There are seven Black candidates running for governor this year. Why is almost nobody talking about it?

On this episode of The Man Listen Show, Marv B, Aryka, and Lav run through the Black candidates for the governor's mansion: Wes Moore, Keisha Lance Bottoms, Aaron Ford, David Crowley, Jermaine Johnson, and MAGA Republicans Byron Donalds and John James. They break down why Byron Donalds may be the most dangerous of them all: he can code switch. Then the crew argues about a real question for Black media. Should Uncle Luke, Earn Your Leisure, or even this show give MAGA candidates a platform? C says yes. Marv says not on his watch. Eureka says bring them on and hold their feet to the fire.

From there, the conversation covers corporate media consolidation, journalists who won't push back, political fatigue as a strategy, Monsanto suing farmers, and why you don't actually own your music, books or video games anymore. Plus a ruling on green bubbles that nobody asked for.

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0:00Cold open + Eureka's bookEureka promotes Unsolicited Marriage Advice
1:00Welcome to The Man Listen ShowShow intro, hoodies, Cash App, follow the show
2:307 Black candidates for governorMarv lists the candidates and the states
5:00MAGA talking points vs. real problemsEureka on deregulation, understaffed agencies, Florida hurricane prep
7:40"I'd rather eat"Gas prices, culture war issues and why people vote against their wallets
9:30Byron Donalds can code switchWhy Donalds is different from Ben Carson style Black Republicans
11:30Virginia and identity politicsThe MAGA Black woman candidate who "got housed"
13:00Uncle Luke and Byron DonaldsWas Luke equipped to push back? The Breakfast Club comparison
16:30Corporate media vs. podcastsWhat counts as corporate media; Luke's own run for office
19:30Journalists stopped pushing backSunday shows, Stephanopoulos and Anderson Cooper
21:30Who owns the news now?Media consolidation, the FCC and journalism under attack
24:00Rage bait and "Republicans buy sneakers too"Earn Your Leisure, Tim Scott and engagement
26:00Would we put Byron Donalds on?Marv asks the crew; C says yes
28:00Why governors matterUtilities, gerrymandering and day to day costs
30:00Hold their feet to the fireEureka's case for asking the hard questions
31:30The Dr. Umar tangentThe book Marv loaned out and never got back
34:00Georgia's race and the money gapKeisha Lance Bottoms and   an opponent who can outspend her
35:30Getting fleeced in publicNo-bid contracts, crypto coins, No Child Left Behind
37:00Fatigue as a strategy"Little fires everywhere"
38:30Pardons and corruptionRules don't apply if you're cool with the boss
40:00Data centers, bots and AITech money, surveillance and water
41:30Eureka's boycott listWalmart, Monsanto, Bayer, and Disney's canned food drive
43:30Capitalism has no off switchNo CEO ever says "we made too much"
44:30Monsanto, seeds and MAGA farmersSeed lawsuits, mergers, farm subsidies and the border wall
47:00You don't own anything anymoreStreaming, ebooks, iTunes and digital games
49:30Green bubblesiPhone vs. Android in the group chat
50:30ClosingBirthdays, Eureka's sabbatical, Marv's 50th in March

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