Consumer Culture and the Art We Make

Content Warning: This episode discusses mental health, Black death, and suicide. Some listeners may find these topics distressing or triggering. Please take care of yourself while listening and consider stepping away if you need a break.In this week's episode, Trey takes a moment to name the heaviness of the moment we find ourselves in.To support the work that we do here and to join the conversation, please visit our Patreon: patreon.com/threeblackmen and if you'd like to support us financially outside of Patreon, you can do that via PayPal: [email protected]

In this episode Sam and Robert discuss the ways that they are *trying* to keep their hearts empathetic and open at a time where those qualities seem to be liabilities. To support the work that we do here and to join the conversation, please visit our Patreon: patreon.com/threeblackmen and if you'd like to support us financially outside of Patreon, you can do that via PayPal: [email protected]

In this Trey, Sam, and Robert discuss a bit about Trey's new book Love is Good Religion. Please go to https://www.pastortrey05.com to pre-order the book and also join his launch team! To support the work that we do here and to join the conversation, please visit our Patreon: patreon.com/threeblackmen and if you'd like to support us financially outside of Patreon, you can do that via PayPal: [email protected]

In this episode Sam, Robert, and Trey discuss the tragic death of Nolan Wells. To support the work that we do here and to join the conversation, please visit our Patreon: patreon.com/threeblackmen and if you'd like to support us financially outside of Patreon, you can do that via PayPal: [email protected]

In this episode (back from summer break!), Sam, Trey, and Robert talk about Dr. Thema Bryant's concept of "coming home to yourself" and all the rituals that come with it. To support the work that we do here and to join the conversation, please visit our Patreon: patreon.com/threeblackmen and if you'd like to support us financially outside of Patreon, you can do that via PayPal: [email protected]

In this final episode before the midseason break (see you all in August), Sam goes over the music that has shaped him. To support the work that we do here and to join the conversation, please visit our Patreon: patreon.com/threeblackmen and if you'd like to support us financially outside of Patreon, you can do that via PayPal: [email protected]

In this episode, Trey talks about the impact that Outkast’s “Stankonia” and Spillage Village’s “Spilligion” had on him.To support the work that we do here and to join the conversation, please visit our Patreon: patreon.com/threeblackmen and if you'd like to support us financially outside of Patreon, you can do that via PayPal: [email protected]

In this episode, Sam and Robert sit down to discuss some of the painful as well as joys they are finding in establishing communal bonds. Establishing community necessitates ebbs and flows. To support the work that we do here and to join the conversation, please visit our Patreon: patreon.com/threeblackmen and if you'd like to support us financially outside of Patreon, you can do that via PayPal: [email protected]

In this episode, Trey, Sam, and Robert sit down to talk about the waves of violence that has dominated the news headlines and the roles that men have played in it. (This may not be a conversation suitable for a car ride with others.) To support the work that we do here and to join the conversation, please visit our Patreon: patreon.com/threeblackmen and if you'd like to support us financially outside of Patreon, you can do that via PayPal: [email protected]

In this episode, Sam and Trey sit down to talk about the impact a consumerist culture has on the art we make. To support the work that we do here and to join the conversation, please visit our Patreon: patreon.com/threeblackmen and if you'd like to support us financially outside of Patreon, you can do that via PayPal: [email protected]