This week, Bassey and Mike unpack the emotional rollercoaster of sending their sons off to college as student-athletes. From soccer fields to dorm rooms, they reflect on the fears, lessons, and surprising parenting curveballs that come with watching your kids step into adulthood.
They wrestle with questions like:
How do you prepare your child for things you can’t possibly teach in advance?
What does it mean to “let go” when the world isn’t as forgiving to Black boys?
And what does urgency even look like for Gen Z?
Of course, it wouldn’t be The Idea Of… without tangents: the Ape Walk, Amanda Seales in battle mode, and why every (college) soccer team mysteriously only has three Black players.
Parenting, culture, and real talk—this episode is both heavy and hilarious.
