Our Pod, Your Entertainment

For this special crossover episode, Fifth Ward Media brings together Our Pod, Your Entertainment and the Toxic A$$ Friends Podcast for this special interview. Ralph, Koel and Paul are joined by DJ Drewski from Hot 97 and Love & Hip-Hop. They speak on his beginnings DJ-ing and getting hired by Hot 97, putting his life on camera for “Love & Hip-Hop”, impending fatherhood, his album “Seat at the Tabl...

The guys say goodbye to Season 5! On this week’s episode episode the guys discuss movie trailers from The Matrix Revolutions and Resident Evil: Raccoon City. Wes reviews Shang Chi after having taken his son to go see it and they guys give their opinions on What If Season 1 Review. The guys discuss Squid Game, The Many Saints of Newark plus their picks of the week..

On this weeks episode, the guys are back together to pod and discuss some topics: The pod (minus Ray) gets together at Wes’ house to watch UFC fights Rays trip to Denver and his experience with TSA patting him down Ralph goes to his first concert since 2019 and review his experience seeing Emotional Oranges again in concert. He also details his first time going to a concert alone and NYC’s vaccina...

On this episode of our 1 on 1 series, Wes sits down with artist Marquis Taylor, aka @sketcheffect. From drawing together in art class in high school with Wes to now being a creator with commissioned work at art shows, they discuss his beginnings and his inspirations when drawing and creating. They also speak on dealing with family tragedy during the pandemic.  Follow Marquis on Instagram @ske...

Ray and Ralph are joined by Paulito Vega on this week’s episode where they discuss: - Balancing work, friendships and relationships and not losing yourself when trying to make everyone else happy. - Not letting parenthood define you as a person - Ray details his therapy sessions and how it’s helped him - They review the most recent Verzuz battle between Ja Rule and Fat Joe with Paul and Ralph disa...

Ralph and Wes joined by Koel and Paul to discuss this week’s topics: - Ralph is back from ATL and talks his experience attending sporting events down South and how the stadiums in Atlanta compare to the stadiums in NY/NJ. - Ralph gives a non spoiler review of “Shang Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” and details being at the movies a few times during this pandemic and the movie-going experience....

The boys are back! After a month hiatus, the pod has returned to cover a few things that happened while they were away. Ralph is joined by Koel and Paul for this week’s to discuss topics, including: - The guys discuss the anticipated showdown between Drake and Kanye West with reviews of “Certified Lover Boy” and “Donda” while comparing who had the better marketing roll-out. - After giving us a gre...

It’s a celebration this week as Ray and Ralph celebrate 2 years of the pod This week’s topics include: - A recap of Loki Episode 6 and it’s impact on the MCU moving forward - Ralph gives his Black Widow non spoiler review and explains how Premier Access on Disney Plus actually works - Naomi Osaka & Meg The Stallion on the cover of Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issue - A look back at 2 years of the p...

The “A” Mic is BACK! After his battle with bronchitis (not COVID), Ralph is joined by Ray while Wes is out on vacation. This week’s topics include: - Wes in Disney on a family vacation - Ralph updates us on his FUNemployment summer - Ray’s outfit choices for the Aventura concert in October - Kanye West listening party for Donda Vegas & Atlanta and their thoughts on Jay-Z & Kanye making mus...

With Ralph out sick, Wes and Ray pick up the "A-Mic” slack while he recovers. Topics on this week’s episode:  - The guys discuss how they spent their 4th of July  - Loki non-spoiler recap  - Marvel’s What If? trailer  - Marvel Studios no longer locking talents down for long contracts  - Luca review  - The guys reveal their plans to go back to the movie theaters ...

On this week's episode, Ralph and Wes (minus Ray) get together to pod about music. Topics they discussed include: - J Cole's tour announcement - Big arena tours vs smaller, more intimate venues - The guys discuss T-Pain stating that Usher told him that he ruined music - The guys give a RIP to Gift of Gab from Blackalicious - They give their thoughts on albums from Lloyd Banks, Tyler, the Creator,...

Ralph and Wes (minus Ray) kick off the first episode of Season 5.  Topics this week: - Oakland Raiders players Carl Nassib comes out as gay and receives overwhelming support. Ralph and Wes compare the level of support between Nassib and Michael Sam. - The latest chapter in the #FreeBritneySpears includes testimony from Britney petitioning the courts to end the conservatorship  - The guys...

Ray, Ralph and Wes are joined once again by Paulito Vega of the Toxic A$$ Friends Podcast. Topics discussed on this week's episode include: - J. Cole's new album "The Fall-Off"  - DMX's final album "Exodus" - The guys give their take on the demise of The Joe Budden Podcast and Joe firing Rory and Mal on air - Rory & Mal starting their new podcast, "New Rory & Mal" - Ralph goes back to...

After a month hiatus, Ray, Ralph and Wes are back and joined by Paulito Vega of the Toxic A$$ Friends Podcast. The guys speak on the current state of their mental health, Ralph speaks on getting fired four days before his 35th birthday and setting boundaries within the workplace on your days off.

Ray and Ralph are joined by Wes and Koel where they give their opinion on J. Cole dropping an interlude as a single for his upcoming album and give their takes on DJ Khaled’s new album, Khaled Khaled.

Our Pod, Your Entertainment is participating in the Poddecks 10x10 Podcaster Challenge. 10 Days, 10 Episodes, 10 Minutes Max. On this final #Day10 episode, the guys discuss their diehard fandom for the New York Knicks and their level of excitement for how well the team is doing this season.

Our Pod, Your Entertainment is participating in the Poddecks 10x10 Podcaster Challenge. 10 Days, 10 Episodes, 10 Minutes Max. On this #Day9 episode, the guys each give their lists for their Top 10 Marvel Cinematic Universe films.

Our Pod, Your Entertainment is participating in the Poddecks 10x10 Podcaster Challenge. 10 Days, 10 Episodes, 10 Minutes Max. On this #Day8 episode, the guys review the first five episodes of The Falcon & the Winter Soldier (Ray hasn’t seen Episode 6 smh).

Our Pod, Your Entertainment is participating in the Poddecks 10x10 Podcaster Challenge. 10 Days, 10 Episodes, 10 Minutes Max. On this #Day7 episode, the guys discuss the Oscars and the return of Rory and Mal to the Joe Budden Podcast

Our Pod, Your Entertainment is participating in the Poddecks 10x10 Podcaster Challenge. 10 Days, 10 Episodes, 10 Minutes Max. On this #Day6 episode, the guys discuss what they've been watching on TV and give us their recommendations.

Our Pod, Your Entertainment is participating in the Poddecks 10x10 Podcaster Challenge. 10 Days, 10 Episodes, 10 Minutes Max. On this #Day5 episode, the guys discuss the competition between all the news streaming services and give us their favorite streaming platform in which they consume content....

Our Pod, Your Entertainment is participating in the Poddecks 10x10 Podcaster Challenge. 10 Days, 10 Episodes, 10 Minutes Max. On this #Day4 episode, the guys discuss subscription podcasting and the monetization of podcasts via Patreon, Apple and now Spotify.

Our Pod, Your Entertainment is participating in the Poddecks 10x10 Podcaster Challenge. 10 Days, 10 Episodes, 10 Minutes Max. On this #Day3 episode, Ray and Ralph take opposite positions as to which platform has a brighter future and bigger upside: podcasting or music streaming. Join this conversation....

Our Pod, Your Entertainment is participating in the Poddecks 10x10 Podcaster Challenge. 10 Days, 10 Episodes, 10 Minutes Max. On this #Day2 episode, Ray and Ralph look back at how the COVID-19 positively and negatively affected the podcasting industry. They also talk about why they continued to record and how the pandemic was one of the factors in their decision to take a 5 month hiatus.

Our Pod, Your Entertainment is participating in the Poddecks 10x10 Podcaster Challenge. 10 Days, 10 Episodes, 10 Minutes Max. On this #Day1 episode, Ray and Ralph discuss the humble beginnings of Fifth Ward Media and how the idea came about. They also speak on building the brand, getting it out to the people, what the future holds for the media empire they're trying to build.