Best Friend Weekend Podcast

It’s just a podcast. But it’s also a platform. It’s also a voice. Aldo NICE, Rog Smuve and Los aka C.A.P. got together this week to give our thoughts on final week of August 2020. Rumble Williams got things started with his thoughts on black folks not stepping up at the right time (01:00) which turned into a talk about being consistent and #NationalDogDay (04:00). Next, Aldo let us know What Burned His Boudin this week including appropriate social media reaction buttons (07:00), penises everywhere (09:00), asking for CVV (12:00), “ESPN is too liberal” (15:00) and people who claim to be independent (23:00). Of course, the major topic we chose to discuss this week were the most recent police shootings of black men. We gave our thoughts on the Trayford Pellerin and Jacob Blake shootings in Lafayette and Kenosha, respectively (25:00), and the sports world’s reaction, especially the NBA’s boycott (46:00). After inducting Chris Brown into the Don’t Miss List (1:02:00), Aldo had Nothin’ NICE to Say about the

It’s the third week of August, so we decided to hit you with that long daddy… #Entanglements. Aldo NICE and Los aka C.A.P. brought in Just Devaughn from the In My Humble Opinion Podcast to talk music, politics and schooling. Rumble Williams led things off with his ideas about road rage (01:00) which got us talking about these Houston streets, 84s and low pros (03:00). Next, Aldo let us know What Burned His Boudin this week including the obnoxious sun (10:00), poo podcasts (13:00) and the post office shenanigans (16:00). These talks ran over into a rehashing of the Ruff Ryders and No Limit Chronicles on BET, along with an in depth look at Master P’s success (20:00). Strangely enough, this pivoted to a conversation about Kamala Harris in the White House (36:00) and ultimately the challenges of virtual school (41:00). After a lengthy discussion about the XXL Freshman Class (1:07:00), Aldo had Nothin’ NICE to Say about the draft process (1:25:00). The podcast was concluded with our thoughts on the Raptor’s

Thanks for tuning in again this week to the Best Friend Weeknd Podcast! In a little different spin, Aldo NICE, Los aka C.A.P. and Rumble Williams got together to do the damn thing this week. Rog Smuve got things kicked off with his thoughts on having too many options (01:00) which got us talking about dog training and rotating outfits (03:00). Next, Aldo let us know What Burned His Boudin this week including Alvin Gentry (10:00), Top 10 Athletes posts (15:00) and virtual school (19:00). The big stories we talked about this week were Kamala Harris being picked as Biden’s running mate (33:00), imaginary BBall moves (46:00) and the NCAA restarting (51:00). The podcast was concluded with Aldo having Nothin’ NICE to Say about fake being good (1:00:00), the W.A.P. video (1:07:00) and the No Limit Chronicles documentary (1:17:00).

Welcome to the Best Friend Weekend Bubble! Aldo NICE, Rog Smuve and Los aka C.A.P. are self isolating but still bringing entertainment to the people. Rumble Williams got things started with his disdain for gentrification (01:00) which got us talking about Last Chance U (03:00) and our experiences with the problem and redlining. Next, Aldo let us know What Burned His Boudin this week including a billboard in Lafayette (15:00), sweaty daddies (20:00) and mask pump faking (23:00). We then answered a couple pressing questions about macaroni, SXM stations and Common taking L’s (27:00). In our bubble talk, we chose to discuss the Pelicans in the NBA open gym (38:00), names on the back of jerseys (43:00) and players who choose to stand for the anthem (50:00). The podcast was wrapped up with Aldo having Nothin’ NICE to Say about scamming out of your tax bracket (59:00) and our thoughts on schools reopening (1:04:00).

Let’s close out July 2020 with a word from Aldo NICE, Rog Smuve and Los aka C.A.P. of Best Friend Weekend! Rumble Williams led things off with his warnings about dealing with certain types of cats (01:00) which shifted to the crew discussing phone calls (03:00) and getting married/having kids at an early age (08:00). Next, Aldo let us know What Burned His Boudin this week including not knowing the meaning of challenges (18:00), not doing challenges correctly (32:00) and losing your wallet (38:00). With the start of the NBA season, the podcast had a distinct basketball theme with topics ranging from betting odds (42:00) to Lou Williams’ strip club visit (45:00) to Kyrie’s rebranding (46:00) and supporting the WNBA (51:00). We also took a few minutes to shout out Houston’s drive thru stip club (54:00) before having the great LeBron vs. D.Wade debate (58:00). The podcast was concluded with Aldo having Nothin’ NICE to Say about the Great Unifier, Donald Trump (1:07:00) and a word about recent HBCU donations

I told you last Friday, we’d be back the Friday before next… and here we are! Aldo NICE, Rog Smuve and Los aka C.A.P. put our heads together to bring you this week’s installment of your favorite podcast. Rumble Williams got things started with a message for sports know-it-alls (01:00) that got us talking about the re-start of sports and gambling (03:00). Next, Aldo let us know What Burned His Boudin this week including educated people’s podcasts (08:00), ‘cocking bones’ in dominoes (12:00), impromptu betting rules (16:00), birthday parties at all costs (19:00), not knowing the correct setting for the AC (20:00) and the 2020 cell phone dilemma (25:00). After discussing our recent fishing trip (27:00), the crew revisited our blacks and Jews conversation from the past few weeks (33:00). Two funny pop culture stories we chose to tackle were the Torey Lanez/Megan Thee Stallion incident (50:00) and the rise of Jimmy Smacks (56:00). We ended the pod with Aldo having Nothin’ NICE to Say about masks and Facebook

It’s Friday and back with to talk our talk… Aldo NICE, Rog Smuve and Los aka C.A.P. got to do what we do and give the people what they want! Rumble Williams got things started with his thoughts on unknowingly being a part of the problem in the name of fashion (01:00) which got us talking about how racism isn’t always black and white (03:00). Next, Aldo let us know What Burned His Boudin this week including the defacing of Black Lives Matter murals (13:00), extended Happy Birthdays on IG stories (18:00) and the two-elevator conundrum (21:00). We took the next segment of time to talk about some stories with some big age differences. First, we discussed Will and Jada’s appearance on Red Table Talk and how this situation switches gender roles and makes us think about what ‘separation’ actually means (28:00). Then, we highlighted the amount of support Jill Scott is getting from black women across the globe due to some childish comments by a football player (42:00). After bringing up Bar 5015’s swift reopeni

With the summer in full swing, Aldo NICE, Rog Smuve and Los aka C.A.P. got back together to get to some Best Friend Weekend business! Rumble Williams jumpstarted the pod with his ode to missing summer (01:00) which got us talking about growing up and not having legit breaks anymore. Next, Aldo let us know What Burned His Boudin this week including folks who hold you on the phone (10:00), girl dads who push sports (13:00) and the time it takes to get Rona test results (25:00). With Rog back, we let him discuss what he’s been up to (31:00) and had an interesting conversation about white and black friends (35:00). Two big stories we dove into were the #BlackOutDay that no one seemed to know about (47:00) and Kanye for President in 2020 (57:00). We ended things this week with Aldo having Nothin’ NICE to Say about black-on-black violence (1:05:00) and our thoughts on Desean Jackson’s ‘controversial’ comments (1:13:00).

Time for some Red Table Talk with Aldo NICE and Los aka C.A.P.! Rumble Williams got things started by proclaiming the supremacy of Popeye’s in this chicken game (01:00) which got us talking about all things chicken and 2020 (09:00). Next, Aldo let us know What Burned His Boudin this week including worrying about my hair (12:00), billboards for everything (15:00), paper plates snitching (18:00) and online pyramid daddies (20:00). The two big stories we jumped on after were August Alsina’s claims about his relationship with Jada Pinkett Smith (43:00) and trouble at Essence magazine (50:00). After Aldo had Nothin’ NICE to Say about keeping that same energy (59:00), we ended with a talk about the coin shortage (1:02:00) and recapping the BET Awards winners (1:06:00).

“I was tryna beat a case, but I aint’ beat the case, bitch, I did the race!” Welcome to the Best Friend Weekend Podcast… Aldo NICE, Los aka C.A.P. and Rumble Williams got together to run down the talk of the last week of June. Rumble got things kicked off with his thoughts on Father’s Day love (01:00) which led to us talking about group messages and who gets to celebrate it (05:00). Next, Aldo let us know What Burned His Boudin this week including those who disrespect the black nod code (09:00), public masking (18:00) and the coons (22:00). The big stories we ran this week were about Acadian Ambulance firing a racist paramedic (30:00), Bubba Wallace finding that noose in his stall (49:00) and NBA YoungBoy vs. J. Prince (58:00). We wrapped up the pod with Aldo having Nothin’ NICE to Say about your meme legacy (1:10:00) and inboxing your homeboy’s girl (1:17:00).

Welcome to the Season 4 Finale of the MENsecure podcast! Aldo NICE and C.A.P. linked up to talk about Episode 10 of Insecure, Lowkey Lost. When I say Aldo hit that pregnancy thing on the head, that boy was right! We talked about the crazy Tiffany missing scenes but mainly about the three biggest relationships of the season... Issa and Lawrence, Molly and Andrew, and Issa and Molly.. Dope LIVE reaction show.. Give it a listen!

Happy Juneteenth! Aldo NICE, Los aka C.A.P. and Rumble Williams linked up to celebrate the holiday in the absence of Rog Smuve. Rumble led things off with his thoughts on the next phase of that Rona (01:00) which quickly pivoted to Aldo letting us know What Burned His Boudin this week including: spiking coinciding with the reopening of businesses (03:00), being country (15:00) and Juneteenth actually being a thing (15:00). The first story we tackled was a local Houston one as we examined the bombing of Bar 5015 from all angles (19:00). Next, we talked about some ‘black things’… mainly the murder of Rayshard Brooks (37:00) and how Mike Gundy’s controversial shirt choice is another reason we need to send our kids to HBCUs (53:00). On the back part of the pod, Aldo had Nothin’ NICE to Say about supporting the same black folks all of the time (1:07:00) before we wrapped with some Kyrie talk (1:15:00) and our thoughts on Dave Chappelle’s 8:46 YouTube show (1:21:00).

With the protesting still raging across America, Best Friend Weekend brought together Aldo NICE, Rog Smuve and Los aka C.A.P. to give us the rundown of the week. Rumble Williams led off with his ideas on being on the right side of history and cashing in on the protest (01:00) which led to us discussing if it is okay to forgive (04:00). Next, Aldo let us know What Burned His Boudin this week including NBA2K (11:00), white folks at the front of the protest (13:00) and the slippery slope of outing racists (18:00). We chose to tackle four ideas in regards to race relations this week: Democrats wearing kente cloth (25:00), #defundthepolice (32:00), Kanye working as a double agent (45:00) and capitalizing on being “the good black one” (52:00). The podcast concluded with Aldo having Nothin’ NICE to Say about items behind the glass (58:00) and our thoughts on Colin Kaepernick and Drew Brees (1:09:00).

Welcome to the MENsecure podcast! We are almost at the end of Season FOUR of our favorite HBO show... Aldo NICE and C.A.P. linked up to talk about Episode 9 of Insecure, Lowkey Trying. We predicted some of this stuff but other things came out of left field! Oh, Molly... we hope you get it together... Give it a listen!

What up besties… welcome to the Best Friend Weekend Podcast! This week Aldo NICE, Rog Smuve and Los aka C.A.P. got back together to discuss one of the more tumultuous weeks in modern history. Rumble Williams led things off by questioning what took our allies so long to join the party (01:00) before we shouted out some of them and discussed “the cookout” (08:00). Next, Aldo let us know What Burned His Boudin this week including bread twisties (13:00), friends & money (15:00) and not knowing the rules to the protest (19:00). In discussing all things protest related, the crew covered #BlackoutTuesday and how we get the message out (23:00), bad actors and conspiracies (29:00) and our experiences from the Houston rally this week (38:00). As Saints fans, we had to touch on Drew Brees’ controversial comments (43:00) which brought the return of Uncle Smuve’s Cabin (52:00) and how the rest of the organization is responding (57:00). Aldo wrapped up the pod with Nothin’ NICE to Say about friends (1:02:00) which al

Welcome to the MENsecure podcast! Aldo NICE and C.A.P. linked up to talk about Episode 8 of Insecure, Season 4, Lowkey Happy. Check out our take on the Lawrence/Issa date episode... It had all of the magic we were looking for and more... and pretty much went like we thought! Give it a listen!

Sooo many things happened in this last week of May, that we had to bring you an extra-long edition of the Best Friend Weekend Podcast. Aldo NICE, Rog Smuve and Los aka C.A.P. gathered to discuss the state of the world and the outlook for the summer. Rumble Williams led off the pod with his “distance travelled” theory (01:00) which led to us speaking on getting better with age, especially in sports (05:00). As is custom, Aldo let us know What Burned His Boudin this week including “Got ‘Em” tennis shoe posts (12:00) and people using our stuff without tagging us (20:00). The three big stories at the center of the podcast were the lack of social distancing over Memorial Day Weekend (22:00), Joe Biden being too familiar and voting preferences (32:00) and the senseless murder of George Floyd (46:00). After Aldo had Nothin’ NICE to Say about going back to work and starting over (1:10:00), we had a very contentious argument over our role in defending white allies (1:15:00). The podcast was wrapped up with some

Welcome to the Molly's Vacation episode of MENsecure! Aldo NICE and C.A.P. linked up to talk about Episode 7 of Insecure, Season 4, Lowkey Trippin. Check out our take on the Mexico trip that Andrew and Molly took... and how Molly always acting like Molly! Give it a listen!

Can you believe it’s Memorial Day Weekend already?!?! Aldo NICE, Rog Smuve and Los aka C.A.P. linked up to finish up the month of May on a high note… Rumble Williams got things kicked off with his views on taking the “traditional route” (01:00) which got us talking about college, degrees, careers and entrepreneurship (03:00). Next, Aldo let us know What Burned His Boudin this week including Nike packaging (15:00), read receipts in text groups (19:00) and fishing rules and outcomes (22:00). We talked about a family giving back a fillion dollars in VA (25:00) and recapped Nelly and Luda’s “battle” (32:00) before getting to some #RonaTalk. In that section, we ran down working from home productivity (39:00), private investigators getting in the game (42:00), businesses reopening (47:00), the NBA coming to city near you (56:00) and Tekashi continuing his streak (1:01:00). The podcast was wrapped up with Aldo having Nothin’ NICE to Say about KD’s documentary (1:03:00), the Jordan v. LeBron debate (1:12:00) and

Welcome back to MENsecure! Aldo NICE and C.A.P. linked up to talk about Episode 6 of Insecure, Season 4, Lowkey Done. We got to see the aftermath of the Issa/Molly blow up... Who should reach out? What would you do? Will they link back up? Give it a listen!