Episodes

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Aug. 28, 2020

Call A Spade A Spade

I bumped into the franchise owner of Wing It On in Stratford, I obviously personally invited him to be a guest on the show. Osman immediately recognized me: "Hey, you're the guy who did that btrm review. Yes, that was me. Earlier in the day I stopped into Fatty Patty, they wanted me to buy a a water in order to get a code to use the bathroom, nah I'm good. But, now I'm curious to see what their restrooms look like. If you're tired of a station that doesn't speak to your needs and you're interes...
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Aug. 27, 2020

Alex Hobby

Alex always enjoyed things in relation to audio. he started off as a rapper (his lyrics were more focused on the uplifting feeling, being there for each other and the feeling that you are on top of the world). As he became older, he decided to play around with music production programs to release the musical melodies that were bouncing around in his head. When it came to his instrumental style, he created everything from scratch and Alex enjoyed making the following style of music: Classical, Hi...
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Aug. 27, 2020

Who's Writing Our Story?

Kyle Rittenhouse is a murderer PERIODT! Rittenhouse is not a hero, he's a homegrown terrorist, he's not defending the American way of life. OMG please with the 17 year old boy narrative, trying to humanize his vicious intentional actions. I don't care how they try and spin this murder, Rittenhouse was not resolving any issue. Armed vigilantes are not deputized police officers. Police officers in Kenosha are partly responsible for the murder of the two people who were killed and theres enough bla...
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Aug. 26, 2020

Melanie Eversley

Melanie Eversley is a seasoned journalist, native New Yorker and 23-time marathoner. A friend of BTW Podcast and a former guest of the show challenged me to take up the mantel and produce a Running Magazine. Stephan suggested speaking with Melanie, so I reached out to her and she graciously accepted our invitation to be on the show. Melanie is the CEO/Founder of Beyond the Railroad. If you're tired of a station that doesn't speak to your needs and you're interested in learning more about the BT...
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Aug. 26, 2020

Spread Love It's The Brooklyn Way

We're living in exciting times, even though there's madness happening in our nation, I'm choosing to identify speak on it and move on. I choose to tap into the best that resides within myself and those around me. This strategy works for me, it has helped me connect with some dynamic people along this journey. Alex Celestine is a new artist from Wichita Kansas, who after hearing some misogynistic lyrics in a venue decided to remove herself, rather than sit in agreement with the performance.-in so...
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Aug. 25, 2020

7 Shots In The Back

Here we are again, another shooting of an unarmed black man. What could possibly justify shooting an unarmed black man in the back at close range? I'll wait. There's no justification. If you're tired of a station that doesn't speak to your needs and you're interested in learning more about the BTW Podcast visit RUNUTAINMENT . Oh yeah I haven't mentioned my Ko-fi page. The launching of my Ko-fi page is me embracing my talents, this is me walking in my purpose, this is me taking the leap, acknowl...
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Aug. 25, 2020

You Have To Have A Strong Stomach For Politics

I caught a brief rundown on the RNC last night, after hearing a few of the speeches it was clear to me that you have to have a strong stomach for politics. Politicians flop more than Valde Divac. If you're tired of a station that doesn't speak to your needs and you're interested in learning more about the BTW Podcast visit RUNUTAINMENT . Oh yeah I haven't mentioned my Ko-fi page. The launching of my Ko-fi page is me embracing my talents, this is me walking in my purpose, this is me taking the l...
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Aug. 24, 2020

A Podcaster At A Loss For Words???

Last week was the anniversary of me being called into the police station in Stamford for questioning because a white girl felt uncomfortable and jumped out of my vehicle, I didn't think much of it at the time. I reported the incident to Uber incase there was any black lash or claims of injury submitted to the insurance company; after a conversation with a friend who's an attorney, I was left with my jaw hanging. Brenda asked "Why did you go into the station with out an attorney?" I said: "I just...
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Aug. 23, 2020

Old Media Vs. New Media

This episode was inspired by a recent Medium piece I wrote about Entrepreneur, a new song by Pharell and Jay-Z. Even with all of the positive images in the video some people still managed to focus on supposed drama from years ago between Jay-Z & Nas. Drama and Trauma sells I guess. So here's the deal, some people think that Jay-Z intentionally drops music on the same day as Nas. No one can stop your shine! As a customer I'm not thinking about if I should get Nas or Jay, if their projects is are ...
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Aug. 22, 2020

Do You Listen to Music or Do Skim Through It?

Pharell and Jay-Z dropped a new song, Entrepreneur as a stand alone piece is low key, however when you sprinkle the images message on top of the beat and lyrics it immediately elevates the song. Yet some choose to focus on 10 words, I shared a few thoughts on the topic in a medium post: Do You Listen To Rap Music or Do You Just Skim Through It? After watching the video I finally decided to read the LA Times article. If you're tired of a station that doesn't speak to your needs and you're intere...
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Aug. 21, 2020

Death To The Gatekeepers

We are CT #1 Podcast for running and entertainment also known as #RUNUTAINMENT. I think it's wise to have a healthy respect for those who might be doing something similar to you or who have gone before and paved the way in a particular industry. But, the days of waiting for the gatekeepers to put you on are over. If I was an artist I wouldn't be waiting for an old media establishment to put me on, especially one that's living in the backdrop of NYC. CT. Artist deserve better, CT. Audiences deser...
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Aug. 20, 2020

Adrienne A. White

Adrienne A. White is the VP of Strategy/Business Development at Citizens Trust Bank. Previously, she was the VP of Finance of the National Center for Civil and Human Rights. Prior to The Center, she worked at The Coca-Cola Company. She started the first four years of career at Ernst & Young LLP’s (EY) external audit services. Adrienne is a board member of the Atlanta Track Club, the nation’s 2nd largest track club. She’s served on the marketing committee and currently serves as diversity commit...
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Aug. 20, 2020

Flex Your Creative Muscles

Our creative muscles get stronger the more we use them. One of the things I love about sewing is the creative process, taking something that's flat and lifeless, but in your mind's eye you see this magnificent mask. We are creators, we were created in the image of God why wouldn't we be able to create? Creation is about finding your voice exploring experimenting. Morgan is the daughter of Penny, Penny is one of my Facebook friends from the running community. Morgan is exploring with her voice on...
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Aug. 19, 2020

You're Fired!!

Getting fired can be a good thing, it doesn’t have to be viewed as a failure. Yesterday I posted the question on Facebook several people commented and liked the post, Brandie Mcghee draw a comparison between being fired and getting a divorce. I’ve been fired and laid off from a job in my past and I’ve quit. When it happened I was devastated, embarrassed, angry. I knew he was out to get me. He had tried for months, working for a homophobic racist narcissist wasn’t. I was never one for brown nos...
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Aug. 19, 2020

Checklist Manifesto

During this episode we follow up with Wing It On in Stratford CT., as part of our strategy to in crease awareness of the show in CT. In a previous episode I mentioned The Checklist Manifesto and butchered the authors name-my bad Atul. Tons of other good stuff included. Oh yeah I haven't mentioned my Ko-fi page. The launching of my Ko-fi page is me embracing my talents, this is me walking in my purpose, this is me taking the leap, acknowledging that what I'm doing is providing a valuable service...
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Aug. 18, 2020

Manifest Your Destiny

While walking through Walmart on Sunday evening inspiration knock me upside my head and caused me to buy some fabric. OK, maybe I’m being a bit dramatic. I saw some purple fabric, I liked it so, I picked it up figured I’d make a mask. I had a little work to do preparing for an upcoming episode on narcissism in relationships. I figured I’d watch the Invisible Man and make a mask at the same time-I’m multitasking-sewing relaxes me. Sewing allows me to flex my creative muscles. Melissa, a long ti...
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Aug. 17, 2020

Online Dating? Read The Fine Print

Welcome back from the weekend, I hope you all enjoyed yourselves. We had a lot to cover this morning. Brandon Trump is huge, he must be going through a growth spurt. Yvonne Michele for the UK is going to be a guest on the show, interviewed her this morning times.. Ola Smallz an artist from Ikoyi, NG, we came across his music on Twitter and we were able to book him for the show. Some people have some adventurous online first date stories, first date was with a vertically challenged person, the s...
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Aug. 16, 2020

Michael (The Dream Chaser) Smith

Please join us in congratulating both the 2020 Man of the Year awarded to Michael "The Dream Chaser" Smith and the 2020 Leadership award awarded to Kelly Worrell! We are happy for you and proud of the work you’re doing in the community with your platform. After suffering a horrific hit and run accident, which he probably wouldn't have survived if it wasn't for a random angel who stopped to apply a tourniquet. Michael experienced a host of emotions and fell into a depression, but he didn't stay w...
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Aug. 15, 2020

Latoya Shauntay Snell Pt2

In an unrehearsed introduction for this episode, I said: "You either love her, or hate her, or you love to hate her." In 2019 Latoya was getting dragged through these social media streets, something awful. You would think they were getting paid attack her and the compensation worked was based off likes and vile comments. I mean keyboard warriors were on standby, it was an obsession. I've never been obsessed with an entertainer or a sports figure, I was caught up in an entanglement once, but I'll...
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Aug. 14, 2020

Latoya Shauntay Snell

In an unrehearsed introduction for this episode, I said: "You either love her, or hate her, or you love to hate her." In 2019 Latoya was getting dragged through these social media streets, something awful. You would think they were getting paid attack her and the compensation worked was based off likes and vile comments. I mean keyboard warriors were on standby, it was an obsession. I've never been obsessed with an entertainer or a sports figure, I was caught up in an entanglement once, but I'll...
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Aug. 12, 2020

Dr Ralph Lyons Interview

Ralph was born in 1956 and raised in Savannah, GA. He attended a segregated catholic school through 4th grade and was then a part of the national experiment, where he and a neighbor first integrated an elementary school when he was in the 5th grade. That first walk through the school year was my Little Rock. I ran for class president in 6th grade, but they were not ready for little Obama yet. Ralph left public high school and entered the Ivy League for college, Harvard, in 1974, a turbulent era...
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Aug. 12, 2020

Middle Finger To The Status Quo

Some of my best thoughts occur while I'm on the throne, on one such occasion, I happen to see two post with a similar pose and that was a trigger for me-Lol. I vowed in a Facebook post to trow my phone out the window and scream if I saw one more picture with a woman posing with one leg bent. It was an obvious joke. I love people, I love my people, I love women and you'll never catch me degrading women periodt! After giving some additional thought to the matter I wrote a Medium piece about it: "...
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Aug. 6, 2020

Growth Strategy

Reviewing restrooms is part of a bigger plan, I know there might be someone out there wondering why I'm reviewing restrooms, well there's a method to my madness. Last week, when I looked at my analytics, I noticed I had more people tuning in from France than I did from CT. That bothered me, on the one hand I was excited about the reach of the podcast, but, that area of opportunity bothered me. Why didn't more people know about the podcast in the state I live in? Whelp that would be my fault, and...
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Aug. 5, 2020

Service With A Smile

I walked into Fatty Patty late one night last week to pick up an order, from the looks of it looks like they were closing, my order wasn't ready-no biggie I'll wait. While I'm waiting, I figured I'd use the restroom, but I was denied access. When I asked if I could use it the guy behind the counter said: "No, it's not available at the moment, because I just cleaned it." I thought it was a strange response, it won't impact my future bathroom review. Kym, is the owner of Kelly's Janitorial Servic...