Unsolicited Views Podcast

This week the guys are back together with recurring guest, Dame, to discuss attachment issues, survivor’s remorse, how our “mission trips” went, early 2000’s fashion, what post-COVID looks like, what it means to be unattractive, their insecurities, and more!

This week the guys come together to discuss Black businesses, how it’s easy to fall victim to social media posts, Easter and how they feel about church, how they feel about ultimatums, and more! Mal, Mel, and Syd Purchase athletic gear and HBCU apparel from Gainz Sportsgear ( www.gainzsportsgear.co/ )  with 10% off with code: UVPOD10

This week the guys are back together to catch up on how they’ve been, discuss Melchella, determine whether or not Russell Wilson is corny, how getting old sucks, checking in with your friends, and more! Jon, Mal, Mel, and Syd

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How we gatekeep blackness, and who’s allowed to say nigga, and more! Jon, Mal, Mel, and Syd

This week the guys are back together to catch up on where everyone has been, how grind culture is dangerous, high earning women and dating, how we gatekeep blackness, and who’s allowed to say nigga, and more! Jon, Mal, Mel, and Syd

This week the guys are happy to have Palmer back to talk about fatherhood, therapy, how men decide to propose, family relations, friendships, friendship beef, if they gatekeep blackness, and more! Jon, Mal, Mel, Palmer, and Syd

This week the guys are back together, joined by Gerard (@coachgfitness,) to catch up on where everyone has been and to discuss how personal life can impact business, black masculinity, what it means to be a man, whether or not health is wealth, stories of discovering sexuality, and more! Jon, Mal, Mel, Syd, and Gerard

This week Mal and Jon sit down and chop it up. Episode starts with discussing work place politics. Then they discuss trust and strength in black women not being a compliment.  Jon and Mal

This week the guys come together to catch up on life, discuss sneaky links, what it means to be a simp or a pick me, #Cigargate, and more! Jon, Mal, and Syd Watch on YouTube here! 

This week the guys are joined by Ron to discuss Black History Month, whether or not our generation is grateful, what our motivation is, gratitude jars, how we show gratitude to non-family, self-love, and more! Jon, Mel, Mal, Ron, and Syd

This week the guys are back together, joined by Kendra from the Outside The Norm podcast, taking some time to catch up, discuss if men or women do more work in relationships, the value of friendships between men and women, BBLs in real life, absentee fathers in Black families, the benefits of being in a relationship, jokes about religion, and more! Jon, Kendra, Mel, and Syd

Listen as we shoot the shit before we get into the episode. Here we discuss sexdrive and ethical non-monogomy. 

This episode we are back in the studio getting right back to it. We discuss a lot this episode! How Mel shoots his shot...or did. We also discussed recent television shows, dad joke, protecting black women. The main conversation this episode is "How do you give black women feedback?" and "How can we meet on common ground to get our needs met?" Jon, Mel and Mal

Due to someone getting covid we had to go virtual and keep it short. This week the fellas catch up on how the year is going so far, #Candlegate, how they are able to trust and regain trust from others, what trust looks like in friendships, and more!  Jon, Mal, Mel, and Syd

This first episode of the year the UV crew talks plans for this year with the podcast and the effects of where you're from.  Also in this episode they discuss HBO’s insecure and relationships with friends. Jon, Mel, and Syd

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With the last episode of the year we give you the live audio from our vino and vibes event. This is also available on YouTube as well. Thanks for all your support next episode will be dropping 1/4/2022. See you next year! https://youtu.be/qZQgu3P4hXg

This week the fellas are joined by Jeremy and Kyle from Bourbon & Boyshorts, as well Dame, to discuss their origin stories, the balance of doing business with friends, lessons learned in business, whether or not they’d do business with a romantic partner, and more! Jon, Mal, Mel, Syd,  Guest:Dame, Kyle, and Jeremy

This week the fellas are joined by Jeremy and Kyle from Bourbon & Boyshorts, as well Dame, to discuss their origin stories, the balance of doing business with friends, lessons learned in business, whether or not they’d do business with a romantic partner, and more! Jon, Mal, Mel, Syd Guest: Dame, Kyle, and Jeremy

This week the fellas are joined by Dame, Shakira, and Shan to discuss the rate at which men mature (or don’t,) how everyone has grown in the last year, how they’re intentional about their growth, seasonal depression, and more! Dame, Jon, Mal, Mel, Shakira, Shan, and Syd Purchase tickets to Unsolicited View’s upcoming event here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/vino-and-vibes-tickets-218184133617

This week the plus ones of the pod come together to discuss motherhood, their emotional reactions, how past relationships have impacted their current relationships,if their okay with their partner giving opinions about how they dress, emotional turnoffs, how they create a safe space for their partners, and more! Amara, Bri, Charelle, Kashia, and Syd

This week the guys are back together for another dad joke, then they discuss Da Baby, why a woman would want them, how women want them to communicate, how they communicate complaints, why women don’t want to hear men’s concerns, how emotion reactions turn them off, how the way they’ve been mothered impacts their relationships, and more! Jon, Mal, Mel, and Syd

This week we do something because of veterans day and sit down with two soldiers. One veteran and one active duty officer, we get their perspective of today's military. They explain what happens on the other side and discuss what being a solider means for a black man in today's military. Jon & Mel Guest: Dame and Quentin