13 JUN 2021 · Ricky discusses race and education in America’s K-12 schools and colleges with Dr. John Marshall in the middle of the growing controversy around critical race theory.
16 MAY 2021 · Ricky and Dr. M. Brandon McCormack discuss the importance of the year 1619, the legacy of slavery and the current state of race in America.
25 APR 2021 · Ricky takes a solo ride and talks about why the Derek Chauvin doesn’t change America.
18 APR 2021 · Ricky is joined by Savvy Shabazz who tells the story of how he became a teenage drug dealer and eventually tried to build a different life two decades later after family and legal trauma.
11 APR 2021 · Ricky takes a solo ride and discusses the historical context of why cases like Derek Chauvin killing George Floyd have not necessarily ended in convictions. He also brings back the Furious Five, EJI Moment and pays tribute to Ronald Isley, the “ultimate zaddy.”
28 MAR 2021 · Professor, lawyer and former United Nations official Shruti Rana joins Ricky to discuss recent and past violence against Asian Americans.
14 MAR 2021 · On the anniversary of the death of Breonna Taylor, Louisville super lawyer Steven Romines walks Ricky through the insane legal odyssey of Taylor’s boyfriend, Kenneth Walker, who was charged with shooting one of the officers who raided Taylor’s home. On a lighter note, Romines also tells the stories of how he ended up a Phoenix Suns’ NBA layup line and how a chance encounter in a bathroom led to him singing the national anthem at an Indiana University basketball game.
7 MAR 2021 · Ricky talks to the “Voice of the Mothership,” Ben Johnson, about his Philadelphia upbringing, his experience at legendary Florida A&M University, food and so much more. It’s a jovial ride with the man behind one of the best voices on the planet.
28 FEB 2021 · Ricky discusses the new film “Judas and the Black Messiah” as well as the real world Fred Hampton, Black Power Movement and Black Panther Party with social movement expert and historian Dr. Shirletta Kinchen, Associate Professor of Pan-African Studies, University of Louisville
14 FEB 2021 · In this Valentine’s Day special, Ricky and Dr. Veronica Duncan, one of his ex-girlfriends, explore love and relationships through the lens of their own sometimes turbulent time together in graduate school.
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