Living Life Fearless

We return to the Grammys to check our results on our winner predictions and see who came out on top. We also give our general reactions and thoughts about this years awards show and we fix the Grammys biggest problem. Then we end things out talking about some of the latest news and music out there. Check the full episode out above and tell us your thoughts, comments, and questions about the topics in the episode. 07:40 - Grammy predictions results 28:23 - Are the Grammys still important? 40:02 - News & new music Relevant Links: livinglifefearless.co Intro Song: www.thepassionhifi.com

For this show we have Shannon Griffiths, frequent writer and collaborator, joining us as a co-host. We ask her what shows she's currently watching and her thoughts on Time's Up and this recent wave of change washing across Hollywood and how that may affect this year's Oscars. Then we give our annual predictions on the winners and react to the biggest snubs and surprises. Check the full episode out above and tell us your thoughts, comments, and questions about the topics in the episode. 06:00 - How's this current climate going to affect the Oscars? 12:49 - Snubs, surprises, and predictions for the 90th Academy Awards Topic Suggestions, Questions, or Comments: livinglifefearless.co/podcasts podcasts@livinglifefearless.co Relevant Links: livinglifefearless.co Intro Song: Ryan Little - Two Step

For our first Musicphiles podcast of 2018 we have our very first guest on! Aspiring drummer/artist Jaron Lamar Davis stops by to talk about his upcoming eclectic alternative electric jazz hip-hop album called My View Through the Lense of Music and the process of creating his first album. As well as giving us a trained musician's point of view on Kendrick Lamar's To Pimp A Butterfly and the increase of jazz, blues, and funk influences in hip-hop and 'urban' music in general. Then he joins us in listing our most anticipated albums (confirmed and rumored) of 2018. Check the full episode out above and tell us your thoughts, comments, and questions about the topics in the episode. Topic Suggestions, Questions, or Comments: livinglifefearless.co/podcasts podcasts@livinglifefearless.co Relevant Links: livinglifefearless.co https://www.jaronlamardavis.com/ Intro Song: Jaron Lamar Davis - How Insensitive

We're back with the first new show of 2018 and we open things up by taking care of some housecleaning, discussing our holidays and resolutions for the new year, then movie into impressions of Star Wars: The Last Jedi, the backlash Dave Chappelle is facing and whether we think society is too easily offended. Then we end things talking about shows and movies we've been watching over the holidays and if Oprah is a bit of a hypocrite. Check the full episode out above and tell us your thoughts, comments, and questions about the topics in the episode. 00:03:34 - The Last Jedi impressions 00:16:37 - Is Bright as bad as everyone says it is? 00:27:08 - Dave Chappelle trolled an entire audience 00:49:03 - Black Panther is reminiscent of Obama '08 00:55:16 - Disney bought 20th Century Fox, should we be excited or worried? 01:04:48 - Is Oprah being a hypocrite? Topic Suggestions, Questions, or Comments: livinglifefearless.co/podcasts podcasts@livinglifefearless.co Relevant Links: livinglifefearless.co Intro Son

It's that time of year again! With the recently announced list of nominees for the 2018 Grammys we're back ready to discuss what we think of the field, who we think got snubbed, who's inclusion surprised us the most, and to of course give our predictions for the winners of each category. Also we touch on the historical diversity found in this Grammys Album of the Year category. Check the full episode out above and tell us your thoughts, comments, and questions about the topics in the episode. Topic Suggestions, Questions, or Comments: livinglifefearless.co/podcasts podcasts@livinglifefearless.co Relevant Links: livinglifefearless.co thecollectivv.co Intro Song: www.thepassionhifi.com

In this week's show we have a frank and open discussion about this seemingly never ending cycle of sexual assault accusations/revelations taking down icon after icon and what we think is driving these people in power to risk it all. Then we give our initial and spoiler-filled reactions to Season 1 of Netflix and Marvel's The Punisher, as well as our reactions to the brand new Avengers: Infinity War trailer and discuss the DC vs Marvel cinematic universes. Check the full episode out above and tell us your thoughts, comments, and questions about the topics in the episode. 00:38 - The ongoing and escalating number of sexual assault accusations 25:20 - Impressions and thoughts on Season 2 of The Punisher * Spoilers * 43:42 - The new Avengers: Infinity War Trailer and DC vs Marvel cinematic universes 55:09 - Are we even that excited for The Last Jedi? Topic Suggestions, Questions, or Comments: livinglifefearless.co/podcasts podcasts@livinglifefearless.co Relevant Links: livinglifefearless.co Intro Song: Ry

We're back and we're talking about all of the recent music and music news that has happened over the past couple of weeks. This week we talk about Big K.R.I.T.'s latest double disc effort, 4eva Is A Mighty Long Time, and whether we think this is his definitive album thus far. Also, we talk about the surprisingly dope SYRE by Jaden Smith and debate whether or not Cyhi's long awaited debut, No Dope On Sundays is a top 5 rap album of the year. Check the full episode out above and tell us your thoughts, comments, and questions about the topics in the episode. 01:27 - Is 4eva Is A Mighty Long Time Big K.R.I.T.'s definitive album? 13:16 - Is No Dope On Sundays a top 5 rap album of the year? 32:25 - Jaden Smith's unexpectedly dope debut 51:33 - Lil Peep and the promotion of drug culture in music Topic Suggestions, Questions, or Comments: livinglifefearless.co/podcasts podcasts@livinglifefearless.co Relevant Links: livinglifefearless.co thecollectivv.co Intro Song: www.thepassionhifi.com

This week's show is all about Stephen King and his recent resurgence in film & TV adaptations. We rank our Top 5 King adaptations and going full on spoiler talk about IT and The Dark Tower. We also touch on the impossible to avoid Harvey Weinstein situation, go on a Dragon Ball tangent, and take a look at Marvel's rising presence on TV. Check the full episode out above and tell us your thoughts, comments, and questions about the topics in the episode. 0:44 - Harvey Weinstein 09:44 - New and upcoming Marvel movies & TV shows 23:02 - Dragon Ball tangent 27:12 - Spoilercast for IT & The Dark Tower 47:09 - Ranking Stephen King's Top 5 film adaptations Topic Suggestions, Questions, or Comments: livinglifefearless.co/podcasts podcasts@livinglifefearless.co Relevant Links: livinglifefearless.co thecollectivv.co Intro Song: Ryan Little - Two Step

We're back and we're talking about all of the recent music and music news that has happened over the past couple of weeks. This week we talk about the iconic Tom Petty's recent passing, XXL turning 20, Big K.R.I.T making his return with an upcoming double album - whether or not we think he's had a definitive album yet, and other notable news like Bill Murray garnering a #1 album on the classical charts. Lastly we discuss whether we believe Chance the Rapper to be for real or a fraud, and our thoughts on UK hip-hop. Check the full episode out above and tell us your thoughts, comments, and questions about the topics in the episode. 01:06 - Tom Petty passes away  04:36 - Notable music news 7:40 - Does Big K.R.I.T. have a definitive album? 15:45 - More notable music news 24:22 - Bill F**KING Murray 32:52 - Chance the Rapper (and another Kanye tangent): For real or fraud? 45:21 - Rising UK hip-hop 54:20 - New and upcoming releases Topic Suggestions, Questions, or Comments: livinglifefearless.co/podcasts p

For this week's show we talk about the recent passing of Hugh Hefner and discuss our thoughts on his legacy and the discussion the media is having about it; whether it was more exploitation or liberation. Then we talk about the massive success that both IT and Rick and Morty have had and the influence that Rick and Morty in particular has had on McDonald's. We end things by discussing the recent trend of "Made-for-Instagram" art exhibits and Google's new hardware lineup and their new flagship phone, the Pixel 2. Check out the full episode above and you can see the time-stamps for the various topics below: 00:55 - Hugh Hefner -- great exploiter or liberator 16:24 - Las Vegas Shooting and The Onion's response 22:47 - IT and Rick and Morty's massive success 36:51 - Made-for-Instagram art exhibits 46:08 - Google's new hardware lineup and their new flagship phone, the Pixel 2 Topic Suggestions, Questions, or Comments: livinglifefearless.co/podcasts podcasts@livinglifefearless.co Relevant Links: livinglifef

We're back and we're talking about all of the recent music and music news that has happened recently. We talk about the possible demise of Rolling Stone as it's going up for sale for the first time since it's start in 1967. We talk about how we think they've lost their true identity as the counterculture bible and how they could possibly get it back. We finish things by talking about new albums we've been listening to like Jhené Aiko, Rapsody, Queens of the Stone Age, and the Foo Fighters. Dareece thinks Jhené has an album of the year contender on her hands and I think Queens have dropped one of the hardest rock albums of 2017. Check the full episode out above and tell us your thoughts, comments, and questions about the topics in the episode. Topic Suggestions, Questions, or Comments: livinglifefearless.co/podcasts podcasts@livinglifefearless.co Relevant Links: livinglifefearless.co thecollectivv.co Intro Song: www.thepassionhifi.com

This week we're talking about the Emmys notable moments and winners, recently ended seasons of The Strain and Preacher, new trailers for The Punisher and the Tomb Raider reboot, and end with our thoughts on Apple's new product launches. Which we think has lost it's mystique. Check the full episode out above and tell us your thoughts, comments, and questions about the topics in the episode. Topic Suggestions, Questions, or Comments: livinglifefearless.co/podcasts podcasts@livinglifefearless.co Relevant Links: livinglifefearless.co thecollectivv.co Intro Song: www.thepassionhifi.com

We're back and we're talking about all of the recent music and music news that has happened recently. We try to rank Jay-Z's catalog, give our picks for the top 5 albums of the year so far, and go on a tangent about the drug culture in hip-hop. Check the full episode out above and tell us your thoughts, comments, and questions about the topics in the episode. Topic Suggestions, Questions, or Comments: livinglifefearless.co/podcasts podcasts@livinglifefearless.co Relevant Links: livinglifefearless.co thecollectivv.co Intro Song: www.thepassionhifi.com

We're back and we're talking about all of the recent developments going on with ourselves, the website, and our new team members, ready to bring you dope content week in and week out. We also talk about recent shows we've been checking out, who's a worse kid - Zach from The Strain or Tariq from Power, give our thoughts about Season 1 of The Defenders, and discuss our cautious optimism for the new IT adaptation. We close things out talking about the Mayweather/McGregor fight and the Jon Jones debacle. Check the full episode out above and tell us your thoughts, comments, and questions about the topics in the episode. Topic Suggestions, Questions, or Comments: livinglifefearless.co/podcasts podcasts@livinglifefearless.co Relevant Links: livinglifefearless.co thecollectivv.co Intro Song: www.thepassionhifi.com

You knew this was coming. An entire episode dedicated to Kendrick Lamar's latest LP, DAMN. We break it down track-by-track and give our thoughts and opinions about the songs and any possible meanings they may have and we wrap up by giving our final thoughts on the album as a whole and how it compares to the rest of his discography. Check out the full podcast above and hop in the conversation down below in the comments. Topic Suggestions, Questions, or Comments: livinglifefearless.co/podcasts podcasts@livinglifefearless.co Relevant Links: livinglifefearless.co thecollectivv.co Intro Song: www.thepassionhifi.com

In Volume 3 of Musicphiles we chop it up about a number of the latest projects and singles to drop. We give our thoughts about Drake's More Life and whether we think he's just riding waves at this point. Then we talk about Rather You Than Me by Rick Ross and the latest singles from Kendrick Lamar and what we think he may have in store. We end things by talking about Mike WiLL Made-It's latest, Kodak Black's surprisingly fire album, Tuxedo II, The Wild by Raekwon, and more. Check out the full podcast above and you can see the time-stamps for the various topics below: Is Drake riding waves with More Life? - 00:35 Is Rather You Than Me a return to form for Ross? - 11:04 Kendrick Lamar building the hype for his album - 19:50 Mike WiLL Madie-It's Ransom 2 - 27:11 Kodak Black's album is surprisingly FIRE - 32:37 Tuxedo II, Desiigner, Raekwon, Joey Bada$$, Logic, and more - 37:54 Tupac finally getting inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame- 46:07 Topic Suggestions, Questions, or Comments: livinglifefea

We have returned with the next episode of The Fearless Show and on this episode we give our reactions to this year's Oscars and we see who picked the most winners. We also talk about new shows and films we've been watching, in particular Marvel and Netflix's latest, Iron Fist. Then we close things out by discussing Dareece's recent exhibit opening in our hometown of Colorado Springs and any upcoming art shows he plans on checking out. Check out the full episode above and you can see the time-stamps for the various topics below: What we thought about the Oscars - 00:54 Comparing our predictions and results - 10:10 Films and shows we're currently watching - 20:12 Force/Resistant art exhibit opening night - 42:37 Topic Suggestions, Questions, or Comments: livinglifefearless.co/podcasts podcasts@livinglifefearless.co Relevant Links: livinglifefearless.co thecollectivv.co Intro Song: www.thepassionhifi.com

We follow up our last podcast by giving our thoughts about the Grammys and the various performers and winners, and we see how many we picked correctly. Then we talk about recent albums that have recently dropped like Future's double offering of FUTURE and HNDRXX, Big Sean's I Decided., the Migos sophomore effort, Jidenna's long awaited debut, Syd's first solo offering, and we unfortunately end by touching on the Remy Ma and Nicki Minaj "beef." Check out the full podcast above and you can see the time-stamps for the various topics below: Grammys 2017 - 00:35 Future "FUTURE & HNDRXX" - 20:15 Big Sean "I Decided." - 26:50 Migos "Culture" - 31:45 Jidenna "The Chief" - 34:10 Syd "Fin" - 36:37 Remy Ma & Nicki Minaj "Beef" - 37:57 Topic Suggestions, Questions, or Comments: livinglifefearless.co/podcasts podcasts@livinglifefearless.co Relevant Links: livinglifefearless.co thecollectivv.co Intro Song: www.thepassionhifi.com

It's Oscars season! And just like we did with the Grammys, we're giving our picks on who and what we think will be the big winners of the night. Considering there were so many big names this year like Moonlight, La La Land, Fences, Manchester by the Sea, and others, it should be a crazy night. We also had to touch on how NY reacted to the travel ban (sorry we had to), and later in the show we give our thoughts on the movies we saw from the Best Picture category and whether we thought this year's diversity was constructed or just a happy coincidence. Check out the full episode above and you can see the time-stamps for the various topics below: How NY reacted to the travel ban - 01:28 Placing our bets on the Oscar winners - 07:22 Our thoughts on the Best Picture nominees - 28:00 This year's nominees; constructed diversity or happy coincidence? - 49:42 Topic Suggestions, Questions, or Comments: livinglifefearless.co/podcasts podcasts@livinglifefearless.co Relevant Links: livinglifefearless.co thecollectiv

We kick off the first volume of Compilation 2 of our Musicphiles podcast by taking a quick look back at some of our favorite projects to drop in 2016 and giving our overall rating for the year. Then we list our top 10 most anticipated albums of 2017 from artists like Andre 3000, Lorde, Kendrick Lamar, Japandroids, Drake, Kanye West, and many more. We finish things off with a discussion about the latest release from Run the Jewels, Tory Lanez, and others. Check out the full podcast above and you can see the time-stamps for the various topics below: Year in Review, 2016 - 00:49 10 Most Anticipated Albums of 2017 - 05:21 Run the Jewels 3 - 23:00 The LOX - Filthy America... It's Beautiful - 29:38 December 99th - 31:55 Tory Lanez - The New Toronto 2/Chixtape 4 - 33:40 Apollo Brown - The Easy Truth - 37:51 Topic Suggestions, Questions, or Comments: livinglifefearless.co/podcasts podcasts@livinglifefearless.co Relevant Links: livinglifefearless.co thecollectivv.co Intro Song: www.thepassionhifi.com