Extra Connections

Author James Gregory! 

James Lott Jr connects with this smart, talented young lady about the business, family and college!  At just 10, she wowed ABC News before hitting the Apollo Theater stage as a finalist. From there, it was festivals across the U.S. and U.K., setting the stage for her meteoric rise. Her 2018 single “Feel the Beat” dominated the Tempo Caribbean charts, hitting number one in 24 countries, and by 2019...

Featured on our longer Extra Connections show, Briannagh D is a singer, actress, student. Follow & Connect: Instagram:  @briannaghd YouTube:  Briannagh D TikTok:  @iambriannaghd Website:  www.briannaghdennehy.com

On February 5, 1972, Bob Douglas became the first African American to be inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. This event marked a turning point in the Hall’s history and highlighted the significant contributions of Black athletes to basketball in its early years. Intro and outrp song- Hoop Dreams (created and written by James Lott Jr for lefthandedtaurus music 2025)

JLJ is back with the first show of 2025! 

James Lott Jr has a chat with Jeff Krauss, he's a celebrity event producer based in New York. His company is IE Group NYC. He's worked with a number of celebrities in the hospitality space including George Clooney, Alicia Keys, Megan Fox, Brooke Shields, Connor McGregor, and a to name a few. He also co-founded FanRoom Live along with Mich Faulkner and Cedric The Entertainer, an online platform tha...

James Lott Jr talks about the future of the long running show.

Actress, comedian and writer Corinne Britti currently co-stars as real-life 70s comedienne Valri Bromfield in the Sony biographical comedy Saturday Night from writer, director Jason Reitman opening on Oct 11. She also stars as Leyna Rahn, an escaped German Jew who turns Nazi hunter in writer/director Phil Blattenberger’s action-thriller Condor’s Nest, and she’s Claire, a dry-witted medium who is h...

One is from the Big City. The Other is from a small town. One is in his 50s , the other in his 30s. Different in many ways yet they have a friendship that crosses all of that. Listen to this uncensored talk between James Lott Jr and Jock Stateler. Jock is the host of the JLJ media podcast Another WIidcat Take Down!

New single Tango drops Oct 7th! mindofthenoise.com Jason D. Harris—a hip-hop architect and founder of Mind of the Noise Records, as well as visionary educator whose journey from the gritty streets of St. Louis to the bright lights of LA is nothing short of legendary. Jason’s mission? To flip the script on music education and empower the next generation through his groundbreaking “Beat School with...

In this special episode, James talks about his recent trip to Clinton Indiana (and surrounding areas). He shares is thoughts before going and after he left. It was a life changing experience and an EXTRA connection for him. 

Award winning Actress, Writer, and Producer, Charlotte Kirk co-wrote, produced and stars in the British gangster movie Duchess directed and co-written by Neil Marshall (The Descent, The Lair, The Reckoning, Dog Soldiers) being released by Saban Films on August 9th and portrays Nicole Brown Simpson in writer/director Joshua Newton’s true crime drama The Juice to be released in 2025.  As part of the...

Actress, writer and director Alessandra Williams co-stars in the upcoming drama, Lissa’s Trip opposite Sofia Vassilieva and directed by Jeffrey Scott Lando and will premiere on Tubi, June 20. Williams portrays dual characters, Alex / Millie the Macaw and Vassilieva was the recipient as Best Actress at The First Glance Film Festival in 2023 and Vassilieva won Best Actress and Lando was the Best Dir...

Duke Lott joins James Lott Jr and they talk about life, mindset and interracial relationships. Writer, Author, 2024 Rosalie Petrouske Poetry Award Recipient, Ghostwriter, Host of “The Duke Lott Podcast Show” Speaker, Consultant DEI, Crisis Prevention Intervention Certified(CPI)Former Collegiate Tennis Player❤️NOMI

Emmy nominee Groundbreaker Multiple ISA Award winner Anthony Anderson. Anacostia brainchild Anthony chats with James on the beginnings of this still emerging part of the TV industry. 

Arkansas native Aaron Wallis started out with Queers and Soaps and now has several audio dramas: Old Cove and Tomorrow IS a New Day. James talks with him about being from the south and queer, watching soaps and the creation of audio content! June 5th is the begiining of the new season of TAND. GOto any audio streaming service to listen! 

Black Baseball MixTape Co Host and Baseball fan (Go Mets!) Flobo Boyce talks with James Lott Jr on the past, present and future of Blacks in the NLB! flobito.com

Steven Reigns is an American poet, artist and activist known for his poetry publications, his work as West Hollywood's first City Poet, his participatory art projects, his LGBT activism, and his scholarly work on Anaïs Nin. His works include A Quilt For David, Inheritance, The Gay Rub, In The Room, 3-Pack Jack. He and Host James Lott Jr talk about LGBTQIA Literary works.

We talk with Chronicles of Jessica Wu Creator Zane Hubbard on creating worlds where Black folks are leads and prominent story while relating to all. the Emmy Winning Chronicles of Jessica Wu is on Tubi! 

James Lott Jr explains why he does the Pride Talk miniseries.

James and Donald have a discussion about the soaps past present and future. IS there hope for Black folks on Soap operas?

James Lott Jr explains why he does the Race talk miniseries. 

The Show is returning and more

Explore the powerful narrative of "The House We Lived In" with award-winning director Tim O’Donnell, chronicling his father Tod’s battle with a traumatic brain injury. This documentary, released by Pixela Films x Gravitas Ventures, illuminates the resilience amidst adversity, resonating profoundly during Brain Injury Awareness Month. James and Tim talk about the process, the emotions and the trium...

Trying to raise $50 dollars for two bills! I lost a job because I was subpoenaed to court! Then I wasn’t even used! Donations: 4 ways to pay: Venmo- james-lott-7 PayPal- blakhope9@aol.com Zelle- jlottjr@aol.com CashAPP- $blakhopela