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MARLANI Talk Show

From interracial to interstellar, from The Migos to Mussolini, the M A R L A N I Talk Show Podcast aims to swing the pendulum and talk about all the hard stuff that everyone is thinking but no one is saying. Whether it's a social, political, or justice issue, personal, professional, or pretend, music, sports, or love, it will all come to the table sooner or later.

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Bali Belly and Fetish Poopers

Debrief from the Bali trip, workouts, steroids, and Alani's fetish pooper saga.

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MJ, Russell Brand, and Instagram

A bit of curvy road but it all ties together in the end. Ultimately, it all comes down sex. Doesn't it always? Shaking my head.

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Politics and Zombie Meat

Exactly what the title says. Someone help me.

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Show me your discover page bro

You may not know what you want... but the algorithm does.

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Good men and Not So Good Men

Just the usual with us men. Some of us are top tier, and some of us, not so much. We all make mistakes, but what is accountability these days? What's the statute of limitations on mistakes when the internet is forever?

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Fickle Life of Fame

Man we gotta get back on a schedule don't we? Just another catch up between trips. One day we'll have topics

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Love and other things

Kind of a random assortment of topics. Love. Some politics.

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Land of the Free

Been a minute. Catching up. Talking about America the great.

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Travels, Sports, Olympics

Just a catch up. Been awhile since M has been traveling so much this year. Like we never missed a step.

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Insecurity and Impact... and infidelity

Positions of influence, abuse of power, mo money mo problems. The usual.

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Presidents, olympics, Baby oil, and compliments

Just a hodge podge catchup with the B's.

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In The Black

Just our latest startup venture... also thinking about starting that asphalt company called "Black Don't Crack" be honest... it's catchy lol.

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Fashion Faux Pas

Lol the most random descent into Marlanian you ever did hear. Enjoy.

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Human Anatomy

I think we talk about a bunch of random stuff around a central theme of the human body, lol. I don't even think we were meant to be talking about that in the first place but natural conversation is an art, that we have most certainly mastered.

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Cultural Differences

Marlon went to China. Again. Alani beat someone up in class. Again.

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What is Ikigai?

Purpose comes in many shapes and forms. I truly believe it is critical for every person to have purpose everyday they wake up. That purpose can change of course. Regardless, it is critical.

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Insecurity is dangerous

All you need to know is prima donna...

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What's heaven like?

We get inquisitive about what it may actually be like after lights out? Where do you go? What do you do? Do you get to pick?

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How to go viral

Met a woman who does social media full time. There's a lot more involved than I thought and a lot more money to be made than I thought.

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Small Changes Big Results

Listen to how Alani has been managing his new years resolutions and how small changes can equal signifcant improvments to health and well being

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Social Media Isn't Real

Talking about how what we see on social media isn't always representative of what the world is actually thinking. We all have our own little microcosms on social media. Easy to be deluded.

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New Years Resolutions

New Year. New you? Maybe. Maybe not.

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Authenticity on Instagram

What exactly does it mean to be authentic on Instagram? Do we all have a little bit of "fake" in us? Is just being authentic even enough?

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The Depravity of Men: EXPLICIT

We have a listener who is an online sex worker and she shared some of the requests she gets from customers. To each their own...

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China and Teaching Classes

Marlon went to China this weekend and Alani vanished in the middle of teaching class...

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Is Instructing Objective or Subjective?

In this episode we attempt wade into the subject of instructor evaluations and whether or not we should even try to attempt to quantify instructing. Does it matter? Of course. But to who??

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Electric Cars and Gym Selfies

Just a kind of random talk this week lol. Not sure how we landed there but good convo as always.

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Can men and women be friends?

The age old question. Can we TRULY be friends with the enemy??

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Russell Brand: Charisma or Misogyny?

Russell Brand made a career off of promiscuity. Did he take it too far?

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The Voice Referendum

The Voice Referendum is due to be voted on October 14th. We have no idea which way it will go, but either way is a big deal for Australia.

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World Cup Kiss

President of Spanish futbol kisses a female player after the world cup... right or wrong? Should you check your lover's messages? Yay or nay??

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The Disease of Attention

The need for attention is an entire new pandemic of its own. It's everywhere because we're everywhere. A universal drug. And where there are drugs, there are overdoses.

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Everyone gets a prize

When you really think about it... I mean reallllly think about it, everyone is extradordinary these days according to everything we hear about ourselves. But are we really? And is that actually a bad thing?

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Titanic Submarine

The titanic exploration sub was devastating to say the least but was also interesting from the perspective of classism and mortality. Wonder what you all think.

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Gaining Weight

The woes of body image from a man's perspective. I'm tryna get buff yo. https://www.buymeacoffee.com/marlani

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In The Army

A brief talk about the military and war crimes. We don't talk about it often but it's difficult to talk about without committing treason lol. https://www.buymeacoffee.com/marlani

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Making Room for Others

It's hard to progress forward or up when people won't move out of the way. We all want to be the best, everyone wants to be at the top, but even the president has term limits. https://www.buymeacoffee.com/marlani

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What is a woman?

Well this is a question that we probably never thought would be so contentious. What is a woman? What is a man? Who decides? Does it matter? Just adding to the pile of talks, interviews, and podcasts, that can't seem to agree on what exactly constitutes a men/women, males/females. Wonder what you think? https://www.buymeacoffee.com/marlani

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Would you ever own a gun?

As we know, the US is a leader when it comes to gun violence, but I wonder if people's attitude would be different if they lived there? https://www.buymeacoffee.com/marlani

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Be A Man

What's being a man mean these days? What does being a woman mean these days? Are you even allowed to say that anymore?

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Alani's 25 years of service

It's not so often these days you hear about someone sticking with something for longer than it takes to scroll to the next video. Shoutout to Alani for giving us 25 of his best years teaching BODYCOMBAT all around the world. We talk about the golden years and what it takes to continue to grow as an instructor. https://www.buymeacoffee.com/marlani

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Identity Politics

We interview a white guy and ask him what it's like to be white these days. Interesting discussion and JR is a really good dude. https://www.buymeacoffee.com/marlani

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Beauty is in the eye of the Beholder

Social media has skewed not only our perception of beauty, but also how much is out there. Yes everyone is beautiful but the law of averages tells us otherwise. https://www.buymeacoffee.com/marlani

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Selective Outrage

Chris Rock's Netflix Special Selective Outrage and Dave Chappelle's new special What's In A Name both provide commentary on today's social climate, so we rap about what we think about these awesome men and social issues today. https://www.buymeacoffee.com/marlani

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Ozempic: The Obesity Pill Pt. 2

Rounding out this topic (no pun intended). This stuff is always case by case, but there's definitely a way forward if we're willing to have the conversation. https://www.buymeacoffee.com/marlani

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Ozempic: The Obesity Pill Pt. 1

Talking about the latest and greatest fat loss trend. What do you all think about it? https://www.buymeacoffee.com/marlani

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The Age of the Internet

The world we live in is crazy these days. Everything is everyone's problem. How can we sustain it? Buy me a coffee link below. Yerrr. https://www.buymeacoffee.com/marlani

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Shut Up and Dribble

Should sports be involved in political debates? Are sports a distraction about what's really going in the world? https://www.buymeacoffee.com/marlani

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He Said She Said

Us talking about the movie "She Said" about Harvey Weinstein. Wonder how people feel about this extremely nuanced, not black and white issue. support the show at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/marlani

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Mom Is Here

She finally made it on shore. My lovely mother came to Sydney for a few weeks and we were able to make a podcast with her while she was here. Really hope you enjoy this episode with her. Also, check us out on Buy Me A Coffee if you have comments or want to pose questions for the show, or just to show some support. Yerr. buymeacoffee.com/ marlani

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