The PopsCast
The Hip Pop & Retro Boogie
The PopsCast: Dads Talking About Cool things...
A Podcast created by The Hip Pop & Retro Boogie for pops of all ages and stages to share experiences, advice and managing this whole fatherhood thing. We tackle all topics including work/life balance, quality time to spend with your family, marriage, single dads, and my favorite topic, how to maintain your identity while still being a great dad!
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Mirror Music
The PopsCast
08/10/20 • 93 min
5:20 - The evolution of Wordsworth MCing for staying power
12:50 - Wordsworth the MC turned dad turned teacher
19:00 - The story of Wordsworth hopping reaching the youth via cartoon soundtracks
30:40 - Shakespeare ain’t better than Nas!
34:50 - F*ck paying the same tuition for online courses.
38:15 Roll Call
Wordsworth - Twin Cutz
Retro: Mando and Crystal
B: Henrik
43:05 Heat Check
Wordsworth - Air Jordan 1 Celtics OG
B: Air Jordan 1 Mid Hyper Royal
Retro: Air Jordan 10 Shadow
47:00 - Wordsworth’s newest work, New Beginning, and how he got his MC name
56:30 - Wordsworth the father
1:07:00 - Tomfoolery when kids try to test boundaries
1:17:20 - Wordsworth’s surprise pick for the best freestyler guest on Lyricist Lounge
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Money, Power, Respect
The PopsCast
09/02/19 • 60 min
Another episode in the books. We’d like to thank single dad/fitness guru/all around great guy Demetrio Mills for being on the show and bringing insight into life as a young single dad.
:22 - Starting off the episode with the debate on if Money, Power, Respect was worthy of being called a classic album
1:50 - Dee speaking on eyebrow shaping being part of the self care regimen
2:23 - Heat Check
Retro: Nike Air More Money (B disapproved of this heavily being a Knicks fan)
Dee: Nike Epic React 2 “Chile Red” (they really Infrared though)
5:50 - Pops Playlist
Dee: “Noticed” by Lil Mosey (Interrupted by dad life, what up Grandma Millie!)
Retro: KRIT Iz Here by Big KRIT
B: Ghetto Lenny’s Love Songs by SAINt JHN
13:10 - Roll Call
Dee: Ma Dukes!!!
Retro: Puerto Rican Jon (sans 3 cuts in his eyebrows), Dave
20:00 - The PopsCast vetting process
21:38 - Life of a single dad
24:20 - Co-parenting successfully in the midst of a bad breakup
26:42 - Obligatory racist joke that actually turned into true stories
30:42 - Dee’s method of motivation for finding energy (Retro calls shenanigans, btw)
33:10 - Nerding out over coffee
35:58 - Sponsorship opportunities (Topo Chico and Estrella Jalisco, holler at us!)
38:10 - Us definitely not getting sponsorship opportunities from Urban Plates
41:10 - Dee making time for socializing, and subsequent BJ’s slander (the restaurant, not fellatio)
45:55 - Dad rant re: Shaq
47:55 - Qualifications for dating as a single dad
49:30 - First dirty dad joke of the episode! (Late, we know)
52:25 - Dumbass dealbreakers from online dating apps
54:45 - Curmudgeonly audio choices, and Dee being open minded with his music tastes
56:55 - Future plans for Dee
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Reasonable Doubt
The PopsCast
08/05/19 • 53 min
2:00 Heat Check
Retro - Nike Air More Uptempo "Olympic"
Paul - Nike Air Max 97 "Triple Black"
B - Nike Air Max 1 "Sketch to Shelf"
Fredz - Nike Air Max 1 "Inside Out"
5:50 Pops' Playlist
Retro - Benny The Butcher "The Plugs I Met"
B - Nas "Lost Tapes Pt II"
Paul - UBI "Under Bad Influence"
9:50 Roll Call
B - @_nappyheadedninja_
Retro - @elsencheng
Paul - @justin_goaledminds
15:45 - Child rearing memories and thoughts on being raised in the era of ass whuppings
27:40 - Asking Siri for parenting help
28:45 - Jeru The Damaja lending wisdom to parents
33:30 - Paul speaks on his project "Double Dosage - Business Music"
33:50 - Regrettable fedoras (thank you Paul for being such a good sport)
36:55 - Transitioning from weed to CBD due to being old as shit
41:30 - Picks for best albums start to finish
Paul - Tribe Called Quest "Beats Rhymes and Life"
Retro - Wu-Tang Clan "Enter the Wu-Tang" (note - the interludes weren't separate tracks)
B - Any solo Masta Ace album
45:48 - "Golden State of Mind" snippet
47:20 - Ali Vegas on the milk carton
Shoutout to Dusse for being so damn tasty.
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The Corona Episode
The PopsCast
05/25/20 • 71 min
:55 Covid conspiracy theory
2:00 Bidets = LUXURY
4:38 - More fiscal ratchetry from the boys
7:20 - Heat Check
Retro - Adidas chancletas
9:45 - Frugality competition!
14:20 - Retro being a reformed bad tipper.
15:35 - Roll Call
B: Himself! Also, Ant from Dad Bod Apparel
Retro: Rich King aka King of The Brights
18:20 - Pops Playlist (Rest In Power Fred Da Godson)
B - Ignatius by Jadakiss
Retro - Reasonable Drought by Stove God Cooks
23:30 - Speaking on Jay Electronica’s work A Written Testimony
31:15 - On B and Retro permanently retiring from concerts on account from washedness.
39:48 - RIP Pelle Pelle
40:35 - BIG TEENGS GWANAAAAAAN (surprise announcement from Retro)
44:48 - Why dudes need to NOT be in charge of medical terms for women
48:30 - Our kids’ social development concerns in the midst of a pandemic
54:48 - B needing to gain his sainthood off of general principle
1:01:02 - Shouting out fellow pops Vudoo
1:03:45 - The guys calling for fellow POCs to look out for one another
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Basic Instructions Before Leaving Earth
The PopsCast
03/06/20 • 69 min
Welcoming in our first guest for season 2, Kelvin Truitt! You might have seen him on Nailed It: Holiday on Netflix, cutting your favorite celebrity, or officiating a wedding near you.
2:04 - REFRIGERATOR CAKE MUST DIE
4:15 - Heat Check
B: Air Jordan 1 Team Red/Electric Orange
Kel: Vans Old Skool Black
Retro: Air Jordan 3 Cyber Monday
8:50 - Pops Playlist
Kel: Sirius XM 77 Kids Bop Radio (Not a joke)
B: David Bars Freestyle
Retro: LNDN DRGS - Affiliated
14:25 - Pre-diagnosing Fred Da Godson’s medical condition
21:00 - It takes 10 years to be an overnight success
23:35 - Rhythm & Flow shoutout
29:50 - Roll Call
Kel: Jackson and Roosevelt, the two youngsters of the Truitt household
B: LL Cool Joe
Retro: 5050 Table
34:15 - The importance of the black/brown barbershop in the community
40:18 - The new age of religion and spirituality
47:40 - Centering yourself before you see your kids
51:20 - B putting it out in the universe that Retro will have son(s) in the near future
53:34 - Bifurcating the duties of entrepreneurship and dad life when being a barber
56:30 - On barbershops being the heart of the culture
1:00:25 - Hot take central!
1:04:14 - B’s warning not to appropriate the barbershop culture
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Guess Who's Back
The PopsCast
02/14/20 • 46 min
:44 Moisturizing advice for the winter months
1:22 Story behind the new soundtrack for Season 2
8:40 The great debate: Who's spicier, B or Retro?
12:40 Retro's context behind "safety spice"
13:30 Heat Check
Retro: Air Jordan 6 White/Navy
B: Air Jordan 1 "Letterman"
15:45 Roll Call
B: Ed from Since 1982
Retro: BIG GHOST LTD
18:30 Pops Playlist
B: The Price of Fame
Retro: Purple Haze 2
22:10 2019 in review
25:52 Retro feeling like a sidepiece when B ghosted him
27:00 In 2020, no apologies. Just changed behavior.
30:00 Beet juice making a comeback
32:45 Disney slander (Walt Disney really was antisemitic though)
35:45 Newest entries into the Oxford English Dictionary: Penicia or penii for the plural form of penis
38:40 The great debate about Tidal and the initial lack of inclusion
41:40 B's concept of cultural equity
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C.R.E.A.M.
The PopsCast
10/07/19 • 65 min
1:25 - Social media fails from the hosts.
2:52 - Our first white, Brett aka @thomforke!
5:50 - Heat Check
Retro: Air Jordan 7 "Raptors"
Thomforke: Allen Edmonds Strand Captoe
8:23 - Pops Playlist
Thomforke: Billy Joel (j/k), Michael Kiwanuka - Love & Hate, Good Food podcast, Producer's Guide podcast, Scriptnotes podcast, Super Soul Sundays (not kidding)
B: Young MA - HERstory
Retro: - 38 Spesh - A Bullet For Every Heathen
13:30 - Kay Slay apparently stopped doing radio and started a softcore porn magazine.
15:30 - NEW GANGSTARR!!!
17:05 - Roll Call
Thomforke: The ever patient and understanding @leylapinsent. Also, @chefroychoi, @chefgeodla, and @burgers99
Retro: @bodybagmusic
21:28 - Season 1 of The PopsCast coming to a close soon, with new stuff on the horizon.
24:08 - Thomforke's unique upbringing, and how he used college to rebel against his father's wishes.
29:20 - "What are you gonna be, a brain surgeon?" In reference to Brett's pops learning his major was economics.
32:40 - Unexpected wisdom from toddlers.
34:30 - Plan B should pursuing your passion as a career doesn't work out.
37:40 - Brett speaking on career pivots, and him using privilege as a vehicle to help others.
43:52 - America hates women, especially women of color. FACTS
45:15 - Shouting out Chelsea Handler and her approach to privilege
48:30 - Brett being more mindful of his privilege, and the wildly different viewpoints of encounters with law enforcement
52:27 - Useful apps specifically for POCs in dealing with law enforcement (Mobile Justice, or using the Shortcuts app on your iPhone
53:28 - Retro's random assumption that Puerto Ricans can't have finger waves (insert facepalm here)
55:05 - Theory that Morgan Freeman being the only person who probably truly enjoys the sound of his own voice
59:15 - Finding your own happiness and bringing it to your job
1:00:30 - Brett's dream project highlighting the untold stories of the food industry
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Chopped and Screwed
The PopsCast
08/19/19 • 54 min
:48 - Very, very brief history on the signature Houston sound
3:21 - Heat Check
B: Nike Air Max 1 "Puerto Rico"
Retro: Kith x Nike Air Maestro 2 High "Purple"
4:52 - Kith slander
6:42 - Chopped and Screwed sounds being mood music
10:00 - Fake voices in the wake of someone passing
13:25 - Retro's fear of seeing Ma Dukes in his dreams
18:25 - Unhelpful advice from Captains Obviouses
20:30 - Toddler kids not caring about what you're going through
23:00 - Coping mechanisms 101
30:35 - On mental health and seeking professional help
33:00 - MUSTARD ON THE BEET (JUICE) shoutout
34:00 - On cliches actually meaning something
41:26 - Defining modern masculinuty
44:12 - The cost of respecting someone else's views if you don't understand (spoiler alert: it's $0)
47:20 - Being an agent of change for the positive.
49:50 - Just because someone's trooping through tough times, doesn't make things less heavy for them.
51:10 - Sponsorship side hustles!
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Against All Odds
The PopsCast
08/03/20 • 74 min
5:55 - On threatening people over the Internet
9:00 - Mya Mondays and hall passes
11:40 Roll Call
Retro: The Most Infamous P
Gotty: The PopsCast Crew
15:25 - General Release Boyz!
19:20 - Stepping aside from the ‘Ye slander
27:10 - The secret to a deep voice (it’s a pack of Kools or Newports a day)
28:32 Pops Playlist
Gotty: Mozzy - Beyond Bulletproof
B: Jay-Z - I Can’t Get With That
Retro: Tobe Nwigwe - Try Jesus
39:30 - Problematic Rappers
47:10 Heat Check
Gotty - Custom made chancletas, Kith x Asics 252.1
Retro: Nike Air Trainer 1 PRM “Safari”
1:01:30 - Older siblings assisting in forming personal style
1:08:15 - Personal safety as it relates to being Black
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Fear of a Black Planet
The PopsCast
06/08/20 • 68 min
:38 - Pops Playlist
B - RTJ4 by Run The Jewels
Retro - Sleeping With The Enemy by Paris
3:53 - Heat Check
Retro - Nike Cortez Nylon Black
6:25 - Shoutouts
B - George Floyd
Retro - Black people in general, and Gerard
14:07 - Too many disrespectful opinions on #BLM
16:08 - The everyday dangers of being Black in America.
20:50 - Have the courage to have uncomfortable conversations and to be wrong, and learn from it
23:25 - BANANA MILK SALUTE to Ink Coffee and Craft
28:00 - B on having “the talk” with his kids
38:45 - How do we still have the talk and NOT have our kids grow to be super cynical?
40:00 - On privilege
51:20 - You hustle for your last name, not your first.
52:10 - Activism resources
54:40 - On Black Lives Matter being a genius way to inform you where other people stand
1:00:15 - The Topo Chico Boys remixing Ebony and Ivory!
1:02:10 - Pops Purpose’s first collaboration with Dad Bod Apparel!
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FAQ
How many episodes does The PopsCast have?
The PopsCast currently has 21 episodes available.
What topics does The PopsCast cover?
The podcast is about Dad, Kids & Family, Fatherhood, Music, Podcasts, Dads and Hip Hop.
What is the most popular episode on The PopsCast?
The episode title 'Fear of a Black Planet' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on The PopsCast?
The average episode length on The PopsCast is 67 minutes.
How often are episodes of The PopsCast released?
Episodes of The PopsCast are typically released every 20 days.
When was the first episode of The PopsCast?
The first episode of The PopsCast was released on Jun 16, 2019.
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