The Ask Your Oldhead Podcast

We close the year with gratitude and few grievances, but mostly gratitude. Please center the gratitude and love in your life as we move to 2024. As always, take the best part for yourself.   Ask Your Oldhead is a creative project exploring modern manhood at the intersection of race, gender, culture, and class. We are specifically interested in capturing the stories of transition from child to youn...

This week we dive into  Andre 3000's flute experience, Draymond Green choking folks and sweaters. Please take the best part for yourself.   Ask Your Oldhead is a creative project exploring modern manhood at the intersection of race, gender, culture, and class. We are specifically interested in capturing the stories of transition from child to young man to healthy adult. Please listen, rate, share,...

This week we discuss Rich Paul's memoir Lucky Me. Written by Rich Paul and Jesse Washington. We discuss the book and some of the relevant issues he captures telling his story. Please take the best part for yourself.   Ask Your Oldhead is a creative project exploring modern manhood at the intersection of race, gender, culture, and class. We are specifically interested in capturing the stories of tr...

This one we go back to the US Congress, discuss ya mans from Toronto and being a grown up in a general sense. Take the best part for yourself.   Ask Your Oldhead is a creative project exploring modern manhood at the intersection of race, gender, culture, and class. We are specifically interested in capturing the stories of transition from child to young man to healthy adult. Please listen, rate, s...

  This week we discuss the leadership chaos in the US Congress and Rich Paul. Take the best part for yourself.   Ask Your Oldhead is a creative project exploring modern manhood at the intersection of race, gender, culture, and class. We are specifically interested in capturing the stories of transition from child to young man to healthy adult. Please listen, rate, share, and subscribe. Peace   Sup...

Good Brothers Believe Prime   This week we discuss Coach Prime and the Colorado Buffaloes' early success. Then move to some thoughts on Beyoncé and her fabulous world tour. As always please take the best part for yourself.   Ask Your Oldhead is a creative project exploring modern manhood at the intersection of race, gender, culture, and class. We are specifically interested in capturing the storie...

This week we discuss the Hip Hop 50th movement and our concerns about the concept. In the wave of events, articles and content discussing the meaning of hip hop and its impact, we try to take  a moment to sort through what we are really talking about with all this. Please take the best part for yourself.   Ask Your Oldhead is a creative project exploring modern manhood at the intersection of race,...

This episode we try to solve the mystery of wearing white and share some songs that give us that summer feeling. Try to smile and laugh or at least grin while you listen. Please take the best part for yourself.   Ask Your Oldhead is a creative project exploring modern manhood at the intersection of race, gender, culture, and class. We are specifically interested in capturing the stories of transit...

This week we discuss the Reverend Jesse Jackson stepping down as the head of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition and his impact on our society the last 50 years. We muddle through Florida's absurd Black History Standards and the ensuing mayhem this last week.   Ask Your Oldhead is a creative project exploring modern manhood at the intersection of race, gender, culture, and class. We are specifically intere...

Good Brothers SCOTUS   This week we discuss the recent decisions of the Supreme Court of the United States. Best to listen and come to your own conclusions. As always, take the best part for yourself.    Ask Your Oldhead is a creative project exploring modern manhood at the intersection of race, gender, culture, and class. We are specifically interested in capturing the stories of transition from...

Good Brothers Submarine   This episode we discuss that submarine incident and move to a moment for Black Music Month. So much more joy in the world, but we felt it was worth touching on the not so joyful. Go listen to some music and put a little love in your heart. As always, take the best part for yourself.   Ask Your Oldhead is a creative project exploring modern manhood at the intersection of r...

Good Brothers Elected   This episode we discuss my recent election to public office in my community and take a second look at the Ja Morant situation. Pardon the delay! This is a little old, but hopefully still worth the listen. Thank you for your understanding. Take the best part for yourself.   Ask Your Oldhead is a creative project exploring modern manhood at the intersection of race, gender, c...

This episode we take a moment to give respect to Randall Robinson due to his recent passing. Randall Robinson was one of the foremost leaders in the anti-apartheid movement, the movement for reparations and in working to develop economic engagement in the African diaspora. Take the best part for yourself.    Ask Your Oldhead is a creative project exploring modern manhood at the intersection of rac...

This week we discuss sports fathers on the eve of the first dual Black Quarterback Super Bowl. Take the best part for yourself.   Ask Your Oldhead is a creative project exploring modern manhood at the intersection of race, gender, culture, and class. We are specifically interested in capturing the stories of transition from child to young man to healthy adult. Please listen, rate, share, and subsc...

Today we discuss the life of the one Plug 2, Dave Jude Jolicoeur, Trugoy of De La Soul. One of the great Hip Hop artists of the dawning age De La Soul and its members hold a special place and we do our best to add something to respect and love going out to all concerned. We catch up on the Grammys and the Super Bowl results. Take the best part for yourself.    Check out this tribute to Dave- https...

This week we speak on the murder of Tyre Nichols. Sadly we are here again. Take the best part for yourself. Ask Your Oldhead is a creative project exploring modern manhood at the intersection of race, gender, culture, and class. We are specifically interested in capturing the stories of transition from child to young man to healthy adult. Please listen, rate, share, and subscribe. Peace Support th...

This episode we each share three books that we are working to read in this opening section of the year. Reading is the fundamental building block of our learning and I advocate pushing yourself to read as much as you can. For pleasure or for study, it is all good. Find your way to the page in the manner that suits you. Take the best part for yourself.   Ask Your Oldhead is a creative project explo...

We close the year with a few footnotes on the year and remembrance of our good brother. I tried to be positive. Thank you for listening and engaging through 2022. More to come in 2023. Take the best part for yourself.   Ask Your Oldhead is a creative project exploring modern manhood at the intersection of race, gender, culture, and class. We are specifically interested in capturing the stories of...

This episode we talk about the World Cup final and the World Cup as a global experience. Global identities, national allegiance and love of sport make the World Cup a unique event and it creates a myriad of thoughts for most Americans. We try to dig into it all. Please take the best part for yourself.   Ask Your Oldhead is a creative project exploring modern manhood at the intersection of race, ge...

This week we discuss the recent acquisition of Twitter by Elon Musk. Twitter has held a space unlike any other social media platform over more than a decade. A place where you can connect with a multitude of subjects, people and perspectives. It has become the center of the culture wars here in the US and internationally. We discuss the recent changes and some of the issues Musk's leadership raise...