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Quips and Riddles: The Hilarity that is my life

Quips and Riddles: The Hilarity that is my life

Written by: Alexander J Wright
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Quips and Riddles with Alex Wright is a sharp, honest podcast exploring life, power, community, and the systems that shape our decisions.

Hosted by Alex Wright—the visionary behind the African Heritage Food Co-Op and multiple community initiatives—the show draws from over 20 years of lived experience, leadership, hard lessons, and real consequences.

Through stories, insights, and cautionary tales, Alex unpacks work, culture, leadership, and accountability from the perspective of someone who’s made both the best and worst decisions—and learned from all of them.

Beautifully flawed. Authentic. Gritty.

From good shit… to hood shit… to bullshit—we cover it all.

Alexander J. Wright JD 2024 Social Sciences
Episodes
  • Clean Air, Same Dirt

    Clean Air, Same Dirt
    Feb 19 2026

    We discuss the Just transition framework and how change MUST be intentional.

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    22 mins
  • Does Truth Have To Hurt

    Does Truth Have To Hurt
    Feb 11 2026

    In this bold and thought-provoking episode titled “Does Truth Have to Hurt?”, we explore why people often equate truth with pain—and whether that belief is distorting the way we grow, connect, and hold one another accountable. Through sharp insight and cultural commentary, the episode challenges the idea that truth must arrive as a weapon. Instead, we examine how honesty can be a tool for elevation rather than humiliation, empowerment rather than embarrassment. Why do we instinctively brace ourselves when someone says, “Can I be honest with you?” And why do we sometimes reject affirming truths while embracing only the ones that wound? This conversation unpacks the psychology of ego, insecurity, imposter syndrome, and the fear of our own potential, revealing that sometimes the pain isn’t the truth itself—it’s our resistance to it.
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    27 mins
  • Kevin Samuels and the Cheesecake Factory

    Kevin Samuels and the Cheesecake Factory
    Feb 11 2026

    Who defines what a high value person is?

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    1 hr and 3 mins
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