Journey of a Jackass hosted by Diya Shakoor

This week me and the Golden Goddess discuss people in today's world being delusional and how that makes them feel like they have a false sense of entitlement to people and their possessions. After story time we get right into the thick of this topic. We also conduct business as usual. Read of the Week: The Souls of Black Folks by W.E.B Dubois Dumbass of the Week: Devonte Eaton Social Media IG:...

This weeks episode was taken over by Amber and Slim as they talked about the ways they effectively communicate and share their honesty to ensure they sustain a healthy marriage. This episode was amazing... For all of the couples struggling this episode is highly recommended. We all so will be conducting business as usual... This episode must tune in! Read of the Week: I'm Not Yelling by Elizab...

This week we had the honor of having Author/Podcaster/Life Coach Keke Chanel joining us. We had an in-depth discussion about accountability, importance of support systems, techniques to check yourself and more. We also conducted business as usual with Community Events/Black Business of the week, Read of the Week, Dumbass of the Week and Travel Tip of the Week. Tune in for an awesome episode. Read...

This week we had the privilege of having Actor/Scriptwriter Mike Carter joining us to discuss his catalog of movies, how to get into acting and what the future of the movie industry. This was a great interview, a must watch. We also conduct business as usual. April is back this week, and we had an interesting debate about the Dumbass of the Week that we are going to need your feedback on. Read of...

This week April Golden Goddess took the week off, but we had the privilege of Author/Entrepreneur Stephanie Carter coming on to be the special guest cohost. This week we had the honor of having psychologist/author/motivational speaker Dr. Stacey Stanley come on to join us on the podcast. We had a dope discussion and of course the question-and-answer segment. We also discussed our community event o...

This week we had the honor of having author Sherale Davis coming on the show and sharing her journey with us. There was deep discussion about what made her write her book and how the things she went through in the US Army molded her life decisions. We also discussed Community Events/Black Business of the week, Read of the Week, Dumbass of the Week and Travel Tips of the Week. Major Event: 2nd Annu...

This week's episode is the raw real conversation about dating now and the reality of the world we live in featuring the GinTalk podcast members Trav, Mic J and Groovy Drew. I can tell you now this conversation isn't for the weak. We also delved into what social media has done to the dating game. We didn't do a dumbass of the week this episode because of the length of the show but did g...

This week we had the pleasure of having Author/Film Director Larry Smith come on and share his journey with us. He shared his journey of life battles and inspirations for writing and making films. We all conduct business as usual... we dropped a lot of gems about events and travel tips. You don't want to miss this episode because you know it's going to be fun. The show is available on all...

You may have seen her on Guys Grocery Games Veteran Edition on the Food Network. This week we had the privilege of conversing with Author, Entrepreneur, Celebrity Chef, Motivational Speaker, Life Coach, Veteran and Home-schooling mom Kalecia Simmons. She dropped a lot of gems about her journey. This is a interview you don't want to miss! We will also be conducting business as usual. This inter...

This week will we discussing and giving our flowers to females that serve in the military, as firefighters, policewomen, EMT's, coast guard and the women with on the front lines of civil rights fight. We will also be conducting business as usual with story time, black business of the week/community events, read of the week, dumbass of the week and the travel tip of the week. Make sure you tune...

This week on the podcast we had Author/Podcaster/Financial Literacy Specialist Kerwyn Phillips discussing his book/podcast Maliks first job and his child financial literacy initiative. We also will conduct business as usual. You don't want to miss this show. Please forgive the technical difficulties, but story time and the first 10 minutes of the interview were cut off. We are going to bring K...

This episode we will discussing the experience of veteran during their transition out of the service, and we will be discussing veteran mentorship and guidance with Veterans Voice CEO/Founder Abdullah Salhud-din. He will break down what his organization does and how it brings awareness to homeless veterans and veteran programs. We will also be discussing business as usual. Make sure you tune in. R...

This week we will be discussing red flags and ignoring them, the misuse and misinformation campaign of major media platforms in the black community and we will have a Q&A segment with our special host Trav from the Gintalk Podcast. We will also be conducting business as usual with Story Time with me, Community Events/Black businesses of the week, Read of the Week, Dumbass of the Week and Trave...

This week on Journey of a Jackass we will be discussing the chaotic mass shooting and violence that has been taking place all over the country. We will break down the incidents and discuss remedies and why we think the situations are happening. We will also conduct business as usual with story time with me, community events/black businesses of the week, read of the week, dumbass of the week and tr...

With all of the tragedy and chaos in the world me and the golden goddess April will spend time hunting the good stuff. We will highlight some of the pros and cons of the good news stories that we have found. We will also have discussions about the how the good stuff impacts people as a whole. We will also discuss community events, black businesses, read of the week, dumbass of the week and travel...

This week will be discussing the world we live and how people want everything handed to them. We will discuss the the different levels of motivations in this new society. We also have a special guest rapper, entertainer, actor 211Joe that will be joining us in discussion. Make sure you tune in... We all will have our normal black businesses/ community events, read of the week, dumbass of the week...

This is the pilot of my new podcast Journey of A Jackass... This week episode was mind your finances... Time are about to get hard out here... Also Valentines Day dating. I will also be discussing Why I started the podcast, Community Events, Black Owned Businesses, Read of the Week, Fuh yall Talm Bout( Dumbass of the Week), Funny Fit Tip of the week, and Travel Tips and Locations. Also its my co-h...