Let's Talk Bruh
Jeremy Herte
A Podcast on Black Masculinity
The Long Way Home Pt. 2 - A Conversation with Dad (Final Episode)
Without a doubt this is the most personal LTB episode yet. And you could say this episode took 33 years to make. I could never say my dad and I had a bad or unhealthy relationship, however I always knew I wanted to be closer, always desired something deeper. But I wasn't sure how to go about it and wasn't sure if he wanted the same thing. Years of therapy, years of conversations, years of tears, years of (released) resentment have led to this moment. Coming back home in 2020, I was eager to w
Jan 19, 2024 • 2:04:15
The Long Way Home Pt. 1 - Kyr Pulls Up One Last Time
Subscribe to Kyr's Substack: https://kyrismatic.substack.com/ Watch Episodes 1-3 of the Final Season on YouTube: Ending the Gender Wars: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zsgrbm3BkqI We Outside - Black Men in Nature: https://youtu.be/ymyvVyNtRdQ?si=XWxdmXp8n66RCkPb Healing Across Generations at Lee's Barbershop - The Shape Up w/ Starting with Today: https://youtu.be/RPMDLOBLGog?si=1rMulcHcdz2oKWG6
Jan 12, 2024 • 1:16:28
Healing Across Generations x Black Men in Nature (Episode Previews | Full Episodes on YouTube)
Watch the first two episodes from the final season on YouTube: We Outside - Black Men in Nature | Let's Talk Bruh Healing Across Generations at Lee's Barbershop -The Shape Up- Let's Talk Bruh x Starting With Today
Nov 5, 2023 • 15:09
Let's Talk Bruh - Final Season Announcement
Yep, it's time yall. Let's Talk Bruh (the podcast) is ending. Been a hell of a ride and it's time to say goodbye.... Join us at Lee's Barbershop for the Shape Up, in collaboration with Starting With Today, this Saturday July 22nd at 11AM EST: https://bit.ly/3QiaNGP
Jul 17, 2023 • 13:26
LTB 2022 - The Growing Pains Year
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Nov 30, 2022 • 10:46
Jay-Z and Black Capitalism
Instagram Live on 9/25/22 LTB is back with the help from a couple of our good friends Bemo Brown, Nalo Zidan and Quay Weston. We discuss Jay-Z's recent comments about words like "capitalist" being made up, full quote below: In response to a question from Rob Markman about his verse, Hov said, "We not falling for that tricknology, whatever the public puts out there now. Before it was the american dream, pull yourself up by the bootstraps, you can make it in america. All these lies that america to
Oct 2, 2022 • 1:33:01
The State of Black Masculinity Pt. 2 | Black Men Divesting from Patriarchy
Watch The State of Black Masculinity Pt. 2 on YouTube: https://youtu.be/Ue16pZoVeTs It's been a minute since we hit yall with the State of Black Masculinity Pt. 1. 2 years ago to be exact. In many ways it's a completely different world. As we enter year 3 of the pandemic, our lives, to varying degrees, have been flipped turned upside down. But in some ways, Black masculinity and the livelihoods of Black folks have remained unchanged. In today's episode we talk about living through the pandem
Feb 11, 2022 • 1:07:30
Black Men Talking About Mental Health
Watch Black Men Talking About Mental Health on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=obTLAA1B6w4 Fellas, are you happy? Are you good? You sure bruh? No foreal, let’s sit with this for a minute. Patriarchy at an early age forces us to lie. Lie to others of course, but the first lie we tell is to ourselves. We say we’re good when we’re not. We suppress our feelings and emotions. We minimize both our pain and our joy and find it difficult to name our feelings when they even come up. Point blank,
Jan 26, 2022 • 1:27:13
Black Men Talking About Love
Watch Black Men Talking About Love on YouTube Part 1 - Brotherhood Between Straight & Queer Black Men https://youtu.be/xj4P5mFGQdc What do we mean when we say brotherly love? Who are we including that phrase? Are all Black men included or only some? This episode explores what love can look like between Black men. We also unpack how homophobia has prevented us from establishing deeper connections with each other as Black men. And for those of us who are straight, what has that unlearning process
Dec 29, 2021 • 1:28:36
Black Men Talking About Sex
Black men, when was the last time you felt completely free during a sexual experience? It’s okay if you’ve never felt that way. Patriarchy teaches us to prioritize power, control and performance in sexual experiences which can lead to wack sex at best and harmful consent at worst. But when we divest from patriarchy, we can begin to focus on pleasure instead of performance. Connection instead of control. Vulnerability / intimacy instead of power. Let's get free... Watch Black Men Talking About
Oct 27, 2021 • 1:28:11
LTB Wants to Buy You Groceries | Black Men Talking About Sex Preview
Groceries on LTB x Cash App Giveaway #2 Instructions 1. Subscribe to the Let's Talk Bruh YouTube channel 2. Send us an email to letstalkbruh@gmail.com with the subject line, "yall got me?" and your CashApp handle in the message 3. Friday October 15th at 9am we'll randomly select 5 winners and send each winner $100 via CashApp Additional Information 1. To ensure we receive your entry, please turn off the following YouTube privacy setting: Keep all my subscriptions private 2. If you're already sub
Oct 13, 2021 • 9:00
Lunch on Let's Talk Bruh x Cash App Giveaway
Lunch on LTB x Cash App Giveaway Instructions 1. Subscribe to the Let's Talk Bruh YouTube channel 2. Send us an email to letstalkbruh@gmail.com with the subject line, "I want lunch on LTB" 3. Friday October 8th at 9am we'll randomly select 5 (five) winners and send each winner $30 via CashApp Additional Information 1. To ensure we receive your entry, please turn off the following YouTube privacy setting: Keep all my subscriptions private 2. If you're already subscribed to us on YouTube, simply s
Oct 6, 2021 • 4:53
Let's Talk Restorative Justice Bruh Pt. 1
Attention! This is not your typical Let's Talk Bruh episode! On this week's episode we collaborated with David Ryan Castro-Harris, the Host of This Restorative Justice Life Podcast, for a conversation on restorative justice and accountability. We talk to David during Part 1 of our collaboration about his work with restorative justice and what that looks like. When you finish listening to Part 1, go over to This Restorative Justice Life Podcast for Part 2 where we get a little more personal with
Aug 11, 2021 • 26:37
The Myth and Propaganda of Black Buying Power with Dr. Jared Ball
On today's show we link up Dr. Jared Ball. Dr. Ball is a father and husband. After that, he is a Professor of Communication Studies at Morgan State University in Baltimore, MD. and is founder/curator of imixwhatilike.org, a multimedia hub of emancipatory journalism and revolutionary beat reporting. Ball is also author of The Myth and Propaganda of Black Buying Power. Today we talked about his book, his earliest ideas about manhood and masculinity and what freedom looks like for him. Tap in and
Aug 4, 2021 • 1:01:04
Shaan from Molly House Project on Sex Work Activism for Masculine of Center Sex Workers
In today's episode we talk to Shaan Lashun, 1/2 of the Molly House Project. Molly House Project is a community of bois, men, and masculine-of-center* trans folk committed to changing the way we talk about sex work. We speak to Shaan about the they do with MHP, how they got started in sex work and sex work activism and discuss some of the issues that male and masculine of center sex workers experience. If you're like us this will be a learning experience so we challenge you to listen with an op
Jul 28, 2021 • 46:14
All Money Aint Good Money with Zach Nunn of Living Corporate
In today's episode we bring back an OG return guest of the show, Zach Nunn of Living Corporate. Living Corporate is a digital media network that amplifies the voices of Black and brown folks at work. In our conversation with Zach we talk about the recent performative uptick in corporate D&I initiatives during the pandemic and following the uprisings last summer. Zach talks about maintaining his values through this process as "all money aint good money". And in typical LTB fashion we bring it
Jul 21, 2021 • 37:30
Ryan Ken on Tik Tok Viral Fame and Using Comedy to Divest from Patriarchy
In today's episode we link up with Ryan Ken! If you've been on the internet at some point in the last year, you've probably seen their Tik Tok videos go viral and make it to your timeline at least once or twice. Ryan is extremely talented and their brilliance shines through by pulling off something very difficult in comedy. They're able to challenge and pushback against societal norms when it comes to masculinity, gender identity / performance, and race while still being very funny. Ryan humbl
Jul 14, 2021 • 50:41
The Cop Thought My Canes Were Rifles | a conversation w/ Neal Carter
On today's episode we link up with Neal Carter, Principal of Nu View Consulting, the only Black and disabled own general consulting firm in the country. During our conversation with Neal we talk to him about his article, "What Hearing Police Sirens Means to Me as Black Disabled Man" and his experience living with Spina Bifida. We discuss what it means to live at the intersection of being Black living with a disability and close the show with what divesting from patriarchy looks like for him. C
Jul 7, 2021 • 39:23
Black Male Feminism with Mark Anthony Neal
This week on Let's Talk Bruh we linked up with Mark Anthony Neal. Dr. Neal is a Distinguished Professor of Black Popular Culture in the Department of African and African-American at Duke University, author of several books including: The New Black Man and Looking for Leroy focusing on Black masculinity. In our conversation today we talk about what it means for him to be a feminist and what divesting from patriarchy looks like for him. This year our theme is, "Divesting from Patriarchy" so he
Jun 23, 2021 • 26:30
Questioning Culture and Modeling Vulnerability w/ Richie Reseda and Indigo Mateo
This week's episode is about 3 years in the making. If you remember in the early Let's Talk Bruh days, we reviewed a documentary called, "The Feminist on Cellblock Y" and in that episode we interviewed the producers of the film Contessa Gayles and Emma Bordeaux. Fast forward to now and we finally have the opportunity to link up with one of the central figures in the documentary, Richie Reseda, and talk about his experience leading the program featured in the documentary called Success Stories.
Jun 16, 2021 • 1:09:41
Breaking up with Patriarchy | Paris Hatcher of Black Feminist Future
This week we were joined by Paris Hatcher, founder and director, of Black Feminist Future. In today's episode we talked to Paris about Patriarchal Violence as a framework, what divesting from patriarchy or as Paris puts it, "breaking up with patriarchy" looks like for her and Paris gives us something to all think about when it comes to conversations and taking theory into practice. Check this out: What is Patriarchal Violence? A Working Definition from the Abolishing Patriarchal Violence In
Jun 9, 2021 • 1:00:28
Black boys don’t get taught how to use their bodies | a conversation w/ Joél Leon
In this conversation with storyteller, father, and recovering rapper, Joél Leon, we cover a little bit of everything. We talk about what divesting from patriarchy looks like for him including: being mindful of the ways his privilege shows up as his platform grows, the frustrations associated with trying to reach Black men, and how early childhood experiences with porn shaped our conceptions of sex and sexuality. We're grateful to have had Joel share his vulnerability and gifts with us on today
May 26, 2021 • 1:06:47
Marvin Toliver of Melanated Social Work talks about what Radical Therapy looks like + Black Men talk about Crying in Therapy
This week we talked to Marvin Toliver of Melanated Social Work and we continued Mental Health Awareness Month with a conversation about Marvin's work, what radical therapy looks like and we get into our crying in therapy bag a little bit near the end, inspired by an instagram post from Marvin. Tap in and let us know what you think. Join the LTB Book Club as we discuss My Grandmother's Hands on 5/19: http://bit.ly/LTBBookClub This year our theme is, "Divesting from Patriarchy" so here's how y
May 19, 2021 • 55:47
Yolo Akili, Founder of BEAM, is Living in Alignment
This week we connected with Yolo Akili, the founder of BEAM (Black Emotional and Mental Health Collective). As May is Mental Health Awareness Month we talked to Yolo about all things mental health, but it didn't stop there. We dug into the radical framework, Social Justice Informed Mental Health Literacy, BEAM uses in their work and why this framework is important to the work they do in our communities. We also talk about Yolo, his story, and how he tries to live in alignment. Press play, tun
May 12, 2021 • 1:28:33
Healing While Black - The Road to Healing ain't Linear
This week on Let's Talk Bruh we linked up with Josh Odam aka Healing While Black. In today's show, Josh shares with us what his healing journey has looked like, how his divestment from patriarchy journey included a little tour as a hotep in training, and the number of services and programs he offers/supports with his platform. Tune in now. Follow him on IG to keep up with his work: @HealingWhileBlack Correction: In the show intro we incorrectly stated that Josh hosts the Sunday Survivor Serie
May 5, 2021 • 49:39
Black Men Divesting from Patriarchy
It's official. Let's Talk Bruh is back. Did ya miss us? Resources from today's show: Patriarchal Violence Framework - Black Feminist Future Understanding Patriarchy - bell hooks Undoing Patriarchy - A Syllabus Join the LTB Book Club: http://bit.ly/LTBBookClub We're looking for Black men / Black male socialized people in the DC area for an upcoming in person panel series. Interested? Follow this link: http://bit.ly/LTBCastingCall This year our theme is, "Divesting from Patriarchy
Apr 28, 2021 • 1:46:10
What Does Divesting from Patriarchy mean to you? - New Episodes in April!
Let's Talk Bruh is FINALLY back and we want to hear from you! This year our theme is, "Divesting from Patriarchy" so here's how you can get involved and have your opinion heard on the show: 1. Record a 30 second message of what divesting from patriarchy means to you 2. Send your message to letstalkbruh@gmail.com OR call 708-320-3126 to leave a voicemail OR send us a voice text via Instagram DM 3. Tune in next month to hear your clip on the show! Let's Talk Bruh is hiring! We're lookin
Mar 31, 2021 • 2:54
It's Time for a Break
Not goodbye, just see ya later. Resources from today's show: Tricia Hersey on Rest as Resistance / 185 - For the Wild Podcast Undoing Patriarchy - A Syllabus relinquishing the patriarchy - adrienne maree brown Do you have any questions for us? Did you learn something during today's episode? Did you change your mind about a particular topic? Let us us know. Email us your questions/comments/feedback at letstalkbruh@gmail.com and we'll read and respond to your email on an upcoming epi
Jul 1, 2020 • 9:12
Dear Black Men, We are Failing Black Women
Black men, we are failing Black women. RIP Oluwatoyin Salau J. Cole is perfect example of fragile masculinity in the presence of an intelligent Black woman Dave Chappelle, please stop erasing Black women. This week's resources: Black man organizing or leading spaces to unlearn patriarchal violence and misogyny. - Thread by @awkward_duck The Safe Black Girls Checklist - @BlackAmazon Do you have any questions for us? Did you learn something during today's episode? Did you change your
Jun 18, 2020 • 28:19
Creativity, Imagination and Mental Health in the Age of the Coronavirus (Live Show)
During this time of lockdown, a lot of creativity can be possible. Maybe you're on the verge of starting a new project or maybe you just have an idea. Let's dive into the creative process and how imagination can be used for healing with artist and photographer Expressions Untold. And as it's important to talk about the creative process and knowing when you have a good idea, it's also important to acknowledge how terrifying it can be to release your creative project to the world. As Erykah onc
Jun 10, 2020 • 1:26:10
From We Real Cool to We Just Real | What Makes Us Enough as Black Men? (Live Show)
We Real Cool by Gwendolyn Brooks We real cool. We Left school. We Lurk late. We Strike straight. We Sing sin. We Thin gin. We Jazz June. We Die soon. “What’s cooler than being cool?” - Andre 3000 What does it mean to be cool? What does it mean to be you? They say the Black man is the coolest man on the planet. But how can we go from real cool to just real? What makes us enough? This episode we dive into a conversation on what's cool and Black manhood with Jason Rosario. We talk abou
Jun 3, 2020 • 1:13:25
Quarantine Kuts with Eric "KleanKut" Dixon (Live Show)
Quarantine got you looking like RGIII? Say no more. We'll talk about haircare and how to maintain your shape up right now with some quick and easy tips in this virtual tutorial provided by Eric "KleanKut" Dixon. He's a barber that also specializes in providing mental health services for his clients. Watch this episode on our youtube channel: Quarantine Kuts with Eric "KleanKut" Dixon [Discussion + Virtual Shape Up Workshop] Keep up with Eric by following him on IG and Facebook
May 27, 2020 • 1:24:07
I Put My Lifetime In Between The Paper's Line's (Journaling Workshop Live Show)
Writing and journaling can be a very healing, therapeutic, and self-reflective process, but sometimes it's hard just staring at 2 blank pieces of paper in your notebook. We'll get you started with Howard University English professor Kyr Mack in this masculinity and manhood journaling discussion + workshop. This week's show is a journaling workshop and throughout the episode we talk about the power of writing down our thoughts and processing our feelings through the exercise of journaling. What
May 20, 2020 • 1:42:51
Can I Live: A Discussion on Mental Health During a Pandemic (Live Show)
If you're experiencing bouts of exhaustion, despair, stress, or anxiety during this pandemic you are not alone. We got you. We talk about maintaining mental health and self care during this pandemic with friend of the show Dr. Justin Hopkins. In this week's show we discuss how to address the uncertainty of living during this pandemic. The anxiety that arises due to the fear of contracting COVID 19, navigating an uncertain job market and the strain of less physical connection with the ones we
May 13, 2020 • 1:19:32
Let's Talk Bruh Virtual Live Show Announcement! + Dil from Redefining Black Masculinity (Instagram Live Session)
The Let's Talk Bruh Virtual Live Show is coming to a screen near you. We’re switching it up this month with something a bit different...starting next week on Monday the 11th, yall can now join us for a few Zoom Live Shows and Workshops! Register Today: Can I Live: A Discussion on Mental Health w/ Dr. Justin Hopkins - 5/11 @ 7PM EST I Put My Lifetime In Between The Paper's Line's [Discussion + Intro to Journaling Workshop] w/ Kyr Mack - 5/14 @ 7PM EST Quarantine Kuts with Eric "KleanKut" Dix
May 6, 2020 • 49:57
Masculinity, Staying Curious, & Creating Yourself w/ Nalo of Black Girl Masculine (Instagram Live Session)
A few weeks ago (what is time at this point?) we did a series of Instagram Lives with friends of the podcast. Today's episode is the audio from our conversation with Nalo. Nalo is a friend of the show who first appeared on LTB back in August of 2019. We talked about everything from masculinity, the importance of asking questions and creating space for curiosity, allow folks to create themselves and her new podcast Black Water Rebellion (link below). If there's one thing you should know about
Apr 29, 2020 • 54:44
Yo, Am I Wildin? | A Conversation with Black Men Feel
"Yo, Am I Wildin?" This week's episode I catch up with Ben and Sam of Black Man Feel. Black Men Feel is a monthly support group in New York City for Black men. In our discussion with Ben and Sam they both shared their individual stories leading to the foundation of Black Men Feel. We also talked about the challenge of creating a safe space for ALL Black men and what accountability looks like within their space. Near the end of our conversation we dive into some things we've been doing to stay
Apr 22, 2020 • 1:06:34
Re-Imagining Mental Health With The Confess Project
"We gotta re-imagine the way mental health is being done You gotta reach people where they're at. You gotta be personal." This is one the lines that stuck out during this episode. I spoke to Lorenzo Lewis, founder of The Confess Project. In our discussion, he talked about the importance of imagination and creativity when it comes to mental health services. In order to reach our people we have to think outside the box. And Lorenzo is someone who knows from experience. He spent 10 years workin
Apr 15, 2020 • 58:43
What It's Like to Be a Black Man Living With Herpes
Someone you should know: Courtney Brame. He's the founder of the platform Something Positive for Positive People. He's also open about his experience living with Herpes. So we dive in and talk about why herpes is still the butt of the all the jokes, what he felt after receiving his diagnosis, what successful disclosure looks like and the work he does to remove the stigma around STIs. Tune in now. Do you have any questions for us? Did you learn something during today's episode? Did you change yo
Apr 8, 2020 • 1:14:15
What Does it Mean if I'm Attracted to Trans Women? Lex Numan Breaks It Down
This week we were joined by Lex Numan, the host of Numan Talks. We discuss his platform and what it means to be "Trans Attracted". He breaks down why it's important to distinguish between attraction and fetish. Lex Numan is someone you should know because his platform creates a space for Black men to discuss sexuality and attraction in a way that doesn't put the emotional labor on Trans women. In our episode he also discusses how he came to realize his attraction to Trans women. Tune in now.
Apr 1, 2020 • 1:27:32
POP: Pleasure Over Performance | The Road to Sexual Healing
Does it feel good? That's the question we're answering today. For many us, we've been taught that we can only express our sexuality in a very limited way. Today we talk about why sexual exploration and curiosity is important when it comes to achieving the most pleasure possible. We discuss that exploring your sexuality does NOT diminish your masculinity or manhood. Tune in now! About our guest Nick Gaines: Nickolas Gaines (he, him, his) is a veteran, national speaker, and educator. Nickolas is
Mar 25, 2020 • 1:11:54
The State of Black Masculinity Pt. 1
Watch this episode on the Let's Talk Bruh YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7nzkzJ8oFTg Some say everyone gets to define Black masculinity except for Black men, so today we ask a few friends of Let's Talk Bruh their definitions of Black masculinity, their personal relationship with masculinity from childhood to adulthood, and the current state of Black masculinity as its presented in pop culture, media, and current events. We also discuss what accountability looks like among Black
Mar 11, 2020 • 1:44:59
Acting While Black with Tom Williamson of The Fosters & VFW
When it comes to Black tv & film, there's often a conversation of who is allowed to tell what stories. Can Black folks from the UK tell stories about Black americans? Can Black folks with privilege tell stories about folks growing up in the hood? Can straight folks tell stories about queer Black folks? This week I talked to actor, founder of Rise and Thrive, and performance based transformation coach Tom Williamson. You may know Tom from The Fosters, VFW, Running Wild and All Cheerleaders Mus
Mar 4, 2020 • 1:01:22
2 Black Men Talking About Love Pt. 2 w/ Brandon Alexander Williams
This week I was joined by author, artist, teacher, DJ, and speaker Brandon Alexander Williams to talk about his book The BLK Love Mixtape, loving black women, loving ourselves and his top 5 MCs. Tune in for our discussion. Follow Brandon on IG and Twitter. Check out his book The BLK Love Mixtape -the BLK love mixtape is an anthology of contemporary literature dedicated to the BLK woman. We created this body of work to uplift HER and to teach young BLK men how to identify love based on our exampl
Feb 26, 2020 • 1:08:42
An Email from a Listener About How to Deal With Rejection
Late last year we received an email from a listener about his challenges dealing with rejection from women. He mentioned that he's not entitled to a woman's time or attention, but would like to find positive ways of dealing with, understanding, and accepting from rejection. So today, joined by friend of the podcast, Larry J. Sanders of What Suits Him, we dive all the way in and tackle all things rejection and even how rejection highlights our insecurities. Follow Larry on IG and Twitter and vi
Feb 19, 2020 • 1:01:46
Masculinity in the UK vs the US | Same Issues, Different Accent w/ Daniel Edmund
In this week's episode we call up our first international guest! You'll be hearing a conversation with Daniel Edmund, the Co-Founder of Milk For Tea. Daniel is a speaker and coach who is passionate about serving the male community in the UK and seeing men transformed from the inside out. This conversation is important for a number of reasons: 1) Jeremy and Daniel both went to Hampton University together, but this is their first time speaking 2) Daniel talks about his experiences growing up
Feb 12, 2020 • 1:17:06
Interracial Dating, Love, & Redefining Black Masculinity
There's a stat from the Pew Research Center stating that 24% of Black men marry interacially whereas only 12% of Black women marry interacially. Today we talk about why. Later in the conversation we also ask Dil of Redefining Black Masculinity (RBM) how and why he started RBM. A few resources used in this week's episode: Trends and patterns in intermarriage - Pew Research Center An Interracial Fix for Black Marriage - Wall Street Journal Myth Busting the Black Marriage Crisis - The Root Do
Feb 5, 2020 • 1:01:10
Why Do You Love Black Women?
Why do you love Black women? How do you support Black women? How do you protect Black women? A few simple questions with not so simple answers? This week I was joined by my good friend Taylor. Tune in for our discussion. A few resources used in this week's episode: Bystander Intervention - Collective Action for Safe Spaces DC You can follow Taylor on Twitter & IG Visit her website here: Love & Light Intuitive Readings with Taylor Follow Let's Talk Bruh on Twitter & Instagram Join our Men's Fa
Jan 29, 2020 • 1:12:00
Let's Talk Bruh Teaser Episode 2020
Let's Talk Bruh is going to sound a bit different as we get deeper into 2020. Send this episode to your friends & family to spread the word.
Jan 22, 2020 • 3:12
Fellas, What Makes You Feel Sexy? | Sex Positivity for Men w/ David Wraith
Fellas, what makes you feel sexy? I mean, we all love having sex and the feeling that comes from that experience, but how often do we think about whether or not we feel sexy or not? There's a ton of emphasis on women to be and feel sexy, but what does that look like for us? This week I was joined by David Wraith, Co-founder of Sex Positive STL to discuss sex positivity for men, the reason leaked nudes of Da Baby, Steph Curry, and ASAP Rocky and much more. Tune in now. Follow Let's Talk Bruh on
Jan 15, 2020 • 1:05:30
Pull Up On The Homies, It Might Save Your Life | Male Isolation & Loneliness
Happy new year LTB fam! We're back and hitting yall with another episode. This time we're talking about the silent epidemic considered to be the biggest threat to public health over heavyweights like heart disease, diabetes and cancer. We're talking about loneliness. It's something that impacts many of us, but few of us are openly talking about it, and why would we? As a man, we're forced to follow the "rules of masculinity" which forbade deep emotional connections with other men. And technol
Jan 8, 2020 • 1:00:44
Goal Setting & Vision Mapping: How to Win in 2020
It's the end of the year, the end of the decade so it's time to rest up and plan for a new year. There's enough W's for all of us, but it starts with a solid foundation and goals in place to achieve the wins we have in our sight. This week we catch up with Mike Powell of the Powell Consulting Group to break down his vision mapping process. It's helped him, his clients, and it can help us too. Tune in for the gems. Follow Let's Talk Bruh on Twitter & Instagram Join our Men's Facebook Group he
Dec 26, 2019 • 40:12
A 2019 Recap: This Year in Masculinity
It's the end of the year so we're breaking from our regularly scheduled format to talk about all the wild events that have happened in 2019 regarding masculinity. We cover everything from John Legend being named the sexiest man alive, Tank's comments on sexuality, Malik Yoba speaking about being attracted to trans women, GQ's "new masculinity" with Pharrell, T.I.'s terrible parenting, Billy Dee William's misinterpreted comments on gender fluidity, The Wade/Union family, Male birth control, men
Dec 18, 2019 • 1:19:08
Rape Culture 101 & A Black Man's Role in the Me Too Movement
Trigger Warning: sexual assault, sexual abuse, rape culture What should a man's role be in the Me Too Movement? How are we defining consent? What is rape culture? If you're like us, these are questions you may have been asking yourself the past few years. To get a few answers, we invite Ricky Pulley, the Underserved Survivor Outreach Coordinator at the Sexual Trauma Services of the Midlands in Columbia, SC to chop it up about how rape culture has showed up in our lives, ways we have participa
Dec 11, 2019 • 1:07:37
Yes, We're Talking About Black Male Privilege Again
This. Is. The. Remix. You can also consider this a sequel to last year's episode on the same topic. Either way, it's that time again and we're talking about Black Male Privilege. Last year we dropped an episode called, "Black Male What? | The Black Male Privilege Episode" and it received a ton of feedback. So this year we're dropping part 2 of that conversation featuring our guest Bemo Brown who had very strong feelings towards the episode. So we get into what Black Male Privilege is, a de
Dec 4, 2019 • 1:08:09
Brotherly Love | What Does it Mean To Love Your Fellow Black Man?
Black man to Black man. What does it mean to love each other? On this week's episode I was joined by Jay Barnett, former NFL Player, Current Family Therapist, Founder of We Build Projects, The Kings' Program and 2019 Black Enterprise Modern Man of the Year. Today we talk about the importance of Black men loving each other, how trauma, jealousy, and fear prevents us from loving one another, why we have anxiety around saying, "I Love You" and at the end of the episode Jay talks about the most im
Nov 27, 2019 • 44:20
Men Like Affection Too | Desire & Intimate Photoshoots w/ Expressions Untold
When it comes to intimacy, how far are you willing to go? How open could you get? Would you bare it all with your partner on camera? Maybe that's not your cup of tea. But for many it is. Today my guest, Aaron aka Expressions Untold, is someone who captures those intimate moments on camera for a living and he joins us to talk about his beautiful art as well as how intimacy plays a major role in his work. We also discuss how as men, we often want to feel desired by our partners, because who does
Nov 20, 2019 • 53:44
No Fap, No Nut November? No Problem.
The Few. The Proud. The Nutless. Some may say, it takes an insane person or insanely willed person (depending how you look at it) to go 30 days without sexual pleasure, but that's what a group of men do every November. It's called No Fap or No Nut November and every November millions of men take this 30 day journey. But why you may ask? The No Fap community on reddit lists a few benefits of No Fapping including: better sex, increased libido, self control, mental libido and much more. And yes wh
Nov 13, 2019 • 40:50
Living Non #Bi nary with Gerrard Davis
This week on Let's Talk Bruh, I catch up with Gerrard Davis. If you've been keeping up with the show, then that name might sound familiar. Gerrard joined me for a mini episode last month because Gerrard was the one who set our facebook group on fire with a conversation on whether or not it was gay for two men to cuddle. And without going down that rabbit role today, feel free to check that episode out for yourself. Now if you thought that was an interesting episode, you're in for a real treat
Oct 30, 2019 • 1:46:48
Men Are Trash. Not Me Though. Yes, Definitely You.
We've all seen the phrase, #MenAreTrash, so need for a long introduction. And for many of us men folk, we have a tendency to either 1) dismiss the phrase completely or 2) assume those tweets ain't talking about us because we know we ain't trash. And if that's your response? We're challenging you to change your perspective. Today I was joined by my good friend Backpack Matt from the Over The Shoulder Podcast to tackle all things related to the men are trash movement, where it stems from, why w
Oct 23, 2019 • 1:09:41
Healthy Manhood, Toxic Masculinity & Ray Rice's Accountability with Tony Porter
Tony Porter is what we call an OG when it comes to the work of healthy manhood. He's been doing #thework of breaking out of the "The Man Box" with A Call to Men for decades. Tony also speaks about his personal journey of being called out for his sexism while in his career of anti-racism work and how those moments propelled him to become passionate about the work of healthy manhood and anti-sexism. We also talk about our differing perspectives about toxic masculinity and have a great convers
Oct 16, 2019 • 1:12:25
Living Your Best Life: Self-Actualization with Jason Rosario
Living your best life is more than just a song by Lil Duval. It's a real thing. But how exactly do we get there? Yeah sure we all want to get the bag and level up, but what does that really look like? How do we become our best and most authentic self in a world that constantly tells us as Black men what we are and what we aren't? Jason Rosario believes it's through something called: Self-Actualization This week on Let's Talk Bruh I was joined by Jason, Founder of The Lives of Men to break down
Oct 9, 2019 • 56:32
Being a Black Man is a Stressful Job With No Days Off | How to Manage Stress
We all know what it's like to feel like you have the weight of the world on the your shoulders. But what if that stress has become so commonplace that you've forgotten what it's like to feel normal? What happens when we've become so disconnected from our norm that our normal is stressed out? Today we're joined by Arron Muller, a Social Work Therapist to discuss how we can identify the stressors in our life as well as manage the stress we experience in our lives. Arron also breaks down how stre
Oct 2, 2019 • 47:53
How Black Men can Successfully Navigate Corporate America while Maintaining our Mental Health
Being a Black man and working in corporate environments can exhausting to say the least. Racism. Microaggressions. Stereotyping. And all that can happen before you even make it to your desk. The struggle to bring your full self to work is real. Not to mention, we know that toxic masculinity in the workplace is usually the expected and preferred type of masculinity. Domination. Win at all costs. Talking over people. Not taking breaks. Where does healthy masculinity fit in corporate america? Th
Sep 25, 2019 • 1:02:16
A Black Man's Journey to Embracing Vulnerability
What does vulnerability look like for you? Are you in tune with your feelings? Are these questions already too much for you? We feel you, but today I'm joined by my good friend Nomad the Native of talented supergroup Not Alone and we break down what it means to be vulnerable, how difficult vulnerability can be for us as Black men as well as the shame associated with acknowledging our insecurities. However as difficult as it can be to open up, we also talk about the benefits of being vulnerable
Sep 18, 2019 • 1:07:33
Intimacy, Attraction, & Cuddling | Let's Talk Bruh Podcast Group Conversations
This week we're giving yall a one time pass into the Let's Talk Bruh Facebook Group on for a particular discussion that set the group on fire last week. One of our members, who you'll be hearing from shortly, posed the following questions shared from an Instagram story: Is two guys cuddling gay? Is two girls cuddling gay?" So we break down the differences between intimacy and attraction as well as the importance of platonic touch in our lives. The conversation produced several different sides a
Sep 11, 2019 • 38:19
Porn & Masturbation: How Much is Too Much?
We live in a culture where porn is only a smartphone and a couple taps away. It's literally at our fingertips. It's never been this accessible. And for many of us, we've had access to an unlimited supply of porn since the age of 10 so where do we draw the line between healthy habit and addiction? Today we try to find some answers. On previous episodes, you may have heard us say that masturbating is a good form of self care, which it is. However it's important to be aware of when that self love
Sep 4, 2019 • 1:19:13
2 Black Men Talking About Love
When's the last time you sat down and talked about love? When's the last time you talked about love more than the romantic type? Today we dive deep into love and relationships and we do so with a little help from licensed therapist Bashea Williams. This week on Let's Talk Bruh we talk about love, relationships and what all this means for us as men in both romantic and platonic relationships. Most of the time, girls are socialized to think about love at a much earlier age than boys so by the time
Aug 28, 2019 • 1:19:15
Wellness & Yoga Talk w/ Jarrick the Floating Yogi
"Wellness is an active process of becoming aware of and making choices toward a healthy and fulfilling life. Wellness is more than being free from illness, it is a dynamic process of change and growth." So that's the textbook definition thanks to UC Davis, but what does it actually look like to be well? to feel well? How can we put this into everyday practice? This week on the show we talk about wellness and other ways to live a healthier life. I invited Jarrick the Floating Yogi to join me fo
Aug 21, 2019 • 46:34
Black Girl Masculine | Masculinity & Womanhood
When you think of masculinity what comes to mind? Men. Manhood. Manliness? Typically as a society, we conflate masculinity and manhood as interchangeable terms. We've done it many times on this very podcast. But what does masculinity look like for women who identify as masculine? On today's episode we talk with Nalo Zidan, founder of Black Girl Masculine, about what masculinity means for her as a queer Black woman. Nalo breaks down why we shouldn't conflate masculinity with manhood and we als
Aug 14, 2019 • 1:09:14
Black, Male, & Trans | Masculinity as a Black Trans Man
This episode is important because for 52 episodes we've talked about masculinity from primarily a cisgender perspective. Today, thanks to our guest, Geronimo Collins aka Geronimo Knows, we are able to learn about the experiences of a Black transgender man and what masculinity means for him in particular. Geronimo is a former blogger, podcast host, urban culture + lifestyle enthusiast and full-time conversationalist. On this episode we talk about his navigation through life before and after his
Aug 7, 2019 • 1:30:39
Changes, Transitions, & New Chapters
They say change inevitable. They say life is gonna throw you curveballs. They say when life gives you lemons...ight enough of the cliches. Today we're talking all about the various changes and transitions that we experience throughout life. From breakups, to entering and exiting college to even the current cultural change in discussions of masculinity, we're tackling it all today. With the help of a little internet research and personal experiences, we also cover how to handle or better yet
Jul 31, 2019 • 1:31:27
Let's Talk About Healthy Masculinity
They say everyone gets the define Black masculinity except for the Black man. And well, historically this has been largely true. However as true as it has been, we have not only the power, but the responsibility to redefine what a healthy masculinity looks like for us. But before we get there, it's important to talk about toxic masculinity and hold ourselves accountable for the ways in which we've ALL at one point participated in this toxic culture of manhood. We can't get to a place of heal
Jul 24, 2019 • 59:14
Let's Talk About Toxic Masculinity
Nowadays it seems that everyone is talking about two words: toxic masculinity. There are endless articles, tweets, IG posts, and now podcast episodes on the subject. But what is it really? And if you're a man/masculine identifying person it can feel like your masculinity is under attack with the recent attention on toxic masculinity. Today we break down what toxic masculinity is, our experiences embodying toxic masculinity and we talk to a couple guys about their opinions on toxic masculinity
Jul 17, 2019 • 1:06:28
You're More Than Your Dick Pt. 2 | Black Male Body Image
This week on Let's Talk Bruh we're talking all about dick. *awkward silence* We're bringing yall the sequel to an episode we dropped in February titled, "You're More Than Your Dick | The Fetishization Episode". Only this time we're expanding the conversation to discuss our close relationship with our penis, why for many of us our dick = our manhood and the pressure to live up the BBC. In order to have this conversation we invited our extremely talented artist friend TJDDN to the show who is ver
Jul 3, 2019 • 1:06:34
Inside the Black Barbershop: Safe Space For Whom?
The Black barbershop is a staple in the Black community. It's a safe space for Black men to be themselves, vent, talk shit, and establish community with Black men of all ages. However, as much as some of us love the Black barbershop and regard it so, historically it has not been a safe space for ALL black people as much as we'd like to think. This week on the show we break down our experiences in the barbershop (the good, the bad, and the Bibby), the types of barbers in the shop, the feeling of
Jun 26, 2019 • 57:39
400 Years a Black Man | How Has Racism Impacted Us?
Has racism ever made you sick? This week on #LetsTalkBruh we talk about the impact that racism has had over the course of our lives as Black men. As we know all know, racism and just dealing with white folks in general is stressful, but how exactly have we dealt with both the overt and subtle racism we've experienced in our lives? How does racism impact our health both physically and mentally? And since it doesn't look like racism is going anywhere anytime soon, what can be done to live healthie
Jun 19, 2019 • 1:14:04
Kevin Durant's Injury, When They See Us, Kanye West x Mental Health, and Black Boy Joy | The 1 Year Anniversary Show
1 Year + 46 Episodes later and we're still here! On this week's episode we celebrate making it 1 year in the podcast game and NOT getting cancelled! We catch up with other about what's been going on in our lives, getting out of our introvert bubbles and break from the script by tackling some current events in black masculinity + mental health including: - Kevin Durant's Injury - Ava Duvernay's "When They See Us" mini series on the Central Park 5 - Kanye West talks about his mental health journ
Jun 12, 2019 • 51:33
A Black Man's Guide for Self Care
Self Care is defined as "the powerful commitment to constantly choose activities and situations that make you feel healthy and good about yourself”. It's a very simple concept in theory, yet for some reason it's very difficult to put into practice for many of us. Well for starters, let's take into account how much time we spend at work, time spent supporting family + friends, time wasted on social media, time committing to our side hustles, time trying to make relationships work, trying to get
Jun 4, 2019 • 1:01:03
A Black Man's Guide for Depression
Welcome to Part 2 of our Black Man's Guide for Mental Health series. Next up? Depression. As Black Men, most of us have been taught by family, media, or peers that expressing our feelings is unacceptable. Unmanly. Weak. Even when we're at our lowest and know deep down we should talk to someone we still choose not to. According to research, 90% of Black Men with depression never seek treatment for their mental condition. That means that many of us exist in isolation and it's resulting in a slow
May 28, 2019 • 1:05:46
A Black Man's Guide for Anxiety
Welcome to Part 1 of our Black Man's Guide for Mental Health series. First up? Anxiety. As your hosts, you've heard us joke a lot about how we're both introverts and experience slight to moderate to sometimes extreme cases of social anxiety in various spaces of our lives. But along with social anxiety, what are some other types of anxiety? How does anxiety show up in our lives as Black men? Can anxiety ever go away? Our guest Dwayne James aka Waynes_Ambition, a licensed Social Worker specializin
May 21, 2019 • 42:41
Emotional MF'in Labor, What's That?
Invisible work. Thankless jobs. When we talk about Emotional Labor these are some of the things we're talking about. If you've been following us on Instagram this week you've seen women say the following things regarding emotional labor: - Emotional labor takes work. And emotional labor is not just for women to deal with - Women are doing the extra work in your platonic/familiar relationships too. - It's not our job to bear it for you. It's exhausting. We don't want to be your therapist. Whew
May 15, 2019 • 1:00:15
Boyz n the Hood and The Wood: A Look at Black Masculinity in Film Pt. 2
Brotherhood. Growing up Black. Growing up fast. Relationships. Trying to make it out alive. What do all of these things have in common? They're all significant themes present in both films in Part 2 of our Black Masculinity in Film series. Boyz n the Hood (1991) & The Wood (1999). Two films both set in Southern California - South Central LA & Inglewood respectively. Both films being "coming of age" classics centered around 3 Black males attempting to mature from boys to men. One film center
May 7, 2019 • 53:25
Malcolm X & Shaft: A Look at Black Masculinity in Film Pt. 1
Malcolm X. Shaft. Two names. 1 real. 1 fictional character. But both extremely important in film and real life in terms of their impact on Black Masculinity. Today we explore the 1971 blaxploitation classic Shaft starring Richard Roundtree, directed by Gordon Parks alongside Spike Lee's 1992 classic Malcolm X starring Denzel Washington. Why these 2 films? Well there's more commonalities than you may think. Black men in leadership. Cool. Poor & Black and at times both having similar conceptio
Apr 30, 2019 • 1:12:31
The Black Men & Haircare Episode
Admit it. At some point whether it was 10 years ago or 10 days ago, you've experimented in some type of way with your hair. Growing up, YouTube videos and Instagram pages dedicated to Black haircare weren't the norm so experimenting with unhealthy hair products and practices were Black rites of passage. And when it comes to Black men, as long as our shape up is tight, we're all good right? Naw. Growing up we put all types of wild shit in our hair from sporting waves, to our sister's Luster's
Apr 24, 2019 • 31:59
Who Cares About the Black Man?
Left out. Forgotten. Not cared for. Do any of these resonate for you as a Black man? Sometimes as Black men we feel the weight of the world on our shoulders. On average, our life expectancy is the lowest, our suicides rates are at an all-time high, mass incarceration and police brutality are everyday issues and many of us feel we don't have enough spaces to be vulnerable with our most pressing mental health issues. On top of that, we hear our sisters, as justified as it is at times, tell us "me
Apr 10, 2019 • 1:09:33
Life, Purpose, Death, Freedom | The Existential Crisis Episode
What's the meaning of life? How do we find our purpose? What happens when we die? What does this all mean for Black men? We spend the next hour and change trying to figure out life in one episode. Spoiler alert: We end up not being able to figure everything out. We answer a few things, but we probably end up with more questions than answers. As Black men we already feel like our time here is limited. I mean, shit at the time of this recording Nipsey Hussle was still with us. How do we make s
Apr 3, 2019 • 1:12:26
Mini Episode: A Conversation on Purpose
MINI EPISODE ALERT Today we're hitting yall with a mini-episode that really serves as a preview for next week. This week on Let's Talk Bruh we're talking a little bit about the existential crises that we all have at certain point in our lives. As your hosts, being in our late 20s, we're both at the place in our lives where we've seriously started to question and consider next steps when it comes to career, family, relationships, and kids. What happens when you get to a place in your career and
Mar 26, 2019 • 20:41
Hoteps, Noteps, Fauxteps, & The Ankh Right feat. Preston Mitchum
Hoteps, Noteps, Fauxteps, & The Ankh Right: Why Some Black men find liberation in these movements It's 2019 and if you've been on the internet at all in the last few years you probably know how to identify what is commonly referred to as a modern day hotep. Afrocentric. Pro Black. Anti LGBTQ. Anti Feminist. Fear of the destruction of the Black family. Fear of the Black masculinity being under attack. But let's rewind and actually understand that the word "hotep" is a greeting and roughly transla
Mar 19, 2019 • 59:50
Ball Don't Lie | Masculinity & The Black Athlete
Our personal hoop dreams for the NBA ended years ago, but as avid fans of the basketball, football, baseball and other sports we clearly had a vested interested in this week's episode. When talking about masculinity in sports, like other areas of life, there is a certain type of acceptable masculinity. The fire, passion, competitive spirit and in some cases aggressiveness that sports fosters can help create a healthy masculinity, but what happens when that shit becomes toxic? And if we're bein
Mar 12, 2019 • 1:11:26
What Should Black Men Know About Feminism?
With the rise of social & political activism movements picking up steam on social media in the last 4-5 years, we've seen several topics usually relegated to academic circles enter mainstream conversations. Feminism being a major one. Generally speaking, we believe this trend to be a positive one, however many times as men, we have failed to really grasp what Feminism is and specifically what Black Feminism really is. It's important for us to have this conversation because there are a bunch
Feb 27, 2019 • 1:26:55
Black Masculinity in the Age of #MeToo Panel Recap
This week on #LetsTalkBruh we break from our regularly scheduled format and discuss the panel we participated in last week entitled: Let's Hear it From the Boys: Black Masculinity in the Age of #MeToo. We recap our thoughts on the panel and open up the conversation to those of y'all who couldn't make it. Obviously a conversation surrounding Black men and the role we play in the MeToo era deserves more than just a recap type of conversation, so definitely expect for us to cover this topic in more
Feb 20, 2019 • 46:21
Daps & Hugs, Mean Mugs, & Platonic Touch
When's the last time you embraced your boy for more than the usual dap + hug combination? We're talking a good, long lasting 5-10 second hug. It's probably been awhile, right? Well if you're anything like us, we can certainly relate and for good reason. For most of us, we're usually taught that the two types of acceptable touch are reserved for the 2 F's: fucking or fighting. So anything longer than the usual dap+hug makes us extremely uncomfortable. So that brings us to today's episode on P
Feb 13, 2019 • 1:00:32
You're More Than Your Dick | The Fetishisation Episode
This week on Let's Talk Bruh we talk about the revolving door of fetishisation. Often times, if our masculinity revolves around sex, we unintentionally become complicit in our own fetishisation. There is a history in this country going back to slavery of both white men and women using our bodies for labor, sex included. When we weren't in control of our bodies, we subsequently lost control of the portrayal of our bodies in media. Thus creating a particular narrative, stereotype, and racist sexu
Feb 5, 2019 • 1:09:01
Men's Groups & Safe Spaces for Men | Facebook Group Launch
Back in August of last year we dropped an episode on male friendships. We covered how trash we can be as friends sometimes and even brought in research that suggests men struggle at maintaining fulfilling friendships. We also talked about what men can do to establish deeper connections with each other. So today we revisit the subject but dive a bit deeper on the subject and cover not only male friendships, but the rise of Men's Groups popping up around the country. However when it comes to Men's
Jan 30, 2019 • 1:06:59
Gillette Razors & The Myth of Emasculation
Have you ever felt emasculated? In a relationship? At work? By just being a Black man in this country? Coming off of last week's new Gillette #TheBestMenCanBe ad, and the American Psychological Association's new guidelines for treating men and boys we discuss the response from large numbers of men who felt that these efforts are emasculating men and taking part in the constant effort to attack traditional masculinity. We talk about why these efforts are NOT emasculating men and discuss through
Jan 23, 2019 • 1:13:25
Let's Vent Bruh Vol. 6: The Holidays Be Stressful
We have a full slate of in-depth topics to hit yall with in 2019, but before we get too deep we had to catch up with a good ol venting session. Why is that the holidays are so damn stressful? From panic attacks, to thug tears, to family relationships, the holidays bring on a lot. So we take some time this week to recap our holiday breaks this week. We also pivot near the end of the episode and discuss our conundrum being the center of attention when folks ask about our podcast. Follow Let's T
Jan 16, 2019 • 36:30
Surviving R. Kelly Documentary Discussion
By now, if you've been on social media at all over the past 5 days you've seen your TL discuss the new Lifetime documentary, "Surviving R. Kelly" produced by dream hampton. Today we talk a bit about the documentary, our own experiences growing up in close proximity to R. Kelly, and a look at the impact of the documentary going forward. We hope the impact of the documentary helps to bring justice to the survivors of R. Kelly and end the decades of sexual abuse and trauma they have endured. Fo
Jan 9, 2019 • 46:37
What Are You Proud Of This Year? | The Year End Episode
If you could describe your 2018 in one word, what would it be? Growth? Transition? Trash? Well, hopefully not that last one. Regardless of how you look at it, we've all made it to the end of the another year so there's gotta be at least ONE W in there we can all be proud about. And speaking of 2018 W's we talked about our personal 2018 wins this year as well as the following: - 2018 Wins: What we're proud of - 2018 Losses: Areas of improvement - What we've unlearned this year - 2018 Let's Talk
Dec 19, 2018 • 1:08:26
Sex Talk w/ The Expert | The Sex Episode Pt. 2
We're back for round 2 and this time we brought the professionals with us. This week we were joined by Tasnim Sulaiman from Black Men Heal. She's a therapist who comes across sex and sexuality related issues with her clients so we had the great opportunity to ask her all the questions that we couldn't get to the bottom of in last week's episode like: Can sex be considered successful without an orgasm? Who's really responsible for your orgasm? We also get to the bottom of PE because what does it
Dec 11, 2018 • 1:14:53
The Orgasm Gap, Consent, & Sex Stories | The Sex Episode Pt.1
Yall thought we'd go all year and NOT have an episode about sex? As we wrap up 2018, we're hitting yall with a 2-part series on that 3 letter word that so many of us love. From consent, to losing our virginity, to our current feelings about sex, we cover it from all angles in this episode. This episode was important because we wanted to not only break down sex & intimacy but also discuss those sometimes taboo subjects. C'mon fellas we've all been there. We know those 2 letters all too well. Sho
Dec 5, 2018 • 1:13:40
The Relationship Between Gay & Straight Black Men
When talking about brotherhood, how often do we include gay brothers into that conversation? As a society we've made progress in terms of LGBTQ rights, but we certainly have a long way to go in order to be better brothers to gay men especially in our community. On today's episode we talk with The Great Jayden aka Jayden Hollywood about the relationship between gay and straight black men. On Let's Talk Bruh we talk a lot about masculinity from a straight male perspective, but it's important to
Nov 28, 2018 • 56:38
Mini-Episode: Is Your Sexuality Fluid? | The Kinsey Scale
MINI EPISODE ALERT Here's something for your Thanksgiving Dinner conversations with grandma: The Kinsey Scale. Now at this point, you may be wondering wtf the Kinsey Scale even is. So to briefly explain, in 1948 The Kinsey Scale determined that people typically did not fit into exclusive heterosexual or homosexual categories. Essentially suggesting that sexuality is fluid. The Kinsey Scale measures sexuality from 0-6. For example: 0 being exclusively heterosexual, 3 being equally heterosexual
Nov 21, 2018 • 20:38
It's Officially Cuffing Season | The Relationships Episode
According to the calendar, Cuffing Season is officially upon us. Dating, relationships, situationships, swiping left and right is in full swing so it was only right to break down our thoughts on relationships. We talk about love languages, how we want to be loved, and what's important for us in relationships. We talk about the dreaded "C" word and what compels us to commit to someone. By no means do we claim to be relationship experts, but with our experiences we offer some keys to happy relatio
Nov 14, 2018 • 1:26:39
What About Women? | The Women & Patriarchy Episode
We spend of a lot of time on Let's Talk Bruh talking through the ways that men are impacted by patriarchy. So we discuss vulnerability, Black male privilege, Black men's health and more as a way to combat those issues. But we haven’t as much as we should have talked about some of the ways that Women are impacted by patriarchy. So in today’s episode you’ll hear us start that conversation and we couldn’t do it alone. We invited our friend Taylor to share some of her experiences to the mic, but don
Nov 7, 2018 • 1:12:02
Let's Vent Bruh Vol. 5: Mental Health, Accountability, & Friendship
This episode is the heart of this podcast. This episode is the reason we do Let’s Talk Bruh. This episode wasn’t in our plans but perhaps the universe planned it for us. A much needed conversation between 2 Black Men, 2 brothers and friends, ex roommates, trying to figure this shit out one podcast at a time. This conversation is the result of when things get swept under the rug for so long that eventually they become impossible to ignore. It’s a tough conversation for a number of reasons becau
Oct 31, 2018 • 43:02
Breaking the Cycle | The Family Episode
When you see the word, "family" what comes to mind? Maybe it's mom, dad, sister, brother. Maybe it's summertime cookouts, holidays, and family traditions. For many of us, family is all we have. But how do you define family? Do you include chosen family like friends? We talk about it all in this episode and get some help from the good brother BeMo Brown. We also talk about what "Breaking the Cycle" looks like within in our families, family secrets, current frustrations with our families, and w
Oct 17, 2018 • 1:18:19
A Look at Masculinity in Season 3 of Insecure
We're continuing our look at masculinity in culture this week by examining how masculinity and toxic masculinity were both presented in Season 3 of HBO's Insecure. If you remember a few months ago in June, Issa Rae commented that for the upcoming season she wanted to examine Black Masculinity and toxic masculinity as they relate to Black Women. This statement alone caused many of us Black Men to collectively lose our minds, because how on earth could a Black Woman have any knowledge on how Bla
Oct 3, 2018 • 48:53
How Can We Push the Culture Forward? | The Hip-Hop Episode
You ever remember riding in the car with your mom as a kid and turning to a different station or feeling wild uncomfortable when you knew your favorite MC was about to say some problematic shit? Maybe you can relate to this, but maybe not. The point is, it's interesting to note how sometimes we're more sensitive to certain lyrics when women are present. Have you ever felt conflicted while listening to your favorite artist? Or maybe you block it out completely and just enjoy the music? In today
Sep 26, 2018 • 1:19:19
Do We Need a Male Beyonce?
So this week we called an audible. We had plans to drop our Hip Hop episode but during our discussion, we got into a slight debate over whether or not Black Men need a male Beyoncé. For everything Beyoncé represents and means for women and specifically Black Women, Jeremy believes it would be dope to have a male version who would uplift Black Men in a similar way that she does for Black Women. Currently, Jeremy believes that there is a void when it comes to mainstream male artists who make mu
Sep 18, 2018 • 13:13
The Black Male Privilege Recap & Ask the Audience Episode
We're hitting yall from all angles today! We value the small and growing community that we're building with the #LetsTalkBruh fam so in this episode we really wanted to include yall in the conversation. Coming off of last week's Black Male Privilege Episode we wanted to recap the episode a bit, respond to some feedback as well as some pushback we received. It was important for us to address some of our blind spots with topics we may have missed during the discussion as well as speak to the resp
Sep 12, 2018 • 1:11:24
Black Male What? | The Black Male Privilege Episode
Black. Male. Privilege. The mere idea of this concept is controversial and causes pushback for many of us. But let's talk about it because this is real. As Black Men we exist in a rather unique space of both oppression AND privilege. However when we talk about Black Male Privilege, first and foremost, we are not saying we possess the same privilege that white people and white men do. Black Male Privilege is based on the privilege that we experience in relation to Black Women. Black Male Privil
Sep 5, 2018 • 1:03:00
How Many Of Us Have Them? | The Friendship Episode
Would you say that you're a good friend? Be real. Cuz lemme tell you, as we discussed in this episode, apparently there's legitimate research proving just how trash men can be when it comes to our friendships. Ask yourself this question, how many of your friends fit into 1 of these 3 categories: Activity based, Convenience based, or Mentor based friendships? In this episode we take a look at some of this research, examine why it's sometimes difficult for men to make new friends, and even discus
Aug 29, 2018 • 55:28
Let's Vent Bruh Vol. 3: Going to the Doctor
It's been awhile since dropped the script and hit y'all with a good ol fashion venting session and let's just say it was much needed. This week's topic? Going the doctor. Recently we both went to a volunteering event, shoutout to Be Great DC, and got our blood pressures taken. Needless to say, both of our readings were a lot higher than we anticipated and caused us to pause and re-examine our health. So in this venting session you hear us talk through this frustration as well as the importance
Aug 22, 2018 • 25:31
When did you know it was okay to cry? | The Vulnerability Episode
Fellas, when's the last time your eyes got sweaty? Can you even remember the last time your allergies started acting up? Jokes aside, when did you know it was okay to cry? Growing up, most of us are taught that crying is not an acceptable part of manhood so we suppress those natural urges. Needless to say, today we dive all the way into our feelings and talk about not only when we knew it was okay to cry, but vulnerability as a whole. What it looks like for us today, what it looked like for us
Aug 13, 2018 • 57:39
WTF is Venus in Gatorade? | The Spirituality Episode
Chakras. Meditation. Crystals. Reincarnation. The Universe. Retrograde and a bunch of other sh** that happens to be brand new for us too. See the thing is, we don't pretend to be the experts here on #LetsTalkBruh and we're not afraid of talking about concepts that we have little to no information on. Today we talked about this concept of Spirituality and what it means to us. We invited a couple friends on, Michelle and Deb, to join our conversation and act as our spiritual guides for this journ
Aug 8, 2018 • 49:00
What's the deal with therapy? | The Black Men in Therapy episode
This episode completes our 3 part series on Mental Health & Therapy. Now, this by no means will be the last time we ever discuss mental health on #LetsTalkBruh, but it was important for us to discuss these issues now and continue to discuss them as they play a significant role in our lives. In this episode you'll hear us talk to 2 therapists, Dr. Justin Hopkins as well as Jeremy's own personal therapist, Dr. Jonathan Goode. So needless to say we got schooled by the professionals in these quasi-
Aug 1, 2018 • 55:50
What does Mental Health look like for you?
How often do you really think about your mental health? I mean, it's easy to know when we're physically sick or in pain, but mentally? Naw. Not so much. To be honest, as your hosts we really just started considering our own mental health to be important probably less than a year ago. So we took this episode as a moment to reflect on how stress, anxiety, and depression has shown up in our lives. We also talk through the ways in which we cope with mental health issues and explain what self care l
Jul 25, 2018 • 52:33
Let's Vent Bruh Vol. 2: Therapy
We're back with another installment of #LetsVentBruh and this week we broke from the script and stumbled upon the topic of therapy. In the upcoming weeks you'll hear us have a few deep dive conversations on the topic of black men in therapy with some licensed professionals who actually know what they're talking about, but for now you'll hear from us. In this episode Jeremy talks about his own recent therapy experiences and Kyr starts to process what therapy may look like for him, deflections and
Jul 10, 2018 • 21:40
4:44 (1 Year Later): Why is black men's growth at the expense of black women?
Now, #LetsTalkBruh is not a music podcast, so this won't be a 4:44 album review. However your hosts happen to be 2 hip-hop heads so we felt obligated to tackle this topic. Last Saturday (6/30/18) marked the 1 year anniversary of Jay-Z's 4:44 album. An album in which he was far more vulnerable than most mainstream rappers exhibit on wax by admitting his infidelity in his marriage with Beyonce and the affect it had on not only himself, but his wife, children and family. So we used that cultural mo
Jul 4, 2018 • 51:02
The Feminist on Cellblock Y Movie Discussion & Interview
Here's something we all can relate to: being in a program, workshop, or seminar designed to help you grow as a man, but feeling like it's missing the mark. When met with that frustration, Richard "Reseda" Vargas responded in a major way in the most unlikely of settings and circumstances. In this episode we review the CNN Documentary, "The Feminist on Cellblock Y" documenting a program started by Richard a former inmate at the Correctional Training Facility in Soledad California designed to deco
Jun 27, 2018 • 1:01:25
The Venting Session #LetsVentBruh
Before we get to the hard hitting topics such as what black men can do to better support black women, black men in therapy and more, Jeremy and Kyr have a venting session in which Jeremy has a breakthrough and Kyr calls out a friend.
Jun 13, 2018 • 27:30
What does it mean to be a man?
#LetsTalkBruh is officially LIVE, but first let's provide y'all w/ a bit of context for the first episode. Toxic masculinity created by patriarchy distorts our visions of what healthy masculinity can look like. So for that reason we wanted to start this podcast at the foundation. This episode is personal and episodes to come will be even more personal. We wanted to bring y'all in to gain a sense of WHO WE ARE and explain what our own personal definitions of masculinity are today. We attempted
Jun 6, 2018 • 51:58
