To You & Yours, With Israel

Ep.64 "Did it put you through the mattress?"

This week on To You & Yours, we take a deep dive into Drake’s highly anticipated new album, “Iceman.” After what many viewed as the roughest, loudest, and most career altering two years of his run, Drake came into this project in a position we’ve rarely, if ever, seen him in: doubted. Criticized like never before. Questioned like never before. And forced to answer the one question that has followed him since the dust settled: can he still be Drake? We break down the album record by record, dissecting the sound, the bars, the energy, the message, and the moment. Did “Iceman” silence the doubters, or did it give them even more ammunition? Is this a true return to form, something that belongs in the conversation with Take Care, Nothing Was the Same, or Views, or is it simply more of the same from an artist people are starting to expect less from? Did Drake bounce back… or did he just bounce? Is the run over, or is he back like he never left?

Ep.63 "Rat butt dust"

This week we start inside the Octagon with UFC 328, where Sean Strickland did what most people thought was impossible: he walked into a fight as a massive underdog against the boogeyman, Khamzat Chimaev, and walked out as the UFC middleweight champion again. We break down why MMA remains the most unpredictable sport on earth, why “MMA math” almost never adds up, and how Strickland once again proved that toughness, timing, and chaos can flip any narrative. Then we shift to basketball, where the New York Knicks are putting together a historic playoff run through the first two rounds, not just winning games, but doing it with one of the most dominant point differentials the NBA has ever seen. From there, we get into Draymond Green’s latest comment that backfired in real time. Draymond tried to take a shot at Charles Barkley’s Houston years, without realizing that Houston Barkley was still better than any version of Draymond ever was. The backlash is finally becoming universal, and we ask the real question: is it finally time for Draymond to just shut up? We also talk about the Kevin Hart roast, the return of unfiltered comedy, and why Kevin Hart might somehow be one of the most underrated and underappreciated stand-up comedians of all time, despite being one of the biggest names in the world. We close with the hantavirus: what it is, where it comes from, how dangerous it really is, and whether people should be worried about this becoming COVID 2.0, or if the fear is bigger than the facts.

Ep.62 "All cults aside"

We open with Israel’s weekend and the moments that set the tone before jumping into the newly released Michael Jackson biopic and the bigger conversation around just how massive Michael really was. Not just famous, untouchable. We talk about why people today still don’t fully understand the size of his stardom, the way he moved culture globally, and why there may never be another entertainer who compares. From there, we get into the docuseries “The Cult of Nature Boy” and the uncomfortable question at the center of it: how do people fall into these worlds? We talk manipulation, vulnerability, belief, control, and why some people searching for purpose can end up handing their whole life over to someone else. That leads into a deeper conversation about religion, devotion, leadership, and the ways even mainstream belief systems can sometimes take on cult-like behavior when power goes unchecked. We close with an update on the D4vd case, the horrific details that have reportedly emerged, and what comes next as the case continues to unfold.

Ep.61 "The WAP ain't wapping like it's supposed to"

On this episode of To You & Yours, we ask a dangerous sports question: is Kevin Durant the most overrated NBA superstar ever? We break down what his legacy looks like outside of Stephen Curry, whether anything of significance has followed Golden State, and why talent and legacy aren’t always the same thing. Then we pivot to the fallout of Megan Thee Stallion and Klay Thompson, and unpack the gender politics, dating standards, reputation, and why a person’s public history still matters in the relationship marketplace. We talk “just because you’re desirable doesn’t make you wife material,” why men don’t date for clout, and why a culture that shames broke men can’t be shocked when wealthy men move like they have options. And to close, we get into Drake announcing Iceman, and whether this may be the most important album of his career, with legacy, pressure, and redemption all on the line.

Ep.60 "The disease is more valuable than the cure"

On this episode of To You & Yours, we cover D4vd finally being charged in the murder of Celeste Rivas Hernandez, what investigators now believe happened, and what the road ahead looks like in one of the most disturbing cases in recent memory. We also discuss the unspeakable Shreveport massacre, where a father is accused of taking the lives of eight children, seven of them his own, and what can happen when a man falls fully into the darkest side of his emotions. Then we get into the story of Principal Kirk Moore, who took a bullet while stopping an alleged school shooter and saved lives in the process. And from there, we ask the question nobody in power seems serious about answering: if children are the most vulnerable among us, why are they protected the least? Because for certain politicians, this problem seems more useful unsolved than it ever would be fixed.