Jay Scott Smith

Jay Scott Confidential

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Jay Scott Confidential -- a.k.a JSC Radio -- is not your typical Podcast. We look at sports, politics, news, pop culture, and more but more importantly, we have conversations and tell people's stories. The host, Jay Scott Smith, is an award-winning veteran broadcaster, journalist, and writer whose work has previously appeared on MSNBC, ESPN, Newsweek, Vibe Magazine, & NPR. Jay also gives you his unique take on the big issues in the sports and entertainment world, plus doesn't hesitate to smash that hot button of race, pop culture, hip-hop, politics, social justice, and more. Plus, he has c...

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Jay Scott Smith

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Society

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jayscottsmith.com

Latest episode

Mar 8, 2025

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Episodes

Episode 102: Katie Fehlinger DIY 27.09.2019

Episode 102 of The People's Podcast features a conversation with Katie Fehlinger -- the longtime morning meteorologist at CBS3 in Philadelphia. After eight years at CBS3, and 15 years overall, Katie voluntarily left TV to pursue new ventures -- including her new YouTube channel "Katie Fehlinger DIY" -- and reconfigure her life. Katie and Jay talked in her backyard earlier this week about her decis...

Episode 101: Game Winner 13.09.2019

After the landmark 100th Episode of The People's Podcast, we keep the illustrious guests coming for Episode 101. This episode features a conversation with Cheddar eSports and Grass Routes Podcast host Erin Ashley Simon. Erin took time from her busy schedule to talk all things gaming and eSports plus we get to know more about her including (Interview starts at 20:00): • What her first game system w...

Episode 100 26.08.2019

It has finally arrived. After 3 and a half years, numerous guests, all kinds delays, highs, lows, breakdowns, and buildups. It's the landmark 100th Episode of The People's Podcast. And this episode features a conversation with not only the biggest guest ever on this podcast...but also a very good friend: Jemele Hill. Jemele takes time from her incredibly stacked schedule to talk about a number of...

Episode 99: Follow The Leader 26.07.2019

The 99th Episode of The People's Podcast follows up on last month's controversial #EbonySTILLOwes topic (spoiler alert: They STILL Owe). Jay talks about the fallout from the episode, explains in more detail why he did it, talks about how the companion piece ended up on Medium (Link Below) and further expands on how Ebony is still jerking people around. Then we shift gears and talk about the need f...

Episode 98: #EbonySTILLOwes 27.06.2019

The 98th Episode of The People's Podcast hits one of the bigger scandals in the history of the Black Press: Ebony Magazine's failure to pay its Freelancers and -- now -- its staff. Our guests for this episode are former Social Media manager Josh David and former reporter Jasmine Washington, the young man and young woman who (along with a host of others) were fired from Ebony on June 7 after going...

Episode 97: Pride and Prejudice 13.06.2019

Episode 97 of The People's Podcast returns with a discussion about Kevin Durant's injury and how it exposes the hypocrisy of people showing "concern" for his well-being just hours after questioning his dedication, his heart, and insinuating he was faking it. Plus Jay talks about the racial implications in making such insinuations. Then, it's LGBTQ Pride Month, and Jay tells his story of why he has...

Episode 96: The Art of Storytelling 05.06.2019

The People's Podcast returns and change is afoot. In Episode 96, Jay explains how he ended up making a cameo in When They See Us, tells us about the day he inadvertently got the drop on the "District Detroit" project, and how he's come back from being told he "wasn't cut out for journalism" by a failed editor in 2014. Then we get into how to craft a story. Not just any story, but YOUR story, and w...

Episode 95: Stay Ready 25.04.2019

The People's Podcast returns after a highly unexpected hiatus and Jay comes clean about the loss of his "Second Mom", getting evicted, being effectively homeless for three weeks, and bouncing back. The Podcast is back and it gets realer than ever. Thank you for hanging with us as the #RoadTo100 begins again. JSC Radio is on YouTube!!! Check it out here: bit.ly/jsctube Cop Illingsworth's album "You...

Episode 94: Valentine's Daytona 14.02.2019

The People's Podcast comes to you this week from Daytona Beach, Fla., home of this weekend's Daytona 500! Yep. We weren't joking. Jay checks in from the land of Palm Trees & Pit Stops with the story of how this unlikely trip came together, how a winter "storm" in Philly almost derailed everything, the wild Wednesday that got him to Florida, riding shotgun with 2-time Daytona 500 winner Michael...

Episode 93: Hard Times 10.02.2019

The People's Podcast returns from an unexpected (but positive) hiatus for a rare Saturday night edition of the Big Show to talk about what was arguably the WORST Super Bowl ever. Plus, Jay hits on why the disgusting Patriots and their dynasty are low key awesome, we talk about how the refs didn't (totally) screw the Saints -- The Saints screwed the Saints; How the Pistons are still on the road to...

Episode 92: Survival Tactics 12.01.2019

Happy New Year! For the first show of 2019, The People's Podcast goes headlong into the conversation surrounding the groundbreaking Lifetime Documentary "Surviving R. Kelly". As you recall, Episode 45 hit R. Kelly and his enablers right between the eyes. In this episode, Jay addresses those enablers and goes right at the people who would rather protect a pedophile rapist in the name of "Black Unit...

Best Of JSC Radio 2018: The Year That Was... 31.12.2018

Somehow we've made it to the end of one of the most ridiculous years ever! JSC Radio has grown by leaps and bounds since the start of the year and it's time once again to take a look back in this Super-Sized Year End Episode at some of the things that made JSC so damn great in 2018: *Michigan State University's protection and enabling of Larry Nassar has scarred us all. *The Perils of being a Blac...

Episode 91: Jingle Bells 20.12.2018

Episode 91 of The People's Podcast is the third annual Christmas episode and this year Jay shares his thoughts on his favorite time of the year despite 2018 being pretty damn rough. It's time, as we head into 2019, to start being better to people and being thankful to those who have stuck with us. So get ready to Jingle your Bells with JSC Radio's last...ORIGINAL...episode of 2018. Plus, stay tune...

Episode 90: The Doctor Is In 12.12.2018

The Landmark 90th Episode of The People's Podcast welcomes another illustrious guest: Dr. Jennifer Caudle. Also known as "America's Family Doctor," you may know her from her appearances on CNN, Good Morning America, Today, Dr. Oz, Rachael Ray and more. Jennifer is a Family Physician and instructor at Rowan University in New Jersey. Jay sits down with her in her office (literally in an exam room!)...

Episode 89: What You Don't Know Is Hurting You 10.11.2018

The 89th Episode of The People's Podcast welcomes another illustrious guest: Best Selling Author and Experienced Business Coach Marion E. Brooks joins us to talk about his first book "What You Don't Know Is Hurting You." He shares his wealth of knowledge from over 20 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry, explains the what IQ and EQ(!?) are, talks about what political figures have hig...

Episode 88: Turtle Shells 02.11.2018

Episode 88 -- The Double Ocho! -- of The People's Podcast is here after a delay and we're back at it again despite everything. This week, we talk about how racism has become en vogue in this country -- from the shootings in Louisville & Pittsburgh to the MAGA Bomber to the Oval Office's insane fantasies about migrants. Remember: We warned you in 2016. Then, Jay talks about the DJ Durkin Debacl...

Episode 87: The Butler Did It 11.10.2018

Episode 87 of The People's Podcast does yet another unexpected follow-up on Episode 74!? This time, it touches on Kanye West, but not in the way you think. On #MentalHealthDay, Jay gets real about his mental health, why attributing Kanye's incredible ignorance to his Bipolar Disorder is irresponsible, and he implores you to get the help you need. Then, Jimmy Butler channeled his inner Ric Flair an...

Episode 86: Cut The Cake 27.09.2018

Episode 86 of The People's Podcast does an unexpected follow-up on Episode 74 back in April as Bill Cosby was formally sentenced to prison for sexual assault, capping of a fall from grace that was decades in the making. Jay shoots hard on the Cosby enablers who are trying to make a case about the assault of dozens of women over 50 years into a case of racism. We're not playing that here. Plus: We...

Episode 85: The Noble Journalist 12.09.2018

The landmark 85th Episode of The People's Podcast welcomes another illustrious guest: Award-winning television journalist Brittany Noble. She's a St. Louis native who had spent nearly a decade in TV working around the country. Brittany is best known as the woman who first broke the story on St. Louis NBC Station KMOV of the death of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo. in 2014. She joins us to talk abou...

Episode 84: Sacrificial Lamb 07.09.2018

Episode 84 is here and it's sure to be hotter than a white dude's Nikes. The People's Podcast returns to touch on the firestorm started by Nike's brave decision to re-up with the exiled Colin Kaepernick for its 30th Anniversary "Just Do It" campaign and the nationwide hissy fit it set off in Red Hat America. Then, Jay gives you his take on the upcoming NFL season, including his outlook on the Detr...

Episode 83: Hart & Soul 18.08.2018

Episode 83 is here people! After a bit of a delay, the People's Podcast is back and Jay takes a look back at his time at #NABJ18, including the cool feeling of the convention being in the Motor City, what that means to him, and how Detroit has changed for the better. Then, we take time to remember the Queen of Soul -- Aretha Franklin -- including her influence on pop culture, her allegiance and lo...

Episode 82: When It Comes Crashing Down 23.07.2018

Episode 82 is here, brother. And it gets raw and to the point about WWE reinstating Hulk Hogan. As seen on Medium and in Vibe Magazine, we hit everything from Jay's first time seeing the Hulkster as a child, to what he was doing the day he saw Hogan's name trending on Twitter for the worst of reasons, to his thoughts on the history of Race, Rap, and Wrestling, to nostalgia will not heal this wound...

Episode 81: Blame It On The Boogie 11.07.2018

The 81st Episode of the People's Podcast puts a bow on the epic Episode 80, including a big time follow-up and thank you to all of you for the support. Jay gets real about race and "civility", calls out the media for being complicit and gets right to the point about stepping up to injustice & race. Then, we switch gears and talk NBA Free Agency, including Bron going to the Lakers, the Sixers g...

Episode 80: Podcasting #WhileBlack 23.06.2018

The 80th Episode of the People's Podcast gets raw and real about Race. Simple and Plain. In this landmark, super-sized episode, Jay tells the story of his first experiences of Driving #WhileBlack, and talks about the perils of Living #WhileBlack. Then, we talk to the two women responsible for this year's most importantly viral video. Michelle Saahene and Melissa DePino are the reason the infamous...

Episode 79: Sweeping By The Dock of the Bay 15.06.2018

The Golden State Warriors won their 3rd NBA title in 4 years last week and The People's Podcast gives you everything you need in the yearly breakdown of the NBA Finals including where the Warriors measure up among the all-time great squads, whether Steph Curry or Kevin Durant should've been MVP and what is LeBron's actual legacy. Plus, It's about time the millennials and bitter blog boys got over...

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