THA BROTHERS
109 episodes - English - Latest episode: 2 days ago - ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsThis 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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Episodes
American Cash Out
April 27, 2024 20:06 - 29 minutes - 41.1 MBShawn P and Big Rupe open the door on discussing the possible crash of the American Economy. Is the cause billion dollar give-aways to other countries or the changed behavioral patterns of every day shoppers?
Dollars and Sen$e
April 20, 2024 15:36 - 25 minutes - 34.5 MBShawn P and Big Rupe share a conversation about "the Caitlin Clark effect" which seems to be a cultural moment of the all time ncaa basketball scoring leader being promoted as the champion of woman's sports and gender pay equity. Is she truly the new face of woman's basketball or the media's latest attempt to shape the narrative and reap the benefits? Join the conversation by answering the poll question.
Killer Tunnels
March 29, 2024 03:06 - 28 minutes - 39.7 MBShawn P and Big Rupe discuss the topic of growing NY Subway violence including pushes on tracks, stabbings, beatings, and robberies that are leaving subway riders in fear. Now both the NYPD and New York National Guard are being included in the effort to keep these tunnels safe. #subway #NYC #MTA #transit #transportation #train
Commander In Thief
March 26, 2024 13:55 - 21 minutes - 29.1 MBShawnP and Big Rupe join the conversation about the top secret documents, taken by former President Trump, along with the implications he is attempting to steal American democracy along with them. #thabrothers #President #stolenelection #democracy #documents
PayDay
March 26, 2024 13:53 - 36 minutes - 50.2 MBShawnP and Big Rupe are back after a Summer hiatus. Tha Brother's analyze the current inflation and it's apparent lack of impact on Consumer Spending, with sharp critiques about our financial future. #payday #thabrothers #inflation #consumerspending #economy #finance #salary #checks
Supreme Guilt
March 26, 2024 13:49 - 33 minutes - 45.4 MBShawnP and Big Rupe review the Supreme Court's dangerous precedent that restricts new evidence during the appellate process, that may actually prove innocence, in effect eliminating the idea of innocent until proven guilty for all Americans. #SupremeCourt #Constitution #Innocence #Guilt #ThaBrothers
My Tweet
March 26, 2024 13:47 - 35 minutes - 48.7 MBShawnP and Big Rupe cover Elon Musk's buy out of Twitter, and whether this is business as usual or the dark side of runaway greed. #ElonMusk #Twitter #Business #X #Billions #thabrothers
Self Identity
March 26, 2024 13:45 - 38 minutes - 53.5 MBShawnP and Big Rupe open the dialogue on self expression and the broader talk involving Pro-Nouns, the LGBTQ community and the so-called don't say gay law. This talk is to bring everyone into the conversation about being true to ourselves while accepting others. #thabrothers #pro-nouns #selfexpression
Equity Now
March 26, 2024 13:43 - 39 minutes - 53.7 MBShawnP and Big Rupe return for a new season Tha Brothers with an episode about the NFL's lack of diversity in coaching and leadership, and the structural barriers demonstrated in the Brian Flores case denying Equity in this beloved sport. #brianflores #diversity #employment #leadership #NFL #headcoach
Are We Broken?
March 26, 2024 13:31 - 31 minutes - 42.7 MBShawnP and Big Rupe discuss the possibility that the current state of America is exactly where it was supposed to be, broken. With so many different views of democracy, can the our functioning society, or was it always destined to reach this point. #thabrothers #democracy #America #voting #politics #election #2024
Agree to Disagree
March 26, 2024 13:29 - 32 minutes - 44.1 MBShawnP and Big Rupe question if American Democracy has evolved pass the two party political system and whether the time is now for Americans to redefine themselves and their roles in the political process. #thabrothers #politicalsystem #politics #democracy #Americans
Armed and Dangerous
March 26, 2024 13:28 - 29 minutes - 39.9 MBShawnP and Big Rupe return with the Rittenhouse trial and what it means for the state of gun violence in America and the loss of personal safety in every day life. #Rittenhouse #gunviolence #massshootings #America #thabrothers
Shots Fired
March 26, 2024 13:25 - 32 minutes - 44.7 MBShawnP 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? #vaccine #covidvaccine #newvaccine #pandemic #measles #thabrothers
The Long Game
March 26, 2024 13:15 - 38 minutes - 53.5 MBShawnP 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 a part of that strategy. Can the other side move ahead? #politics #strategy #Americanpolitics #America #politicalparties #thabrothers
What is a Superstar?
March 26, 2024 12:50 - 34 minutes - 47.4 MBShawnP and Big Rupe review the legend of Kobe Bryant and use it to define the nature of Superstardom. Kobe and others like him transcend their sport by performing at mythological levels showing the rest of us what is possible with a focus on the highest achievement. #superstar #basketball #sports #kobebryant #champion #thabrothers #podcast
Telling Fortunes
March 26, 2024 12:47 - 31 minutes - 42.9 MBShawnP 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 U.S. government's exit from Afghanistan seems erratically implemented instead of strategically designed. What lessons can be taken away? #fortunetelling #planning #Afghanistan #publicleaders #strategy #US #leadership
Mind Over Matter
March 26, 2024 12:28 - 36 minutes - 50.4 MBShawnP 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. #mentalhealth #simonebiles #olympics #gymnast #highperformance #athletes
The Space Race
March 26, 2024 12:25 - 41 minutes - 56.4 MBShawnP 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 suspects behind? #finalfrontier #space #spacerace #race #galaxy #exploration #Nasa
Rewriting The Rules
March 26, 2024 12:11 - 46 minutes - 63.5 MBShawnP and Big Rupe cover the difficult topic of making personal and social changes in the context of changing the normal rules of engagement, even if they are working. Who, what, and when should make that decision? #thabrothers #social #technology
Imprisoned Thoughts
March 26, 2024 12:10 - 1 hour - 101 MBShawnP and Big Rupe welcome Big Nel to the podcast for an episode revealing the complexities of the Prison System and discussing strategies of where society goes from here with its incarcerated members. #incarcerated #prison #criminaljustice #thabrothers #thoughts
Unmasking America
March 26, 2024 02:11 - 40 minutes - 56.2 MBShawnP 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. #Vaccines #Covid #Measles #healthscience #psychology #behaviors #American #thabrothers
Voting Rights and Wrongs
March 26, 2024 02:09 - 39 minutes - 53.8 MBShawnP and Big Rupe identify some of the voter suppression tactics being implemented in various States to obstruct and deny legitimate voters their basic democratic rights. Highlighting Stacey Abram's Fair Fight Action as a tool to fight back and defend American democracy. #voting #rights #wrong #votingrights #redistricting #gerrymandering #democracy #election #FairFightAction
Enforcing The Law Part 2
March 25, 2024 18:12 - 1 hour - 83.8 MBShawnP 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 the frameworks for our society to move forward. A very thought provoking episode! #thabrothers #police #lawenforcement #America
Enforcing The Law
March 25, 2024 18:07 - 1 hour - 92.4 MBShawnP 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 the frameworks for our society to move forward. A very thought provoking episode! #thabrothers #police #America #lawenforcement
Death By Traffic
March 25, 2024 18:03 - 38 minutes - 53.5 MBShawnP 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. #police #reform # thabrothers #crime #trafficviolations
Finding Money
March 23, 2024 13:03 - 38 minutes - 52.4 MBShawnP and Big Rupe discuss financial house cleaning tips to help users identify poor spending habits, and make some personal adjustments that can lead to immediate savings equaling found money. #FindingMoney #money #spendinghabits #budget #savings
Su Su Rich
March 23, 2024 12:59 - 30 minutes - 41.3 MBShawnP and Big Rupe introduce the Caribbean-style SuSu, which is an informal group based money saving strategy, and explain how it can be used as a communal based capital financing method for supporting local businesses and keeping wealth close to home. #SuSu #money #savings #investments #community #wealth #localbusiness #generationalwealth #Caribbean #banking
Getting Associated
March 22, 2024 23:55 - 37 minutes - 52 MBShawnP and Big Rupe emphasize that some K-12 environments are actually preparing students for Community Colleges, but misleading them to believe they are ready for four year universities. Tha Brothers believe parents and students should evaluate their high schools and aim for Associated Degrees as the next logical step towards lifelong success. #College #CommunityCollege #debt #studentloans #university #Associate #Degree
Police Restraint
March 22, 2024 23:52 - 19 minutes - 26.2 MBShawnP and Big Rupe review the Johnny Damon traffic arrest video and share how it should be used in re-training Police Officers to utilize maximum restraint and remove implicit bias which often leads to the killing of people of color. #police #policebrutality #justice #nojustice #implicitbias #peopleofcolor
No Money More Problems
March 22, 2024 14:28 - 33 minutes - 45.7 MBShawnP and Big Rupe wrestle with America's largest debt segment, college student loans, and the possible solutions to tackle this deepening problem. Could student debt be the next financial crisis? #debt #financialcrisis #studentloans #college
Amending America
March 21, 2024 19:32 - 32 minutes - 44.6 MBShawnP and Big Rupe reference the new Netflix documentary Amend America and dissect the foundation of the 14th Amendment, whether or not it is enough to keep moving America to truly embracing Equality for all. #America #democracy #Tha Brothers #Netflix # 14thAmendment #Equity
Right to Sue
March 20, 2024 17:07 - 29 minutes - 40.8 MBShawnP and Big Rupe cover a case where a sex trafficking victim has to pay the Estate of her trafficker, questioning the very nature of American law and real legal protection of innocent citizens. #thabrothers #victim #estate #americanlaw
Unelectable - The story of George Santos
March 20, 2024 17:03 - 33 minutes - 45.9 MBShawnP and Big Rupe return after a long hiatus due to family ups and downs with a topic and episode crucial to democracy itself. Discussing the story of the fraudulently elected George Santos, the electoral system and ethics of the United States Congress is brought into question as Tha Brothers along with other Americans seeks out the right answers. #democracy #georgesantos #congress
Cops Are Us
March 20, 2024 15:31 - 34 minutes - 48.1 MBShawnP and Big Rupe review the current relationship of Police and the Communities they patrol, and discuss ways to improve interactions for a safer environment for all. #police #communities
Money Rules
March 20, 2024 15:26 - 25 minutes - 35.4 MBShawnP and Big Rupe cover the breakdown of Silicon Valley Bank and discuss whether the banking system is facing another major financial crisis. How important are rules to management of money? #siliconvalleybank #financialcrisis # bankingsystem #managementofmoney
Reparations
March 20, 2024 15:22 - 35 minutes - 49.2 MBShawnP and Big Rupe open the conversation on Reparations and how to develop real world strategies for America to fairly and accurately compensate the descendants and remnants of slavery, and pay off it's most significant debt owed! #reparations #slavery #descendants #remnants #debt
Selective Outrage
March 20, 2024 15:18 - 33 minutes - 46.1 MBShawnP and Big Rupe explore the very difficult conversation regarding the subway killing of Jordan Neely by Daniel Penny, and the complicated details it reveals for all of us as we interact with fellow members of society. #JordanNeely #DanielPenny #subway #killing #society #violence
Welfare For All
March 20, 2024 15:14 - 29 minutes - 41 MBShawnP and Big Rupe consider the financial implications of A.I. and the automated machines taking over all human employment opportunities, and the possible need for a Universal Basic Income policy to replace wages and also expand the human horizon. #A.I. #financialimplications #automatedmachines #employmentopportunities #universalbasicincome #wages
Tools for Fools
March 20, 2024 15:10 - 28 minutes - 38.6 MBShawnP and Big Rupe dive deeper into the topic of Artificial Intelligence following Big Rupe's usage of the new technology, with suggestions on how we adopt this new tool before it starts to adopt us! #artificialintelligence #A.I. #technology
Affirmative Distraction
March 20, 2024 03:11 - 34 minutes - 47.3 MBShawnP and Big Rupe briefly discuss the Supreme Court ruling ending race consideration in College Admissions, and the narrative undermining all efforts of improving equity across all groups and classes in America. #supremecourt #collegeadmissions #race #raceconsideration #equity #classes #America
Biden-Trump the Sequel
March 20, 2024 03:08 - 15 minutes - 21.2 MBShawnP and Big Rupe return with a quick episode about the looming 2024 Presidential Election. Right now the two front funners are the same as 2020. President Biden against Former President Trump. And the stakes couldn't be greater as American democracy could be running out of time. #episode #2024PresidentialElection #2024 #AmericanDemocracy
Game Changer
March 20, 2024 02:22 - 32 minutes - 44.6 MBShawnP 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 should be making the decisions? #post-covid #society #crime #crimerates
Five Finger Discount
February 29, 2024 01:00 - 27 minutes - 19.2 MBShawnP and Big Rupe discuss the new trend of Retail Thievery where criminals are no longer shoplifting in secret. Instead they are storming stores in force and celebrating their thefts with blatant disregard for property and consequences. #retailtheft #shoplifting #stores #thievery
Democracy Now
January 28, 2024 19:00 - 30 minutes - 21.2 MBShawnP and Big Rupe return to the topic of American Democracy and the growing potential to lose it in the next election. Now is a time for defenders of freedom and equity to stand up and defend these values. #election #americandemocracy #freedom #values
Biden-Trump The Sequel
December 12, 2023 03:00 - 15 minutes - 10.6 MBShawnP and Big Rupe return with a quick episode about the looming 2024 Presidential Election. Right now the two front runners are the same as 2020. President Biden against Former President Trump. And the stakes this time around couldn't be greater as American democracy could be running out of time.
Worker's Strike Back
September 21, 2023 13:00 - 27 minutes - 19.1 MBShawn P and Big Rupe cover the strikes of 2023 when worker's across various industries from media to manufacturing have taken to the picket lines pushing back against all of the changing dynamics in the labor market threatening their very existence. Listen, learn and strike back too!
Su Su Rich - Re-released
August 29, 2023 16:00 - 30 minutes - 20.7 MBShawn P and Big Rupe re-release this episode as the national and global economies begin to struggle under the weight of inflation, raises consumer prices out of reach for most of us. As the cost of living becomes to high, we may need to come up with new banking strategies that puts more money in our hands.
Tools For Fools
June 28, 2023 04:00 - 28 minutes - 19.4 MBShawn P and Big Rupe dive deeper into the topic of Artificial Intelligence following Big Rupe's usage of the new technology, with suggestions on how we adopt this new tool before it starts to adopt us!
Trump Town - Re-released!
April 06, 2023 12:00 - 35 minutes - 24.2 MBShawn P and Big Rupe re-release the episode discussing the disturbing nature of cultism and its applicability to the supporters of Donald Trump. This episode was originally recorded pre-2020 Presidential Election and highlights the unnatural behavior of Trump supporters increasing at this time. Listen and question where do we go from here?
Reparations?
March 28, 2023 14:00 - 35 minutes - 24.7 MBShawn P and Big Rupe open the conversation on Reparations and how to develop a real world strategies for America to fairly and accurately compensate the descendants and remnants of slavery, and to pay off it's most significant debt owed!