I Put My Lifetime In Between The Paper's Line's (Journaling Workshop Live Show) from 2020-05-20T04:00

Writing and journaling can be a very healing, therapeutic, and self-reflective process, but sometimes it's hard just staring at 2 blank pieces of paper in your no...

Can I Live: A Discussion on Mental Health During a Pandemic (Live Show) from 2020-05-13T04:00

If you're experiencing bouts of exhaustion, despair, stress, or anxiety during this pandemic you are not alone. We got you. We talk about maintaining mental health and self care during this pand...

Let's Talk Bruh Virtual Live Show Announcement! + Dil from Redefining Black Masculinity (Instagram Live Session) from 2020-05-06T21:14:02

The Let's Talk Bruh Virtual Live Show is coming to a screen near you.  We’re switching it up this month with something a bit different...starting next week on Monday the 11th, yall can now join ...

Masculinity, Staying Curious,&Creating Yourself w/ Nalo of Black Girl Masculine (Instagram Live Session) from 2020-04-29T18:49:59

A few weeks ago (what is time at this point?) we did a series of Instagram Lives with friends of the podcast.  Today's episode is the audio from our conversation with Nalo. Nalo is a friend of t...

Yo, Am I Wildin? | A Conversation with Black Men Feel from 2020-04-22T17:02:51

"Yo, Am I Wildin?"

This week's episode I catch up with Ben and Sam of Black Man Feel. Black Men Feel is a monthly support group in New York City for Black men.  In our discussion with Ben...

Re-Imagining Mental Health With The Confess Project from 2020-04-15T15:17:36

"We gotta re-imagine the way mental health is being done You gotta reach people where they're at. You gotta be personal."

This is one the lines that stuck out ...

What It's Like to Be a Black Man Living With Herpes from 2020-04-08T18:54:54

Someone you should know: Courtney Brame. He's the founder of the platform Something Positive for Positive People.  He's also open about his experience...

What Does it Mean if I'm Attracted to Trans Women? Lex Numan Breaks It Down from 2020-04-01T16:04:42

This week we were joined by Lex Numan, the host of Numan Talks.  We discuss his platform and what it means to be "Trans Attracted".  He breaks down why it's important to distinguish between attr...

P.O.P: Pleasure Over Performance | The Road to Sexual Healing + A Coronavirus Check-In from 2020-03-25T18:39:59

Does it feel good? That's the question we're answering today.  For many us, we've been taught that we can only express our sexuality in a very limited way.  Today we talk about why sexual explor...

The State of Black Masculinity Pt. 1 from 2020-03-11T16:31:53

Watch this episode on the Let's Talk Bruh YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7nzkzJ8oFTg

Some say everyone gets to d...

Acting While Black with Tom Williamson of The Fosters&VFW from 2020-03-04T05:00

When it comes to Black tv & film, there's often a conversation of who is allowed to tell what stories.  Can Black folks from the UK tell stories about Black americans? Can Black folks with privi...

2 Black Men Talking About Love Pt. 2 w/ Brandon Alexander Williams from 2020-02-26T05:21:17

This week I was joined by author, artist, teacher, DJ, and speaker Brandon Alexander Williams to talk about his book The BLK Love Mixtape, loving black women, loving ourselves and his top 5 MCs....

An Email from a Listener About How to Deal With Rejection from 2020-02-19T05:00

Late last year we received an email from a listener about his challenges dealing with rejection from women.  He mentioned that he's not entitled to a woman's time or attention, but would like to...

Masculinity in the UK vs the US | Same Issues, Different Accent w/ Daniel Edmund from 2020-02-12T05:00

In this week's episode we call up our first international guest! You'll be hearing a conversation with Daniel Edmund, the Co-Founder of Milk For Tea.  Daniel is a speaker and coach who is passio...

Interracial Dating, Love,&Redefining Black Masculinity from 2020-02-05T13:48:21

There's a stat from the Pew Research Center stating that 24% of Black men marry interacially whereas only 12% of Black women marry interacially. Today we talk about why.

Later in the conv...

Why Do You Love Black Women? from 2020-01-29T05:54:01

Why do you love Black women? How do you support Black women? How do you protect Black women? A few simple questions with not so simple answers? 

This week I was joined by my good friend T...

Let's Talk Bruh Teaser Episode 2020 from 2020-01-22T16:43:47

Let's Talk Bruh is going to sound a bit different as we get deeper into 2020.  Send this episode to your friends & family to spread the word. 

Fellas, What Makes You Feel Sexy? | Sex Positivity for Men w/ David Wraith from 2020-01-15T05:00

Fellas, what makes you feel sexy? I mean, we all love having sex and the feeling that comes from that experience, but how often do we think about whether or not we feel sexy or not? There's a to...

Pull Up On The Homies, It Might Save Your Life | Male Isolation&Loneliness from 2020-01-08T05:00

Happy new year LTB fam! We're back and hitting yall with another episode.  This time we're talking about the silent epidemic considered to be the biggest threat to public health over heavyweight...

Goal Setting&Vision Mapping: How to Win in 2020 from 2019-12-26T18:51:19

It's the end of the year, the end of the decade so it's time to rest up and plan for a new year.   There's enough W's for all of us, but it starts with a solid foundation and goals in place to a...

A 2019 Recap: This Year in Masculinity from 2019-12-18T04:41:29

It's the end of the year so we're breaking from our regularly scheduled format to talk about all the wild events that have happened in 2019 regarding masculinity. 

We cover everything fro...

Rape Culture 101&A Black Man's Role in the Me Too Movement from 2019-12-11T06:24:05

Trigger Warning: sexual assault, sexual abuse, rape culture

What should a man's role be in the Me Too Movement? How are  we defining consent? What is rape culture? 

If you're like ...

Yes, We're Talking About Black Male Privilege Again from 2019-12-04T06:55:13

This. Is. The. Remix.

You can also consider this a sequel to last year's episode on the same topic.  Either way, it's that time again and we're talking about Black Male Privilege.  

Brotherly Love | What Does it Mean To Love Your Fellow Black Man? from 2019-11-27T03:50:55

Black man to Black man. What does it mean to love each other? 

On this week's episode I was joined by Jay Barnett, former NFL Player, Current Family Therapist, Founder of We Build Project...

Men Like Affection Too | Desire&Intimate Photoshoots w/ Expressions Untold from 2019-11-20T04:59:37

When it comes to intimacy, how far are you willing to go? How open could you get? Would you bare it all with your partner on camera? Maybe that's not your cup of tea. But for many it is. 

No Fap, No Nut November? No Problem. from 2019-11-13T05:22:16

The Few. The Proud. The Nutless. Some may say, it takes an insane person or insanely willed person (depending how you look at it) to go 30 days without sexual pleasure, but that's what a group o...

Living Non #Bi nary with Gerrard Davis from 2019-10-30T03:07:11

This week on Let's Talk Bruh, I catch up with Gerrard Davis. If you've been keeping up with the show, then that name might sound familiar. 

Gerrard joined me for a Listen

Men Are Trash. Not Me Though. Yes, Definitely You. from 2019-10-23T04:00

We've all seen the phrase, #MenAreTrash, so need for a long introduction.  And for many of us men folk, we have a tende...

Healthy Manhood, Toxic Masculinity&Ray Rice's Accountability with Tony Porter from 2019-10-16T04:00

Tony Porter is what we call an OG when it comes to the work of healthy manhood.  He's been doing #thework of breaking out of the "The Man Box" wi...

Living Your Best Life: Self-Actualization with Jason Rosario from 2019-10-09T03:35:24

Living your best life is more than just a song by Lil Duval. It's a real thing. But how exactly do we get there? Yeah sure we all want to get the bag and level up, but what does that really look...

Being a Black Man is a Stressful Job With No Days Off | How to Manage Stress from 2019-10-02T04:00

We all know what it's like to feel like you have the weight of the world on the your shoulders. But what if that stress has become so commonplace that you've forgotten what it's like to feel nor...

How Black Men can Navigate Corporate America While Maintaining our Mental Health from 2019-09-25T02:25:41

Being a Black man and working in corporate environments can exhausting to say the least. 

Racism. Microaggressions. Stereotyping.  And all that can happen before you even make it to your ...

A Black Man's Journey to Embracing Vulnerability from 2019-09-18T04:00

What does vulnerability look like for you? Are you in tune with your feelings? Are these questions already too much for you?

We feel you, but today I'm joined by my good friend Listen

Intimacy, Attraction,&Cuddling | Let's Talk Bruh Podcast Group Conversations from 2019-09-11T06:27:42

This week we're giving yall a one time pass into the Let's Talk Bruh Facebook Group on for a particular discussion that set the group on fire last week.

One of our members, who you'll be ...

Porn&Masturbation: How Much is Too Much? from 2019-09-04T06:10:34

We live in a culture where porn is only a smartphone and a couple taps away. It's literally at our fingertips.  It's never been this accessible.  And for many of us, we've had access to an unlim...

2 Black Men Talking About Love from 2019-08-28T02:55:06

When's the last time you sat down and talked about love? When's the last time you talked about love more than the romantic type? Today we dive deep into love and relationships and we do so with ...

Wellness&Yoga Talk w/ Jarrick the Floating Yogi from 2019-08-21T04:10:32

"Wellness is an active process of becoming aware of and making choices toward a healthy and fulfilling life. Wellness is more than being free from illness, it is ...

Black Girl Masculine | Masculinity&Womanhood from 2019-08-14T04:00

When you think of masculinity what comes to mind? Men. Manhood. Manliness? Typically as a society, we conflate masculinity and manhood as interchangeable terms.  We've done it many times on this...

Black, Male,&Trans | Masculinity as a Black Trans Man from 2019-08-07T03:49:27

This episode is important because for 52 episodes we've talked about masculinity from primarily a cisgender perspective.  Today, thanks to our guest, Geronimo Collins aka Geronimo Knows, we are ...

Changes, Transitions,&New Chapters from 2019-07-31T04:49:19

They say change inevitable.  They say life is gonna throw you curveballs.  They say when life gives you lemons...ight enough of the cliches. 

Today we're talking all about the various cha...

Let's Talk About Healthy Masculinity from 2019-07-24T04:00

They say everyone gets the define Black masculinity except for the Black man. And well, historically this has been largely true. However as true as it has been, we have not only the power, but t...

Let's Talk About Toxic Masculinity from 2019-07-17T04:00

Nowadays it seems that everyone is talking about two words: toxic masculinity. There are endless articles, tweets, IG posts, and now podcast episodes on the subject.  But what is it really? 

You're More Than Your Dick Pt. 2 | Black Male Body Image from 2019-07-03T03:30

This week on Let's Talk Bruh we're talking all about dick.

*awkward silence*

We're bringing yall the sequel to an episode we dropped in February titled, Listen

Inside the Black Barbershop: Safe Space For Whom? from 2019-06-26T03:30

The Black barbershop is a staple in the Black community. It's a safe space for Black men to be themselves, vent, talk shit, and establish community with Black men of all ages. However, as much a...

400 Years a Black Man | How Has Racism Impacted Us? from 2019-06-19T03:44:01

Has racism ever made you sick? This week on #LetsTalkBruh we talk about the impact that racism has had over the course of our lives as Black men.

As we know all know, racism and just deal...

Kevin Durant's Injury, When They See Us, Kanye West&Mental Health, and Black Boy Joy | The 1 Year Anniversary Show from 2019-06-12T04:28:47

1 Year + 46 Episodes later and we're still here!  On this week's episode we celebrate making it 1 year in the podcast game and NOT getting cancelled! 

We catch up with other about what's ...

A Black Man's Guide for Self Care from 2019-06-04T23:14:09

Self Care is defined as "the powerful commitment to constantly choose activities and situations that make you feel healthy and good about yourself”.  It's a very ...

A Black Man's Guide for Depression from 2019-05-28T21:06:27

Welcome to Part 2 of our Black Man's Guide for Mental Health series. Next up? Depression.

As Black Men, most of us have been taught by family, media, or peers that expressing our feelings...

A Black Man's Guide for Anxiety from 2019-05-21T23:22:36

Welcome to Part 1 of our Black Man's Guide for Mental Health series. First up? Anxiety.

As your hosts, you've heard us joke a lot about how we're both introverts and experience slight to ...

Emotional MF'in Labor, What's That? from 2019-05-15T02:53:54

Invisible work. Thankless jobs. When we talk about Emotional Labor these are some of the things we're talking about.  If you've been following us on Instagram this week you've seen women say the...

Boyz n the Hood&The Wood: A Look at Black Masculinity in Film Pt. 2 from 2019-05-07T23:15:47

Brotherhood. Growing up Black. Growing up fast. Relationships. Trying to make it out alive.  What do all of these things have in common? They're all significant themes present in both films in P...

Malcolm X&Shaft: A Look at Black Masculinity in Film Pt. 1 from 2019-04-30T01:16:38

Malcolm X. Shaft. Two names. 1 real. 1 fictional character. But both extremely important in film and real life in terms of their impact on Black Masculinity.

Today we explore the 1971 bla...

The Black Men&Haircare Episode from 2019-04-24T02:07:37

Admit it. At some point whether it was 10 years ago or 10 days ago, you've experimented in some type of way with your hair.  Growing up, YouTube videos and Instagram pages dedicated to Black hai...

Who Cares About the Black Man? from 2019-04-10T00:13:26

Left out. Forgotten. Not cared for. Do any of these resonate for you as a Black man? Sometimes as Black men we feel the weight of the world on our shoulders.  On average, our life expectancy is ...

Life, Purpose, Death, Freedom | The Existential Crisis Episode from 2019-04-03T04:21:20

What's the meaning of life? How do we find our purpose? What happens when we die? What does this all mean for Black men?  We spend the next hour and change trying to figure out life in one episo...

Mini Episode: A Conversation on Purpose from 2019-03-26T20:59:58

MINI EPISODE ALERT

Today we're hitting yall with a mini-episode that really serves as a preview for next week.  This week on Let's Talk Bruh we're talking a little bit about the existenti...

Hoteps, Noteps, Fauxteps,&The Ankh Right feat. Preston Mitchum from 2019-03-19T00:49:05

Hoteps, Noteps, Fauxteps, & The Ankh Right: Why Some Black men find liberation in these movements

It's 2019 and if you've been on the internet at all in the last few years you probably kn...

Ball Don't Lie | Masculinity&The Black Athlete from 2019-03-12T17:52:51

Our personal hoop dreams for the NBA ended years ago, but as avid fans of the basketball, football, baseball and other sports we clearly had a vested interested in this week's episode.

Wh...

What Should Black Men Know About Feminism? from 2019-02-27T03:17:44

With the rise of social & political activism movements picking up steam on social media in the last 4-5 years, we've seen several topics usually relegated to academic circles enter mainstream co...

Black Masculinity in the Age of #MeToo Panel Recap from 2019-02-20T04:46:53

This week on #LetsTalkBruh we break from our regularly scheduled format and discuss the panel we participated in last week entitled: Let's Hear it From the Boys: Black Masculinity in the Age of ...

Daps&Hugs, Mean Mugs,&Platonic Touch from 2019-02-13T02:46:57

When's the last time you embraced your boy for more than the usual dap + hug combination? We're talking a good, long lasting 5-10 second hug.  It's probably been awhile, right? 

Well if y...

You're More Than Your Dick | The Fetishisation Episode from 2019-02-05T16:08:21

This week on Let's Talk Bruh we talk about the revolving door of fetishisation.  Often times, if our masculinity revolves around sex, we unintentionally become complicit in our own fetishisation...

Men's Groups&Safe Spaces for Men | Facebook Group Launch from 2019-01-30T02:09:32

Back in August of last year we dropped an episode on male friendships. We covered how trash we can be as friends sometimes and even brought in research that suggests men struggle at maintaining ...

Gillette Razors&The Myth of Emasculation from 2019-01-23T06:45:11

Have you ever felt emasculated? In a relationship? At work? By just being a Black man in this country? Coming off of last week's new Gillette #TheBestMenCanBe ad, and the American Psychological ...

Let's Vent Bruh Vol. 6: The Holidays Be Stressful from 2019-01-16T03:19:01

We have a full slate of in-depth topics to hit yall with in 2019, but before we get too deep we had to catch up with a good ol venting session. 

Why is that the holidays are so damn stres...

Surviving R. Kelly Documentary Discussion from 2019-01-09T07:17:22

By now, if you've been on social media at all over the past 5 days you've seen your TL discuss the new Lifetime documentary, "Surviving R. Kelly" produced by Listen

What Are You Proud Of This Year? | The Year End Episode from 2018-12-19T02:06:29

If you could describe your 2018 in one word, what would it be? 

Growth? Transition? Trash? Well, hopefully not that last one.

Regardless of how you look at it, we've all made it to...

Sex Talk w/ The Experts | The Sex Episode Pt. 2 from 2018-12-11T05:29:07

We're back for round 2 and this time we brought the professionals with us.

This week we were joined by Tasnim Sulaiman from Listen

The Orgasm Gap, Consent,&Sex Stories | The Sex Episode Pt.1 from 2018-12-05T00:49:19

Yall thought we'd go all year and NOT have an episode about sex? As we wrap up 2018, we're hitting yall with a 2-part series on that 3 letter word that so many of us love.

From consent, t...

The Relationship Between Gay&Straight Black Men from 2018-11-28T04:32:21

When talking about brotherhood, how often do we include gay brothers into that conversation? As a society we've made progress in terms of LGBTQ rights, but we certainly have a long way to go in ...

Mini-Episode: Is Your Sexuality Fluid? | The Kinsey Scale from 2018-11-21T00:59:16

MINI EPISODE ALERT

Here's something for your Thanksgiving Dinner conversations with grandma: The Kinsey Scale. 

Now at this point, you may be wondering wtf the Kinsey Scale even is...

It's Officially Cuffing Season | The Relationships Episode from 2018-11-14T03:28:07

According to the calendar, Cuffing Season is officially upon us. Dating, relationships, situationships, swiping left and right is in full swing so it was only right to break down our thoughts on...

What About Women? | The Women&Patriarchy Episode from 2018-11-07T03:08:51

We spend of a lot of time on Let's Talk Bruh talking through the ways that men are impacted by patriarchy. So we discuss vulnerability, Black male privilege, Black men's health and more as a way...

Let's Vent Bruh Vol. 5: Mental Health, Accountability,&Friendship from 2018-10-31T00:20:31

This episode is the heart of this podcast. This episode is the reason we do Let’s Talk Bruh. 

This episode wasn’t in our plans but perhaps the universe planned it for us. 

A much n...

Breaking the Cycle | The Family Episode from 2018-10-17T01:15:40

When you see the word, "family" what comes to mind? Maybe it's mom, dad, sister, brother.  Maybe it's summertime cookouts, holidays, and family traditions.  For many of us, family is all we have...

A Look at Masculinity in Season 3 of Insecure from 2018-10-03T08:06:15

We're continuing our look at masculinity in culture this week by examining how masculinity and toxic masculinity were both presented in Season 3 of Insecure.  If you remember a few months ago in Ju...

How Can We Push the Culture Forward? | The Hip-Hop Episode from 2018-09-26T05:58:44

In today's episode we break down some of the more toxic elements of the culture we love. We acknowledge that Hip-Hop isn't responsible for sexism, but there's a need to address the misogyny and hom...

Do We Need a Male Beyoncé? from 2018-09-18T22:02:11

For everything Beyoncé represents and means for Black Women, Jeremy believes it would be dope to have a male version who would uplift Black Men in a similar way that Bey does for Black Women AND br...

The Black Male Privilege Recap & Ask the Audience Episode from 2018-09-12T03:45:33

We value the small and growing community that we're building with the #LetsTalkBruh fam so in this episode we really wanted to include yall in the conversation. Coming off last week's Black Male Pr...

Black Male What? | The Black Male Privilege Episode from 2018-09-05T05:47

As Black Men we exist in a unique space of both oppression AND privilege. However when we talk about Black Male Privilege we are not saying we possess the same privilege that white people do.  BMP ...

How Many Of Us Have Them? | The Friendship Episode from 2018-08-29T03:40:50

Would you say that you're a good friend? Be real. Cuz lemme tell you, as we discussed in this episode, apparently there's legitimate research proving just how trash men can be when it comes to our ...

Let's Vent Bruh Vol. 3: Going to the Doctor from 2018-08-22T04:31:21

It's been awhile since dropped the script and hit y'all with a good ol fashion venting session and let's just say it was much needed.  This week's topic? Going the doctor. Recently we both went to ...

When did you know it was okay to cry? | The Vulnerability Episode from 2018-08-13T14:41:57

Fellas, when did you know it was okay to cry? Most of us are taught that crying is not an acceptable part of manhood so we suppress those natural urges.  Needless to say, today we dive all the way ...

WTF is Venus in Gatorade? | The Spirituality Episode from 2018-08-08T05:36:28

Chakras. Meditation. Crystals. Reincarnation. The Universe. Retrograde. Yeah we were a little lost too at first. But today we talked about this concept of Spirituality and what it means to us. We i...

What's the deal with therapy? | The Black Men in Therapy episode from 2018-08-01T04:35:59

Today you'll hear us talk to 2 therapists, Dr. Justin Hopkins and Jeremy's own therapist, Dr. Jonathan Goode. So needless to say we got schooled by the pros in these quasi-therapy sessions/conversa...

What does Mental Health look like for you? from 2018-07-25T05:10:57

How often do you really think about your mental health? I mean, it's easy to know when we're physically sick or in pain, but mentally? Naw. Not so much. To be honest, as your hosts we really just s...

Let's Vent Bruh Vol. 2: Therapy from 2018-07-10T23:38:31

We're back with another installment of #LetsVentBruh and this week somehow we stumbled upon the topic of therapy. In the upcoming weeks you'll hear us have a few convos on the topic of black men in...

4:44 (1 Year Later): Why is black men's growth at the expense of black women? from 2018-07-04T02:58:56

Now, #LetsTalkBruh is no podcast music, so this won't be a 4:44 album review. However June 30th marked the 1yr anniversary of Jay-Z's 4:44 album. We used that moment to talk about the conversation ...

The Feminist on Cellblock Y Movie Discussion & Interview from 2018-06-27T05:25:10

In this episode we review the CNN Documentary, "The Feminist on Cellblock Y" documenting a program started by Richard a former inmate at the Correctional Training Facility in Soledad California des...

The Venting Session #LetsVentBruh from 2018-06-13T02:32:23

Before we get to the hard hitting topics such as what black men can do to better support black women, black men in therapy and more, Jeremy and Kyr have a venting session in which Jeremy has a brea...

What does it mean to be a man? from 2018-06-06T02:18:53

What does it mean to be a man? In the first episode of Let's Talk Bruh, Kyr and Jeremy break down their own definitions of masculinity from high school, college, and up to the present day. 

Let's Talk Bruh Teaser Episode from 2018-05-25T06:13:26

What is Let's Talk Bruh? A new podcast on Black Masculinity coming June 2018.