Cousin Ed’s Corner

In this episode, we’re diving into unclaimed money and how to claim what's your TODAY! Do you know may have unclaimed money out there, I'm talking about checks you never cashed, tax returns that never reached you, old retirement plans, forgotten stock dividends, and even inheritances you didn’t know existed. When companies can’t find you, that money goes to your state, and it sits there waiting on...

In this episode of The Corner Connection, we're diving deep into the values that shape us and the traditions that hold our families together. Yesterday was my grandmother's heavenly birthday, and while thinking of her, I started asking a powerful question: What's in your family constitution? This isn't just about rules and traditions. It's about the codes we were raised on, and the people who pour...

This Motivational Monday, we're talking about one of the most powerful things you can do for yourself, your family, and your community: VOTING. Here in Georgia, today October 5, 2026 is the last day to register for this November's election, and deadlines in other states are right around the corner. This isn't just about politics. It's about our voices, our households, and the future we're building...

In this episode, we're kicking off October and the fourth quarter with a full heart of gratitude. Over here we don't say TGIF, we say TGFE: Thank God For Everything. Every day of the week, every high, every low, every breath. I'll be honest with y'all, I needed this one as much as anybody listening. We're stepping into Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and I'm calling on the whole Corner Community to...

In this episode, we’re having a needed conversation on The Corner Connection. As September comes to a close, I couldn’t let Suicide Prevention Month pass without talking about it. Between some podcasts I’ve been listening to and a powerful message at church, this conversation has been on my heart, and I believe it’s one we all need. So many of us are carrying something quietly. Depression, postpar...

In this episode, we're diving into something most of us avoid: preparing for change. The leaves are falling, the grass is turning brown, and life is shifting right along with the seasons. Our parents are getting older, our kids are getting older, and tomorrow isn't promised. So I'm asking the whole Corner Community one question: Are you prepared? I'm sharing my own story of how my mother prepared...

In this episode, I'm opening my heart in a way I don't often do. I woke up crying this Friday morning because the life and loss of a beautiful young man 'Nolan Wells'.  Family this feeling of sadness shook me to the core in my sleep that I woke up and had to cut this episode. Trust me, this isn't about headlines or speculation. It's about every parent who has ever looked in the mirror and thought,...

In this episode, I'm sitting down with Dr. Christine McWhorter, Associate Professor of Broadcast Journalism at Howard University, whose journey from working inside a media organization to researching media effects and race in media has made her one of the most important voices on this topic right now. Today, we're diving deep into media harm, and the power of telling our own stories. This isn't ju...

On this episode, we're talking about something that woke me straight out of my sleep. So many of us live in "When I Get My Next," next car, next job, next house, next everything, and I've come to believe that obsessing over our next can actually curse our NOW. This episode is about our gratitude, and learning to bless the life we already have while we prepare for the life we're praying for. I'm no...

In this episode, we're getting fully transparent about weariness, low support, and the moment I almost walked away. Today I'm sharing something I normally would not. I was so frustrated, ready to delete a WhatsApp group chat that I started. I even opened up about my thoughts of cutting the cord on my mic. This is not a normal feeling that I get. But this episode is the real behind the scenes of wh...

In this episode, we're winding all the way down for a Wind Down Wednesday reset. We're past Labor Day, the leaves are already hitting the ground, and I don't know about you, but I'm asking where this whole year went. So before we sprint into the next thing, I'm pulling up to remind you to slow down, catch your breath, and appreciate just how far you've truly come. Here's the heart of it: so many o...

In this episode, we talk about the importance of focusing on our own personal growth, goals, and journey rather than comparing ourselves to others or being distracted by what everyone else is doing. I get real about what it means to focus on YOU, to measure yourself against your own history instead of against everybody else.on the influence of social media, the internet, and celebrity culture as m...

Today we think back 25 years later, as we remember 9/11. In this episode, I'm re-airing a classic conversation, raw and uncut, that I sat down and had with my mother about the day the towers fell. Most of you don't know this, but my Queen once worked on the 33rd floor of One World Trade Center. On the morning of September 11, she had just clocked out and was heading right back toward those towers...

On this episode, I'm pulling back the curtain on a real conversation I had with my dad, and honestly, one I'm still working through. We're two different people. He loves the yard and gardening, and me, I love my computers and a whole different set of passions. When he asked me to care about what he cares about, "I don't care" slipped right out of my mouth, and let me tell you, those three words la...

In Today's Episode, we're pulling up a chair for a real Corner Connection about parenting, fatherhood, legacy, and the quiet grace of letting go. This weekend my dude, EJ the DJ, turned 23, and I spent it one on one with him. Something about this birthday shifted things, and I had to sit down and share it with the Corner Community. We're getting into the difference between making your kids do some...

FAM, I just got off the road and had to sit right down and get this one out. All week long I watched people be good to each other. Strangers lifting bags into the overhead bin, somebody carrying a family's car seat, and a whole plane full of people, every race, cheering for a little boy because it was his birthday. That moment right there reminded me who we still are and who we can be for each oth...

This is a QUICK check-in, and it got sparked by one simple phone call. A brother of mine, a coach, called me this morning and said he just needed to hear Cousin Ed. That right there reminded me why I keep showing up. This has never been just about me. It's about US, the Community, growing and getting better together. It's not just a podcast, it's a Community. In this one I pour out some gratitude...

On today's episode, I am getting real with you about something we all do but rarely admit. We live on defense. The second somebody comes at us with a different view, a different feeling, a different truth, we brace up and buck before we ever really listen. It started with a video I could not shake this past weekend, and it turned into one of the most honest conversations I have had about how some...

In this Financial Freedom Friday episode, we're diving deep into what it really takes to get your money in order. I sat down with Tiyana Rosaiah Jamēs King, founder of The Rosaiah Jamēs Firm, and she brought the whole blueprint. This isn't just budgeting tips. It's about healing, discipline, and building wealth on purpose. Since 2023, her clients have paid off over 1.4 million dollars in debt, and...

FAM, this Corner Connection came straight off my heart. I was set to give you a Wind Down Wednesday, but I saw a young teacher speak on everything our educators quietly carry, the money they pull out of their own pockets, the district deficits, and the lengths they go to just so their kids have what they need. I could not shake it. So I came to the Corner to talk with you about showing up for our...

In this episode, I'm taking you into the kitchen with me, because a simple meal turned into one of the realest conversations we've had over here. I was standing there trying to decide between a Hamburger 🍔 and a Meatloaf, and it hit me. Meatloaf, hamburgers, meatballs, it is all the same meat. The only thing that changes is how you break it down and how you take it in. And that is exactly how the...

In this episode, we're diving into something I wrote down earlier this week and could not shake, the power of unchecking your favorites. Today, I take you back to the Fab Five days, back when T-Mobile gave you five people you could call free all day long, and I ask the question that got me: if that five never changed, did you? This is not just about the names starred in your phone. It is about the...

This Motivational Monday I'm getting personal, and I'm calling it a selfish one, but stay with me because it's a Journey of JOY. This past weekend I dropped my baby girl off at college and on the very same trip I turned around and picked my son up after he finished his 1st full year of being a grown up. Two kids, two completely different chapters, one stretch of highway. And the big question that...

This Financial Freedom Friday, we are pulling up to the corner to make money make sense. I sat down with Jaricka Thomas, a Certified Financial Education Instructor and the founder of Saving Sense, a movement built to empower our communities and heal generational wealth disparities. This is not about fancy words and big letters behind a name. This is about us, our future, and the wealth that has be...

This episode is straight from the heart. This was supposed to be a normal Wind Down Wednesday, but a long morning conversation with my Big Brother Mr. Moody flipped my whole perspective, so I had to sit down and talk it out with you all. As I get ready to send my baby girl off to her freshman year of college, we got real about life, about growing up, and about what it takes to let your kids step i...