Ep.68 "Spin the block on God"

Ep.68 "Spin the block on God"

This week on To You & Yours, Israel kicks things off with World Cup talk, questioning why soccer’s offside rule has to be so complicated, and, honestly, so ridiculous. He then dives into NBA free agency, including the major news of LeBron James announcing his departure from the Los Angeles Lakers after eight seasons. From there, Israel recaps his recent trip to Colombia, sharing the culture shock, unexpected moments, and lessons that came from experiencing life outside his normal surroundings. The episode then takes a deeper and more personal turn as Israel breaks down the difference between happiness and joy. Happiness can be temporary and dependent on circumstances, but true joy can remain even during life’s hardest moments. Israel opens up about his up and down relationship with God, his recent struggles, and the situations that have forced him to reflect, grow, and become more honest with himself. Sports, travel, faith, vulnerability, and real life reflection; this is one of the most open and personal episodes of To You & Yours yet.

Ep.67 "I don't get it, I just don't see color"

The NBA Finals just gave us history. We open the episode breaking down the Knicks’ unbelievable comeback; the biggest Finals comeback ever. What it says about this team, the moment, the city, and what comes next as New York stands on the edge of something legendary. Then we shift into the Karmelo Anthony trial: the verdict, the public reaction, and how quickly the conversation became bigger than the case itself. We get into tribalism, race relations, media narratives, selective outrage, and why people seem to pick sides before they even know the facts. From sports history to courtroom controversy, this episode is about pressure, perception, and what happens when truth gets filtered through loyalty, race, and culture.

Ep.66 "Be offended, I don't care"

This week on To You & Yours, we’re covering everything from hardwood history to cultural hysteria to a story that should have way more people talking. First, we break down the NBA Finals: Spurs vs. Knicks. The Knicks are finally on the biggest stage, and New York is standing at the edge of a moment fans have been waiting decades for. But standing across from them is a dangerous young Spurs team with championship DNA, star power, and nothing to lose. We give our full prediction and ask the real question: is this the Knicks’ year, or does San Antonio crash the party? Then we get into the movie sweeping the country: Obsession. Everybody’s talking about it, everybody’s posting about it, but is the hype actually real? We discuss whether the film lives up to the moment or if this is just another case of social media turning something into a phenomenon before people have even processed it. Lastly, we take a serious turn with the Henry Nowak story; a case filled with disturbing questions about police neglect, selective outrage, and how quickly narratives can be built before facts are fully known. We talk about the allegations, the assumptions, the way Henry was judged, and whether this case exposes a different kind of prejudice: one people are often afraid to call out. We also ask why one cry of “I can’t breathe” seems to shake the world, while another can be ignored, minimized, or forgotten. This episode is about sports, cinema, justice, outrage, and the uncomfortable truth that some stories only matter when they fit the narrative.

Ep.65 "Suck my Knick"

This week on To You & Yours, we’re talking about a moment Knicks fans have been waiting on for decades: the New York Knicks making the Finals. But this isn’t just a celebration, it’s a breakdown of everything that had to fall perfectly into place to get here. The trades, the injuries, the timing, the matchups, the belief, and the Garden energy that made this run feel bigger than basketball. Then we get into OKC and their brand of basketball, talented, explosive, but at times absolutely unbearable to watch. The flopping, the foul hunting, the constant selling contact… where does the league draw the line? And more importantly, how do you stop it before it ruins the product? From there, we react to the Kevin Hart roast and the George Floyd joke controversy, where comedy crosses lines, when outrage is fair, and whether people are reacting to the joke or the weight of the name attached to it. We also talk Chelsea Handler and the bigger conversation she represents: the “I don’t need a man,” hyper-independent, super-promiscuous wave being sold to women as freedom. But is it really freedom, or just another scam? Because the loudest promoters of that lifestyle are often in relationships, have been in relationships, or still benefit from the very thing they tell other women to reject.

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?