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#1 Podcast for Black Fatherhood! Our official podcast hosted by our Co-Founder Jesse Alex unpacks the many joys and hurdles of black fatherhood with our celebrity guests. Jesse, who grew up without a Father, and recently reconnected with his Dad after 21 years, uses this platform as a learning experience as we talk to your favorite celebrity dads about their journey through parenting, careers, mental health, and the balance of it all. Most times, when celebrities are interviewed, it's about ...
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Insights into Entertainment

Joseph and Michelle Whalen

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An original podcast by a husband and wife team of self professed pop-culture geeks. It is a discussion about all things entertainment from movies and music to television and pop culture. We examine some of the more obscure aspects of the entertainment industry and ask the questions that most mainstream media tends to gloss over or shy away from all together. We give you the insights into the entertainment happenings that you didn't even realize you wanted.
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In this episode we chopped it up with legendary actor, comedian, and radio host Rickey Smiley about who he is as a Dad, growing up without a Father because his Dad was killed when he was 6, the passing of his oldest son due to overdose, dealing with grief, and much more. Tune in for an impactful conversation as we learn more about who Rickey Smiley…
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In this episode we chopped it up with the Hip Hop Mogul and Businessman #MasterP and his son Mercy Miller, who is a 4star basketball phenom heading into his freshman year at The University of Houston. We pulled up to Houston TX for our first live recording with the father/son duo where we talked about everything from who Master P is as a father, hi…
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In this episode we chopped it up with the legendary singer Ruben Studdard, known for his hit record "Sorry for 2004" about everything from his upbringing, relationship with this parents, who he is as a Father, his singing career, and much more. Tune in for an impactful conversation as we learn more about who #rubenstuddard is as a black man and #fa…
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In this episode we chopped it up with Yung Joc his upbringing, who he is as a Father, his relationship with his oldest son Amoni, how he balances having 9 kids with 5 baby mothers, and he also shares a heartfelt letter to his Dad. Tune in for an impactful conversation as we learn more about who #yungjoc is as a black man/father, SALUTE! You can now…
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In this episode we chopped it up with legendary rapper #PushaT about who he is as a Dad, how his relationship with his late parents shaped his life, his admiration he has for his Father, advice he’s received from Pharrell about fatherhood, how having his son at 42 changed his life for the better, and more. Tune in for an impactful conversation as w…
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In this episode we chopped it up with NBA Legend #Shaq about who he is as a Dad, his relationship with his (step) Father and Biological Father, who his favorite kid is, how his new goal as a parent is to create nepotism, what Shaq as a grandparent looks like when the time comes, and much more. Tune in for an impactful conversation as we learn more …
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In this episode we chopped it up with actor and comedian Lil Rel, known for his roles in Get Out, Bird Box, Judas and the Black Messiah, Uncle Drew, his own comedy specials, and most recently Dashing Through The Snow and Good Burger 2. In this episode we talked about his career and what's next for him, his relationship with his Father, who he is as…
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Prepare to embark on a gripping journey through the riveting world of gaming! We've got a spectacular lineup with detailed insights into the Game of the Year nominations, including the renowned Zelda games - Tears of the Kingdom and Breath of the Wild. As we navigate these contrasting worlds, we'll explore the unique gameplay mechanics that set the…
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With writers and actors on strike, box office numbers struggling to rebound after the pandemic, and missteps with streaming costing studios billions, what could Hollywood possibly do to save the day? Maybe have a firesale and make some money, or at least that’s what Bob Iger is looking to do. But before we see our heroes on the picket lines or the …
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After a long hiatus we’re back with a revamped studio and some interesting experiences to share. The first was from our trip to Niagara falls. Then a new convention came to town. And then we’ll wrap up with thoughts on a few of our favorite shows coming to an end.By Joseph and Michelle Whalen
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After a long hiatus we’re back with a couple events we attended and a brief Disney discussion. First we’ll talk about our experience at the Disney 100 Exhibition at the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia. Then we’ll discuss our time and our treasures from this year’s Zolocon. Finally we’ll talk about some of the impact of Bob Iger’s to Disney.…
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Chapek is out, Iger is in at Disney again. What impact will that have on the company, the parks and the material coming out of the media giant? After 11 seasons the Walking Dead comes to an end, kind of. We'll take a look at the impact the show has had over the last decade and where the zombies are going next. Finally we'll recap some of the season…
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As previously promised on the podcast, this week we bring you our review of the current state of Disney parks in Florida. Having spent a week down in somewhat sunny, often rainy and oppressively hot Florida we’ve had a chance to see if Disney has been able to bring the magic back. We’ll take a look at the resort, the amenities offered and the servi…
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In this episode we chopped it up with former NBA player and current host of the Knuckleheads Podcast Quentin Richardson. We got a chance to unpack what it was like losing his Mom at an early age, his relationship with his Father, his NBA Career, how his run with the LA Clippers impacted the culture, who he is as a Dad, and so much more! Tap in for …
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In this episode we chopped it up with Amin Joseph, an amazing actor most recently known for his role on the hit show Snowfall as Uncle Jerome. We got a chance to chop it up about all things Fatherhood, his upbringing, how he got into acting, what it's like on the set of Snowfall, and much more. Tune in as we get to know who Amin is as a black man/f…
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In this episode we chopped it up with the super dope actor and amazing father Curtiss Cook most recently known for his role on Showtime's hit show "The Chi." We got a chance to learn about the ups and downs of his acting career, his upbringing, who he is as a Father, and much more. Tune in to learn more about who Curtiss is as a black man/father an…
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In this episode we chopped it up with amazing father Mike Hill, who is a TV Personality known for his time at ESPN and most recently the Black News Channel. During this conversation we got a chance to dive into Mike's upbringing without his Father, who he is as a Dad, his relationship with his wife Cynthia Bailey, how he goes about co-parenting, an…
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Today we’re continuing our discussion from our previous episode about the state of Star Wars 10 years into Disney’s stewardship of the franchise In today’s episode we’ll take a look at where the two men who have kept the franchise alive and given us A New Hope came from, of course I’m referring to Dave Filoni and Jon Favrau Then we’ll take a look a…
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In this episode we chopped it up MLB MVP and Word Series Champ Mookie Betts of the LA Dodgers about all things Fatherhood, his relationship with his parents, his career, and much more. Tune in for an impactful conversation as we learn more about who Mookie is as a black man/father, SALUTE! Episode also available anywhere you get your podcasts. Host…
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In this episode we chopped it up amazing actor Isaiah John about his role on Snowfall, his upbringing, his relationship with his Father, and who he is as a new Dad to his baby boy. Tune in for an impactful conversation as we learn more about who Isaiah aka Leon from Snowfall is as a black man/father, SALUTE! Episode also available anywhere you get …
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So today we’re going to discuss the current state of Star Wars. We’ll take a look at how the franchise has progressed since Disney took ownership and what their stewardship looks like. Then we’ll take a dive into some of the properties that have come out recently and the trend towards streaming. We’ll give our thoughts and opinions on the recently …
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In this episode we chopped it up with legendary actor Clifton Powell about his acting career, his relationship with his Father, who he is as a Dad, and about his son Clifton Powell Jr. dating Sasha Obama. Tune in for an impactful conversation as we learn more about who Clifton is as a black man/father, SALUTE! You can now watch the Full Episode on …
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In this episode we chopped it up Dreamville Records artist Lute about his music, fatherhood, dealing with anxiety/depression, his relationship with his Dad who recently passed away, and much more. Tune in for an impactful conversation as we learn more about who Lute is as a black man/father, SALUTE! You can now watch the Full Episode on our YouTube…
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Today in our Disney Detective we’ll take a look at MagicBand Plus and some of the exciting new things they can unlock coming to a Theme Park near you. Tales from the Edge of the Galaxy takes a look at an innovative new documentary coming out about famed special effects house ILM And then we’ll finish up with our review of Doctor Strange in the Mult…
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This week we’ll take a look at how Disney CEO handled, or rather mishandled Florida’s controversial “Don’t Say Gay” bill Then we’ll dig into the next major consolidation move in the Entertainment industry with Amazon’s acquisition of MGM. We’ve also got a great Insightful Pick for you this week and some convention news.…
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This week in our Tales from the Edge of the Galaxy we’ll take a look at what’s brewing in the rumor mill about a possible upcoming Disney+ movie Our Entertainment News focuses on a new Walking Dead series that’s got us scratching our heads a bit We’ll be introducing a new Convention Recap segment where this week we’ll talk about our experience at Z…
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When we started this podcast it was originally meant to be a deep dive into selected entertainment news and pop culture information that being die hard fans of a number of key areas of these topics we thought we could lend some unique perspective on. Over the course over 130 episodes we drifted away from that more to a reporting on current news and…
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Today in our Disney Detective, Inspiring Black Youth through Imagineering plus Disney is in the community building business again In our Tales from the Edge of the Galaxy, Andor gets a season 2 and The Old Republic gets a new trailer And for our Entertainment News, we remember Ivan Reitman and how do you show the young heads that the old heads have…
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Today in our Disney Detective, fans prefer Universal over the Genie and Tik Tok wants us to think Disney put a shop owner out of business In our Tales from the Edge of the Galaxy, Happy Birthday to John Williams plus we finally get a release date for Obi-Wan Kenobi And for our Entertainment News, Dolly is paying the bills and Mickey’s tribute to th…
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Today in our Disney Detective, Abigail Disney fires a shot across Chapek’s bow while Disney Reveals their Avenging Expansion in Paris In our Tales from the Edge of the Galaxy, The golden one returns to the franchise and the Galactic Starcruiser Itinerary is finally revealed And for our Entertainment News, Iger on Movies plus Walking out on the Mask…
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Today in our Disney Detective, Disney’s looking to dig up some local talent in New Orleans plus Florida locals are buzzing about a sweet post holiday deal In our Tales from the Edge of the Galaxy, Why no one cared when Star Wars blew up a planet and the wait for the next Star Wars game is almost over And for our Entertainment News, Daniel Radcliffe…
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Today in our Disney Detective, Disney CEO Bob Chapek has a new strategy for Disney. But do fans agree, and Guests Show Distaste For Bob Chapek at Magic Kingdom With Giant Signage In our Tales from the Edge of the Galaxy, DISNEY, LUCASFILM, AND FIRST JOIN FORCES ONCE AGAIN plus Disney+'s new 'Star Wars' series 'The Book of Boba Fett' hasn't caught o…
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Today in our Disney Detective, Bob Iger goes back to his roots and why are so many people saying they’re done with Disney? In our Tales from the Edge of the Galaxy, Galactic Starcruiser reservations are available…but do you really want to book it, then the on again off again saga of Patty Jenkins Star Wars movie…I think it’s on again…maybe…this wee…
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This week we mix things up a bit. Instead of doing our news articles of the week we’re going to take a look back and reflect on some of the big news articles of the year in each of our respective categories. Then we’ll finish up with a recap of our trip to Maryland for Ocean City Comic Con along with some footage of the show before we end with our …
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Continuing our annual holiday tradition the Insights Into Things hosts bring you our 2021 Holiday Special: The Grinch Who Stole Christmas. This retelling of the Dr. Seuss classic is told through the voices of our shows hosts. If you're lucky enough to catch the video version of this performance you'll also get to see original artwork for the produc…
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Today in our Disney Detective, for the first time ever Black Santas appearing at Disney Parks plus and Alternate “Cinderella Castle Suite that guests can actually book In our Tales from the Edge of the Galaxy, a live action Sabine Wren has been cast for “Star Wars: Asoka”, and a recent Book of Boba TV special reveals new footage of the much anticip…
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Today in our Disney Detective, the big reveals from Disney+ day, and The Boys trolls Disney+ Day with its own Vought+ updates In our Tales from the Edge of the Galaxy, Kathleen Kennedy Has Re-Upped Her Lucasfilm Contract plus Patty Jenkins and Rian Johnson’s Star Wars projects may have been shelved for something other than scheduling And for our En…
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Today in our Disney Detective, Wonder Woman and the Evil Queen, and can the Main Street Electrical Parade solve Disney’s problems yet again? In our Tales from the Edge of the Galaxy, an unnecessary origin story for an irrelevant character, plus is there an Old Republic movie in the works? And for our Entertainment News, Netflix maybe coming to Jers…
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Today in our Disney Detective, Danny DeVito will be visiting the Mansion, plus delays and more delays in store for Marvel and Disney movies In our Tales from the Edge of the Galaxy, Maybe that galaxy far far away isn’t as far as we thought, Boba gets a special for Disney+ Day And for our Entertainment News, finally we’re getting History of the Worl…
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Today in our Disney Detective, How a villain avoids breaking character plus, 50 years after opening and these workers never left In our Tales from the Edge of the Galaxy, the Galactic Starcruiser is getting its own comics, and just how dangerous would Dark Side Luke actually be? And for our Entertainment News, William Shatner is finally reaching fo…
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Today in our Disney Detective, Disney thinks the rules about copying someone else’s work is different when they do it, then welcome to the new neighborhoods of EPCOT In our Tales from the Edge of the Galaxy, a new way for lightsabers to change color, and George Lucas joins Hasbro’s Black Series And for our Entertainment News, Johnny Depp is still w…
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Today in our Disney Detective, we’ll take a look at a 4 year old true gentleman in the magic kingdom, an an extra magical way to skip lines at the parks In our Tales from the Edge of the Galaxy, Hasbro newest wares are on display plus The Art of Star Wars the Mandalorian Season 2 And for our Entertainment News, Who’s going Around the World in 80 Da…
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Today in our Disney Detective, Say hello to “Yehaa Bob” and Dining 220 Miles above the Earth. In our Tales from the Edge of the Galaxy, Is Darth Vader the way? Plus Old favorites from the Old Republic. And for our Entertainment News, Mobius in the Mansion? And TMZ sells out to Fox Entertainment. And as always we’ll finish up with our Insightful Pic…
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Today in our Disney Detective, some details on the reimagining of Splash Mountain, Is Disney losing Mickey Mouse? In our Tales from the Edge of the Galaxy, a Props bonanza at Walt Disney Archives, Star Fans suddenly wish the Luke Skywalker Cameo didn’t happen And for our Entertainment News, The stars of Cobra Kai react to a season 5 announcement, H…
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Today in our Disney Detective, Walt Disney’s Personal Plane Remains Abandoned at Disney World, Imagineer Rolly Crump on Museum of the Weird, the scariest Disneyland attraction ever envisioned In our Tales from the Edge of the Galaxy, We finally learned how Palpatine survived and returned in ‘Rise of Skywalker’, Andor Star Wars Show Reportedly Wraps…
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Today in our Disney Detective, will Disney Genie have guests spend less time in line (I’ll believe it when I see it), then the Beauty and the Beast stage show reopens at the Studios In our Tales from the Edge of the Galaxy, what is Batuuese and where do you need it, plus how Taika Waititi’s Star Wars Movie will differ from Ragnarok And for our Ente…
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Today in our Disney Detective, a happy birthday wish to my favorite celebrity and news of a new film she’s appearing in and details are released on the new Lightyear movie In our Tales from the Edge of the Galaxy, someone besides me has a cheeky response to Disney’s obscene prices for the Galactic Starcruiser Experience plus Disney is looking for a…
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Today in our Disney Detective, Disney is now requiring employees to be vaccinated and the stars of the new ‘Haunted Mansion’ movie have been announced In our Tales from the Edge of the Galaxy, Mark Hamill has some quality time with Grogu plus Disney parks announces pricing for the Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser experience And for our Entertainment…
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