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Would you rather have a pop tart or a toaster strudel? That's how we started the pod this week before Sierra shared how sad but inspired she is after going to the Cowboy Carter concert (6:30). We went on to revisit some of the greatest debut singles of all time (17:42), which made us realize that Soulja Boy might have one of the best debut albums of all time (23:15)! From there we got into the difference between bare minimum and princess treatment (46:20), Trump & Elon's breakup (1:03:11), our NBA Finals predictions (1:16:08) and so much more!

GEM OF THE WEEK
“The darkest hour has only 60 minutes." - Morris Mandel

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We came back firing this week, as Nyce announced that he and his wife are expecting their first child soon (4:41)! We then went to joke about the guy who rode a mechanical bull 3 times on a first date (11:45), discussed how important it is to take accountability for our own actions (24:55) and sometimes the actions of other men (45:20), talked about the Streamer University experience (1:01:24) and so much more!

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“A perfectionist is just a procrastinator with a mask on."

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It was only right for us to start this week's episode with Nyce giving us the rundown of his recent trip to Charlotte for the Grand National Tour with Kendrick Lamar & SZA (13:38). From there we discussed a class-action lawsuit involving tequila-brands Don Julio and Casamigos (25:46), learned about Sierra's short-lived attempt at a calorie deficit diet (40:30), gave our reviews on the movie "Sinners" (52:00) and so much more!

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“Both faith and fear demand you to believe in something you cannot see; you choose." - Bob Proctor

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What's something that's not an official rule but you still hate when people break it? (12:10) We started off answering that question before discussing which movie villains were actually right (28:08) and Shannon Sharpe getting caught up being a freaky old man (34:58). We also got debated whether dating a neighbor is a good idea (1:01:30), why music from back in the day hit different now (1:08:35) and so much more!

GEM OF THE WEEK
“If you knew you were 10 failures away from the life you want to live, how fast would you move through those 10 failures?"

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We opened up this week's episode sharing our least favorite things about adulthood (11:52) in hopes of scaring the kids straight. From there we got into a couple viral TikTok discussions about women in their 30s (22:45) and why the number of black men going to college is decreasing (53:44) before sharing our thoughts on Barbie releasing a LeBron James doll (1:08:45) and so much more!

GEM OF THE WEEK
“If I am worth anything later, I am worth something now. For wheat is wheat, even if people think it is a grass in the beginning." - Vincent Van Gogh

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What's something that feels awkward or embarrassing that shouldn't be? That was the question that kicked off this week's episode (10:46) before we got into Anthony Edwards and all his baby mama drama (23:52). That conversation snowballed into discussions about the different lifestyle "celebrities" live (40:08), if there's a epidemic of lonely men (52:35), how social media changed the perception of success (1:12:51) and so much more!

GEM OF THE WEEK
"Don't walk into a sword just to see if the blade is sharp."

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Even though she wanted to stay, Sierra came back from Jamaica to tell us all about her birthday baecation (1:30), which somehow lead to a us talking about eating some of the wildest animals (11:27). From there, we had a hilarious conversation about men getting a certain body part enhanced (21:10), filled out the BBL March Madness bracket that was circulating online (28:10), spoke on the mindset of YNs (1:06:23) and so much more!

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"If February didn't march, April may."

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After we started sharing random childhood memories (2:30), we had to celebrate Sierra's birthday by taking a shot (7:07) and talking about how much women spend on vacation prep (8:20). We also circled back to a conversation from last episode about stereotypes (31:48), asked Sierra to share some things she's learned from men (1:01:34), discussed leadership & submission in relationships (1:04:25) and so much more!

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"If someone followed you around for a week, would they be able to tell you're serious about your goals?"

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