Today we are talking the 2024 Election between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump. We discuss the real disagreements and the opinions that people have during the election season. We talk about the conversations that are happening between friends, family and strangers. We discuss how we are coping and dealing with election season.

Today we are discussing how the transactional society has started infiltrating marriages. Has there been a shift in the fulfillment of the greater good when it comes to marriages? Does the marriage model serve men in a beneficial way? Are families still at the forefront of the black community? Is the family unit as important as it used to be?

You’ve heard the question before. What is your why? If you could not use your family or friends as a reason for your why what would you have left? Are you interests and the things you love outside of family enough? What is your source for waking up and doing what it is that you do everyday. How often do we think about our actual true purpose?

Today we are having a conversation of provision and what it means to provide as a man. The definition of a man providing is completely different than what men provide today. Are the ways in which men used to provide even relevant to the life that we are living today. We have to be careful to listen to people who speak to our community, but do not find love there. Has the disappointment in black men contributed to the view that people have when it comes to what black men can provide? We discuss outside of a paycheck there is monetary value in the other things that men contribute to the relationship. Has the idea of respect for the man deteriorated in relationships?

We start by having a conversation about Amanda Seales appearance on Club Shay Shay and her self-diagnosing herself as autistic. This episode we are discussing what it means to be neurodivergent. We discuss the different types of trauma that has been passed down and how our brain creates the mechanisms that assists us in handling the things that life throws at us.

Today we are discussing what it takes for a man to encourage himself. What does self determination looks like and how is that developed over time. We also discuss the frustration with not accomplishing what we feel is our best potential.

Today we are discussing the gravitational pull of the barber shop and how it is instantly of sacred place where men feel comfortable expressing themselves. Sometimes the barbershop gets a bad reputation because of the locker room talk, the derogatory comments that are made and the fact that it may be a breeding ground for what people call toxic masculinity. We must highlight the positive aspects of what happens in these barber shops and comradery, conversations, and lessons that are learned in spaces where generations of men talk to each other. We discuss our favorite barbershop conversations.

Today we are discussing the association between men choosing to take care of themselves and the guilt that can be associated with that. When men take charge of their own mental health we get judged. Is selfcare and happiness synonymous? Self-care is about quality of life. Is a lack of happiness built into the definition of a man? The concessions that men make are usually silent. We make decisions that can be detrimental to our health and no one knows. Mikell points out how religion speaks to how men have been indoctrinated to servitude and accepting suffering.