4 Friends & A Book Podcast

📚 Book Review: You Deserve to Be Rich
Real financial advice or just hype? We break down You Deserve to Be Rich by Earn Your Leisure, sharing what worked, what didn't, and whether the advice really delivers.

🔥 Hot Topic: The Affordability Crisis
Everything is expensive! Can the government actually do something about it? We debate the rising cost of living and what it would take to make everyday life affordable again.

🎤 The Rant: Shaq's "Broke" Insult
Shaquille O'Neal is known for giving back, but uses being broke as an insult? Isaiah weighs in on the contradiction between philanthropy and financial shaming.

This episode, we’re getting into Keisha Lance Bottoms’ memoir The Rough Side of the Mountain and the family, struggles, and pressure that shaped her journey.
Then, we debate student loan forgiveness. Who should really foot the bill?
And in The Rant, Isaiah weighs in on Target’s controversial children’s Halloween costume and the backlash surrounding its resemblance to racist minstrel imagery.
Three topics. Different perspectives. Plenty to talk about.

Kin broke our hearts, Georgia’s election debate has us talking, and young men deserve more support. This week, we unpack the emotional ending of Kin, get into Georgia’s push for paper ballots amid election fraud concerns, and Isaiah uses The Rant to give young men their flowers and talk about why encouragement, guidance, and support matter.

We sat down with author Robin Reed-Poindexter to talk about the inspiration behind her books, the stories that shaped them, and the wisdom she’s gained along the way.
Get to know the heart behind the pages and the woman bringing these stories to life.

What do you do when you don't see yourself in the stories being told? You create your own. We talk with Hotep, creator of Black Lion and Cubs, about graphic novels, anime, entrepreneurship, and building a universe from the ground up.