story

    Changes to the pod + A hiatus update + See Some World 2027 + The Trailer Park in DC + Michelle Obama insulted and misgendered + Charles Blow is sick of e’rrybody + The Daily Mail on Klay + Meg’s break up + David Oyelowo adds "a lot of slavery" and "a little bit of subservience" to his voice + Druski & Teyana Taylor at the BET Awards + the Obama Library + Zohran Mamdani is OUTSIIIIIIIDE!!!!!! 



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    17 June 2026, 4:00 am
  • 1 hour 11 minutes
    A Grown Lady

    A Demi update; The Met Gala fashion; Stefon Diggs is not guilty, (and has more hours in a day than most people); Dr. Cheyenne Bryant is in yet another controversy; a lengthy recap of that Brandy book.



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    7 May 2026, 1:04 am
  • 59 minutes 31 seconds
    Ran Thru

    Demi vs United Airlines; YT People Bidness (Steven McBee goes batsh— on his (now ex) girlfriend; Megan Pete and Cheating *ss Klay Thompson are over; musings on Tina Campbell and Teddy divorcing; Don Lemon upsets The People 


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    29 April 2026, 7:00 am
  • 58 minutes 37 seconds
    Protect Black Women

    Ashlee Jenae, Dr. Cerina Fairfax, Christina Snow (and more Black women) all deserved better. 


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    22 April 2026, 7:00 am
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