Episodes

Phone Home Ep. 81. Is Kanye bigger than Michael Jackson after an 80K stadium show? Plus whether men are only valuable when they can provide, legendary 81s, Mahomes as the alien we've been looking for, the 24-team playoff and NIL parity, Lil Baby and Jack Harlow's new albums, should Cam'ron do ESPN for free, the Nvidia CEO spy report, Drewski crossing over, the Walmart warehouse viral hit, and did Jeezy fail this generation? Hosted by Smooth with Dink, Bip, T.Wills, Big Darrell, and 2. Powered by...

Phone Home Ep. 80. Could you survive 30 days without power? The crew gets into Lil Baby's last real chance (is his feature run Wayne level?), whether it's time for Baltimore and Lamar Jackson to move on, feeding Derrick Henry, who really profits from war, and what happens when the grid goes down. Hosted by Smooth with Dink, Bip, T.Wills, and 2. Powered by MyConnect Counseling: https://myconnectcounseling.net Follow Phone Home: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@phonhomepodcast2025 Instagram: http...

Phone Home Ep. 79. Is Mahomes still a top-5 QB? Angel Reese vs. Caitlin Clark becomes Beyonce vs. Taylor Swift, the colorism debate (Wale, Meek, and who made it), Wale vs. J. Cole, Priest Holmes vs. Jamaal Charles, and a live Jeezy vs. Future versus, street records only. Hosted by Smooth with Dink, Big Darrell, Bip, 2, and T.Wills. Powered by MyConnect Counseling: https://myconnectcounseling.net Follow Phone Home: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@phonhomepodcast2025 Instagram: https://www.insta...

Phone Home Ep. 78. Jay-Z's longevity or 50 Cent's peak: who really ran rap? Plus the 24-team College Football Playoff debate, J. Cole and Drake skipping the Grammys, whether breaking in was harder before or after social media, Pascagoula vs. Moss Point homecoming, why Black wealth is falling behind, and starting from zero: $50K, top credit, a millionaire network, or a high-income skill? Hosted by Smooth with Dink, Big Darrell, T.Wills, and Bip. Powered by MyConnect Counseling: https://myconnectc...

Phone Home Ep. 77. Can success become a trap? Plus Arch Manning and the interception discourse, whether the Falcons should retire Michael Vick's 7, Baker Mayfield's gunslinger stats, Jeremiah Smith as a #1 pick, the best rap albums of 2006, Scarface, and the catch-22 of rap fans with Wayne and J. Cole. Hosted by Smooth with Dink, Bip, T.Wills, and 2. Powered by MyConnect Counseling: https://myconnectcounseling.net Follow Phone Home: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@phonhomepodcast2025 Instagram...

Phone Home Ep. 76. What does it mean to be healed, and can your partner have dinner with an ex? Plus whether Travis Hunter should play both ways, Shedeur vs. Deshaun Watson, Alabama vs. Georgia, whether streaming swallowed rap's middle class (DDG vs. Akeem Ali), the most iconic video vixens, and the aging double standard. Hosted by Smooth with Dink, Big Darrell, T.Wills, Bip, and 2. Powered by MyConnect Counseling: https://myconnectcounseling.net Follow Phone Home: YouTube: https://www.youtube.c...

Phone Home Ep. 75. Should the Falcons retire Michael Vick's jersey? Plus how much money is really enough, the hidden costs of the American dream, 50 Cent vs. Snoop, Lamar Jackson's MVP snub, the QB double standard, and why you should take that trip. Hosted by Smooth with Dink, Bip, 2, and T.Wills. Powered by MyConnect Counseling: https://myconnectcounseling.net Follow Phone Home: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@phonhomepodcast2025 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/phonehome_podcast/ TikTok:...

Phone Home Ep. 74. Football's back. The crew watches the Chiefs, debates whether DaBaby can charge $45 for a waffle, reacts to the Lil Durk verdict, asks if sneaker culture is dead, questions the Texas comeback, and breaks down dry-aged steak. Hosted by Smooth with Dink, Big Darrell, Bip, T.Wills, and 2. Powered by MyConnect Counseling: https://myconnectcounseling.net Follow Phone Home: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@phonhomepodcast2025 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/phonehome_podcast/ ...

Phone Home Ep. 73. Where did the middle-class rapper go? Plus the Michigan vs. Western Michigan ending, NIL and Bryce Underwood, SEC vs. Big Ten, why Saban really walked away, Cassidy, the Gillie da Kid and Lil Wayne ghostwriting debate, Nike's stock drop, and the receiver height bet. Hosted by Smooth with Dink, Big Darrell, Bip, T.Wills, and 2. Powered by MyConnect Counseling: https://myconnectcounseling.net Follow Phone Home: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@phonhomepodcast2025 Instagram: htt...

Phone Home Ep. 72. Did Rod Wave do Boosie dirty? Plus whether Deion's era at Colorado is over ("he's a GM, not a coach"), Kurt Cignetti and Indiana, Akeem Ali, the $242M airport scam, Kanye's shock tactics, and why hip-hop is built on samples. Hosted by Smooth with Dink, Bip, and T.Wills. Powered by MyConnect Counseling: https://myconnectcounseling.net Follow Phone Home: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@phonhomepodcast2025 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/phonehome_podcast/ TikTok: https://...

Phone Home Ep. 71. Should Shedeur start over a $60M quarterback? Plus the generational-wealth debate (teach them to fish or leave them money?), Lonzo Ball's career regret, Jalen Ramsey's $30M standard, Wiz Khalifa's label return, independent artists, and defending Stephen A. Smith. Hosted by Smooth with Bip, 2, Big Darrell, Dink, and T.Wills. Powered by MyConnect Counseling: https://myconnectcounseling.net Follow Phone Home: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@phonhomepodcast2025 Instagram: https:...

Phone Home Ep. 70. How much money is actually enough? One of us said $2 billion. Plus Rod Wave vs. Yung Bleu, whether Young Dro is a top-3 flow ever, Jeezy's motivational power (Thug Motivation at McDonald's), Invest Fest, "Black-owned" vs. "locally-owned," when you're too old for the club, and the man who robbed a Shake Shack and came back to work. Hosted by Smooth with Dink, Big Darrell, Bip, and T.Wills. Powered by MyConnect Counseling: https://myconnectcounseling.net Follow Phone Home: YouTu...

Phone Home Ep. 69. Denzel vs. Will Smith: who has more range, and could they swap roles? Then the math on $76K from 72 million streams, Pooh Shiesty's leverage, street cred vs. long-term gains, El Chapo's ocean drop, and the D.B. Cooper mystery. Hosted by Smooth with Dink, Bip, and T.Wills. Powered by MyConnect Counseling: https://myconnectcounseling.net Follow Phone Home: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@phonhomepodcast2025 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/phonehome_podcast/ TikTok: https:...

Phone Home Ep. 68. Who's harder to become, Jay-Z or Barack Obama? Plus the man who threw $950M in Bitcoin into a landfill, whether summer is overrated, fresh outfit vs. fresh shoes on the first day of school, natural talent vs. hard work, and the day MJ got cut. Hosted by Smooth with Big Darrell, Dink, Bip, and T.Wills. Powered by MyConnect Counseling: https://myconnectcounseling.net Follow Phone Home: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@phonhomepodcast2025 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pho...

Phone Home Ep. 67. Is the Target boycott real or just online? The crew debates Jay-Z's public role (love the rapper, question the man), why not start your own Target, Kap's $50M, the Ryan Clark situation, LeBron to Philly, and ranks every Greek mythology movie: Troy, 300, Gladiator, and Nolan's Odyssey. Hosted by Smooth with Dink, Bip, 2, and T.Wills. Powered by MyConnect Counseling: https://myconnectcounseling.net Follow Phone Home: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@phonhomepodcast2025 Instagra...

Phone Home Ep. 66. Why selling out concerts says more than streaming numbers. The crew debates whether Future is really top three, Jay-Z's global tour, Rod Wave vs. Larry June (pain or positivity), Larry June's "middle class" music, and who else could bring out Jay-Z, Beyonce, Rihanna, and Usher. Hosted by Smooth with Dink, Bip, Big Darrell, 2, and T.Wills. Powered by MyConnect Counseling: https://myconnectcounseling.net Follow Phone Home: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@phonhomepodcast2025 In...

Phone Home Ep. 65. It started with NBA offseason talk (Jaylen Brown, LaMelo, Ja Morant, Giannis, and private equity buying into the Celtics) and the money-vs.-rings debate. Then it turned into one of our realest conversations yet: how we handle stress, pressure, and what we carry as men. Hosted by Smooth with Dink, Bip, 2, and T.Wills. Powered by MyConnect Counseling: https://myconnectcounseling.net Follow Phone Home: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@phonhomepodcast2025 Instagram: https://www.i...

Phone Home Ep. 64 with guest David Calloway. Calloway, a certified personal trainer, shares his take on cannabis, fitness, and the mind-muscle connection. Plus: is Drake a culture vulture? Jeezy vs. Gucci on accessibility, the ALS and football conversation, whether Teyana Taylor is an icon, and what really makes someone a snitch. Hosted by Smooth with Bip, Dink, Big Darrell, 2, and T.Wills. Powered by MyConnect Counseling: https://myconnectcounseling.net Follow Phone Home: YouTube: https://www.y...

Phone Home Ep. 63. Is it harder to make it as a rapper or a pro athlete? Plus Father's Day and what's expected of men, aging and gender roles, Giannis to the Heat, double standards, productive arguments in marriage, confidence that borders on delusional, and a different kind of broke: washing paper plates. Hosted by Smooth with Dink, 2, T.Wills, and IKE. Powered by MyConnect Counseling: https://myconnectcounseling.net Follow Phone Home: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@phonhomepodcast2025 Insta...

Phone Home Ep. 62. Elon Musk hits trillionaire status and the crew reacts in real time. Plus NBA Finals fallout with the Spurs, Knicks, Wemby, and Jalen Brunson, UFC at the White House, the rap drought and Kendrick's effect on the ecosystem, Sexy Red and GloRilla, and survival hypotheticals: plane crash or drowning, ocean or Amazon? Hosted by Smooth with Dink, 2, Bip, Big Darrell, and T.Wills. Powered by MyConnect Counseling: https://myconnectcounseling.net Follow Phone Home: YouTube: https://ww...

Phone Home Ep. 61. Wale vs. Big Sean: who's bigger, who's better? Plus Drake vs. J. Cole, Toronto vs. Fayetteville, Jay-Z's response to Drake, Drewski taking the skit crown, and the best Black crime shows: Snowfall, Top Boy, and Ghost vs. Franklin. Hosted by Smooth with Bip, 2, Big Darrell, and T.Wills. Powered by MyConnect Counseling: https://myconnectcounseling.net Follow Phone Home: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@phonhomepodcast2025 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/phonehome_podcast/ T...

Phone Home Ep. 60. Was Jay-Z's freestyle a rant or bars? The crew debates ownership vs. talent with Jay-Z and Drake, whether bad acting on shows like Nemesis is on purpose, and how Tom Brady changed what "too old" means in sports and hip-hop. Plus the Algorithm Challenge: what your Instagram explore page says about you. Hosted by Smooth with Dink, Bip, and 2. Powered by MyConnect Counseling: https://myconnectcounseling.net Follow Phone Home: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@phonhomepodcast2025 ...

Phone Home Ep. 59. The crew ranks the beef albums: Drake's Iceman, Kendrick Lamar's GNX, and J. Cole's The Fall Off. Is Iceman a classic? Is Kendrick chasing Album of the Year? Plus Drake and Future, money vs. friendship, Netflix ads, and Country Wayne's vertical-content empire. Hosted by Smooth with Dink, Big Darrell, and 2. Follow Phone Home: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@phonhomepodcast2025 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/phonehome_podcast/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@PhoneHomePo...

Episode 58 of Phone Home Podcast is a loaded one. We kick things off celebrating one year since going viral, then dive headfirst into the Dr. Cheyenne Bryant controversy — is she a fraud or just a victim of the fake guru era? Eric (licensed therapist) goes toe-to-toe with Dink and Smooth on whether credentials matter if the advice works, and the shade tree mechanic analogy damn near broke the session. Then we get into Drake's Iceman album — full first reactions, standout tracks, the rollout bre...