The Table of Truth

Tyler Perry wrote, directed, produced, acted, and designed this episode of ToT (j/p). Join the fellas as they talk about the latest summer movies, comedians as serious actors, and ToT’s first LIVE show (we will post that soon!). Then the conversation switches gears and they debate the relevance of Black filmmakers/actors including Spike Lee vs. Tyler Perry; the title “black movie”; can Tyler Perry direct a movie w/o Medea?; Why don’t we support black movies? They go in! (Look for Episode 5.5 later this week) ANNOUNCEMENT: Tot has been nominated for the Black Weblog Awards 2011 BEST PODCAST category! Thanks to our fans and vote for us here. We can win this! Download  ALL of our show on iTunes! Subscribe to our RSS Feed!  

The fellas travel to sunny CALI-FOR-NI-A, with Cam, over the easter break for Burritos, burgers, laughs, house music, mother earth, and a taste of life on the Left coast. S/o to Paul Justin Encinas of The Tryptych Group, for showing us mad love and housing us and Ratha of StabLabs sharing some of mother earth with us! Download and catch up on Season 1 on Itunes Subscribe to our RSS feeds for the latest shows in your Inbox!

After a week of living in 1996, the Table comes back to the future to recap our findings about Frank Ocean, how trending black people are, tell tall tales about our time without technology, discuss the Mister Cee and homophobia in hip-hop and touch on the best and worst of today’s Hip-Hop MCs.

Recorded in the “Jedi Cafe”, the fellas discuss Charlie Sheen vs. the World; Technology is making us dumb; The Official TOTS2 No Technology Challenge; “what are you giving up for Lent?”; Dance talk w/ Cam (who was a judge for a House Dance competition in Las Vegas this past weekend, view the clip after the jump); Quarter Life Crisis; Relationship talk; Does Oral sex lead to cancer!? Which is worse: Bad Head or Bad Sex? And a special comment from “King Boonan of Boonania” himself, Ant.  

And we are back! Find out what the fellas have been up to as they talk about their NYE “Boo Boo Lovin” adventures, welcome new table member Ant, parenting tips, getting punched by girls, the NYC club scene, Ducktales, and woman “wood”. Yup, it’s good to be back! Full list after the jump! what has the table been up to? NYE: Loving in the Fight Club (duane gets punched by a girl) Ant Pilgrim vs the World of women part I Duane’s Pre-K sexcapades If a girl punches you in the face, do you hit her back? Ant Pilgrim vs the World of Women part II The Great Parenting Debate: beatings vs punishment The Next Generation of Parents Beat York Kids Network (the Software Etc. Years) the Grammy’s, Justin Bieber and the Steve Stoute doctrine Collie Park: You Maaaad the Evolution of the NYC party scene Final Words: Live it! Live it! Ducktales, Optimum Cable, random wood?!   Download  ALL of our show on iTunes! Get updated direct to you inbox by subscribing to our RSS Feed!  

And now we come to the end of The Table of Truth Season 1 we discuss Pope’s Jungle Fever, Top 5 Muppets of all time, movies and more… Thanks to all our guests who sat down with us:, Q - writer/model/fashionista, Scotty the Tailor – Fashionista, Tim Grae – Grae Gram Magazine, Jaton Gunter – G & S Wines, Kam Collins – Actor, Producer, Skater, Rictor Smith – BeatSmiths Music, Ant Singleton – Comedian, Ridwan Adhami – Photographer, Anselm Samuel – Writer, The MarXman – Musician, Ed Ofori – Designer, and YOU the customer. LOL It has been a wild ride but we have a lot in store for 2011, so stay tuned! Happy New Year!

As Season 1 comes to a close, the fellas sit down to celebrate and well… we celebrated too much. This is episode is brought to by Absolut Brooklyn, VH1 Soul and drunken bravado. Join in on the celebration as we discuss R&B, Hip-Hop and our Golden Era of music. Who knows what will be said when the table is intoxicated. In our defense we plead The Jamie Clause and blame it all on the alcohol. R&B – Is R. Kelly the King of R&B?, Brok Records vs Turqoise Jeep Music Jay-Z’s legacy – Is it time for him to retire or is it time for hip-hop to finally grow up? Why don’t we respect longevity in hip-hop? (Too short, Uncle Luke, Ludacris, Redman) Is 90′s the greatest era of music ever Part I? Or is Ant ODing? Is Trey Songz the leader of the New School of R&B? Is Hip-Hop still in a state of emergency? Love Jones, Love & Basketball, Brown Sugar; Brok Records Spoken Word Session Is 90′s the greatest era of music ever Part II? Or is Ant ODing again? (Cali version) Where are they now? R&B edition ODB vs Waka Flaka Flame What is the Greatest Remix of All Time? Random Rap Talk: Common, Pharrell, Pusha T, The Clipse, Raphael Sadiq, Pope’s Big Announcement

The fellas are back with special guests Ridwan and Ed of Random Order Media Group. If you didn’t know, all three of us are multi-talented artists in our normal lives and we wanted to give back to the community! We talk about the ups and downs of Art, Design, and even Photography. Is art school really worth it? If you have a dSLR, are you a photographer? Is it about the money or the art? Why do artists not have the confidence they need to succeed?  What inspires you? What do you say to young designers coming up?

Remember way back in the days of episodes 1, 2, 3, and 4, where we used to talk about random sheit: tv, movies, politics, world events, and general dumbness? Well fear not, we are back w/ Nerd Alert! Halloween, Drunken Octoberfest, Top 10 Rappers List, Jesus shoes,  Ask the Table, Start random topics and go! What’s your Halloween costume? Cam hates on Halloween “Black” versions of costumes aka no superheroes for Black people aka Cam & Pope comic geek out Octoberfest! Duane’s eye patch story and s/o to Edtumbo! MTV vs. BET Top 10 Rappers List TV: Cancelled shows, New shows, and Renewed shows: Lone Stars, No Ordinary Family, Hawaii 5-0, Human Target, Flash Forward, Smallville The return of 24 talk! Ask the Table: The tale of Lupe The death of word “swagger” Top ToT shows: The Pornography & You Episode is the most listened show! O_o Final thoughts: Final hibernation, Jesus shoes, Eastbound & Down, Season 2 ToT promos

Hip-Hop is on life support! Hip-Hop is dead! Hip-Hop should be called Hip-Pop! WTF is a Wocka Flocka! Why are porn stars rapping! The people have questions and The Table has answers! With special guests Anslem Samuel of Naked With Socks On [link] and rapper The MarxMan [link]

The Table of Truth welcomes our first female guest: writer/model/fashionista Q [qomplesso.com]. Can the guys keep their cool with a lady present? Will she check the crew on their own dumbness? Will Q finally bring order to the male ramblings of  The Table? As the representative of female the species, Q steps into the lion’s den!

Recently, inspired by some of our less than faithful homies (the names have been changed to protect the guilty!), the fellas talk about cheating in the 21st century.

Aw the end of the summer! Well, the fellas reflect on the past few months, dubbed "Best.Summer.Ever." by Pope. Did we live up to the hype and challenge Pope asked of us? Find out that and the super secret soul stealer that next to us!

The Table ask the question has dating become easier or harder in the 21st century? On location at Brooklyn Bowl out in beautiful Brooklyn, NY. Making his second appearance on the show we have none other than Anthony Singleton future famous comedian. Be on the look out for our first “Ask the Table” video, coming soon! Dating Technology: Then & Now Texting vs Phone Calls Cuffing Law #8 Facebook Stalking: Are you guilty of it? Good or Bad? 1-900-PARTY-LINE & AOL Chatrooms True Homie Stories: Pope’s Journey to BK, Cam’s Homie’s AOL Visit, “Don’t Trust a Voice by its Cover” Ant & Duane’s Journey into the unknown Definition of a Date Zodiac: Does it matter? Do you plan for a Date? Dating on a budget? Do you tell a woman that you’re dating other women? If so, when? Has technology made dating easier or harder? Is getting an email address instead of a number disrespectful? Final Words

The Table moves the show on location to La Bibliotheca de Tequila for a tequila tasting presented by Siete Leguas. A bar that houses about 400 different Tequilas, nice atmosphere and a plethora of hot waitresses as well.