Open Gem: The Podcast

Send us Fan Mail SUMMARY What's one basic thing that you're terrible at? (9:22) That's the question that kicked off this week's episode before we give our thoughts on karma (18:26) and the Nicki-Meg beef (24:15). From there we try to figure out why our generation is so unhappy (33:11), talk about  tax season (46:52), preview the Super Bowl/Usher's halftime show (1:00:36) a...

Send us Fan Mail SUMMARY Have y'all noticed that drinking games are getting hornier and hornier these days? (8:01) Or that sports betting is hitting the streets like crack in the 80s? (26:06) Those were just a couple topics brought to the discussion as a part of the "Hear Me Out" segment that was started last week. We also previewed of the NFL conference championship games this week...

Send us Fan Mail SUMMARY This week's episode started off with us recapping MLK Day (3:05) and the first round of the NFL playoffs (7:47) before we each gave our biggest "hear me out" takes (16:45). We also went on to discuss viral tweets about broke women (31:08), studs not being held to the same standards as men (46:24), the best lines from Ghost in "Power" (56:44) and so...

Send us Fan Mail SUMMARY It's the first episode of 2024 so we had to update y'all on what's been going on (3:10), talk New Year's resolutions (12:11) and get into  Katt Williams' interview on Club Shay Shay (21:21). We also joke on Noah Knigga going viral for his last name (44:51), talk about why men hate being gifted (56:01), discuss the girl who lied on her ex's HIV...

Send us Fan Mail SUMMARY Would you rather receive $100K right now or flip coin for a chance to win $10 million? That's how we started off this week's episode (4:15) before somehow getting into how we'd survive a zombie apocalypse with zombies of all shapes and sexual orientations (19:12). We also answer if we'd let our girls get into a fight if we could stop it (38:00), talk ab...

Send us Fan Mail SUMMARY Is it just us or has the temperature dropped to disrespectful levels lately? We can't even warm up while we share what we did for Thanksgiving (10:15) before we get into the allegations surrounding Josh Giddey (28:39) and how bad it's getting for Diddy (36:40). We also share our advice for women when entering relationships (1:06:14) and so much more! GEM OF THE W...

Send us Fan Mail SUMMARY We know it's been a minute so we had to kick things off with an update of what we've been up to over the last month and a half (4:50) before getting into Keith Lee causing chaos in Atlanta (22:27). We also talk our favorite Thanksgiving dishes (40:30),  Drake & J. Cole going on tour (52:27), Draymond Green choking Rudy Gobert (53:49) and so much more! GEM OF...

Send us Fan Mail SUMMARY It had been a while since someone posed "Would You Rather" question, so Uncle Leon kicked this week's pod off with one that had everyone stuck (20:25). We then got into the "girl math vs. boy math" trend that took over social media this week (39:49),  which turned into us making fun of women losing friends on girls trips (50:18). We also talked Tru...

Send us Fan Mail SUMMARY Bnag got his wisdom teeth removed last week and came back with a story about how he recovered in reverse (3:45). We also got into why men approach women in "chill clothes" (12:43), Deion Sanders leading a revolution at Colorado (23:26), the best and worst cereals of all time (38:25), why people care so much about celebrity breakups (47:12) and so much more! GEM O...

Send us Fan Mail SUMMARY Would you rather never change your underwear again or never brush your teeth again? That's the question that kicked off this week's pod and somehow led us into a full conversation about tighty-whities (6:10). From there, we talked this generation of pastors (24:20), Sha'Carri Richardson returning to the spotlight (43:20), Mitch McConnell shutting down during...

Send us Fan Mail SUMMARY Things were a little slow this week but we made the most of it by giving our thoughts on Usher and Keke Palmer being petty in the music video for his new single "Boyfriend" (8:25). We went on to laugh at Big Boogie's $15 million-dollar lie (22:25), dish out some advice to all of the 20-25 year olds out there (32:16), talk about Michael Oher being blindsided...

Send us Fan Mail SUMMARY Y'all already know we weren't talking about anything other than the brawl that took place at the Montgomery Riverfront (6:52) to start off this week's episode. After a bunch of laughs, we get into Jamie Foxx's "controversial" IG post (31:20), Beyoncé's tour (52:47), Tory Lanez being sentenced to 10 years (1:03:55) and so much more! GEM OF...

Send us Fan Mail SUMMARY We came back ready to pod this week, starting off with a recap our experience at NBA player Keldon Johnson's youth basketball camp (10:20) and the Spence vs. Crawford fight that went down last weekend (22:13). We also choose which Olympic sport we'd choose to compete in (40:18), debate if Tubi should be accepted in the black community (45:42), talk about Carlee R...

Send us Fan Mail SUMMARY We didn't have a lot of set topics this week so we laid out a few hypothetical scenarios to get things started, discussing our answers to what we'd google search in 2030 (13:04), which habitat we'd rather be stuck in (19:53) and if we'd want to share our unfiltered thoughts at all times (34:43). We also get into the story about Carlee Russell and if it...

Send us Fan Mail SUMMARY If you were throwing a party and needed three comedians to headline, who are you choosing? We give our answers to that (8:01) before jumping right into Keke Palmer's baby-daddy drama (24:20), Jonah Hill's ex-girlfriend showing old screenshots of his "boundaries" (40:08) and LightSkinKeisha's fiancee talking crazy (57:25). We also talk about the wei...

Send us Fan Mail SUMMARY What's something you think people pretend to enjoy? We each had to give our answers to that question (8:18) before getting into Elon Musk & Twitter vs. Mark Zuckerberg & Threads (21:30). We also recap our day trip to DC over the weekend (30:30), debate the possibility of scoring 15 points in an NBA game for $20 million (36:20), discuss being the evil villain i...

Send us Fan Mail SUMMARY We jumped right into the story of the missing Titan submersible that took the world by storm this week (3:30). From there, we recapped what we did for Father's Day (39:00), had a real convo about Pride Month (1:03:49), went in on everyone who failed to unbig their backs before summer started (1:16:35) and so much more! GEM OF THE WEEK "The best way to find yourse...

Send us Fan Mail SUMMARY We kicked off this week's episode by showing love to our fathers ahead of Father's Day (12:15) before getting into some serious talk about YK Osiris and DJ AONE harassing Sukihana (24:23). From there we got into a funny conversation about if your girl could actually find a better man when it comes to some things in a relationship (50:00). We also talked about the...

Send us Fan Mail SUMMARY There was no doubt that this week's episode was going to start with us discussing  the tragic shooting that ruined a high school graduation in Richmond (18:00). From there we talked about Travis Rudolph being found not guilty (42:47), Zion Williamson's side chick drama (49:20), the Canada wildfires affect the air quality here in the States (1:08:05) and so much m...

Send us Fan Mail SUMMARY An early joke from Bnag about being "the father that stepped up" (2:27) led to an unexpected conversation about stepfathers, single mothers & parenthood as a whole. Of course we had to give a play-by-play of the perfect date with a single mother (33:31) before getting into MLB player Tim Anderson's side-chick drama (42:38) and the murder trial involving...

Send us Fan Mail SUMMARY This weeks' episode starts off with a conversation about what we would do if a church accidentally sent us $10,000 (9:40), which led Bnag to tell a hilarious story about a church he used to attend (13:05). We eventually get into how many punches we think it'll take to knock Mike Tyson out (27:27), why men don't share their locations (38:48), Ja Morant not be...

Send us Fan Mail SUMMARY Would you beat up 15 third-graders for $20,000? Would you do crack for $600 million? How much would it take for you to never bring up slavery again? These are hard-hitting questions we asked this week before questioning why some people become elitist after getting into therapy (24:50), previewing Mother's Day plans (33:20) and debating who's the realist mother fr...

Send us Fan Mail SUMMARY It was only right we started this episode off by acknowledging Cinco de Mayo and sharing what our plans are to celebrate (7:15). From there we sent  our condolences to the late great Jerry Springer (14:15), recapped the Tank/Garcia fight (24:00) and gave our thoughts on the series finale of Snowfall (32:30). We also talked NBA Playoffs (53:20), Dillon Brooks' release...

Send us Fan Mail SUMMARY To all the fellas out there, who's winning the fight between you at age 25 and your dad when he was 25? We kicked off this week's episode giving our answers (9:20), which led to Nyce sharing a classic story about the time he tried his dad over a church plate (16:09)! From there we get into the upcoming Hulu documentary about Freaknik (27:40), men getting surgery...

Send us Fan Mail SUMMARY We came back this week asking the important questions, like why can't adults outside of the education field have a Spring or Summer break? (5:07) Or what would you do if you and your significant other tried crack together and ONLY they got addicted? (1:01:50) Real questions that need real answers! We also recapped our experience at Dreamville Fest (17:56), talked LSU&...