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This week, the Boys return as Oz discusses being awake while having his wisdom tooth removed; Oz salutes the award winning Black Nerd Problems; The Boys remind Gender Wars combatants to have kindness; the rise and fall of Ozempic; Dr. Umar wants women to pay to go out with him; Plus, your listener letters and the Top 3 STFUs. Pour Up! Song of the Week: Boy Soda- "I Write Sins Not Tragedies"

This week, Oz, Fluent and Euphonic salute former No Limit recording artist Mia X; Oz rants about "relationship goals"; Dr. Umar is panhandling again and the Boys want answers; Trump rolls out the National Guard in DC; Plus, your listener letters and the Top 3 STFUs. Pour Up! Song of the Week: Wizkid feat. Jazmine Sullivan- "Bad For You" Become a Patron! https://tinyurl.com/y576bpwv

This week, Oz, Euphonic and Fluent give flowers to the first Black woman to be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame; Oz rants about the community surrendering Black power for Black capitalism; The Boys unpack the indefinite suspension of the Soul Train Awards and the BET Hip Hop Awards; Oz has a bone to pick with Ice Cube; Plus, your listener letters and the Top 3 STFUs. Pour Up! Song of the Week: I...

This week, Oz, Fluent and Euphonic show their appreciation to folks giving aid during the Gaza conflict; Oz discusses Coach Prime beating cancer; The Boys unpack Dr. Umar's latest call for funding; Ari Lennox expresses childhood feelings about the show Martin; Plus, your listener letters and the Top 3 STFUs! Pour Up! Song of the Week: TheARTI$t- "Risk It All" feat. Honey Bxby

This week, Oz, Fluent and Euphonic give flowers to Shaq for defending Angel Reese, unpack Southern expelling Omega Psi Phi, Tyler dropping a new album and ICE agents quietly quitting left and right. Plus, your listener letters and the Top 3 STFUs. Pour Up! Song of the Week: Leon Thomas- "Sneak" Become a Patreon for BONUS CONTENT! https://tinyurl.com/4x4zf6fm

This week, Oz, Euphonic and Fluent salute to a VERY good neighbor as well as Baltimore's mayor; Oz urges everyone to check on the elderly in their communities during these hot summer days; The Boys discuss Marc Maron's podcast coming to an end and what it suggests about the current and future landscape of podcasting as a whole; What happened to Essence Fest this year?; Plus, your listener letters...

Oz and Fluent welcome Euphonic back from a safe trip to Africa before they get into looking back at A Different World as grown adults; Oz extends a disclaimer about watching how they discuss certain topics online; The Boys look at the verdict in the Diddy trial; Plus, your listener letters and the Top X* Song of the Week: Olamide- "Luvaluvah" Official OWB Playlist (for Spotify listeners): https://...

This week, Oz and Fluent salute Zohran Mamdani's first step in his road to the NYC mayoral race; Oz warns the people against abusing ChatGPT; The boys give opinions and predictions about the conflict between Israel and Iran; Kevin Durant comes to Houston; Tyler The Creator's beef with podcasts. Plus, your listener letters and the Top 3 STFUs. Pour up! Song of the Week: kwn- "Back of the Club"

This week, Oz and Fluent discuss crashing out at your job, B. Simone being a bad friend, Stephen A. Smith playing Solitaire on the job...and what the optics say about sports coverage as of late. Plus, your listener letters and the Top 3 STFUs. Pour Up! Song of the Week: Reuben Vincent feat. 9th Wonder- "Anything"

This week, Oz, Euphonic and Fluent salute another white woman Oz has never heard of, remember the lives of Sly Stone and Ananda Lewis, discuss Michael Beasley and Lance Stephenson playing 1 on 1 basketball and Oz's takes on the BET Awards. Plus, the ICE raids, your listener letters and the Top 3 STFUs. Pour Up! Song of the Week: Jenevieve- "Head Over Heels"

This week, Oz and Fluent salute a local voice actor friend; Oz stands with Deante Kyle in holding Black men accountable; The Boys discuss Travis Hunter deciding not to get a prenup; Presidential pardons; Oz gives a brief update/retrospective on Ryan Clark, RGIII and the Angel Reese/Caitlin Clark debate; Plus, your listener letters and the Top 3 STFUs. Pour Up! Song of the Week: Tanerelle- "Let Me...

This week, Oz, Euphonic and Fluent salute a local artist acquaintance; Oz is annoyed at social media making a gender war out of a TikTok prank; The Boys unpack Kid Cudi taking the stand at Diddy's trial; Oz and Fluent question whether the Knicks' good run has come to an end; Plus, another installment of Elections Have Consequences, your listener letters and the Top 3 STFUs. Pour Up! Song of the We...

Opinions While Black: Episode 307 - "Trigger Warning" by ill Mannered Media

Opinions While Black: Episode 306 - "We Are Culture" by ill Mannered Media

This week, Oz, Fluent and Euphonic talk about the inherent corniness of throwing women in the pool, new developments involving the former owner of the Turkey Leg Hut and thoughts on Ryan Coogler's latest hit film, Sinners. Plus, retrospective thoughts on Tarana Burke and abuse survivors, your listener letters and the Top 3 STFUs. Pour Up! Song of the Week: Syd- "Fast Car"

This week, the least sober team in podcasting salutes Ryan Coogler; Oz is leery of influencers in Black fiance; the boys discuss Ari Lennox leaving Dreamville and Shannon Sharpe's current sexual assault scandal. Plus, Shedeur Sanders, your listener letters and the Top 3 STFUs. Pour Up!

This week, Oz, Euphonic and Fluent talk about the oversaturation of AI generated memes, the untimely death of Kyren Lacy, Oz's thoughts on the Netflix version of Pop The Balloon and Wallo's takes on Black owned businesses. Plus, Random Roundtree Facts, your listener letters and the Top 3 STFUs. Pour Up! Song of the Week: Foggieraw feat Monaleo- "Prairie View"

This week, Oz, Euphonic and Fluent celebrate Spill taking their app experience to the next level, remember the life of Val Kilmer, plead with podcasters to pick and choose their battle, discuss YG's latest single and unpack the debate about "Black men not going to college. Plus, your listener letters and the top 3 STFUs. Pour Up! Song of the Week: No Guidnce- "Lovers to Enemies"

This week, Oz, Euphonic and Fluent start off taking all the wrong lessons from the online conversation around Juju Watkins and Jayden Daniels before Oz urges men to stop scaring the h*es; The feud between Stephen A. Smith and LeBron James heats up (again); Jasmine Crockett and her "Hot Wheels" comment spark a debate about the Democratic Party's "purity test" and why they keep losing lately; Plus,...

This week, Oz, Fluent, Euphonic and D. Randle pour up to celebrate 7 years and 300 episodes while unpacking the cultural talk around the potential return of segregation, the recent release of recordings implicating Jonathan Majors as well as the recent PR campaign now that he's married. Plus, more co-host drama over at the Breakfast Club, your listener letters and the Top 3 STFUs. Pour Up! Song of...

This week, Oz and Fluent salute a Black woman based ride share program, discuss the drama caused by Doechii's comments on straight men, unpack the death of Caleb Wilson and Oz has thoughts about why Dr. Umar's paternity drama is fair game. Plus, your listener letters and the Top 3 STFUs. Pour Up Song of the Week: Spontaneous Worldwide- "Black Excellence"

DISCLAIMER: Pre-recorded on March 2, 2025 This week, Oz and Fluent start off giving happy birthday wishes to Fluent's sister; Oz makes a request of the day job listeners; The boys salute a Sega executive who paved the way for game streaming services; Oz gives a few words about using your platforms responsibly; The boys offer condolences and remember the lives and legacies of Angie Stone and Gene H...

This week...Oz, Euphonic and Fluent salute T-Pain for encouraging artistic curiosity; Oz laments the decline of All Star Weekend; the crew wonders if we don't realize that we're all spiraling; Plus, your listener letters and the Top 3 STFUs. Pour Up! Song of the Week: Moses Sumney- Hey Girl(s) feat. Syd and Meshell Ndegeocello

This week, Oz and Fluent salute the Wayans Family as Black royalty, unpack the pressures of marriage in the West and discuss the Grammys and the Super Bowl. Also, Oz catches Fluent up on a young woman causing chaos in Pakistan. Plus, your listener letters and the Top 3 STFUs. Pour Up! Song of the Week: Rema- "Is It A Crime?"

This week, Oz, Fluent and Euphonic give flowers to Angel Reese retiring her mother, unpack the Tabitha Brown and the DEI/Target drama, discuss DJ Akademiks effectively getting deplatformed from Twitch and talk about the new trailer for Jonathan Majors' new movie, Magazine Dreams. Plus, your listener letters and the Top 3 STFUs. Pour Up! Song of the Week: Jhonni Blaze- "Please Don't Break My Heart...