Episodes

  • Never Meet Your Heroes: A Crossover Event

    Never Meet Your Heroes: A Crossover Event
    Nov 11 2021
    Jabari Davis is back with another really fun panel of guests to discuss a series of hip-hop vs NBA comparisons, favorite holiday foods + what NOT to do when cooking for the holidays and the usual banter about heroes and fallen heroes of yesteryear.

    HUGE thanks to Pete Croatto, writer, NBA historian and author of From Hang Time To Prime Time for joining! Make sure you follow Pete @petecroatto and if you’re interested in his book, you can find it here: https://www.simonandschuster.com/book...

    HUGE thanks to both The Mojo King, host of Hidden Gems DFS Golf and his co-host on Hidden Gems Hip-Hop, Willie Freeman for joining as well! You can follow them at @apowermojo and @williefreeman, respectively. You can find, subscribe, rate and review their shows here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...
    https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...

    You can find all of 19 Media Group’s fantastic programming here: https://19mediagroup.com/

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    47 mins
  • Never Meet Your Heroes: Political Fun w/Special Guest Anna Hossnieh

    Never Meet Your Heroes: Political Fun w/Special Guest Anna Hossnieh
    Sep 13 2021
    Jabari is joined by Tunisha and special guest, THE GREAT, Anna Hossnieh (iHeart Radio Producer and Host) to discuss some interesting political history involving a cast member from The Wire, the unfortunate passing of Michael K Williams and other political topics.

    Show Sources:

    https://www.npr.org/2021/09/08/1035088933/fresh-air-remembers-wire-and-boardwalk-empire-actor-michael-k-williams

    https://thewire.fandom.com/wiki/Ed_Norris_(actor)

    https://www.baltimoresun.com/bal-te.md.norris22jun22-story.html
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    49 mins
  • Never Meet Your Heroes: Hulk Hogan

    Never Meet Your Heroes: Hulk Hogan
    Sep 5 2021
    The Dr. is back behind the mic as Tunisha breaks down the Hulkster for today's episode.

    Show Sources:

    https://www.thedailybeast.com/why-racist-hulk-hogan-hasnt-earned-our-forgiveness

    https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6641883/hulk-hogan-fired-wwe-racist-rant

    https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-44846142

    https://www.gq.com/story/hulk-hogan-is-getting-the-redemption-story-he-never-earned
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    45 mins
  • Never Meet Your Heroes: Celebrity Arrests

    Never Meet Your Heroes: Celebrity Arrests
    Aug 15 2021
    Jabari is back up in the rotation with some entertaining celebrity arrests for Tunisha.
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    40 mins
  • Never Meet Your Heroes: Michael Jordan

    Never Meet Your Heroes: Michael Jordan
    Aug 5 2021
    Tunisha is up in the rotation and brought the heat for this episode once again.
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    54 mins
  • Never Meet Your Heroes: Shia LaBeouf

    Never Meet Your Heroes: Shia LaBeouf
    Jul 29 2021
    Jabari Davis is back in the rotation to surprise Tunisha Singleton with some of the details and background on Shia LaBeouf for this week's episode. They'll also run through some quick hitters on the back end of the episode.

    Sources:

    https://time.com/4503609/shia-labeouf-weird-behavior-timeline/

    https://pagesix.com/article/inside-shia-labeouf-arrests-legal-troubles/

    https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/11/arts/music/fka-twigs-shia-labeouf-abuse.amp.html

    https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Shia%20Labeouf
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    31 mins
  • Never Meet Your Heroes: Jim Brown

    Never Meet Your Heroes: Jim Brown
    Jul 19 2021
    Tunisha Singleton and Jabari Davis are back to break down another celebrity background this week. Tunisha stuns Jabari with some information on legendary running back, actor and activist Jim Brown.

    Episode sources:



    https://www.thebiglead.com/posts/jim-brown-had-more-than-a-few-issues-off-the-field-with-both-women-and-men-01dktz70vvw4

    https://www.clevescene.com/scene-and-heard/archives/2016/09/16/jim-brown-subject-of-multiple-domestic-abuse-allegations-will-have-his-statue-unveiled-sunday-before-browns-home-game

    https://www.sportscasting.com/nfl-legend-jim-brown-was-once-accused-of-extremely-dark-crimes/

    https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/columnist/brennan/2019/10/23/why-jim-brown-not-among-greatest-nfl-players/2452787001/

    https://deadspin.com/jim-brown-did-great-things-he-also-beat-woman-1784269329

    https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1986-08-23-8603030213-story.html

    http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/comment/saraceno/2002-04-10-saraceno.html
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    37 mins
  • Never Meet Your Heroes: Mark Wahlberg

    Never Meet Your Heroes: Mark Wahlberg
    Jul 18 2021
    In our pilot episode, Jabari Davis shocks co-host Tunisha Singleton with some background on actor Mark Wahlberg as the duo introduce 19 Media Group's latest show, 'Never Meet Your Heroes' for your listening pleasure.

    Episode sources and references:

    https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/mark-wahlberg-racist-hate-crimes-wikipedia-history-george-floyd-blm-protests-a9554191.html

    https://www.gq.com/story/mark-wahlberg-boogie-nights-regrets

    https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Mark%20Wahlberg
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    29 mins