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Send a text Episode 54 welcomes Danielle Ridgeway, Owner and Chief Accountant at Covering Your Assets LLC. Danielle schools the fellas on proper tax preparation as well as the value of hiring a personal Accountant to assist with the organization of your finances. The fellas then kicked off "Discuss or Trash" by sharing their thoughts on T.I.'s recent comments on his daughter and the...

Send a text Episode 53 finds the fellas back in their groove with yet another quality recording. Walker kicks things off by shouting out those people who are still wearing flip flops in the winter, while Gatrey indirectly retaliates by calling out Walker for still having a "house phone" in 2019. Our main topic centers on TI and Tiny's recent podcast recording where they were very tr...

Send a text Episode 52 welcomes in yet another guest to the show! Willie-Lionel Reed, Founder of Reed's Lemonade joins the pod to discuss his entrepreneurship journey that led to the formation of Reed's Lemonade. Willie drops several gems as he shares some of the highs and lows of owning his own company. In addition to this great interview, the fellas share their thoughts on Kanye's...

Send a text We're so thankful that Gatrey could find some time in his busy schedule to rejoin us in the booth for another recording. Walker lets Gatrey have it right out of the gate! After catching up briefly, Walker eloquently provides an added perspective on the Botham Jean tragedy. After Gatrey sprinkles his opinions on top, the fellas get right to the meat of the recording: The Magic City...

Send a text And we're back for our 50th episode! As a special treat, we had the homie LP join us and share his views on Brandt Jean's hugging of Amber Guyger during the recent murder hearing in Dallas, Texas. LP brilliantly breaks down his views on forgiveness and presented impactful direction upon shaping our strategies for going about forgiving those who have wronged us. LP pulls no pu...

Send a text Tha Tipping Point welcomes back one of our favorite guests and avid supporter of the podcast, Rashada LeRoy of LRY Media. Rashada joins Walker and Gatrey to discuss her opinions on the modern state of the church. We chop up some theories as to why the younger generations are fleeing from the church, as well as the responsibility of the church. We welcome you to join in on the conversat...

Send a text After taking a week off, the fellas join forces once again for another DOPE recording just for you! Question: Is it cool for 2 men to cuddle? This question was inspired by the Lets Talk Bruh podcast, and Walker and Gatrey share their honest opinions about the topic. If you're into conversation about the trials of toxic black masculinity, you should DEFINITELY check out this episod...

Send a text If you are an HBCU student or grad, this is the episode for you! Take a listen as Walker and Gatrey share their thoughts on Jemele Hill's "HBCU's Need Athletes" article recently written on The Atlantic. The fellas can each agree that increasing the awareness of HBCU's will bring a positive impact to the black community in a variety of ways. After their compelli...

Send a text Walker and Gatrey are back for another inspired recording! Gatrey kicks things off with a unique work story that resulted in him being the victim of reverse code-switching. After Walker presents his insights on the matter, he delicately switches topics and spotlight's Dave Chappelle's recent Netflix Comedy Special. Gatrey gives his thoughts of the film while also praising Tra...

Send a text The fellas appear to have their act together and have returned back to form with another weekly recording. You know these guys could not afford to miss out on the social media movement surrounding the Chicken Sandwich war between Chick-fil-A and Popeyes. Tune in as they share their thoughts about the wars and as Gatrey attempts to coerce Walker into choosing a side. Gatrey also gets em...

Send a text In this Throwback Thursday Special Feature recording, Walker and Gatrey travel down memory lane and share some candid memories about the ICONIC video game: Street Fighter 2. Both Sega Genesis guys, Walker and Gatrey share how they once washed their friends on the console version of SF2 and honestly admit that they were each cleaned when playing on the arcade machine. Walker also presen...

Send a text Walker and Gatrey return to the booth to bring you yet another 🔥 episode! You don't want to miss the fellas' spirited debate regarding the recent JAYZ, Roc Nation, NFL deal. But before they throw respectful barbs at each other, Walker takes a moment to embrace the reality of him being the grown-up he once swore he would never become 😆. Being the supportive friend that he is...

Send a text It looks as if the fellas are getting back in their groove and come with another great recording. Gatrey shares a bit about his oldest son going back to school and some supposed racial antics to open the recording. Walker then eloquently places Proctor and Gamble's (P&G) "The Look" video campaign under the Tipping Point microscope. After a bit of compelling and point...

Send a text As Gatrey's national tour comes to a screeching halt, the fellows carve out some time on a busy Sunday to bring another episode to the fold. After sharing our condolences to the families impacted by the El Paso and Dayton acts of gun violence, Walker picks up the morale of the recording by wishing Gatrey a happy belated birthday. Once the dust settles from the exchanged pleasantri...

Send a text Walker and Gatrey are thrilled to bring you another 🔥 recording! Episode 42 starts off with the fellas dissecting Homophobia and the role Christians should play in dealing with members of the LGBTQ community. The conversation quickly moves over to our Discuss or Trash segment where Walker and Gatrey place President Trump, Stevie Wonder, Russell Westbrook, Chris Paul, A$AP Rocky amongs...

Send a text So, we're unintentionally staying true to our recent bi-weekly recording format, and we found our way back to the booth. During our absence, Walker celebrated his birthday, Gatrey traveled to California, and the NBA landscape went absolutely NUTS! This episode opens with Gatrey sharing details of his family vacation to Disneyland. Walker then ushers in our Discuss or Trash segment...

Send a text Well, we took another week off, but managed to find our way back to the booth to bring you another FIRE episode! Walker opens this recording with a real-life work story of how someone insisted on touching his hair. Tune in to hear exactly how this went. This experience then opened the floor for discussion on code-switching and how it impacts the African American's professional exp...

Send a text After a week off, Walker and Gatrey return with another great episode for your listening pleasure. We start things off by discussing Walker's Image Consulting business, and how he was able to style Gatrey for a rare date night with his wife. Walker shares about how this business has evolved into a passion project for him. The fellas then get into the main topic: Ava Duvernay'...

Send a text Walker and Gatrey are back in the booth on this Memorial Day weekend to bring you another great episode! On this recording, the fellas open with their thoughts about our not so great state of Alabama. Walker shares old tales of how Birmingham, Alabama once had the opportunity to be what is now Atlanta. We sum all of this up by asking the question: Are conservatism and comfort each cut...

Send a text Well, this episode had its fair share of issues. The fellas struggle through numerous technical difficulties to bring you their latest recording. Walker opens by sharing his struggles with adulting and how it has impacted his weekend. After Gatrey adds a few comments, the fellas get right to it and dissect the Alabama Abortion Law that was signed recently. Walker and Gatrey share their...

Send a text Thank you for tuning in! On this episode, Walker successfully helps Gatrey to rethink his approach regarding the Ayesha Curry situation. The fellas also touch on their personal feelings as it relates to Mother's Day. Gatrey shares details of his recent Party Bus experience while Walker declares what Cultural Responsibility means. The fellas then proceed to discuss and trash a wide...

Send a text Guess who's back? The fellas returned to the booth to share exactly why they've been missing in action the past 3 weeks! Gatrey shares details of his recent trip to Cuba as Walker sheds light on his travels to the Bay Area in California. They then proceed to share their thoughts on topics ranging from Avengers Endgame to the recent Air Jordan OG Bred 4 release. In pure Tippin...

Send a text Gatrey and Walker start off this episode by extending their heartfelt condolences to the loved ones of Ermias Asghedom, also known as Nipsey Hussle. The fellas then share their thoughts and memories of Nipsey Hussle. Walker then brings light to the case surrounding the falsely accused Albert Wilson taking place in Lawrence, Kansas. Find out more at freealbertwilson.com. Walker and Gatr...

Send a text In this episode of Tha Tipping Point, the fellas submit their thoughts on "Teflon" Jussie's Smollett and the ruling in his criminal case. Chicago, you have some SERIOUS explaining to do! Let Jussie Live! Walker and Gatrey then debut their newest segment: Discuss or Trash where they each submit micro topics and decide rather to discuss them or toss them away and move on....

Send a text Rashada LeRoy (@the_real_leroy), Owner/Founder/CEO of LRY Media Group (@lrymediagroup) stopped by to share her thoughts on Black Feminism, Entrepreneurship, and Black Love. During our Lightning Round segment, we discussed Jordan Peele's new Us film, and thoroughly explained why we would not be watching it. We also volunteered our thoughts regarding Kodak Black's latest claims...