Back to Basics. Harlem's Heroes chop it up about the latest news in fight sports and pop culture. Timestamps [0:00-25:40] In This Corner! Ngannou on Top, Jones up next,  Zhang vs. Namajunas [26:00-1:08:30] What's Poppin? "Montero", DMX's (at the time of recording) Uncertain Fate  [1:09:15-1:40:30] Main Segment: TINA (2021, dir. Dan Lindsay and TJ Martin) Support the show (https://instagram.com/hvopod)

Harlem's Very Own Podcast

Rollin, Slidin, & Ruff Rydin

REUPLOAD!  The final entry in our Hood Classic Retrospective wherein we review Spike Lee's JUNGLE FEVER (1991) starring Wesley Snipes, Annabella Sciorra, Ossie Davis, Samuel L. Jackson, and more! Featuring the President of the Denzel Washington Fanclub, Wes Goodrich (@wesgoodrich97). 

Tea for the Jungle Fever

SEASON 4 FINALE!  Harlem's Heroes discuss the latest in fight sports and popular culture.  TOPICS COVERED INCLUDE:  •Claressa Shield's MMA debut •Paul "versus" Mayweather  •Teyana Taylor covering MAXIM  •When being 6'0 feels average  •Favorite moments in Season IV FEAT. The formal announcement of our strike against Hennessy and Casamigos.   Thank you for rocking with us for our first full-length season. We will return full force in October, but we're gonna enjoy our summer and we hope you do too. If you see one of us around, give us a pound!  Support the show (https://instagram.com/hvopod)

Curb Your Liquor

Harlem's Heroes talk the latest in sports and pop culture. TOPICS INCLUDE:  Naomi Osaka's withdrawal from the French Open  The Mount Rushmore of Rap (2010-2020) The Pentagon confirming UFOs When/when not to fight on a plane Hulu's Mike Tyson docuseries: The Knockout FEAT. Sir Justin Attenborough explaining the wild biology of the octopus! Support the show (https://instagram.com/hvopod)

Mike Tyson's Battle Birds™️

Harlem's Heroes  discuss the latest in fight news and pop culture.  Topics covered include Rick Ross' exercise routines, TD Jakes, the UFC Lightweight Belt, "The Off Season", Drake's Artist of the Decade Award, animals we could fight, and more. FEAT. The formal introduction of our brand new segment: "STOP THIS NIGGUH!" Support the show (https://instagram.com/hvopod)

Where Ya Mom At?

Harlem's Heroes discuss the latest in fight sports and pop culture.  TIMESTAMPS In This Corner [2:00-25:40] -- UFC 261 Political Partaaay [25:50-40:05] -- Trump's FB ban, NYC reopening What's Poppin? [41:35-1:22:35] -- TDE Announcement theories, MCU movies Support the show (https://instagram.com/hvopod)

Candles and Condoms

Harlem's Heroes chop it up about the latest news in fight sports and pop culture. Timestamps [7:50-31:10] In This Corner! Paul beating Askren, Claressa Shields coming to MMA, whether or not Jon Jones likes Black people [31:15-41:55] What's Poppin? 'Black Panther' recast? [42:00-1:05:40] Political Partay! Chauvin's verdict, weed legalization in NYC [1:06:35-1:39-25] Main Segment: PEDs in the film industry & the Male Superstar Industrial Complex Feat. Ahmad's very best Steve Harvey impression? Support the show (https://instagram.com/hvopod)

Big Bags Bussin

Happy Spring, Beloveds! We're ending March by discussing the stars & snubs of the GRAMMYs, but with plenty other hot takes about the music industry in general, joined again by three dope young women. Aja Adam makes a return appearance after the classic S1E4 ("What U Been Bumpin?"), alongside first timers Destinee Aaliyah (@destineeaaliyah) and Grace Duah (@__graciegirl7), 1/2 of the Keepin It Cute duo! FEAT. Grace providing a helpful delineation on "problematic" vs "criminal". Support the show (https://instagram.com/hvopod)

GRAMMYs Dominated

Let's get physical, physical!  International Women's Day, Harlem's Heroes sit down with three vibrant and brilliant young women to discuss how they deal with the social pressures ascribed to sex; everyone's favorite pastime. Or, is it? One such guest is Brianda Agramonte (@thatsbrianda), an actress, songwriter, and podcaster who has been celibate for three years and has a lot to say about its benefits especially for other women. Beside her is music journalist Zoë Cherry (@CountBlaccula) with her perspective as a queer-identified woman currently experiencing a period of abstinence--which is distinct from celibacy, and which we will define for you! Fear not!  And beside us is Homie of the Show, our Queens Correspondent: ¡ABRIL! This is our most NSFW  episode yet, you have been warned! Also, content/trigger warning for sexual coercion discussed in peripheral detail from 23:40-26:05. FEAT. A very exclusive and exciting scoop from Brianda at the tail end of the episode... Support the show (https://instagram.com/hvopod)

The Goodies

For the final BHM episode, Harlem's Heroes get revolutionary. Joined again by Wes Goodrich, the boys recap the plot of Shaka King's Judas and the Black Messiah while discussing its impact, the decisions made in creating it, how it stands in conjunction with Regina King's One Night in Miami  and other civil rights dramatizations, and more.  FEAT. Justin unearthing who Daniel Kaluuya should REALLY be playing in a biopic.  Support the show (https://instagram.com/hvopod)

This Could Radicalize You

Happy Black History Month, Beloveds! For our first February episode, Harlem's Heroes break intellectual bread with a cadre of talented young Black creatives of the stage and screen. In our biggest discussion since S1E4, these brilliant guests give insights well beyond their years on why awards shows need work (or abolition); staying inspired through the funk of inactivity; expressing yourself in a sea of the identical, and much more.  FEAT. Justin freezing, in true actor fashion, and forgetting his AKAs at the top!  This is our first episode edited by Mister Federico Perez whose work with Tiny House Audio you can check by clicking his name.  Don't forget to follow Harlem's Very Own Playlist here or here! Support the show (https://instagram.com/hvopod)

Performing in Color

The Dragon of the East descends on Harlem's Very Own Podcast. Finally, beloveds, the long awaited (for us anyway) interview arrives! Justin and Jude's gung fu teacher comes to the show to discuss his martial arts journey, the appeal of Bruce Lee's philosophy, his love for Cobra Kai, and so much more.  FEAT. Some 80s-themed rapid fire questions at the end, and a high school story you just gone have to hear.  Rate and review us wherever you're listening, we'd greatly appreciate it! Support the show (https://instagram.com/hvopod)

The Tao of Garcia (with Sifu Richard Garcia)

Happy New Year, Beloveds! HvO is entering a new era. This episode sees two-time guest and Friend of the Show Ahmad Simmons officially appointed as the third mic to Jude and Justin. With his added dynamic the boys discuss Disney Pixar's latest heart-wrencher, 'Soul', and some of the controversy it cropped up.  But FIRST: Dre's divorce [2:35], McGregor's return [12:28], & chaos at the Capitol [26:10]. FEAT. A round of Top 5 at the end, Pixar edition. Support the show (https://instagram.com/hvopod)

The Soul Purpose

Joy to the world, more Marvel news has come! Harlem's Heroes have fought their way through the beast that was 2020, coming out more seasoned and capable in the end. Who knew Marvel would throw all these gifts our way right before the finish line?  Before Jude ever swung a kettlebell, and before Justin ever wrote a poem, they were both nose down in comic books. And they haven't had a full chance to express just how nerdy they can get. So, on this final episode of the year, they invite their boy Ahmad Simmons back on the show to help them do just that. BUT FIRST! Money or The Maverick [2:30]; Lupe's Vaccine Fiasco [25:25]; and Behind Bars for Bars [42:00].  MAIN SEGMENT: Marvel News + Movie Theater Blues [1:08:45] FEAT. Justin absolutely abusing the word "interesting" and a round of Terrence Howard impressions at the end.  Support the show (https://instagram.com/hvopod)

A Marvelous Christmastime

This week on HvO,   We've just finished Movember (aka No Shave November, aka No Nut November) and Harlem's Heroes have some questions about how much work all these national months are actually doing--especially ones that are based on deadly and widespread diseases like cancer. They crack open a tough topic and discuss men's health in general, with all the usual flavors of humor and sobriety. BUT FIRST! A Family Reunion, Chappelle Showin' Out, and Lori Harvey's Wishlist. FEAT. Jude and Justin doing their best impression of Aku, the Shapeshifting Master of Darkness.  Support the show (https://instagram.com/hvopod)

Movemba, Mo Problems?

Jude and Justin have been boys since they met in 2015, despite being products of two pretty different upbringings. Representing the opposite ends of Harlem, the Beast from the East and the Best of the West bring their eclectic worldviews together every other week to dish on current events and philosophize about a predetermined topic. Or kinda just talk to each other. They'll play it by ear.