Season 1-Rebels with a cause. Join us today, for our FINAL episode of “Rebels With A Cause”. In this episode Joshua and Aaron question what it takes to be a genius, sprouting from a conversation about reality, delusion and dreams. Drawing from the famous quote: Genius is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration. We address the roles both inspiration and…

Season 1-Rebels with a cause. In this episode Joshua and Aaron, we discuss the tragic situation Ukraine and the new saddening realities for black people in Eastern Europe. We use this situation to question why, it always takes times like this, for most of us, to form any identity in our blackness and our homeland in Africa. This triggers a conversa…

Season 1-Rebels with a cause. In this episode Joshua and Aaron speak on the realisation, that us as black people, are no longer sure of where we stand and what to do! We examine the validity behind the idea of “Playing the Game” (allowing yourself to be the subject of racism and discrimination, with the hope of rising to the top and then making cha…

Season 1-Rebels with a cause. In this episode, Joshua and Aaron welcome their very first guest: Christan Covi. He is the Co-founder/CEO of the brand, Promethium Fitness (PM-61) and is also one of our close friends. Our conversation introduces Christan to our audience, whilst providing an in-depth conversation about the realities of living in a capi…

Season 1-Rebels with a cause. In this episode Joshua and Aaron explore the thoughts from Nina Simone on Martin Luther King and the legacy he left behind, especially his greatest lesson of love. We question the presence of love in the world and what that could mean for us as a people today. Whilst establishing a mutual agreement of what love means t…

Season 1-Rebels with a cause. In this episode Joshua and Aaron reflect on the legacy of Martin Luther King; the narratives created around a man posthumously, how much we can applaud the attempt of racial integration that feels incomplete and the position it leaves us in as a people today.Four7teen

Season 1-Rebels with a cause. In this episode Joshua and Aaron address the meaning and message the black power movement conveys to us a black man and a wider black community. We question whether the movement equips us to face the challenges that a new world now throws at us. This leads to us debating and theorizing solutions for the current existen…

Season 1-Rebels with a cause In this episode Joshua and Aaron revisit the legacy of the revolutionary Black Panther party. We discuss the lessons we can learn from the Panthers and their great leaders such as Huey P Newton, Eldridge Cleaver and Fred Hampton. In this conversation we also assess what it means to buy into a cause, movement and ideolog…

Season 1-Rebels with a cause. In this episode Joshua and Aaron address the stances we take as black men to face a world that doesn’t love us, but ultimately fears us. We discuss the world-wide glamorisation of the fear of us as black men and ask, “Why we choose to buy into these labels?” We also assess whether our desired to be feared derives from …

Season 1-Rebels with a cause. In this episode Joshua and Aaron address the concept of “black culture” and the reality of this concept. The discussion flows into a conversation addressing, the importance of there being a collective understanding of community, culture and direction for our people. We assess whether black culture actually exists in th…

Season 1-Rebels With A Cause. In this episode, Joshua and Aaron tackle the infamous statement raised by Kanye West, when he said, “Slavery was a choice”. Aaron allows himself to play “devil’s advocate", whilst Joshua argues against the notion, creating an insightful debate on choices and perception. We will also discuss the concept of modern-day sl…

Season 1-Rebels with a cause. In this episode Aaron and Josh open up about feelings of being lost, helpless and feeling futile even after having the eureka moment from which you are supposed to have life sussed out as well as your calling. The discussion attacks the root of what makes us as the men we are feel so meaningless, why travelling is used…

Season 1-Rebels With A Cause. In this episode Joshua and Aaron analyse the existence of role models in the black community, lack of leadership and whether we are being guided, in the right direction to become men. We also discuss the possible solutions and ways we can fix these glaring holes in the black community. Most notably, we ask the question…

Season 1-Rebels With A Cause. In this episode, Joshua and Aaron choose their “Starting XI” music picks for the month of November, on “The Four7teen Playlist” which can be found on Spotify. We will also be discussing whether we are tired of the idea of “black struggle” against the world. The focus on individualism, the rise of clicktivism and suppor…

Season 1-Rebels With A Cause. In this episode we will be discussing, what it means to chart your own path and being true to your authentic self. Too many of us are allowing life to pass us by, instead of allowing ourselves, to live in our true uniqueness and impact life in a meaningful way. Are you ready to strive to be, who God called you to be? A…

Season 1-Rebels With A Cause. In this episode we will be discussing: How does one move through a world split into, "the haves' and have-nots'" as a black man? We try and discuss the mentalities and hardships that draws so many into tough situations. As well as, attempting to identify potential remedies for the tough circumstances we face as black m…

The Four7teen Podcast (A podcast for black men). Season 1-Rebels With A Cause. In our first episode you are introduced to the podcast hosts; Joshua and Aaron and will develop an understanding of why we created this podcast. In Africa, your name traditionally carries weight and is deemed to be, one of your most prized possessions. We explore topics …