Mental Dialogue

Special guest co-host, ASHLEY THOMAS, former Pure Romance retailer (sex toys) and special guest, DR. ANTHONY GRADY, trauma therapist joins us as we open up and revisit early SEXUAL EXPERIENCES. Tune in as BLACK SOCRATES breaks down his very embarrassing 1st-time having SEX at 11 years old and how it affected him in his early teens and adulthood. We ask our co-host and callers to share their storie...

Is it true that plenty of WIVES look at SEX as a chore, especially after children?  Special Guests MARILYN ODUENYI, Cognitive Behavioral Therapist, and SHON HYNEMAN, host of It's Scarry To Remarry drop by to discuss SEXUAL desires after years of MARRIAGE. Should men expect less SEX after children are born?  Are there ways a man can assist his wife to increase the SEXUAL ACTIVITY in the MARRIAG...

They often say that most are made MILLIONAIRES at times of ECONOMIC RECESSIONS. While the WHITE HOUSE refuses to admit our country is in a RECESSION, we bring special guest, MICHAEL SUTTLAR II, Chief Investment Officer, SC Capital Management, and founder of Blaxe Academy an online school for DAY TRADERS and INVESTORS to discuss the strategies and protections he puts in place to take full advantage...

The SUPREME COURT recently overturned ROE VS. WADE, and now individual states can determine ABORTION RIGHTS as they see fit. Special guests, THE GEORGIA GANG's own JANELLE KING and diversity consultant, LATRICE ROSS, debate whether ABORTION RIGHTS are being stripped from women and the role BLACK MEN should play in this debate. Are men attempting to police women's bodies by BANNING ABORTION...

Caller Ephraim was on the line, but unable to get in on the show "LGBTQ-IA: How Many Letters Do We Need?" today.  So I called him to allow him to express his thoughts as well as some of my own that I did not get out on the show. 

Special guest co-host LATRICE ROSS (Diversity Consultant) and special guest DR. SUNDIATA founder of Grow Dialogue, join me to discuss the changes in the LGTQB-IA+ COMMUNITY and their effect on society. Artist MACY GRAY recently made comments about TRANSGENDER WOMEN not actually being women and she was attacked for her beliefs. Are GRAY'S comments dangerous to those in the LGTQB-IA+ COMMUNITY? ...

Special guest EMILLE BRYANT, playwright, and special guest co-host, OSHUN OJOH, drop by our show to discuss the BLACK STRUGGLE and what it means in 2022? Do BLACK PEOPLE psychologically use STRUGGLE as an imaginary barometer to measure one another? Is it healthy to build a culture on the commonality of STRUGGLE? Are those who relate to the STRUGGLE more than likely to help one another?  Are some A...

In various discussions about INTERSECTIONALITY in society some BLACK MEN feel their voice is unwanted. On a personal level, inside of relationships discussions when some honorable BLACK MEN offer their genuine input they are often shut down to the point where they now avoid conversations in which their input could be useful. Are BLACK MEN’S thoughts & opinions welcomed in society today? Do som...

Special guests co-host, TWYMEIKA "JENDAYI" JONES-HILL, and founder of BLACK GROWN AND MARRIED, along with KOTTAVEI (DIVORCED and CONTENT), drop by to discuss why people are choosing or not choosing to MARRY.  Do people MARRY for different reasons than in the past? Is MARRIAGE still seen as a benefit for men and women?  Is marrying for LOVE sustainable? Are there long-term consequences of...

Diversity consultant and special guest co-host, LATRICE ROSS, drops by to have a candid conversation about women who make more money than their mates in their RELATIONSHIPS or MARRIAGES. When women are the breadwinners in the relationship do most expect to so-call wear the pants?  Are most BLACK MEN's egos too fragile to handle when their woman makes more?  As BLACK WOMEN earn more do they fin...

As a long-time champion of supporting BLACK BUSINESS, BLACK SOCRATES invites BUSINESS CREDIT specialist, LISA DUDLEY and Black Dot Cultural Center owner, KAZEMDE AJAMU, along with special guest co-host OSHUN OJOH to discuss BLACK SOCRATES'S disappointment with how some of our BLACK OWNED BUSINESSES (BOBs) conduct business. We ask our guests is there a solution to this recurring theme and how c...

Special guest, MONTEE EVANS, author of “Recovering The Gifted Child Within” drops by to discuss how we often lose our childhood gifts as adults and how we can find ourselves again. Do we live out our childhood trauma as adults if we never face it. Do we mistakenly project onto others due to our inner childhood wounds? Mental Dialogue asking the questions we are afraid to ask. ALL I ASK IS THAT YOU...

Special guest MARK ANTHONY from the Black Men And Cigars podcast drops by to discuss BLACK MEN and ACCOUNTABILITY. Whenever BLACK WOMEN feel unprotected, GOOD BROTHERS often feel disrespected since they honor and protect women. Would BLACK MEN holding one another more accountable rid our culture of these undisciplined, and dangerous men?  What role does MISOGYNY play in the accountability of men?...

Special guest, FRANK RIVERS, host of Views From The Man Cave, drops by to discuss the habit of TRAUMA BONDING over issues of GENDER, POLITICS, RACE, or CULTURE amongst the BLACK COMMUNITY. Whether it is the YOUNG THUG INDICTMENT, KELVIN SAMUEL'S PASSING, the BUFFALO SHOOTING, or JOE BIDEN'S PRESIDENCY the BLACK COMMUNITY'S response seems to be to discuss incessantly without action. Do...

Beyond the legality or morality of ABORTION, how do we prepare the next generations for the new landscape? Will this pending decision only produce more UNWANTED CHILDREN in the BLACK COMMUNITY? Should parents talk more to their children about SEX, or do we need to push for SEX EDUCATION in public schools? Will parenting children inside of a HEALTHY MARRIAGE be prioritized again? MENTAL DIALOGUE as...

TESLA has been valued at over a TRILLION dollars at various points as a company, yet as of recent pays $0 to the U.S. GOVERNMENT in TAXES. Special guests, JUSTIN HEMPSTEAD and international businessman WILLIAM AGNEW, drop by, along with special guest co-host, ASHLEY THOMAS, CEO of Making Money Matter, to discuss what can we learn from these companies and how BILLIONAIRES like ELON MUSK and JEFF BE...

Studies show that AFRICAN AMERICAN CHILDREN academically perform much better when they receive a CULTURALLY RELEVANT EDUCATION. Special guests, CHARLTON HARRIS, owner of Imhotep Academy, and AMINATA UMOJA, founder of Kilombo Academic & Cultural Institute, along with special guest co-host, JENNIFER DUNN (co-founder BUNIFU LLC) all drop by to discuss what parents can and should do to ensure thei...

We ask our special guests, relationship counselors, and polygamous couple, HASAN and NAAILA CLAY is the new age POLYGAMY a form of PIMPING or can they respect it as a potential solution for some of the problems we see in MARRIAGES as well as the overall BLACK COMMUNITY?. However, versus the traditional form of POLYGAMY where the man provides for both women in two separate homes, the modern era has...

Special Guests, Youtubers, FRANK RIVERS, View From The Man Cave and MARK TODD, Black Men & Cigars Podcast drop by to discuss the concept of WHAT WOMEN BRING TO THE TABLE in a relationship. In the past the question was typically directed toward men, since men were expected to be the breadwinners and full time STAY-AT-HOME WIVES were commonplace. Today full time STAY-AT-HOME WIVES only make up 9...

Special guest co-host Diversity Consultant, LATRICE ROSS and special guest, Attorney, ASHLEY JOHNSON-ALFORD drop by to discuss THE SLAP SEEN ACROSS THE WORLD!!! Some suggest WILL SMITH slapping CHRIS ROCK was an excellent display of a husband protecting his wife. While others suggest WILL’s response was an overreaction to a joke. Does the personal nature of the joke, knowing JADA PINKETT-SMITH suf...

A rant between BLACK SOCRATES and three politically informed friends on the U.S. involvement in the RUSSIA/UKRAINE conflict. We discuss the history, what the media avoids, ZELENSKY, and would this conflict have taken place if TRUMP were still President.

Former NBA player, MICHAEL BEASLEY, broke down in tears on The Pivot Podcast this week and many are concerned with what is KANYE WEST experiencing mentally as his divorce from KIM KARDASHIAN plays out publicly? Truth is you don’t have to be a star athlete or celebrity to experience a war inside your head. Psychotherapists, DR. LAURA TURNER-ESSEL (wholistic) and DR. GERALD HASSELL, also author of T...

Some Black children thrive via PUBLIC SCHOOL EDUCATION, while many deem the PUBLIC-SCHOOL EDUCATIONAL system a hostile place for AFRICAN AMERICAN CHILDREN.  Special guests, BABA AMIN OJUOK, founder of the Uhuru Academy with his 25+ years of experience in educating BLACK CHILDREN and BROTHER PIANKI, school choice advocate openly discuss the advantages and disadvantages of the PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM....

BLACK SOCRATES once posted on social media "Many people are ok with polygamy, but they just don't know it yet!"  On this show we discuss MARRIAGES that remain intact due to the unknown EXTRAMARITAL AFFAIRS of one spouse. Are we honest about why so manyMARRIAGESsurvive INFIDELITY? Is INFIDELITY always disrespectful? Why are some men and women content with being a SIDE PIECE?  How ofte...

RELATIONSHIPS today seem to be far different than in the past, so we've invited HAPPILY MARRIED RELATIONSHIP COACHES, VAUN THE LOVE ALCHEMIST (married 31yrs) and SINSEAR SINCERE (married 6yrs) to discuss what a WHOLE & HEALTHY RELATIONSHIP looks and feels like today. Does this generations have enough examples of healthy functional relationships to draw experience from? What are some of the...