In this episode, we discuss:

Fun Facts

(3:40) Turkeys

(5:50) Stan Lee

Topics

(9:30) Joe Budden vs. Taxstone (allegedly)

(19:30) Druski vs. Birdman (maybe)

(36:50) Joe Biden vs. Approval Ratings

(53:30) Keke Palmer vs. Darius Jackson

(63:45) Montgomery Boat Riot Co-Captain charged w/assault



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Is The Mic Still On

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Intro

Fun Facts

Best Thing Seen

Earn Your Leisure Done With Black Folks

The Penn State Cocaine Trafficking Ring

Tupac Shakur Trial

Gary, Indiana's Power Outage

Pass the Mic

Am I The A-Hole?

Fun facts and best thing seen get the show rolling before the crew digs into the Earn Your Leisure fallout — are they done with Black folks? The Penn State cocaine trafficking ring is wilder than it sounds. The Tupac murder trial is back, Gary, Indiana has been without power for nearly two weeks, and we close it out with Pass the Mic and Am I The A-hole.

0:00 — Intro
10:37 — Fun Facts
39:15 — Best Thing Seen
1:05:19 — Earn Your Leisure Done With Black Folks
1:31:51 — The Penn State Cocaine Trafficking Ring
1:33:40 — Tupac Shakur Trial
1:40:43 — Gary, Indiana's Power Outage
1:52:40 — Pass the Mic
1:59:32 — Am I The A-hole?

Articles:
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/celebrity/articles/rashad-bilal-earn-lesiure-sounds-013220282.html
https://www.npr.org/2026/08/20/nx-s1-5939523/what-we-know-about-the-penn-state-cocaine-trafficking-ring
https://www.8newsnow.com/news/tupac-murder-trial/live-updates-day-5-of-tupac-murder-trial/
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/whats-going-on-in-gary-how-residents-are-still-without-power-nearly-two-weeks-later/3978350/

Fun facts and best thing seen get the show rolling before the crew digs into the Earn Your Leisure fallout &mdash; are they done with Black folks? The Penn State cocaine trafficking ring is wilder than it sounds. The Tupac murder trial is back, Gary, Indiana has been without power for nearly two weeks, and we close it out with Pass the Mic and Am I The A-hole.
0:00 &mdash; Intro 10:37 &mdash; Fun Facts 39:15 &mdash; Best Thing Seen 1:05:19 &mdash; Earn Your Leisure Done With Black Folks 1:31:51 &mdash; The Penn State Cocaine Trafficking Ring 1:33:40 &mdash; Tupac Shakur Trial 1:40:43 &mdash; Gary, Indiana's Power Outage 1:52:40 &mdash; Pass the Mic 1:59:32 &mdash; Am I The A-hole?
Articles: <a href="https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/celebrity/articles/rashad-bilal-earn-lesiure-sounds-013220282.html">https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/celebrity/articles/rashad-bilal-earn-lesiure-sounds-013220282.html</a> <a href="https://www.npr.org/2026/08/20/nx-s1-5939523/what-we-know-about-the-penn-state-cocaine-trafficking-ring">https://www.npr.org/2026/08/20/nx-s1-5939523/what-we-know-about-the-penn-state-cocaine-trafficking-ring</a> <a href="https://www.8newsnow.com/news/tupac-murder-trial/live-updates-day-5-of-tupac-murder-trial/">https://www.8newsnow.com/news/tupac-murder-trial/live-updates-day-5-of-tupac-murder-trial/</a> <a href="https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/whats-going-on-in-gary-how-residents-are-still-without-power-nearly-two-weeks-later/3978350/">https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/whats-going-on-in-gary-how-residents-are-still-without-power-nearly-two-weeks-later/3978350/</a>

Is It Over for Earn Your Leisure?

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/78a347aa-3282-4ac5-837c-a72300032082/clips/7a268822-08de-4d86-a471-b4b200dfe62f/transcript

Welcome

Trump Hiding on Plane

New York's Skyrocketing Rent Prices

Youngest black Cambridge Professor found dead

Stephen A. Smith's NAJB Award

Jason Arday Plagiarism Controversy

The crew kicks things off with fun facts and best thing seen before getting into the week's stories. Trump gets smuggled off a plane — literally hiding from cameras. Manhattan rent hits a record average near $7,000 a month, and the conversation goes exactly where you think it does. The tragic death of Jason Arday, the youngest Black professor at Cambridge, leads into a deeper discussion about the plagiarism controversy surrounding his work. Plus, Stephen A. Smith wins the NAJB Award and we have thoughts.

00:11 — Welcome
07:41 — Fun Facts
18:25 — Best Thing Seen
24:41 — Trump Hiding on Plane
40:07 — New York's Skyrocketing Rent Prices
1:02:16 — Youngest Black Cambridge Professor Found Dead
1:22:11 — Stephen A. Smith's NAJB Award
1:46:57 — Jason Arday Plagiarism Controversy

Articles:
https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/cnvn80ygq31o
https://www.timeout.com/newyork/news/average-manhattan-rents-are-nearing-7-000-a-month-the-highest-in-nyc-history-081326
https://apnews.com/article/jason-arday-cambridge-professor-london-dead-reports-9036e2b405f5849415534e80bb1b9cb1

The crew kicks things off with fun facts and best thing seen before getting into the week's stories. Trump gets smuggled off a plane &mdash; literally hiding from cameras. Manhattan rent hits a record average near $7,000 a month, and the conversation goes exactly where you think it does. The tragic death of Jason Arday, the youngest Black professor at Cambridge, leads into a deeper discussion about the plagiarism controversy surrounding his work. Plus, Stephen A. Smith wins the NAJB Award and we have thoughts.
00:11 &mdash; Welcome 07:41 &mdash; Fun Facts 18:25 &mdash; Best Thing Seen 24:41 &mdash; Trump Hiding on Plane 40:07 &mdash; New York's Skyrocketing Rent Prices 1:02:16 &mdash; Youngest Black Cambridge Professor Found Dead 1:22:11 &mdash; Stephen A. Smith's NAJB Award 1:46:57 &mdash; Jason Arday Plagiarism Controversy
Articles: <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/cnvn80ygq31o">https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/cnvn80ygq31o</a> <a href="https://www.timeout.com/newyork/news/average-manhattan-rents-are-nearing-7-000-a-month-the-highest-in-nyc-history-081326">https://www.timeout.com/newyork/news/average-manhattan-rents-are-nearing-7-000-a-month-the-highest-in-nyc-history-081326</a> <a href="https://apnews.com/article/jason-arday-cambridge-professor-london-dead-reports-9036e2b405f5849415534e80bb1b9cb1">https://apnews.com/article/jason-arday-cambridge-professor-london-dead-reports-9036e2b405f5849415534e80bb1b9cb1</a>

The Rent Is Too Damn High (ft. Nick)

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/78a347aa-3282-4ac5-837c-a72300032082/clips/702b86d6-f09c-405d-ad44-b4ac00f22917/transcript

This week on Is The Mic Still On, we’re talking Howard University’s enrollment problems, Trump’s new gas stations, cartel violence against influencers in Mexico, and the return of the March on Washington. We also get into two disturbing stories out of Mississippi and the latest development in the Nolan Wells case.

This week on Is The Mic Still On, we&rsquo;re talking Howard University&rsquo;s enrollment problems, Trump&rsquo;s new gas stations, cartel violence against influencers in Mexico, and the return of the March on Washington. We also get into two disturbing stories out of Mississippi and the latest development in the Nolan Wells case.

Fake Outrage in the WNBA

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/78a347aa-3282-4ac5-837c-a72300032082/clips/32297b0b-2d22-4dc0-bc5a-b4a50145c81b/transcript

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