- 41 minutes 14 secondsMisguided Righteousness, A Balanced Breakfast & Not Enough DaraDemi heads back to Hillman, The Drop might be the best show on TV, and Nikole Hannah-Jones’ essay sparks a complicated conversation about Black flight, the Black elite, educational sacrifice—and whether righteous intentions can still lead to misguided choices.
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25 September 2026, 9:43 pm - 40 minutes 7 secondsJay-Z Goes to Therapy, Converse Teases a Lynching & Russell Simmons Does Boy MathDemi recaps her weekend at CBC before getting into Jay-Z’s intimate new documentary and Colin Kaepernick’s version of their complicated history. Plus, Converse has some explaining to do, Russell Simmons disputes Kimora Lee Simmons’ version of when they met, and Macklemore stands on business.
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22 September 2026, 4:39 am - 38 minutes 23 secondsMBJ Half Nekkid for Vogue, Meghan Markle Betrayed by UK Moms & In Defense of Chris Brown
Michael B. Jordan in his drawers for Vogue, Meghan Markle’s UK drama has already begun, and what the hell is happening at the Kennedy Center? Also, Chris Brown is not wrong (about this one particular thing), and I resent everyone for making me say that
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18 September 2026, 9:00 am - 35 minutes 31 secondsJasmine Lost the Plot, Boosie Lost His Money & Papoose Lost His MindJasmine Crockett lost the plot, Boosie got reverse scammed, and Papoose is still doing everything except signing divorce papers. Plus, RIP to fashion god Bob Mackie—and Mitch McConnell is actually alive. Sort of.
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15 September 2026, 4:00 am - 28 minutes 54 secondsJill Scott’s Bra, The Constitution Under Attack & LA’s Crack Era Is BackWe’re talking government censorship, Jill Scott’s gravity-defying bosom, and whether 1990s LA was really as wild as The Drop makes it look. Plus, P-Valley is finally back after four long years and Kennedy Ryan is collecting checks in every direction.
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11 September 2026, 10:28 am - 37 minutes 9 seconds5 Blocks, 5 Babies & $1,000 for Beyoncé’s Box25 years after 9/11, Demetria remembers living five blocks from the World Trade Center. Plus: Ciara’s fifth baby, Beyoncé’s $1,000 box, a long-awaited visit to the Obama Center, and a deathly penis injection.
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8 September 2026, 5:06 pm - 18 minutes 36 secondsFeminism, Fraud & FootballDemi survived Ghana, a US road trip and jet lag just in time to discuss the important things: Aaron Pierre and the very Black Lanterns, Ryan Clark's post-ESPN glow-up, the passing of feminist icon Gloria Steinem, and a man who allegedly convinced women he was an NFL player despite one tiny problem—HE WASN'T ON THE ROSTER.
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4 September 2026, 4:17 am - 29 minutes 25 secondsGood White Folks, Bad Husbands & A Brand-New FaceWe survived the Married at First Sight finale and reunion, where apologies were plentiful, good judgment was scarce, and somebody really should have packed her cat and left. Plus, RIP to Dolly Parton, and Kenya Moore has a brand-new face: unrecognizable, yes—but it’s a good face.
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28 August 2026, 4:00 am - 31 minutes 6 secondsBlack Wives, Single Husbands & Unreliable NarratorsFrom Ghana, I get into Stephen A. Smith’s very public beef with NABJ, and the latest foolishness on Married at First Sight. Plus, Black women are getting married and looking GOODT, and, Meghan and Harry may be heading back to the UK
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21 August 2026, 9:30 am - 26 minutes 30 secondsThe Price of Ambition with Amy DuBois Barnett
Amy DuBois Barnett is an editor icon—the former editor-in-chief of Teen People, Honey and Ebony and one of those women everybody in media wants to be. And now, she is finally living the dream she first had in her 20s: novelist. We get into her juicy debut, If I Ruled the World, the glory—and danger—of working in Black media and hip-hop during the late ’90s, and why it's NEVER too late to circle back to the dream you left behind.
If I Ruled the World:
https://amyduboisbarnett.com
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18 August 2026, 4:00 am - 29 minutes 32 secondsYoU'rE NoT pReTtY eNoUgH fOr Me: Married At First SightDemi has a visit from the world’s most considerate handyman; goes down a rabbit hole about 50/50 relationships; Mecca from Married at First Sight has lost his ENTIRE mind
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