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Lunchbreak PodcastEpisode 27 | A Friend in NeedAhead of the holidays, Stew and Zan discuss the male loneliness epidemic and being there for your friends in the context of a purported “friendship recession” over the last 30 years. This is where we’d put a hotline number if this was the end of a 90s ABC sitcom that just aired an episode with a serious slant. This episode IS serious although it starts very unserious. We just don’t know who you should call besides Stew, Ghostbusters, or the Lord. Enjoy responsibly and PLEASE take care of yourselves. You don’t have to suffe...2024-12-201h 07Lunchbreak PodcastEpisode 26 | AkwaabaYou know how some episodes of your favorite TV show aren’t as robust as others but it bridges the storyline? This is one of those perhaps. We recap 2 events over the last 4 weeks, celebrating 15 years of adulthood, in one hour. Next episode will be like the second to last episode of a “Game of Thrones” season. Just watch! Topics2:00 - Radical Acts 17:20 - Convos with Crazy Legs 38:04 - Word of the Day41:00 - Put Hands on Em 59:00 - Trickin on Treats Word of the day - SesquipedalianIntro S...2024-11-041h 04Lunchbreak PodcastEpisode 25 | 1,000 Bottles of Baby Formula“You’re born looking like your parents but you die looking like your decisions.” Recorded live from Decatur, GA, Stew and Zan talk about dapping people with wet hands, the value of mentoring, balancing your emotional checkbook, the role of a father, old and young Black men who look alike, finding your purpose, dimensions of identity and lace front wigs on 20 year olds. None of these topics make sense separately but together they make for a great lunch break 🧃Bonus points if you can guess the answer to the question in the final minute of...2024-09-231h 02Lunchbreak PodcastEpisode 24 | Ecclesiastes 3 Is Just a Construct?In 2019, Stewart was interviewed by the New York Times and in the interview, he talked about his concept of time. In 2024 we travel back to the future and revisit it for the first time. Time is a construct. In NY, Timbs are called “Constructs”. That has nothing to do with anything but who has time to write cohesive copy while trying to construct walls around our pain? Lunchtime won’t heal all wounds but maybe it’s enough time to hear about a few of ours and how we’ve been spending our hours sinc...2024-06-171h 26Lunchbreak PodcastEpisode 23 | Eating Gabagool with ReneZan’s former work bestie turned real-life buddy, Rene, joins live from Dallas to talk travel stories, corporate activism, multiculturalism, Sopranos, and best/worst eats. Including real-life stories about a high school lunchroom in Poland. Honestly, the episode is all over the place in the best ways, and you just need to listen. You’ll also need to have an opinion on alligator’s place in the pescatarian food pyramid. 🐊 Have a nice lunch! Topics:3:15 - Joe Goomars 15:20 - Happy Wife, Expensive Life 25:25 - International Lunchbreaks/Mayonnaise Travels30:05 - Tr...2024-01-2955 minLunchbreak PodcastEpisode 22 | 9AM in Dallas10 episodes ago we turned the lunchroom into the visitation room as Riyan joined us via phone from a Maryland state correctional facility, ahead of his release from prison. Now we pick up the conversation during Riyan’s first visit to Zan’s home in Dallas. Look at this as an expansion of episode 12. After all, everything is bigger in Texas. Except Zantoine. He’s undersized in that state. Topics:“The Feds” - 0:45Newport News - 13:43Royal with Riyan and Randy - 28:00 Travel Goals - 51:49 Prison Palate: The Cookbook - 62:00 Words of the day: Commodi...2024-01-151h 05Lunchbreak PodcastEpisode 21 | Detroit: The MusicalSeason 2 kicks off with our new format and our first woman guest, Candace P., affectionately known as Turmeric (1/2 of the Spice Rack). The Lunchbreakers sit with Candace and draft the stage play to the wildest musical you’ve ever seen as they revisit their recent trip to Detroit. We talk Detroit community policing, old player Detroit fashion, and Zan’s baby shower. This season is all about our travels with friends and family. What better way than to start with our most recent trip. Think of it like Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives, and our first stop i...2023-07-101h 08
Lunchbreak PodcastEpisode 20 | Somebody’s DaddyThe Lunchbreakers swipe their meal plan for the final time this season. Today’s table topic is all about examples of fatherhood they’ve seen in their lives. Surrogates, absentees, and stand-ins. The whole gamut is covered.This episode was originally entitled “The Parent ‘Hood with Robert De Niro and Robert Townsend.” You’ll understand that by the end of your juice box. 🧃 It’s been a blast making season 1. See you next semester, Juice Crü.Topics: Fiancé(e) - 3:00The Parent ‘Hood - 17:19 Husbandry - 33:50Tender Dads & Tough Moms - 48:39 Aura’s...2023-05-151h 05Lunchbreak PodcastEpisode 19 | Kentucky Fried FaithWelcome to Sunday brunch with Stew and Zan. It’s the after-church meal.Some of you may have grown up eating it in the church basement. Some of you may have had it at Shoney’s. Some of you may know nothing about Black church, and this episode is your introduction…The Lunchbreakers talk all things religion and faith globally and how their explorations informed how they see God today…you know, the scary topics. This episode is a little different. You drop into a conversation already in progress. 2023-05-081h 05Lunchbreak PodcastEpisode 18 | Origins of the HustleThe Lunchbreakers talk about where, when, how and from whom they learned to market a product to a customer. Spoiler alert: New York plays a major part, and so does Corporate America. Zan cried on air, and there's lots of Jay-Z (with the hyphen) talk.We'll either get sued or invited to do a Roc Nation "Brunchbreak Podcast"…wish us luck. 🧃TopicsPie O My at Aqueduct - 8:30Government Battles - 31:13Life is Like a Box of Chocolates - 33:58Oh You Modelin, Ma? - 40:06Plasma & Ooze for $7000 - 52:442023-05-011h 01Lunchbreak PodcastEpisode 17 | Good Seed, Better SoilThe Lunchbreakers take it back to their roots, by going to lunch with their grandmas (metaphorically). They talk about how their walk was shaped by the footsteps laid two generations above them. This one is a blast from the past, shaping our impact in future. Oh… and there’s lots of crazy stories. This one is for the grandmas boys. 🧃TopicsCabana Boy - 4:52Lobster With Pops - 19:04I’m a Little Piss Pot - 27:30Grandma’s Abs - 40:46Tree Huggin - 48:322023-04-2457 minLunchbreak PodcastEpisode 16 | Corporate as a Second Language (CSL)The Lunchbreakers are in night school, taking Corporate as a Second Language (CSL) classes. This episode was recorded at the end of the work day on a Monday. Everyone hates Mondays. Imagine what it’s like to enter a Monday and know you have to tuck your culture in until Friday. You don’t have to… we’re telling you in this Master Class. Not to be confused with Master Cleanse 🧃In today’s class, you’ll learn how to navigate being seen in corporate America by translating your cultural skill sets into palatable work for Corporate A...2023-04-171h 01Lunchbreak PodcastEpisode 15 | A High School Hip HoperaThe Lunchbreakers fire up the Lunchroom Time Machine and revisit their high school days, connecting the experiences of adolescence to the behaviors of their adulthood…with a couple of pit stops at points of awkward embarrassment along the way. Sip your juice box slowly today, folks. Make sure you check the date. It’s been around a long time 🧃TopicsThe Reunion Show - 12:0014-Year-Old Virgin - 19:0320 Inches, Nothing Less - 34:20Sister Act 2 Tickets to Gangsta’s Paradise - 41:00Teach Me How to Eubie - 52:00Word of the day2023-04-101h 09Lunchbreak PodcastEpisode 14 | The Self Care PlaylistThere’s lots of paraffin wax and zero Bigen.The Lunchbreakers take you from the LunchRoom to the meditation room and then eventually to the barbershop. It’s like you’re joining us for a spa day 🧘🏾♂️💆🏾♂️💈We always said we’d say it all on the right track.Take care 🧃 TopicsEau du Durag 100mL - 1:45Empathy Sharpens Iron - 16:10S-Curls and 360 Waves - 23:43The Cost of Male Beauty - 35:30Self Care Sages & Sensei - 41:43Words of the day: Obsequious and Palliative2023-03-271h 02Lunchbreak PodcastEpisode 13 | Message to My Inner (Only) ChildTwo only children walk into a pod and come out as bestest bros.The Lunchbreakers give an update on Riyan, transitioning into a discussion about growing up as an only child and how it has framed friendship and brotherhood for them as adults. Only child bonus: There’s always more juice for you 🧃TopicsTambourine Jams - 1:43My Morehouse Brother & Me - 28:05Across the Sands of Solitude - 39:00Friday Night Streetlights - 47:14Messianic Pressures - 58:49Words of the day: Cacophonous and MessianicIntro song: Devotion - Earth Wind...2023-03-201h 05Lunchbreak PodcastEpisode 12 | Letter to a Maryland State Correctional Facility“It was like God sent me that letter.”-Riyan at the 26:09 mark. The Lunchroom officially became the visitation room as the guys sat down with Riyan to discuss the last 17 years he’s spent in a max security state penitentiary. On the date of this episode releasing (3/13/23), Riyan will go before the parole board. The Lunchbreakers, the Juice Crü, and our entire extended community are sending positive energy and collective prayer up for Riyan, who sacrificed time he could’ve used to prepare, to instead share his experiences, remorse, and wisdom with...2023-03-131h 00Lunchbreak PodcastEpisode 11 | The Prison MinistryThe Lunchbreakers take the audience from the lunchroom to the visitation room.At the time of recording the guys were awaiting a call in from a guest who is currently incarcerated. Unfortunately, he was unable to make the call because he was in study hall for his college algebra class. He will join next week. The ensuing discussion evolved while awaiting his arrival.Have a nice lunch. Savor the taste of your freedom. 🧃TopicsThe Prison Ministry - 9:56Corrections + College = Booked + Busy - 28:37First Day Out - 37:012023-03-061h 05Lunchbreak PodcastEpisode 10 | Financial STEWardshipMoney Mike (@paprika_papi) joins us at the lunch table as The Lunchbreakers talk about taking care of your chicken after growing up and realizing fear-based mindsets were for the birds. From free lunch to free game. 🧃🧃🧃TopicsGolden Eggs and Duck Liver - 6:18Lettuce Get Some Green - 15:13Paprika’s Way: Who All Doing the Scamming? - 28:45Money Streaming in 100K+ on All Platforms - 38:12The 9 Black Dollar Commandments - 58:52Word of the Day - Comestibles Intro song: Imaginary Players - Jay-ZOutro Song: A Million Whi...2023-02-271h 05Lunchbreak PodcastEpisode 9 | I’m Ghana Git You SuckaDid you know Stew was African? 🇬🇭The Lunchbreakers talk about Stew’s heritage/culture and how it’s been woven into their friendship. Give me a Diet Diaspora on the rocks. Make it a double 🧃🧃TopicsYacht Rock It, Don’t Stop It - 0:01Taxi Cab Confessions - 9:26Kwame Saturday, First of His Name - 20:01Afrivengers: Jollof Wars - 31:15Party Boat Back to Africa - 49:01Word of the Day - DemonymIntro song:"Africa" - TotoOutro song:"Rock Your Body" - Burna BoyYouTube Channel...2023-02-201h 01Lunchbreak PodcastEpisode 8 | An Oral History of the BlacksQ: Why are all the Black kids sitting together in the lunchroom? A: Where else are they going to learn about themselves? The Lunchbreakers discuss their not so critical race theories. It’s like Snapple facts, but instead of under a cap it’s on a juice box 🧃Have a great lunch! TopicsTrees Have Roots - 4:35The Concept of Whiteness - 9:26Black National Anthem…This Is The Remix - 23:16Speaking Black - 36:24Dead Presidents ‘23 - 55:50 Word of the Day - Raconteur 2023-02-061h 09Lunchbreak PodcastEpisode 7 | Home Is Where The House Shoe Is“LBP, welcome to my crib.”On this edition of LBP Cribs©️, The Lunchbreakers talk about Black homeownership and their journey to it. Stew hates the word “journey” btw. Perhaps it’s a voyage. These boys want to be Odysseus soooo bad. Have a great lunch! 🧃TopicsJuicy Juice and Pepcid🧃 - 4:33 The Book of Data 3:16” - 10:05Square Footage of Headspace - 21:00Teach Me The Game, Ghost - 32:30Home Is Where The Houseshoe Is: A TruLUCK Joint - 37:25Words of the Day - Innocuous and ProselytizeIntro song:"...2023-01-3049 minLunchbreak PodcastEpisode 6 | Timmy Fell into the 5 Wells, Lassie!We’re taking it back to the place where Stew and Zan first broke bread together during lunch: Chivers Hall, the Morehouse College cafeteria.Specifically, the Lunchbreakers discuss what it was like to feed their minds with “The 5 Wells”. Enjoy today’s lunch! 🧃 Guacamole is extra.TopicsA New York Minute - 5:18The 5 Rules of Xavier's School for Gift Negroes - 10:00Which Well Did You Fall Into? - 17:55Between the World and a Hard Place - 34:23The Harvard of the South - 44:13Words of the Day - Milieu2023-01-231h 07Lunchbreak PodcastEpisode 5 | Middle-aged, Gifted, and BlackThe Lunchbreakers take it back to school days, revisiting what it was like to be young, gifted, and Black…now that they're washed, gifted, and Blacker. Happy Rev. Dr. Martin Luther the King Day! Have a good lunch! 🧃TopicsBilingual Love Languages - 1:38Feedback Is Your Gift, Y’all - 6:34African Tongue Rolls - 8:51Gifted Ampersand Talented - 13:50Xavier's School for Gifted Negroes - 27:58The Sweetest Taboo? - 37:00Gift Wrap Is Extra - 40:00Corporate Mask - 52:054 Page Letter to Your Younger Self - 55:24Words of the Day - Bifurcat...2023-01-161h 01Lunchbreak PodcastEpisode 4 | My Therapist Don’t Even Like You...One minute you’re standing on couches, and the next, you realize you need to lay on one. Stewie C and Zanny T go to therapy. Join the guys as they talk about their healing journey. Pro-tip: get Clear before you go!Have a good lunch! 🧃TopicsEquipment malfunctions - 9:00Zan’s Night Out - 10:10Too Many Stewarts on Your Team That’s Why You’re Maslow - 19:00Constant Evolution/Final Form - 38:58Lavender Scented Sessions - 48:05Blacksplaining - 58:16Word of the Day - MagnanimousI...2023-01-091h 02