Gen X Has Something to say: Recent Episodes
Thomas Payne
Generation X is a gifted, creative, versatile, resilient, underrated, overlooked, forgotten about Generation! Gen X Has Something to Say is a podcast created by an African American Gen X’er for African American Gen X’ers. This podcast highlights the great people of our Generation and drops gems of our unique experiences and perspectives about life, faith, culture, and everything in between.
In the season finale, Don’t Believe the Hype, we chop it up about a couple of current hot-button topics. The mid-term elections and the Anti-Semitism (or lack thereof).
The results of the mid-term elections and exit polls revealed a lot of unsettling information about what our country cares about and who they want to represent in our government. As the dust continues to clear, it is still a sobering reality that it’s more about power than what’s best for the people of this country.
Also, Ye’ and Kyrie Irvin’s Twitter account has unintentionally put Semitism front and center as both have received an intense backlash and protest, which has cost them significantly. What’s troubling is when you stop and listen (and read) what both of them said concerning Semitism, it raises questions about the term “Anti-Semitic,” only referring to the Jewish community.
The Hype society has put around those divisive triggers only reinforces the notion that we listen to respond instead of listening to understand. Let’s talk about it.
Episode Song:
Don’t Believe the Hype - Public Enemy
https://youtu.be/9vQaVIoEjOM
Book Reference:
Interpretation Theory: Discourse and the Surplus of Meaning - Paul Ricoeur
https://www.amazon.com/Interpretation-Theory-Discourse-Surplus-Meaning/dp/0912646594/ref=sr_1_1?crid=S80DOMHKVR0P&keywords=paul+ricoeur+interpretation+theory&qid=1668166262&sprefix=Paul+Ricoeur+in%2Caps%2C94&sr=8-1
Links
Mid-Term Election Exit Polls
https://abcnews.go.com/Elections/exit-polls-2022-us-house-election-results-analysis
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/11/08/exit-polls-2022-elections/
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2022-elections/exit-polls
https://www.cbsnews.com/midterms/2022/georgia/governor/exit-poll/
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In today’s episode, This is How We Do it; we continue the conversation about the Predominantly White Institution (PWI) homecoming experience and why we, PWI alumni) don’t seem to give the same energy that HBCU alums give to their Homecoming.
The truth is that HBCU Homecomings are the measuring stick we use to measure how good or bad our Homecoming is. That’s because most “Blacklidy Black” PWI alumni have attended several HBCU homecomings and experienced Black Excellence at an unmatched level. However, the experience falls short because you are not an alumnus of the university, and that is needed to appreciate Homecoming at that school truly.
PWI alums need to embrace their Homecoming and appreciate the place that nurtured their friendships, relationships, and experiences that molded them into the person they are today.
Episode Song:
This is How We Do It - Montell Jordan
https://youtu.be/0hiUuL5uTKc
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“H-OM-EC-O-MING! It’s Homecoming y’all! It’s Homecoming Y’all!”
(Borrowed from WSSU)
We are right in the middle of Homecoming season. Our Social Media is full of content from various HBCU Homecomings across the country. However, you don’t see much content from Black people who went to PWIs. (Predominately White Institutions) Those institutions also have the tradition of Homecoming, and those of us who are undergraduate alumni of PWI seem not to give the same energy as our HBCU counterparts.
In this episode, We Got Our Own Thang!, I share what my PWI Homecoming means to me and why I feel it’s ok for us to appreciate how HBCUs do Homecoming but be Proud about and celebrate our Homecoming and the memories and experience gained from attending a PWI.
Episode Song:
We Got Our Thang - Heavy D and Boyz
https://youtu.be/6uPWH3TziI4
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In today’s episode, Move the Crowd, we look at what it means to move the crowd enough to have a seat at the table.
Out of all the freedoms we hold dear, voting is the right that, in theory, gives us a seat at the table regarding the ability to influence how this country moves forward. Unfortunately, African-Americans did not enjoy this rightfully until the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Before that, we were victims of discriminatory practices that prevented us from having a seat at the table and influencing the policy that would’ve most likely given us assess to the liberty the Constitution affords its citizens.
Today, it seems as if we are turning back the clock, and politicians are creating new voter laws and finding ways to discriminate through discouragement. Our conversation reminds us why we need to continue to Move the Crowd and get and keep our seats at the table.
Episode Song:
Move the Crowd - Eric B. & Rakim
https://youtu.be/jyl_j0g9AwU
Oswald Bates (In Living Color) Reference
https://youtu.be/71xxvp5R9hE
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Have you ever wondered why churches, businesses, social groups, and organizations think the way they think and wondered where it came from? Have you ever asked, “if all these people are Christians, why do they have different denominations and ideals about God?”
Chances are that what they think and believe is derived from theology and a doctrine developed by one person. They convinced people that how they interpreted its meaning is the only meaning, and it expanded to where everything you can imagine has a theology and a doctrine that they follow.
In today’s episode, You Must Learn, we chop it up in laypeople’s language about the role that theology and doctrine play in every aspect of our lives and how we must learn what both concepts mean and strengthen our personal theology and doctrine that we Stand for something and don’t fall for anything.
Show Song:
You Must Learn - Boogie Down Productions
https://youtu.be/gYF1xRgqdOM
Book References for more insight:
The Bible - New Revised Standard Version
The Cross and the Lynching Tree - James Cone
https://www.amazon.com/Cross-Lynching-Tree-James-Cone/dp/1626980055
Blowing the Trumpet in Open Court - Boykin Sanders
https://www.amazon.com/Blowing-Trumpet-Open-Court-Liberation/dp/0865439729
Shouting in the Fire - An American Epistle - Dante’ Steward
https://www.amazon.com/Shoutin-Fire-American-Dant%C3%A9-Stewart-ebook/dp/B08SW67Z3V
Down, Up, and Over - Slave Religion and Black Theology- Dwight Hopkins
https://www.amazon.com/Down-Up-Over-Religion-Theology/dp/0800627237
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In this episode, Public Service Announcement, we circle back to a hot topic back in July. Many of us were stunned by a sermon by Creflo Dollar and his change in his belief about tithing. In essence, he confessed that what he had taught and written about the theology of tithing was incorrect.
It sent good and bad shock waves throughout the world because he is one of the faces of the prosperity gospel. Creflo hadn’t too long been in the news for asking his congregation to give money so he could purchase a private plane.
Amid all the theological rebuke from his contemporaries, to the vitriol comments and commentary from church and Christianity critics, we found a perspective that focused more on the human rather than what he represents. This viewpoint serves as an announcement and insight to the rest of us as we evolve and move towards the person we want to be, and this perspective is worthy of conversation.
Episode Song:
Public Service Announcement - Jay Z
https://youtu.be/MhPiOXO4sR8
Topic Reference:
The Great Misunderstanding - Creflo Dollar
https://youtu.be/zOSboAvyy9E
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In today’s episode, All I Need, we talk with Eli Breeden, author of the book IF You Cook, I’ll Clean. His book shares an authentic perspective about what men say about their romantic relationships. His book gives women an unprecedented peek inside conversations that are designated “man code” without breaking the man code.
Like the beauty salon, the barbershop is not only a place where you get a fresh cut. It is a safe space for men to freely express themselves without fear of being misunderstood or not heard.
If You Cook, I’ll Clean shares honest conversations between barbers and clients on several aspects of their relationships with wives, fiancés, girlfriends, side chicks, and entanglements.
Episode Song:
I’ll be there for you/ All I Need (Remix)
by Method Man featuring Mary J Blige
https://youtu.be/XW1HNWqdVbk
Book:
If You Cook, I’ll Clean
Website:
https://iycicbook.com/
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In today's episode, Blow the Whistle, we give a voice to what we think after watching the recently released movie, Honk for Jesus.
In recent years, the church, specifically the black church, has griped about how they are portrayed in all forms of media. Pastors are often described as befools and crooks who only use their fame and status to trick people out of their money.
It was only a matter of time before a movie with enough push from the “machine” would take a “black famous” church scandal and bring it to the world in a satirical format.
However, it is often said that every joke has some truth, and today, we blow the whistle at some of those truths. (See what I did there?)
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In today’s episode, Fight the Power, we voice our thoughts about recent supreme court decisions, student debt relief, our democracy, and our government's message about what’s important to them.
We have discovered in this season of our lives that everything that has meaning to us will fall into one of four categories: Faith, Family, Wealth, and Health.
These four categories are the pillars of who we are as a person and the foundation of the legacy we inspire to leave our children and our world with.
When these pillars are threatened, we will fight the powers that be to maintain the stability of our foundation and our legacy.
Song Reference
https://youtu.be/mmo3HFa2vjg
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In today episode, My Life, we give voice to the internal struggle we have in the unfavorable moments of our life.
Many of us have made decisions to change careers, chase childhood dreams, and pursue things that we were passionate about but encouraged not to do.
In the midst of following your heart’s desire, you have arrived at the preverbal fork in the road. Should I keep going or should I turn back.
Because we are older, we have to factor in time because we no longer have the time to waste on long term projects that may yield us nothing but disappointment and despair.
Song Reference:
My LIfe - Mary J Blige
https://youtu.be/ZIfPqcynsS4
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In the season 3 episode premiere, T.R.O.Y., a classic hip hop song playing during a summer cleaning session sparked deeper thought, reflection and understanding about how purging can promote a positive outlook.
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Season 3 is Here!!!!
Episode 1 "T.R.O.Y." drops August 19th @ 12:00 PM!!!!
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In the season finale, We share perspectives on Juneteenth becoming a Federal Holiday, Reigniting the dream of the absentee father, and how Father Time's record actually works in our favor.
Reference Links mentioned in the show:
Juneteenth
https://www.nytimes.com/article/juneteenth-day-celebration.html
Chronicle of Timekeeping
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/a-chronicle-of-timekeeping-2006-02/
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In this episode, Intergenerational synergy, We share a perspective on a popular music festival and how its impact is more than just entertainment.
Links from the ShowCapital Jazz Festivalhttps://www.capitaljazz.com/fest/2022/
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In this episode, Gen X "Geen-Yuhs," We share our perspective on how Kanye West's Netflix Documentary "Gen-Yuhs," revealed the hidden genius that resides in our generation.
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In this episode, Make this make sense to me, I share my perspective on remembering African-American soldiers who gave their lives for this country and what the school shooting in Texas says about our society.
LInks mentioned in the show:
News Interview https://fb.watch/dg5e0InTGQ/Intergenerational Trauma **https://www.psycom.net/trauma/epigenetics-trauma
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In this episode, I don't wanna hear it, our host talks about what needs to left out of the conversations in the wake of the massacre at Tops Grocery in Buffalo, NY.
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In this episode, The Gen X Fixer, we chop it up with Crisis and Public Relations Specialist Monica G. Wood who is the Founder of MWPR, Inc. Monica shares how she got into the Public Relations field and how her life experiences motivated her to write Children's books and pivot into adding mental health counselor to her repertoire of skill sets.
Show Gems:
04:30:00) - How did you get into Public Relations
(08:00:00) - The pulse of Public Relations before Gen X's Influence
(16:40:00) - How you would PR Ye (Kanye West)
(20:31:00) - Why I wrote Children's Books
(26:38:00) - Why I got into Mental Health Counseling
Monica's Social Media:
Twitter: @MonicaWoodPR / @TheMoWood
IG: @MonicaWoodPR / @TheMoWood1
Books By Monica G. Wood:
What Does Beauty Look Like?
What Does Love Look Like?
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In this episode, Kick the Mathematics, we dive deeper into the subject of Economics with economic and entrepreneur guru Steward Hubbard. When it comes to economics, many of us have a surface-level understanding that we gained from having to take micro and macroeconomics classes during the enrollment of undergraduate studies. The concept that we identify with most is supply and demand mainly because we can correlate with the rising cost of products that we buy as consumers. However, we have discovered that economics has and continues to have a more significant influence on the decisions we make concerning our lives. Steward uses the economic impact of the war in Ukraine to enlighten us on the downstream effects of an economic crisis in the 70s and how it affected the way Generation X’s concept of wealth was shaped, and where it needs to move towards as we approach retirement.
Gem Drops:
· 08:40 - “Generation X and Economics”
· 13:00 - “Biggest Crisis of our generation”
· 18:00 - “How coming off the gold standard affected us”
· 21:00 - “Removing the US Dollar as the Global Universal Currency”
· 25:00 - “The Economics of a Life Insurance Policy”
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In this episode, I hit record and capture my thoughts about why I have taken a leave of absence from the Church.
Links from the show:
https://youtu.be/umgSnxiaS24
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In this episode, Nationally ranked Leadership Coach Nicole Smith talks to us about activating our superpower and the impact of the Supreme Court Appointment of Ketanji Brown Jackson.
Show Links
http://www.jmscreatesleadership.com
http://www.urbanexpresstransportation.com/urbanexpresskidz
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In this episode, We chop it up with Sean Washington, the Hip Hop Therapist to get his perspective on the slap that was seen around the world.
Links From the show
https://willthebook.com/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=myjEoDypUD8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pRaXvJGoQOc
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In this season premiere episode, T Payne answers questions about turning 50 and talks about the upcoming season of Gen X Has Something to Say.
Book Referenced in this episode:
https://www.amazon.com/Everyday-Greatness-Inspiration-Meaningful-Life/dp/0785289593/ref=asc_df_0785289593/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=312045581420&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=14000676561322900245&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9010671&hvtargid=pla-567366624627&psc=1&tag=&ref=&adgrpid=62837065180&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvadid=312045581420&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=14000676561322900245&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9010671&hvtargid=pla-567366624627
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Everywhere we turn, oppression, inequality, misrepresentation, brutality, and racism is put in front of us. I'm tired. Who do I talk to? Join us as Tanya Hughes shares her Gen X prospective.
Where is Generation X in the C-Suite and other high level decision making positions? How does our perspective influence how we lead. Nicole Smith joins us to give her Gen X perspective!
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I was always taught to SAVE money but not how to INVEST money. How do I make the optimize my income and get paid in full?
Come join us as we chat with Terrance Hawkins about the importance of Financial Literacy.
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Why do we always have to apologize if we agree with someone in our community who the main society dislikes?
You are forced to learn your culture at a PWI vs an HBCU requires culture is taught. HBCU gives validation.
What does Actress/Comedian Monique's video about Bonnets in public and self pride say about African-American Individuality...
I'm a Christian but I curse a little. Tune in and learn how I've mastered balancing my Cardi B vs Kirk Franklin personality.
This episode we will be discussing the the Impact of Derek Chauvin conviction and Why it means so much to all generations. Thank for listening
Hi I'm Thomas Payne, not to be confused with the singer. My Generation is often times not given the culture credit we deserved. This episode we will be discussing how the Over-churched Generation Found God for ourselves. Thanks for listening!