Shawn Hardie (@shawnwithaw_) resumes his time with Tariq Jones (@urvegasisshowing), founder of Vegas Hosting Service, to play 21 Questions, which spiraled into lengthy chats about the Raiders moving to Vegas (2:00), why he abandoned the Knicks

Ep. 9 | Tariq Jones: From NASA to Las Vegas, Being An Event Host During A Pandemic & Why He’ll Never Move Back To NYC

Apr 7th, 2021 53m 41s

Shawn Hardie (@shawnwithaw_) chats with Tariq Jones (@urvegasisshowing), founder of Vegas Hosting Service, which provides concierge service and event planning capabilities for visitors to Las Vegas. We discuss how he went from working for NASA

Ep. 8 | Tim Puko on Writing for the Wall Street Journal, Living In Atlantic City and Covering A Quadruple Homicide

Mar 25th, 2021 49m 21s

Shawn Hardie (@shawnwithaW_) chats with Wall Street Journal reporter Tim Puko (@timpuko) about what made him want to be a journalist since age 5 (5:00), some of the most memorable stories he's covered (8:55), including the murderers of four pro

Biggie Day, 24 Years Later

Mar 9th, 2021 19m 43s

Shawn Hardie flies solo today to discuss the 24th anniversary of the death of one of the most successful people in hip-hop history, the Notorious B.I.G. He tells the story of where he was on March 9 and how he found out the news, talks about ho

Ep. 7 | Morris Martin: From IT Major To Marketing Exec, Lessons In Fatherhood and In Leadership

Feb 24th, 2021 48m 14s

Shawn Hardie chats with his friend, marketing executive Morris Martin. He discusses how he went from being an IT major at Drexel to ad agency executive (1:20) and his appearance on Will Smith's Instagram show "Dads Just Don't Understand" and th

Ep. 6 | Symone Redwine: Practicing Law As a Black Woman and Being “Ready To Love”

Feb 10th, 2021 43m 6s

Shawn Hardie welcomes Symone Redwine, partner of the Dallas-based Redwine Law Firm and cast member of the hit reality TV show "Ready To Love" on the OWN network. They discuss entering college at age 16 and what inspired her to become a lawyer (

Ep. 5 | Natasha Aarons: From Bad Boy Intern to AdAge 40 Under 40

Jan 27th, 2021 47m 10s

Shawn Hardie chats with his friend Natasha Aarons, former Head of Music Industry Marketing (and current US Multicultural Marketing Lead) at Google. She discusses how a Jay-Z concert during college inspired her to enter the music business (6:00)

Ep. 4 | Clint Coley: Becoming A Stand-Up Comedian, The World Series of Spades and Hosting The “Advice From A F–k Boy” Podcast

Jan 13th, 2021 55m

Shawn Hardie chats with Clint Coley, stand-up comedian and creator of the Amazon Prime series The World Series of Spades. They discuss how he started The World Series of Spades (3:30), how a girl inspired him to do stand-up comedy (10:50) and t

Ep. 3 | Jeff Johnson: From Tech Consulting to Bleacher Report, the Power After Hours Podcast and SNKRS App Slander

Dec 17th, 2020 46m 56s

Shawn Hardie chats with content creator and on-air personality Jeff J. of Bleacher Report. They discuss what convinced him to leave the consulting industry & pivot to media (3:45), Bleacher Report's influence on social media content creation (1

Ep. 2a: What Is A Mankee? (Explained By Chris Canada)

Dec 2nd, 2020 34m 41s

In an unheard excerpt from the previous episode, Shawn Hardie and Chris Canada discuss the origin, meaning & purpose of the term mankee, which Chris uses to describe native New Yorkers. They also discuss the dynamic between native New Yorkers a

Ep. 2: Chris Canada on Getting Into Advertising, His Podcast “Option A or B” & the State of Discourse Today

Nov 18th, 2020 50m 14s

Shawn Hardie chats with Chris Canada, host and moderator of the Option A or B podcast. They discuss how a Jordan commercial inspired him to pursue advertising as a teenager, (3:53), living and working in New York City (14:50), the story behind

Ep. 1: New York State Sen. Jamaal Bailey on Entering Politics, The Current Political Climate & How To Save The Knicks

Oct 28th, 2020 56m 36s

Shawn Hardie chats with his former Bronx High School of Science classmate, NY State Senator Jamaal Bailey. They discuss why he decided to enter politics (2:15), his accomplishments in office, including repealing Section 50-a of the NY Civil Rig