Discussions With A Friend Podcast

0:00 – What is Pumpkin Spice? 0:25 – Intro 0:40 – Halloween Costumes 2022 2:30 –That's Unnecessary 9:00 – Halloween as a kid vs. Halloween as an adult 20:00 – Costumes, do's and don'ts 29:30 – Is Halloween a traditional Holiday? 43:00 – Be safe! Wrap - Up    

0:00 – Intro 0:40 – Can you live without your cell phone? 3:15 – "That's Unnecessary" 12:30 –The evolution of cell phones 21:45 – When is the right time for kids to get a phone? 36:00 – If you could call 3 people in the world, who would you call? 46:40 – Are people spending too much time on their phones? 51:45 – How to balance phone usage

01:10 – "That's Unnecessary" 12:30 – What does it mean to be "Childish" 22:00 – Balancing your childhood and adulthood self 34:00 – Rod talks about "Codeswitching" 39:00 – How do you trust yourself? 47:30 – Wrap-Up

00:00 – Introduction 02:00 – "That's Unnecessary" 07:30 – Recent Rise in Popularity of Anime 12:00 – Old Gen vs. New Gen 17:45 – "What's on Your Mind?" 23:00 – Top 5's in Anime 51:30 – Wrap up

00:00 – Introduction 02:11 – Who Is Sarena Abdallah? 06:15 – Do you feel like you're forced into choosing a lucrative career over your passion? 08:24 – Rodney asks do you think the reason you don't feel support in the medical field is because of the school?  13:33 – Jay C ask Sarena how she feels about the Ukrainian War?  18:45 – Jay A talks about risks and alternative career paths 28:00 –  Rod asks how Sarena got into photography 42:00 – Jay C asks about the concept of Sarena's clothing line, the difference between photography shoots 1:07:00 - Advice

Good evening everyone. We know we have been MIA for a while. We felt like we needed a break. We discussed why we took a break, what we have coming, and much more during this episode! This is another episode from our "UNCUT" series. We are back with energy and ready to go. Thank you to everyone that reached out and wondered where we were. 

00:00 – Introduction 03:35 – Where does Watson go from here?  5:40 – Can Watson come back from this? 7:25 – What would you guys do if you were in his position? 12:25 – Do you think the girls that falsely accuse guys should go to jail as well?  17:40 – Where do you think Watson will land? 22:30 – Who do you think is at fault for this entire situation?  29:45 - Should he settle these civil cases?  36:05 - If you were a business owner would you invest in Watson? 40:55 - Advice of the day

00:00 – Introduction  02:35 – What is your morning hygiene routine?   13:27 – What is your night hygiene routine?  14:33 – How difficult of a personality do you have?   20:35 – Should you take girls advice on skincare and how do you find the best advice?   22:49 – How important is your diet and tips?  36:56 – What supplements should you take? 46:00 – How important is exercising? 55:24 - Advice of the day

00:00 – Introduction  04:00 – How do you view yourself? 08:27 – How is the public you different from the private you?  14:33 – How difficult of a personality do you have?  20:46 – What conditions push you to be the best you and what brings the best out of you? 27:28 – 77 percent of all mid life crisis in men are a result of them following a plan that was mapped out for them in life.  30:38 – Can there be two of you in the same room?  38:00 – How do you handle public loss? 45:00 – Rodney expands on the topic of difficult personalities. 50:36 – What's something about you that you wish more people knew? 56:57 – How are you able to make a connection with so many different types of individuals?  1:01:22 – Advice of the day

00:00 – Introduction  03:18 – Mental Health & African American Suicide Rates  12:34 – Jay C. asks the guys who do they think self-inflict more black boys or black girls and why?   24:09 – Jay C. gives the stats on African American boys/girl suicide rates and the guys discuss  32:40 – The group discusses parenting in the black community and the nuclear family   39:00 – What is the number one reason why black people are committing suicide?  41:35 – Jay C. ask the group if they have mentors and how that greatly affects the black community  44:53 – The group discusses Brian Flores, the NFL and us needing to provide and create for ourselves.   1:06:35 – Jay A ask the group about the Russian Olympic skater that tested positive vs Sha'Carri Richardson  1:15:20 – Purify me products sponsor   1:16:28 – BHM Jeopardy   1:30:11 – Rodney calls Jay C out about him saying there shouldn’t be a Black History Month   1:34:16 – Advice of the day

0:00 - Intro & Walk In Faith Clothing sponsorship  1:40 - What's a hater?  6:00 - Describe a time someone hated on you & what are the signs?  19:30 - Jay C talks about how not everyone you assume is hating is a hater 22:00 - Jay A talks about self assessment and how you can hate without even knowing it/Rod talks about how hating is a choice.  30:28 - How do you deal with hate?  34:25 - Advice for the day? 

0:00 Sneak peak into the episode  0:04 Intro  2:52 Why do we party?  5:25  FOMO (Fear of missing out) on why people party.   10:26 Positives impacts of partying  21:47 Negative impacts of partying  25:00 Fights/arguing during a party  27:52 Jay C ask Jay A to name a party moment that made him feel like their friendship grew stronger.  32:48 What's your worst party experience?  56:01 Partying in different countries  1:00:57 Advice for the day.

0:00 Sneak peak into the episode 1:43 Intro 1:56 Jay C. gives his definition and take on the American dream 5:14 Rod gives his definition and take on the American dream 9:35 Jay C. talks about equality of outcome vs equality of opportunity 13:10 Jay A gives his definition and take on the American dream 18:40 The group expands on the "American Dream"   39:24 Jay A asks the group if we feel like people are more entitled now   51:44 Advice for the day   55:58 Jay C gives Jay A and Rod their flowers.

Sneak peak into the episode 0:34  Intro 2:35  What are the greatest assets in life? 33:22  You need to ask yourself what you truly want in life 41:53  What motivates you in life and what steps do you take? 55:44  Why you should get a whiteboard to regulate your life 1:04:13  When do you know when to hold them or fold them?  1:33:58  Book recommendations 1:37:30  Advice for the day We are here to create an atmosphere where we can discuss any and everything, while also learning from our monthly guest. 

Introduction - 0:00 The group discusses their experiences of moving to another state/place - 2:40 Jessica asks the group if moving is necessary to grow in life? - 7:00 The group discuss alcohol and the reasons why Jay/Rodney are stopping/slowing down- 17:35 Jill asks the group if men and women can be friends? - 43:50 Jill asks Jay & Rodney what is something that we wished more women in our life knew about us? - 1:00:00 The group discusses ego - 1:13:00 Rapid fire questions – 1:26:46 - First date pet peeves - Things that stand out on first dates Advice for the day - 1:40:00

Introduction - 0:00  The group gives their thoughts on Virgil Abloh - 1:05  What is something you wish young men cared more about or were more invested in? - 12:19  Men should value themselves more. They should know that they are the "prize" too.  Men should be more vulnerable and see other's perspective/wisdom.  And more. How do you handle tough times? - 49:45 Jay A tells story about his most recent bodybuilding show.  Jimmy G talks about opening up to others. And more. Why does our generation believe in cancel culture? - 1:10:19 Jimmy talks about how we purposely try to prove that celebrities aren't perfect.  Rodney talks about how lazy & misinformed our generation is.  And more.  Advice for the day - 1:43:30

Jonathan details his education, and playing college basketball What is Organizational Communications? How a Communications degree can be useful when coaching Jonathan talks about coaching as a former college athlete/managing potential Hardest thing about coaching Thoughts on AstroWorld Incident Henry Ruggs lll Accident Growing up/Going to school in Gary, Indiana Jonathan tells the story of when he Rod had a long detention in high school Advice

Intro/Sponsorship - 0:00 What is a Travel Nurse Interview like? - 4:40 Degrees/Multiple jobs in nursing - 5:50 Why a Travel Nurse?  - 8:10 Relationships with patients - 12:00 Contracts and Pay - 14:00 Possible changes for travel nursing - 22:00 Having multiple RNLC's - 33:00 Advice - 45:00 Kristin Hampton Information Email: KristinHampton26@icloud.com Recruiter referral (Make sure to mention her name): Alex.Mina@medicalsolutions.com The Ghetto Flower - https://theghettoflower.com/

*First off we would like to apologize for our audio issues. We were having zoom issues and didn't realize the lag was that bad. We are officially moving away from zoom*  Kenny & Jalen introduce themselves - 2:00 The guys deep dive into the concept of "Money Vs Life" - 3:55  The guys deep dive into the "Missing white girl syndrome" - 25:45  White crime vs Black crime - 35:13 Rodney ask what can be done to stop black crime? Also, how can we fix our mindset? - 43:20  The guys deep dive into "Social Media" & Dopamine - 54:00  Jay ask how do you limit yourself on applications that are built to make you addicted? - 1:02:00 The guys give advice for the day  - 1:07:00 

01:00 – "That's Unnecessary" 06:30 – Health Vs. Fitness 12:00 – Body Types/Somatotypes 14:00 – Rod talks about having "Body Dysmorphia" 18:00 – Jimmy talks about being skinny growing up 20:00 – The guys talk about knowing yourself, genetics etc. 28:00 – Rod talks about beauty standards for men 35:00 – Jimmy talks about his wake-up call 40:00 – Fitness influencers 48:00 –Beauty isn't all about fitness 54:00 – Wrap - Up