Let's Talk Bruh

Let's Talk Bruh Podcast

A Podcast on Black Masculinity

  • 2 hours 4 minutes
    The Long Way Home Pt. 2 - A Conversation with Dad (Final Episode)
    Without a doubt this is the most personal LTB episode yet. And you could say this episode took 33 years to make. I could never say my dad and I had a bad or unhealthy relationship, however I always knew I wanted to be closer, always desired something deeper. But I wasn't sure how to go about it and wasn't sure if he wanted the same thing. Years of therapy, years of conversations, years of tears, years of (released) resentment have led to this moment.    Coming back home in 2020, I was eager to work on the relationships with my parents. When met with some (intergenerational) roadblocks, I realized that what I was trying to work through was built on foundations of trauma passed down from parents, grandparents, great grandparents, well you get it. When speaking with my dad, I realized that he and I share many of the same fears, anxieties, thought patterns, behaviors and that my story mirrors his in many ways.  My frustrations with him are similar to what he experienced with his own parents. A lack of communication, lack of guidance at times, lack of emotional closeness. For so long I can recall feeling empty when it came to the relationships with my parents. I don't feel that way anymore.    Seeing my dad as a man, trying to figure out his own life, and not just as a dad eased some of the resentment I felt and created the opening for empathy and understanding. Seeing him own his healing journey and being willing to listen to me and have some of those difficult yet necessary conversations healed parts of my inner child that were perhaps unseen or unheard for so long.    So here it is. Sharing a piece of our journey with yall. Documenting this moment in time for the two of us and for whoever comes next.   The Long Way Home. A return to ourselves.    Thank you for listening. 
    19 January 2024, 12:22 am
  • 1 hour 16 minutes
    The Long Way Home Pt. 1 - Kyr Pulls Up One Last Time

    Subscribe to Kyr's Substack: https://kyrismatic.substack.com/

    Watch Episodes 1-3 of the Final Season on YouTube:

     

     

     

     

    12 January 2024, 5:00 am
  • 15 minutes 9 seconds
    Healing Across Generations x Black Men in Nature (Episode Previews | Full Episodes on YouTube)
    5 November 2023, 5:15 pm
  • 13 minutes 26 seconds
    Let's Talk Bruh - Final Season Announcement

    Yep, it's time yall. Let's Talk Bruh (the podcast) is ending. Been a hell of a ride and it's time to say goodbye....

    Join us at Lee's Barbershop for the Shape Up, in collaboration with Starting With Today, this Saturday July 22nd at 11AM EST: https://bit.ly/3QiaNGP

     

    17 July 2023, 2:58 pm
  • 10 minutes 46 seconds
    LTB 2022 - The Growing Pains Year
    30 November 2022, 3:45 pm
  • 1 hour 33 minutes
    Jay-Z and Black Capitalism

    Instagram Live on 9/25/22

    LTB is back with the help from a couple of our good friends Bemo Brown, Nalo Zidan and Quay Weston.

    We discuss Jay-Z's recent comments about words like "capitalist" being made up, full quote below:

    In response to a question from Rob Markman about his verse, Hov said, "We not falling for that tricknology, whatever the public puts out there now. Before it was the american dream, pull yourself up by the bootstraps, you can make it in america. All these lies that america told us our whole life and then when we start getting it they try to lock us out of it. They start inventing words like capitalist and things like that. We've been called nigger and monkey. So those words yall come up with, yall gotta come with stronger words."

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    2 October 2022, 2:25 pm
  • 1 hour 7 minutes
    The State of Black Masculinity Pt. 2 | Black Men Divesting from Patriarchy
    Watch The State of Black Masculinity Pt. 2 on YouTube: https://youtu.be/Ue16pZoVeTs It's been a minute since we hit yall with the State of Black Masculinity Pt. 1. 2 years ago to be exact. In many ways it's a completely different world. As we enter year 3 of the pandemic, our lives, to varying degrees, have been flipped turned upside down. But in some ways, Black masculinity and the livelihoods of Black folks have remained unchanged.    In today's episode we talk about living through the pandemic, the impact of white supremacy and state violence on us and we discuss a few names you may or may not have heard about from Boosie, to Dave Chappelle to Kevin Samuels.    We close the show talking about what divesting from patriarchy looks like for us. We've all been indoctrinated into a system of patriarchy and toxic masculinity, but what does it look like to imagine alternatives for Black men? What does that work of unlearning harmful behaviors and replacing them with new ones look like? What lies on the other side of patriarchy for Black men?  

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    11 February 2022, 6:03 pm
  • 1 hour 27 minutes
    Black Men Talking About Mental Health

    Watch Black Men Talking About Mental Health on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=obTLAA1B6w4

    Fellas, are you happy? Are you good? You sure bruh?

    No foreal, let’s sit with this for a minute. Patriarchy at an early age forces us to lie. Lie to others of course, but the first lie we tell is to ourselves. We say we’re good when we’re not. We suppress our feelings and emotions. We minimize both our pain and our joy and find it difficult to name our feelings when they even come up. Point blank, patriarchy teaches us to deny our own humanity and suffer in silence because that’s” just what it means to be a man” and “that’s what men do”

    But what if we could reclaim our feelings, emotions and the fullness of our humanity? What if instead of "boys don’t cry" we told each other “you are enough just the way you are” or "your emotions and feelings are valid bro." In this episode we take a look at how patriarchy and toxic masculinity has impacted our mental health.

    We talk about why Black men have a suicide rate 3 times higher than other demographic groups. We also discuss how we can heal the wounds from patriarchy and reclaim our humanity.

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    26 January 2022, 10:31 pm
  • 1 hour 28 minutes
    Black Men Talking About Love [Full Episode]
    Watch Black Men Talking About Love on YouTube

    Part 1 - Brotherhood Between Straight & Queer Black Men https://youtu.be/xj4P5mFGQdc

    What do we mean when we say brotherly love? Who are we including that phrase? Are all Black men included or only some? This episode explores what love can look like between Black men.

    We also unpack how homophobia has prevented us from establishing deeper connections with each other as Black men. And for those of us who are straight, what has that unlearning process looked like and how has it shown up with our other straight male friends?

    Patriarchy and toxic masculinity require us to do and be several things, but love is rarely part of that equation. So what happens when we make love a requirement for ourselves as Black men and boys?

    Part 2 - Are You Good at Being Vulnerable? https://youtu.be/NPuT_t_Nx8U

    What does it mean to be vulnerable? Are you good at it? Do you like being vulnerable? For many of us, embracing vulnerability is a foreign concept. It's uncomfortable and frankly at times it can be scary as hell. As men, we've been taught to reject vulnerability. It's looked at as a sign of weakness or softness. But we know that's not true. To be vulnerable is an act of courage. To be vulnerable is also an act of self love. It's an act of self acceptance.

    This is Part 2 of our conversation, "Black Men Talking About Love" and we also unpack what love means for us. We share what our self love game looks like. We attempt to define what love is. We live in a world where Black boys and men aren't typically associated with love so we try to envision a world that makes love a requirement for Black men and boys instead of patriarchy.

    In the first 20 minutes of today's episode we tackle a few Black Card Revoked Questions along with some questions from the My Therapy Cards for Black men deck.

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    29 December 2021, 6:54 pm
  • 1 hour 28 minutes
    Black Men Talking About Sex
    Black men, when was the last time you felt completely free during a sexual experience?

    It’s okay if you’ve never felt that way. Patriarchy teaches us to prioritize power, control and performance in sexual experiences which can lead to wack sex at best and harmful consent at worst. 

    But when we divest from patriarchy, we can begin to focus on pleasure instead of performance.  Connection instead of control. Vulnerability / intimacy instead of power. Let's get free...

    Watch Black Men Talking About Sex on YouTube

    Part 1 - Black Men, What Does Sex Mean For You? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIzZYBRYii4

    Part 2 - Black Men, Who Taught You About Sex? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQnNYVv1Czc

    Part 3 - Black Men, How Do You Connect With Your Body?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKnNNmZtTA8

    Part 4 - Dropping October 29th on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsa2wXlKMWlpAER8v16zXZw

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    27 October 2021, 4:00 am
  • 9 minutes
    LTB Wants to Buy You Groceries | Black Men Talking About Sex Preview

    Groceries on LTB x Cash App Giveaway #2 Instructions

    1. Subscribe to the Let's Talk Bruh YouTube channel

    2. Send us an email to [email protected] with the subject line, "yall got me?" and your CashApp handle in the message

    3. Friday October 15th at 9am we'll randomly select 5 winners and send each winner $100 via CashApp

    Additional Information

    1. To ensure we receive your entry, please turn off the following YouTube privacy setting: Keep all my subscriptions private

    2. If you're already subscribed to us on YouTube, simply send an email to [email protected] with your YouTube username in the message

    3. We will be accepting entries until 9am EST on Friday October 15th and winners will be announced and notified by 10am EST

    "NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER. Must be 18 years or older and U.S. Resident. Void where prohibited. This promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, sanctioned, or associated with YouTube or Instagram. Winners announced Friday October 15th by 10am EST.

    Groceries on LTB x Cash App Giveaway Information - https://bit.ly/GroceriesOnLTB

    Black Men Talking About Sex (Trailer) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7DObssVXubI&t=8s

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    13 October 2021, 4:00 am
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