Join or Die with Robert Putnam

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Colin Kaepernick: The NFL Tried to Buy My Silence

Colin Kaepernick tells the parts he's never told: what NFL owners said in the room, the offer made while he was being blackballed — and the Jay-Z call that never happened.In this episode of What Now?, Colin sits with Trevor and Eugene for the full story: adopted into a white fami ...  Show more

South Africa Sessions: The Greatest Snake Oil Salesman ft. Sizwe Dhlomo

Sizwe and Eugene are not letting Trevor get a hair transplant without a fight. What starts as a beard debate spirals into elbow grafts, foreskin logistics, and the exact wingspan-to-height ratio you'd need after leg-lengthening surgery. Trevor makes an unexpectedly convincing cas ...  Show more

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