Setting the Stage for Faith and Gratitude

Opening Prayer and Introduction

News Roundup: Texas Senate Race and Trump's

Medical Breakthrough: 15-Year-Old's Sickle

Sports Update: WNBA Finals, MLB Playoffs, and

Hot Spot with Brad Tad Tad

Chris Brown's Court Case and Jay-Z's Super

HBCU Spotlight: Ernest Ladd's Achievements

HBCU Now Segment Promotion

Gary with the Tea: Celebrity News and Hot

Mary J. Blige's Music Catalog Sale

Ohio Pastor's Controversial Second Marriage

Cologne Promotion

Clifton Powell Interview: From Poverty to

A Legendary Actor's Early Impact

The Changing Landscape of Entertainment

Clifton's Journey and Personal Pride

Virgin Voyages Experience

Concert Highlights and Guest Reactions

News Roundup

Sports Update

The Hot Spot: Boyz II Men Goes Country

Wrapping Up the Show

From a life-changing medical breakthrough to headline-making money and music moves, The Rickey Smiley Morning Show brings hope, humor, and plenty to debate. The crew celebrates 15-year-old Phillip Mullin, who endured more than 100 hospitalizations before becoming Louisiana’s first child functionally cured of sickle cell disease through Lyfgenia, a treatment that modifies a patient’s own stem cells. Gary With Da Tea then unpacks Paul Pierce’s claim that he is “drowning financially” after his Fox Sports payments ended, even as court filings detail major support obligations, significant monthly expenses, and remaining assets. The conversation also turns to Mary J. Blige’s new partnership with Primary Wave, which covers undisclosed shares of publishing and recorded-music rights tied to classics including “Family Affair,” “My Life,” and “Be Without You”—with the financial terms kept private. 

The Hot Spot shifts genres as Boyz II Men signs with Warner Records Nashville for a country album expected in 2027—the group’s first full-length project in a decade. Shawn Stockman says the trio has long admired country storytelling, and their path already includes the Grand Ole Opry, a “Take Me Home, Country Roads” performance, and a recent Lady A collaboration. Broadcasting aboard Virgin Voyages’ Resilient Lady, Rickey also welcomes actor Clifton Powell for a warm, candid conversation about coaching him through Friday After Next, adapting to streaming and AI, the discipline behind Powell’s four-decade career, and his upcoming horror film The Wrong Number with Kid Cudi. 

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From a life-changing medical breakthrough to headline-making money and music moves, The Rickey Smiley Morning Show brings hope, humor, and plenty to debate. The crew celebrates 15-year-old Phillip Mullin, who endured more than 100 hospitalizations before becoming Louisiana&rsquo;s first child functionally cured of sickle cell disease through Lyfgenia, a treatment that modifies a patient&rsquo;s own stem cells. Gary With Da Tea then unpacks Paul Pierce&rsquo;s claim that he is &ldquo;drowning financially&rdquo; after his Fox Sports payments ended, even as court filings detail major support obligations, significant monthly expenses, and remaining assets. The conversation also turns to Mary J. Blige&rsquo;s new partnership with Primary Wave, which covers undisclosed shares of publishing and recorded-music rights tied to classics including &ldquo;Family Affair,&rdquo; &ldquo;My Life,&rdquo; and &ldquo;Be Without You&rdquo;&mdash;with the financial terms kept private.&nbsp;
The Hot Spot shifts genres as Boyz II Men signs with Warner Records Nashville for a country album expected in 2027&mdash;the group&rsquo;s first full-length project in a decade. Shawn Stockman says the trio has long admired country storytelling, and their path already includes the Grand Ole Opry, a &ldquo;Take Me Home, Country Roads&rdquo; performance, and a recent Lady A collaboration. Broadcasting aboard Virgin Voyages&rsquo; Resilient Lady, Rickey also welcomes actor Clifton Powell for a warm, candid conversation about coaching him through Friday After Next, adapting to streaming and AI, the discipline behind Powell&rsquo;s four-decade career, and his upcoming horror film The Wrong Number with Kid Cudi.&nbsp;
Website: <a href="https://www.urban1podcasts.com/rickey-smiley-morning-show">https://www.urban1podcasts.com/rickey-smiley-morning-show</a>&nbsp;

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Full Show | First Child Functionally Cured of Sickle Cell; Former NBA All Star Paul Pierce Claims Broke; Mary J. Blige Sells Music Catalogue; Boyz II Men Releasing Country Album 

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