<description>&lt;p&gt;Meet Jonathan Corbblah, Trivia Expert and Champion... with many of &amp;nbsp;your favorite game show appearances as a contestant in his vault across the board.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;(From Jeopardy, to Cash Cab, to Who Wants to be a &amp;nbsp;Millionaire, to Masterminds, to The Chase on the Game Network... to name a few).&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;He also happens to be a chess expert, teacher and one of the best trash talkers you'll come across over the board during a speed chess Blitz game. He never resigns&amp;nbsp;which is a policy&amp;nbsp;I believe&amp;nbsp;applies to life lessons in wins and losses... never give up.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;On this episode we discuss:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Who has the better Jollof Rice - Nigeria or Ghana?&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Growing up in Brooklyn, NY (East Flatbush)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The vast correlations between Chess and Trivia&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Applying for Jeopardy and being denied over a dozen times until he got his life changing breakthrough&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Knowing a little about everything as opposed to knowing a lot about a few&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Keeping the flame of motivation ignited when there's few challenges left&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Being a part of the Masterminds TV show cast&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;and much more!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
</description>

Meet Jonathan Corbblah, Trivia Expert and Champion... with many of &nbsp;your favorite game show appearances as a contestant in his vault across the board.
(From Jeopardy, to Cash Cab, to Who Wants to be a &nbsp;Millionaire, to Masterminds, to The Chase on the Game Network... to name a few).&nbsp;
He also happens to be a chess expert, teacher and one of the best trash talkers you'll come across over the board during a speed chess Blitz game. He never resigns&nbsp;which is a policy&nbsp;I believe&nbsp;applies to life lessons in wins and losses... never give up.
On this episode we discuss:
Who has the better Jollof Rice - Nigeria or Ghana?
Growing up in Brooklyn, NY (East Flatbush)
The vast correlations between Chess and Trivia
Applying for Jeopardy and being denied over a dozen times until he got his life changing breakthrough
Knowing a little about everything as opposed to knowing a lot about a few
Keeping the flame of motivation ignited when there's few challenges left
Being a part of the Masterminds TV show cast
and much more!

Trivial Pursuits

<description>&lt;p&gt;Reminiscing on graduate school days at Syracuse University's Newhouse School&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Benefit(s) and stigma(s) with community college education&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Growing up in Reseda, CA and being from opposite coasts (NY and LA)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Inspirations and responsibility as a storyteller and filmmaker from a POC media perspective&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;History of the LAPD and communal tension&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;LA's reaction to and healing in the wake of the tragic loss of two icons (native son - Nipsey Hussle) and (adopted son - Kobe Bryant)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Being on the frontlines in the wake of recent uprising in this country due to the deaths of Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor and George Floyd&lt;/p&gt;
</description>

Reminiscing on graduate school days at Syracuse University's Newhouse School
Benefit(s) and stigma(s) with community college education
Growing up in Reseda, CA and being from opposite coasts (NY and LA)
Inspirations and responsibility as a storyteller and filmmaker from a POC media perspective
History of the LAPD and communal tension
LA's reaction to and healing in the wake of the tragic loss of two icons (native son - Nipsey Hussle) and (adopted son - Kobe Bryant)
Being on the frontlines in the wake of recent uprising in this country due to the deaths of Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor and George Floyd

The Dreamers

<description>&lt;p&gt;Robert Littal is the founder of Black Sports Online and BSOTV, a hub of Sports News, Entertainment, Social Media and Culture&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;We discuss the trials and tribulations in his path to creating a media entity&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;How media coverage of athletes has changed drastically through the years&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The state of the four major U.S. sports (NFL/MLB/NBA/NHL) and others&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Ways in which (COVID-19) has altered BSO if any&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Being a contributor/Host on TMZ Sports Live&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Where he sees BSO going in the coming years&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;and much more&lt;/p&gt;
</description>

Robert Littal is the founder of Black Sports Online and BSOTV, a hub of Sports News, Entertainment, Social Media and Culture
We discuss the trials and tribulations in his path to creating a media entity
How media coverage of athletes has changed drastically through the years
The state of the four major U.S. sports (NFL/MLB/NBA/NHL) and others
Ways in which (COVID-19) has altered BSO if any
Being a contributor/Host on TMZ Sports Live
Where he sees BSO going in the coming years
and much more

<description>&lt;p&gt;Akinwumi Osunkoya is a Visual Artist based out of Nigeria and New York.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;We discuss his journey into Photography and Film&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Nigeria in its memories&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Experience studying at the New York Film Academy&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Future projects and creative ventures with his craft&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;To see more of Akin's work please visit Akinwumi.com&lt;/p&gt;
</description>

Akinwumi Osunkoya is a Visual Artist based out of Nigeria and New York.&nbsp;
We discuss his journey into Photography and Film
Nigeria in its memories&nbsp;
Experience studying at the New York Film Academy
Future projects and creative ventures with his craft
To see more of Akin's work please visit Akinwumi.com

Styled By Akinwumi

<description>&lt;p&gt;Conversation with Yessira Assani.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;A business professional who runs her own beauty company (Beauty by Yessira) and is in the process of building up her own social club (Her Empire Club).&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;She discusses how she manages a small business, future aspirations for BBY and HEC, and what inspired her to build a brand as a hair stylist and makeup artist.&lt;/p&gt;
</description>

Conversation with Yessira Assani.&nbsp;
A business professional who runs her own beauty company (Beauty by Yessira) and is in the process of building up her own social club (Her Empire Club).&nbsp;
She discusses how she manages a small business, future aspirations for BBY and HEC, and what inspired her to build a brand as a hair stylist and makeup artist.

Beauty By Yessira

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