The Black One Podcast Network

Micke and BStuc return to talk about Donald Trump, and the how society is quickly transforming.

Music: 

Chance The Rapper - All We Got

Notorious BIG - Things Done Changed

Outkast - Elevators (Growing Old)

Orron Kenyetta returns to discuss Birth Of A Nation, fractured movements and ask uncomfortable questions that are deemed politically incorrect.

Music:
Nas - No Idea
Solange - F.U.B.U
Lauryn Hill - Say
Lupe Fiasco - Pick Up The Phone

Paola Cavalari sits down to talk about moving from Italy to the US. Her perception of race and culture from an outsider's view and what she's doing to change it.

Music 

Nas ft. Lauryn Hill - If I Ruled the World

UGK ft Outkast - International Players Anthem

Chance The Rapper - Summer Friends

Everlast - Black Jesus

Thomas Davis and Isaiah McMillian talk about the trials, tribulations and funny moments of spending 5 years as prisoners of war in the jungles of Vietnam, and how "blessings come in different ways."

Music

Dead Prez - Walk Like A Warrior
Chance The Rapper - Blessings
Marvin Gaye - Trouble Man
FooFighters - There Goes My Hero

Joell Regal turns the tables on Michael Harriot as she takes over the Black One 

Music

Chance The Rapper ft. Kanye - Music Is All We Got 
Jay-Z - Takeover
Joell Regal - Forbidden fruit
Joell Regal - So Black

I sit down with one of my closest and most interesting friends - Lionel Means Jr. on my way to the Presidential inauguration and what follows is an in-depth conversation about organized religion, life, Martin Luther King - and the nature of God, people and faith.

Henry Ford talks about how life led him to his faith and how it manifests itself differently than most

Poem - My Date With God

Music

Logic - Dear God
Chance The Rapper - Good Ass Intro
Donny Hathaway - Put Your Hands
Chance The Rapper - Blessings

Mike and BStic return for the season finale of Game of Thrones

The Battle of the Bastards... Daaaaayummm

Your two favorite real Negus review Episode 8 of Game Of Thrones

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Poet, Author and the recipient of Harvard's Nasir Jones Fellowship, Dasan Ahanu sits down to talk about hip hop from a cultural, historical and social perspective.

Poem:

The Elements of Hip Hop in Five Parts

Music:

Lupe Fiasco - Hip Hop Saved My Life
The Roots - Act Too (Love Of My Life)
Erykah Badu - Love Of My Life
Canibus - Poet Laureate

Arya's leaking Blood. The Mountain is back. Bernie Scepter is threatening grandmama's and Mike and BStuc are here to help you through it all.

A rebroadcast of the episode that left people talking for weeks. Just me, a stripper and a microphone.

Bstuc and Mike are Back  from West Westeros to fill you in on Game of Thrones, and what it all really means to a Real Negus.

Listeners alerted us to the fact that this episode had somehow gone unreleased on iTunes, do here it is with BStuc and Mike

Hold the door for a Real Negus... Your favorite Game Of Thrones recaps the latest episode and gives you GOT as you've never seen it befoe.

A mother stolen from her children. Years stolen from her life. All over $38 dollars worth of stolen merchandise.

Ihsan Imani sits down with me to discuss how she went from a religious home, to a college student, to becoming a "booster," to jail to homelessness, and now back.

Music:

Jay-Z Hard Knock Life
Ayo - Life is Real
Chance The Rapper - Same Drugs
Andra Day - Rise Up

The Real Negus are back in studio with Dr. Burpo to talk Trump, lotion, relationships and everything else!

When the world tells you to look left, we keep you looking right!

The internet's greatest Game of Thrones review is back for another episode! The Real Negus return for the third episode of Game of Thrones!
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The Real Negus return for another week of the most entertaining wrap-up show on the internet! Mike and BStuc recap this week's episode of Game of Thrones

The Real Negus are BACK!! The Lord of Light heard our cry and delivered us through the long night! BStuc and Mike are back with the web series that was breaking the internet before Kardashian started taking selfies or Beyonce was drinking Lemonade!

Author Joi Miner sits down to chat about raising a daughter who identifies as pansexual.


Spoken Word Poem: The Prince of Passion is Gone

Music:
Prince - KISS
Prince - If I Was Your Girlfriend
Prince - How Come You Don't Call
Prince - Nothing Compares To You

Socialist, anarchist and self-described "redneck" Zac Henson sits down to talk about socialism, economics, gentrification and so much more.

Spoken Word Poem: The Old Man Warns of Revolution

Music:

No Idea - Nas
For The Love Of Money - The Ojays
Untitled #7 - Kendrick Lamar
Fear Not The Revolution - Dead Prez

Orron Kenyetta returns to talk about education, politics and the Black Church.

Spoken Word Poem: That Bad Motherf**ker They Say.

Music:
Kanye West - School Spirit
Chance The Rapper - 14,400 minutes
Erykah Badu - Master Teacher
Dead Prez - They Schools

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BStuc the Poet returns to discuss  Donald Trump, Feeling the Bern, Aleeyah vs Sharkeisha, Rhinos vs Hippos, and so much more

Spoken Word Poem:
Like Water For Hostages - A Warning From Flint

Music:

Ghostface Killer - Ghost Is Back
Kendrick Lamar - Untitled Unmastered #6
Mos Def - What Beef Is
Amy Winehouse - Back To Black (Live Acoustic)

The "Hip Hop Summit" from Selma Alabama's c51st Commemoration of Bloody Sunday

Including...
BET's and Extra's AJ Calloway
Urban Cusp's Rahiel Tesfamarian
FAMU President Elmira Mangum
Rock The Vote's Sarah Orello
American Idol winner Reuben Studdard

Poem: 
"The Fourth God"

Music - 
Lupe Fiasco - Fighters
Glory - John Legend, Common
Jimmy Cliff - Many Rivers to Cross
I don't Know Why - BJ the Chicago Kid with Kendrick Lamar

26-year-old Pokey tells how he wound up homeless sleeping on the streets.

Poem: The Boy In The Box
Music:

Kanye West: On My Way Home
Jay-Z featuring Kid Cudi - Already Home
Stephanie Mills - Home
Kanye West - Homecoming (unreleased version)

Drill seargent, radio host and fitness expert Reggie Samuel sits down for a talk about basketball, the NFL, religion and much more. 

Poem: Dance Instructions for Cameron J. Newton

Music

Tela - Tired of Ballin
Skeelo - Wish I was
Beyonce - Formation
Kendrick Lamar - Black Boy Fly

BStuc, Dr. Burpo and Mike record live from the front lines of the Bernie for America movement. Live from the Bernie Sanders Rally in Birmingham AL

David "Big Fitz" Fitzpatrick sits down for a conversation about music, religion, hustle, faith and a lot more

Spoken Word Poem
My History with White Girls

Music:
Eightball and MJG - Mr. Big
Jay-Z - Public Service Announcement
Yelawolf - Hustle
Everlast - Children's Story

The Real Negus kick off the New Year keeping you "woke" on voting, Bill Cosby, the Miss Universe pageant and all the other stuff you missed over the holidays!

There are a million web series that keep you entertained...

Only one helps you "STAY WOKE!"

BStuc and Mike - The Real Negus - review HBO's trailer for the next season of Game of Thrones

Poets and producers Bo Live and Bri Blue sit down to talk about how the west coast and one of the most historically progressive areas in America is beginning to look like the rest of the country. Check out their upcoming show He Is this weekend here: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2084692

Spoken Word poem: "A Big Booty Bitch Named America"

Music: 

"Same Song" - Digital Underground
"Who Do We Think We Are" - John Legend
"Ain't Nobody Worrying" - Anthony Hamilton
"Mural" - Lupe Fiasco

Shirah Robinson, an organizer with the Birmingham Chapter of Black Lives Matter sits down to talk about the fight for social justice and the right to defend oneself.

Related content
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMNwvkdba18

Spoken Word Poem 
"A Poem About A Poem About My Grandmama's Church"

Music 
Nas ft. Kanye West - Still Dreaming
Fugees - A Change Gon Come
Donny Hathaway - Someday We'll All Be Free
J. Cole - Be Free

This Week The Crew gets together to talk about Donald Trump, Thanksgiving, vigilanteism and more. #StayWoke, Stay Woke! What we got to say ain't no joke!

Author Joi Miner sits down to talk about her new novel The Sidepiece Chronicles; A Dirty South Love Story, the writing process, experience, sidepieces and everything else.

Spoken Word:
The Ten Commandments of One Night Stands

Music
The Pointer Sisters - Betcha Gotta Chick On The Side
Lauryn Hill - That Thing (acapella)
Donnie Trumpet and the Social Experiment - Familiar

BStuc and Mike discuss Kareem throwing Shade at Jordan, Trevor Noah's #StayWoke Moment and much more

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Rahkia Nance sits down to discuss her graduate work on social media, how it has affected the narrative of Black history, and what it will mean in the future.

Burgess Jeffries - a high school teacher drops in on the Stay Woke Show to lend perspective to the situation at Spring Valley High, Quentin Tarrantino and Halle Berry being single again.

There are a million web series that keep you informed.

Only ONE helps you ‪#‎StayWoke‬

watch this episode on YouTube at https://youtu.be/LVcTxluv21s

Straight off the heels of the 1st democratic debate, BStuc and Mike are here to keep you WOKE on, Justice or Else: The Million Man March 20th anniversary in DC, Wishing T.I., Stephen A. Smith, and Raven Symone would STFU, and so much more!

When the world tells you to look left, we're here to tell you to why you should look right!

It's the Stay Woke Show like, share, comment, and you feel so kind donate!

TheStayWokeShow@gmail.com

Watch this episode on youtube at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GzhpAR6G-k

Conversations from the "Justice... Or Else!" rally on October 10th in Washington DC

Poetry: Open Letter to White America

Music:

Public Enemy - Fight the Power
Donny Hathaway - Young Gifted and Black
J. Cole - Lost One
Pete Rock and C.L. Smooth - T.R.O.Y.
Yasiin Bey & Marvin Gaye - Beef

Daroneshia Duncan sits down for a conversation about becoming and being a transgender woman of color.

Music
Ohio Players - Sweet Sticky Thing
Erykah Badu - Bag Lady
Kendrick Lamar - Alien Girl
Queen ft David Bowie - Under Pressure

Spoken Word: Batman and Superhero Privelege

Bstuc and Mike are joined by Tyshawn Giles and DJ BBrian to discuss how men feel about natural hair, dating, education, politics and so much more on this extended episode of the Stay Woke Show.

There may be other web series that keep you informed, but this is the only one that keels you #woke

Jeremy Harriot sits down to talk about what it's like growing up as a Black nerd/geek - the good, bad and ugly!

Music 
Digable Planets - Rebirth of Slick
Cee-Lo Green - El Dorado Sunrise/Superchicken
Outkast - Benz or Beamer
Yasiin Gaye - Mathematics

Orron Kenyatta returns to discuss black shamefulness, Kanye, Chief Keef and everything else.

Mike and BStuc discuss Killer Mike, Ahmed Muhammad's supposed "bomb," Black sophistry and the evil Monstanto on this week's show. There are a million shows that keep you informed, but there is only one web series that help you Stay Woke!

The Stay Woke crew returns after a week or so of editing issues with the last episode. Have no fear, we're back with special guest and emerging young professional Lindsay H.

Went ten toes and a few bunions in on Tom Brady, the NFL's ever changing image problem, conflict resolutions, my new favorite TV show & MUCH MORE! 

BStuc and Mike discuss the on-air shooting of a news reporter, "Straight Outta Compton" and much more!

The Queen of Spoken Word, The Poetess Laureate of ATL, Georgia Me sits down for an expansive conversation about everything under the sun including her history, the responsibility of an artist, work ethic and of course - race.

Music:
OUTKAST - Liberation
Erykah Badu - Didn't Cha Know
Ray Charles -  Georgia On My Mind
Lauryn Hill - I Find It Hard To Say

Recently there has been a pushback on political correctness, liberal catchphrases and the over-passification of the current generation (especially on college campuses). 

Quang Do who teaches on this subject and works in University Student Life sits down with me and Lee, and transgender college student to examine the perspectives of this recent narrative.

The Coddling of the American Mind 
http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2015/09/the-coddling-of-the-american-mind/399356/

Music:
The Roots - Ain't Sayin Nothin New
Rufus & Chaka Khan - Jive Talking
Janelle Monae - Q.U.E.E.N
Lauryn Hill - So Much To Say

This week's Stay Woke Show takes a deeper look into hair styles, hair care, and the overall psyche of hair. Tune in as we discover the first man to sell his hair as weave and we find out if India Aire was wrong about hair. Style guru and owner of Kinky Curly Beauties Leslie Blakely joins us this week. Stay Tuned, Stay Woke, sit back, like, share, and comment!

Three perspectives on the last but MOST SIGNIFICANT segment of institutional discrimination in America:

The overwhelming number of segregated schools. 

We speak with Keshia - a teacher who transferred from a school in one of America's most affluent suburbs to a school with one of the poorest and blackest demographics in America.

We broadcast  clips from This American Life's expose on the St. Louis integration efforts

And we re-air the audio program on The Hoover City Schools efforts to segregate their schools by discontiuing the bus program.

Music: 
Nas - What Goes Around
Boogie Down Productions - You Must Learn
Erykah Badu - Master Teacher
A Tribe Called Quest - Seperate Together
Dead Prez - "They" Schools

Perhaps the funniest and most entertaining episode thus far, this week's StayWoke Show is a CANNOT miss! 

I've been wanting to bring this week's guest, Brigitte "Doctor" Burpo on for a long time! We previously worked on a local radio program here in Birmingham. Now she joins the Real Negus for a global initiative! You'll see why she was archetype for cohosting duties for my show. Her witty, snazzy retorts and bold approach to life proves she takes a backseat to no one.

This week we discuss BlackLives Matter and Bernie Sanders, Ray Rice and Domestic Violence, Relationships, Dating, the healing Bishop Bullwinkle brought me, and SO MUCH MORE! 

Watch this episode on youtube at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKz7J9MWd8o

When the son of a well-known activist is killed in a small South Carolina town it becomes an epic struggle of religion, self dettermination, and non-violent resistance vs retribution. Originally written in 2008, "The Situation In South Carolina" foreshadowed Trayvon Martin, Ferguson, Baltimore, and even Charlestont

Once month we will release more of the audio version of "The Situation in South Carolina."

BStuc and Mike return to bring you an update and litmus test on you need to keep your eyes on, ncluding:
Meek Mills
Drake
Cecil The Lion
Russell Wilson
Hulk Hogan
The Confederate Flag
Stephen A. Smith

and much, much more!!!!

TP - A veteran of the porn industry and founder of one of the largest groups of black swingers sits down to talk about sex parties, the porn industry and all that freaky ish...

Spoken Word/Poetry
"The P*ssy Poem"

Music
SWV - Can We
R Kelly - Bump & Grind
Missy Elliot - Get Your Freak On
The Roots - P*ssy Galore

On this week's episode of The Stay Woke Show we sit down with Narada Garrett from the Sneaker Lounge to talk about the sneaker culture and what it means to be a business owner. 

I've been wanting to do an episode like this for awhile. Sit back as we spotlight one of my favorite pastimes while also exposing my co-host Mike to the Culture of J - Walking. 

Sneaker Lounge is located at 7001 Crestwood BLVD Suite 410 Birmingham, AL 35210 

www.thesneakerlounge.com

Follow us on Twitter and use #STSW:

@iambstuc
@michaelharriot
@irada__

Southern Boy Buff returns to discuss faith, belief, and the evolution of forming your own thought.

Poem: I Believe

We're back for another episode of the critically acclaimed StayWoke Show. This week we were joined by Karneisha Cummings from GlamStyleDivas. We Stayed Woke on proper feng shui, the trans-pacific partnership, marriage, and much more! 

When the world tells you to look left, we're here to tell you why you should look to your right!

Don't forget to watch and subscribe to the StayWoke show on Youtube

BStuc has Rainy and Mike back in studio to discuss the Bill Cosby revelations, the Ciara and Russell Wilson abstinence pledge and the Confederate Flag bamboozle

We keep you laughing

We keep you thinking

But we will ALWAYS keep you WOKE!!!

The Real Negus are back to fill the void with another too trill episode of Dem Thrones! This week we discuss the top 10 "Real Negus" of all time!

Sit back, enjoy the antics and join in on the debate as Mike and BStuc catalogue the greatest men in the Seven Kingdoms!

This week Mike and Rainy are off. Filling in this week, we spotlight our third guest, friend and mentor, Ahmad Ward from the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute. A graduate from Hampton University and a native of Elizabeth City, North Carolina, Ahmad is head of education at BCRI. He stops by to discuss Dylan Roof, The Confederate Flag, Rachel Dolezal, Black Fatherhood, White on White Crime, and SO MUCH MORE! StayWoke! When the world tells you to look left, we tell you what's coming on the right!

Singer/songwriter Joelle Regal sits down to talk about music, art and everything under the sun.

Music:
Amy Winehouse - A Song For You
Joelle Regal - Hated For My Hue
Kendrick Lamar - Sing About Me
Donnie Trumpet & The Social Experiment - Warm Enough

Joretta King tells the incredibly true, tragic, uplifting story abouy her life, her redemption, and triumph over it all.

Spoken Word poem: 
Stand Still

Music:

Nas - Black Girl Lost
Donnie Hathaway - Little Girl
Natalie Cole - Little Girl
John Mayer - Daughters

 BStuc, Mike, and Rainy are here to point out what you're being distracted from. This week Mike is off. However we spotlight our second guest, April Scott, a Birmingham native, a doctoral candidate of Psychology from Auburn University, and creator of the Rhythm & Rhyme Poetry Night. She stops by to discuss Rachel Dolezal, The psychology of Black identity, Stereotypes, Dating, Hair care, and SO MUCH MORE! StayWoke! When the world tells you to look left, we tell you what's coming on the right! 

The Real Negus, BStuc and Mike, have returned for the season finale installment of the critically acclaimed series "Dem Thrones" an eye opening look at the best show on television HBO's Game Of Thrones. RIP to the Fallen Negus this season! Subscribe, Share, Comment, and back it up and do it again! 

BStuc Rainy and Mike are joined by Edward T Bowser - writer for AL.com and head music critic from SoulInStereo - to make sure you don't sleep on Dem Thrones, the state of Black Music and the incident in McKinney Texas.

links:
www.SoulInStereo.com

Episode 9 of the most hilarious, stupidest, funniest Game of Thrones Review EVER

Professor Quang Do and I had a conversation about sexism, homophobia and racism  on a drive back from Little Rock, Arkansas

Spoken Word Poem: 
Too Many Jesuses

Music
Black Jesus - Yasiin Bey and Mannie Fresh
Wanna Be Cool -  Donny Trumpet and the Social Experiment
The Way Of The World - Earth Wind & Fire
Walk Like A Warrior - Dead Prez

Bstuc, Rainy and Mike discuss Bruce Jenner's sex change, a new drug flooding the market, being religious but lost, and much more! When the world tells you to look left, we tell you what's coming on the right! 

The Real Negus, BStuc and Mike, have returned for another installment of the critically acclaimed series "Dem Thrones" an eye opening look at the best show on television HBO's Game Of Thrones. Subscribe, Share, Comment, and back it up and do it again! 

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Twitter: @iambstuc @michaelharriot

Poet M.A. and I sit down for a meandering, diverse conversation about nothing in particular, but something VERY REAL including money, religion and the possible solution to all

Spoken Word Poem:
Secondhand Jesus

BStuc, Mike, and Rainy discuss dating, beauty standards, fake eyelashes, a vital success secret, good wingmen etiquette and much more! 

We discuss Jay-Z's Tidal Problem, Motorcycle Riots, Tubman Dollars, and the Top 5 qualified voices of leadership in the Black..I mean Moorish community! Sit back and enjoy, Comment, Share, and Subscribe...and then do it all over again! #STSW

Orron Kenyetta uses the tragic death of his nephew, the incarceration of his son and the scene of the Baltimore woman beating her son on national TV into a conversation about how we raise, treat and teach Black boys in a society that finds them disposable.

Spoken Word Poem: "Stones"

Music
Nas - Surviving the Times
De La Soul - Its So Eazy
Jimmy Cliff - Many Rivers to Cross

Dr. Carl Hart joins us to dispel the myths and inconsistencies about drugs.

Spoken Word Poetry: My History With White Girls

Music

UGK - Pocket Full of Stones
Goodie Mobb - Dirty South
NWA - Dopeman
Lupe Fiasco - Dopeboy Freestyle

I traveled to the Baltimore Uprisings to speak with the people on ground zero being vilified as "thugs."

Spoken Word Poem - "There Is No Time"

Music:

Shoot Me Down - Lil Wayne
Dying of Thirst - Kendrick lamar
Inner City Blues - Marvin Gaye
Thug is a Drug - Mos Def
Stone In My Hand - Everlast

Comedian, poet and host of the StayTunedStayWoke Podcast - BStuc the Poet - returns for a discussion about his ongoing journey into rediscovering his sprituality and questioning all of the things he once believed.

Spoken Word poem:
Stay Woke

Music - 

Dear God 2.0 - The Roots
Still Dreaming - Nas
Wake up and Live - Bob Marley
Nature of the Threat - Ras Kas

Poet and Comedian Ed Mabrey - the first man of color and the only 3-time winner of the prestigious Individual World Poetry Slam - talks about the parallels of poetry, comedy annd art, how he became one of the world's premiere spoken word performance artists and turning a hobby into a a professional career.

Spoken word poetry
"The Improbable Roast Beef Erotica" - Michael Harriot
"Rules for My Son" - Ed Mabrey
"Tick Tock" Ed Mabrey

Music
"What A Job" - Devin The Dude ft. Andre 3000 and Snoop Dogg
"Poetry Man - Queen Latifah
"International Players Anthem" - UGK ft Outkast
"Poet Laureate" - CanIBus

Poet Clay Renaissance and I sit down for an open talk about sexual abuse, sexuality, religion and so much more.

Spoken Word/Poem
"The Ballad Of Miller Smith"

Music 
J. Cole - Love Yours
Lauryn Hill - The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
Erykah Badu - Love
Amy Winehouse - There is No Greater Love

Frequent guest Orron Kenyatta joins us to talk about the police shootings in Ferguson, the invisible Army at our disposal, and much more.

Poem: The Negro Lives in Cages

Music
Oukast - Liberation
Kendrick Lamar - The Blacker The Berry
Lupe Fiasco - Say Something

Experience what it was like to be at the Jubilee celebration of Bloody Sunday - the event that changed Civil Rights history in America. Listen to the old, young and everyone in between give their unique perspective on what this day means

In our 100th episode poet, comedian and author BStuc makes his first visit to the podcast this year to discuss the rise of Black network television, the problem with Kanye, the Oscars' ommission of Selma and SO much more!!

Dr. Ahmad Washington, Professor of Counselor Education at South Carolina State University drops a boatload of knowledge on the importance of HBCUs, The hypocricy of the predominate education system, the history and future of Black education and the importance of African-centered learning. Dr. Baron Davis makes a cameo.

Music

Nas - You Can't Stop Us Now
Jay-Z - 99 Problems
Erykah Badu - Didn't Cha Know
Yasiin Gaye - Peculiar Mathematics
Ras Kas - Nature Of The Threat

Henrietta McRath shares the past two years of her fight with breast cancer in one of the most inspiring, funny, gritty, tragic, and triumphant stories ever aired on this Podcast.

Spoken Word Poem - "Doubt"

Music

"Got Til It's Gone" - J-Dilla & Janet Jackson
"Bag Lady" extended remix - Erykah Badu
"I Want To Thank You" - Alicia Myers
"Mission" - Lupe Fiasco

Catrena Norris Carter sits down to discuss the nature of black protests, the results of the Civil Rights struggle and MUCH MUCH more!

A remastered version of the most popular episode of this podcast.

The story of a crime and tragedy that tears apart three generations. The incredible true tale of a close knit black family, a murder and how it all exploded in one day that would change them forever.

spoken word poem:

"The Top Secret Recipe to Aunt Phyllis' Fried Chicken"

My friend Derita and I sat down to discuss the travails of the love lives of "independent," successful, single, Black women...

and football.

Music
I.N.D.E.P.E.N.D.E.N.T. - Lil Boosie
This Woman's Work - Maxwell
Single Ladies (cover) Irma
So Glad You're Mine (cover) - D'Angelo

Spoken Word/Poem - "Soon Sunday Comes"

The Original Bad Boy of Comedy, national headlining comedian Howie Bell joins us to promote our upcoming live podcast at the Uptown Comedy Corner in Atlanta, Ga where he will be performing January 22-25

Once again its time for THe Black One Podcast awards show that looks back at the past year's shows and chooses the listeners' favorite parts of the podcast. Did you vote? Did your favorite win? Find out on this episode!

Bstuc and I sit down to reminisce about 2014, point out the stories we missed, the ones we warned you about and to look forward to 2015.

Spoken Word Piece: 
"Black Magic/Abracadabra Ni**er"

Music:
Kanye West ft Adam Levine - Heard'em Say
Kanye West and Jay Z - A New Day
Drake - Started From The Bottom
Outkast - 13th Floor/Growing Old

Orron Kenyetta and I continue our epic discussion on art, sexuality, life, history and...
well...
evertything.

After migrating to the shores of Hawaii, frequent guest of the podcast Orron Kenyetta returns to discuss protest, the civil rights movement, education, sexuality, religion, art and... 
well...
Everything.

Supreme Security Officer/ National Minister of Defense for the New Black Panther Party, Hakim Muhammad sits down with me to discuss self defense, violence vs nonviolence and the recent decisions in Ferguson and New York

In a revealing 7 days that ended with the Eric Garner Grand Jury decision, I chronicle my trip to Ferguson, Missouri the day after the Michael Brown verdict, and share conversations, thoughts and some VERY interesting revelations about the violence and looting covered in the media.

Spoken Word Poem:

Why Watchmen Whistle The Blues

Comedian/Poet/Author Brandan "BStuc" Stuckey drops by to discuss the Cosby Allegations,  to break down Kim Kardashian's booty and dig into Willow and Jayden Smith's weirdness

Spoken Word Poetry - "The Step By Step Recipe to Black Girl Booty"

Music -

Wiz Khalifa - Ass Drop
Eryhah Badu - Booty
LL Cool J - Big Ol Butt
Yasiin Bey ft Ghostface - Ms Fat Booty 2

On the occasion of her 68th birthday, I talk to my mom about raising children, regrets, being a part of communities, life lessons, and tell some tales from my childhood.

Spoken word poetry:
A Threefold Treatise on Looking Up

Music
Mac Miller - I'll Be There
Mos Def - Mi Umi Says
Ambrosia - Biggest Part Of Me
Shinedown - Simple Man

Rosalind Sellers - a former prosecutor, former public defender and current Owner of the Sellers Law Firm breaks down the Mike Brown Grand Jury,  the popularity of law enforcement using civil forfeiture, marijuana laws, voting rights restrictions and almost every other legal issue in the news.

Poem: What This House Needs

Music 
F*ck The Law - Dead Prez
Lets Get It On - Smif & Wesun
Fighters - Lupe Fiasco
Mr. Nigga - Mos Def

I sit down with my friend Wedzell and my Palestenian friend Ray to discus Middle East history, politics, stereotypes and perceptions, how it divides us and how it unites us.

Spoken Word Poetry piece: The Introduction

Music

Keith Murray - The Most Beautifulest Thing In This World

Frankie Beverly and Maze - We Are One

Digital Underground - Same Song

Nas ft Lauryn Hill - If I Ruled The World

Highlights from the live broadcast of when Comedian Bstuc The Poet and I comment, poke fun at and discuss the 2014 BET Hip hop awards.

To see video footage footage go to www.michaelharriot.com

Spoken word poetry: The Dear John Letter to Hip Hop