(2:15) – GROUP CHAT: We’ll rank the best halftime shows.
(7:38) – GROUP CHAT – What songs should Usher sing?
(12:58) – 60 SECOND HEADLINES
STORY 1: The Los Angeles Lakers will honor the late Kobe Bryant with a tribute and the unveiling of a bronze statue outside Crypto.com Arena today. February 8, 2024 — is significant, as the five-time NBA champion wore jersey numbers 8 and 24.
STORY 2: For the 2nd year in a row, Pres. Biden had chosen not to participate in the traditional pre-Super Bowl interview, and a chance to speak directly to the country’s largest assembled live audience.
STORY 3: The case of a Black high school student in Texas who has been repeatedly suspended from school because he refused to change his loc’d hairstyle is now headed to trial; his family has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit.
STORY 4: Nia Long will play Michael Jackson’s mother, Katherine, in the forthcoming biopic Michael.
(15:08) – Celebrity Confession
(19:29) – We Up, We Up, We Up!
- It’s National Kite Flying Day! When’s The Last Time Y’all Flew A Kite? Will The Climate And Air Quality In This Country Even Allow Such?
Happy Birthday If Today Is Your Birthday!
- Also, Happy Birthday To:
- Anderson Paak
- The Late Gary Coleman
Coming Up This Hour We’ll Get Into Our Group Chat Topic Of The Week…
- This Week We’re Talking About Beauty… What Is Beauty?
- Has Your Perception Of Beauty Changed As You’ve Gotten Older?
- We’ll Open The Phone Lines So You Can Chime In Too.
(21:42) – Group Chat Topic Of The Week – The Perception Of Beauty.
- Well, this seems like the conversation that never ends, it just goes on and on, my friends!
- I’m talking about the perception of BEAUTY. Who’s beautiful, who’s not, and what determines such.
- This fella on Tik Tok was adamant that NATURAL BEAUTY not FILTERS should be the standard. Let’s listen.
(26:44) – GROUP CHAT TOPIC OF THE WEEK – Has your perception of beauty changed over the years?
- We’ll go to the phone lines.
(30:36) – GROUP CHAT TOPIC OF THE WEEK. Is beauty subjective?
- We’ll go to the phone lines.
(35:09) – GROUP CHAT TOPIC OF THE WEEK – WRAP UP
- We’ll go to the phone lines.
(38:39) – INTRODUCTION
WELCOME TO THE AMANDA SEALES SHOW! I’M AMANDA SEALES!
- IT’S BLACK HISTORY MONTH AND I WANT TO CELEBRATE HARRY BELAFONTE
- He was the first Black American to win an Emmy Award, and he used his voice and his wallet to finance the social justice movement.
COMING UP:
- Our Headliner Of The Week… James Davis Us To Talk About Communication… Have Cell Phones,Text Messages And Social Media Devalued Personal Communication?
- Would You Rather Talk Or Text
(40:50) -GROUP CHAT:
- OUR HEADLINER OF THE WEEK IS – COMEDIAN JAMES DAVIS
- He’s the Creator and Star of Hood Adjacent with James Davis on Paramount Plus.
- He’s also the Host of Awake: the Million Dollar Game Show on Netflix
- And the Executive Producer of Game Theory with Bomani Jones on HBO.
We now live in a world of cellphones, social media, text messages and status updates. How has that affected your personal communication?
- Are we losing personal contact with people?
- Would you rather talk or text?
- Is texting just as personal as talking?
- Do people write letters anymore?
- Would you date someone who would rather text more than talk?
(44:45) – GROUP CHAT
- Our Headliner Of The Week Is James Davis
With So Many Followers And Friends On Social Media. How Has That Impacted Your Real Friendships?
- Are Text Messages Acronyms And Emojis Beginning To Substitute For Handwritten Notes, Phone Calls, Verbal Conversations And Real Hugs Or Handshakes?
- Has Our Increasing Reliance On Texting And Social Media Has Resulted In Less Civility, Courtesy, And Consideration Of Others?
- Are We Teaching The Younger Generations Real Communication Skills And How To Develop Relationships?
(49:26) – GROUP CHAT – WRAP UP
IT’S THE AMANDA SEALES SHOW! I’M AMANDA SEALES!
- Are you texting or on social media when you are spending time with family and friends?
- Having a meal. On a date. At an event?
- Does social media give you a false sense of friendship?
- Is following someone on social media replacing calling to catch up with friends. (Because you can see what they are doing online).
(53:48) – INTRODUCTION
(56:25) – Amanda’s – I BE KNOWIN’ Message of the Week. (59:27) – Thanks for Listening!
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