Decoding 40

Welcome back to another episode of Decoding 40! The podcast is now picking up streams in Nebraska! Thanks to everyone in the Cornhusker State who is taking the time to listen to the show and share in the love. This week, Rick returns home from Miami with a little something extra—Covid 19. And, positive test aside, Rick has been symptom-free and has been blessed with a case of Diet Covid. Vin and h...

Welcome back to another episode of Decoding 40! The podcast is now picking up streams in Zurich! Thanks to everyone in the Playground of Europe who is taking the time to listen to the show and share the love. This week, Leon takes a trip to Madison Square Garden to watch the Knicks play and actually win. It had been a minute since L.O. visited the Garden, and he quickly found out nothing changed e...

Welcome back to another episode of Decoding 40! The podcast is now picking up streams in Seattle! Thanks to everyone in the Emerald City who is taking the time to listen to the show and share the love. This week, Rick checks in from Miami, where Art Basel is in full swing and he's busy working with The Fearless Artist gallery. L.O. aka Leon Musk returns after renting a Tesla Model Y and heads up t...

Welcome back to another episode of Decoding 40! The podcast is now picking up streams in Boston or Bah-ston! Thanks to everyone in Beantown who is taking the time to listen to the show and share the love. This week’s Check-In starts with Vin dealing with the subpar performance of his LG refrigerator that’s blowing hot air and managing his anger with overly nice customer service. Alaric puts us on...

Welcome back to another episode of Decoding 40! The podcast is now picking up streams in the city that raised us--New York City! We're always grateful for the love that we get around the world, but there's nothing that beats hometown love! In this week's Check-In, L.O. loses his cell phone in an Uber and he with his wife go full bounty hunter trying to track it down. Vin goes out to the movies wit...

Welcome back to another episode of Decoding 40! The podcast is now picking up streams in the city of Brotherly Love aka Philadelphia which can only mean that the 215 needed some cheering up after their beloved Phillies lost to the Astros for this year’s World Series. No worries! Keep your heads up in Illadelphia! This week’s Check-In starts with Alaric celebrating his daughter's birthday and findi...

Welcome back to another episode of Decoding 40! The podcast is now picking up streams in Atlanta which means we’re being listened to on several Peachtree Streets. Thanks for the love from the 404. This week, Leon and his wife take a trip to the Poconos while celebrating their 16th wedding anniversary with family at a wedding. He finally divorces his barber in the last episode of “Mi Peluguero Secr...

Welcome back to another episode of Decoding 40! The podcast is now picking up streams in Chicago right before winter sets in. So, check out the podcast with your new bae during cuffing season. This week, L.O. talks about his son's soccer team and their continued winning streak as they crush the competition 10-0. Vin has a quiet week as he remembered his mother on the 8th anniversary of her passing...

Welcome back to another episode of Decoding 40! The podcast is now picking up streams in Sin City, Las Vegas, NV! Thanks to everyone that continues to share the show. We can’t do it without you! This week, Vin has car trouble when a small rock in the windshield turned into a huge crack. Did his insurance cover the trip to Safelight glass repair? Alaric hits a club up in the city to take in some li...

Welcome back to another episode of Decoding 40! The podcast is now streaming strong in Cincinnati, OH! Thanks to everyone in the Natti for showing us love. This week, the guys sit back and unpack the latest in the news and society. Sometimes it feels like we're living in the Matrix and the programming is pumping out pain porn. And, every once and a while we all get fed up with everything. This is...

Welcome back to another episode of Decoding 40! The podcast is now streaming strong in Memphis, TN! Thanks to everyone in the 901 for showing us love. In this week’s Check-In, L.O. gains an angel's feather towards his wings after “saving” two women from walking into oncoming traffic. His “Mr. Good Deeds” act continues as he stops what could have been a bad situation on the train. Vin has FINALLY f...

Welcome back to another episode of Decoding 40! Thanks for the continued support and please keep sharing the show because now we’re streaming all throughout the United Kingdom! In this week’s Check-In, Vin celebrates his daughter and his uncle on their birthday with a lunch fit for a king and queen in the borough of Brooklyn. Rick is also celebrating his brother’s birthday, but did his family get...

Welcome back to another episode of Decoding 40! The numbers are in and the streams coming back from London are amazing! In this week’s Check-In, Fire Marshall Bill shows up at Leon's job to discuss fire safety and how to survive an active shooting incident. What would you tell a child in that situation? Alaric gets a pair of FREE by Dre headphones courtesy of his wife. Apparently, she thought they...

Welcome back to another episode of Decoding 40! The numbers are in and the streams are heating up in the Caribbean with new numbers in Puerta Plata and Santiago in the Dominican Republic and Kingston, Jamaica. This week Rick breaks down the fun and sexiness of the Arterotica event and also finds himself in a heavy customer, but no service situation at a local restaurant. Vin also went to Arteotica...

Welcome back to another episode of Decoding 40! The numbers are in and the streams are heating up in the Caribbean thanks to our friends in St. John. This week's Check-In includes L.O.'s visiting family in Maryland and getting hooked on MTV’s Catfish. Vin is still working on his house and continues his wellness journey with exercise. Alaric is back home after two weeks on the road in West Virginia...

Welcome back to another episode of Decoding 40! The numbers are in and the streams are getting heavy in Mexico thanks to our friends in Tijuana! This week, Vin and L walk to Brooklyn after bottomless margaritas at their favorite brunch spot. Vin’s also breathing a sigh of relief because the electrical work in his house is finally done. Rick checks in from Louisburg, Virginia, and asks the question...

Welcome back to another episode of Decoding 40! It looks like the word is still spreading because your boys are now streaming in South Africa! Rick starts off the Check-In with some good news, his dad is out of the hospital and on the mend. He also celebrated his son's 4th birthday with a party in Fort Greene Park in Brooklyn where all of the entire Decoding40 family was in attendance. L.O. spends...

Welcome back to another episode of Decoding 40! It looks like the word is really spreading across the world because we are now streaming in Russia! Thanks to our comrades! In this episode, the guys discuss wrapping up a major home improvement, and family parties and one of the guys gets into a car accident. Getting into the show, the guys discuss the white rage that is consuming America. Are we he...

Welcome back to another episode of Decoding 40! We are now the self-proclaimed kings of podcasting as the show continues to expand its reach to Mumbai and Singapore. Each week we are encouraged by how this show is growing. Thank you! In this episode of Decoding 40, the fellas get together and spend a long weekend ending hanging out. It starts with a 4:20 420 smoke in Times Square with a friend to...

Welcome back to another episode of Decoding 40! Welcome to the podcast that our friends in Phoenix, AZ are now streaming with some heat! Thanks to everyone who continues to support this show by sharing it with your friends and family. This week during the Check-In, Vin enjoys the fruits of his electrician’s labor with new wires, does brunch with his daughter, and does some mall shopping. L.O. stil...

Welcome back to another episode of Decoding 40! Looks like the word is really spreading, because we’re now streaming in Singapore! A special thanks to everyone who continues to support this show by sharing it with your friends and family. We really appreciate it! In this week’s Check-In, the fellas get together for a Saturday brunch that turned into an all-night bender. L.O.’s trip to the Dominica...

Welcome back to another episode of Decoding 40! We finally reached the motherland and have started to see streams in Senegal which is HUGE for us! In this week’s Check-In, Vin talks about the small electrical fire in his kitchen, luckily the family dog, Onyx, sounded the pup alarm to save the day. Alaric and his family are back from Barbados, but are Bajans the rudest people on the planet? Just ma...

Welcome back to another episode of Decoding 40! We have to thank the Chocolate City aka Washington D.C. that has been blazing the streams in the last couple of weeks. In this week’s Check-In, Vin celebrated his wedding anniversary and his youngest birthday all in the same week. Leon is feeling great after losing his Covid weight and then some. And, Alaric celebrated his wedding anniversary with a...

Welcome back to another episode of Decoding 40! Looks like London still has love for us even if the Queen doesn't because The Big Smoke came in second in downloads last week! Starting this Check-In, Alaric has an emotional moment at his daughter's kindergarten graduation ceremony. Afterward, he attended a keep-your-distance mixer with the other parents, but what was in those coffee mugs? Leon find...

Welcome back to another episode of Decoding 40! Peace and love to Money Earnin’ Mt. Vernon which came in hot with the highest number of streams last week. No Check-In this week as the guys continue this hilarious and at times personal conversation with E.S.$.O discussing personal growth, life as a husband, father, and Black man in America. You’ll hear this and so much more on this latest episode o...