Mathis Family Talks
Judge Mathis is used to giving the verdict. At home, everybody gets a say. On Mathis Family Talks, Judge Greg Mathis and Linda Mathis are joined by their adult children, spouses, and guests for the honest, funny, and sometimes heated conversations families usually save for the group chat, the kitchen table, or the ride home. Rooted in Detroit and shaped by life in the public eye, the Mathises get into the issues beneath modern Black family life: marriage, parenting, money, mental health, identity, code-switching, success, privacy, and the complicated line between helping the people you love and trying to control them. Every generation brings a different truth, and nobody is above being challenged—not even the Judge. This is not a perfect family performing perfection. It is a loving, accomplished, opinionated family telling real stories, owning what they got wrong, laughing through the tension, and turning disagreement into something listeners can use in their own lives. Come for the strong opinions. Stay for the heart and the humor. From our couch to yours.
Episodes
Long before Diarra Kilpatrick created and starred in Diarra From Detroit, she was a four-year-old student in Linda Mathis' preschool classroom in Detroit. She even spent mornings at the Mathis home before school, while Judge Greg Mathis was developing a friendship with her father.
Years later, Diarra returns to the Mathis couch for a conversation about the people and places that shaped the storyteller she became.
Diarra talks with ...
Celebrity hairstylist and longtime Mathis family friend Lawrence “Ray” Parker II joins the family for a conversation that goes far beyond hair.
Ray shares how he went from studying music at Hampton University to working with major names like 50 Cent, Olivia and Naomi Campbell, and how one unexpected salon client helped open the door to Hollywood. He also gets candid about trust between stylists...
The Mathis family opens up Family Court for real viewer dilemmas about trust, money, relationships, parenting, code-switching, mental health, and boundaries.
Linda, Judge Mathis, Camara, Greg Jr., and Amir debate whether a mom should be forgiven for posting her daughter’s pregnancy news, whether parents get a say when they’re paying the bills, and...
After 41 years of marriage and 45 years together, Judge Greg Mathis and Linda Mathis get candid about what it really takes to keep a relationship fresh. They talk about sex, romance, feeling pursued, fear of rejection, scheduling intimacy, and how their idea of love has changed through careers, kids, dogs, and decades of marriage.
They also answer listener questions about feeling more like roommates, getting your partner to put in ...
Judge Greg Mathis and Linda Mathis revisit their favorite moments from the first 10 episodes of Mathis Family Talks.
From family money rules and a forgotten $1,200 loan to marriage honesty, code-switching, friendship lessons, AI scams, Rick James stories, and the “Black tax” in Hollywood, Judge and Linda react to the clips, correct the record, and...
Judge Greg Mathis reunites with longtime collaborator and producer Delece James to look back at the shows, pitches, battles, and funny moments they shared while building television together.
Then the conversation gets bigger: Is Black Hollywood actually moving forward, or are fewer opportunities hiding behind a handful of major success stories? Delece talks about...
Val Young sits down with Judge Greg Mathis, Linda Mathis, Amir, and Greg Jr. for a Detroit homecoming conversation that moves from Motown history to a question every person who has left home has faced: what do you owe the place that made you?
Val shares how church, Aretha Franklin, and Detroit shaped her before the Gap Band, Rick James, and Motown. She ex...
When does artificial intelligence stop helping a family and start replacing the relationships that raise a child? Judge Greg Mathis, Linda Mathis, Greg Jr., and Amir sit down with Erin Reddick, founder of ChatBlackGPT, to decide whether AI belongs in the family as an assistant, a substitute, or an intruder.
They debate personalized AI podcasts for the sch...
What does “I’m fine” really mean in your family?
Judge Greg Mathis, Linda Mathis, Jade Mathis, Greg Cooper-Mathis Jr., and Amir Mathis compare how they respond to stress, from shutting down and overworking to doom-scrolling, going off the grid, and laughing through it.
They revisit familiar Black family phrase...
Who your children choose as friends can shape the decisions they make long after they've left your house.
In this episode of Mathis Family Talks, Judge Greg Mathis, Linda Mathis, and their sons Greg and Amir, have an honest conversation about the influence of friendship, peer pressure, and the fears every parent faces when they...
Judge Greg Mathis and Linda Mathis look back on the 41-year journey that built their marriage - from falling in love before money or fame to raising a family, surviving financial hardship, and learning what it truly takes to stay together.
In this candid conversation, they revisit marrying young, living on food stamps, fil...
Every family has money rules—even if nobody says them out loud.
Some believe you always help family. Others believe saying "no" can be the greatest act of love.
In this episode, the Mathis family shares the real conversations they've had behind closed doors about allowances, paying for school, supporting adult childr...
On this episode of Mathis Family Talks, Elliott Mathis-Cooper, Judge Greg Mathis, Linda Mathis, Amir Mathis, and guest Latasha Gillespie take on one of the most personal questions in Black family and professional life: is code-switching survival, surrender, or both?
Latasha is...
The Mathis family opens up Family Court for real viewer dilemmas about trust, money, relationships, parenting, code-switching, mental health, and boundaries.
Linda, Judge Mathis, Camara, Greg Jr., and Amir debate whether a mom should be forgiven for posting her daughter’s pregnancy news, whether parents get a say when they’re paying the bills, and...
Before you get to know the podcast, get to know the family.
For years, you've known Judge Greg Mathis from the courtroom, and some of you watched the family's journey on Mathis Family Matters. Now, the Mathis family is opening the door to something even more personal.
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