The JAAM

Sub to the Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/thejaampodcast What looks like entertainment, policy debate, and internet culture is really a map of power and who it serves. The conversation then tightens around policy and culture. We break down how Zohran Mamdani helped make universal childcare a reality in New York City and why billionaire-owned media rushed to frame it as “impossible.” We unpack...

Sub to the Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/thejaampodcast HAPPY NEW YEAR JAAM FAMILY!! Hopefully yall had a wonderful transition into 2026 because we're 9 DAYS in and this administration has already started with the BS. In this episode we talk about our New Years celebration, grifters like Fresh and Fit and Adin Ross's unwarranted hatred for Doechii. We also dive into the controversy behind th...

This week on The JAAM, we’re closing out the year with a special holiday episode featuring Chicago legend, Grammy nominated, multi platinum artist Vic Mensa. Vic pulls up for a wide-ranging conversation covering everything from his early Chicago roots and the Internet Tape era to hip-hop culture, artistic independence, mental health, African history, and navigating fame in the internet age. We div...

In the final regularly scheduled episode of the year, we reflect on a chaotic, transformative season for both the podcast and the world around us. We dive into men’s mental health conversations, celebrity accountability, gun violence, and systemic failures across politics, healthcare, and justice. We appreciate the love and support you all showed us this year! Next year is GOING TO GET CRAZY! STAY...

The JAAM takes on another GTA 6 delay, Met Gala announcements, Jasmine Crockett’s Senate bid, and the hard emotional labor of being a Chicago Bears fan. Then we dive into the advent of Kalshi, the probability-market betting app trying to turn politics, news, and daily decisions into tradable wagers. The boys break down the ethics,the influencer pressure and accountability, exploring the disturbing...

America is out here cosplaying global supercop again, and the funniest part is they don’t even understand the shit they’re breaking. This week the JAAM digs into how U.S. leaders keep stumbling into international disasters with the confidence of a man who can’t read but insists he “gets the vibes.” We talk Venezuela, the “drug boat” lies, the propaganda videos nobody asked for, and the media greml...

Black Friday is basically a fundraiser for the billionaire villains ruining your life. These corporations cut your food, killed your healthcare, raised your rent, and then had the audacity to email you a 12 percent off coupon like that’s supposed to fix generational trauma. So this weekend, keep your money in the hood. Buy local, buy Black, buy from people who would actually notice if you died. St...

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Everything is still on fire and nobody’s holding the hose. Nikki Minaj is out here pretending she’s a foreign policy expert, talking wild about Nigeria, while the Grammys disrespect The Weeknd again for no reason. Zohran Mamdani is ready to show New York City what real leadership looks like, and Paul Pierce might’ve just set a new world record for the dumbest take ever recorded. Back in Chicago, I...

While Trump’s ICE agents are kidnapping people off the streets of Chicago and federal courts fight to keep people fed, Chicago is still holding the line. In this week’s Lakeside Chat, The JAAM sits down with Mayor Brandon Johnson to talk about what real leadership looks like when fascism isn’t just on the news, it’s on your street. They unpack how the SNAP funding crisis, migrant raids, and nation...

While millions brace for SNAP benefit cuts and another government shutdown, the people in charge are sipping champagne in a gold-plated ballroom. This week, The JAAM breaks down America’s warped priorities, where there’s always money for war, ICE raids, and photo ops, but never for food, housing, or care. From billionaires building luxury halls to politicians telling hungry families to “get a job,...

From couture to chaos. Grace Wales Bonner makes history at Hermès, Adrien Broner loses his mind, Taylor Swift might be the Antichrist, and the Young Republicans’ terrifying racist group chat reveals what we might have to look forward to from the next generation of politicians. Because of course it doesn’t stop there, AI keeps proving humans can’t be trusted with power. Did we just noclip straight...

Stephen A’s back on his bullshit harder than ever. Cool Kicks got greedy for no reason, moving stolen shoes like they weren’t already up millions. Racist grifter Joel Patrick reappears out of nowhere after three years, coming for JJ again after already getting smoked more than once. The internet’s full of fake confidence this week, but The JAAM’s here to keep it a bean. The following episode conta...

Chicago’s under siege — ICE kicking in doors while the media looks away. White-on-white violence is wildin’ but nobody wanna name it. And the Kyren Lacey tragedy shows what happens when cops lie, the press plays dumb, and fascists pick who gets protected. Meanwhile, the same creators who fed chaos for clicks (Theo Von, Adin Ross, all them) are scrambling to walk it back and jump ship. It’s too lat...

The JAAM links up in Atlanta with Deante Kyle, host of the award-winning Grits and Eggs Podcast. His journey runs from the streets to the trucking industry to finally finding his voice behind the mic. He talks about the illusion of “street money,” the grind of warehouse jobs, and how a CDL became a way to provide for his family. We dive into Black history from Wilmington to Chicago, the hidden cos...

Do the kids gotta CHANCE? We sat down with Chicago’s own Chance the Rapper for a convo that feels less like an interview and more like catching up with family. He breaks down his new album Star Line , why betting on yourself always pays off, and how he built a lane without cosigns or labels calling the shots. But this sit-down goes deeper than music. Chance talks Chicago history, Harold Washington...

The fallout from Charlie Kirk’s killing shows how “free speech” only matters when the right’s in charge. Empathy only flows one way in America, and the culture keeps proving it. Canelo vs. Crawford split the fight world, NY Fashion Week’s a circus, FaZe Clan collapses in scandal, and the Trey Reed case exposes how selective America’s outrage really is. Power keeps rewriting the rules, and we’re le...

Charlie Kirk has been killed at an event in Utah. His death is not an isolated tragedy. It is the consequence of the violent and dehumanizing culture the right has been building for years. Guns treated like toys. People reduced to enemies. Politics turned into bloodsport. The JAAM unpacks how empathy has been stripped out of American life, how demonizing communities for clout always comes back aro...

Trump’s so-called Department of Race War is nothing but propaganda — a way to scapegoat Black and Brown people while the country slides into chaos. Epstein survivors are dropping receipts, including Trump’s own creepy birthday sketch, and the culture isn’t any less cursed. Fashion’s in freefall with Miley fronting Margiela and SZA cosplaying as Vans’ “creative visionary,” proving how deep parasoci...

  Unconditional love sounds perfect but in real life it can get messy fast. The JAAM breaks down why love without boundaries often turns toxic, how family dynamics shape the way we think about loyalty, and why guilt keeps so many people stuck in bad situations. From yelling parents and food shaming to being labeled the angry kid or ignored when therapy was needed, this is an unfiltered conver...

🚨 JAAMergency 🚨 Trump is days away from invading Chicago while bragging about bombing a boat near Venezuela. Murders are at a sixty year low but he wants the Guard in our streets and ICE running raids during Mexican Independence Day. Eleven people were killed by a two million dollar missile in waters near Venezuela because he called it a drug bust. This is not protection, this is occupation. 0:0...

Trump paints Chicago as a war zone to sell his fake law-and-order but the numbers blow his lie apart. JAAM drags American Eagle’s “better genes” ad — straight-up eugenics cosplay in denim, a cracker fetish for the culture war and breaks down GAP’s clapback with Katseye that actually pushed inclusivity. We call out the NFL for burying Shedeur and Shilo Sanders, and torch Trump’s Chicago takeover fa...

MrBeast the Antichrist. TikTok’s gender wars melting men’s brains. Trump’s goons locking Black lawmakers inside the Capitol while he laughs off slavery. Welcome to America’s Cold Civil War. We also break down Chance the Rapper’s new album, roast Target’s downfall, and call out Lil Yachty for that George Floyd bar. Culture, politics, chaos — all in one. Subscribe now so you don't miss out! 🚨 Have...

Beyoncé made history, and the Grammys still found a way to snub her. We unpack the Cowboy Carter backlash, the Grammys’ shady rule change, and why Beyoncé might need to stop showing up altogether. Then we get into Angel Reese’s villain era, the media’s role in framing her as a threat, and the deadly No Kings protests that rocked the nation. Meanwhile, Trump throws a lame-ass military birthday para...

This week on JAAM: a Love Island bombshell drops (and Ace might be the most diabolical short king of all time), Zohran bodies Cuomo, and political strategist-slash-influencer Joshua Doss pulls up to break down why Democrats still talk to Black men like we’re in Sunday school. We dig into who actually votes and why politicians should stop pitching poverty and start pitching power. Josh also reveals...