Best Friend Weekend Podcast

MLK weekend is here but foolishness still going down in these streets. Aldo NICE and Los aka C.A.P. got together to talk through some of the major happenings in the culture. Rumble Williams got things started with his take on “giving game” (01:00) which led to us discussing being “average at best” (03:00) and the concept of moving into a woman’s home (06:00). Next, Aldo let us know What Burned His Boudin this week including no pics of yourself on social media (11:00), #BustItChallenge (14:00) and the Clubhouse app (16:00). We spent the bulk of the podcast recapping the aftermath of the Capitol storming (22:00) and SoHo Karen (36:00) before Aldo had Nothin’ NICE to Say about leaving Houston (40:00). We wrapped the episode discussing James Harden’s new superteam (43:00), the end of Insecure and some Saints talk (54:00).

This is one of those weeks where people ask us… “How soon ya’ll dropping the podcast?” It’s up, because we knew you wanted our take on the events of this first week of 2021. Rumble Williams got things started with his thoughts on letting our collective guard down and that leading to the act of terrorism at the Capitol (01:00). This lead in got us talking plenty about the failed coup including if Trump knows what he’s doing (02:00), the top government building to protect (12:00), if black folks were the rioters (17:00), the 25th Amendment (23:00) and the elections in Georgia (24:00). Next, Aldo let us know What Burned His Boudin this week including reposting without credit (26:00), people who don’t hang up (30:00), famous people bragging on relationships (32:00), frats being the only ones who can have fraternal bonds (36:00), “ballin” folks looking for stimulus checks (44:00) and people who went out for NYE (50:00). After a riveting conversation about the Continuum of Association (55:00), Aldo had Nothin

Happy New Year… or Happy New Years for my people (you know who you are)!! Check out Aldo NICE, Rog Smuve and Los aka C.A.P. for the signature episode of the Best Friend Weekend Podcast! Rumble Williams got us started by having some thoughts on skimping on toilet paper (01:00) which prompted us to talk about what is acceptable at certain ages and microwaves (03:00). Next, Aldo let us know what Burned His Boudin for the last time in 2020 including logo infringement (09:00), missing out on the new hearts (19:00), people who can get it but don’t want the vaccine (24:00) and adulting on vacation (29:00). At this point, we got reviewed some Top Ten lists of the past (33:00) then got into our Top Ten lists for 2020 (37:00) before wrapping with some thank yous and New Years’ resolutions. Enjoy!

Merry Best Friendsmas! The good folks at Best Friend Weekend are here with a Christmas present for our loyal listeners… Rumble Williams did the first reading with his thoughts on Black Superpowers (01:00) which got us talking about the logic behind it in hotep nation (03:00) and what superpowers you wish you had (07:00). Being in the Christmas spirit, we chose to run down our Christmas 2020 plans (13:00) and the top Christmas songs of all time (18:00). Next, Aldo let us know What Burned His Boudin this week including writing names on gift bags (21:00), amber alerts before 7am (24:00), giving tickets during holidays (29:00), non-QWERTY keyboards (38:00), typos in dope text messages (40:00) and posting pics of vaccine shots (47:00). After discussing the stimulus checks (57:00), we took some time to decide if James Harden is tripping these days (1:01:00). We finished up with Aldo having Nothin’ NICE to Say about Rihanna (1:11:00) and the team talking about an American being jailed in the Cayman Islands due

With 2020 winding down, Aldo NICE, Rog Smuve and Los aka C.A.P. got together talk our talk about everything going on in the culture. Rumble Williams got things started by discussing last minute Christmas shopping (01:00) which allowed us to give our thoughts on selecting who to buy gold, frankincense and myrrh for (03:00) and what to do when you get unexpected presents (16:00). Next, Aldo let us know What Burned His Boudin this week including celebrity thirst traps (22:00), items ‘still clickable’ on the SNKRS app (27:00), not knowing how to end a text convo (31:00) and when you cannot DM in Zoom meetings (38:00). Two stories that got our attention this week were the little league football kid getting hit by the coach (44:00) and Lil Wayne selling his masters (1:07:00). The pod wrapped up with Aldo having Nothin’ NICE to Say about karma (1:16:00) and the group sharing some general Kevin Durant hate (1:22:00).

Two weeks until Christmas and the fellas at Best Friend Weekend are bringing you that Friday sauce like only we can! Rumble Williams led things off with his questioning of the amount of people who don’t get away with crimes (01:00) which led to a fun discussion about Crime TV shows/channels and why folks are drawn to them (03:00). Next, Aldo let us know What Burned His Boudin this week including personalized hashtags (10:00), bad social media matches (16:00) and when your friends move (23:00). In a personal conversation, we lamented one of our friends moving and discussed what are factors that should be taken into account when moving to a new city (25:00) before we talked about the fairness of having a transgender woman in Argentinian soccer (46:00). We wrapped up this week’s episode with Aldo having Nothin’ NICE to Say about the good suffering for the bad (57:00) and Los discussing teaching during the pandemic and inequities in return rates for different races (1:05:00).

No Twerk Zone, No Twerk Zone… They Know Better, They Know Better!! Welcome to your weekly dose of Aldo NICE, Rog Smuve and Los aka C.A.P. better known as Best Friend Weekend! Rumble Williams got things started with his thoughts on diversity in musical tastes (01:00) which led to some healthy conversation about listening habits (03:00) and Apple Music’s Replay and Spotify’s #Wrapped (10:00). Next, Aldo let us know What Burned His Boudin this week including ‘You Have to See It Too’ (17:00), the Vanderbilt kicker (24:00) and the Broncos QB in fantasy football (43:00). After that, Aldo immediately had Nothin’ NICE to Say about being embarrassed by your family (49:00) which turned into more NFL and COVID talk (54:00). We ended the podcast with some stories that you really wanted to know our take on: the NOLA Swingers Convention (1:04:00) and True Kitchen’s ‘No Twerk Zone’ in Dallas (1:09:00).

The last podcast of November and we did not disappoint! Aldo NICE, Rog Smuve and Los aka C.A.P. are here to bring you this year’s Black Friday episode! Rumble Williams got things rolling with his thoughts on a particular documentary (01:00) which brought us down many rabbit holes including drug abuse and soft white underbellies (03:00). Next, Aldo let us know What Burned His Boudin this week including “make it public” (09:00), bootleg Wojs (11:00), not having money at the store (15:00) and the sexuality of Louisiana men being questioned (23:00). A few stories we tackled this week included what’s going on during a COVID Thanksgiving (29:00), the order of precedence when it comes to giving out the vaccine (42:00) and the Verzuz battles that need to happen (52:00). To finish up the episode, Aldo had Nothin’ NICE to Say about the game being messed up (1:11:00) prior to some pertinent Taysom Hill Saints Talk (1:23:00).

Ready to get back to quarantine?!?! Aldo NICE, Rog Smuve and Los aka C.A.P. will help to ease that transition… Rumble Williams got things kicked off this week with the Return of the Rona (01:00) which led to us bring back ‘Rona Talk’ specifically discussing the vaccine (02:00), essential workers (08:00) and backyard vs. front yard people (12:00). Next, Aldo let us know What Burned His Boudin this week including people with Trump flags still up (15:00), “I’m Still a Fan” (22:00), self-promotion niggas (26:00) and folks worrying about others buying PS5s (32:00). Some of the stories we got into this week were Trump paying folks to support him (42:00), the Tekashi 69 documentary on Hulu (47:00), the recent Texas shootings of Lil Boosie and Benny the Butcher (55:00) and Jeezy v. Gucci’s Verzuz Battle (57:00). After Aldo had Nothin’ NICE to Say about Lavar Ball and these hoes (1:02:00), we wrapped with some NBA Draft talk and a brief state of the Pellys and Saints (1:12:00).

America has spoken… now it’s time for Aldo NICE, Rog Smuve and Los aka C.A.P. to do the same! Rumble Williams led off the podcast this week with his thoughts on a quiet social media feed (01:00) which quickly pivoted to the crew discussing election results and the fallout (03:00). Next, Aldo let us know What Burned His Boudin this week including talking shit about black women (15:00), uncomfortable masks (16:00), photo dumps on IG (24:00), giving yourself a nickname that no one calls you (29:00) and rappers getting killed before we know them (32:00). A big story after the election was what Oregon is allowing to go on in their state, so we discussed that (46:00) and put to rest a great wing debate (53:00). On the back half of the pod, Aldo had Nothin’ NICE to Say about men capping for social media (56:00) which led to the fellas talking about rules for paying for your girl. We ended this week with the story of Quawan Charles in Baldwin/Loreauville (1:12:00) and John Gray apologizing for cheating again (1:

Losers act how loser act…. And Trump is a loser! Good thing Aldo NICE, Rog Smuve and Los aka C.A.P. are here to help you parse through all of the important events of a very big week in the history of the country. Rumble Williams got things started with his love for Daylight Savings Time when done the correct way (01:00) which got us talking about BFW Weekends and longing to go outside (02:00). Next, Aldo let us know What Burned His Boudin this week including non-Greeks (08:00), diversity officer promotions (18:00) and the polls being off (21:00). Obviously, the biggest story of the week was the presidential election (25:00) including polling, counting votes, lawsuits and Kanye actually getting big votes (47:00). After discussing white significant others wearing black gear (54:00), we talked about a guy proposing to his girlfriend after quite a few years of being together (1:02:00). Aldo wrapped up the pod with Nothin’ NICE to Say about businesses that shouldn’t be open (1:07:00) to which the fellas had

Happy Halloween… things are about to get really scary or back to normal and Aldo NICE, Rog Smuve and Los aka C.A.P. are here to take you right up to election day! Rumble Williams led things off with his take on being masked up until 2022 (01:00) which led to the team talking about businesses, schools and individuals trying to use the CDC guidelines to start back up the WRONG way (02:00). Next, Aldo let us know What Burned His Boudin this week including club shits (15:00), regional posts (20:00), “It was the… part for me” (24:00) and the Dodgers’ COVID ignorance (30:00). In a story revisited from last week, we had John Patrick come on to talk about SARS in Nigeria (34:00) and give some facts and opinions for us to chew on. This was followed by our take on the Walter Wallace Jr. shooting in Philly (46:00). Next, Rog had a moment of reflection that led to us talking about voting deadlines, early voting and campaign ads (58:00) before we mused about Kanye’s project in Haiti (1:08:00). The podcast was wrappe

The fourth podcast of October.... and you still got one more coming this month… we call that lagniappe! Aldo NICE, Rog Smuve and Los aka C.A.P. linked up to give you the run down for the 80% mark of the Libra month. Rumble Williams led things off with his thoughts on post-election chaos (01:00) which made us throw in our two cents on the same issue. Next, Aldo let us know What Burned His Boudin this week including flags (11:00), triple paraphernalia (16:00), non-plastic straws (22:00), youth sports during the pandemic (24:00), ‘oblivious’ coworkers (27:00), switching the game on the bar TV (29:00) and long distance waves (31:00). Some of the biggest events we talked about this week were our comparisons between Ice Cube’s and 50 Cent’s comments (34:00), men asking women for money (47:00) and SARS in Nigeria (55:00). We wrapped up the pod with Aldo having Nothin’ NICE to Say about afterlife requests (1:03:00) and the team discussing OBJ’s 2-year ban at LSU (1:15:00).

Two weeks left til the election so we are keying in on how your vote impacts the culture! Rumble Williams got things started with his warnings about playing with Uncle Sam (01:00) which led to us discussing Pretty Ricky and how the government cracks down on fly-by-night businesses (02:00). Next, Aldo let us know What Burned His Boudin this week including dogs poop on the concrete (07:00), bad built gym rats (12:00), CashApp birthday requests (16:00), premature safe marking (18:00), RayBans for $24.99 (20:00), game demos (23:00), posting pics with celebrities (30:00) and voting on day one (32:00). Some of the biggest stories we chose to tackle this week were voting strategies (34:00), militias popping up during COVID (41:00), Ice Cube and Platinum Plan (46:00) and Cardi B having a very interesting week (1:00:00). Things winded down with Aldo having Nothin’ NICE to Say about some Pearl River priests (1:05:00) which turned into some hometown peddo talk (1:13:00) before we concluded with our NBA Finals recap

Looks like we ain’t F’ing around this week! Aldo NICE and Los aka C.A.P. got together to give you the run down about the events we think are important from the last week. Rumble Williams got things started with his thoughts on the NFAC’s trip to Lafayette (01:00) which led to us discussing militias, guns and protests (03:00). Next, Aldo let us know What Burned His Boudin this week including multiple group texts (10:00), out of shape vegetarians (14:00), kids acting up on Zoom (17:00) and LeBron hating (26:00). After some FaceBook talk (34:00), we got into the biggest topics of the week like Trump having that Rona (40:00), #JonathanPrice becoming an unsuspecting hashtag in Wolf City (51:00) and the Bayou Classic moving to Shreveport, LA (1:01:00). We ended the podcast with Aldo having Nothin’ NICE to Say about trying to save everyone (1:08:00) and the fellas talking about kids we’ve taught and unfortunately didn’t get through to (1:10:00).

Talk yo shit, now roll with it! Aldo NICE, Rog Smuve and Los aka C.A.P. were in an arguing mood after seeing the contentious presidential debate this week. Rumble Williams started things off with his thoughts on LeBron being in the GOAT conversation (01:00) which led to more Bron talk and the guys questioning if the Bubble is real basketball (09:00). Next, Aldo let us know What Burned His Boudin this week including LSU and the Saints (19:00), car riders (25:00) and people who think they know what ‘real men’ do (29:00). In an episode where we talked a lot of politics, we recapped the Biden/Trump debate (32:00) and how black men will be voting this time around (53:00). After this convo, we revisited NBA Youngboy’s arrest (1:15:00) before Aldo had Nothin’ NICE to Say about a white lady getting arrested at a middle school football game (1:22:00) and finally, our thoughts on Tory Lanez (1:27:00).

How can you act surprised at this point?!?! Aldo NICE, Los aka C.A.P. and Rog Smuve got together to discuss another tough week in the culture. Rumble Williams got things kicked off with his thoughts on what makes a legitimate business (01:00) which quickly turned into a discussion about ‘social media businesses’ (03:00). Next, Aldo let us know What Burned His Boudin this week including fake videos online (11:00), Hulu commercials (16:00), stunting about being next level (20:00) and watering down #BlackLivesMatter (28:00). The top stories we chose to explore this week were the lack of justice for Breonna Taylor (31:00), Deion Sanders coaching at Jackson State (42:00), Bronny on that weed (55:00) and androids vs. iPhones (1:01:00). The podcast was brought to a close with Aldo having Nothin’ NICE to Say about the Supreme Court (1:08:00) which led to Aldo and Los talking about our country’s political climate and the crew revisiting Cardi B and Offset’s rumored split (1:18:00).

Some people are just so ready to RISK IT ALL!!! Aldo NICE, Rog Smuve and Los aka C.A.P. linked up to talk about these folks and everything you need to know about the week that was… Rumble Williams started things off with his take on fantasy football (01:00) which gave us a chance to give our two cents on the subject as well. Next, Aldo let us know What Burned His Boudin this week including football TV ratings (08:00), people who ‘called it’ (11:00) and asking questions with the Zoom camera off (15:00). After some talk about hyphenated last names (20:00), we discussed who exactly is risking it all. The list included: the NFL risking it all to lie about COVID numbers (24:00), Danuel House risking it all in the bubble (26:00), Alejandro Villanueva risking it all for fallen soldiers (35:00), Alex Villanueva risking it all for blue lives (56:00) and Deshaun Watson risking it all for some fire IG pics (1:00:00). We wrapped up the pod with Aldo having Nothin’ NICE to Say about Cardi B (1:03:00) which led to us

Welcome back to your favorite spot to hear about everything that’s going down in the culture, Best Friend Weekend! Aldo NICE and Los aka C.A.P. linked up to discuss everything that went down in the past week or is about to go down this week… DreHype got things started with a live look at South Central LA amidst police brutality and wildfires (01:00) which got us talking about the causes of the fires in our best Cali voices (03:00). Next, Aldo let us know What Burned His Boudin this week including the gender reveal founder (07:00), ‘aux cord’ hogs (14:00), hood nigga’s funeral attire (16:00) and Kaepernick on Madden (19:00). Some of the big stories that we took time to talk about this week were the revelation of who’s behind the @daquan Instagram account (23:00), Lil Boosie being deleted off of IG (32:00), the Lafayette Police Department still making headlines (35:00) and Dr. Dre’s divorce numbers (43:00). We wrapped up the podcast with Aldo having Nothin’ NICE to Say about white privilege (1:00:00) and ou

Welcome to September… New month, same story… but Aldo NICE, Rog Smuve and Los aka C.A.P. are here to guide you into the seventh month of the pandemic! Rumble Williams started the proceedings with his thoughts on blocking your blessings (01:00) which got us discussing potential vs. reality and dating “on your level” (03:00). Next, Aldo and Los let us know What Burned Their Boudin this week including Cannon Hinnant comparisons to Jacob Blake (09:00) and NOLA getting all the love (24:00). In a somber turn, we gave our farewells to Chadwick Boseman and discussed what black actors need to step up (29:00) before talking about the race war that is happening before our eyes (46:00) and the slandering of Breonna Taylor (55:00). After a brief nod to the Brandy v. Monica Verzuz Battle (59:00), Aldo had Nothin’ NICE to Say about Ron Jeremy’s charges (1:01:00). We ended the episode with our thoughts on Uncle P’s Rice (1:06:00) and some pertinent sports talk (1:09:00).