Topic: Jim Brown

3 chapters across the catalog

76: Third Rail
• 2:51:34 - 3:01:26

76: Third Rail

Supreme Court Nomination, Jim Clyburn as Kingmaker

The discussion moves to President Joe Biden's pledge to nominate a Black woman to the Supreme Court. Mo Facts posits that Jim Clyburn, the "kingmaker" of Biden's 2020 campaign, is the primary force behind this move and may be seeking a legacy-defining appointment for a South Carolina ally like Judge Michelle Childs.

70: Four Freedoms
• 3:54:29 - 3:57:23

70: Four Freedoms

Bob Arum, The Ali Summit and Lyndon Johnson

Boxing promoter Bob Arum reveals that the famous "Ali Summit" was originally a PR stunt intended to convince Ali to take a "sweetheart deal" from Lyndon Johnson. The deal would have allowed Ali to avoid the draft by performing exhibitions at military bases. Ali refused the deal, and after a two-hour speech, he convinced the other athletes, including Bill Russell, to support his resistance instead.

13: Deconstructing Kanye
• 28:44 - 34:22

13: Deconstructing Kanye

Kanye West Oval Office Meeting with Trump

Kanye West visited the Oval Office in 2018 to discuss prison reform and manufacturing with President Donald Trump. Accompanied by Jim Brown, West delivered a freewheeling monologue while wearing a Make America Great Again hat, which he claimed made him feel like Superman. Despite media criticism labeling the event as a spectacle, West addressed substantive issues regarding the 13th Amendment and the Democratic party's relationship with black voters.