Austin Metcalf's Dad Says Black Jurors Can't Be Fair — DL Hughley Isn't Having It

Austin Metcalf's Dad Says Black Jurors Can't Be Fair — DL Hughley Isn't Having It

In this episode of Uncertain, DL Hughley opens on a president who started a war but can't clean a pool — the vandalized reflecting pool, the peroxide, and what it says that the country swearing it can beat Iran can't beat algae — before getting into the "two Americas" gap between the detective who called DL back about a storage locker and the bank fraud nobody ever called Alex about. From there DL, Jasmine, and Alex take on Jeff Metcalf's post-verdict media tour and the racial double standard buried in jury selection: the claim that only one kind of person can be fair, the preemptive strikes used overwhelmingly against Black jurors, and the long roll call — Fanny Willis, Letitia James, Sunny Hostin, the Black judge in the Botham Jean case — that proves Black America has never had a problem meting out justice to its own. DL breaks down the CDC data that buries the absent-father myth, then turns to the bigger question on the week America turns 250: Eddie Glaude saying out loud that he doesn't love this country, the Fourth of July lie we all agree to tell each other, and what it means to love something the way you'd love an abusive parent — the only one you've got. Then it's Bill Maher calling the Obama library a "monument to arrogance," and DL explaining why, in an era of erasure, that building might be the only proof this man ever existed — and why Black people are, in fact, going to hike. This episode is sponsored by: Shopify — Start your business today with the industry's best partner. Sign up for your $1/month trial at https://shopify.com/uncertain [https://shopify.com/uncertain] Sponsor Uncertain: https://public.liveread.io/media-kit/uncertain [https://public.liveread.io/media-kit/uncertain] Get DL's memoir, Charlie's Boy: https://realdlhughley.com [https://realdlhughley.com] Go see DL Hughley Live: https://dlhughleygigs.com [https://dlhughleygigs.com] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

"Where the Black Fathers At?" They're Winning Championships

In this episode of Uncertain, DL Hughley spends Father's Day making the case nobody wants to hear: every time somebody asks "where are the Black fathers at," the answer is Jalen Brunson winning a Knicks championship with his own father right beside him. From Jeff Metcalf's comments about Black dads to Boomer Esiason and the "respect the office" crowd, the Karmelo Anthony verdict and what "stand your ground" was really built for, a one-year-old shot by police in Mississippi over diapers, ICE policing the World Cup, Tony Hinchcliffe, Stephen Miller, and an honest conversation about Black and Jewish solidarity — DL, Jasmine, and Alex break it all down. Then DL gets to the throughline: America started a war with Iran, walked away holding the bill while everybody else took the money, and still found time to remind us whose humanity counts. Same question every time — why couldn't you just mind your business? This episode is sponsored by Shopify: Start your own business today and sign up for your $1/month trial at https://shopify.com/uncertain [https://shopify.com/uncertain] Sponsor Uncertain: https://public.liveread.io/media-kit/uncertain [https://public.liveread.io/media-kit/uncertain] Get DL's memoir, Charlie's Boy: https://realdlhughley.com [https://realdlhughley.com] Go see DL Hughley live: https://dlhughleygigs.com/ [https://dlhughleygigs.com/] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

DL Hughley GOES OFF on Spencer Pratt, Bill Maher & Stephen A. Smith

DL Hughley is back, and this week the Temu Trump came for LA — and LA said no. DL breaks down Karen Bass's primary win over Spencer Pratt, why Los Angeles was never going to elect a mayor named Spencer, and how a city bigger than 40 states became the target of a DOJ investigation for counting too slow. Plus: the homelessness money nobody can find, who's really stealing it (hint: it ain't poor people), and why rich people don't want to solve homelessness — they just don't want to see it. Then DL torches Bill Maher for being the only comedian thirsty enough to take a Mark Twain Award from a man who got Colbert canceled, goes in on Stephen A. Smith for speaking up for the Knicks but not the people, and asks what context Nick Cannon could possibly be missing. And in the wake of the Karmelo Anthony verdict, DL lays out what stand your ground really means — and who it was built for. This episode is sponsored by: Fatty15 — Repair age-related cellular damage with C15. Get an additional 50% off your 90-day subscription starter kit at https://fatty15.com/UNCERTAIN [https://fatty15.com/UNCERTAIN] and use code UNCERTAIN at checkout. Policygenius — Compare life insurance quotes from America's top insurers side by side for free. Head to https://policygenius.com/uncertain [https://policygenius.com/uncertain] to see how much you can save. Sponsor Uncertain: ⁠⁠⁠ [https://d2cnsg04.na2.hs-sales-engage.com/Ctc/OS+23284/d2CnsG04/JkM2-6qcW6N1vHY6lZ3n3W41hZ2G7sWtJqW2TJrBD3T96xtW5Fq-t58ntN7RW8-XZ_r5JkPVbW3v5Wp-1yVzTrW6dqQSt5QzHfqW2NcH2Q1LBFHHW6sjh393hhnBjW5-6nWM1wkW1LW7qnpz986L3cQVZTztS3SNJMpW6Vgh_n7hqPT4Mr2t4C9HJm5W8JjyT64-mlLkN1tJl8BFFDH5N3NpC_k1Wk20W2Z8tNq225WYqW55LM2p3Tn1XkW1K1K-q8ypNP7W4XT8bK3-KcrqW8xDknp6pcYgfW2KPcKh5LkS8bf7l-G8404]https://public.liveread.io/media-kit/uncertain [https://public.liveread.io/media-kit/uncertain] Pre-order DL's upcoming memoir, Charlie's Boy: https://www.amazon.com/Audible-Charlies-Boy-A-Memoir/dp/B0GGLVWKFQ [https://www.amazon.com/Audible-Charlies-Boy-A-Memoir/dp/B0GGLVWKFQ] Go see DL Hughley Live: ⁠⁠https://dlhughleygigs.com/ [https://d2cnsg04.na2.hs-sales-engage.com/Ctc/OS+23284/d2CnsG04/JkM2-6qcW6N1vHY6lZ3m2W6znkXc5qK7q7W79qdN-6J68WDN2_ftB091h6MW4HcMvv65D4q5W45c29k5M-D6MW4N_2BZ3dQzsFW1J2bsh3Hqb2FW8csdqQ1SmKYmW838SnL4dRmHgW4-KKn026JH5PW7LZB-n8fTbZYW8NkYwz7MG0WGV6gZ6Q88NGL2W3C56qj53HVBTW41mM9f7mxW_CW8m6kpq5lKwt9W7pxkjS44JYw5W4D70KV1c4JHzW28q5Mx3ttLQ8W4Vh0rC7JfvCyW3Wkvmh2jR8l3W1PZTxD92skzDf20j9Wx04] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

They Held a Moment of Silence for Derek Chauvin?!

DL's back in New York at Gotham Podcast Studio — a wall of liquor, a Knicks/Spurs/Giants debate nobody asked for, an Odell Beckham story that ended the second money came up, and Alex catching strays over a dude-wipe ad. Plus a shout-out to Jay-Z for still being slick, still relevant, and still holding onto all that hair. Then the heavier stuff: one last word on the Kevin Hart roast — Gary Owen, Joe Rogan, the whole Rogan tree — set against the Minnesota GOP's moment of silence for Derek Chauvin and what George Floyd still means. From there, Vivek Ramaswamy's Ohio run, the Kaepernick-vs.-Jackson-Dart "political" double standard, Pete Hegseth and "white affirmative action" running the Iran war, Ken Paxton vs. Talarico in Texas, Karen Bass and the LA mayor's race, and Trump's 250-year party that no act will touch — except Vanilla Ice, Flo Rida, and a booking agent named Epstein. This episode is sponsored by Hims: Start your weight loss journey at http://www.hims.com/uncertain [http://www.hims.com/uncertain] This episode is sponsored by PolicyGenius: Compare life insurance quotes for free at http://www.policygenius.com/uncertain [http://www.policygenius.com/uncertain] Sponsor Uncertain: ⁠⁠⁠ [https://d2cnsg04.na2.hs-sales-engage.com/Ctc/OS+23284/d2CnsG04/JkM2-6qcW6N1vHY6lZ3n3W41hZ2G7sWtJqW2TJrBD3T96xtW5Fq-t58ntN7RW8-XZ_r5JkPVbW3v5Wp-1yVzTrW6dqQSt5QzHfqW2NcH2Q1LBFHHW6sjh393hhnBjW5-6nWM1wkW1LW7qnpz986L3cQVZTztS3SNJMpW6Vgh_n7hqPT4Mr2t4C9HJm5W8JjyT64-mlLkN1tJl8BFFDH5N3NpC_k1Wk20W2Z8tNq225WYqW55LM2p3Tn1XkW1K1K-q8ypNP7W4XT8bK3-KcrqW8xDknp6pcYgfW2KPcKh5LkS8bf7l-G8404]https://public.liveread.io/media-kit/uncertain [https://public.liveread.io/media-kit/uncertain] Pre-order DL's upcoming memoir, Charlie's Boy: https://www.amazon.com/Audible-Charlies-Boy-A-Memoir/dp/B0GGLVWKFQ [https://www.amazon.com/Audible-Charlies-Boy-A-Memoir/dp/B0GGLVWKFQ] Go see DL Hughley Live: ⁠⁠https://dlhughleygigs.com/ [https://d2cnsg04.na2.hs-sales-engage.com/Ctc/OS+23284/d2CnsG04/JkM2-6qcW6N1vHY6lZ3m2W6znkXc5qK7q7W79qdN-6J68WDN2_ftB091h6MW4HcMvv65D4q5W45c29k5M-D6MW4N_2BZ3dQzsFW1J2bsh3Hqb2FW8csdqQ1SmKYmW838SnL4dRmHgW4-KKn026JH5PW7LZB-n8fTbZYW8NkYwz7MG0WGV6gZ6Q88NGL2W3C56qj53HVBTW41mM9f7mxW_CW8m6kpq5lKwt9W7pxkjS44JYw5W4D70KV1c4JHzW28q5Mx3ttLQ8W4Vh0rC7JfvCyW3Wkvmh2jR8l3W1PZTxD92skzDf20j9Wx04] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Kevin Hart Protected Everyone Except His Own People

In this episode of Uncertain, DL Hughley pours one out for Rob Base before getting into the most contentious writers' room the show has ever had. Two weeks in, the panel still can't let go of the Kevin Hart Roast, and DL stakes out the unpopular ground: a comedian should never apologize for a joke, let alone one he didn't tell. But Jasmine, Austin, and Alex aren't having it — if Hart cut 18 jokes to protect everyone from Melania to the military to Tony Hinchcliffe, why was George Floyd the one line he wouldn't draw? Tom Brady stopped his own roast. Hart had the power and chose the numbers. From there, DL breaks down Cheyenne Bryant and why a Black woman with a PhD still gets asked for her credentials the way Tucker Carlson asked Ketanji Brown Jackson for her SAT scores. Then the throughline lands: the LA mayor's race pitting Karen Bass against a game show host, why homelessness lives wherever the billionaires do, and why this administration's one real accomplishment is showing exactly how much this country will tolerate — if you're white. A nigga can't even wear a tan suit. DL says it plain: infamy is better than fame, and somebody always cashes the check. This episode is sponsored by Mars Men: For 50% off for life plus Free Shipping AND 3 Free Gifts at ⁠⁠http://www.MenGoToMars.com⁠⁠ [http://www.mengotomars.com/] This episode is sponsored by Shopify: Sign up with a $1 per month trial at http://www.shopify.com/uncertain [http://www.shopify.com/uncertain] This episode is sponsored by Hims: Start your weight loss journey at http://www.hims.com/uncertain [http://www.hims.com/uncertain] This episode is sponsored by Mars Men: Sponsor Uncertain: ⁠⁠⁠https://public.liveread.io/media-kit/uncertain⁠ [https://public.liveread.io/media-kit/uncertain] Pre-order DL's upcoming memoir, Charlie's Boy: https://www.amazon.com/Audible-Charlies-Boy-A-Memoir/dp/B0GGLVWKFQ [https://www.amazon.com/Audible-Charlies-Boy-A-Memoir/dp/B0GGLVWKFQ] Go see DL Hughley Live: ⁠⁠https://dlhughleygigs.com/ [http://http//www.dlhughleygigs.com] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]