A black man walking a fine line between the sun and the moon, find out who's on the Summer Jam Screen, while some folks are out here Selling Hope Like Dope. A few folks might have to Hold This L and not all Heroes Wear Capes. Health Over Wealth is how we always end the show on a positive note. Keep fighting the good fight!
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Episode 208 is about attention, loyalty, responsibility, and protecting your energy.
This week, we talk Kaepernick, Jay-Z and the NFL, parenting lessons from the Nolan Wells case, and how war and rising diesel costs eventually hit everyday people at the grocery store.
We also get into beef imports, a bizarre FBI hiring-policy hearing, protest at the United Nations, and close with Toni Morrison’s powerful reminder about distraction.
Sometimes the best move isn’t winning the argument, it’s getting back to your work.
16 Sept 2026
Ep 207 of Durags & Boatshoes
After some time away, Durags & Boatshoes is back.
On Episode 207, I catch everybody up on life and why the saxophones suddenly seem to be getting louder.
On Summer Jam Screen, we talk about protecting Ebonics, the end of Power 106.9 in Omaha, and a few things happening around the culture.
Selling Hope Like Dope asks a bigger question: What happens when the revolution gets monetized? We get into Black podcasts and corporate money, Bud Crawford’s relationship with Trump, Black men and politics, and the difference between having power and having proximity to power.
For Hold This L, we talk about knowing when it’s time to stop trying to change people, with John Pavlovitz’s argument about MAGA.
Not All Heroes Wear Capes honors Omaha legend Clyde “Youngblood” Deshazer and the legacy he built through nearly five decades of barbering and serving his community.
And we close with Health Over Wealth:
You can have one bad day. You can’t have two.
Welcome back to Durags & Boatshoes.
Purchase Brandon's book here: https://www.amazon.ca/Steel-None-Made-Through-Unchanged-ebook/dp/B0H9PW1L26
John Pavlovitz article: https://johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/we-cant-change-these-hateful-people
11 Sept 2026
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9 ratings
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1 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 27 / 100
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YouTube
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Engagement
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