You have arrived at Hyphen Nation. Hosted by B HYPHEN aka Kelen Conley, this variety pod discusses music, movies, sports, mental health, and more. Featuring a deep catalog of solo episodes as well as fun guests, Hyphen Nation has something for everyone. It’s a safe space. Welcome to Hyphen Nation. Enjoy your stay. A Hyphen Podcast Group production.

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Nope. I couldn&#39;t leave Wale and everything is a lot in the place I left it last episode so I break down the entire album. I also discuss his growth from 2017 to now, why &#34;Where To Start&#34; should be played two times in a row, and even why I try to avoid lead singles. After, I discuss how LeBron can&#39;t finish his career in peace and drop my Ray Allen theory.

227. Sweet As Hell

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I just got my ninth live-action Spider-Man film and 11th since 2002 if you&#39;re counting Spider-Verse (which you should unless you hate Spider-Man). So what is my major malfunction? After a spoiler warning, I break down what didn&#39;t work for me in Spider-Man: Brand New Day and the couple things that did. Up top, I talk about all the media I&#39;ve been consuming since we last talked.I forgot to say this but the V-Max reveal wasn&#39;t well done either.

226. A Whole Lotta Likes

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Costarring Errick Greenlee &amp; Marcus Robinson. Special guest appearance by Oroku Saki aka Thee Shredder.As much as I&#39;ve championed Jaÿ-Z over the years on this very podcast, Jaÿ is still human. Very human. Handsome Bane threw the pass to Marc Rob for us to draft Jaÿ-Z songs and albums that were Hov on his lesser days. Marc Rob formulated the categories. Me? All I did was show up and record. Sometimes it be like that. We also break down our personal top 5 Jaÿ albums after the draft and then Oroku Saki called and left me a voicemail with his choices. Billionaire Hov isn&#39;t for everyone... In fact, any billionaire usually isn&#39;t for everyone. Our picks cover it all though.

225. Brother, Knock It Off

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Although I was curious at first, I really have tried to take an anti-A.I. stance. As a creator, the idea that you can plug a prompt into a chat and get almost anything you desire is nuts (and a lot of it is stolen). Not to mention the water use just to run all of these bots.But what if I told you that I stepped a little too far into the world of A.I. and while I haven&#39;t succumbed, I haven&#39;t exactly stopped either...After that confession, why do fanbases get so enraged when a show or movie doesn&#39;t go the way they hoped it would go? I examine this and talk about Stranger Things 5 (spoilers).

224. That Dopamine

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Costarring Errick Greenlee, Michael Lamerique &amp; Marcus RobinsonOn January 8, 2016, I released the first episode of Hyphen Nation. Recorded from the parking lot of a local Morgantown Kroger with a laptop and a headset mic, never did I dream that my little podcast would be at 200+ episodes and still active 10 years later but here we are!To celebrate, I recruited the Brain Trust aka the Diamond Dogs Handsome Bane, Lam, and Marc Rob to celebrate with me. In the first half, we talk about Will Smith&#39;s career taking it&#39;s downturn, how no one has replaced Twitter despite multiple efforts, relive some 2016 things, and many more alleys and detours.In the back half, Handsome Bane carved out some time so he could still contribute more than just a visit, and we talk about the death of Hulk Hogan, where he&#39;s finding joy in professional wrestling these days, and God.Here&#39;s to another 10 years? Maybe? Who knows. Thanks y&#39;all.IMPORTANT LISTENING INFO: I apologize for the quality of my microphone in the second half. I hooked my condenser mic up to Zoom and even after all these years, they don&#39;t like each other.

223. The 10th Anniversary Spectacular

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In this episode of THE BARACK OBAMA APPROVED WORLD&#39;S GREATEST PODCAST, I go back to the movies. I was unfortunately unable to make the <a href="https://redcircle.com/shows/a6ddf65c-a69c-474c-a7de-ef5012ff8aa8/ep/494e9d72-2db2-437a-a521-d6e754cdd2ef" rel="nofollow">most recent episode of We Should Do This Again Sometime</a> but I give you my draft picks anyway (but seriously, go listen to that episode first)! (7:39) I talk about the latest season of King Of The Hill (39:31), which then leads to some recommendations before I end with my rant about the cost of streaming and WWE trying to push me out of the product (49:04). It might be back to the pirate life for me. Only time will tell.

222. Locked In

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On today&#39;s pod, I talk about how nice my social media break was, Wiz Khalifa and Kush + Orange Juice 2, give WrestleMania XLI predictions, and talk about the comfort that Guy&#39;s Grocery Games brings me. When it&#39;s good, I&#39;mma tell you. This one&#39;s good.

221. You Already Know What This Is

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(Costarring Michael Lamerique, Marcus Robinson &amp; Errick Greenlee)Man, sometimes you need to hop on the phone and talk to the homies. So, for the last time on Skype (probably), I&#39;m joined by Lam, Marc Rob, and Handsome Bane to simply cut up. Yeah, we talk about the Whitman Storm&#39;s basketball season. Yeah, apparently some of us don&#39;t like Superman. And yeah, Bret Hart stops by with jokes.But sometimes you just need to hop on the phone and talk to the homies.

220. The Five Goldberg Problem

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It&#39;s almost been 8 years but the results remain the same: When Thee Marc Rob and I get together in a room magic happens. I was going to do a solo episode breaking down my journey through creating my second album HYPHEN. But if you listened to 217., Marc Rob said pump your breaks homeboy! What follows is a delightful look at myself, told through the lens of one of my best friends. Thank you all for your support and as always, more to come.

219. A Reflection on HYPHEN

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I lost one of my best friends, Moose Smith, last summer. Today, I tell you about him.

218. Moose

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Costarring George &#34;The Howitzer&#34; Gerbo &amp; Marcus &#34;ShowinmadLov&#34; Robinson! Special guest appearance by Handsome Bane!This was long overdue. I call in George and Marc Rob to recap some things from 2024. Social media talk jumps into the election. We were in the trenches... Until Handsome Bane stopped by and broke up the sadness. The rest of this episode is a great conversation amongst friends catching up. Happy New Year!

217. Numbers On The Board '24

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Somehow, Hyphen Nation Returned.I still don&#39;t like Rise of Skywalker.<ul><li>The Bear</li><li>Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow</li><li>Favorite TV shows</li><li>Why the pod is back</li><li>Childish Gambino</li></ul>There were some audio issues throughout the recording. I believe I have this fixed for the next episode.

216. Ten Thousand Hours

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On today&#39;s program, I share my excitement out my second album HYPHEN coming out on May 3rd. Then I try to make sense of the Kendrick/Drake/Ross/20v1 beef that&#39;s been running rampant in hip-hop. Then Kendrick dropped &#34;Euphoria&#34;, so I had to come in at the end with my immediate reaction.Sorry Offset, Takeoff is the Migos member who passed.

The Hyphen Universe Show - Uma Thurman Offered Drake Her Track Suit

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On today&#39;s program, my mind went everywhere. I talk about how I love sports but how I don&#39;t care about live sports but that I actually enjoyed live sports last weekend for the first time in a long time? I briefly touch on Johnny Manziel on Club Shay Shay, J. Cole, and the impending doom of the 2024 election. There&#39;s some advice in the middle. And then I sent a heartfelt shoutout to the story arc The Child Within from Spectacular Spider-Man in 1991.

The Hyphen Universe Show - Leaning Into It

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On today&#39;s program, I briefly discuss Diddy getting raided and the bridge collapse in Baltimore. Then, I ask why in the world I hate certain sports teams and players when I don&#39;t have any of the talent that they command at my fingertips. I share a hopefully helpful tip for this month&#39;s mental health check-in and I recommend Phineas &amp; Ferb. And It&#39;s Dark And Hell Is Hot. I forgot that one.

The Hyphen Universe Show - Why Am I Like This?

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On today&#39;s program, I pay tribute to Akira Toriyama and two of the gifts he gave the world: Dragon Ball Z and Chrono Trigger.

The Hyphen Universe Show - It All Comes Back To Time Travel

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On today&#39;s program, I say as little about 20/20 Experience Part 1 as possible. I ask you to remember the day Facebook went down. I shout out Craig Wilson and his book It&#39;s The Little Things. And it was the Jordan 8 Playoffs for me.

The Hyphen Universe Show - Big Ol' Hypocrite

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This might be my first favorite episode. On today&#39;s program: Beyonce goes country! Cancellation doesn&#39;t exist! And why do you care Scottie?

The Hyphen Universe Show - Diversify Your Musical Portfolio

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On today&#39;s program, I open the floor to anyone who feels like they need a mental health/self-care break. I also share a few things that I&#39;ve been practicing over the last couple of years that I&#39;ve found helpful in dealing with stress and depression. Also: treat yo&#39; self this Valentine&#39;s Day!

The Hyphen Universe Show - Self-Care Check-In: 02.2024

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On today&#39;s program, I discuss how much I despise Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs and how my family will be cheering for my most hated rival in the Super Bowl. I also give lots of thoughts on my recent first completion of Spider-Man 2.&#34;How does one forget about We Belong Together?&#34;

The Hyphen Universe Show - On the Kansas City Chiefs & Marvel's Spider-Man 2

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You have arrived at Hyphen Nation. Hosted by Kelen Conley, this variety pod discusses music, movies, sports, mental health, and more. Featuring a deep catalog of solo episodes as well as fun guests, Hyphen Nation has something for everyone. It’s a safe space. Welcome to Hyphen Nation. Enjoy your stay.