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If you could rewatch one movie for the first time, which movie would it be? (6:05) We started off with that question before getting into some hilarious talk about Astronomer CEO Andy Byron getting caught cheating at a Coldplay concert (16:18). We also talk about fighting for love (29:19), what's wrong with today's music (56:30) and so much more!

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“The difference between ordinary and extraordinary is that little extra.” - Cam Thomas

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Once we established that Sierra is now the main character of the pod, we gave our answers to how long we could run for our life before giving up (8:39). We also talked about what life statistics would be interesting to know (18:05) before getting into the verdict from Diddy's trial (22:20). From there we discussed how desirability plays a factor in dating nowadays (45:28), Nelly & Ashanti's parenting conversation (1:06:15) and so much more!

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“Everyone ends up somewhere but only a few people end up there on purpose.” - Pastor Vernon Gordon

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Do y'all think it's [redacted] for a man to pepper spray another man? (5:00) What's the pettiest reason you want to get married? (9:04) Those are the two questions we started with this week before getting into Teyana Taylor's divorce settlement and new relationship (19:29). We also talked about old dating shows that need to be brought back (28:45), why men say women are beautiful when they feel "bummy" (34:06), the Thunder winning the NBA title (1:00:25) and so much more!

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“True power is displayed in not having to use it.”

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With summer right around the corner, we had to kick things off talking about all the people hitting the gym at the last minute to get a summer body (3:01). From there we get into women asking "so are we done?" in the middle of losing an argument (23:52) and if the "hoe phase" is necessary (31:19) before being interrupted by some horny neighbors (45:11). We also discussed which athletes deserve a career do-over (47:17), touched on the ICE deportations (1:03:15) and so much more!

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“Loyalty is only tested when things aren’t working in your favor.”

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Would you rather have a pop tart or a toaster strudel? That's how we started the pod this week before Sierra shared how sad but inspired she is after going to the Cowboy Carter concert (6:30). We went on to revisit some of the greatest debut singles of all time (17:42), which made us realize that Soulja Boy might have one of the best debut albums of all time (23:15)! From there we got into the difference between bare minimum and princess treatment (46:20), Trump & Elon's breakup (1:03:11), our NBA Finals predictions (1:16:08) and so much more!

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“The darkest hour has only 60 minutes." - Morris Mandel

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We came back firing this week, as Nyce announced that he and his wife are expecting their first child soon (4:41)! We then went to joke about the guy who rode a mechanical bull 3 times on a first date (11:45), discussed how important it is to take accountability for our own actions (24:55) and sometimes the actions of other men (45:20), talked about the Streamer University experience (1:01:24) and so much more!

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“A perfectionist is just a procrastinator with a mask on."

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It was only right for us to start this week's episode with Nyce giving us the rundown of his recent trip to Charlotte for the Grand National Tour with Kendrick Lamar & SZA (13:38). From there we discussed a class-action lawsuit involving tequila-brands Don Julio and Casamigos (25:46), learned about Sierra's short-lived attempt at a calorie deficit diet (40:30), gave our reviews on the movie "Sinners" (52:00) and so much more!

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“Both faith and fear demand you to believe in something you cannot see; you choose." - Bob Proctor

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What's something that's not an official rule but you still hate when people break it? (12:10) We started off answering that question before discussing which movie villains were actually right (28:08) and Shannon Sharpe getting caught up being a freaky old man (34:58). We also got debated whether dating a neighbor is a good idea (1:01:30), why music from back in the day hit different now (1:08:35) and so much more!

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“If you knew you were 10 failures away from the life you want to live, how fast would you move through those 10 failures?"

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