Black Women & Loving Music At The Track House
Durand Jones – I Love Music
Durand Jones is an amazing soul singer and the leader of Durand Jones and the Indications. Amazing conversation about music and how it shaped him.
The Wheel Of Hate
Oh my, it's a busy week in America so Danielle and Waj decide to spin the wheel of hate and see where we land. From Alabama to Arkansas to Wisconsin and more we tackle all the news you NEED to know in this jam-packed episode--we sprinkle in some good news too, we promise!
At The Track House With "The U"
"The Internationals"...sounded a bit cheesy so they chose "The U". We're head nodding our way over to Seton Hall University where alumni, Chris Colbert, gives us some of the craziest stories we've heard yet. What's a stripper, a punch in the face and a "Pirate" game show all have in common? Find out.
Shira Atkins (Wonder Media Network) And Will Malnati (At Will Media)
Wonder Media Network co-founder Shira Atkins returns as host to interview At Will Media founder Will Malnati. Shira wants to know what Will considers to be the greatest advancement in the podcast industry in the last five years, and what contributions to the industry he’s most proud of.
The Summer Of The Black Woman
Throwback Spotlight
Andy Roddick – I Was #1 In The World
Andy Roddick is a tennis legend—he was #1 in the world. We talk about how to hit a great serve, what it’s like to play against some of history’s best, if he choked against Federer at Wimbledon, and what is mental toughness?
Shifting Family Dynamics – Ricki Lake, Wayne Brady & Mandie Taketa, Fred Knowles
For this episode of Inner Space we're focusing on relationships and families, how they shape us, and the importance of working through the struggles that we inevitably face.
What We Are Loving
Will is Watching Painkiller, Netflix 2023
This series chronicles the American opioid crisis as instigated by Purdue Pharma’s 1996 nationwide rollout of OxiConton under a criminally misbranded label. Starring Uzo Aduba (Orange is The New Black, Netflix 2013-19) as Edie Flowers – a lawyer working for the Roanoke, Va., U.S. Attorney's Office – she relentlessly pursues criminal charges against Richard Sackler (Matthew Broderick) and the Sackler Family empire to prevent the continued creation, sale, and distribution of this Schedule-2 narcotic.
This is the second dramatized series I’m watching overviewing the Opioid epidemic (preceded by Dopesick, 2021 on Hulu) and I found this one to be darker, more visually erratic, and better illustrative of the global impact of the crisis. Further, I thought the series did a better job of drawing comparisons to the 80s crack/cocaine epidemic and Nixon’s War on Drugs than any previous series. Namely, by centering Edie - a black woman in the new millennium facing life without her only parent (an unseen mother figure deceased from drug abuse) and her only brother behind bars (for selling their mother the product). Really compelling mini-series, heart-wrenching throughout, and doesn’t overreach on fictionalization.
Fun Fact
Cactus spines are highly modified leaves, not thorns.
Story From History
This week in history: On September 6, 1522, a boat in Ferdinand Magellan’s fleet, Victoria, became the first ship to circumnavigate the world, departing and arriving back in Spain.