Best Friend Weekend Podcast

Outside is opening up but it seems like some folks trying to bring inside to the outside… and Best Friend Weekend is here to talk about it! Rumble Williams led off the pod with disdain for taking all day at the drive thru window (01:00) which made us ponder times when this is okay (02:00). Next, Aldo let us know What Burned His Boudin this week including low moves goals on Apple Watches/Fitbits (09:00), #UglyChickEnergy (13:00), sneezing in your own mask (15:00), masks on outside (19:00) and incentives for taking the vaccine (22:00). Next, we got into two big stories of the past week. We took time to discuss the Mount Rushmore of 2010’s rap (24:00) and Monique’s insistence on women’s taking off their bonnets when they are outside of the house (42:00). Finally, we pondering if women should give their kids the father’s last name (1:00:00) and finished with the Big Three things that let you know when you’ve reached grown man status (1:04:00).

Welcome to the Memorial Day Weekend 2021 episode of the Best Friend Weekend Podcast! Rumble Williams got it started by commemorating the one-year anniversary of George Floyd’s murder (01:00) which got us to talking about ways to quantify change (02:00). Next, Aldo let us know What Burned His Boudin this week including LinkedIn foolishness (13:00), equity at the job (20:00), the back to work movement (29:00) and folks who have to talk to you right now (35:00). After celebrating the final vaccination of the BFW crew (43:00), we talked about Kwame Brown’s recent celebrity (48:00) and compared Soulja Boy and Bow Wow’s careers (1:02:00). To end things off, we unveiled a new segment on the podcast, The Big Three, discuss the best young dude watches of our past (1:10:00).

Happy Friday! Welcome to the Best Friend Weekend Podcast! Aldo NICE, Rog Smuve and Los aka C.A.P. are back up their BS this week LoL… Rumble Williams led things off with his observation of dudes acting funny style around women (01:00) which led to us talk about how you ‘run your ship’ and dudes who be slick hating (02:00). Next, Aldo let us know What Burned His Boudin this week including lotion sweat (08:00), Cashapping I.O.U.s (17:00), tow truck drivers (19:00), eye-for-an-eye culture (25:00) and dirty, maskless folks (39:00). Aldo kept up the pressure by having Nothin’ NICE to Say about airlines weighing passengers (43:00) before we discussed an NFL hoax (46:00) and the possible expansion of the NBA (53:00). We ended the podcast with a quick review of the J. Cole album (1:01:00) and the ultimate potential Verzuz battle: Bieber vs. Bruno (1:07:00).

Happy Friday Best Friend Nation! Aldo NICE, Rog Smuve and Los aka C.A.P. took some time out of our busy schedules to bring you that work… Rumble Williams led things off with an old adage, “It’s not what you know, it’s who you know” (01:00) which got us discussing the potential Tim Tebow signing from a bunch of angles (02:00). After reviewing some one-hit wonders that were missed last week (14:00), Aldo let us know What Burned His Boudin this week including leg quarters (20:00), food mixing on the plate (25:00), the price of lil waters (28:00), self-hyping Mother’s Day posts (31:00), honorary degrees (37:00), new ass GPAs (45:00) and people standing too close (47:00). We took a little time to talk all things J. Cole (53:00) before Aldo had Nothin’ NICE to Say about our favorite Saints superfan (59:00). We wrapped up this episode with some talk about 50 Cent in Houston (1:08:00) and teasing the possible return of Best Friend Weekend Weekend (1:10:00).

Welcome to your weekly dose of Aldo NICE, Rog Smuve and Los aka C.A.P. which some folks like to call the Best Friend Weekend Podcast! Rumble Williams led things off with his thoughts on Bill Gates’ impending divorce (01:00) which has us talking about options besides divorce (03:00), the memes that have been out there (08:00) and people who are famous for having that loot (11:00). After giving our formal definition of ‘friendlybobbying’ (14:00), Aldo let us know What Burned His Boudin this week including horoscopes/daily affirmations (21:00), people who go out with injuries (30:00) and peloton recalls (36:00). We chose to just talk about randomness for most of this episode and some of these topics were the best machines to use in the gym (41:00), one-hit wonders (47:00), best food states (1:01:00) and the Chauvin appeal (1:06:00). After all of this foolishness, we wrapped up with Aldo having Nothin’ NICE to Say about chess vs. checkers (1:10:00) which led to a discussion about which games are actually diff

Let’s end April the right way… with the crew from the Best Friend Weekend Podcast!! This week, Rumble got things going with his ideas about the coverage of police brutality (01:00) which led to Aldo, Rog and Los chipping in their opinions on the same subject (03:00). Next, Aldo let us know What Burned His Boudin this week including sports dad (10:00), hotel room abusers (21:00), pinky finger LeBron (26:00) and Mortal Kombat haters (32:00). We chose to cover a few vaccine stories: people not getting the 2nd shot (43:00) and schools not wanting teachers to get the vaccine (47:00) before discussing the internet bringing back some controversial Steve Harvey takes regarding platonic relationships (51:00). We concluded this week with Aldo having Nothin’ NICE to Say about Dr. Umar’s Breakfast Club comments (1:06:00), an explanation of the pre-order shoe game (1:06:00), and some sports talk regarding Floyd Mayweather (1:11:00) and Derrius Guice (1:15:00).

Another week, another BFW for your listening pleasure! Aldo NICE, Rog Smuve and Los aka C.A.P. gave you the extended play this week because we had a lot to discuss. Rumble Williams led off with his post vaccination plans (01:00) which pivoted to the team giving our vaccination status, what things we miss doing (02:00), #MaskFishing (07:00) and #StopAllHate (12:00). Next, Aldo let us know What Burned His Boudin this week including keeping alligator head and feets on (17:00), 360 video booths at parties (20:00), “don’t use this if you’re allergic” (23:00), buying of DMX’s masters (26:00) and Jake Paul (33:00). Three big stories that needed to be covered this week were mandatory vaccinations at HBCUs (41:00), the fallout for PPP loan receivers (48:00), the Chauvin case verdict and Ma’Khia Bryant’s death at the hands of the police (1:09:00). This weeks’ episode was concluded with Aldo having Nothin’ NICE to Say about truck drivers (1:23:00) and the fellas discussing reasons to have one.

Officially four years in the game… so give us our flowers! Aldo NICE, Rog Smuve and Los aka C.A.P. got together for the 200+ time to bring you guys all the good vibes we can. Rumble Williams led things off with his thoughts on running off with the bag (01:00) which led the way for a lengthy discussion of nonprofits, churches and people raising money off the backs of others (03:00). Next, Aldo let us know What Burned His Boudin this week including not learning algebra (25:00), UsherBucks (31:00), NFTs (35:00) and not leaving your kids any inheritance (45:00). We took some time to talk about the lady in NOLA would has been arrested for not giving $1.2 million back (52:00) before Aldo had Nothin’ NICE to Say about Kyrie’s stance on the N word (1:00:00). We wrapped things up with our take on Daunte Wright’s murder in Minnesota (1:08:00) and some thoughts on the fourth anniversary.

Let’s get right to it… and make it a Best Friend Weekend! Aldo NICE and Los aka C.A.P. brought us the news and talk for this weeks’ episode. Rumble Williams got things started with some draft analysis (01:00) that led to us revisiting some time-honored draft logic (02:00). Next, Aldo let us know What Burned His Boudin this week including formula placement in stores (08:00), Katy ISD parents (11:00), weekly vaccine check-ins (13:00), #ResurrectionSunday (16:00), #TeamTexas (20:00), multiple selections for favorites (24:00) and not knowing where to watch Verzuz battles (31:00). Some of the big stories this week came from the world of sports as we discussed Paul Pierce being fired from ESPN (36:00), Deshaun Watson and massage logic/stories (43:00) and Hubert Davis’ white wife (57:00). We ended the pod with Aldo having Nothin’ NICE to Say about a shooting after the club in Houston (1:02:00) and our tribute to DMX (1:10:00).

Aldo NICE Jr. is the new executive producer of Best Friend Weekend so all editing and artwork was done at 3:30am… get used to some mistakes LoL. This week Rumble Williams got things rolling with his belief in taking the high road (01:00) which led us to discussing the art & science of being aware of your surroundings (02:00) and the wisdom of getting in other folks’ business (11:00). After briefly touching on the George Floyd trial (18:00), Aldo let us know What Burned His Boudin this week including cheating against LeBron (23:00) and babies that don’t sleep (37:00). The concept of fatherhood was on full display as the crew talked about those early stages (40:00) and what type of broadcast makes families and fatherhood most official (47:00). We concluded this episode with some Louisiana talk about Boosie slapping a paid customer (52:00) and Derrius Guice doing his thing Da Dumb Way (59:00) and Aldo having Nothin’ NICE to Say about Lil Nas X’s satanic custom 97 air max.

Big week in the Best Friend Weekend community… Aldo NICE, Rog Smuve and Los aka C.A.P. linked up to do our thing and we appreciate ya checking in! Rumble Williams led things off by questioning what you did with that stimmy (01:00) which led to us discussing what people have done with their last year (02:00) and what “returning to normal” will actually look like (09:00). Next, Aldo let us know What Burned His Boudin this week including “What It Feels Like” (21:00), telling kids they look like doctors/lawyers (28:00) and gym conspiracy theories (32:00). Some big stories we chose to tackle where the discrepencies in NCAA protocols (34:00), the breakup of Quavo and Saweetie (46:00) and Derrick Jaxn’s long-awaited comeuppance (51:00). We finished up this week’s episode with Aldo having Nothin’ NICE to Say about fake reparations (59:00), the crew revisiting Deshaun Watson’s massage fettish (1:04:00) and which vaccine is the best one to take (1:19:00).

Kiss me, I’m Irish! … (or just regular black, but who’s checking). Aldo NICE, Rog Smuve and Los aka C.A.P. got together, as usual, to make sure you will have a Best Friend Weekend! Rumble Williams led off with a set of buzzwords that make his skin crawl (01:00) before Aldo let us know What Burned His Boudin this week including contract workers without CashApp (11:00), not being able to handle that drank (20:00), not being able to celebrate because we’re black (24:00) and acronym users (33:00). A few stories that came up for discussion this week were Cardi and Megan’s performance at the Grammys (37:00), the recent shootings of Asian-Americans (54:00) and the smear campaign against Deshaun Watson (1:03:00). We ended the week with Aldo having Nothin’ NICE to Say about marriages, proposals and kids (1:11:00) and the official BFW sendoff for Drew Brees (1:17:00).

Whole lotta blackness going on this week! Aldo NICE, Rog Smuve and Los aka C.A.P. provided an extended take on another interesting week in the culture. Rumble Williams got things started by imploring folks to support their friends (01:00) which made us touch on that subject and get into the stimulus package and the governments’ recovery plan (04:00). Next, Aldo let us know What Burned His Boudin this week including shopping the front items (15:00), kids who “start businesses” (22:00), muting the phone (24:00), parents moving for “better schools (26:00) and ATL going up (34:00). We left off last week advertising two events, so we thought it would only be right to give an NBA All-Star recap (36:00) and our thoughts on Coming 2 America (49:00). We spoke about sale of the Verzuz battles (59:00) before running our thoughts on colorism through the lens of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle (1:05:00). The podcast was wrapped up with Aldo having Nothin’ NICE to Say about tipping (1:23:00) and our take on ‘mask off’

Marching into March and the one-year anniversary of Best Friend Weekend Phase 3.6 (The Event That Shut Down the World). Aldo NICE and Los aka C.A.P. got together to do what we do best and bring the people that work. Rumble Williams led off with his thoughts on panhandlers and finessers (01:00) which got us talking about pamphlets, programs and PowerPoints (03:00). Next, Aldo let us know what Burned His Boudin this week including “I don’t own the rights” (12:00), posting before liking (15:00) and black girls (17:00). After a good talk about whether it’s better to buy off-brand, new or used, real (20:00), we got into the major stories of the week. First, we broke down a Nike execs son’s sneaker enterprise (25:00) before getting into the major issue of Texas lifting mask mandates and opening the state back up (36:00). Cancel culture was again talked about… this time the cancelling of Dr. Racist Suess (51:00). We ended the episode with Aldo having Nothin’ NICE to Say about failing the students (57:00) befo

Just as quick as Black History Month started, we are wrapping it up… Crazy! This week Aldo NICE, Rog Smuve and Los aka C.A.P. got together to discuss the things that needed to be said in this last week of February 2021. Rumble Williams led off the pod with his most recent take on vaccinations (01:00) which prompted a long, healthy discussion on the topic (03:00). Next, Aldo let us know the one thing that Burned His Boudin this week (25:00) before we touched on the plane debris in Denver (28:00) and hot mics/cancel culture (33:00). We chose to talk about three stories from the world of music including Bobby Shmurda’s release (42:00), Meek Mill’s Kobe lyric (50:00) and Kanye West and Kim K’s impending split (58:00). To end the pod, we briefly mentioned Tiger Woods’ accident (1:05:00) and spend some time hyping up Judas and the Black Messiah (1:07:00).

Listen… It’s been a crazy week in Houston but we still got the podcast out on time! Please forgive us for any technical difficulties or issues but it’s rough out here right now and we wanted to get you our stories as soon as possible. Rumble Williams led off the pod with his thoughts on wickedness (01:00) which got us talking about trolling in the culture (03:00). Next, Aldo let us know what Burned His Boudin earlier in the week including thinking old stuff is worth something (11:00), first ladies of strip mall churches (14:00) and Valentine’s Day meal flexing (17:00). After that bit of humor, we quickly switched to real issue at hand and gave you the real on what’s happening in Houston. We ran through the issue itself (23:00), the rest of the country not knowing (32:00), the issue of water vs. power (41:00), risks you’re willing to take (47:00) and 2020 vs. 2021 (55:00).

Welcome to the Best Friend Valentine’s Weekend 2021! Although we didn’t really talk about Valentine’s Day, Aldo NICE, Rog Smuve and Los aka C.A.P. talked about everything else and touched on hot button debates that are permeating the culture. Rumble Williams started the pod with a word on assumptions (01:00) that led to us giving a brief oral history of the origins of Rumble's nickname and his slight flashes (02:00). After talking about different types of dogs (06:00), Aldo let us know What Burned His Boudin this week including Top 10 Saints highlights (13:00), relationship affirmation comments on posts (15:00), changing the focus of your IG page (18:00), not being ready to go at the post office (22:00), clubhouse clout chasing (26:00) and using the incorrect gender version of words (30:00). A few stories we tackled in the first part of the pod where people who are trying to skirt Black History Month (35:00), the Super Bowl fallout (41:00) and a YouTuber taking a prank too far (56:00). Next, Aldo had Not

Welcome to February and welcome back to the Best Friend Weekend Podcast! Aldo NICE, Rog Smuve and Los aka C.A.P. linked up to debate, argue and talk our usual talk for the start of Black History Month. Rumble Williams led things off with his thoughts on that Rona lasting until 2022 (01:00) which made us discuss how deep that coronavirus is in these streets (02:00) and how we think the pandemic will end… with a vaccine or social distancing (10:00). Next, Aldo let us know What Burned His Boudin this week including emoji critiquing (27:00), the #silhouettechallenge (29:00), outlandish wedding requests (32:00) and that we cannot do what they do (35:00). This week we wanted to take some time to talk about virtual school so we dove into the issues with the Chicago Public School System and the teacher union (40:00) and the topic of cheating during remote learning (53:00). After giving a bit of time to T.I. and Tiny (56:00), Aldo had Nothin’ NICE to Say about your niceness back in the day (1:01:00) which led to

Welcome to the “back to our regularly scheduled program” edition of the Best Friend Weekend Podcast! Rumble Williams led things off by standing up for JUCOs and talking about professionalism (01:00) which quickly got Rog Smuve and Aldo’s attention (02:00) before we talked about the idea of race and professionalism (13:00). Next, Aldo let us know What Burned His Boudin this week including password thieves (19:00), 2021 Pressure (25:00) and fielding phone calls when you’re sick (34:00). In the most appropriately titled ‘Rona Talk’ to date, one of the team members discusses their recent bout with COVID-19 (36:00). We then wrapped up the pod with Aldo having Nothin’ NICE to Say about who you include in the picture (58:00), the fellas discussing Josh Gordon (1:02:00), C.A.P.’s MVP season in the men’s league (1:08:00), a local story being buried (1:12:00) and our thoughts on the Super Bowl (1:20:00).

A little late this week but we still giving that product out per usual. Thanks for being a loyal listener! Rumble Williams got things started with his ideas on black and brown allegiances (01:00) which led to the crew discussing people of color (02:00), the Tiger Woods documentary (05:00) and if it is hard to make black friends (06:00). Next, Aldo let us know What Burned His Boudin this week including rather sending kids to college than winning state championships (18:00), people lying about health status to get vaccines (24:00), Lil Wayne and Kodak Black’s chess moves (29:00) and Kamala Harris belonging to only a few and everyone at the same time (33:00). After discussing the inauguration highlights (36:00), we discussed two interesting stories about a black woman in Kansas City (47:00) and a black woman in Bali (54:00). We ended the podcast with Aldo having Nothin’ NICE to Say about not rocking with your state (1:01:00) and some Saints and LeBron talk (1:03:00).