Never Meet Your Heroes

Jabari Davis is back with another really fun panel of guests to discuss a series of hip-hop vs NBA comparisons, favorite holiday foods + what NOT to do when cooking for the holidays and the usual banter about heroes and fallen heroes of yesteryear. HUGE thanks to Pete Croatto, writer, NBA historian and author of From Hang Time To Prime Time for joining! Make sure you follow Pete @petecroatto and if you’re interested in his book, you can find it here: https://www.simonandschuster.com/book... HUGE thanks to both The Mojo King, host of Hidden Gems DFS Golf and his co-host on Hidden Gems Hip-Hop, Willie Freeman for joining as well! You can follow them at @apowermojo and @williefreeman, respectively. You can find, subscribe, rate and review their shows here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... You can find all of 19 Media Group’s fantastic programming here: https://19mediagroup.com/ Support for Never Meet Your Heroes is brought to you in part by MyBookie. Don’t wait, head to MyBookie today to redeem your double deposit bonus, so you can get in the game and start winning now! To get yourself started, use promo code HEROES to receive double your first deposit instantly. That’s promo code HEROES so you can double your funds, to double your winnings Bet anything, anytime, anywhere with MyBookie!

Jabari is joined by Tunisha and special guest, THE GREAT, Anna Hossnieh (iHeart Radio Producer and Host) to discuss some interesting political history involving a cast member from The Wire, the unfortunate passing of Michael K Williams and other political topics. Show Sources: https://www.npr.org/2021/09/08/1035088933/fresh-air-remembers-wire-and-boardwalk-empire-actor-michael-k-williams https://thewire.fandom.com/wiki/Ed_Norris_(actor) https://www.baltimoresun.com/bal-te.md.norris22jun22-story.html

The Dr. is back behind the mic as Tunisha breaks down the Hulkster for today's episode. Show Sources: https://www.thedailybeast.com/why-racist-hulk-hogan-hasnt-earned-our-forgiveness https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6641883/hulk-hogan-fired-wwe-racist-rant https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-44846142 https://www.gq.com/story/hulk-hogan-is-getting-the-redemption-story-he-never-earned

Jabari is back up in the rotation with some entertaining celebrity arrests for Tunisha.

Tunisha is up in the rotation and brought the heat for this episode once again.

Jabari Davis is back in the rotation to surprise Tunisha Singleton with some of the details and background on Shia LaBeouf for this week's episode. They'll also run through some quick hitters on the back end of the episode. Sources: https://time.com/4503609/shia-labeouf-weird-behavior-timeline/ https://pagesix.com/article/inside-shia-labeouf-arrests-legal-troubles/ https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/11/arts/music/fka-twigs-shia-labeouf-abuse.amp.html https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Shia%20Labeouf

Tunisha Singleton and Jabari Davis are back to break down another celebrity background this week. Tunisha stuns Jabari with some information on legendary running back, actor and activist Jim Brown. Episode sources: https://www.thebiglead.com/posts/jim-brown-had-more-than-a-few-issues-off-the-field-with-both-women-and-men-01dktz70vvw4 https://www.clevescene.com/scene-and-heard/archives/2016/09/16/jim-brown-subject-of-multiple-domestic-abuse-allegations-will-have-his-statue-unveiled-sunday-before-browns-home-game https://www.sportscasting.com/nfl-legend-jim-brown-was-once-accused-of-extremely-dark-crimes/ https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/columnist/brennan/2019/10/23/why-jim-brown-not-among-greatest-nfl-players/2452787001/ https://deadspin.com/jim-brown-did-great-things-he-also-beat-woman-1784269329 https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1986-08-23-8603030213-story.html http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/comment/saraceno/2002-04-10-saraceno.html

In our pilot episode, Jabari Davis shocks co-host Tunisha Singleton with some background on actor Mark Wahlberg as the duo introduce 19 Media Group's latest show, 'Never Meet Your Heroes' for your listening pleasure. Episode sources and references: https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/mark-wahlberg-racist-hate-crimes-wikipedia-history-george-floyd-blm-protests-a9554191.html https://www.gq.com/story/mark-wahlberg-boogie-nights-regrets https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Mark%20Wahlberg