Homeroom With Smooth Podcast

Chris Siders pulls up to Home Room with a live freestyle over a Madlib beat before diving into the real reason he's here: his upcoming album When the Quiet Comes. Chris breaks down the concept behind the project: a deeply personal record about being a male survivor of sexual assault, the disbelief he faced from friends when he tried to speak up, and the racial dynamics that shaped how his story wa...

Lindsay Clancy Trial: How Is the Husband Not Guilty? Smooth Breaks Down the Case Smooth reacts to the latest developments in the Lindsay Clancy trial, walking through the timeline that's raised questions across true crime circles her body's internal temperature after just 20 minutes outside, the Apple Watch heart rate data revealed in court, and the husband's 911 call despite Lindsay being unconsc...

An update on the death of Hayden Panettiere, breaking down the autopsy findings released by the Greenville County Coroner's Office via TMZ. The report shows no signs of trauma, which rules out rumors of foul play, but the official cause and manner of death remain pending further investigation. Smooth also covers what's known about the dispatch call including a possible overdose and administration...

My Favorite Bible Verse: Smooth Gets Real About Faith, Scripture & Book of Revelations Smooth fields a fan question live on stream “what's your favorite Bible verse?” and instead of giving the cliché answer, breaks down the stories in Scripture that actually stick with him: Samson, David and Goliath, Peter's denial of Jesus, the disciples getting filled with the Holy Ghost in Acts, and Saul's...

Part 3 of Smooth's reaction to The Sick Mind of EDP445, continuing the documentary breakdown. This stretch leans further into Smooth's broader argument about the “predator catching” content genre itself where he draws a hard line between creators who report immediately to law enforcement versus those who prolong an investigation to build a bigger story, and why he considers the latter its own kind...

A continuation of Smooth's reaction to the EDP445 documentary, this time focused on the documentary's account of how another content creator handled a minor coming to him for help allegedly encouraging her to keep engaging rather than going straight to the police. Smooth makes the case for why prioritizing content over an immediate report to law enforcement is indefensible, and contrasts it with h...

Smooth reacts to comments he says streamer Asmongold made during a livestream regarding immigration enforcement at the border, including remarks Smooth characterizes as advocating lethal force against people crossing regardless of age. Smooth pushes back hard questioning the border-as-property analogy, and arguing that people who advocate for violence from behind a screen rarely mean it in practic...

Part 2 of Smooth's reaction to The Sick Mind of EDP445, picking up where Part 1 left off and continuing through the rest of the documentary. This half also includes Smooth's separate commentary on how other content creators involved in the case handled things, and his broader take on accountability in the space. Heavy subject matter involving crimes against minors Listener discretion strongly advi...

Smooth reacts to The Sick Mind of EDP445, a documentary examining the case of the YouTuber known online as EDP445 who was exposed after a “predator hunter” style sting, in which an adult decoy posing as a minor drew him into a recorded, livestreamed confrontation. The documentary situates his case within a broader pattern the creator community has grappled with, revisiting several other content cr...

This is part 2 of Smooth reacts live to Officer Tatum's debate against a rotating panel in this “1 vs. 20” format, fact-checking claims in real time on Reconstruction-era history and Booker T. Washington's legacy, then digging into a detailed map breakdown of Texas's congressional redistricting. From there the debate shifts to economic policy and wealth inequality, immigration enforcement, and clo...

Smooth reacts live to the opening rounds of Jubilee's “20 vs 1” debate featuring Officer Tatum, covering whether Republican policies are better for the black community, HBCU funding comparisons under Trump vs. Obama, a deep-dive tax debate with a chat member, maternal mortality rate disparities by race, and evidence around Donald Trump's Fair Housing Act lawsuit and a controversial social media re...

In Case You Want To Laugh Smooth reacts to the dating-show segment from Stake's 9th anniversary stream, where Drake and Stake co-founder Ed play out a Bachelor-style format contestants are introduced one by one, paired off for dates, and narrowed down to a final three before a “wife, pipe, bestie” reveal closes things out. Expect a lot of live commentary and tangents throughout, plus a quick aside...

Smooth reacts to What's The Dirt's deep-dive theory connecting a wave of lawsuits and smear campaigns against Drake, DJ Akademiks, and Gamma's Larry Jackson back to Roc Nation, Jay-Z, and CEO Desiree Perez. The video lays out a timeline: gambling lawsuits against Drake and Stake filed suspiciously close to his UMG lawsuit dismissal and Iceman rollout, AI-generated smear sites targeting Larry Jacks...

Smooth breaks down three details in the David Burke (D4vd) case that stand out most to him: both families' apparent awareness of the relationship well before charges were filed, records showing Celeste Rivas Hernandez's parents signed off on international travel while she was reported missing, and David continuing to pursue new music opportunities while facing trial. Also touched on: physical evid...

After opening up about a copyright strike that hit the channel, Smooth pivots into a fan-submitted reaction with the artist's permission to FJ's 5-track EP, TheraPoetry. London-based artist FJ sent in his project for a live listen, and Smooth rates each track, landing on a consistent note: strong lyrics and production, but a delivery that occasionally reads as too monotone for the material. The la...

Episode 381 of Take Em To Trial covers the preliminary hearing ruling that sends the David Burke (D4vd) case to trial, with Judge Charlene Alameda finding sufficient evidence on all charges, including murder with special circumstances, an unlawful relationship with a minor, and mutilation of human remains. Smooth breaks down testimony from LAPD Detective Coral Farrell indicating both families were...

Episode 380 of Bout That Grind brings in Alabama-raised artist Dirk L.P. for a wide-ranging conversation about his roots, his new creative lane, and how he's building a full multimedia world around his music. Dirk talks about coming up submitting material through his cousins' label connections, his current project About That Grind a 10-track soundtrack built entirely around an original acting/web...

A close friend(Aysha) of David Burke (D4vd) comes forward describing how she confronted him directly after being told his girlfriend(Celeste) was underage and how he showed her what she believed was proof otherwise. Smooth breaks down her account alongside newly unsealed grand jury documents showing prosecutors met with the grand jury on at least seven occasions before charges were filed, plus fli...

Fresh off watching Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey, Smooth gives a full spoiler-filled review and pushes back hard on the Critical Drinker's pre-release criticism arguing you can't fairly judge a movie you haven't seen play out. He walks through the ensemble cast scene by scene (Elliot Page, Lupita Nyong'o, Zendaya, Charlize Theron, Tom Holland, Anne Hathaway, and more), breaks down how the film h...

Rick Ross says he doesn't care about first-week numbers. Smooth calls it exactly what it is: an excuse from someone who's bragged about numbers his entire career until now. Breaking down why the “I just care about the reaction” line doesn't hold up, predicting how the label is going to try to save face with pre-bought “pure sales,” and comparing the situation to Lizzo's Streaming University fallou...

Live reaction to the Doomsday trailer, and Smooth is not impressed with the lineup Marvel is sending after Dr. Doom breaking down who stands a chance (Shang-Chi, Sentry) and who's getting immediately smoked (Captain America/Falcon, the Winter Soldier, both assassins). From there it's a deep dive into Marvel multiverse theory: incursions, the X-Men/Fantastic Four/mainline universe collision, Monica...

A packed one, split roughly into three parts. First: new testimony from the D4vd preliminary hearing brings disturbing additional details about his relationship with Celeste Rivas Hernandez, and Smooth makes the case for why this is among the worst celebrity scandals he's covered, drawing comparisons to other high-profile cases. From there it's Akademiks and Brittany Renner's ongoing back-and-fort...

Pastor Jamal Bryant lays out his full case against “Dr.” Cheyenne Bryant starting with his own apology for platforming her, the cease-and-desist he received that wasn't even from a lawyer, and the moment it escalated: an email claiming she'd just earned a PhD from an unaccredited, unregistered “Indiana Southwestern Christian University.” Smooth walks through the receipts alongside him, including t...

YG's arrest in connection with the 2021 murder of West Coast rapper Drakeo the Ruler reopens a case nobody expected to move again and podcaster Glasses Malone's claim that Drake is secretly financing the investigation to take YG down sends the internet into a spiral. Smooth breaks down the entire timeline: the “B-Team” red alert Glasses Malone put out to California and Canadian Bloods, the blood-s...

Smooth sits down with singer and reality TV personality Drea Dominique ahead of the release of her new album Romantic Tragedies, dropping July 4th. Drea opens up about landing a spot on the main stage at FIFA Fest, embracing her Puerto Rican roots in her music, and stepping into her “lover girl” era after being known for the drama of Bad Girls Club. She also talks candidly about her bo...