Microaggressive
By J BG
Each week, BG and J connect from coast to coast to talk s**t about the world, life, music and more on the Microaggressive podcast.
MicroaggressiveDec 24, 2020
Microaggressive #34 - Which Golden Girl Are You?
BG and J figure out which one is a Dorothy and which one is a Blanche. And it gives birth to the greatest idea they’ve ever had.
- 00:00 - When you need to know
- 02:18 - Digital thugs
- 06:21 - No snip
- 14:11 - Gossip hour
- 37:00 - One black
- 45:27 - What have we learned this week
- 50:42 - Dorothy v. Blanche
Musical accompaniment - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2zKu6zpg9LwNFsf0m4v4yE
Microaggressive #33 - Patrick Ewing Episode
For the 33rd episode, BG and J and nearly make it an entire episode without talking about Kanye or Trump, but fail. There is talk of greenery, odd things you see on the internet, what to do when work colleagues show their political colors and, sadly, no talk of Knicks legend, #33 Patrick Ewing.
- 00:00 - Matchmaker, matchmaker
- 03:35 - Green New Deal
- 14:27 - Being social
- 34:30 - Population control
- 46:04 - White fragility
- 63:41 - What did we learn this week
- 69:46 - What are we listening to this week
Musical accompaniment - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4CdHW7sitnYn3OFWNky2zQ
Microaggressive #32 - One Dope Hat
BG and J discuss when athletes speak up, best opening lines in rap, health tips, how to win "Showtime at The Apollo", ghosting playdates, provocative high school kids and a shoutout to Gregory Porter, for no reason. at all.
- 00:00 - What’s in a name
- 06:03 - Some good stuff
- 13:34 - Woke edition
- 32:24 - Covid College
- 41:18 - Choose your words
- 54:10 - Scale don’t lie
- 65:45 - What have we learned this week?
- 68:28 - What are we listening to this week?
Musical accompaniment - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2iOLPv2ghOPZwNQvdCeqiW
Microaggressive #31 - Year of the obvious
A lot more happened over the last five months than public health crises and social unrest. BG and J discuss new babies, how to troll the president, bad people and bad art and to pay or not to pay for certain types of entertainment. Oh yeah, a few thoughts on racism too.
- 00:00 - Quarantine hair care
- 04:06 - That Covid Life
- 31:28 - Too many minutes on Trump
- 39:28 - Content reviews
- 47:04 - The airing of the grievances
- 76:15 - Bad people
- 92:20 - What is art
- 99:32 - What are we listening to this week
- 102:32 - What have we learned this week
Musical accompaniment - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3Jvc3SpBOUN2ekobDoWtQL
Microaggressive #30 - Ugly Baby
BG and J catch up on how you talk about someone’s downsides after death, new money making schemes and black super heroes. Also, what they will leave each other in their wills.
- 00:00 - Makes you think
- 03:15 - Saints out of sinners
- 20:20 - New ideas for 2020
- 27:21 - Dating profile update
- 33:23 - The age of oversharing
- 40:40 - The Legend of Phoenix Jones
- 49:37 - What are we listening to this week
- 54:30 - What have we learned this week
Musical Accompaniment - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/45onpipBEu2V0azJuKundB
Microaggressive #29 - Check the box
BG and J catch up from NYC. The wisdom of getting older, dating etiquette and the efficacy of Mexican Viagra. Also, a reminder to not be the old dude in the club.
- 00:00 - Born on date
- 10:17 - Mexican Viagra Success
- 21:50 - You can’t stay here
- 40:43 - Modern dating
- 56:30 - Clearing up the record
- 72:42 - What are we listening to this week
- 73:30 - What have we learned this week
Musical accompaniment - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3HOOEfCqXtPgI44X0bQBOB
Microaggressive #28 - Games we play
J and BG close out 2019 by putting their vast hip-hop knowledge to good use. Also, black Christmas movies, the joys of fatherhood and how to make the world a better place.
- 00:00 - Subway Face
- 05:35 - Happy Kwanza
- 11:50 - Rap Games
- 24:49 - Black Christmas
- 35:24 - Sons and Daughters
- 51:45 - What are we listening to this week
Musical accompaniment - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5QPu2ncOfiX2R4ESC1D58U
Microaggressive #27 - ...a crush on Dawn from En Vogue
BG and J catch up on Thanksgiving, take a trip down memory lane with 90’s R&B groups and discuss peak happiness. Also, interracial dating and B finally reviews the Popeye’s chicken sandwich.
- 00:00 - Giving Thanks
- 07:32 - Your favorite member of En Vogue
- 25:12 - Dating preferences
- 36:32 - White girl happy
- 42:20 - Amber is the color of your energy
- 51:27 - What are we listening to this week
- 52:09 - What have we learned this week
Musical Accompaniment - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/16FAqTFV6ZW0j9QhT1Dlxl
Microaggressive #26 - The Notebook Part 2
An episode so weird we split it in two. BG and J start off with a lighthearted and cringe-inducing trip down memory lane via B’s high school rap notebook, then things get real by the end. Also, life in Cali, midlife crises and looking out for your neighbors.
- 00:00 - Award Tour
- 01:03 - California report
- 05:00 - J’s midlife crisis
- 16:04 - Another California report
- 18:16 - Like a good neighbor
Microaggressive #25 - The Notebook Part 1
An episode so weird we split it in two. BG and J start off with a lighthearted and cringe-inducing trip down memory lane via B’s high school rap notebook, then things get real by the end. Also, when rappers make bad sports songs and pregnancy sex.
- 00:00 - Secretary of something
- 03:00 - Pregnancy love
- 06:46 - Rap and Sports
- 13:41 - B get’s "Mortified"
Microaggressive #24 - Dumb it Down
BG and J catch up and share some not so deep thoughts on porn doppelgängers, when rappers try and get woke, and what B needs to do to enter his Kanye phase. Also, J discovers why white people always keep their blinds open.
*This episode also contains multiple instances of mistakenly referring to Sally Hemings as “Sally Jennings” . The Microaggressive Podcast deeply regrets the error Ms. Hemings. You’ve been through enough.
- 00:00 - Pictures on the internet
- 04:52 - Latina Dunham
- 16:40 - The Kanye guide to grief
- 30:20 -Joker and jokes
- 36:25 - Windows and
- 44:17 - What are we listening to this week
- 45:17 - What have we learned this week
Musical accompaniment - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1I4i4rhg9SfMSCww0gaVh9
Microaggressive #23 - Harvest Moon
BG and J share memories and laughs. RIP to Diana. Also, Idris Elba still making money.
Musical Accompaniment - https://open.spotify.com/user/bsgordon/playlist/38Iy3j8Hfy9g4BKtD42hKe
Microaggressive #22 - Same old ish
BG and J lament the quick end of a popular chicken sandwich, artists that lose their luster and how to make money off of simple ideas. Also, a warning for listeners with low tolerance for stupidity, this episode contains a brief mention of Lena Dunham.
- 00:00 - Chicken again
- 03:15 - The act gets old
- 16:00 - Wisdom for sale
- 28:40 - The new Goop
- 45:53 - What are we listening to this week?
- 47:10 - What have we learned this week?
Microaggressive #21 - Cue the sad piano
BG and J catch up on chicken sandwiches, activism vs. commercialism and early lessons on the birds and the bees. Also, the secret to a long life.
- 00:00 - Love that chicken
- 02:28 - The Business
- 12:07 - Extraordinarily average
- 25:25 - Clueless youth
- 40:25 - What are we listening to this week?
- 50:12 - What have we learned this week?
Musical accompaniment - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6iaoioV3JCt8nmGgn7rPju
Microaggressive #20 - Deepness
BG and J talk relationships. Jealousy, breakups and compersion. Also, wedding etiquette.
- 00:00 - Street meat
- 03:16 - (ex) Lovers and friends
- 12:57 - Dating
- 30:54 - Jealousy
- 51:40 - Break up songs
- 54:06 - What have we learned this week?
Musical accompaniment - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0q52d1WWoeG68d4iB2SN17
Microaggressive #19 - A/S/L
BG and J catch up on internet dating in high school, an appreciation of nature, and how to make money off of racism. Also, vasectomies and how you know it’s summer in NYC.
- 00:00 - Peak podcast?
- 05:57 - Risk his neck for his brother man
- 11:43 - Make racism great again
- 25:08 - Trees grow in Brooklyn
- 37:15 - Snip snip?
- 42:04 - Treat yo self
- 50:00 - Birds and bees
- 57:39 - What are we listening to this week?
- 61:31 - What have we learned this week?
Musical accompaniment - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5Bklkb11AHWYFXojoMtkPJ
Microaggressive #18 - Walk on by
BG and J come back from July 4th to discuss rap prodigies, why you shouldn't judge a kid's potential, the similarities between dogs and children, and people who hate them. Also, a reminder of proper head nod etiquette.
- 00:00 - Don't engage
- 02:22 - Early dreams
- 13:25 - Young rappers
- 22:08 - The hate you give
- 34:02 - Unrecognized potential
- 44:09 - This week in gentrification
- 48:05 - Forced friends
- 58:44 - What have we learned this week
Musical Accompaniment - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2Wv4EtnZh2XGP9EsFPCw0F
Microaggressive #17 - Mexican Viagra
BG and J catch up after their travels about Mexican Viagra, sweaty butts, PRIDE and why Drake and Tinder are still the worst. Also, the importance of thumbs.
- 00:00 - Don’t feed the animals
- 02:54 - Vacation vibes
- 11:00 - Mexican Viagra
- 23:44 - The importance of thumbs
- 38:47 - Don’t wear bowties
- 41:48 - Confronting the past
- 51:36 - When Pride goes wrong?
- 59:18 - What have we learned this week
Musical accompaniment - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1SpdYQHm9i8s8QxnqB6bBC
Microaggressive #16 - The Warm Up Part 1
While J is on a tropical summer vacation BG digs in to the vaults to re-edit some of the best from the warm ups. Last December BG and J talked about holiday traditions and how best to discipline kids. Also, an open convo about monogamy and how to rent a vacation home to get your freak on.
- 00:00 - Holiday memories
- 02:44 - Kids these days
- 26:45 - Different strokes for different folks
Musical accompaniment - https://open.spotify.com/user/bsgordon/playlist/7idzdgTvvylRVXNquD5RWm
Microaggressive #15 - Warm and Fuzzy
BG and J get in to their feelings about weddings and dogs. Also, the Central Park Five and how to kick game with Blackberry Messenger.
- 00:00 - Cuban B
- 06:20 - Wedding memories
- 14:50 - Dog's ain't free
- 23:14 - Music memories
- 37:06 - Digital memory lane
- 46:26 - Bodega boys review
- 52:50 - Pour some out for the Blackberry
- 59:40 - What have we learned this week
Musical accompaniment - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1pvKhkrVKTLWRXXKncjbg6
Microaggressive #14 - Memory Lane
BG and J take a walk through the streets of Brooklyn and visit their old high school. Also, a lot of talk about Wu-Tang.
- 00:00 - Is this thing on?
- 01:40 - A convo about Wu-Tang ...forever
- 10:05 - Today in racism
- 18:00 - Let's go back to high school
- 23:54 - First impressions
- 26:08 - What are we listening to this week
Musical accompaniment - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/108AvUFuC8Jcs1zweTBuqW
Microaggressive #13 - A Smile a Day
A smile a day…
BG and J discuss smiling, head nods, gender inclusivity and craving authenticity. Also, J’s fear of water in his face.
- 00:00 - B’s favorite game
- 03:28 - Smile for survival
- 16:50 - What are we listening to this week
- 27:09 - Sports news
- 38:40 - Making it rain
- 45:34 - Authenticity
- 53:02 - Black man vs. water
- 62:45 - What have we learned this week
Musical Accompaniment - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6mJfihnfxTCLdd37DIC9Hc
Microaggressive #12 - Stay Humble
BG and J finally discuss the movie “Us”, a rare delve in to politics and religion and B’s new kicks. Also, a guest appearance from a car alarm.
- 00:00 - Bathroom etiquette
- 01:59 - The long awaited “Us” discussion
- 09:52 - Selfies, Coachella and Contagion
- 21:00 - Sneaker game
- 27:24 - Kanye, politics and religion
- 45:10 - Discounts, capitalism and death
- 56:37 - What are we listening to this week
- 61:53 - What have we learned this week
Musical accompaniment - (https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5B1ynBPkPovWMusY8BRF6Q)
A bunch of the stuff we referenced
Selfies, Coachella and Contagion
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/14/nyregion/fordham-student-falls-sydney-monfries.html
https://www.outsideonline.com/2393419/selfie-deaths
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/23/arts/music/lizzo-juice.html
https://theglowup.theroot.com/idris-elba-is-officially-and-eternally-off-the-market-1834353617
Sneaker game
https://www.gq.com/story/nike-hyperadapt-bb-self-lacing
Kanye, Politics and Religion
https://www.npr.org/2019/04/25/717219251/at-kanye-wests-sunday-service-he-is-the-church
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/25/us/politics/joe-biden-2020-announcement.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/26/us/politics/clarence-thomas-anita-hill-joe-biden.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/17/nyregion/preachers-sneakers-instagram-account.html
What are we listening to this week
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/17/arts/music/country-rap-playlist.html
Microaggressive #11 - Coming and Going
BG and J talk about, love and death. Also, black holes, Coachella bands and geographic life choices.
- 00:00 - Birth Control
- 05:12 - Coming of age
- 16:15 - Coachella preview
- 31:22 - First crushes
- 41:18 - J’s moments of fame
- 45:51 - Dealing with death
- 57:40 - Choosing home
- 64:38 - The theme of the week
Musical accompaniment - https://open.spotify.com/user/bsgordon/playlist/7JPem3qvKOKM4VrZOKRwLC
Microaggressive #10 - The Sellout Episode
BG and J discuss balancing “keeping it real” and “keeping it moving”. Also, food, sex myths and too much Cardi B. Also, also, cCan you make enough fake ads that you get real sponsors?
- 00:00 - A word from our “sponsors”
- 03:58 - Ethnic Food aka Food
- 09:14 - The year music died for you
- 14:44 - Selling out
- 35:40 - Doing dirt
- 44:50 - Sex myths
- 53:48 - False equivalency
- 65:12 - What have we learned this week
Musical accompaniment - Microaggressive Mixtape #10 (https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6VOh6KoBj7BqL4h9rkPYq1)
Microaggressive #9 - The Buzzed Episode
00:00 - Family matters
11:50 - Middle class rich
24:53 - College expectations
37:25 - The Jordan Peele debate continues
45:12 - The empire begins
61:07 - Trigger warning
70:52 - What have we learned this week
Musical accompaniment - open.spotify.com/playlist/2lnuSFmOTnR07bqdcLMEnl
Microaggressive #8 - Food Racist
BG and J take on the concept of exclusive black spaces, helpful or hurtful.? Also, MJ, Chinatown buses and an intense conversation about mayo.
- 00:00 - Bonnie & Clyde
- 02:40 - Southern hospitality
- 13:38 - Members only
- 19:54 - The Mayo debate
- 29:50 - Black exclusivity
- 35:43 - Michael Jackson
- 42:25 - What have we learned this week
Musical accompaniment - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/10Rm6sQEWIvrhb88yAxoDu
Microaggressive #7 - The Honest Episode
00:00 - Is that racist? Toddler edition
09:56 - Internet cleanse
22:00 - The honest episode begins
35:40 - Relationships
45:18 - Relationship contracts
49:19 - Relationship with yourself
66:55 - The last week for MJ
72:18 - What have we learned this week
Musical accompaniment - open.spotify.com/playlist/46KguQKNvJ1bF9XtMLJQSp
Microaggressive #6 - Radical Honesty
BG and J talk reparations and trickle down economics. Also, bodegas and fashion mistakes. A little extra to make up for the week off.
- 00:00 - Take out
- 10:30 - The fashion mistakes of youth
- 20:35 - When fraud goes wrong
- 29:18 - Reparations
- 40:23 - This podcast supports the English
- 43:13 - Radical Honesty
- 50:37 - 40 acres and a mule in today’s dollars
- 62:44 - Trickle down economics
- 73:41 - What did we learn this week
Musical accompaniment - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0PSzQe9n4j6wlRtJNzlh5U
Microaggressive #5 - Blind Tinder
BG and J spend A LOT of time talking about their hair. Also, judging people on their words, not their looks.
- 00:00 - Barber shop shenanigans
- 09:06 - Meet your rap idols
- 15:15 - Family ties
- 23:19 - Nice personalities
- 34:31 - Happy people
- 43:12 - Dating with children
- 54:06 - What have we learned today
Musical accompaniment - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3wBKkyHyjWlIJIur7a8dlD
Microaggressive #4 - Adele versus Jordan Peele
BG and J discuss cultural appropriation. Also, fried chicken.
- 00:00 - Fried Chicken rankings
- 04:23 - Blackface
- 09:14 - Blue-eyed soul
- 16:20 - Fear of cops
- 21:00 - Mo’ (blue-eyed) soul
- 30:26 - The Jordan Peele debate
- 39:00 - Bobby caldwell is white
- 44:24 - The Adele debate
- 49:54 - What have we learned tonight
Musical accompaniment - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/20FmSH5wXepWiggixpoobF
Microaggressive #3 - Cyclists wanted
BG and J break down who can say the "N word". Also, IHOP.
- 00:00 - Blackest thing you did this week
- 02:03 - IHOP
- 08:02 - Fitness goals
- 15:00 - Brooklyn Flavor
- 20:15 - The N word
- 29:40 - White saviors
- 37:55 - Legacy of mistakes
- 47:42 - The best of three stacks
- 52:51 - What have we learned this week
Musical accompaniment -https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6pBdsSdqqBKgISyAIgSpu1
Microaggressive #2 - Everything's a false reality
BG and J go deep on rap and pre-nups, amongst other things.
- 00:00 - Closing the Are Uh Kelly Chapter
- 06:05 - Tito Jackson
- 09:14 - Safe minorities and joke presidents
- 15:04 - Birthdays were the worst days
- 17:05 - Colorism
- 21:40 - English soul
- 24:04 - What is rap?
- 36:52 - Be proud of who you are
- 43:25 - Love & marriage (& divorce)
- 51:14 - What we’ve learned today
Musical accompaniment - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4mopZ3pKLp6VEemTWmpF3T?si=WKcpkAKOQ4Ki72F28oHbfg
Microaggressive #1 - The Are Uh Kelly Episode
BG and J spend too much time on R. Kelly.
- 00:00 - Blackest thing you did this week
- 03:29 - R. Kelly
- 16:31 - Great female rappers and good Black TV
- 29:31 - Bad movies and bad songs
- 36:18 - Kids these days
- 42:08 - Money making ideas
- 48:44 - What have we learned tonight
Musical Accompaniment -https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3iXht48UavM79nM2hpTK7q