All of the Above with James Brown

It\'s Friday and that means it\'s time for some comfort food. This week\'s selection comes from the world of country music. Kinda. After spending an hour listening to Jelly Roll’s music, I wasn\'t quite sure what to make of it. I had no idea who he was until I saw the face-tattooed rapper turn country music star win CMT\'s Best New Artist award. He had a message for all of us. Despite your tribula...

You may have heard a recent episode of mine. It was about the mountain of data that shows that kids in one parent households are falling behind their colleagues with two parents. This episode is another part of that equation, a part that will no doubt shape the future of America. They\'re called DINKS, also known as Couples with Dual Income, No Kids. U.S. Census data says that 43% of all American...

Comedian Louis C.K. was accused of and admitted to some awful things. The incidents include lewd activities in front of female comedians in his apartment. I\'ll spare you the details, but frankly, I think they\'re disgusting. While the incidents fell short of criminality, some, like the directors of a new documentary called Sorry Not Sorry, argued that the punishment wasn\'t steep enough. As the w...

Eating out, Media Literacy and Christmas Carols Let me know what you think in the comments at jamesbrowntv.substack.com Email: jamesbrowntv@gmail.com Leave me a voicemail or text: 585-484-0339 Follow me on social media: YouTube Main Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCixNKcH6SP5OCLHMdQ_gVTw Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jamesbrowntv/ Facebook: https://facebook.com/jamesbrowntv Twitte...

Sequels, Andre 3000 and don\'t be that person Let me know what you think in the comments at jamesbrowntv.substack.com Email: jamesbrowntv@gmail.com Leave me a voicemail or text: 585-484-0339 Follow me on social media: YouTube Main Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCixNKcH6SP5OCLHMdQ_gVTw Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jamesbrowntv/ Facebook: https://facebook.com/jamesbrowntv Twitter:...

Harrison Ford, No close friends, Time and politics ruins everything Let me know what you think in the comments at jamesbrowntv.substack.com Email: jamesbrowntv@gmail.com Leave me a voicemail or text: 585-484-0339 Follow me on social media: YouTube Main Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCixNKcH6SP5OCLHMdQ_gVTw Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jamesbrowntv/ Facebook: https://facebook.com...

Let me know what you think in the comments at jamesbrowntv.substack.com Email: jamesbrowntv@gmail.com Leave me a voicemail or text: 585-484-0339 Follow me on social media: YouTube Main Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCixNKcH6SP5OCLHMdQ_gVTw Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jamesbrowntv/ Facebook: https://facebook.com/jamesbrowntv Twitter: https://twitter.com/jamesbrowntv

James Brown and relationship specialist Nicole “Mrs. Pinky” Pinkston discuss love, relationships and the black community. The wide ranging talk touched on how politics, gender roles affect relationships. And how to tackle common problems. Iconic Discover the keys to a successful marriage and how to become Iconic. By Nicole Pinkston aka Mrs_Pinky Modern romance and relationship advice. (0:00) Build...

Roses, Death, Snow White and Dharma and Greg Let me know what you want to hear in the comments at JamesBrownTv. Substack.com. Email me at jamesbrowntv@gmail.com. Or leave me a message at 1-585-484-0339

Richard Roundtree, Shy People, Baby Formula and an update on my mom. Let me know what you want to hear in the comments at JamesBrownTv. Substack.com. Email me at jamesbrowntv@gmail.com. Or leave me a message at 1-585-484-0339

James Brown and Mackenzie Reed discuss the challenges of publishing a book today, including the pressure to go viral and the importance of teamwork. Her first book “The Rosewood Hunt” is out on Halloween. You can learn more about her at: https://www.mackenziemreed.com/. \"I think just a theme in The Rosewood Hunt is a big theme of like friendship, and figuring out where you belong, even if it\'s n...

This is part four of a series called Connecting the Circle: conversations on death and dying with the people who see it every day. My guest is Genevieve Keeney Vasquez, President and CEO of the National Museum of Funeral History. In this episode we\'ll discuss Keeney Vasquez\'s career as a palliative nurse, a funeral director and army medical officer. In this episode James Brown and Keeney Vasquez...

James Brown and first time author Mackenzie Reed discuss how she fell in love with writing and got published by Harper Collins before her 26th birthday. Young adult literature and debut author Mackenzie Reed. (0:00) Creative writing journey and career path change. (5:03) Creative writing, rejection, and perseverance. (11:08) Writing, publishing, and career aspirations in college. (16:24) Tradition...

This is part three in a series called Connecting the Circle conversations on death and dying the people who see it every day. My guest is Genevieve Keeney Vasquez, President and CEO of the National Museum of Funeral History. In this episode we\'ll discuss Keeney Vasquez\'s career as a palliative nurse, a funeral director and army medical officer. Death and dying with a funeral director and former...

This is part two of a series called Completing the circle. Its about death and dying and the people who embrace it everyday like today’s guest Genevieve Keeney Vasquez. She’s spent her whole life wanting to work in these fields centered on death and dying and those they leave behind and she has. She\'s worked a funeral director, an army medical officer, a palliative nurse, and most currently Presi...

Hello and welcome to All of The Above. I\'m James Brown. Thanks for joining me. You can check out my work at jamesbrowntv.substack.com. It\'s there I make podcasts about the things that unite us and the people obsessed with them. Its in that spirit that I present to you a series called completing the circle.  Its about death and dying and the people who embrace it everyday like today’s guest Genev...

Cut paper artist Laura Homsey and James Brown discuss how a non profit worker followed her passion head on during the pandemic to create a thriving boutique business. Intro (0:00) Fear that comes with growing up and failing. (6:52) Working with people with disabilities. (11:24) Finding the right medium for your work. (22:17) How did you get started in social media? (27:12) How social media changed...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit jamesbrowntv.substack.com James Brown and TheRighting.com ’s Howard Polskin discuss Polskin’s ongoing daily deep dive into right wing media, left wing media, his motivations, and his impressions of different media outlets. Paid subscribers get access to this episode a week early plus a bonus show. Howard’s upcoming member’s only episode...

James Brown in conversation with Adam Frank an astrophysicist from the University of Rochester. Frank is a leading expert on how stars form and die, as well as civilizations before humans . Frank has appeared in media for decades, writing for Scientific American, NPR, the New York Times and recently the Atlantic.  He\'s the author of several books including the forthcoming The Little Book of Alien...

James Brown and Jenny White of LovePilled.com discuss her path to becoming a dating guru. Why Gen-Z is turning to Gen-X for dating advice. The trouble with modern men and modern women. She also shares strong opinions about sex, ghosting, dusting, gender roles, and family. Paid subscribers get access to this episode a week early plus a bonus show. Jenny’s upcoming member’s only episode at jamesbrow...

James Brown and holistic funeral director Lauren Carroll discuss the human tendency to avoid talking about death, grief, why we should plan our funeral, different types of burials, her approach versus conventional funeral homes and introduced me to the idea of a death doula. Check out episode one here . Lauren participated in our Members only show which you can hear here. Carroll is a co-founder o...

James Brown and holistic funeral director Lauren Carroll discuss her career in traditional funeral homes, why that experience led her to try to change the industry, and the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on funerals. Part one is available here . Part two is available here. Lauren Carroll is a co-founder of Deathwives: a female-founded collective working to widen the narrative around death and dying. Y...

James Brown and Professional Matchmaker Corey Martire discuss her toughest clients, how politics and religion affect dating and who is tougher to find a match for men or women? Her answers are surprising. Corey helps people identify and reach their dating goals through coaching and recruiting potential partner. You can find her at coreylynneagency.com or matchmakingct.com. Part 1 is available here...

James Brown and Professional Matchmaker Corey Martire discuss what types of people use matchmakers, patterns in relationships, why height matters to women and more. Corey helps people identify and reach their dating goals through coaching and recruiting potential partner. You can find her at coreylynneagency.com or matchmakingct.com. Paid subscribers get access to this episode a week early plus a...

This is part of a conversation between Grammy winning orchestra conductor Jeff Tyzik and journalist and podcaster James Brown. Tyzik describes the difficulty of covering modern music with an orchestra and how should we define classical music JAMES BROWN: There are lots of conventions about orchestral music. There\'s a box that I think most of us put it in. Some would just call it classical. Is tha...