Bklyn Combine Podcast

On the premiere episode of our latest season of the Bklyn Combine podcast we build with a true lyricist and all-around thinker. He goes by the name of ANKHLEJOHN and aims to become a household name. Think of him as your favorite rapper's favorite rapper. The DC native also blessed the stage at Combine Day as our headline performer at Restoration Plaza in Bed Stuy! We are the Brooklyn Combine, a no...

This week some of the older members of the Combine sat down with some of the younger members and discussed a few current topics from Kevin Samuels to the Supreme Court. We are the Brooklyn Combine, a non-profit community organization. We work with schools, community organizations, and dedicated city officials to help provide mentorship, critical education, leadership, and social support programs t...

Women's History Month is almost over but your Bklyn Combine brothers had an opportunity to discuss the impact of strong women in our lives along with other current issues in the news like, Russia's invasion of Ukraine, COVID and Deltacron, and all around mental health. We are the Brooklyn Combine, a non-profit community organization. We work with schools, community organizations, and dedicated cit...

This is part 2 of our conversation with Mr. Tyrone Larkins, former inmate at Attica prison in 1971. Attica is known for a prison riot where over a thousand men, took control of the prison and took hostages in their demand for better living conditions. Larkins continues his riveting account of his time at Attica and life beyond the wall. We are the Brooklyn Combine, a non-profit community organizat...

This week the Bklyn Combine sat down with black history. He goes by the name of Mr. Tyrone Larkins and he was an inmate at Attica prison in 1971. Attica is known for a prison riot where over a thousand men, took control of the prison and took hostages in their demand for better living conditions. Larkins has an incredible story to tell and this is the first installment of a 2-part series. We are t...

This week we sat down with Merl Code, a former Adidas executive who was sentenced to nine months in federal prison for his participation in a college hoops bribery scandal in 2017. The Combine gets the scoop from Merl as we learn what really happened. We are the Brooklyn Combine, a non-profit community organization. We work with schools, community organizations, and dedicated city officials to hel...

This week we discuss NYC's new mayor, Eric adams' sit-down with Maino and some of Brooklyn's most popular drill rappers, i.e. Fiveo Foreign and B-Lovee. The meeting was a step that some may consider progress but others may look at as performative. The Combine dissected the genre and it's impact on a new generation of listeners, the consequences, and much more. We are the Brooklyn Combine, a non-pr...

This week your family at The Bklyn Combine deliver the first episode in a special series called, “Combine Honors”. In this series, we will do a recap of our instagram Black History Month February posts, a daily dedication to individuals who have made a major contribution to Black culture. In this episode we review Fannie Lou Hamer, Chairman Fred Hampton Sr., Gwendolyn Brooks, and William L. Patter...

The Bklyn Combine took a brief hiatus after our premier around the holidays, but we have returned to share our thoughts on a few current topics and to explore a Black History Month series that we have started on Instagram and Facebook, https://bit.ly/bhm-combine. We are the Brooklyn Combine, a non-profit community organization. We work with schools, community organizations, and dedicated city offi...

"DON'T CALL IT A COMEBACK!" Your friends at the Combine have been quietly planning for the future and putting in major work since last summer. Needless to say, we have had an eventful couple of months since our last podcast. We lost some community members this year and we have made some major accomplishments. We will shares throughout season 3 of the podcast so stay tuned for new and exciting deve...

We decided to do a special 420 Episode on a solid community member and Bklyn Combine family, Floyd Jarvis. Floyd is a horticulturist/gardener and founder of the Canarsie Neighborhood Community Garden. In addition he also recently founded, Ganja War Veterans For Equity and acts as a major Cannabis Advocate in NY. Armed with knowledge and a passion for community, Mr. Jarvis walks us through his jour...

In part 2 of The New Alaskans we interviewed our brother, Sam Gregory and our hosts/spiritual guides while in Alaska, Tim and Adam. They share stories of Life in Alaska and much more as we chop it up in a remote cabin in remote P-Vine Valley. We are the Brooklyn Combine, a non-profit community organization. We work with schools, community organizations, and dedicated city officials to help provide...

A few members of the Combine took a trip back to McCarthy, Alaska with community partner/Brooklyn to Alaska founder, Sam Gregory. They share stories of their travels on snow machines and unique experiences in the below 0º temps. We are the Brooklyn Combine, a non-profit community organization. We work with schools, community organizations, and dedicated city officials to help provide mentorship, c...

Join us for part 2 of our chat with Dwight Rhinosoros, of Eat The Rich Podcast. Eat The Rich is a show about our political economy, late stage capitalism, and the millionaires, billionaires, and multinational corporations hell bent on staving off it’s death rattle. twitter.com/rhinosoros twitter.com/eattherichpod patreon.com/eattherich @eattherichpod We are the Brooklyn Combine, a non-profit commu...

This week we sat down with Dwight Rhinosoros, of Eat The Rich Podcast. Eat The Rich is a show about our political economy, late stage capitalism, and the millionaires, billionaires, and multinational corporations hell bent on staving off it’s death rattle. Eat The Rich is a podcast about our political economy, late stage capitalism, and the millionaires, billionaires, and multinational corporation...

For our first podcast of the year we felt it was appropriate to hear from two of the younger men in our Combine Community. This week we welcome Fort Greene Brooklyn's own, Malik and Julian Bunton. Two positive young men born and raised in the borough and dealing with life post-COVID. We discuss, growing up in Bklyn, HBCUs, careers, dating, and life in general. We are the Brooklyn Combine, a non-pr...

This week the Combine discusses gang culture and its relationship to popular culture and entertainment. This hyper-capitalist machine called America, seamlessly works in conjunction with the entertainment industry to make street/gang culture look like a viable option for young black men globally. Yet when these young men get caught up in the legal system (or worse), they often find themselves blin...

Join the team this week as we discuss some recent topics like the Majah Hype relationship drama to the Tyson v. Roy Jones Jr fight. We also touched on one of our fallen heroes and Chicago native, Fred Hampton. We are the Brooklyn Combine, a non-profit community organization. We work with schools, community organizations, and dedicated city officials to help provide mentorship, critical education,...

Your Bklyn Combine family explores a few of the hot topics of the day and some possible solutions. Not to mention a questionable True Hollywood Story about Gary Coleman and Hervé Villechaize. We are the Brooklyn Combine, a non-profit community organization. We work with schools, community organizations, and dedicated city officials to help provide mentorship, critical education, leadership, and so...

This week the Combine brothers discuss the end of Quibi, Democracy, the Presidential debate, and the exclusive, invite-only Clubhouse app... and more. We are the Brooklyn Combine, a non-profit community organization. We work with schools, community organizations, and dedicated city officials to help provide mentorship, critical education, leadership, and social support programs to youth and young...

Join The Bklyn Combine as we explore Ice Cube's "Platinum Plan" with the Trump Administration, Megan Thee Stallion's NY Times piece on the protection of Black women, and voting to name a few topics we touched on this week. We are the Bklyn Combine, a not-for-profit community organization. We work with schools, community organizations, and dedicated city officials to help provide mentorship, critic...

This week we sat down with some old friends. Jeremy Yaches and Jeremiah Zagar are talented filmmakers/storytellers. The duo and their film company, Public Record, are responsible for a number of important films. They were shortlisted for an Academy Award, nominated for several Emmy's and have partnered with HBO just to name a few of their accomplishments. We talked music, indie film faves and fath...

Join us this week, for a follow-up discussion with two members of the very talented team responsible for the newest, must-see, HBO documentary, Yusuf Hawkins: Storm Over Brooklyn. Director, Muta’Ali Muhammad and Producer, Victorious De Costa sat with The Combine for another great conversation. We are the Bklyn Combine, a not-for-profit community organization. We work with schools, community organi...

On our latest episode, we recap our first "Bklyn Combine Day". A socially-distanced, outdoor concert/celebration of community and culture that took place on Friday, August 21, 2020. This live gathering took place in the heart of Bed Stuy at Restoration Plaza, home of the new Black Lives Matter mural on Fulton Street. This special day of community connection was made possible by our partners at Fee...

This week the Bklyn Combine met with an amazing group of men responsible for an important documentary that premieres on HBO this Wednesday, August 12, 2020. The film is entitled, Yusuf Hawkins: Storm Over Brooklyn, and tells the story of a black teenager who was murdered in 1989 by a group of young white men in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn. Join us as we interview one of Yusuf’s close, childhood friends,...