Episodes

Has "You" in the present ever looked at "You" in the future? I had a look at future me and had a very present shaking revelation. If you can be honest, your "Present You" has had a look at your "Future You" too.

Have you ever had a conversation with someone and it made absolutely no sense at all? You knew you wasn't making any cogent point or helping anyone understand exactly what you are trying to articulate? That was my conversation with my father today. On the other hand, I may not be able to express myself all of the time, but my cooking is able to speak for me every time.

Laughter. Some believe it can be medicinal, while others say only the sane will laugh when all else fails. The way my mind is set up, sometimes I don't know if I'm on the right side of sanity or the wrong side of cray cray. Either way, find something that will make you laugh like I did in today's episode and add some to your day.

How many times have you heard the saying "Sometimes, You Have to Do It Scared"? I've heard it all my life, and never have I put 2 and 2 together while doing it scared like I have in the almost month I've been away from the podcast studio. What goes on in the mind of a introvertive creator? It's a scary place up there, but let me take this episode to explain...

Coming up as a rookie on the Chicago radio scene, I was taught by some of radio's best. I also was blessed to be in the company of some pretty good people along the way. Chris Base has been one of those "pretty good people" and someone who has forged his way in Chicago radio, with the receipts to prove it. I have watched and supported his career for quite some time. Spending the day with him having breakfast at a nearby restaurant led to a very candid conversation with someone I consider to b...

I remember a time when I was considered "less than honorable" by friends and strangers alike. I remember sitting in a maximum security facility that I once helped build as well as shared the gospel in. What do you do when the inspiring becomes the inmate? Who comes to see about "the least of these"? Who's assignment was it to bring me back to a better physical and mental space? Out of all who I thought I knew, only one person did that for me. My friend of the last 30 plus years, Pastor Michae...

What do you do when you get a text during a podcast recording from musicologist, hip hop aficionado and world renowned DJ Jeff da Illest that says he wants to come and have a sit down in the Genius Media Group studio? You stop everything you're doing and let that man come through! The well past due conversation we had about the state of music, and learning how to divide today's artists guilty of crimes from their music is spot on. But just as he does on his show JDI Afta Hourz heard on Spotify, ...

Ah it's summertime, and sometimes in this heat emergency the heat will mess with you physically AND emotionally. There are things you can do for 30 minutes everyday to make sure you don't do things that would usually be out of character for you. Trust me, I learned my lesson and we are only a few hours into the summer of 2025. Follow along if you will, and you'll learn some lessons too...

Everyone has a purpose in life. Everyone's life's purpose is either delivered at the exact time intended, or your patience is built while it takes the long road to your doorstep. Brandi Nicole Williams, Associate Pastor of New Life Alive Church in South Holland, Illinois comes to have a discussion with me about how she said "yes" to her life's purpose. We've been friends forever, so we have candid conversations about the early days of us blogging together, to preaching in youth church, to "be...

My life has afforded me some amazing friends. During my adult undergraduate time, there was one professor at Chicago State University who immediately grabbed my attention. Maybe it was because of my age at the time, maybe it was because he was doing it in the industry and he became motivation, or maybe it was because of his style of teaching "guerilla filmmaking". Professor turned friend, Alvin Daniels sits down with me to talk about his love for teaching, golf, and making documentaries. We can'...