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Money, Power, Respect

Season 1, Ep. 5
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Another episode in the books. We’d like to thank single dad/fitness guru/all around great guy Demetrio Mills for being on the show and bringing insight into life as a young single dad.

:22 - Starting off the episode with the debate on if Money, Power, Respect was worthy of being called a classic album

1:50 - Dee speaking on eyebrow shaping being part of the self care regimen

2:23 - Heat Check

Retro: Nike Air More Money (B disapproved of this heavily being a Knicks fan)

B: Nike LD Waffle Sacai Blue

Dee: Nike Epic React 2 “Chile Red” (they really Infrared though)

5:50 - Pops Playlist

Dee: “Noticed” by Lil Mosey (Interrupted by dad life, what up Grandma Millie!)

Retro: KRIT Iz Here by Big KRIT

B: Ghetto Lenny’s Love Songs by SAINt JHN

13:10 - Roll Call

Dee: Ma Dukes!!!

Retro: Puerto Rican Jon (sans 3 cuts in his eyebrows), Dave

B: Dads of Steele, The Murph

20:00 - The PopsCast vetting process

21:38 - Life of a single dad

24:20 - Co-parenting successfully in the midst of a bad breakup

26:42 - Obligatory racist joke that actually turned into true stories

30:42 - Dee’s method of motivation for finding energy (Retro calls shenanigans, btw)

33:10 - Nerding out over coffee

35:58 - Sponsorship opportunities (Topo Chico and Estrella Jalisco, holler at us!)

38:10 - Us definitely not getting sponsorship opportunities from Urban Plates

41:10 - Dee making time for socializing, and subsequent BJ’s slander (the restaurant, not fellatio)

45:55 - Dad rant re: Shaq

47:55 - Qualifications for dating as a single dad

49:30 - First dirty dad joke of the episode! (Late, we know)

52:25 - Dumbass dealbreakers from online dating apps

54:45 - Curmudgeonly audio choices, and Dee being open minded with his music tastes

56:55 - Future plans for Dee

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