Shawn P and Big Rupe take on the topic of workers refusing the vaccine shot at the cost of losing their job. Is this the lingering fear of taking this new vaccine or something more dangerous, leading individuals to place their own interests over the greater good? 

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SHOTS FIRED

Shawn P and Big Rupe discuss the sudden shortage in the labor market and question whether millions of Americans have simply given up on working and the economy.

I Quit

Shawn P and Big Rupe address the binary process of American politics and how one of the political parties seems more successful at strategizing several steps ahead in reaching goals, even if ignoring the rules is part of that strategy. Can the other side move ahead?

The Long Game

Shawn P and Big Rupe review the legend of Kobe Bryant and use it to define to the nature of Superstardom. Kobe and others like him transcend their sports by performing at mythological levels showing the rest of us what is possible with a focus  on the highest achievement.

What is a Superstar

Shawn P and Big Rupe question whether public leaders and ordinary citizens alike pay attention to signs of things to come, and use them to plan for the outcomes they intend to happen. The US government&apos;s exit from Afghanistan seems erratically implemented, instead of strategically designed. What lessons can be taken away?

Telling Fortunes

Shawn P and Big Rupe open the talk on mental health and its impact on high performance athletes and everyone else. Focusing on the recent Olympic challenges of Simone Biles, to question the meaning and impact of the greatest gymnast of all time struggling to compete in the biggest moment. 

Mind Over Matter

Shawn P and Big Rupe aim for the final frontier of space and question whether the new momentum of exploration will include all members of society, or will the digital divide become a galactic divide leaving blacks and the usual have nots behind as usual.

The Space Race

Shawn P and Big Rupe return to the topic of Covid 19 and the race to get vaccines in as many arms as possible before America gets hit with another wave of the Pandemic from the Delta variant or something much worse!

A Race Against Time

Shawn P and Big Rupe review the current and potential changes effecting all of us in a Post-Covid world. New ways to work, go to school, vote, and deal with the rising crime rates are facing our society, but who should be making the decisions?

Game Changes

Shawn P and Big Rupe cover the difficult topic of making personal and social changes in the context of Rewriting The Rules even if they are working. Who, what, and when should make that decision?

Rewriting The Rules

Shawn P and Big Rupe welcome Big Nel to the podcast for an episode revealing the complexities of the Prison System and discuss strategies of where society goes from here with its incarcerated members.

Imprisoned Thoughts

Shawn P and Big Rupe explore the seemingly rushed and confused attempt by the Government to end mask mandates and force open American society. Tha Brothers question whether the decision was based on health science or behavior science.

Unmasking America

Shawn P and Big Rupe identify some of the voter suppression tactics being implemented in various states to obstruct and deny legitimate voters their most basic democratic rights, and highlight Stacey Abram&apos;s Fair Fight Action as a tool to fight back and defend American democracy. 

Voting Rights and Wrongs

Shawn P and Big Rupe interview Big Brother H, a long  time friend standing at the intersection of Policing in America. Big Brother H shares his perspectives as a former Law Enforcement Officer and Black Man helping to provide frameworks for our society to move forward. Very thought proving episode!

Enforcing the Law

Shawn P and Big Rupe question if Police Reform should remove armed officers from engaging non-threatening drivers in traffic stops. Now might be the time to make traffic violations a white collar crime with financial penalties instead of the constant threat of deadly force by law enforcement.

Death By Traffic

This New York based podcast features two brothers sharing their perspectives in dialogue with the world. So sit back and listen as they carefully dissect all the things impacting Black America and shaping the Global Zeitgeist!

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