Men Speaking Out

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"Family needs to be at the center of our culture" Quoted by Dr. George C. Fraser

Think about that statement for a second? Is family the center of your life. 

We (black marriages / families) are in a state of crisis. African American relationships have experienced various challenges and triumphs over time, with only one-third of African American couples being married. Why is...

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Communication is huge, we all know that. Or I would think most of us do. Nevertheless, are we effective when we communicate? Especially if we are creating dating profiles online. Are we showing our authentic self? Are we talking "to" or "with" each other? Are we presenting ourselves in true form?

Well join me (Bazz) with dating profile expert and author...

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One out of Four men are concerned with the size of their manhood. That means at least 25% of men were dissatisfied with their penis. Why? Well listen In to this podcast as I (Bazz) speak with DR. JUDSON BRANDEIS is an award-winning urologist and sexual medicine expert, clinical researcher, physician educator, and a caring clinician and surgeon, he also specializes in the emerging f...

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Who's a better fit to lead our country in 2025. There is alot of political rhetoric going on, and I decided to have a podcast getting the thoughts of my guests on everything being shared on these two candidates as well as expressing their own thoughts and opinions.

Join MSO's group of panelist and myself as we talk through "Who's the better fit to run o...

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Anxiety is real! Sometimes we as men may have an issue performing, but why? We all know that as we get older certain functions of our body don't act or respond the same, so lets have a conversation on what we can do to be proactive as well as put some preventive measures in place to satisfy our partners.

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This was a "on the fly" podcast. I was surrounded by family and friends and just wanted to get their input about the 4th of July holiday and it's impact to African-Americans.

It's a very short podcast (10 minutes), but interesting to hear the thoughts of my guests on this.

Bazz

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What is Toxic Masculinity? How is it being looked upon in our society? How does religion, culture and finances play a role with it?

Well we talk all about it in this podcast...Listen in as I am joined by my grad school daughter (Kyla)  and colleague (Kelly) to discuss in detail the subject of Toxic Masculinity!

This is also on Youtube here.

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Most of us have been in love at some point in time in our lives, but did we really know what love was at that time. Also, did we appreciate it? Well maybe some of us have to experience HURT in order to appreciate LOVE. 

Yea, I know it sounds crazy, but yet so real...I speak from experience.

So listen in with Bazz, Ricardi and Shawn as they talk through how to appr...

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Well once again the fellas and I fellowshipped for the 2024 SuperBowl Weekend (as we do every year). This is a time when come together and work on our "Men Self Care".  We've done a few podcast from this location in the past and now we kick this Super Bowl Weekend with the subject "The Value of Friendship".

I decided to create this topic to share w...

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This is a special edition of Men Speaking Out...why? Because we have seven people on this podcast in two different segments.

In the first segment we discuss "Is it Easier to Blame than Claim" that includes our guests (SpringTime, Mr. D and Rick). Our second half of this podcast talks about "Second Chances" which inclues (Mat, BJ and Brad), and of cours...

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Listen while we discuss the conversation of "What Am I Becoming".  What exactly does that mean. Well...in life we deal with hills and valleys. Everyone experiences challenges, but how do we come out of them? Also, what do we learn while going through to get through. 

I am joined with my brother (DBazz) and my nephew (Nasan) as we - the Shabazz men discuss how we ...

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The great Vince Lombardi - one of the most inspirational american football coaches to ever live coined the phrase "Practice Makes Permanent Not Perfect".  As I was researching the history of that phrase, I decided to share my thoughts around it and how it has an impact in our daily lives.

I am joined with the Twins Brothers Network (Shawn and Ricardi) on this po...

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Happy New Year! We kickoff 2024 with the podcast title "What Does Worse Look Like?"
When we get married the common vow is "For richer or poorer, in sickness and health and for better or worse". Most of us run out on worse. So what does it really look like?

Well first of all it's very subjective and we talk about it on this podcast with my two...

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Well we cap off 2023 with our 70th episode and it is a milestone for Men Speakiing Out!

Joined by Drake, JaVon, Ricardi and Shawn - we discuss "Are We Sprinters". Meaning, do we run away from our challenges or should we take them head on and be ready for the road blocks, failures or even negative effects from them. Nevertheless, we have to keep trying and new sto...

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This is a very special podcast - we recorded this onsite at "The Shopp" a local barbershop in Indianapolis, IN located at 6206 LasPas Trail. One of the best barbershops in Indy. I go there myself! 

Nevertheless,  I am joined by The Twin Brothers Network Podcast - (Shawn and Ricardi), Amir and Jaylen (two 15 year olds with tons of wisdom), DeAndre and Aaron (both ...

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I am joined with more of my Information Technology Senior Management Forum (ITSMF) Management Academy Colleagues - Emmanuel Farrugia, James LeGrand and Delano Robinson.

We had a great discussion on...

• How you find your inner greatness.
• Finding value in yourself and what does that really mean?
• Which is more important Time vs Money.
• And much more.

This was another great ...

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How many times have we acted on impulse instead of letting thoughts "simmer" so we could use reasoning, patience, or logic. What has that type of behavior cost us in the long run? Join us as we discuss this type of behavior that we "ALL" are guilty of.

Join my guests and ITSMF Power54 Leadership Academy Family (Carla Forte, Ethan Bingham and Jared Palme...

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What does the word "enough" mean to you? For some of us, its the end or completion of something (i.e., You've done enough.) But is it really? Do you have enough? Does "enough" change as you get older? Is the life you live "enough" for you? 

Also consider some of the following:

• Are you good enough?
• Do you weigh enough?
• Are you strong enou...

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We all deal with conflict in some manner. Whether its conflict within our relationships, family, friends and even loved ones. The question is how should we deal with conflict and how do we get joy out of it?

Well, on this episode I am joined by two young positive brothers, Rekardi and Sean D from the Twin Brothers Network podcast. 

We discuss some of the challeng...