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Conscious Approach

JV Wins & Dogon SS

Welcome to the Conscious Approach podcast, your garden variety of social commentary. Whether the topic is sports, music, relationships, society and culture, or how it is all interrelated, we have fun giving big opinions on social issues. Join JVWins and Dogon SS in the discussion. Thanks for listening!

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All Episodes

169:58

6/3/25: Ant-Man Can’t Be Face of NBA; Offset Wants...

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2025/06/05

For this stream, we give our thoughts on Kendrick Perkins suggesting that Anthony Edwards can’t be the face of the NBA because he isn’t a family man, Offset amending the terms of his divorce terms to include spousal support from Cardi B, and Dez Bryant sounding off with his disapproval of the NFL’s Pride Month campaign and the suggestive nature of such messaging. We also get into Cam Newton coming to terms with he idea that he may have created broken families, Fat Joe and Jadakiss discussing the

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179:40

5/27/25: Ryan Clark vs. RG3; Latto’s Body Count; A.J....

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2025/05/28

Did you miss us?! Well, we’re back, and hopefully with some topics that will get the community chiming in. First, we get into the Ryan Clark and Robert Griffin III saga. After suggesting that Angel Reese hates Caitlin Clark in a basketball context, Ryan Clark countered by suggesting that because he has a white wife, RGIII is not qualified to speak in this manner. RGIII responded by saying Clark crossed the line, and Clark later apologized. We discuss this back-and-forth, and whether either side has

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167:17

5/13/25: Amber Rose African Queen; Pro Gamer Ignored...

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2025/05/15

Amber Rose is standing ten toes down on her assertion that she is an African queen, saying that all human beings are African because humans originated in Africa. Folks online are calling her out, but she says she doesn’t care. Does she have a point? In other interesting stories, top professional video game player NoahTheProdigy is speaking on his experience, saying that his dad encouraged him to ignore school in pursuit of what turned out to be a career as a gamer. Was telling him to ignore school

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148:09

5/6/25: Paul Pierce Hates Marriage; A$AP Rocky Wears...

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2025/05/08

Everyone has an opinion on marriage these days, and Paul Pierce is no different, lamenting that marriage is only for the poor and the old, and that there is no upside to marriage for men. More marriage talk for us to digest, and we get into it. Elsewhere, A$AP Rocky has admitted to wearing Rihanna’s clothing. Furthermore, he doesn’t see the issue with it and doesn’t necessarily agree with the notion of masculine and feminine norms, particularly when it comes to forms of dress. We offer up our takes

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144:44

4/29/25: Shedeur Sanders Draft; Women Testing the...

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2025/04/30

Shedeur Sanders being drafted in the 5th round of the NFL Draft was crazy and had all sorts of things going on, including talks of collusion and a prank being played on him by the son of an NFL GM who pretended to be a part of the New Orleans Saints and draft him. We couldn’t pass up speaking on it ourselves. There were also some interesting comments made by Ari Lennox, who gave fans a glimpse into her personal life by expounding on experimenting with dating women. She says she gave it a try, but

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149:57

4/22/25: Dating Younger Men to Avoid Toxic...

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2025/04/23

Tracee Ellis Ross hopped onto Michelle Obama’s podcast and they got a little into her personal life, including her revelation that she prefers to date younger men because men her age have beliefs on relationships that amount to toxic masculinity. She says younger men aren’t as stoked in the old toxic ways. Do you agree with her? On the music front, Akon is on the verge of dripping out the start of what will be his entire catalog re-recorded as country music complete with star country collaborations

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168:08

4/14/25: LeBron’s Lack of Professionalism; Ne-Yo...

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2025/04/16

Isiah Thomas unmuted during a segment of NBA TV when viewing LeBron James warming up before a game shirtless, saying that professionalism in the NBA has gone down and he wouldn’t have a problem with LeBron being fined for displaying said lack of professionalism. Does he have a point, and does this extend beyond the NBA to everyday life? Also, Ne-Yo is commenting further on the parameters of his polyamorous relationship, saying that while he doesn’t force anyone into anything, he is the only man in

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178:45

4/8/25: Shameless Ayesha Howard; Barack Obama...

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2025/04/10

Friends and countrymen (and women), we are back with another stream to discuss a sorted array of topics, including the baby momma of Lil’ Baby and Anthony Edwards essentially saying don’t blame her for being beautiful and having a nice body. This in response to folks who claim that she gets pregnant to bag-chase. Does she have a point? We also have Barack Obama illuminating us on rough patches his marriage with Michelle Obama sustained while he was President, saying he is in ‘deep deficit’ with her

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174:49

4/1/25: LeBron Clowns Teammates; Waka Flocka Saves...

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2025/04/03

LeBron James has made a lot of noise lately, and in addition to his spat with Stephen A. Smith, he also hinted during his interview with Pat McAfee that he doesn’t know how some of his Cleveland teams made the Finals given who was on the roster with him, echoing what a lot in the media say as well. We give our thoughts on these comments. Also, Waka Flocka was recently given a scenario and asked to answer the question: who would he save from dying if he could only save either his wife or child if

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167:09

3/25/25: Four Chances to Cheat; Bland Music; Bleak...

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2025/03/26

How many times do you permit cheating in a relationship before the final straw and you leave? According to Yung Miami, a man has about four times to cheat before she considers leaving, suggesting that cheating isn’t the clear-cut thing that it’s sometimes made out to be and that it is hard to leave when you’ve built something with a person, even when cheating occurs. Do you concur with this idea? Music producer Timbaland is also unmuting to discuss how he feels about current music, suggesting that

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178:41

3/18/25: Anthony Mackie; Luigi Mangione Fund; Jamie...

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2025/03/21

Anthony Mackie has been making the rounds after the release of the new Captain America movie, and he stopped by The Pivot podcast to discuss a myriad of topics. Among them is his belief that we tell kids lies when we explain to them that if they make the grades and work hard, they'll be successful, when in reality, success is not earned, but given. He argues we should set the record straight with kids so they understand that hard work doesn't secure success. Do you agree with his take? We also touch

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172:28

3/11/25: Anthony Edwards; Kanye's Naked Preference;...

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2025/03/12

A video has gone viral in which a parent is shown refusing to buy her son a pair of Anthony Edwards' signature sneaker because he "doesn't take care of his kids." She prefers that he choose either Steph Curry or Kobe Bryant sneakers because they care(d) for their daughters. We give our thoughts on this. Also, Amber Rose recently chatted with Shannon Sharpe on Club Shay Shay and gave her thoughts on her ex Kanye West's preference for his women dressing naked in public, saying that he likes it when

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172:18

3/4/25: Mos Def Talks Exploitation; Face of the NBA;...

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2025/03/06

As Yasiin Bey, AKA Mos Def, nears a musical comeback, he has unmuted to lament the state of the music industry, including streaming services, calling it out for exploitation because of how little artists receive for their work while the power structure reaps so much of the financial benefit. He says you start out passionate and an idealist before becoming disillusioned. Is he right, and is their a fix to the problem? Plus, you know we had to chime in on LeBron James' comments about the face of the

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170:05

2/25/25: Rihanna’s Shame; Ne-Yo’s Ex Calls Out His...

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2025/02/26

Rihanna recently shared some interesting thoughts on how she feels about her past music, saying that her last album, Anti, is the only album in her catalog that she can listen to without feeling shame and comparing it to listening to your voice on a voicemail. What do you make of Rihanna’s thoughts? Are you ashamed of some of your previous work? If so, why? Also, Ne-Yo is being called out in a major way by his ex and mother of his two sons for parading his polyamorous lifestyle around their

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159:20

2/17/24: GloRilla’s Backshots; Stephen A. Smith for...

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2025/02/20

Quickly rising up the ranks as friend of the channel, GloRilla has recently been speculated to have gotten BBL surgery, and she is here to set the record straight on the kind of “shots” she has indeed received. What do you think of what she had to say? Also, Stephen A. Smith has addressed whether he would ever run for President, and his response is what you’d expect; but is it such a crazy idea? Plus, we give our thoughts on this past weekend’s NBA All-Star weekend. What grade do you give it? We

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168:11

2/11/24: GloRilla's Backup Plan; Usher's Cherries;...

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2025/02/13

GloRilla is dealing with financial fallout from the Super Bowl, saying that she lost a lot of money betting on the game. Her plan to recoup? Selling ass! Surely she is joking, but the comment is interesting nonetheless. Elsewhere, Usher is providing some illumination on his tour and how he feeds cherries to women in the crowd. He explains that his intent is never to break up homes, which is interesting considering the controversy that it has caused with people like Keke Palmer, most famously. Is

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162:45

2/4/24: Kanye’s Wife’s Dress; Kanye Using AI; ASAP...

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2025/02/05

Kanye West was the subject of plenty of Grammy Awards chatter when he showed up at the red carpet with his wife, Bianca Censori, who put the shear dress trend to shame by wearing an outfit that makes it look like she’s wearing nothing at all. What’s more, they left the event after the red carpet, clearly a flex move. A lot of folks are voicing their displeasure with Censori’s outfit. Is the outrage justified? Speaking of Kanye West, many people are awaiting the release of his next album. In

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163:14

1/28/25: Snoop Dogg Doubles Down; New Rival for the...

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2025/01/30

We’re back with a fresh stream, and this week we kick it and discuss Snoop Dogg taking a similar path to Nelly, seemingly doubling down on his decision to perform at Trump’s Crypto Ball and letting everyone know that the backlash isn’t bothering him. Should we heed Snoop’s words? We also discuss Brittany Renner, who has made the transition from being an industry woman to being a devout woman of God, discussing her new life and how much happier she is now. Are you buying what she’s selling? Plus,

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158:18

1/21/24: Nelly Backlash; Drake’s UMG Suit Sets Bad...

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2025/01/23

After accepting an invitation to perform at the Crypto Ball, an event honoring Donald Trump’s inauguration, Nelly is getting dragged all over the place. From getting called an idiot by Amanda Seales to even Ashanti fans shutting fan pages on Instagram down, Nelly opting to perform at this event is being met with a lot of anger. Nelly is doubling down, saying it’s about respecting the office for him, but is the backlash too severe? Also, we haven’t touched much on Drake’s UMG lawsuit, but many are

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173:24

1/14/25: Acclaimed Actor Struggling; Meta Rolls Back...

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2025/01/16

The world of culture, sports and society has a lot on the books for the show this week. We will get into interesting comments made by acclaimed actor Djimon Hounsou, who is lamenting struggling financially as an actor despite being nominated for Academy Awards and a Golden Globe. He blames it on systemic racism, but is there more to what he is going through? We will also discuss Meta rolling back its DEI policies in an effort to move more towards the center and less exclusionary, in its eyes, when

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