1 00:00:00,760 --> 00:00:10,520 Speaker 1: Y'all, you don't want to ask you a question real, 2 00:00:10,800 --> 00:00:12,399 Speaker 1: Let's just keep it real. Straight Shot with No Chaser, 3 00:00:12,560 --> 00:00:13,560 Speaker 1: I'm gonna get a little bit rough. 4 00:00:15,680 --> 00:00:17,799 Speaker 2: I'm here for it. Those who really believe in the 5 00:00:17,840 --> 00:00:22,000 Speaker 2: American process, all of us Straight Shot, No Chase with 6 00:00:22,160 --> 00:00:25,440 Speaker 2: your girl testom figure out on the Black Effect Podcast 7 00:00:25,520 --> 00:00:26,240 Speaker 2: Network Network. 8 00:00:26,280 --> 00:00:26,960 Speaker 1: What's that? Everybody? 9 00:00:26,960 --> 00:00:30,360 Speaker 2: Testom figure on Straight Shot No Chaser Black Effect Podcast Network. 10 00:00:30,400 --> 00:00:31,440 Speaker 1: Again reminding you. 11 00:00:31,760 --> 00:00:33,599 Speaker 2: You know, y'all get your tests and stop reminding us 12 00:00:33,600 --> 00:00:36,320 Speaker 2: what I got you reminding you. Make sure you subscribe, 13 00:00:36,840 --> 00:00:39,760 Speaker 2: make sure you click follow. You know they play games, 14 00:00:39,800 --> 00:00:42,440 Speaker 2: so you want to make sure that you subscribe and follow. 15 00:00:43,280 --> 00:00:45,440 Speaker 2: And also you know I'm gonna ask people to go 16 00:00:45,440 --> 00:00:47,440 Speaker 2: ahead and and you know, invite some friends. You know. 17 00:00:47,479 --> 00:00:49,640 Speaker 2: Don't really push a hard line, you know, I don't 18 00:00:49,680 --> 00:00:52,880 Speaker 2: ask y'all for much. I sit in the background, y'all 19 00:00:52,880 --> 00:00:55,680 Speaker 2: do what y'all can do with I'm gonna start pushing 20 00:00:55,680 --> 00:00:58,080 Speaker 2: the line. I'm gonna start really asking y'all, y'all rock 21 00:00:58,160 --> 00:00:59,960 Speaker 2: with me, like I'm gonna need your help on some things. 22 00:01:00,360 --> 00:01:03,520 Speaker 2: Big year coming up twenty twenty five, A lot that's 23 00:01:03,560 --> 00:01:06,880 Speaker 2: going on, and I need my straight shooters, my co teachers, 24 00:01:07,160 --> 00:01:09,560 Speaker 2: you know, to be to ride with me because we 25 00:01:09,680 --> 00:01:12,520 Speaker 2: just got a lot of ground to cover next year 26 00:01:12,560 --> 00:01:15,520 Speaker 2: with so much going on in different products, different projects 27 00:01:15,520 --> 00:01:17,160 Speaker 2: that I'm working on, and I want to make sure 28 00:01:17,200 --> 00:01:21,520 Speaker 2: you guys are writing with me all the way. And 29 00:01:21,600 --> 00:01:24,960 Speaker 2: speaking of riding with me, we have Jade Horrel here 30 00:01:25,120 --> 00:01:29,400 Speaker 2: along with Marcella's Marcella's Rowe who again, guys, you see 31 00:01:29,440 --> 00:01:32,600 Speaker 2: them on everything that I do, so really need no introduction, 32 00:01:32,760 --> 00:01:36,520 Speaker 2: but I'm glad that they are here helping me with 33 00:01:36,560 --> 00:01:40,360 Speaker 2: this content. Shout out to them, not only just guys 34 00:01:40,400 --> 00:01:43,000 Speaker 2: being another person, you know as I go on my 35 00:01:43,040 --> 00:01:46,120 Speaker 2: soapbox to listen to me ran and interrupt and you know, 36 00:01:46,200 --> 00:01:49,360 Speaker 2: all that good stuff, but also just behind the scenes, 37 00:01:49,400 --> 00:01:52,680 Speaker 2: you know, making sure I can't cover every single story. 38 00:01:52,760 --> 00:01:56,160 Speaker 2: It's impossible, you know, and still we don't even as 39 00:01:56,160 --> 00:01:58,720 Speaker 2: a team get them all because it's just I mean, 40 00:01:58,760 --> 00:02:01,960 Speaker 2: you literally have to be watching this all day every day. 41 00:02:02,200 --> 00:02:04,160 Speaker 2: So I want to thank Jade and Marcellus again. I'm 42 00:02:04,160 --> 00:02:06,560 Speaker 2: gonna do it every single time to be able to 43 00:02:07,800 --> 00:02:09,839 Speaker 2: you know, let you guys know that I'm not doing 44 00:02:09,840 --> 00:02:13,079 Speaker 2: this by myself, and you know we are constantly exchanging 45 00:02:13,120 --> 00:02:15,760 Speaker 2: information every day, and by the end of the week, 46 00:02:15,760 --> 00:02:18,000 Speaker 2: it's one hundred plus stories that have come across what 47 00:02:18,120 --> 00:02:19,720 Speaker 2: Jade calls the news deaths. 48 00:02:20,160 --> 00:02:21,600 Speaker 1: And it's just almost impossible. 49 00:02:21,639 --> 00:02:24,960 Speaker 2: You know, news moves so fast, Jade, all right, so 50 00:02:25,160 --> 00:02:27,200 Speaker 2: being able to keep up, and it's gonna move five 51 00:02:27,200 --> 00:02:30,080 Speaker 2: times faster because one thing for sure, Trump is definitely 52 00:02:30,080 --> 00:02:32,079 Speaker 2: gonna have a headline on a daily basis. 53 00:02:33,000 --> 00:02:36,040 Speaker 3: Yeah, I wish I could see me rolling my eyes 54 00:02:36,160 --> 00:02:36,519 Speaker 3: right now. 55 00:02:38,320 --> 00:02:41,280 Speaker 4: Well, well before you even get into the stories, if 56 00:02:41,320 --> 00:02:46,280 Speaker 4: you know mine, I want to say congratulations to Test 57 00:02:46,639 --> 00:02:51,760 Speaker 4: for being the champion of social justice. You definitely deserve that. 58 00:02:51,919 --> 00:02:54,240 Speaker 4: Don't nobody else deserve it. You definitely deserve it because 59 00:02:54,280 --> 00:02:57,560 Speaker 4: you definitely put in the work. I appreciate congratulations to you. 60 00:02:58,080 --> 00:03:00,440 Speaker 4: I appreciate that. I appreciate that man. 61 00:03:00,560 --> 00:03:03,359 Speaker 2: So much work that get put in and gonna get 62 00:03:03,400 --> 00:03:07,880 Speaker 2: put in, and so much more to do. I you know, Mike, 63 00:03:08,240 --> 00:03:11,440 Speaker 2: Jada's seventeen and she been riding with me this whole time. 64 00:03:11,520 --> 00:03:15,799 Speaker 2: She'll be eighteen in June, and you know, my baby's 65 00:03:15,800 --> 00:03:18,200 Speaker 2: been with me every step of the way, and so 66 00:03:18,400 --> 00:03:20,720 Speaker 2: very proud of her. Going to prayer view this year 67 00:03:21,240 --> 00:03:23,360 Speaker 2: and for the first time my hustle has been on 68 00:03:23,400 --> 00:03:25,400 Speaker 2: a five because I've been somewhat limited about you do 69 00:03:25,400 --> 00:03:26,160 Speaker 2: known't having a kid. 70 00:03:26,320 --> 00:03:27,120 Speaker 1: That's just reality. 71 00:03:27,160 --> 00:03:29,320 Speaker 2: No, no regrets about it at all, you know, I 72 00:03:29,400 --> 00:03:31,600 Speaker 2: made I made the choice to have her. Her and 73 00:03:31,639 --> 00:03:34,440 Speaker 2: my ex husband and by the way, great ex husband 74 00:03:34,480 --> 00:03:36,320 Speaker 2: who always has said many times, why don't you let 75 00:03:36,360 --> 00:03:37,840 Speaker 2: her come live with me, you know, a few years 76 00:03:37,840 --> 00:03:40,600 Speaker 2: for you to go take you know, travel, do take 77 00:03:40,640 --> 00:03:42,480 Speaker 2: some of these opportunities. I've missed out on a lot 78 00:03:42,480 --> 00:03:45,120 Speaker 2: of opportunities, you know, go to work for this person, 79 00:03:45,160 --> 00:03:48,960 Speaker 2: to that person, or uh, you know, go see what 80 00:03:49,000 --> 00:03:50,680 Speaker 2: you can get accomplished in New York, or see what 81 00:03:50,720 --> 00:03:53,680 Speaker 2: you can get comes to DC. But I always Marcella's wanted, 82 00:03:54,200 --> 00:03:56,400 Speaker 2: you know, especially with a girl child. I wanted to 83 00:03:56,440 --> 00:03:58,800 Speaker 2: raise her, you know daily. I want to be in 84 00:03:58,880 --> 00:04:03,520 Speaker 2: her life, a daily, daily interaction. And I am proud 85 00:04:03,600 --> 00:04:07,440 Speaker 2: I did it the hard way, the right way. Not 86 00:04:07,560 --> 00:04:10,400 Speaker 2: a thousand babysitters, not even a big mama around, you know, 87 00:04:10,440 --> 00:04:12,880 Speaker 2: always in a city where there was I didn't have 88 00:04:13,040 --> 00:04:15,320 Speaker 2: my mother or my parents or you know, drop off 89 00:04:15,360 --> 00:04:18,200 Speaker 2: at the grandmother's, didn't have a brother, sister, my only child, 90 00:04:18,720 --> 00:04:21,120 Speaker 2: Like I really got this out the mug guys, and 91 00:04:21,200 --> 00:04:24,400 Speaker 2: nobody put me in this at all. And I'm telling 92 00:04:24,400 --> 00:04:27,880 Speaker 2: you if I went through it, but I'm so grateful 93 00:04:27,880 --> 00:04:31,200 Speaker 2: God is always blessed. Did not have to put Jada 94 00:04:31,279 --> 00:04:34,800 Speaker 2: in danger. Then that's very big, big thing to me, 95 00:04:35,120 --> 00:04:37,120 Speaker 2: you know, not dropping all the people's house for things 96 00:04:37,120 --> 00:04:38,800 Speaker 2: to happen to her and boys to do stuff to 97 00:04:38,839 --> 00:04:40,680 Speaker 2: her and adults to beat on her and all that, 98 00:04:41,080 --> 00:04:43,680 Speaker 2: and just pushing all the way through, you know, with 99 00:04:43,800 --> 00:04:48,960 Speaker 2: my baby right with me, organizing, working on the laptop, 100 00:04:49,200 --> 00:04:52,320 Speaker 2: laying next to me, Like my baby really did ride 101 00:04:52,360 --> 00:04:56,320 Speaker 2: with her mama. And she's just you know, such a 102 00:04:56,360 --> 00:05:00,000 Speaker 2: good kid, just a good kid. And I'm not saying 103 00:05:00,040 --> 00:05:02,400 Speaker 2: and that just saying. I'm saying it like I never 104 00:05:02,440 --> 00:05:04,320 Speaker 2: had to go to school with any issue. One time 105 00:05:04,320 --> 00:05:06,520 Speaker 2: I did have to correct them on something, but it 106 00:05:06,560 --> 00:05:10,640 Speaker 2: wasn't on her, you know, but not a problem child 107 00:05:10,680 --> 00:05:12,919 Speaker 2: at all, you know, not in trouble, not written up, 108 00:05:13,080 --> 00:05:16,760 Speaker 2: you know, not tardy, not late, just really just did nothing. 109 00:05:16,800 --> 00:05:18,680 Speaker 2: Like because my mother stayed at school with me, it 110 00:05:18,760 --> 00:05:19,560 Speaker 2: was always. 111 00:05:19,200 --> 00:05:20,640 Speaker 1: Something to. 112 00:05:25,120 --> 00:05:29,200 Speaker 2: I was like Jada in school, just a good kid, you. 113 00:05:31,880 --> 00:05:36,120 Speaker 3: Know, like time in middle school for fighting. But that's 114 00:05:36,160 --> 00:05:38,400 Speaker 3: that's a different story. Just need to hear Nordad, I. 115 00:05:38,360 --> 00:05:42,520 Speaker 2: Still remember they we want to hear about it. Don'tbody 116 00:05:42,640 --> 00:05:44,840 Speaker 2: knows neither. No, let's go back to here and there. 117 00:05:45,200 --> 00:05:47,479 Speaker 2: I want to know what happened of in the middle 118 00:05:47,480 --> 00:05:47,960 Speaker 2: school fight. 119 00:05:48,000 --> 00:05:49,799 Speaker 1: The people want to know. We was fighting. 120 00:05:50,720 --> 00:05:55,040 Speaker 3: A bunch of girls were fighting, and I was one 121 00:05:55,080 --> 00:05:56,480 Speaker 3: of those young ladies. 122 00:05:56,640 --> 00:05:59,320 Speaker 2: When I said about, let's get the whole team. What's 123 00:05:59,320 --> 00:06:02,280 Speaker 2: it about. I don't I literally don't remember. I think 124 00:06:02,279 --> 00:06:03,920 Speaker 2: it was it was just neighborhood stuff. 125 00:06:04,360 --> 00:06:05,839 Speaker 1: Some of us gang bangle. 126 00:06:06,520 --> 00:06:09,360 Speaker 2: No, no, no, not gang banging, because we don't have 127 00:06:09,440 --> 00:06:12,960 Speaker 2: gangs like y'all have in the Middle the Middle East school. 128 00:06:13,120 --> 00:06:16,520 Speaker 5: Excuse me, I was in the Midwest right in DC. 129 00:06:16,720 --> 00:06:19,760 Speaker 3: But it's mostly like by your neighborhood, your block, and 130 00:06:19,880 --> 00:06:22,080 Speaker 3: a lot of especially when it was a Chocolate city, 131 00:06:23,000 --> 00:06:26,200 Speaker 3: neighborhoods and blocks were concentrated with your family members, so 132 00:06:26,360 --> 00:06:29,600 Speaker 3: families really do move as gangs for the most part 133 00:06:30,200 --> 00:06:32,200 Speaker 3: used to live in the same areas, and so a 134 00:06:32,200 --> 00:06:35,440 Speaker 3: lot of that stuff was was passed down generationally in 135 00:06:35,560 --> 00:06:36,239 Speaker 3: terms of beef. 136 00:06:36,800 --> 00:06:39,520 Speaker 5: And it was just a group of girls. 137 00:06:39,200 --> 00:06:43,000 Speaker 3: That didn't like me and my friends and my parents 138 00:06:43,040 --> 00:06:46,760 Speaker 3: went up to the school. I got suspended. We all 139 00:06:46,800 --> 00:06:49,040 Speaker 3: got suspended. And then when I got home, my father 140 00:06:49,160 --> 00:06:51,840 Speaker 3: was like, you know, you know all, I noticed all 141 00:06:51,880 --> 00:06:54,000 Speaker 3: your you know you all the pretty girls. 142 00:06:54,040 --> 00:06:56,479 Speaker 2: You know, y'all y'all were fighting, you know, the girls 143 00:06:56,600 --> 00:06:58,880 Speaker 2: like different girls, and you was just trying to make 144 00:06:58,920 --> 00:07:00,960 Speaker 2: sure I wasn't being a leader this or anything like that. 145 00:07:01,000 --> 00:07:02,560 Speaker 5: I don't. I don't think it had anything to do 146 00:07:02,640 --> 00:07:03,840 Speaker 5: with that, but it probably. 147 00:07:03,480 --> 00:07:05,919 Speaker 2: Did be an elite like what like, what the leading? 148 00:07:06,279 --> 00:07:08,720 Speaker 2: You know, it's pretty and better you know then that 149 00:07:09,240 --> 00:07:12,640 Speaker 2: you were fighting that. I think that had something that 150 00:07:12,680 --> 00:07:17,640 Speaker 2: does with pretty and better mean, not fight pretty mean. 151 00:07:18,120 --> 00:07:19,720 Speaker 1: So I was a part of a pretty good game. You 152 00:07:19,800 --> 00:07:20,200 Speaker 1: don't want to. 153 00:07:20,200 --> 00:07:23,080 Speaker 2: Say it, I'll say it. I was a part of 154 00:07:23,120 --> 00:07:26,200 Speaker 2: pretty girl game. All of my girls. Surely we look 155 00:07:26,280 --> 00:07:28,720 Speaker 2: better than them, but they thought us though. We wasn't 156 00:07:28,720 --> 00:07:30,400 Speaker 2: like we were trying to fight, if any thinking, it 157 00:07:30,440 --> 00:07:31,080 Speaker 2: was in defense. 158 00:07:31,600 --> 00:07:33,080 Speaker 5: Yes, that's that's exactly what it was. 159 00:07:33,120 --> 00:07:35,360 Speaker 2: But I don't see that as elitist. I'm defending myself. 160 00:07:35,400 --> 00:07:37,600 Speaker 2: It's not like y'all they were trying to bully y'all. 161 00:07:38,240 --> 00:07:41,320 Speaker 5: Yeah, for sure, and were fighting and we got something 162 00:07:41,320 --> 00:07:41,720 Speaker 5: because I. 163 00:07:41,680 --> 00:07:43,400 Speaker 1: Need more clearly on that then from your parents, Like, 164 00:07:43,400 --> 00:07:46,720 Speaker 1: how does that mean I'm defending myself. 165 00:07:46,760 --> 00:07:48,120 Speaker 2: No, we just you ain't gonna beat up on me 166 00:07:48,200 --> 00:07:49,800 Speaker 2: thing because we look any kind of way, we mop 167 00:07:49,840 --> 00:07:52,800 Speaker 2: your ass at least, that's what what I shut out 168 00:07:52,840 --> 00:07:56,600 Speaker 2: to Tang Thompson and Tiffany, Tiffany and Marita and all. 169 00:07:56,680 --> 00:07:59,320 Speaker 1: I remember all I fight. You don't remember I remember 170 00:07:59,320 --> 00:07:59,600 Speaker 1: them all. 171 00:08:01,080 --> 00:08:03,720 Speaker 3: That was my only high school fight, I mean middle 172 00:08:03,760 --> 00:08:06,080 Speaker 3: school for like school fight, just something that led to 173 00:08:06,120 --> 00:08:08,640 Speaker 3: me getting in trouble in school. But everything else was 174 00:08:08,640 --> 00:08:13,360 Speaker 3: pretty much family related or neighborhood related, and we for 175 00:08:13,520 --> 00:08:17,440 Speaker 3: all the time because that's just that was the environment. 176 00:08:18,920 --> 00:08:21,400 Speaker 1: So you know, you was fighting, just not at the school. 177 00:08:21,400 --> 00:08:27,800 Speaker 5: I was, oh yeah, fighting my cousins fighting and we. 178 00:08:27,840 --> 00:08:31,240 Speaker 1: Got some school. You know he was out there fighting. 179 00:08:31,560 --> 00:08:33,160 Speaker 3: It was it was rough back in the in the 180 00:08:33,200 --> 00:08:36,200 Speaker 3: crack era on fourteenth Streets growing up. 181 00:08:37,000 --> 00:08:39,560 Speaker 2: So you know we made it through Piece and blessing. 182 00:08:39,679 --> 00:08:46,239 Speaker 2: John Clay the Energy. 183 00:08:48,040 --> 00:08:49,600 Speaker 1: Plain watch he's so piece and blazing. 184 00:08:51,600 --> 00:08:52,439 Speaker 5: Well I was. 185 00:08:52,559 --> 00:08:55,360 Speaker 2: I'm not peace of blessings. I will knock your teeth out, 186 00:08:55,840 --> 00:08:57,320 Speaker 2: I say, graight up. I want you to know what 187 00:08:57,440 --> 00:08:59,960 Speaker 2: it is with me like ot A somebody too old? 188 00:09:00,040 --> 00:09:02,040 Speaker 2: If I who told me fight my honest in US 189 00:09:02,080 --> 00:09:04,200 Speaker 2: seventies and baby, you want to get it in, we 190 00:09:04,240 --> 00:09:06,880 Speaker 2: can get it in. It ain't nobody above getting put 191 00:09:06,920 --> 00:09:07,559 Speaker 2: on the ass. 192 00:09:07,800 --> 00:09:11,199 Speaker 1: Now. I don't pick fights, you know, I let stuff roll, 193 00:09:11,520 --> 00:09:14,240 Speaker 1: you know not? You know like I'm not. I'm not 194 00:09:14,280 --> 00:09:14,880 Speaker 1: looking for nothing. 195 00:09:14,920 --> 00:09:17,679 Speaker 2: I can go anywhere any city and go to the 196 00:09:17,679 --> 00:09:19,000 Speaker 2: hood and have a good time. 197 00:09:19,040 --> 00:09:21,000 Speaker 1: I don't excuse me, baby, can I get through you 198 00:09:21,000 --> 00:09:21,600 Speaker 1: know nice? 199 00:09:21,679 --> 00:09:24,520 Speaker 2: I'm you know you say, y'all know I'm in person 200 00:09:24,600 --> 00:09:26,920 Speaker 2: like it ain't no problems at all. 201 00:09:27,640 --> 00:09:30,000 Speaker 1: But if it's a problem, though. 202 00:09:31,000 --> 00:09:32,840 Speaker 2: If you want to, like, if it need to be 203 00:09:32,920 --> 00:09:35,240 Speaker 2: a problem, it can absolutely be a problem. 204 00:09:35,240 --> 00:09:37,240 Speaker 1: Will not be piece and blessing in my way out of. 205 00:09:40,360 --> 00:09:43,360 Speaker 4: Yeah, And see what's so funny is I can relate 206 00:09:43,400 --> 00:09:47,440 Speaker 4: to Tess because I still remember I got I had 207 00:09:47,480 --> 00:09:49,720 Speaker 4: thirty eight things on my record. I got in trouble 208 00:09:49,760 --> 00:09:53,840 Speaker 4: from pre k to twelfth grade teachers. I got kicked 209 00:09:53,840 --> 00:09:57,239 Speaker 4: out of elementary school. But telling the teacher to suck. 210 00:09:57,000 --> 00:10:04,719 Speaker 1: It, marce Selli's is a mess. Hey, my mom was 211 00:10:04,760 --> 00:10:08,840 Speaker 1: the saying, wait, so you was a line pusher. You're 212 00:10:08,920 --> 00:10:10,800 Speaker 1: an habitual line pusher from. 213 00:10:10,720 --> 00:10:14,280 Speaker 2: Day one, pushing the limit, going a little bit further. 214 00:10:14,600 --> 00:10:16,720 Speaker 1: Yeah, I went far this time. Let me see how 215 00:10:16,760 --> 00:10:20,160 Speaker 1: far I can go the next time. Well, may see. 216 00:10:20,160 --> 00:10:23,280 Speaker 2: That's why you're tracking the politics. So you know, people 217 00:10:23,280 --> 00:10:25,800 Speaker 2: that I was saying, it's in it for the right reasons. 218 00:10:25,840 --> 00:10:27,920 Speaker 2: I don't know about people that did it for career 219 00:10:28,080 --> 00:10:31,200 Speaker 2: or whatever they read, but but people that are in 220 00:10:31,280 --> 00:10:32,920 Speaker 2: it because they want to see change. 221 00:10:32,960 --> 00:10:37,120 Speaker 1: You gotta have some fighting you like literally usually literally. 222 00:10:36,960 --> 00:10:40,040 Speaker 2: Have to have some guts and some you know, ability 223 00:10:40,040 --> 00:10:42,120 Speaker 2: to speak up and push a line every now and 224 00:10:42,200 --> 00:10:44,679 Speaker 2: then and be all right with saying it like it is. 225 00:10:45,000 --> 00:10:46,480 Speaker 2: That's why I be on the homies in the and 226 00:10:46,600 --> 00:10:49,440 Speaker 2: it's so bad because I know that those same skill 227 00:10:49,480 --> 00:10:53,160 Speaker 2: sets that you use, the organized hood and the organized 228 00:10:53,200 --> 00:10:55,920 Speaker 2: stuff doing stuff the wrong way, can be organized to 229 00:10:55,960 --> 00:11:01,560 Speaker 2: do this. And so our best advocates bet before Malcolm 230 00:11:01,679 --> 00:11:04,960 Speaker 2: X was Malcolm X, he was read like, so I 231 00:11:05,200 --> 00:11:08,079 Speaker 2: those those kin type of people that shake it up, 232 00:11:08,320 --> 00:11:10,080 Speaker 2: you know, to shake up the system, saving need to 233 00:11:10,080 --> 00:11:13,560 Speaker 2: be said, always gonna advocate, you know, hard to get 234 00:11:13,600 --> 00:11:16,120 Speaker 2: them to get them in because again I didn't choose politicies, 235 00:11:16,160 --> 00:11:20,560 Speaker 2: it chose me. So it does give you some fearlessness 236 00:11:21,080 --> 00:11:23,720 Speaker 2: that you need, especially as we getting ready c because 237 00:11:23,760 --> 00:11:27,400 Speaker 2: everybody was scared to talk. They don't they got they 238 00:11:27,400 --> 00:11:29,720 Speaker 2: got MSNBC and a chokeholder or what to say not 239 00:11:29,800 --> 00:11:32,920 Speaker 2: to say because Trump said they shut everybody down, and 240 00:11:33,120 --> 00:11:35,040 Speaker 2: you know, so we're just gonna see how it is. 241 00:11:35,200 --> 00:11:37,600 Speaker 2: And this is where guys, me being objective, let me 242 00:11:37,679 --> 00:11:39,400 Speaker 2: just say this and then we'll get into the content. 243 00:11:40,040 --> 00:11:43,200 Speaker 2: This is where I'm excited that my brand it all 244 00:11:43,200 --> 00:11:45,880 Speaker 2: makes sense now, you know, because I've always been objective. 245 00:11:46,280 --> 00:11:49,120 Speaker 2: It's never been just one side. And it's gonna be 246 00:11:49,200 --> 00:11:52,960 Speaker 2: interesting to see how the MSNBC of the worlds are 247 00:11:53,000 --> 00:11:55,760 Speaker 2: in the MSNBC, who has always, you know, made it 248 00:11:55,800 --> 00:11:57,680 Speaker 2: a point to be the opposite of Fox, to be 249 00:11:57,800 --> 00:12:03,280 Speaker 2: very partisan driven, how they're going to navigate navigate this 250 00:12:03,360 --> 00:12:07,800 Speaker 2: new era because allegedly, you know, Trump, I guess, you know, 251 00:12:07,800 --> 00:12:09,400 Speaker 2: I don't know what they gonna do try to shut 252 00:12:09,440 --> 00:12:10,959 Speaker 2: people down if he sees you know, I don't know, 253 00:12:11,000 --> 00:12:12,760 Speaker 2: I don't know what it's gonna be within his power 254 00:12:12,760 --> 00:12:14,920 Speaker 2: to do or how, but it's gonna be very interesting 255 00:12:14,920 --> 00:12:17,800 Speaker 2: to see how people cover this administration. So I'm very 256 00:12:17,840 --> 00:12:21,720 Speaker 2: proud that I've always, you know, tried to be as 257 00:12:21,760 --> 00:12:24,600 Speaker 2: objective as I possibly can at the same time being 258 00:12:24,720 --> 00:12:27,320 Speaker 2: very clear on the policies that I stand for. You know, 259 00:12:27,400 --> 00:12:30,040 Speaker 2: people think they be catching me, Jay saying she always 260 00:12:30,040 --> 00:12:33,640 Speaker 2: say that she objected, but she only supports the Democrat stuff. Well, 261 00:12:33,840 --> 00:12:37,480 Speaker 2: if I'm telling you, as an individual, what what works 262 00:12:37,480 --> 00:12:39,600 Speaker 2: for me, it don't work for me. Yeah, ninety percent. 263 00:12:39,840 --> 00:12:41,840 Speaker 2: They are on the liberal side because I care about 264 00:12:41,880 --> 00:12:45,720 Speaker 2: poor people. But being that doesn't mean that I'm not objective. 265 00:12:45,720 --> 00:12:47,559 Speaker 2: That doesn't mean I can't call a ball on a strike. 266 00:12:47,600 --> 00:12:48,319 Speaker 1: I can't tell you. 267 00:12:48,280 --> 00:12:50,880 Speaker 2: When somebody did something right or somebody did something wrong, 268 00:12:51,040 --> 00:12:52,920 Speaker 2: or you know, be able to say, yo, okay, that 269 00:12:53,080 --> 00:12:54,679 Speaker 2: was a good part. That was a you know, and 270 00:12:55,080 --> 00:12:57,360 Speaker 2: I come in Trump on him at least doing what 271 00:12:57,400 --> 00:12:59,200 Speaker 2: he say he gonna do his people, whether I like 272 00:12:59,240 --> 00:13:02,439 Speaker 2: it or not. That's still to me being objective. He's 273 00:13:02,559 --> 00:13:05,360 Speaker 2: keeping his promises. So people need to understand the difference 274 00:13:05,360 --> 00:13:08,800 Speaker 2: between being objective and having a personal preference. They haven'ten 275 00:13:08,800 --> 00:13:11,120 Speaker 2: able to do that, though, Jay, because it's so polarizing 276 00:13:11,559 --> 00:13:14,680 Speaker 2: and the media's turned into pick a side, and so 277 00:13:15,240 --> 00:13:17,880 Speaker 2: just gonna be interesting to see how things are covered. 278 00:13:17,920 --> 00:13:21,000 Speaker 2: And I'm just excited that I haven't had to go 279 00:13:21,040 --> 00:13:24,520 Speaker 2: against my brand and being able to just you know, 280 00:13:24,640 --> 00:13:27,199 Speaker 2: be consistent, because nobody came to me after the election 281 00:13:27,360 --> 00:13:29,360 Speaker 2: like they was coming after a whole lot of other people, 282 00:13:29,720 --> 00:13:32,440 Speaker 2: you know that was pushing one agenda over another, or 283 00:13:33,000 --> 00:13:37,240 Speaker 2: you know, said they cared about one thing and then 284 00:13:37,600 --> 00:13:40,160 Speaker 2: flipped it up, switch it up, turned into a shape shifter, 285 00:13:40,200 --> 00:13:43,160 Speaker 2: and went totally in another direction. So it's been a 286 00:13:43,160 --> 00:13:46,560 Speaker 2: lot of inconsistencies and so I'm pretty proud that I 287 00:13:46,600 --> 00:13:48,760 Speaker 2: don't have to shift anything at all. I just keep 288 00:13:48,760 --> 00:13:51,199 Speaker 2: being tesseling and just you know, saying what it is. 289 00:13:51,640 --> 00:13:55,960 Speaker 2: And I think that's finally making sense to many that 290 00:13:56,160 --> 00:13:59,199 Speaker 2: questioned my style you know, many times throughout that. 291 00:14:07,559 --> 00:14:11,760 Speaker 3: And also I read a we talked about an article 292 00:14:11,840 --> 00:14:16,960 Speaker 3: recently where the La Times owner is trying to incorporate 293 00:14:17,000 --> 00:14:21,240 Speaker 3: an a an AI bias meter to some of the 294 00:14:21,280 --> 00:14:24,480 Speaker 3: content and that has sparked a lot of controversy, and 295 00:14:24,520 --> 00:14:26,200 Speaker 3: that just so it just goes to your point about 296 00:14:26,200 --> 00:14:29,920 Speaker 3: being objective and just seeing the entire bigger picture and 297 00:14:30,120 --> 00:14:36,480 Speaker 3: just quick context. Los Angeles Times owner Patrick Soon Seong. 298 00:14:36,680 --> 00:14:39,640 Speaker 3: He plans to introduce an AI power bias meter on 299 00:14:39,680 --> 00:14:42,920 Speaker 3: the paper's articles so it can provide provide readers with 300 00:14:43,000 --> 00:14:45,760 Speaker 3: both sides of a story. And so the meter is 301 00:14:45,800 --> 00:14:49,120 Speaker 3: a part of a broader strategy to overhaul the editorial 302 00:14:49,200 --> 00:14:53,360 Speaker 3: board and address what he perceives as mainstream media's failure 303 00:14:53,440 --> 00:14:55,880 Speaker 3: to separate news from opinion and. 304 00:14:55,880 --> 00:14:57,600 Speaker 5: Also to show multiple perspectives. 305 00:14:57,600 --> 00:15:00,440 Speaker 3: And so there was once upon a time where you know, 306 00:15:00,480 --> 00:15:03,600 Speaker 3: there's a lot of focus and pressure that I experienced, 307 00:15:03,640 --> 00:15:07,760 Speaker 3: says and Marcellus on having to pick a side, right, 308 00:15:07,840 --> 00:15:11,200 Speaker 3: especially when it comes to politics. And we're seeing that 309 00:15:11,800 --> 00:15:18,160 Speaker 3: independent thinking and also showing multiple sides of a particular 310 00:15:18,200 --> 00:15:20,880 Speaker 3: issue and doing research and a story is being valued 311 00:15:20,920 --> 00:15:22,520 Speaker 3: more and more. And so I want to use this 312 00:15:22,560 --> 00:15:27,960 Speaker 3: as an opportunity also test to uplift you because the 313 00:15:28,000 --> 00:15:32,680 Speaker 3: way your mind thinks and how you interact with information, 314 00:15:32,960 --> 00:15:35,440 Speaker 3: I've got to learn a lot about you know, your 315 00:15:35,480 --> 00:15:39,240 Speaker 3: process in terms of discerning you know, fact from fiction 316 00:15:39,640 --> 00:15:43,320 Speaker 3: and just seeing the bigger picture and then knowing when 317 00:15:44,680 --> 00:15:49,320 Speaker 3: you know information is being disseminated properly or improperly. And 318 00:15:49,400 --> 00:15:52,960 Speaker 3: so this is just a testament to that and how 319 00:15:53,480 --> 00:15:53,960 Speaker 3: you're ahead of. 320 00:15:53,960 --> 00:15:56,880 Speaker 1: Your time, right, You're welcome. 321 00:15:57,520 --> 00:16:00,280 Speaker 2: Yeah, I appreciate you saying it, and again you know 322 00:16:00,440 --> 00:16:03,120 Speaker 2: it's okay. I just think when people make the clear 323 00:16:03,360 --> 00:16:06,400 Speaker 2: the clear this is my opinion versus this is the information. 324 00:16:06,480 --> 00:16:07,960 Speaker 2: This is what it is. I'm not telling you how 325 00:16:08,000 --> 00:16:12,600 Speaker 2: it should be, but this is what it is. I 326 00:16:12,640 --> 00:16:14,560 Speaker 2: try to deliver it in a way so you know, 327 00:16:15,640 --> 00:16:17,280 Speaker 2: and then you know, I repeat it a lot while 328 00:16:17,320 --> 00:16:18,800 Speaker 2: I'm talking, like guys, I'm not saying this is what 329 00:16:18,840 --> 00:16:20,680 Speaker 2: I think. I'm not telling you that. I'm just telling 330 00:16:20,720 --> 00:16:22,400 Speaker 2: you this is what it is. And then you'll see 331 00:16:22,400 --> 00:16:23,920 Speaker 2: that come. Yeah, but teessy, you should be you're not 332 00:16:23,960 --> 00:16:26,120 Speaker 2: hearing me. I'm not saying this, you know. So it 333 00:16:26,240 --> 00:16:30,520 Speaker 2: takes a lot, you know, to get people to understand it. 334 00:16:30,720 --> 00:16:33,360 Speaker 2: Give an example a couple of weeks ago on Instagram 335 00:16:34,200 --> 00:16:39,760 Speaker 2: where I was talking about nonprofits and how AOC said 336 00:16:39,800 --> 00:16:44,800 Speaker 2: that what's the organization that just lost to try that 337 00:16:44,920 --> 00:16:49,560 Speaker 2: don't receive tax dollars? Let me look it up guys 338 00:16:49,560 --> 00:16:52,800 Speaker 2: in real time. Sorry for the delay and also for 339 00:16:52,840 --> 00:16:53,560 Speaker 2: the listeners. 340 00:16:54,000 --> 00:16:58,240 Speaker 3: When you consume as much information or not even a 341 00:16:58,320 --> 00:17:02,280 Speaker 3: daily basis an hourly basis like testing figure out it's 342 00:17:02,320 --> 00:17:05,680 Speaker 3: you know, it's it's just so. 343 00:17:04,600 --> 00:17:07,320 Speaker 2: So much, like it's so much and it's literally at 344 00:17:07,359 --> 00:17:10,520 Speaker 2: the top of my head and I want to take 345 00:17:10,560 --> 00:17:12,479 Speaker 2: a moment till we did a whole show on it. 346 00:17:12,600 --> 00:17:14,920 Speaker 2: I said, the top of my head, and I want 347 00:17:14,920 --> 00:17:18,040 Speaker 2: to Guy's apologies for the delay, but I want to 348 00:17:18,119 --> 00:17:21,520 Speaker 2: tie this all up in a button for you ac LU. 349 00:17:23,359 --> 00:17:26,000 Speaker 2: The ACLU, remember when they said defund the a c 350 00:17:26,160 --> 00:17:27,919 Speaker 2: l uh that's. 351 00:17:27,800 --> 00:17:29,840 Speaker 5: The American Civil Liberties Union. 352 00:17:29,920 --> 00:17:34,080 Speaker 2: Right, And at the end up video showing my point 353 00:17:34,119 --> 00:17:35,760 Speaker 2: I was saying is when I tried to just put 354 00:17:35,760 --> 00:17:37,480 Speaker 2: it out there with text, people didn't get it, so 355 00:17:37,520 --> 00:17:39,720 Speaker 2: then I had to literally write it out, you know. 356 00:17:40,119 --> 00:17:42,000 Speaker 2: So my point what I was just trying to piggyback 357 00:17:42,040 --> 00:17:46,240 Speaker 2: on is learning how to give information to people. You 358 00:17:46,280 --> 00:17:48,000 Speaker 2: may have to do it. And you notice being an 359 00:17:48,000 --> 00:17:51,399 Speaker 2: adult educator too, JA or an educated period, you have 360 00:17:51,480 --> 00:17:54,280 Speaker 2: to give it different ways. You know, if if this, 361 00:17:54,480 --> 00:17:56,440 Speaker 2: if this didn't work this post with me saying no, 362 00:17:56,520 --> 00:17:58,560 Speaker 2: it eventually goes back to the taxpayer, and I saw 363 00:17:58,600 --> 00:18:00,480 Speaker 2: people were still confused, didn't know what I'm saying. 364 00:18:00,520 --> 00:18:01,600 Speaker 1: Okay, let me do a visual. 365 00:18:01,640 --> 00:18:03,959 Speaker 2: Then let me write this out so you can literally 366 00:18:04,000 --> 00:18:06,240 Speaker 2: see how it goes back to the tax how ultimately 367 00:18:06,359 --> 00:18:10,399 Speaker 2: taxpayers we compensate for everything. It's no such thing as 368 00:18:10,680 --> 00:18:13,320 Speaker 2: it doesn't touch the taxpayer. No, it might not directly 369 00:18:13,359 --> 00:18:16,239 Speaker 2: come from taxpayer, but indirectly it does. And then if 370 00:18:16,280 --> 00:18:17,919 Speaker 2: that don't work, then I need to rap about it 371 00:18:18,000 --> 00:18:19,480 Speaker 2: that don't work. I need to sing about it that 372 00:18:19,520 --> 00:18:21,400 Speaker 2: don't work. You know. I use analogies all the time, 373 00:18:21,440 --> 00:18:23,960 Speaker 2: metaphors all the time. So there's a real effort in 374 00:18:24,520 --> 00:18:27,080 Speaker 2: my point I'm making and trying to get people to 375 00:18:27,280 --> 00:18:30,480 Speaker 2: consume information. And so when people only give it one 376 00:18:30,520 --> 00:18:33,159 Speaker 2: way and they're not willing to say no, let's go 377 00:18:33,160 --> 00:18:34,760 Speaker 2: a little bit longer till we get this. Let's go 378 00:18:34,760 --> 00:18:37,080 Speaker 2: a little bit longer, unpack this, let's make sure. Okay, 379 00:18:37,520 --> 00:18:39,200 Speaker 2: let me do a metaphor. Then does this work? 380 00:18:39,240 --> 00:18:40,040 Speaker 1: That work? You know? 381 00:18:40,160 --> 00:18:43,760 Speaker 2: Then it's a real effort. And so it's going to 382 00:18:43,840 --> 00:18:47,880 Speaker 2: be interesting to see how the media, how we move 383 00:18:48,000 --> 00:18:50,280 Speaker 2: and how they're going to move. That's why our little podcast, 384 00:18:50,400 --> 00:18:54,520 Speaker 2: long extended classroom style breaking information down. 385 00:18:54,760 --> 00:18:56,080 Speaker 1: That's just not how people consume. 386 00:18:56,280 --> 00:18:58,600 Speaker 2: They want a one minute or two minute video, and 387 00:18:58,640 --> 00:19:00,639 Speaker 2: so it's going to be a challenge with how do 388 00:19:00,720 --> 00:19:04,919 Speaker 2: you get information in one minute a one minute clip 389 00:19:05,200 --> 00:19:07,640 Speaker 2: and get people to understand it. So those who are 390 00:19:07,640 --> 00:19:11,000 Speaker 2: teachers and want to really educate, I gotta work twenty 391 00:19:11,080 --> 00:19:15,159 Speaker 2: times harder to try to figure out ways, you know, 392 00:19:15,320 --> 00:19:18,520 Speaker 2: to get this information. The people say that they're actually learning, 393 00:19:19,800 --> 00:19:22,080 Speaker 2: and that's what That's gonna be a challenge. That's gonna 394 00:19:22,080 --> 00:19:27,280 Speaker 2: be a challenge because although yes, objective news is starting 395 00:19:27,280 --> 00:19:33,560 Speaker 2: to be appreciated, but objective news sometimes can be born, 396 00:19:33,640 --> 00:19:36,720 Speaker 2: sometimes cannot be what people watch because sometimes can be 397 00:19:37,000 --> 00:19:39,960 Speaker 2: it's not entertaining, and as we know, when it comes 398 00:19:40,000 --> 00:19:43,960 Speaker 2: to numbers, it matters. Numbers matter, and so when people 399 00:19:44,000 --> 00:19:46,720 Speaker 2: are not watching, like in MISNBC, and they don't have 400 00:19:46,800 --> 00:19:49,119 Speaker 2: the viewers, there is no MESSBC, you know what I mean. 401 00:19:49,200 --> 00:19:51,359 Speaker 2: So it's gonna be very interesting to see how we 402 00:19:51,560 --> 00:19:55,600 Speaker 2: balance the entertainment, the information, and the object and being objective. 403 00:19:55,920 --> 00:19:58,480 Speaker 2: I try to do all three. I try to do 404 00:19:58,560 --> 00:20:01,639 Speaker 2: all three. Little Joe every now and then keep you 405 00:20:01,680 --> 00:20:04,880 Speaker 2: engaged in the conversation but still trying to give it information, 406 00:20:05,119 --> 00:20:07,399 Speaker 2: pausing go in a little soapbox. 407 00:20:07,040 --> 00:20:08,320 Speaker 1: Being old. She's long winded. 408 00:20:08,359 --> 00:20:11,280 Speaker 2: Yeah, I'm long winding because I'm giving information, you know, 409 00:20:11,760 --> 00:20:13,680 Speaker 2: so it's gonna be a challenge day. But I hope 410 00:20:13,680 --> 00:20:18,320 Speaker 2: my style can continue to add some value, you know, 411 00:20:18,440 --> 00:20:19,719 Speaker 2: as as we move forward. 412 00:20:20,359 --> 00:20:24,440 Speaker 3: Absolutely, and it will continue to add value because it's 413 00:20:24,480 --> 00:20:28,159 Speaker 3: definitely added value to my life and Marcellius's and everyone 414 00:20:28,240 --> 00:20:32,040 Speaker 3: help push the line and all of your hard work 415 00:20:32,119 --> 00:20:36,159 Speaker 3: does not go I noticed and broadcast you were mentioning Jada, 416 00:20:36,320 --> 00:20:39,040 Speaker 3: and I would love I always love hearing you talk 417 00:20:39,080 --> 00:20:41,320 Speaker 3: about stories of you're going out there organizing and doing 418 00:20:41,320 --> 00:20:41,880 Speaker 3: the work with. 419 00:20:41,880 --> 00:20:43,520 Speaker 5: The baby on your head. 420 00:20:45,520 --> 00:20:48,280 Speaker 1: On her head, like, oh, you know. 421 00:20:48,200 --> 00:20:51,280 Speaker 5: This is this is this is definitely definitely very inspiring. 422 00:20:51,359 --> 00:20:53,960 Speaker 2: So you haven't been easy, and you're about to see 423 00:20:54,040 --> 00:20:56,320 Speaker 2: my hustle, ma'am. I'm gonna try to do it the 424 00:20:56,359 --> 00:20:59,200 Speaker 2: next year what many have not done in the last 425 00:20:59,240 --> 00:21:02,160 Speaker 2: ten you know. So and I'll just say this, guys 426 00:21:02,200 --> 00:21:06,359 Speaker 2: in you know, this episode got a little bit of information, 427 00:21:06,480 --> 00:21:08,600 Speaker 2: but more you know, personal. Just a little chat every 428 00:21:08,640 --> 00:21:10,800 Speaker 2: now and then, guys, everything on be hard news thirty 429 00:21:10,800 --> 00:21:14,080 Speaker 2: minutes straight, you know, just a little chat, but a 430 00:21:14,119 --> 00:21:16,000 Speaker 2: lot is going on next year. I'll just use the 431 00:21:16,040 --> 00:21:18,160 Speaker 2: last few minutes to just kind of tell you, guys 432 00:21:18,240 --> 00:21:21,680 Speaker 2: what I want you to kind of be be aware 433 00:21:21,680 --> 00:21:22,360 Speaker 2: of what's happening. 434 00:21:22,880 --> 00:21:26,359 Speaker 1: We finally got everything together for a tour. 435 00:21:27,080 --> 00:21:32,199 Speaker 2: So very excited about the. 436 00:21:30,680 --> 00:21:33,240 Speaker 1: Tetl Perago town Hall Live, town Hall. 437 00:21:34,000 --> 00:21:36,639 Speaker 2: Yes, yes, yes, they can't hear you clap, marcellf you 438 00:21:36,680 --> 00:21:38,520 Speaker 2: remember you on the podcast. Y'all gotta get loud when 439 00:21:38,600 --> 00:21:41,960 Speaker 2: y'all say when 'all y'all, I can't hear none of y'all. 440 00:21:42,000 --> 00:21:43,600 Speaker 2: It must be I don't know y'all mute or what, 441 00:21:43,800 --> 00:21:47,959 Speaker 2: but I can hear you everybody. Marcella's wascared and now 442 00:21:48,000 --> 00:21:54,280 Speaker 2: we can't yet. Marcelle's was clapping. So I'm excited about 443 00:21:54,560 --> 00:21:55,000 Speaker 2: the tour. 444 00:21:55,480 --> 00:21:56,679 Speaker 1: Let's go waiting. 445 00:21:56,760 --> 00:21:59,480 Speaker 2: Yes, I've been waiting to find somebody they can put 446 00:21:59,480 --> 00:22:02,600 Speaker 2: it together, that has the receipts. You know, I believe 447 00:22:02,600 --> 00:22:06,000 Speaker 2: in receipts, knowing that you can actually do it, and 448 00:22:06,080 --> 00:22:10,440 Speaker 2: so I am excited about it. The first one will 449 00:22:10,480 --> 00:22:15,320 Speaker 2: be in April in Houston, and then we're doing Atlanta, 450 00:22:15,359 --> 00:22:23,639 Speaker 2: of course, Detroit, Chicago, possibly New York possibly, but definitely 451 00:22:24,080 --> 00:22:30,080 Speaker 2: for sure Houston, Atlanta, and Detroit. And what's fun about 452 00:22:30,119 --> 00:22:32,480 Speaker 2: this is again kind of going back to what it's 453 00:22:32,520 --> 00:22:35,080 Speaker 2: it a little bit of entertainment, a little bit of information, 454 00:22:35,600 --> 00:22:37,359 Speaker 2: you know. You know, my goal is to do to 455 00:22:37,359 --> 00:22:40,520 Speaker 2: Push the Line training, so this will be an opportunity 456 00:22:41,000 --> 00:22:44,320 Speaker 2: to do to come back and do the training by 457 00:22:44,359 --> 00:22:48,840 Speaker 2: having the town hall. So the idea is we have 458 00:22:48,960 --> 00:22:51,359 Speaker 2: a town hall, but you know it's gonna be fun. 459 00:22:51,560 --> 00:22:55,920 Speaker 2: Tequila shots, straight shot, no chaser, your little mission covers, 460 00:22:56,200 --> 00:22:59,919 Speaker 2: you know, your shots. We got gift bags, sponsors being 461 00:23:01,400 --> 00:23:04,159 Speaker 2: you know, local vendors that may you know, may have products, 462 00:23:04,240 --> 00:23:06,840 Speaker 2: not a lot, you know, maybe like ten of people 463 00:23:06,880 --> 00:23:09,240 Speaker 2: that may have product that they want to sell to 464 00:23:09,320 --> 00:23:13,480 Speaker 2: the folks, but music open bard like, we're gonna have 465 00:23:13,520 --> 00:23:16,680 Speaker 2: a good time. So it's more of a party style, 466 00:23:17,400 --> 00:23:20,119 Speaker 2: you know, town hall to kind of talk about, you know, 467 00:23:20,280 --> 00:23:23,800 Speaker 2: in Atlanta, in Houston, what are some of the issues 468 00:23:24,200 --> 00:23:26,119 Speaker 2: you know that you have. And then the goal is, 469 00:23:26,160 --> 00:23:27,399 Speaker 2: you know, I've been trying to figure out how do 470 00:23:27,440 --> 00:23:29,159 Speaker 2: I get these trainers, how do I get the budget, 471 00:23:29,200 --> 00:23:31,520 Speaker 2: how do I And so I came up with this, like, okay, 472 00:23:31,840 --> 00:23:35,040 Speaker 2: maybe the tour the proceeds from you know, the tickets 473 00:23:35,040 --> 00:23:37,040 Speaker 2: that people buy, which will be us a nonprofit. By 474 00:23:37,080 --> 00:23:39,440 Speaker 2: the way, Push the Line is in process now becoming 475 00:23:39,440 --> 00:23:41,280 Speaker 2: a nonprofits on the site about that. I did not 476 00:23:41,320 --> 00:23:43,359 Speaker 2: want to do that, but that's the only way that 477 00:23:43,440 --> 00:23:45,800 Speaker 2: I can figure out how to make this work. So 478 00:23:45,880 --> 00:23:49,280 Speaker 2: we'll take those proceeds and then we'll double back and 479 00:23:49,320 --> 00:23:51,720 Speaker 2: come back, you know, and do a training specifically on 480 00:23:51,760 --> 00:23:53,000 Speaker 2: the issues that they talked about. 481 00:23:53,160 --> 00:23:54,000 Speaker 1: Those trainings will be. 482 00:23:53,920 --> 00:23:56,119 Speaker 2: Small, you know, maybe forty fifty people, you know, something 483 00:23:56,160 --> 00:23:58,200 Speaker 2: like that, but I figure that was the best way 484 00:23:58,240 --> 00:24:00,560 Speaker 2: to kind of come in and you know, we were listening, 485 00:24:00,560 --> 00:24:03,800 Speaker 2: see what the issues are, and hopefully take those and 486 00:24:03,800 --> 00:24:06,000 Speaker 2: those people in that room and then give them the 487 00:24:06,040 --> 00:24:10,440 Speaker 2: training customize on the issues that they mentioned. So I 488 00:24:10,560 --> 00:24:12,560 Speaker 2: thought that was a great way you know, to get 489 00:24:12,560 --> 00:24:15,480 Speaker 2: that get it popping. You know, folks love drinking, love 490 00:24:15,520 --> 00:24:17,840 Speaker 2: hanging out. So basically I got to lure y'all in 491 00:24:17,920 --> 00:24:20,680 Speaker 2: with the alcohol. That's the bottom line. Got Loawyer y'all 492 00:24:20,680 --> 00:24:24,440 Speaker 2: in with alcohol. So I'm excited about it. We already 493 00:24:24,440 --> 00:24:28,320 Speaker 2: got the space in Houston. It's definitely happening. I'm gonna 494 00:24:28,359 --> 00:24:31,240 Speaker 2: go do full media coverage on this because what I 495 00:24:31,240 --> 00:24:33,720 Speaker 2: don't want to do is to hype all this up 496 00:24:33,760 --> 00:24:37,560 Speaker 2: and then we don't, you know, sell the place out 497 00:24:37,760 --> 00:24:39,159 Speaker 2: and we don't need a lot. We're talking about one 498 00:24:39,240 --> 00:24:41,840 Speaker 2: hundred and fiftywo hundred people, so this is not it's 499 00:24:41,880 --> 00:24:44,000 Speaker 2: a lot a lot. But by the time I make 500 00:24:44,080 --> 00:24:46,960 Speaker 2: my rounds and you know, do some real good media 501 00:24:47,040 --> 00:24:50,080 Speaker 2: coverage a couple of times and ask y'all to please 502 00:24:50,200 --> 00:24:53,000 Speaker 2: come and bring somebody else, think we'll do okay. I think, 503 00:24:53,200 --> 00:24:55,640 Speaker 2: I think, I'm I think I got a decent enough 504 00:24:55,640 --> 00:24:57,960 Speaker 2: platform to be able to say one hundred people will come, 505 00:24:58,119 --> 00:25:01,920 Speaker 2: you know, to at least each one. But let's starting early, guys, 506 00:25:01,920 --> 00:25:05,680 Speaker 2: like hustling early, not last minute, like January one. We're 507 00:25:05,720 --> 00:25:07,320 Speaker 2: kicking it off because what I don't want to do 508 00:25:07,400 --> 00:25:11,520 Speaker 2: is cancel it. So I'll be asking you guys for 509 00:25:11,600 --> 00:25:14,760 Speaker 2: your partnership and leadership on that, you know, to make 510 00:25:14,800 --> 00:25:18,520 Speaker 2: sure that we fun because this is basically bottom line, 511 00:25:18,560 --> 00:25:20,359 Speaker 2: you know, trying to get this training going. And I have, 512 00:25:20,480 --> 00:25:23,360 Speaker 2: as you guys know, Jade Marcellus, I've just really been 513 00:25:23,359 --> 00:25:25,560 Speaker 2: trying to figure out how can I get this training going. 514 00:25:25,720 --> 00:25:27,639 Speaker 2: You know, nobody's gonna come in and save us, so 515 00:25:27,920 --> 00:25:31,560 Speaker 2: I figured the best way get people to come in, donate, 516 00:25:32,560 --> 00:25:35,160 Speaker 2: actually talk about the issues, see what's important, and hope 517 00:25:35,280 --> 00:25:35,880 Speaker 2: those same people. 518 00:25:36,080 --> 00:25:39,080 Speaker 1: People will come back for the training. So that's the goal. 519 00:25:39,480 --> 00:25:42,199 Speaker 2: A couple other things that I am excited to announce 520 00:25:42,280 --> 00:25:46,639 Speaker 2: we cannot announce as of it, but big moves popping 521 00:25:47,119 --> 00:25:48,000 Speaker 2: next year, guys. 522 00:25:48,359 --> 00:25:53,080 Speaker 1: But that for sure, getting the tour done. I'm very excited. 523 00:25:53,119 --> 00:25:55,639 Speaker 2: I've been waiting on that, and so guys, we hope 524 00:25:55,720 --> 00:25:58,320 Speaker 2: that I don't I did those cities because those are 525 00:25:58,440 --> 00:26:02,000 Speaker 2: one of the top cities that follow me Instagram. So 526 00:26:02,920 --> 00:26:05,560 Speaker 2: that's it, guys, Gonna have a tour and many many 527 00:26:05,560 --> 00:26:07,880 Speaker 2: other things gonna be busy again. Without Marcello's and Jay, 528 00:26:07,920 --> 00:26:12,239 Speaker 2: none of this will be popular, be possible, and it's 529 00:26:12,240 --> 00:26:15,399 Speaker 2: certainly gonna be possible with that Black Effect four years strong. 530 00:26:16,480 --> 00:26:19,680 Speaker 2: Charle Mayne obviously had got it right with the vision 531 00:26:19,720 --> 00:26:22,159 Speaker 2: of podcasts, as we can see what happened in this 532 00:26:22,240 --> 00:26:25,120 Speaker 2: last election. I'ma take some of the credit for because 533 00:26:25,119 --> 00:26:27,000 Speaker 2: I pushed him on the butt anyway, like Jay said it, 534 00:26:27,119 --> 00:26:32,040 Speaker 2: neither hear the credit. But you know it was his vision, 535 00:26:32,080 --> 00:26:34,800 Speaker 2: his partnership him with our heart, like straight up I 536 00:26:34,800 --> 00:26:36,439 Speaker 2: did was always in this er like you need to 537 00:26:36,440 --> 00:26:38,240 Speaker 2: do something, you know, kind of like young Turks and 538 00:26:38,240 --> 00:26:40,000 Speaker 2: all you know, they have their own thing, and so 539 00:26:40,040 --> 00:26:42,359 Speaker 2: I'm just glad that he did exactly, whether it's me 540 00:26:42,400 --> 00:26:44,399 Speaker 2: and many other people, his wife and everybody, you know, 541 00:26:44,480 --> 00:26:47,000 Speaker 2: whatever it was, he seems like he got this right 542 00:26:47,560 --> 00:26:49,840 Speaker 2: because many other people started podcast networks and we ain't 543 00:26:49,880 --> 00:26:53,000 Speaker 2: heard nothing from So we still we're still going strong 544 00:26:53,520 --> 00:26:56,760 Speaker 2: in a space that's dominated by white people because black 545 00:26:56,760 --> 00:26:59,080 Speaker 2: people we love visuals and YouTube and all that. Seventy 546 00:26:59,080 --> 00:27:01,879 Speaker 2: percent of people listening upon podcasts are white. But I 547 00:27:01,880 --> 00:27:04,240 Speaker 2: think this last election show that it is necessary. It 548 00:27:04,280 --> 00:27:08,199 Speaker 2: is necessary to have an outlet that you can, you know, 549 00:27:08,320 --> 00:27:11,320 Speaker 2: teach and engage and stay in form year round. And 550 00:27:11,359 --> 00:27:14,160 Speaker 2: I'm glad that you know our space and at least 551 00:27:14,200 --> 00:27:16,359 Speaker 2: some of the Black Effect podcast network has been holding 552 00:27:16,359 --> 00:27:18,560 Speaker 2: its own. Out of all of the creators, I think 553 00:27:18,560 --> 00:27:21,040 Speaker 2: we have fifteen or sixteen, it's only two of us 554 00:27:21,240 --> 00:27:23,760 Speaker 2: that are only consistently talking about this type of stuff. 555 00:27:23,760 --> 00:27:26,320 Speaker 2: And that's me to Miga, Mallory and my son with 556 00:27:26,400 --> 00:27:30,680 Speaker 2: their past with their their podcasts. And I've been doing 557 00:27:30,720 --> 00:27:33,440 Speaker 2: this without a host the whole time. You know, Jaye 558 00:27:33,480 --> 00:27:36,600 Speaker 2: popped in and helped starting since the summer, but I've 559 00:27:36,600 --> 00:27:38,919 Speaker 2: been holding this down for four years by myself and 560 00:27:38,960 --> 00:27:42,399 Speaker 2: that's not easy either. Guys, like one person, that's not easy. 561 00:27:42,640 --> 00:27:44,720 Speaker 2: Most people have a co host, which is shit. Eventually, 562 00:27:44,760 --> 00:27:46,760 Speaker 2: why I got one, you know, it's just easy to 563 00:27:46,840 --> 00:27:49,480 Speaker 2: kind of share the load, you know. Uh. But for 564 00:27:49,560 --> 00:27:52,280 Speaker 2: the first four years, four and a half years, I 565 00:27:52,280 --> 00:27:55,600 Speaker 2: did it by myself. And so I'm excited to see 566 00:27:55,600 --> 00:27:58,280 Speaker 2: what else we can do, what more we can accomplish, 567 00:27:58,400 --> 00:28:01,400 Speaker 2: because it will be a busy year in twenty twenty five. 568 00:28:01,680 --> 00:28:03,640 Speaker 2: And I hope Marcellus and Jay's you're here to ride 569 00:28:03,840 --> 00:28:04,480 Speaker 2: along with me. 570 00:28:05,200 --> 00:28:09,400 Speaker 5: Yes, ma'am, Yes, I'm riding with my love. 571 00:28:10,920 --> 00:28:11,120 Speaker 1: Point. 572 00:28:11,200 --> 00:28:13,840 Speaker 2: My guys, you've been listening to push them. I was 573 00:28:13,840 --> 00:28:15,680 Speaker 2: going to be listening to push the last that's right, 574 00:28:17,640 --> 00:28:20,199 Speaker 2: straight shot. Don't chaser guys. Make sure you stay tapped in. 575 00:28:20,240 --> 00:28:22,400 Speaker 2: Invite a friend. I really need you to invite a friend. 576 00:28:22,400 --> 00:28:24,000 Speaker 2: Want to get our numbers up. And lost half the 577 00:28:24,080 --> 00:28:27,239 Speaker 2: numbers when we had the glitch with Apple, so it's very, 578 00:28:27,320 --> 00:28:30,439 Speaker 2: very disappointing. So guys, I need to go back and 579 00:28:30,480 --> 00:28:32,639 Speaker 2: find them people and come get them people. And if 580 00:28:32,640 --> 00:28:34,280 Speaker 2: we don't ever find them, then I need you guys 581 00:28:34,320 --> 00:28:35,960 Speaker 2: to ask the friends so we can double our numbers 582 00:28:36,000 --> 00:28:37,639 Speaker 2: and make twenty twenty five, A strong year. 583 00:28:37,720 --> 00:28:39,800 Speaker 1: Guys. All right, peace peace. 584 00:28:40,760 --> 00:28:43,360 Speaker 2: If you like what you heard on Straight Shot No Chaser, 585 00:28:43,400 --> 00:28:45,960 Speaker 2: please subscribe and drop a five star review and tell 586 00:28:45,960 --> 00:28:48,320 Speaker 2: a friend. Straight Shot No Chaser is a production of 587 00:28:48,360 --> 00:28:51,840 Speaker 2: the Black Effect podcast networking iHeart Radio, ANTILM, Figure Out, 588 00:28:51,840 --> 00:28:54,800 Speaker 2: and I like to thank our producer editor mixer Dwayne 589 00:28:54,840 --> 00:28:57,960 Speaker 2: Crauffer and our executive producer Charlottagne to God. 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