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Author: Tunisha Singleton

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The I Have Questions Podcast is a chop-it-up series full of story and insight to grapple with sports, society, and WTF is goin' on outside. Hosted by pro acrimonious fangirl Tunisha Singleton, IHQ is the show where culture and conversation collide to explore what people embrace to stay safe, sane, and entertained. From pro wrestling and horror, to #BlackTwitter and civic engagement, IHQ is an outlet of curiosity and expression to think about the human experience with a fresh perspective (and oftentimes comedic anecdotes) to keep everything copacetic.
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Black cyberculture often revolves around persecution, appropriation, resistance, and the like. Then there's #BlackTwitter - a space for Black joy to originate, participate, and conversate. In this Blackity Black episode, T chops it up with scholar and award-winning author, André Brock. Topics of converstaion include, #BlackTwitter as the world’s largest Black group chat, understanding Black technoculture and cyberstudies, Black female identity online and research on Black collectives in both digital and physical spaces, Coach Deion Sanders and "The Prime Effect" and disparities of Black excellence between HBCU and general Black culture. Guest Info:Follow André Brock on Twitter/X @docdreWebsiteDownload Distributed Blackness: African American CyberstudiesRead the article: From the Blackhand Side: Twitter as a Cultural ConversationHost and Show Info:Tunisha's WebsiteX/Twitter, @TsingletonsaysShow account on X/Twitter, @IHQpodShow account on IG, ihq.podcast
How do you find truth in a world built on illusion?In this episode, T is joined by bestselling author of The Wax Pack, Brad Balukjian to talk about the blurred realities within professional wrestling. In the midst of the convo, we talk about the pursuit of truth in sport spaces, how science and travel influences Brad’s unique writing style, how 2 PhDs embrace and embody storytelling across professions, and how Brad is honoring his mission to sing the unsung. Last and but not least, we get the scoop on Brad’s latest literary, 12,525 miles endeavor to examine the myth vs. reality dichotomy of pro wrestling in his upcoming book, The Six Pack: On the Open Road in Search of Wrestlemania. The Six Pack is available for pre-order now (official release date is April 2, 2024).Guest Info: Pre-order The Six Pack: On the Open Road in Search of WrestlemaniaGet Brad's first book: The Wax Pack: On the Open Road in Search of Baseball's AfterlifeBrad’s websiteTwitter/XIGFacebookHost and Show Info:Tunisha's WebsiteX/Twitter, @TsingletonsaysShow account on X/Twitter, @IHQpodShow account on IG, ihq.podcast
DON'T CALL IT A COMEBACK! 🎙️ Top 5 MMA Walkout Songs?What fight would you show someone to make them a fan of MMA?Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) is the subject and Tunisha is joined by friends of the show, Kyle Green (Host of "Give Theory a Chance" podcast and Associate Professor of Sociology) and Abigail Smithson (Artist, scholar, and host of the "Dear Adam Silver" podcast). In this episode Kyle and Tunisha pitch their answers to the above questions to Abby (the non-MMA follower) and in doing so, start to reveal and unpack larger questions about the global complex space that is MMA. Other questions/topics include:frustrations in mainstream MMA mediathe Jake and Logan Paul influence on combat sportspower of sports media and the lack thereof in MMAwho’s more problematic - Sean O'Malley or Colby CovingtonIs "The Korean Zombie" Chan Sung Jung the Chris Webber of MMA? 🧐...Host Notes:Website: tunishasingleton.comX/Twitter: @tsingletonsays @ihqpodIG: @ihq.podcast Guest Notes:Give Theory a Chance podcast hosted by Kyle GreenDear Adam Silver hosted by Abigail Smithson
In this episode, Tunisha is joined by HBCU grads, MDs, and co-founders of Culture 107 Rasheed Singleton and Taj Eubanks. Culture 107 is a newly launched premium apparel and accessory company dedicated to the HBCU experience. Listen in as this fun trio chops it up about the significance of Black culture that has helped propel all of society, growing up Black in different parts of America, HBCU history, and why two doctors decided to come together and from a labor of love, launch a new company as an homage to the culture and traditions born from these prestigious HBCU institutions. • Shop Culture 107: https://culture107.com/• Culture 107 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shopculture107/• Taj on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/t.kenyattamd/• Sheed on Intagram https://www.instagram.com/the_sheedmd/• Sheed on Twitter https://twitter.com/The_SheedMDShow and Host Links:• Tunisha's website: https://tunishasingleton.com/• Tunisha on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TSingletonSays• IHQ on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ihqpod
Episode 16: The Takeover

Episode 16: The Takeover

2021-11-1101:54:28

ISSA TAKEOVER! This episode flips the script and puts the host in the hot seat. Friends of IHQ Kyle Green (Host of "Give Theory a Chance" podcast and Associate Professor of Sociology) and Abigail Smithson (Artist, scholar, and host of the "Dear Adam Silver" podcast) take over the show and ask Tunisha a series of questions to get to the root of all her beautiful madness. Topics include her pro wrestling fandom, dream jobs, defending herself against some drunk loser while trying to watch UFC, and much more.Check out:"Give Theory a Chance" hosted by Kyle Green: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/give-theory-a-chance/id1493451695"Dear Adam Silver" hosted by Abigail Smithson https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dear-adam-silver/id143032674219 Media Group - https://19mediagroup.com/
“They go back like pimps and pinky rings.” Sherman Nelson Jr., Taekwondo 4th degree black belt, former national team coach, team leader for the 2016 Olympic Games, and color analyst of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics joins Tunisha as the featured guest. Together they have a deep conversation rooted in Black culture, community, and authenticity. Sherman shares his perspective of being a Black Girl Dad, his entry into Taekwondo at Howard University, growing the sport by creating advocates through storyful commentary, his transition into being a color analyst, and the positive response received from his commentary during the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. Guest Links: Sherman on Twitter - https://twitter.com/InanetpreacherThe tweet that started it all - https://twitter.com/TSingletonSays/status/1419379297739952130?s=20Show Links:• https://twitter.com/TSingletonSays• https://twitter.com/ihqpod• https://linktr.ee/ihqpod• https://tunishasingleton.com/
Featured guest in this episode is Kyle Green Ph.D., Associate Professor of Sociology at SUNY Brockport. As both passionate MMA fans and academic scholars, Kyle and Tunisha discuss commonalities in higher education’s ill first impression about studying sports at a high, accredited level. In an evenly critical and comedic conversation (comedic at least for Tunisha…😏), additional topics include their co-authored publication on UFC’s narratively framed brand identity during COVID-19, potential dealbreakers in fandom, appropriate thinking vs overthinking, Kyle’s experience as an MMA practitioner leading him to Ph.D., and much more. Also, a fun rapid-fire bit to close where these two hit:- Is Mariah Carey the GOAT diva?- Favorite horror movie- Kyle’s loss against Tunisha in the most Prestigious NBA Playoff Pool of All Time - Best cheese Guest Links: • Kyle’s Website - https://www.kylegreen.org/• Kyle on Twitter - https://twitter.com/kylethegreen• Kyle’s podcast - Give Theory a Chance https://thesocietypages.org/theory/ • Co-authored article by Kyle and Tunisha in the Journal of Emerging Sports Studies - https://journals.library.brocku.ca/index.php/jess/article/view/3386/2633
Esports and education is the name of this game. In this episode, Dr. Tunisha Singleton opens with a life check-in and talks about being featured in the September 2021 issue of Vanity Fair magazine. This leads into the featured conversation and upbeat chat had with James O’Hagan, Founder of The Academy of Esports, on the importance of sport - in all its forms - in the positive development of young people. Through personal stories and reflection, topics of permission and privilege in extracurricular activities and access to technology for youth in communities of color are also addressed, emphasizing the importance for school systems to drop the faulty, outdated schtick and begin building a more efficient learning experience by integrating digital communities, inclusive activity, and support of play. Guest Links: James O’Hagan Twitter: https://twitter.com/jimohaganWhy Esports and Education resource: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Jm7rAyBeFc3XThej3fOQaiwhwRPMSmzj/view?ltclid=e4d97083-673b-4387-b51e-4fdb843edd85TAoEsports Twitch Channel: https://www.twitch.tv/taoesports/videos/allTAoEsports episode ft. Dr. Tunisha Singleton: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1120336407The Academy of Esports: https://www.taoesports.com/?ltclid=a5e0471f-1f0c-48c8-9343-01cf475fb19dVanity Fair Sept. 2021 Article ft. Dr. Tunisha Singleton: https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2021/08/when-fandoms-stop-playing-nice
Season 2 of the IHQ Pod is here.On Feb. 10, 2007, the first Women’s MMA fight to air on live television featured Gina Carano vs Julie Kedzie. In this episode, Tunisha chops it up with WMMA pioneer, matchmaker, commentator, and all-around badass Julie Kedzie. Conversation crosses the professional and personal scales with insight and perspective on the cost of MMA entering the “mothership mainstream” of ESPN, her entry into Taekwondo at age 4, the good and bad complexity of the MMA community, pitting women against women everywhere, and making space for yourself in spite of cultural and gender expectations. And oh yea, Julie ALSO has an MFA in Nonfiction Literature from the University of Iowa, and we compare scholarly/academic environments with sport/athletic spaces. Guest Links:Julie Kedzie on TW: https://twitter.com/julesk_fighterWriting and Fighting "Gender, Media, & Combat Sports" Panel ft. Julie Kedzie: https://youtu.be/1SY6Es_bbFY
“The primary work is acknowledging that my position in the world, is not the position in the world.” - Josh RosenblattIn this Season 1 Finale Episode, Tunisha is joined by Josh Rosenblatt, former guest, author of Why We Fight, and friend of the show. Through their wildly random, honest, and intersected conversation, these two break down entitlement vs expectation and rethink innovation to emphasize recognizing a need and fulfilling it. People won’t be ready for things until you show them something different. Whether it’s Jordan Peele to horror movies, Josh’s authorship at the intersection of combat sports and society, or deconstructing white guilt to learn the difference between being not racist vs being anti-racism…this episode adds a sincere perspective about awareness and human connection.
"Knowledge is experiential information, intelligence gained from and applied through experiences. [Intelligence] refers to linking people with the right knowledge so that it can be immediately applied. And, of course, staging experiences requires intimate knowledge of how human beings react to the cues they receive." - B. Joseph Pine II and James H. Gilmore, The Experience Economy.While the above quote was not written directly in relation to pro wrestling, but there is no better way of describing how wrestling as an artform produces experiences and memories - not just some produce, good, or service. Tunisha opens the episode describing the origins of her fandom, earliest memories with wrestling, and shares a hilarious story of how she flew from LA to Houston to attend WrestleMania 17 to meet one of her favorite wrestlers named Christian because she was rudely interrupted by Bob Backlund at WrestleMania 16. The featured guest interview is with Alfred Konuwa, pro wrestling columnist, and video blogger. Currently a regular contributor for Forbes Sports Money, Alfred has formerly worked for Bleacher Report as a WWE columnist and host of the nearly 100-episode digital series WWE WTF. In 2012, Alfred was featured in Bleacher Report's "Why We Watch" documentary discussing the career of Kurt Angle, in addition to being featured multiple times on NPR, BBC, and ESPN Radio. Alfred is also the host of Pro Wrestling Bits, a new YouTube channel where Alfred gives you predictions, analysis, and commentary for all the major and indie promotions around the world including WWE, AEW, NJPW, ROH, IMPACT Wrestling.
T begins with comments on Triller's Mike Tyson vs Roy Jones Jr. exhibition, Nate Robinson planking, and gives a half a$$ promise to try Megan Thee Stallion's "Body Challenge." Featured guest is Rebekah Weatherspoon, an award-winning author with over twenty romance and erotica-romance novels. Rebekah specializes in showcasing love stories and happy endings for women of color. In their conversation, we learn how Rebekah started in writing, romance/erotica fan communities, the pain and glory of having a crush, wigology, and the process of finding a Black hairstylist when moving to a new city.
Tunisha is solo in this bonus episode to give a sermon on her thoughts post-election, conquering boredom, lifestyle over transformation, and getting rid of that unstuck feeling.
Tunisha begins with a mini-sermon reflecting on the results of the US Presidential Election. This leads to her conversation with featured guest Jay Chaudhry. Jay is the founder of Break Media, a full-service athlete marketing agency with the goal of helping athletes maximize their presence on social media platforms by creating, producing, and distributing premium content. Having won multiple awards for sports partnerships and content, Jay’s 15+ year career in filmmaking lead him into a new position as Head of Production at PlayersTV - the first-ever athlete-owned media network, with distribution deals with Samsung, Xumo, Sling, and more.Most notably and recently, Jay produced a new series called ReMaking America hosted by CJ McCollum for PlayersTV, whose premiere episode features CJ sitting down with the now Vice President-Elect of the United States of America, Kamala Harris.
Together T and Jabari chop it up in a conversation about his podcast “Dunks and Discourse,” putting “fun” back in professionalism and business, the outlets we seek to stay safe, sane, and entertained differences between mainstream and indie sports media, and much more.ALSO, the debut of a game called “My Top 3 with T and Jabari” where the two compare their top 3 kinds of cheese, most underrated characters in The Wire, and most meaningful songs.
Coming on the heels of appearing on Yasmin Vossoughian's program on MSNBC, Tunisha speaks about her involvement with #SpeakingOut and the #MeToo movement. In the midst of ligation against her former employer America's Funniest Home Video (AFV) for racial discrimination, sexual harassment, and retaliation, Tunisha shares her story to provide the context of what the emotional ramifications are like in dealing with trauma. Struggling with eroded confidence and mixed feelings of vulnerability and being exposed, Tunisha endures these mental obstacles to tell her story as a means to be a champion for herself and what is right. Her hope is that in doing so, others are inspired to stand up for themselves, own their voice, and make a difference in making all workspaces safe for everyone.
With regard to World Mental Health Day, this episode centers on normalizing conversations around mental health and the influential role sports can play in disrupting the stigmas attached to it. Tunisha's special guest is Natalie Pierre - veteran sports reporter, CEO of NP Sports Media, and co-founder of The Mental Game - a non-profit organization focused on starting important conversations about mental health in the sports world. Natalie shares with us her history in sports journalism, thoughts on combating stigmas surrounding mental health, the athlete mentality in dealing with pressure, using social media for good, and much more. As a mental health advocate and a compassionate champion for helping others, Natalie also shares deeply personal stories about her own experiences with mental health in college athletics, work perfectionism, and toxic relationships which culminated in a suicide attempt. Through this profoundly honest conversation, these two discuss how individual awareness and personal storytelling can help produce solutions to standardizing mental health as a form of general healthcare, self-work, and love.
Bravery. Hope. Authenticity. These are a few of the themes in Tunisha's conversation with Linathi Makanda - South African poet, photographer, and storyteller. In this unfiltered conversation, these two discuss portrayals of Black femininity, personal problems that arise from performative behavior, the importance of self-care through daily affirmations, struggles for Black women to appear vulnerable, and much, much more. Linathi is a genuine champion for raw expression and embracing your true self - in all our unique complexities. She is the author of poetry and prose collection When No One is Watching. Her writings, as well as photographic works, are dedicated to celebrating authentic expression & showing that everything and everyone is art, worthy of being experienced.
T chop's it up with Josh Rosenblatt - writer, journalist, and author of Why We Fight: One Man's Search for Meaning Inside the Ring. This book works as a tailgate for your mind to pre-game in thought, serving you kegs to pump new levels of thinking about experiences within your own skin, and how to determine what you’re actually capable of when forced to face something unique. Topics of conversation include: the irrational fascination with fandom and love, heightened experiences of self-discovery through fighting, being a representative of a larger community and the sometimes dismissal of responsibility for the sake of being an individual, and even how the demise of my Los Angeles Clippers is actually a symbol of personal triggers that stand for things far and beyond an actual game.
Episode 2 ft. Jackie Wilson

Episode 2 ft. Jackie Wilson

2020-09-1901:09:16

You can't support Black Lives Matter w/o sincerely listening to the experiences of Black women. In this episode, Tunisha sits down Commercial Producer with 20 years in the entertainment industry - Jackie Wilson. Jackie gives us vulnerability, perspective, and strength as we discuss Black female resilience, what led her to being cast 63 times as a hooker or homeless person, and her motivation to transform the advertising space to amplify Black beauty.
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