Mook Presents the "WE NEED ANSWERS" Podcast

Our next stop on our tour of Baltimore we go a lil further up from Douglass Homes to the Preston & Bond street area to chop it up with Gary @gtc283 about growing up around his way, going to school in South Baltimore, his basketball career and how he ended up running for city council. Gary shared some insight on the politics in the city and explained what East Baltimore means to him.

Vol. 2 of the Hood 2 Hood series we come across town to East Baltimore projects Douglas Homes where Larry Luv Creator of Huey Brand clothing. We talked about what the projects taught him. His love for West Baltimore and the experiences and people who that made an impact on his life.

We Need Answers presents a new series titled Hood 2 Hood. I came up with this series after watching several youtube shows where different narrators discuss neighborhoods and cities but never give the people who are a part of these places a voice. What made me give my own twist to this was the constant negative light that the narrators choose to discuss. I rarely come across videos where the positi...

My homie Shonia (@shon_thedon) joined the show to chop it up about her experience at the "social club". She walked us through the experience and what happened after. Check out her podcast "The Millennial Master Class".

First episode of the new year is a follow up with La'Tesha from the real wire episode part 7 (episode 71). This time we catch up on the relationship with her mother and how it effected her life. She also shares how her prison sentence was a big part of who she is today and why it is hard for her to trust family again. Please hit the subscribe button and like the videos. Also, follow the We need an...

On this episode I had the opportunity to sit down and chop it up with one of my favorite food establishments in the city. We discussed how the business got started, obstacles, goals and lessons learned that help the business. We also discussed how the couple became a team and a stronger establishment.

Joined by Tashauna (@1tashauna), Monnie (@cantgetmonnie), Roneice (@_livelovexoxo) and Boosta (@boostglobal) we have a group discussion about how important it is to forgive and is it a necessity. We talk about what is and what is not forgivable in the relationship, friendship and family.

Mr. Zack walked me through his experience of doin 40 years in prison. He shared his journey as a youth and his experiences before serving that time. Mr. Zack details why it is important to stay out of trouble and do the right thing.

Bria sat down with me to discuss the effects of the community and her household while growing up in Baltimore. We get into the effects of normalizing things that should not be normalized and how to break those cycles. This episode focuses on mental health and gives a lot of advice to women and young adults that may be going through the same issues.

The new series starts off with Vylo of the Baltimore network along with Alvin, an up and coming movie director. The guys joined me to talk about their movements and their plans for the future of Baltimore. Vylo discusses his upcoming showcase event and Alvin details his movie releasing Oct 28. Check the podcast for more details.

First episode of the series of authors joining the podcast we have Dae discussing her upcoming self titled book. The book focuses on positivity and writing down your thought amongst other things. I share my own experiences with writing and staying positive as well as other things. Please share this episode with anyone needing some positive encouragement.

The tenth edition of the wire series is the story of Latelle. She talks about her life from a child to an adult. From different schools to different jails, her story with drugs and raising kids in Baltimore City. There is a break at the 30 mark, check the podcast app for the full audio.

The gang linked up again to chop it up about entering the 4th quarter of the music game. We talked about the recent versus battles and potential battles, Kanye vs Drake, what we are listening to right now and much more. Check out the previous roundtable episodes as well. Shout out to Dale, Chad, KJ and Ev.

On this episode Coach Calvin Ford sat down with me to continue the real wire series and discuss his upbringing in Baltimore City. We tapped into the inspiration behind the character Cutty on the wire, his time in prison, how boxing changed his life, coaching Tank and the state of boxing today.

Quintel the creator of Good Part & Co joined me to talk about his path to owning his own juice bar. We talk about his upcoming from college to throwing parties and his transition into the vegan plant based lifestyle. Check his business out at 1216 N. Charles Street.

On this episode Travis(@reviloft), Ke(@mr.unstoppablellc), and Keith(@ya_favorite_teacher) joined me to talk about the life of a male teacher. The guys talked about how they landed in the field, how few men there are in the field and more. This was a very necessary and interesting topic as the guys shared how important it is to have more male teachers but also recognizing the men who have the qual...

The newest episode of the popular series brings Mr. Williams to the show to give up a lot of wisdom and game. He shares his life story from growing up in east Baltimore to moving to west Baltimore in the 50's and 60's. He then dives into his life in the streets that led him to doing a total of 40 years of his life behind bars. He is now home after being released in May of 2021 and making a change...

The young superstar up and coming group "3 Knots" joins the show to chop it up. We talked about comparisons, working as a family business, winning contests and what the plans are for the future. Stay on the lookout for these guys they're young with a lot of energy.

Like Part one of "Everything Necessary", we discuss business and relationships but this time we also talk about how COVID boosted these businesses. Mia, Ashley and Shawniece discuss what they went through during 2020 that forced them into birthing wonderful businesses.

In this episode La'Tesha shares her story of going from the "IT" girl to landing herself in prison. La'Tesha shares insight on the experience and also why it is so important to choose the right people to surround yourself with. This is a story of the life of a young woman growing up in Baltimore living the fast life and knowing when it is time to make a change.

CEO of BLK Swan, BTST Services, Selfish Beauty and more came on the show to discuss his upbringing in Baltimore, his former fashion label C-note clothing...his journey through college..getting involved with the mental health world, the creation of BLK Swan and so much more. This is a very informal and motivating story.

Shacondra came on the show to discuss the topic of infertility and how important it is to check on all of these things. She shared how the process took a toll on her mentally, the importance of support and how you should never give up. This is an important topic that hopefully helps everyone be mindful that everyone's journey is not the same

Devin and Jeezy join the show for a discussion about the effects social media has on society. We talk about the good including networking and business and the negative aspects that are very hard on one's self esteem. We also chop it about some more topics including some current events in media

El and his manager Wan came on the podcast for his second time discuss his new project, his goals, motivation, how he feels about the Baltimore music scene and more. Look out for his project dropping the first week of June 2021.

On this episode Kareem and Cortez join me to discuss our experience in college. I often talk about my life in college during the podcast but I wanted to share a more in depth perspective with some of my friends who experienced it with me. We talk about what made us choose college, people we met, what we learned about ourselves and our thoughts on college today versus then.