Decoding 40

Welcome back to another episode of Decoding 40! Looks like we’re getting hella love last week in streams from Oklahoma City, OK and we couldn’t be more grateful. The Check-In starts with the crew sharing their Father's Day experience starting with a BBQ at Vin's house. Jokes, food, good conversations, and an almost overdose of a THC edible capped the day's events. After a long hiatus from an actua...

Welcome back to another episode of Decoding 40! We want to send a special thanks to all of the listeners in Baltimore, Maryland who streamed us the most last week. On the Check-In this week, Vin hangs out with an old friend visiting the city and stops by the show’s favorite dive bar Stolen Jackets for drinks and then headed over to The Fearless Artist installation. L.O. gets outside with the famil...

Welcome back to another episode of Decoding 40! Thank you to all of the listeners in the Dallas/Ft. Worth, Texas areas streaming our show heavily last week. On the Check-In this week, Vin & his wife finally put the finishing touches on his deck and backyard but what did it cost them? Alaric honors a long-lasting father and son tradition by taking his son for his first haircut. L.O. returns to...

Welcome back to another episode of Decoding 40! Thanks to Wichita, Kansas for showing us love in streams last week. This week’s starts with the latest installment of Where in the World is Alaric ? as he checks in from Pigeon Forge, Tennessee where he's been working on his latest project. L.O. talks about how ghetto earth has become with the subway shooters, crazy Caucasians, and homicidal homeless...

Welcome back to another episode of Decoding 40. This week we thank our friends in Singapore for tuning in with the greatest number of streams this week! For this week's Check-In, Vin celebrates his wife's birthday with some less than stellar edibles but makes up for it by gifting her a massage package at a nearby spa. Alaric comes close to losing his cool at the local CVS. They make him wait an ho...

Welcome back to another episode of Decoding 40! As this episode drops on the eve of what would be the Notorious B.I.G.’s 50th birthday , we give, thanks to Brooklyn, NY for showing us love and having the best increase in streams last week. This week, Alaric gives his wife the greatest gift, a Mother's Day–without kids. Vin buys an espresso machine that wasn't quite up to his standards and it looks...

Welcome back to another episode of Decoding 40! And, thanks to Atlanta for having the greatest increase in streams over the last couple of weeks. This week, Alaric finds himself in the throes of a fierce game of Old Maid with his daughter, while balancing with work. Leon reviews his latest Apple TV addiction Severance . He also thinks he might have a touch of carpal tunnel syndrome to boot. Vin ha...

Welcome back to another episode of Decoding 40. Thanks to the planet of Brooklyn for coming in heavy with the downloads last week. Every once and a while the crew just has one of those Check-Ins that turns into a heart-to-heart amongst friends. This is one of those times. As men, it's important to learn from one another and feel open enough to have these types of conversations. Fatherhood is a rew...

Welcome back to another episode of Decoding 40! Shout out to San Jose, CA which has downloaded the show heavily for the past couple of weeks! This week Vin returns from Aruba for a family vacation and continues to love the island. Alaric finds himself in the sticks with a potential situation as he and his castmates were on the verge of running out of gas in the sticks of West Virginia. L.O. talks...

Welcome back to another episode of Decoding 40! Shout out to Belgium for the support with the top downloads last week. This week, L.O. finds himself in Connecticut over the Easter weekend celebrating with his family and also gives props to his brother-in-law’s full-court balling. Alaric has the kids for the week and finds himself in a battle of wits with his son. Seems like the stubborn gene is st...

Welcome back to another episode of Decoding 40! L.O. has officially joined the Peloton community and has the rest of the family joining him on his fitness journey. Vin is back from Maryland after visiting his friend for a much-needed getaway that included skeet shooting and weed tea. Alaric decides to shave his beard off after finding a bald spot, hopefully, it's not beard-alopecia. Next, we discu...

Welcome back to another episode of Decoding 40. This week Rick heads down to DC to hang out with the Fearless Artist crew as they celebrate a major milestone. Vin talks about the most recent trip to Lounge Studios and how Basel Hayden & Uncle Nearest brought the guys to the great abyss.  L.O. finishes the check-in with a cautionary tale of how a late-night moment on the lips can lead to a morning...

Welcome back to another episode of Decoding 40. L.O. is back with another one of his TV show reviews and this time it’s all documentaries as he talks about the Secrets of Playboy , Jee-yuhs , and the Chippendale Murder series. Vin is three chapters away from finishing his audible book project and could he be on his way to becoming a hermit?  Rick is finally home after weeks on the road where he "e...

Welcome back to another episode of Decoding 40. This week Rick finds himself in Wise, VA working on another show, but is he starring in a real-life small-town production as one of the few Black people there? Vin spends some quality time with his wife and pushes ahead through his audible book assignments. L.O. had an unexpected, unfriendly, and unwarranted visit from the NYPD, but he wasn’t home. U...

Welcome back to another episode of Decoding 40. It's spring again and L.O. is back in the gym. Is the fight to be fit at 49 much different than 29? Rick encounters a massive military caravan while driving in Virginia. Is this a sign that trouble is on the way? Vin is having a quiet week and spent some time binge-watching programming on Netflix. What did he think of Inventing Anna? Next, we discuss...

Welcome back to another episode of Decoding 40. L.O. continues his birthday celebration week with a trip to the Kings County Distillery . Apparently, whiskey is really nothing but diet poison. Vin is living life in his audiobook grind and things are picking up. Alaric talks about his The Fearless Artist event over the weekend. Next, we discuss the war in Ukraine and the bias in the media's coverag...

Welcome back to another episode of Decoding 40. This week, Vin is still on his voice-over grind and finally finished the HBO series Boardwalk Empire … prepare for a spoiler alert. Rick is on the road again traveling state to state for work while listening to Will Smith's autobiography to pass the time during the drive. L.O. is celebrating his 49th birthday and living like a king. Juicing with his...

Welcome back to another episode of Decoding 40. This week, Alaric is on the road again for another production project and is getting his fill of shrimp po'boy sandwiches with a side of fried pickles. Vin is still building his voiceover career while supplementing his income with ride-sharing adventures. L.O. meets with some bright minds of the future and gives his review on the series Them. The guy...

Welcome back to another episode of Decoding 40. This week, Leon reports that the MTA went from trash to SUPERTRASH! While riding the train with his son a member of NYC’s finest fiends attempts to smoke crack. Alaric has a Covid scare with his youngest son but all is well after the test came back negative. Vin auditions and gets a gig narrating his first audible book. Mack has problems getting past...

Welcome back to another episode of Decoding 40. This week, Rick gets hit with an unexpected hotel tax from his recent stay under the guise of a complementary tax. L.O. is disgusted with NYC’s transit system which has become a refuge for the homeless, mentally disturbed and bold drug addicts. Vin rides the wave of positive feedback and finds himself back in a creative space to start auditioning for...

Welcome back to another episode of Decoding 40. L.O. starts the check-in with his first visit to McDonald's in years and realizes he may be too old to eat there. Vin is quickly finding out that driving for a ride service definitely requires some conversational skills. Rick returns back from West Virginia just in time for a major snowstorm in New York, and, apparently, he's going for the neighbor o...

Welcome back to another episode of Decoding 40. This week, Mack sets off the check-in with a visit to a local auto service center where things get a little dicey with another customer.  L.O. has a run-in with his postal carrier after he tries to play reindeer games with his mail.  Vin calls on one of his friends to fix some electrical issues in his house.  After spending last week in sunny Miami,...

Welcome back to another episode of Decoding 40. This week Vin starts the check-in with some good news on his ice-cream dreams as he moves closer to building his consumer packaged goods empire.  L spends time with family celebrating his niece's 10th birthday.  Rick and his Ring camera have become the unofficial neighborhood watch. Mack has been bit by the watch bug as he is vigilant about investiga...

Welcome back to another episode of Decoding 40.  For this week's check-in, the guys cover topics including a holiday miracle, a new car, Omicron dominating the streets, and recharging over the break.  This week's topics include careers as a conspiracy theorist writer, the genius of Majah Hype, what's annoying us these days, homelessness, and many other random things big and small that are having a...

Welcome to the final episode of the year. And, as we close the chapter on the 2,021st year, we wanted to share some of the best segments of the past 12 months.  For those of you who might be new to the podcast, this is a great chance for you to hear some of the stories and opinionated thoughts that make our show the experience that it has become.  Wishing you all of the health, wealth, and sanity...