The Wonder Wednesday Podcast

Wonder Wednesday Episode 65 - Uvalde Massacre, Inflation & Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers Album Review w/ Kriston

We return with another installment of the Wonder Wednesday podcast with my boy Kriston being my guest speaker! We delve into a very somber topic surrounding the 18-year-old shooter from Uvalde, TX who shot and killed 19 children, 2 teachers and injured 17 others at Robb Elementary School on May 24, 2022. We then talk about the fluctuation of gas prices, the overall economy is affected by inflation of prices in grocery stores and other services and how we both are navigating this tumultuous time financially. The second half of the podcast is then dedicated to us giving our honest opinions about Kendrick Lamar’s latest album “Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers” and how it compares to the rest of his musical discography. If you have any questions or would like to be featured in a snippet of the podcast, do not hesitate to shoot me a DM on Instagram or Twitter with a sound recording of yourself and I will be sure to include it in the next episode! Thank you for listening and I would appreciate it if you gave this podcast a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts so that we can reach more listeners! Kriston’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/king_kriston [https://www.instagram.com/king_kriston]

Wonder Wednesday Episode 64 - Will & Jada Post Oscars, Christian Obumseli Situation, Goonew Controversy & Student Loan Extension

Been a couple of months but we’re right back to it! This podcast we touch on the aftermath of Will Smiths slap heard around the world during the 2022 Oscars and his relationship with Jada Pinkett Smith. From there, we talk about the somber and ominous news surrounding Christian Obumseli’s murder specifically concerning his girlfriend Courtney Clenney who is being labeled as the perpetrator. Later, we get into another unfortunate topic pertaining to Goonew, a DMV rapper who sadly lost his life on March 18th and the controversy with a nightclub that was commemorating his life. We then round it off with student loans continuing to be on hold with 0% interest until September 1. Finally, we give all give a synopsis as to where we currently are in our early 20-something lives. Temi’s IG: https://www.instagram.com/young_basedd/ Emmanuel’s IG: https://www.instagram.com/m_anny_isi/ Onyi’s Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/21cabbage Intro Song: Lucky Daye - Ego Outro Song: Japanese Breakfast - Posing in Bondage

Wonder Wednesday: Episode 63 - Travis Scott Astroworld Tragedy, Henry Ruggs III Situation, Still Over It, Apex S11 & Squid Game/On My Block S4

Sheesh it's been a while. What’s good everybody! I’m back from my 5 month long hiatus from the podcast. In this episode, I am joined with my little sister Chelsea as we discuss the Travis Scott Astroworld festival disaster that occurred this past Friday. Being a concertgoer myself, I felt it was amount to shed light on this situation. R.I.P to the 8 individuals that lost their lives at this event. Later, we talk about another unfortunate story involving former NFL player Henry Ruggs III who was in Las Vegas driving his vehicle when he accelerated at 156 mph and was twice the legal BAC in Nevada. This ended by tragically killing a 23-year-old woman and her dog when the car's fuel tank was ruptured and a fire had ignited. Then we get into music where we discuss albums from Young Thug, Summer Walker, Corbin (Spooky Black), and Adele just to name a few. Then we get into gaming mostly discussing the new Apex Legends Season 11 with Ash being the latest legend. In addition, I have been playing the new Demon Slayer game which was created by CyberConnect2 who are the same developers that brought was the Naruto Ultimate Ninja Storm series. We then top it off by talking about the impacts of Squid Game and how profound the show was. Thank you as always for listening in and please hit me up on any of my socials (@zachandbro) to discuss more topics or to send in a question to be featured in the next episode! One special thing about this podcast episode is that it is also in video! Check it out and if you are not already, SUBSCRIBE TO MY YOUTUBE CHANNEL! Chelsea’s (CAPADA C) Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/artist/2sYcg1QlaiVp36QGSCJ9c9?si=amhipT3tQVyNaEzoOKzOag [https://open.spotify.com/artist/2sYcg1QlaiVp36QGSCJ9c9?si=amhipT3tQVyNaEzoOKzOag]

Wonder Wednesday: Episode 62 - Mayweather v. Paul, Cicadas, WWDC 2021, New Lil Baby/Lil Durk & Loki

After a month's break, we are back with another episode! Today we discuss the Mayweather v Logan Paul fight that happened this past Sunday and the amount of revenue that both of them earned just from the Pay-Per-View payments to watch the boxing match live. We then talk about the Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack, the Isreal and Palestine conflict, and how it is living with Cicadas since they only come out every 17 years from the ground. In Tech, we touch on the WWDC (Worldwide Developer Conference) hosted by Apple annually that occurred yesterday unveiling their new iOS 15 firmware updates, WatchOS 8, improvements to iPad and iMac. They showed off a slew of new features that are super innovative and will revolutionize the way their ecosystem of devices will work together. In music, we touch on J. Cole’s new album, Nicki Minaj’s mixtape album, and the unexpected Lil Durk & Lil Baby collaboration album. At the tail-end of the podcast, we talk about the anime and television shows were are watching such as The Chi, Parasyte, Fruits Basket, and the brand new Loki series that was released today. I know this is a long one but it is definitely worth it to listen till the end or in increments! I appreciate all the continued support and listeners and let me know if there's any way I can refine the listening experience for you all! If you would like to submit an audio message with a question for my guests and I to answer on the podcast on next weeks episode, please send all audio recordings to my email: zachandbro@gmail.com Emmanuel's IG [https://www.instagram.com/_eman_isi/] Onyi's IG [https://www.instagram.com/e.zenwa/]

Wonder Wednesday: Episode 61 - Dogecoin, New Billie Eilish, Apex S9, Invincible & The Circle S2

We are back with the Wonder Wednesday podcast! Emmanuel joins me this week to discuss how my experience with the second dosage of the COVID-19 vaccine was and Emmanuel's thoughts as he percolates on getting it himself. We then speak about the recent Facebook and Donald Trump settlement that has now been postponed for another 6 months before a decision is made on Trump’s account after his posts around the January 6th Insurrection on the Capitol earlier this year. We then parlay into Dogecoin and the immense hype around getting this meme cryptocurrency to $1. We also branch into speaking about NFTs also known as “non-fungible tokens” and how people have bought and sold them for ridiculous amounts of money. Later on, we touch on some music topics such as the new Billie Eilish single “Your Power” which is the first song coming out of her set July 30th release date of her album “Happier than Ever.” Cordae also dropped a 4 pack of singles with a dope Young Thug feature that I enjoyed. In the tailed of the podcast, Emmanuel and I dig deep into the season finales of the adult anime Invincible and live-action virtual game show The Circle that had us at the edges of our seats. We briefly touch on the brand new anime known as "Yasuke" as well. Thanks for rocking with the podcast and thank you for the continued listens, reviews and overall support! Emmanuel's PSN (since he's taking a break from social media): DrStone_X Theo's Podcast episode that I debuted on: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/we-couldnt-be-more-similar-ft-kevin-afoakwah/id1503870136?i=1000517426210 [https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/we-couldnt-be-more-similar-ft-kevin-afoakwah/id1503870136?i=1000517426210]