_We're back this week with our Politricks episode where we dive into the latest in political news. So much happening in the world with the recent conflict in Iran, let's get into it.
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Trump State of the Union - BORING !
Rep. Al Green gets ousted from chambers
Longest state of union speech in history, very inappropriate content
SAVE AMERICA act
Supreme Court
Major Questions doctrine
Often applies to biden, but never of trump
Epstein Files continued

_CA Governor Race
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• Eric Swalwell
• Tom Steyer
• Antonio Villaraigosa
• Katie Porter
• Republicans

Mayor of LA, Nithya Ryman against Karen Bass
War in Iran - Day 7 update
Trump said ‘yea people are gonna die’ insensitive piece of shit!
Bombings in Iran, Dubai, Israel, Qatar
1,045 people killed including US responsible for 175 school girls and staff, missile strike in Minab
NYC terrorist attack anti-islamic parade
Iran elects new supreme leader (his son) after US killing of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei
Gas prices increasing

We're back this week with another rendition of What's Poppin'!

Tune in!

_Major Deaths _

• Rev. Jesse Jackson
• Catherine O’hara - won post humous award at 32nd Actors Award (formerly SAG awards)
• Eric Dane
• James Van Der Beak
• Robert Duvall
• Robert Carradine

_TV/Movies
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• All’s Fair - (on Hulu)
• Blk NWS: Terms and Conditions (independent film)
• Bridgerton (Netflix)
• Love is Blind (Netflix)
• Wuthering Heights
• New Movies Coming out
• Scream 7
• IS GOD IS
• Michael - Michael Jackson biopic
• KPOP! - Anderson Paak w/ his son
• Crime 101 w/ Halle Berry
• Beauty in Black Season 2 Pt 2
• Netflix - The RIP, Trap House
• Upcoming Movies: The Devil Wears Prada 2
• Mary J. Blige Presents: Be Happy (Lifetime) - Starring Tisha Campbell & Mehki Phifer
  

_Oscars (March 15) and Awards Season
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• Sinners
• BAFTA awards racial slur incident fall out re: terret syndrome offensive language
• NAACP Image Awards
• Actors Awards (SAG)
• Black Actors awards
• Golden Globes -
• Emmys -
• Teyana Taylor Woman of the Year - Time magazine
• KPop Demon Hunters best original song in Oscars

_Other topics
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• Epstein Files
• Mardi Gras
• International Women’s Day (Mar 8)/ Month - Women’s Month - MARCH 2026
• In other News
• Brittany Spears arrested in CA for DUI
• Paris & LA Fashion Week
• America’s Top Model
• Met Gala theme 2026: Fashion is Art
• Grand Opening for Marathon Burger in LBC - Black Sam & Snoop Dogg collaboration (Unfortunate gun violence & stabbings occurred)
• Queen Latifah, Taraji P henson, Taye Diggs, Sherri Shephard inks an Lifetime First Look deal
• Winter Olympics/Paralympics

_since we last had a politricks episode, the government shut down then unceremoniously re-opened. Let's get into this episode will al the frills and trickery that happened in 2025. _

US

• End of government shutdown
• DOJ released Jeffrey Epstein files, redacted pictures with Trump
• Trump Tariffs and long term impact on American people of changing decades long trade policies
• Nikki Minaj supporting Trump at recent rally

Local

• New Dept of Homeless services LA County effective Jan 31
• Running for mayor in city of compton - Andre Spicer
• Starting Jan 2026 - landlord responsible and have to provide a working stove and refrigerator
• New law - folic acid added to corn tortillas, can cancel contract with contractor for homeowners via phone or text message

Global

• LA preparing for 2028 Olympics - cleaning house with homeless population

We're back with this episode dedicated to all the NEW MUSIC of 2025. Tune in as we track what was in our ears the last year.

New Music

*Top Artists and Hits of 2025 *
K-Pop Demon Hunters, Shaboozy, Elton John, Taylor Swift, Sabrina Carpenter, Kehlani Folded Single, Beyonce Album, Bad Bunny, Drake, Kedrick Lamar & Sza tour, Summer Walker Album, Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars, Lil Wayne, Pink Floyd, Mariah Carey,

_Biggest Tour: Chris Brown and Beyonce
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_Year started off with _

• Sexxy Redd / Bruno Mars - Fay Juicy, Wet - SINGLE
• Leon Thomas - MUTT single
  

POP

• Sabrina Carpenter - Expresso
• DRAKE - $ome $exy $ongs 4 U
• Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars - Die with a Smile - SINGLE

** R&B**

• Lady Wray - Cover Girl / BEST for US single
• Thundercat - Upside Down (Candy Crush) -
• Leon Thomas - PHOLKS / Just How You Are - SINGLE
• Jane Handcock - It’s Me, Not You / Stare at Me - SINGLE
• Jenevieve - CRYSALIS
• Kehlani - Folded
• Cardi B - AM I THE DRAMA
• Summer Walker - Finally Over It, The Afterparty * Heart of a Woman - SINGLE * Go Girl
  
• SAULT - 10
• TEYANA Taylor - Escape Room
• 803FRESH - Boots on the Ground
• Mariah Carey - Here for it All
• SZA & MoRuf - PT Cruiser - SINGLE
• Chris Brown -
  

RAP

• GloRilla & Sexxy Redd - Whatchi Kno about me

Gospel
Say the Name - Deitrick Haddon

_We're back this week with an episode of What's Poppin' - this week we dive into the latest, right before we wrap up 2025. Tune in, and let's get into it! _

1. Brandy & Monica “The Boy is Mine Tour”
2. The Chocolate Nutcracker review Our picture featured on ABC news
3. Happy Holidays!! Snoop hosts a star studded half time show in AZ
4. New Shows: High Horse - Compton Cowboys featured (Peacock) Bel-Air (Final Season on Peacock) Anjela Johnson Comedy special - Say I Won’t Dave Chapelle Comedy special “The Unstoppable Nigger” 50 Cent’s Diddy documentary on Netflix Music Box series on HBO
5. New Movies: Marty Supreme w/ Timothy Chalamet and Tyler Okonma, Gweneth Paltrow Avatar Fire and Ash - Nubia the Creator Favorite Christmas Movie -
6. Jake Paul & Anthony Joshua fight (Jake finally got his ass KO’d)
7. Jamie Foxx comes to Compton!! Invited by ChefBoy
8. Beyonce, Venus Williams & Nicole Kidman will co-chair the next Met Gala in May 2026 Venus Williams gets married Andrea Preti Beyonce and Jay-Z expand their home - next album is rock & roll - we suspect In September, Nicole Kidman filed for divorce from Keith Urban. Ya’ll know she Australian?

*Article in OK Magazine: Three Siblings, One Mic, and the Art of Uncovering Conversations on Pop Culture & Politics
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It been a long time and ah ah ah! We're back this week with an episode of Politricks! We've been MIA since February and we know there is so much that has happened in the political realm. Take a listen as we dive into what's been going on.

• Immigration - How does ICE affect California? *Raids and protests, still affecting LA *Catching people with citizenship,and taking native americans
  • Trump removed security for Kamala Harris. *Gavin Newson and thuggery - media team thuggin out *Gov. Wes Moore of Maryland may be a potential running mate for 2028. *Redistricting Proposition for the CA fall ballot. Do you agree? *What strategy should the democrats employ?
  • Cheeto man - Mr. Orange guy’s antics - what he been up to lately *Tariffs - judge announced IEEPA tariff’s illegal *Recent visit to Russia to entice Putin *What is the temperature check for trump’s 2nd term? *Karen Bass - recent shootings & comments from the mayor *Jasmine Crocket rep for congress redistricting in TX *Congressional map to increase seats for Republicans w/out public *Newsom redistricts CA in response - more seats, w/ public vote
  • Former CA governor Schwarzenegar returning to politics to join the redistricting fight

We're back this week with an episode of What's Poppin, take a listen as we dive into New Music, what's new on TV and in the theaters.

New Music

• Doechii - Tiny Desk/SNL;

• Kendrick Lamar
  * New album GNX
  * Performance at Superbowl
  * Kendrick v. Drake

• SZA - SOS deluxe edition

• Ella Mai - 3 EP

• Mario - Glad You Came

• Summer Walker & Sailor - Pookie’s Reqiuem

• Joshua Idehen - Mum Does the WAshing EP

• Amber Mark - Loosies

• Snoop Dogg - Missionary

• Sexy Red & Bruno Mars - Fat Juicy & Wet

*New TV/Movies
** Missing You, WAGS, Virgin River / Netflix

• Bad Sisters / Apple TV
• One of them Days / New Movie Release
• Gladiator II
• Book Review
• Viola Davis - Finding Me
  

We're back for the first time this year! Wow, so much has happened since our last episode, tune into this episode of Politricks as we catch up on the MLK Day, the inauguration and the recent antics of the new administration. First we discuss the recent devastation in Altadena (Eaton Fire) and the Pacific Palisades.

• Intro

• Fires in LA: Palisades and Altadena
  * Speculation on what started the fire
  * Mayor Bass / Fire Chief
  * History of Altadena
  * Palisades were visited by Trump.

• Inauguration 2025 (on MLK day)
  
  * Donald Trump madness: Executive Orders put in place the 1st day in office
  * Immigration
  * ICE officers are now entering locations like public schools to eradicate criminal immigrants.
  * Have been sending those on military planes back to country of origin
  * Recent news regarding Columbia denying entry of planes. Trump now will be imposing tariffs on Columbia and
  additional sanctions on government officials and supporters of the Colombian government
  * Redefine Birth right citizenship.
  * Laken Riley Act - passed by congress requiring Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to issue detainers and take custody of illegal aliens who commit theft, burglary, larceny, and shoplifting offense
  * Elon Musk is a Nazi! Recent Nazi salute during trump inauguration
  * Said by 2040 there will be more robots than humans

• Palestine
  * Trump offered to “clear out” Gaza and force Palestinians into Jordan/Egypt.
  * Secretaries - confirmed
  * Pete Hegseth - former Fox News host is now Secretary of Defense.
  * Government now only recognized two genders.
  * Assault on DEI - banning DEI government workers.
  * Removed teaching of the Tuskegee Airmen in Air Force basic training.

• Target, Amazon and other stores have eliminated DEI programs.

• Tabitha Brown - discussed risk of boycotting stores where there products are stil lo nthe shelves.

_We're back this week with our niece Bri as a special guest. This week we're checking in on New Music, literature, and our experience on Youth Tour 2024 _

• Intro
• New Music / Artists * October London - October nights * The neighborhood * Rose + Bruno Mars - APT. * The Weeknd, ANita - Sao Paolo s * Adrian Younge - Linear Labs - Sao paolo * Freddie Gibbs - You Only Die 1nce * Megan the Stallion - Megan: Act II * Snoop Dogg - Missionary (coming in December) * Kiana Lede - Cut Ties * Cleo Sol - Fear when you fly (single)
• LAUSD * banning cell phones in schools
  
• TV Shows to revisit * Bridgerton / Netflix * Scandal / ABC - Hulu / Tubi * True Blood / HBO * Your Tour 2024
• Tyler the Creator - Chromakopia
• Book Review: * Crossing Lines by Jane C Rain

_We're back this week to review What's Poppin - where we dive into Music, Pop Culture, Sports and TV/Film
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• Intro
• DaisyO is out! ~We love u Mary Jane~
• Music * More on Diddy do it? * More evidence about Diddy * 1,000 bottles of lubricant laced with a date rape drug. * Many people have signed up for lawsuit * Adolescents alleged to be at the parties * He always would refer to this, alleged that * Weezyana - Lil Wayne earned the key to the city. * Controversy about Kendrick being the headliner for Superbowl.
• Recent Deaths * Rich Homie Quan * Liam Page * Fat Man Scoop * DJ Clarke Kent * James Earl Jones * Kris Kristofferson * Shannon Doherty
• SPORTS * Dodgers win! * Basketball * Bronny James and LeBron * New team with JJ redick as head coach. Team is playing different * Clippers arena - Intuit Dome recently opened, yall getting tickets? * Paris Olympics - * Simon Biles * Jordan Chiles * Noah Lyles * Sha'carri Richardson
  * Women’s Track & Field * Women’s / Men’s Basketball * Breakdancing
• TV SHOWS / MOVIES * The Penguin / HBO * Love is Blind / Netflix * Beauty in the Black / Netflix * Bel Air / Peacock

_We're back this week after a hiatus to start off with Politricks! In preparation for the November 5th election we will be reviewing California Propositions and the Presidential election. _

• Intro
• DaisyO is out! ~ We love u Mary Jane ~
• Deh Deh’s experience of Youth TOur
• What were your thoughts when Kamala was announced as the Democratic nominee in July?
• 2024 Election ! Tuesday Nov 5th. Who do we think is going to win it? Kamala Harris or Donald Trump
• The polls are tricky and all over the place
• What candidates should do -
  • CA Senate race
  • CA Propositions
• Yes or No on what California Propositions?

_We're back this week with our Summer 2024 playlist. Tune in as we track the new songs for the summer.
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• Don Toliver - Bandit from new album Hardstone Psycho
• GloRilla - TGIF
• Tinashe - Nasty
• Channel Tres - Head Rush
• Humble Me - Killer Mike
• Mamushi - Meg the Stallion
• Alright - Victoria Monet
• King King - Queen Latifa & MC Lyte
• Wait On It - Jeremih, Chris Brown & Bryson Tiller
• 911 - Roddy Rich
• Parking Lot - DJ Mustard & Travis Scott

_We're back this week with our Politricks Episode, did you watch the debate a few weeks ago? What do you think about the upcoming election? Listen in as we share our thoughts on the two candidates.

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• SKIT: Word on the street about the election/debate with three concerned citizens.
• Presidential Debate (Biden vs. Trump)
• Hunter Biden - convicted of 3 felonies in federal gun trial.
• Purchased a revolver in 2018
• Where is the NRA?
• Trump was convicted in late May 2024 in the “hush-money” trial - related to payments to porn star Stormy Daniels via his lawyer, Michael Cohen, which he labeled as “legal expenses” on NY state taxes.
• Supreme Court end of season (bump stocks, Tulsa court case thrown out, abortion pill)

_In this episode we discuss the history of the credit card, and credit in the United States. Do you know what the impact of your credit score is? Have you checked yours recently?
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History of Credit and the Credit Card
U.S. Credit
Gen X has the highest credit, avg $9,123.
Avg: $6,500.00
FICO score: 300 - 850
Average American FICO score: 715
AnnualCreditReport.com
Do you have a favorite credit card?
Discover purchased by Capital One
Department Stores’ reliance on their credit cards.
Score Range
Budgeting
Daisy’s story of PSLF student loan forgiveness and raising credit score from low 600’s after not using credit cards, to 800+ in 3 years

_In today's Politricks episode, we discuss Gavin Newsome's Prop 1 passing in CA, Assemblyman Isaac Bryan, and LA City Comptroller Kenneth Meijia's confrontation with Karen Bass's Administration. _

Gavin Newsome’s Prop 1 passes. What does this mean?

Assemblyman Isaac Bryan - is one of few “renters” who serve in the CA legislature.
LA City Comptroller Kenneth Meijia at odds with Mayor Bass over budget for LAPD vs other essential city services such as the Bureau of Street Services
RVs and other encampments. Does it really bother you?
Renting, buying the CA dream.
Fanie Willis updates

_Catch this episode of what's poppin' as we catch up with the recent salacious scandal with Puffy. Diddy do it?
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Music
Beyonce- Act ii Cowboy Carter (Jolene, Spaghetti, Ya Ya, Levi’s Jeans, Riverdance)
Sir - Heavy (Ignorant, Karma, Poetry in Motion)
Kendrick Lamar w/ Future & Metro Boomin - Like That
J.Cole - Might Delete Later (rap diss to Kendrick Lamar)

Pop Culture
Diddy Scandal - Accused of sex trafficking, has not been arrested
21 yr old Aoki Lee Simmons spotted with 65yr old boyfriend, Vittorio Assaf

Movies/TV/Theater:
The Whiz - now on Broadway in New York
Fat Ham - broadway show now at the Geffen Playhouse
Alvin Ailey Dance performance
FreakNic Documentary - Originated in 1983
A24’s Civil War movie

In this OHH Episode 148 we discuss Black culture and death. what will you do for your burial? One thing we know for sure is that one day we will go!

Discussion of burial property at memorial parks.
History of memorial parks
Burial and funeral insurance
How would you like your remains to be treated?
New options to turn the body into compost. Instead of ashes you get dirt!