Mathis Family Talks

You love them. You know how they vote. Are they still getting an invitation to Thanksgiving? The Mathis family gets personal about the politics inside their friendships and marriages. Linda opens up about a Republican friend whose views she says she helped change, while Greg Jr. explains why agreeing to disagree gets complicated when the disagreement touches your own life. There’s also the q...

How much of your dream is your family being asked to carry? Javicia Leslie says her mother took two more tours in Iraq and Afghanistan to help support her and her brother while she pursued acting in Los Angeles. The Batwoman, High Potential, and The Family Business actress sits down with longtime friends Judge Greg Mathis, Linda Mathis, Camara Mathis, and Amir Mathis to talk about the people and j...

Does being a bridesmaid mean agreeing to a $1,000 dress and a destination bachelorette weekend? Celebrity wedding planner Diann Valentine joins Linda Mathis, Greg Jr., Camara and Amir for a conversation about wedding expectations, friendship and who should pay. The family doesn’t land on the same answer. Diann draws a distinction between traveling to celebrate a friend and paying the extra c...

What happens when giving your child the opportunities you never had starts putting your relationship at risk? Craig Young, father of NFL quarterback Bryce Young and author of Growing Up Young: One Family’s Faith Journey to the NFL , joins Judge Greg Mathis, Linda Mathis, Greg Mathis Jr. and Amir Mathis to discuss the difference between supporting a child and taking over their dream. Craig de...

How do you pass down your values without deciding who your children have to become? Congressman Jonathan Jackson talks with Judge Greg Mathis, Linda Mathis, and Greg Mathis Jr. about growing up with Reverend Jesse Jackson, finding his own direction, and why he never felt afraid to come home. Jonathan remembers starting out in speech therapy and tells the story of the push from Judge that helped hi...

What does real friendship look like when life stops going to plan? For Daryl “Chill” Mitchell, one answer involves a house full of friends, his sister’s fried chicken and an unexpected encounter with Denzel Washington. Chill catches up with Judge Greg Mathis, Linda Mathis and Amir Mathis for a conversation about the people who showed up, the roles that changed his career, and the...

Long before Diarra Kilpatrick created and starred in Diarra From Detroit , she was a four-year-old student in Linda Mathis' preschool classroom in Detroit. She even spent mornings at the Mathis home before school, while Judge Greg Mathis was developing a friendship with her father. Years later, Diarra returns to the Mathis couch for a conversation about the people and places that shaped the storyt...

Celebrity hairstylist and longtime Mathis family friend Lawrence “Ray” Parker II joins the family for a conversation that goes far beyond hair. Ray shares how he went from studying music at Hampton University to working with major names like 50 Cent, Olivia and Naomi Campbell, and how one unexpected salon client helped open the door to Hollywood. He also gets candid about trust between...

The Mathis family opens up Family Court for real viewer dilemmas about trust, money, relationships, parenting, code-switching, mental health, and boundaries. Linda, Judge Mathis, Camara, Greg Jr., and Amir debate whether a mom should be forgiven for posting her daughter’s pregnancy news, whether parents get a say when they’re paying the bills, and whether preparing someone for the &ldq...

After 41 years of marriage and 45 years together, Judge Greg Mathis and Linda Mathis get candid about what it really takes to keep a relationship fresh. They talk about sex, romance, feeling pursued, fear of rejection, scheduling intimacy, and how their idea of love has changed through careers, kids, dogs, and decades of marriage. They also answer listener questions about feeling more like roommat...

Judge Greg Mathis and Linda Mathis revisit their favorite moments from the first 10 episodes of Mathis Family Talks. From family money rules and a forgotten $1,200 loan to marriage honesty, code-switching, friendship lessons, AI scams, Rick James stories, and the “Black tax” in Hollywood, Judge and Linda react to the clips, correct the record, and admit that the family may have told a...

Judge Greg Mathis reunites with longtime collaborator and producer Delece James to look back at the shows, pitches, battles, and funny moments they shared while building television together. Then the conversation gets bigger: Is Black Hollywood actually moving forward, or are fewer opportunities hiding behind a handful of major success stories? Delece talks about being boxed into “Black&rdqu...

Val Young sits down with Judge Greg Mathis, Linda Mathis, Amir, and Greg Jr. for a Detroit homecoming conversation that moves from Motown history to a question every person who has left home has faced: what do you owe the place that made you? Val shares how church, Aretha Franklin, and Detroit shaped her before the Gap Band, Rick James, and Motown. She explains how she refused to wait quietly for...

When does artificial intelligence stop helping a family and start replacing the relationships that raise a child? Judge Greg Mathis, Linda Mathis, Greg Jr., and Amir sit down with Erin Reddick, founder of ChatBlackGPT, to decide whether AI belongs in the family as an assistant, a substitute, or an intruder. They debate personalized AI podcasts for the school run, bedtime stories read by a syntheti...

What does “I’m fine” really mean in your family? Judge Greg Mathis, Linda Mathis, Jade Mathis, Greg Cooper-Mathis Jr., and Amir Mathis compare how they respond to stress, from shutting down and overworking to doom-scrolling, going off the grid, and laughing through it. They revisit familiar Black family phrases like “stop crying” and “you’ll be fine,&rdquo...

Who your children choose as friends can shape the decisions they make long after they've left your house. In this episode of Mathis Family Talks , Judge Greg Mathis, Linda Mathis, and their sons Greg and Amir, have an honest conversation about the influence of friendship, peer pressure, and the fears every parent faces when they can no longer protect their children every moment of the day. Prompte...

Judge Greg Mathis and Linda Mathis look back on the 41-year journey that built their marriage - from falling in love before money or fame to raising a family, surviving financial hardship, and learning what it truly takes to stay together. In this candid conversation, they revisit marrying young, living on food stamps, filing bankruptcy, raising a niece alongside their own children, balancing dema...

Every family has money rules—even if nobody says them out loud. Some believe you always help family. Others believe saying "no" can be the greatest act of love. In this episode, the Mathis family shares the real conversations they've had behind closed doors about allowances, paying for school, supporting adult children, and knowing when it's time to let someone stand on their own. Judge Math...

On this episode of Mathis Family Talks , Elliott Mathis-Cooper, Judge Greg Mathis, Linda Mathis, Amir Mathis, and guest Latasha Gillespie take on one of the most personal questions in Black family and professional life: is code-switching survival, surrender, or both? Latasha is a former Fortune 50 executive for Amazon MGM Studios, Prime Video, and Freevee. She also founded Amazon’s CORE conf...

The Mathis family opens up Family Court for real viewer dilemmas about trust, money, relationships, parenting, code-switching, mental health, and boundaries. Linda, Judge Mathis, Camara, Greg Jr., and Amir debate whether a mom should be forgiven for posting her daughter’s pregnancy news, whether parents get a say when they’re paying the bills, and whether preparing someone for the &ldq...

Before you get to know the podcast, get to know the family. For years, you've known Judge Greg Mathis from the courtroom, and some of you watched the family's journey on Mathis Family Matters . Now, the Mathis family is opening the door to something even more personal. In this first episode of Mathis Family Talks , the family shares what growing up together was really like—from Detroit roots...

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