Not Your Common Conversation Podcast

Episode 32 | “Everyday is Love Day” feat Sandi McCree

Welcome back lucky listeners and happy Valentine’s Day. It’s episode 32 of the “Not Your Common Conversation Podcast" featuring Chris Downing and Omar Henderson. We’re talking relationships and we brought our girl Sandi McCree back along for the ride. We start by defining what a relationship means to us and how that connection may grow or shrink over time. This leads to a discussion on communication and how important it is to not only intimate relationships but plutonic friendships as well. Sandi tells her favorite movie and makes a great point about passion and commitment as it pertains to the intentionality necessary to build lifelong bonds. From there we touch on ground rules in romance and if they’re needed. This and a lot more on another explosive episode on NYCC, including if we could ever be swingers. Enjoy, Not Your Common Conversation is a Bi-Weekly podcast hosted by Chris Downing & Omar Henderson, where we talk about everything inside and outside of our heads. Visuals of the NYCC Podcast now available to watch: https://www.youtube.com/@NYCCPod [https://www.youtube.com/@NYCCPod] (https://www.youtube.com/@NYCCPod [https://www.youtube.com/@NYCCPod])

Episode 31 | “Can’t Knock The Hustle” feat. Sandi McCree

In this very special episode of the "Not Your Common Conversation Podcast" featuring Chris Downing and Omar Henderson, friend of the show and accomplished actress Sandi McCree stops by to hang out with us. Most known for her outstanding work on the classic t.v series “The Wire” Sandi’s career has been its own series of wins and losses which ultimately shaped her into the incredible woman she is today. We begin by discussing her roots and how her and Chris grew up together. From there we discuss Hollywood as a whole and briefly touch on the recent wild fires and its devastating impact. This and a whole lot more, Sandi is a lot of fun and this installment was a great time. We wish her continued success, make sure you lucky listeners check out her latest work in Amazon Prime’s feature film “In Flight” a thriller where she stars alongside the also talented Tiffany Smith. Enjoy! Not Your Common Conversation is a Bi-Weekly podcast hosted by Chris Downing & Omar Henderson, where we talk about everything inside and outside of our heads. Visuals of the NYCC Podcast now available to watch: https://www.youtube.com/@NYCCPod [https://www.youtube.com/@NYCCPod]

Episode 30 | “Artificial Human Nature”

Welcome back you lucky listeners, it’s episode 30 of the “Not Your Common Conversation Podcast" featuring Chris Downing and Omar Henderson. In this installment Chris, Omar, and our resident engineer Brandon discuss “Artificial Intelligence” and the dangers of all of this technological innovation. We kick things off briefly talking about the incoming administration. From there we acknowledge the ever apparent marriage between government and big business and discuss how we think it all will impact us. This leads to a conversation about violence and the role it plays in our society, this reminds Omar of a previous conversation about the dark side of man. After we discuss if there is really any true benefit from life seemingly becoming more “Artificial.” We touch on social media addiction, the difficulties in determining what’s used information vs misinformation, real estate in space and a lot more! Enjoy! Not Your Common Conversation is a Bi-Weekly podcast hosted by Chris Downing & Omar Henderson, where we talk about everything inside and outside of our heads. Visuals of the NYCC Podcast now available to watch: https://www.youtube.com/@NYCCPod [https://www.youtube.com/@NYCCPod] (https://www.youtube.com/@NYCCPod [https://www.youtube.com/@NYCCPod])

Episode 29 | “The Never Ending Road of Friendship” feat. Lisa Stewart

Welcome to the last podcast of 2024! This is the “Not Your Common Conversation Podcast" featuring Chris Downing and Omar Henderson, and on this week’s episode we invite a close friend of the show, the wonderful Lisa Stewart. We kick things off on a very “friendly” themed podcast taking about friendship and the many different aspects of the connections we forge through this human experience. The cast starts by observing making friends home vs outta town. Lisa then asks the guys about their first ever friend. From there we try to determine the difference between a friendship and a relationship (if there is one), which leads to a brief conversation on where romance and intimacy falls in relation. Later we discuss interpersonal insecurities that come in between friendships and how to better communicate them. Other things we address include if blood is indeed thicker than water, is it appropriate to be possessive towards your friend/partner and a ton of other not so common conversations. Enjoy! Thanks for the continued support and we’ll see you in the new year! Not Your Common Conversation is a Bi-Weekly podcast hosted by Chris Downing & Omar Henderson, where we talk about everything inside and outside of our heads. Visuals of the NYCC Podcast now available to watch: https://www.youtube.com/@NYCCPod [https://www.youtube.com/@NYCCPod]

Episode 28 | “Nation Jacking” feat. Thomas Stanley

We are back! This is the “Not Your Common Conversation Podcast" featuring Chris Downing and Omar Henderson, and on this week’s episode, we invite our good friend Thomas Stanley and we have a real conversation about the current conflict between Israel and Palestine. We talk foreign policy, colonialism, genocide, the military industrial complex, big business, etc. This is going to be a very interesting and explosive discussion, as always we encourage our lucky listeners to listen with an open mind, Also feel free to do your own research. Everyone’s heart is in the right place and heading into 2025 we want to explore a solution to this ongoing conflict because the amount of death and destruction that US taxpayers have funded for years and years is unprecedented and in many ways unacceptable. Not Your Common Conversation is a Bi-Weekly podcast hosted by Chris Downing & Omar Henderson, where we talk about everything inside and outside of our heads. Visuals of the NYCC Podcast now available to watch: https://www.youtube.com/@NYCCPod [https://www.youtube.com/@NYCCPod]