Ernestly Speaking! with Ernest Owens
Hosted by Ernest Owens · Ernest Owens
4.5from 157 ratings
- 341
- Episodes
- 152
- Transcribed
- 157
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2020
- First episode
- 83K
- YouTube views
About Ernestly Speaking! with Ernest Owens
If it's making headlines, Ernest has something to say about it. Ernestly Speaking! is a politics and culture podcast hosted by award-winning journalist Ernest Owens, delivering sharp, unfiltered commentary on national politics, race, LGBTQ issues, pop culture, and the local political scene that the mainstream won't touch. Direct. Opinionated. Always on the record.
- Publisher
- Ernest Owens
- Category
- news · news · society & culture
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- Yes
- First episode
- 30 Dec 2020
- Latest episode
- 12 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
152 of 341 episodes have a transcript.
12 Oct 2026
Ernestly Speaking! S11, Episode 14: Ernest’s 35th Birthday, About PA Gov. Josh Shapiro’s Debate, Grammy Campaign Wars
5 Oct 2026
Ernestly Speaking! S11, Episode 13: Trump’s Latino Voter Problem, Philly’s Political “Spend Dat” Era, The Return of Tom Cruise
28 Sept 2026
Ernestly Speaking! S11, Episode 12: Trump vs. Bad Polls, Philly’s Land Grab Crisis, Taylor Swift Industrial Complex
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Ernestly Speaking! S11, Episode 10: Trump-a-palooza, Philly Mayor’s First Challenger, Revisiting the Pink’s Problematic Past
Published 14 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] Yeah. Look what comes up. I'll tell you. I'm going to do it for you. Yes. Jay-Z and billionaire investor Jeffrey Yaz faced intense public backlash in mid 2024 for aligning on a push for Pennsylvania school voucher legislation. Yes. Yes. Jay-Z's entertainment and philanthropy company, Rock Nation, launched an effort to advocate for Pennsylvania's proposed PASS, public access for student safety scholarship program, which aimed to direct taxpayer funds toward private and religious school vouchers. Teachers, unions, local politicians, public school advocates like AFT Pennsylvania, the American Federation of Teachers Pennsylvania, slammed that partnership. […]
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- YouTube views
- 83,250
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.5 / 5
- 157 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 65 / 100
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- Quality
- 62
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 76
- Engagement
- 92
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Who hosts Ernestly Speaking! with Ernest Owens?
Ernest Owens host the show. Published by Ernest Owens.
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