Conversation For Adults

Tommy Chong (@heytommychong), comedian, actor, and pot smoker, is a national treasure and speaks with the kind of thoughtful introspection you’d expect from a life-long marijuana enthusiast. In this episode, he educates me on the purpose of life, the role of good and evil, and what I’m missing out on by choosing pussy over weed. Resources:Instagram:@heytommychong + @tommychongcannabisLet’s Talk:Website: conversationforadults.comInstagram: @conversationforadultsFacebook: facebook.com/conversationforadultswithjimiizraelTwitter: @convoforadultsConversation for Adults is a production of Crate Media

Jasmyne Cannick is a queer community activist, politician, journalist, commentator, my first internet work-wife and – not for nothing – my #1 lesbian crush. We get fired up on cancel culture, activism, body positivity, and intersectionality in the queer world. She made 2021 the year of the bikini. Will 2022 be the year she dabbles with the D? Bruh – it’s #conversationforadults.Resources:Website: iamjasmyne.comInstagram: @hellojasmyneLet’s Talk:Website: conversationforadults.comInstagram: @conversationforadultsFacebook: facebook.com/conversationforadultswithjimiizraelTwitter: @convoforadultsConversation for Adults is a production of Crate Media

Artist Christa Freehands and I connect on how emotions flow through art and discover the roots of her artistic process through the use of symbolism in her work. Resources:Instagram: @ChristafreehandsLet’s Talk:Website: conversationforadults.comInstagram: @conversationforadultsFacebook: facebook.com/conversationforadultswithjimiizraelTwitter: @convoforadultsConversation for Adults is a production of Crate Media

I had the pleasure of speaking to Aja Grant, a Cleveland-based photographer who challenges White supremacy in the art world by exclusively shooting Black subjects. She shares her creative process behind the lens and why it’s so important to put Black people – as examples of power and influence – in front of the camera. Resources:Website: ajajoiphoto.comInstagram: @joi_shootsLet’s Talk:Website: conversationforadults.comInstagram: @conversationforadultsFacebook: facebook.com/conversationforadultswithjimiizraelTwitter: @convoforadultsConversation for Adults is a production of Crate Media

For 30 years, Phillip Morris wrote as columnist and editorial board member of Cleveland’s daily newspaper, The Plain Dealer. After Dick Feagler, maybe the best production writer Cleveland has ever produced. Today, we talk about his journey, writing about race, life since getting fired by The Plain Dealer, his note to his daughter and how the onus to recover and repair the relationship with my daughter is on me, which -- of course -- it isn’t.Resources: Twitter:@phillipfmorrisFB: Phillip MorrisLet’s Talk:Website: conversationforadults.comInstagram: @conversationforadultsFacebook: facebook.com/conversationforadultswithjimiizraelTwitter: @convoforadultsConversation for Adults is a production of Crate Media

In 2013, Charles Ramsey helped rescue three young women from a neighbor’s house and in a split second, he went from outsider to American Hero. Chris Gresham, aka Butters -- a hapless co-worker-- went along for the ride and got Chuck as a roommate on the other side -- Oy vey.  Butters, joins me to talk about what happened after the day a pretty white girl ran into a black man’s arms, Convincing Chuck NOT to get his tooth/teeth fixed (#branding), what he discovered about America and himself, also what he’s learned about life since then. You can always count on a coworker to pull you into a world of shit.  And if  Anderson Cooper, Snoop Dogg, BMWs and liquor are involved, that’s a #deadgiveaway -- you KNOW it’s #conversationforadults.BUTTER’S IMDB Let’s Talk:Website: conversationforadults.comInstagram: @conversationforadultsFacebook: facebook.com/conversationforadultswithjimiizraelTwitter: @convoforadultsConversation for Adults is a production of Crate Media

Eric Brewer, returns to Conversation For Adults. This time around, we’re taking a forensic look at the city of Cleveland, the political dynamics of what it means to be free and rooted in American values, and the concept of The Negro Consciousness. Let’s Talk:Website: conversationforadults.comInstagram: @conversationforadultsFacebook: facebook.com/conversationforadultswithjimiizraelTwitter: @convoforadultsConversation for Adults is a production of Crate Media

Rhonda Crowder’s back and we dig into politics, her ex-files, explore what went wrong with the frogs of her past, and go on a tangent about why big girls are winning the game right now. It’s #conversationforadults Resources:Rhonda Crowder LLC: https://www.rhondacrowderllc.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/Rhonda_CrowderIG: https://twitter.com/Rhonda_CrowderLet’s Talk:Website: conversationforadults.comInstagram: @conversationforadultsFacebook: facebook.com/conversationforadultswithjimiizraelTwitter: @convoforadultsConversation for Adults is a production of Crate Media

Michael David Cobb Bowen (Cobbski to me) and I go back to when the Internets was young. We talk art, reflect on his father and life living in the legacy of the Forrest Gumps of Black respectability, unleash his conservative-ish voice online, and follow the crumbs that took him from Black nationalism to conservatism.  It’s #conversationforadults.Resources:Mdcbowen.substack.comfreeblackthought.commdcbowen.infoLet’s Talk:Website: conversationforadults.comInstagram: @conversationforadultsFacebook: facebook.com/conversationforadultswithjimiizraelTwitter: @convoforadultsConversation for Adults is a production of Crate Media

Shalira Taylor’s back, and we’re lucky to have her -- she runs her business, runs for office, and she’s running a relationship she can’t talk about (much). She SAYS she didn’t run into The Capitol on January 6th to support her dear President Donald J. Trump. I’m not so sure -- you be the judge.We talk politics, Black banking and bullets. Shalira Taylor returns to #conversationforadults.Resources:Website: st4oh.infoInstagram: @st4ohTwitter: @shalirataylorLet’s Talk:Website: conversationforadults.comInstagram: @conversationforadultsFacebook: facebook.com/conversationforadultswithjimiizraelTwitter: @convoforadultsConversation for Adults is a production of Crate Media