Be Conscious With Damien Barling
Be Conscious With Damien Barling
Be Conscious is to be aware of ones surroundings. Being aware of ones existence and thoughts and sensations. That’s exactly what this is. Hosted by Damien Barling, this podcast will dive into topics including but not limited to activism, politics, race relations, current events, and music. Whether with guests or solo Be Conscious will be an unfiltered stream of thought of today’s most current eve…Social links:
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Case Closed
Six days ago Colin Kaepernick's attorney's announced that Kaepernick and Eric Reid had reached an agreement with the NFL to dismiss their grievance and lawsuit that claims collusion amongst the owners and league personal to keep the two from being employed by a team. As part of the agreement, no de…
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Where Ya Been? Where We Going? How'd We Get Here?
After a far too long hiatus, the season 2 premiere of Be Conscious is here. Damien Barling opens up about the orgins of the podcast, how and why it got started, where it's failed, and when people he works with started to notice. Damien also discussed what to expect moving forward in season 2 and ho…
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Camara Williams - An Opportunity Stolen
A special early holiday edition of Be Conscious. Camara Williams, an attorney in Florida, and guest columnist for the Orlando Sentinel, joins me to discuss the mid-terms in Florida, why Andrew Gillum lost and how big of a factor race was in the campaigns. We discuss the parallels between what happe…
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Richard Rothstein - Color Of Law
On this weeks edition of Be Conscious, Damien Barling speaks with author and historian Richard Rothstein about his book The Color of Law. Mr Rothstein has researched the history of segregation with regards to housing and education. Theres many layers to this conversation, just as there to his book.…
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Is Malcolm Jenkins a Sellout
What is The Player's Coalition? What set off the pregame confrontation between Malcolm Jenkins and Eric Reid? Is Eric Reids assessment correct… Did Malcolm Jenkins sellout him and Colin Kaepernick? In this episode of Be Conscious, Damien Barling gives a detailed history as to what the Player’s Coal…
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Carron J Phillips - Dak Prescott Is George Foreman
The show opens with Damien Barling sharing his thoughts on meeting Tommie Smith, John Carlos, and Dr Harry Edwards at an Athlete and Activism panel at San Jose St and shares the details of his conversation with Dr Edwards and what he had to say about the NFL’s Players Coalition. We wrap up our wee…
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David Steele - Silent Gesture
October 16, 1968 marked one of the most historic and iconic events in sports history. After an epic 200 meter race, Tommie Smith took his place on top of the Olympic medal stand, followed by Peter Norman of Australia, and teammate John Carlos. With no shoes on their feet, beads around their neck, a…
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Background of History
The events of the 60’s served as a background for one of the most historic and iconic moments in sports history. With the 50th anniversary of Tommie Smith and John Carlos victory stand demonstration happening this week, Damien Barling lays out what will be a unique week for the Be Conscious podcast…
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The College Dropout
There’s a lot to cover in this weeks edition of Be Conscious. Damien Barling the conversation by applauding the Carolina Panthers and the signing of Eric Reid. You’ll hear Eric Reid’s comments about why signing with an NFL team won’t silence his voice that he uses to speak against racial inequality…
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The Fact and Fiction of What Happened to Botham Jean
On the night of Sept 6, 2018, Botham Jean was sitting in his apartment in Dallas when an off duty police office, Amber Guyger, opened his door, fired her weapon, and killed him. The story of what happened that night has been told, changed, retold, then changed again. In addition to the changing sto…
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