John X

Born In Trouble

Society EN ↓ 188 episodes

People say change starts with a conversation, but are we having the right ones? From the mysteries of the music industry to the often misunderstood concept of sex, race and cultures. "Meet us at the intersection of technology, entertainment, music, relationships and everything thought-provoking dialogue should be!. Dive deep into the realities of being Born in Trouble!

Author

John X

Category

Society

Podcast website

bornintrouble.fireside.fm

Latest episode

May 13, 2026

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Episodes

Cancellation Guidelines For Dummies 28.10.2022

Born in Trouble is John X and Guests speaking and sharing our voices! The roundtable features contributors from the same place now spread across the Country! These voices that like yours, can't be cancelled! Though you re welcome to try! This is the one Podcast that you don't need permission to listen to! Money, Politics, Black Culture which is all Culture. Music. Society. The Popular Culture of c...

Innapropriate 2 14.10.2022

Born in Trouble was on one! Yikes. If you need a good laugh this episode is for you! Sports, media, R.Kelly and the Pied Piper fable. Georgia the Peach state. Twitter and the rest of social media. This episode is just wrong! But funny. Born in Trouble!

New Education Marketing For Life! 07.10.2022

Born in Trouble is John X and Guests speaking and sharing our voices! The roundtable features contributors from the same place now spread across the Country! These voices that like yours, can't be cancelled! Though you re welcome to try! This is the one Podcast that you don't need permission to listen to! Money, Politics, Black Culture which is all Culture. Music. Society. The Popular Culture of c...

Checks, Cultivation, Identification, Bargains and Gummy Bears! 30.09.2022

Born In Trouble returns with our weekly Black Man Therapy? Why do you cut the Arts and than complain when Artists do what they do? Are check-ins a good thing culturally? Politics shifts from Issues to Identification because it works. And why hallucenigenics are the next political currency! Born In Trouble once more!

Walker Can't Win. 23.09.2022

Why Herschel Walker being nominated for Senate is the end of Black excellence. Mississippi poor means you won't miss millions you never had. Relations in the work place and the litigious nature of consequence even for the most Beautiful. This is all about culture.

New Math. No Change and Ho Consequences 16.09.2022

The culture is on fire with Born In Trouble! Mermaids and elves with melanin. The price of every person and the value of baubles and how crime doesn't pay enough. Trafficking immigrants and underage girls and why is it so easy to do? And maybe this system isn't meant to make you healthy, wealthy or wise. But how do you make it make sense? Born in Trouble tries it!

The Queen is Dead. The House Maintains. 09.09.2022

Born in Trouble returns on a solemn day when America mourns with the Monarchy for some reason. The Queen is dead but do the Empire's payments ever stop? Is it Good to Be the King Always? How messaging defines who you are more than you. Your choices aren't yours. Every group looks and acts the same. Where American and radicals meet. Born in Trouble keeps it up!

Taxation, Inflation, Representation and Sesame Street. 27.08.2022

Born in Trouble is John X and Guests speaking and sharing our voices! The roundtable features contributors from the same place now spread across the Country! These voices that like yours, can't be cancelled! Though you re welcome to try! This is the one Podcast that you don't need permission to listen to! Money, Politics, Black Culture which is all Culture. Music. Society. The Popular Culture of c...

Playing Games for 1/4th of Cloth 19.08.2022

Born in Trouble is back with a two man panel! Charlottesville Police reform falls flat. Why don't Police replace bad Officers who resign instead of firing the Chief? When the stewards of black children once were black children who grew up to be just like them. What chance do they have to avoid the Preschool to prison pipeline? Materialism and negative interactions go hand. But do you have to parti...

Your Friendly Anarchy Guide. What to Look for and Where! 13.08.2022

Happy Birthday Grant! What we are talking about? The IRS is coming for you and evryone made sure it passed! Are you sure that obe side isn't both sides? Bum rushing the FBI. How not to make that happen! Independent states until it's about Immigration. Lebron James makes you mad? What color are you and how to define you by name. And breaking down the End of the world as we know it. Born in Trouble...

Kick In the Door. Get Me a Drink and Free Brittney! 05.08.2022

Are we about to see justice for Breonna Taylor and what does that look like? Burning books as a means of fighting oppression? Can it make sense? Mexico and International Chicken wings with Colorism for an All-inclusive experience. Brittney Griner convicted for what we used to call medicine when we didn't know any better. Why people who feel she isn't American enough to care don't get it. And the c...

Cookout Invitations Pending 30.07.2022

Born In Trouble returns to talk about more problematic stuff while considering expanding the Cookout. What do real heroes look and sound like? Is there room for raisin inundated potato salad because everyone loves ribs? Metaphorically speaking. Which R. Kelly songs to ban. The private conversation made public for likes. And Chris Rock is my hero. Born In Trouble opens the door for the conversation...

Pre-School Open Carry and Retirement Planning For the Generations 22.07.2022

Born In Trouble is back this week dissecting the shootings from every angle! Is there a minimum age for open carry? The message of a 4 yr old aiming and shooting at Police. Who are the bad guys anyway? Perspectives on banning Comedians or Books look the same. Are selective bans killing passion in people? Sugar Daddies and Cougars. The wave of the financial future? Is it important to teach High Fin...

Making Love and Country Music in Soft Italian Loafers. 15.07.2022

The single parent dating dilemma. How or who do you choose to bring around your kids and how do those choices effect your life. Why are politicians involved in sex scandals allowed to question the veracity of statutory rape claims? Mansplain it with us. Roe v. Wade repeal. Is it about declining birth rates of white women and power dynamics? Does it mean Democracy is dead? Crypto and Elon. How mani...

Consistent Like Violence! 08.07.2022

Is the World Bringing you down man? Is it so bad out here that you can't put it all into proper context? Perfect! Now come listen and celebrate with us our 100th Episode of Born in Trouble and maybe get an inappropriate but true perspective on things like...Shootings. Brittney Griner in the Russian Rotisserie League. Shootings. Abortion from a man's perspective(so). Racism. Sugar Daddy's and Pooki...

As It is Written...It Actually Is. 24.06.2022

Born in Trouble is John X and Guests speaking and sharing our voices! The roundtable features contributors from the same place now spread across the Country! These voices that like yours, can't be cancelled! Though you re welcome to try! This is the one Podcast that you don't need permission to listen to! Money, Politics, Black Culture which is all Culture. Music. Society. The Popular Culture of c...

Pride No Predudice! 15.06.2022

Born in trouble ittysits down with long time friend and LGBTQ mainstay Carlos "Charlie" Lopez to celebrate Gay Pride Month! Listen as Rob and John discuss with Carlos his experiences interacting with others. Activism in the Gay Community and just living a true life! This episode is one human should be listening to!

Rolling Stones. Shaman Chaps. And Icon Pricing! 10.06.2022

Born in Trouble gets into National Insurrection Trial Day? Talks about the Rolling Stone Best Rap album of All-Time list. Wonders how much it would cost to hire Johnny Depp for an ad campaign. Does BET have a problem with LGBTQ or mediocre music? How much money they shill out to Artist in the music Biz today and why they have to spin underdeveloped talent. Shootings as American as Apple pie and Ra...

The Stigma Behind Men's Mental Health 08.06.2022

Dr. Kimya Nuru Dennis. Founder of 365 Diversity joins John X and Rob B to discuss the stigma associated with Men's mental health and why Black men should not be afraid to seek mental assistance. Trauma doesn't have to be a continuing phase that effects you and your family. Breaking the cycle with Born In Trouble.

Episode 95: The Open Road and Wild West Show! 05.06.2022

Born In Trouble returns with a shoutout to the Fine Art of Audiobooks and Americana. It ain't no joke when the Supreme Court allows open carry in NYC. Applications and Benefits packages together? A trip to 90's employment. And can Waldo find Kamala Harris? The Good, Bad, and the Ugly of the Environmental Movement. And how most people are the same. Born in Trouble returns to full strength!

Episode 94: What Bad People Look Like 27.05.2022

The Truth Is All We Have. Born in Trouble comes back from a one week hiatus with an episode about the worst possible almost normalized conversations. And other things. Afterwards we discuss how we can discern good from bad? By the way that they look? By the groups that they belong to? The people that like and know them or how famous they are? What are you paying attention to that makes you feel yo...

Episode 93: Uncle Timmy's Feminism Jamboree! 13.05.2022

Born in Trouble gets into Feminism and Abortion movements. Uncle Timmy's take on what being a single black mother and abortion means to his existence. A sniper shoots a journalist and no one notices. Not even us. The Original Sin vs. Feminism, LGBTQ and all the other issues we fight for and against each other. Why are we fighting against each other for attention? The soul of Black America buried w...

Episode 92: Celebrating When we Should Know Better! 06.05.2022

Are you happy someone passed away? Democrat? Republican? Black? White? Illegal? Vaxxed or unvaxxed? Kevin Samuels? Congratulations! You are now fully American! How has rooting for the death of those we dislike has become the most American of traits! Why we won't be Mansplaining Roe v. Wade upcoming repeal women made possible. The attack on Dave Chappelle and how culture makes it ok to attack Black...

Episode 91: Rules of Human Depravity Doctrine 29.04.2022

The Concept of Human Depravity has been debated for Centuries. Humanity with all of it's advantages and understandings of Spirituality and Science will still do it's worst. And only an Act of Religion, God, or Spirituality can intercede from our worse selves doing their worst. Is the concept of Evolution a test or Burden. Are all things ok if no things matter? Which way makes more sense? Doing as...

Episode 90: Feelings! N Rooting For Biff. 22.04.2022

Born in Trouble gets into Trouble with this conversation about Feelings. Why as selfish people groups today feel the only right answer is my answer and perspective and what that means for consensus and things like the future of female competition. Why hatred of people resonates more than whatever the things we enjoy. Is rooting for Biff the answer to your financial and personal issues? Are public...

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