The Ask Your Oldhead Podcast

This week we talk about longevity and Ye. Sparked by the post linked below, we discuss what does it mean to be a success when looked at over time. Then we move to Ye's interview on Drink Champs. I could say a lot, but I will allow the conversation to speak for me. As always, please take the best part for yourself.   Kevin Hardmen Jr. post: https://www.facebook.com/KHJEsq/posts/10103999067947837  ...

Today we discuss Ben Simmons, the start of the NBA season, and KRS Vs Big Daddy Kane. 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, and subsc...

This week we discuss John Gruden's emails, the NFL and their lack of judgement. Then we move on to the joys of Billions. The failure of leadership on display in this situation is truly staggering. Billions is all about the abuse of power and influence, so we felt it was a great pairing. Please take the best part for yourself.   Ask Your Oldhead is a creative project exploring modern manhood at the...

This episode Majestic and I find ourselves in the sunny crisp Autumn air of Los Angeles, CA. Traveling together is a foundational piece of our relationship and we do our best to keep that aspect alive. We discuss the city, the sites, and the moment. Please take the best part for yourself.   Ask Your Oldhead is a creative project exploring modern manhood at the intersection of race, gender, culture...

With the start of the Autumn we allowed a few things to fall together for our conversation. R. Kelly is guilty and we have some fall reading to share. Please take the best part for yourself.    Kimberlee Crenshaw - https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/01/opinion/r-kelly-conviction.html?searchResultPosition=1   Fall Books: Lakota America - Pekka Hamalainen Four Hundred Souls -  Ibram X. Kendi - editor,...

This week talk about the FX show Reservation Dogs. From Co-Creators and Executive Producers Sterlin Harjo and Taika Waititi, Reservation Dogs is a half-hour comedy that follows the exploits of four Indigenous teenagers in rural Oklahoma who steal, rob and save in order to get to the exotic, mysterious and faraway land of California. The show is a personal favorite and a window into indigenous comm...

This week we discuss the impact of Michael K Williams. Great character actor and creative mind, who was well loved and respected. In light of his recent passing, we share some thoughts and reflections. Also this week we touch base on the release of new music from Nas, Common and A.Z. These veterans of 90s era Hip Hop all delivered quality projects to the world and reminded us that Illmatic is clos...

This week we talk about transitions and life changes. As Majestic joined me for a short visit to the Rose City, we found time to add on about the current changes in our respective lives. Change is a part of life. You cannot escape it, so it is best to be ready for it. Please take the best part for yourself.   Ask Your Oldhead is a creative project exploring modern manhood at the intersection of ra...

This week we discuss the Untold Malice in the Palace documentary and a little Sha'Carri Richardson. The documentary looks at the events of that night in Michigan with a wider lens. The doc adds perspective to an incident that has been left out of the story. We found some points of interest and shared some thoughts. You can find the documentary on Netflix. Please take the best part for yourself.  A...

This week we go back to the Olympics and share some thoughts on the spread of the Delta variant. Please take care of yourself out there and 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 young ma...

This week we talk a little hoops, a little delta variant, and team USA. It's July and you have to keep on pushing, ya dig? 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. Pl...

This week we do a little check in on the Biden administration and share some thoughts on Sha'carri Richardson. Nothing too deep, just staying on top of the moment. 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...

We start off July with Questlove's Summer of Soul (...or,When the Revolution Could Not be Televised). In a tip of the hat to the end of Black Music month and the full start of the summer we jump in on a moment felt, but mostly missed by history. We are music lovers, with a history of music making that finds a special connection with the time and place of this event. I will let the conversation spe...

This week we discuss Juneteenth, our newest national holiday. Started in Texas as a celebration of when enslaved Africans learned that the emancipation proclamation gave them freedom within the confederate states, Juneteenth is moved on to the national stage. Raising questions about how we engage history, outcomes from activism, and what is the appropriate way to celebrate. I will let our discussi...

This week we discuss Rich Paul, player empowerment and some thoughts on the NBA playoffs. The NBA is the perpetual "league in trouble" and with the King out in the first round it appears we are at a real inflection point on and off the court. We wade into the waters and look for understanding. Please read the article below and as always take the best part for yourself.   https://www.newyorker.com/...

This week we take the recent birthdays of the Notorious B.I.G. and the great Stevie Wonder to share some of our favorites from their works. Stevie is on my short list to see perform live and as we know Biggie was taken from us too soon. We are doing our part to keep the past and alive in the present, but adding on from what they have given. Take the best part for yourself. Ask Your Oldhead is a cr...

This week the Good Brothers discuss United Shades of America: Black to the Future. Building on our conversation about The Devil You Know we felt the episode raised some important points around tech, education, and self-determination. We add in some Sorry Not Sorry thoughts in the wake of DJ Khaled produced Nas and Jay-Z song release. Please take the best part for yourself.    Ask Your Oldhead is a...

Pardon the delay! Today we discuss the verdict in the Derek Chauvin trial. The close of the trial brings a level of accountability, but does not end the work. We discuss the case and the reaction and try to make some sense of it all. Love and respect to George Floyd's family and to all the families grieving across the country. Please take the best part for yourself.    Ask Your Oldhead is a creati...

Today, I am joined by my good brother Divine Culture. Divine is a long time educator, current graduate student and my good brother. We discuss Covid-19's impact on education, research, and five panel hats. 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 i...

This week we share thoughts on The Devil You Know by Charles M. Blow. The provocative manifesto calls for a return to the South as a pathway to Black power and a bulwark against anti-blackness. It is heavy subject matter and leaves much to explore. Please take the best part for yourself.   Ask Your Oldhead is a creative project exploring modern manhood at the intersection of race, gender, culture,...

This week we hold space to reflect on the impact of DMX and pay respects in the wake of his recent passing. We also take a look back at the Earth, Wind, and Fire Vs The Isley Brothers Verzuz battle. Much love and respect to Earl Simmons, his family and anyone that knew him well. Please take the best part for yourself.    Ask Your Oldhead is a creative project exploring modern manhood at the inters...

This week we touch on the repressive voter legislation that just passed in Georgia and reflect on the Raekwon Vs. Ghostface Verzuz event. All the love and solidarity to the good sister Park Cannon and everyone else fighting the good fight in Georgia. Stay tuned as it is coming to a state near you. As always, take the best part for yourself. Ask Your Oldhead is a creative project exploring modern m...

On today's episode I am joined by Keith Mascoll. Actor, creator, and healer as I see it. Keith is the star of A Trigger Life: A Requiem of Healing playing now at the Portland Playhouse. The play is a multi-sensory, multimedia, post-traumatic story. The project is all about healing and connecting to healing for Black men. If you listen you know how I feel about the power of art and creative tools t...

This week we take a look at the Biden stimulus package and a year in the pandemic. As you listen, people around the country are waiting for stimulus funds to reach them and making life the best they can after a year of Covid-19. We take a look and draw up some points to consider. Please be safe and take the best part for yourself. Ask Your Oldhead is a creative project exploring modern manhood at...

This week we take some time to honor the life of Vernon Jordan. A civil rights leader, lawyer, and a powerful speaker Jordan made his mark in organizational leadership at the United Negro College Fund, the Urban League and as trusted advisor in national politics. A pioneer in breaking open access to corporate governance, politics and more he was a force unique in our times. We dive in and discuss...