Heads Of State Podcast

About Heads Of State Podcast

Welcome to Heads of State, your new favorite podcast where New York energy meets DMV flavor. Join Hugh, Shaun, and Dawud for a show that's less like a formal political summit and more like that group chat with your boys that stays buzzing 24/7. We’re all about great laughs, zero filters, and the kind of deep, veteran respect that only comes from years of arguing over sports, hip-hop, and the culture. We aren't here for safe, boring consensus takes. Instead, you're getting a front-row seat to three lifelong friends holding court on the stuff that actually matters. Whether we’re dissecting a massive corporate marketing failure, losing our minds over historical GOAT logic, or trying to agree on the last truly perfect hip-hop masterpiece, if it moves the culture, we’re talking about it—and having a blast doing it.

Publisher

Dawud Wallace, Hugh Mulzac, Shaun Marble

Category

society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

28 Jul 2024

Latest episode

25 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

24 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   25 Sept 2026

   BLACK CULTURE

   Send us Fan Mail Is Black culture defined by struggle or systemic excellence? The crew debates representation, hip-hop, and performative wins. Culture is more than commercial entertainment and inherited trauma. When pop culture equates Black identity solely with hip-hop, streetwear, and soul food, it sidelines a deeper lineage of academic, scientific, and infrastructural contribution. In this episode of Heads of State, the table unpacks the friction between manufactured representation and g...

2. 

   18 Sept 2026

   HEADS OF STATE REACTS: Are Prediction Markets Rigged?

   Send us Fan Mail Sports gambling is out of control. Here is why prediction markets, viral ads, and "safe bets" are wiping out bank accounts. A flood of prediction markets and legal sportsbooks has turned casual sports fandom into a 24/7 financial meat grinder. Platforms like Polymarket and Novig rely on celebrity shills, gamified live chats, and legal loopholes to pull tens of billions out of retail pockets in a single week. This discussion breaks down the hidden mechanics behind modern bet...

3. 

   17 Sept 2026

   Drake F.O.M.O, Jasmine Crocket, Chris Brown, Colin Kaepernick & Jay-Z

   Send us Fan Mail Colin Kaepernick calls out Jay-Z, John Stockton's assist legacy gets questioned, and drill rap's clout problem exposed. Hip-hop culture sits at a boiling point where massive corporate payouts crash directly into street credibility. When Colin Kaepernick publicly claims Jay-Z has a guilty conscience over his landmark NFL Super Bowl partnership, it exposes the fault line between high-level institutional access and grassroots community activism. That exact tension spills across...

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