EP4: Diddy Prepares for Trial/ Trump's Tariffs/ Kilmar Abrego Garcia's Illegal Deportation/Sinner's Movie Review/Pop The Balloon Live Reactions/Best Plants to Propagate/Good Vibes Report
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Ayati and The Black Thumb are back in episode 4 where they will give reactions to trending news, entertainment, music, sports, politics, and so much more. In episode 4, Ayati & The Black Thumb discuss the latest Diddy news, give their thoughts on Trump’s tariffs and the recent wave of deportations including reactions to the illegal deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia. Plus Ayati has another Random Love Show Report and Being Black Outside is Wild segment where he gives his reaction to the latest Pop the Balloon or Find Love episode and gives his review of the new Sinners...
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EP3: Ayati's Book Release/Diddy Update/Southern University Hazing Reaction/Skims Nike Collab Reaction/PopThe Ballon or Find Love Recap/Coulda Been Love Recap/Being Black Outside Is Wild
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Ayati and The Black Thumb are back in episode 2 where they will give reactions to trending news, entertainment, music, sports, politics, and so much more. In episode 3, Ayati & The Black Thumb Celebrate Ayati’s debut book release (see link below for book details), discuss the latest Diddy news, give their thoughts on the hazing tragedy at Southern University, and discuss the upcoming Nike/Skims collab. They also debut a new segment called “Is it Trauma or is it Funny” plus Ayati gives his reaction to Pop the Balloon or Find Love episode 46 and Coulda Been Luv with...
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EP2: Diddy Update/ Luigi Update/ Ayati Rants/ Dating Reality Show Reactions/ Black Outside/Plant Corner/Good Vibes Report
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Ayati and The Black Thumb are back in episode 2 where they will give reactions to trending news, entertainment, music, sports, politics, and so much more. In episode 2, Ayati & The Black Thumb discuss the recent Diddy and Luigi news and Ayati gives his thoughts on the current state of our Federal government. Ayati and The Black Thumb also introduce new segments centered around dating reality TV shows, being Black outside, their shared love for plants, and finish up the episode delivering some good news. Enjoy! #StayCasual
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EP1: Kendrick Super Bowl REACTION/Kendrick Sweeps The Grammys/ Beyonce Wins Album of the Year at Grammys/ Diddy Update/ Trump's America
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Welcome to OK, Bet podcast! The podcast for the casual human. Ayati and The Black Thumb are back to launch a new era where they will give reactions to trending news, entertainment, music, sports, politics, and so much more. In episode 1, Ayati & The Black Thumb highlight some of the biggest headlines of 2025 so far. They react to Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl performance and his 2025 Grammy success. They also give their reaction to Beyonce’s 2025 Grammy success. They finish up the episode providing the latest P. Diddy news and give their thoughts on Trump’s early...
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S2E5: Diddy Update/ Luigi Update/ Beyoncé Bowl Reactions/ 1 Year Anniversary Celebration
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Ayati and The Black Thumb are back for episode 5 where they continue to provide the casual NBA fan perspective while expanding their horizons to cover wide ranging topics centered around culture, music, fashion, & drama. In episode 5, Ayati & The Black Thumb react to the latest P. Diddy news. They also give their reaction to the recent news surrounding Luigi Mangione, discuss the Beyoncé Bowl performance, and finish up celebrating their 1 year anniversary in the podcasting space and share updates on the show moving forward. Enjoy! #StayCasual
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S2E4: Kendrick Lamar GNX Reactions/ Diddy Denied Bail AGAIN/ Trump's Pending Cupboard (Cabinet)/ The Met Gala Goes Black
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Ayati and The Black Thumb are back for episode 4 where they continue to provide the casual NBA fan perspective while expanding their horizons to cover wide ranging topics centered around culture, music, fashion, & drama. In episode 4, Ayati & The Black Thumb react to Kendrick Lamar’s new album “GNX” and discuss the ongoing conflict between Kendrick and Drake. They also react to the latest P. Diddy news, give their reaction to Donald Trump’s pending cabinet, and finish up sharing their thoughts on the next Met Gala going Black. Enjoy! #StayCasual
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S2E3: Diddy's Freak Off Deep Dive/ Trump Elected President Reaction/ Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson Reaction/ Let's Talk About Plants
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Ayati and The Black Thumb are back for episode 3 where they continue to provide the casual NBA fan perspective while expanding their horizons to cover wide ranging topics centered around culture, music, fashion, & drama. In episode 3, Ayati & The Black Thumb discuss the latest P. Diddy news, give their reaction to Donald Trump being elected, give their reactions to the recent Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson fight, and finish up sharing their respective plant journeys and their aspirations to get beautiful plants in your home. Enjoy! #StayCasual
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S2E2: Diddy Grasping at Straws/ Young Thug Released From Jail/ Presidential Election Reactions/ Early NBA Headlines
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Ayati and The Black Thumb are back for episode 2 where they continue to provide the casual NBA fan perspective while expanding their horizons to cover wide ranging topics centered around culture, music, fashion, & drama. In episode 2, Ayati & The Black Thumb discuss the latest P. Diddy news, give their reaction to Young Thug’s recent release from jail, give their final thoughts on the Presidential race/election, and finish up with some reactions to early NBA headlines. Enjoy! #StayCasual
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S2E1: Lebron & Bronny/ NBA pre-season PICKS/ Signature Shoe REACTIONS/ NBA City Edition Jersey REACTIONS
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Ayati and The Black Thumb are back for the Season 2 premiere! In this season, they will continue to provide the casual NBA fan perspective while expanding their horizons to cover wide ranging topics centered around culture, music, fashion, & drama. In episode one, Ayati and The Black Thumb discuss the biggest things they are excited about for the 2024-2025 NBA season. They also give their picks for the Eastern/Western Conference Champs and MVP. Ayati and The Black Thumb finish up episode one giving their reaction to the latest signature shoes of NBA stars and giving their reactions...
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DIDDY in court/ Beyoncé CMA snub/Sir Davis REVIEW/ Elon’s We, Robot REACTION/ Cardi B & Offset DRAMA
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Ayati and The Black Thumb are back for the off-season finale! In this limited series, they expand their horizons and cover wide ranging topics centered around culture, music, fashion, & drama. Plus they will throw in some basketball from time to time as well. In the final off-season episode, Ayati and The Black Thumb discuss the recent developments in the Diddy saga after he made his first court appearance. They also discuss Beyoncé being shut out of the Country Music Awards while giving their review of Beyoncé’s new whiskey, Sir Davis. Ayati and The Black Thumb finish up the...
info_outlineWhat’s good folks! Y’all made it to the Season 1 finale! In episode 13, Ayati and The Black Thumb play around with the show format and treat the show like an NBA game. They even have timeouts they can use! Over the course of the episode, Ayati and The Black Thumb discuss topics like the Celtics 18th title, the Lakers offseason, the WNBA’s growth, & check in with the Kendrick & Drake beef. Enjoy! #StayCasual
Episode Table of Contents:
-Intro 0:00
-This episode is an experiment 0:35
-How the experiment will work for this episode 0:59
-Introduction of the “Wild Shit” stick 2:34
1st Quarter: Boston celebrates 18th NBA title 3:45
- Ayati gives his take on Boston’s title 4:28
- Ayati thinks the NBA is rigged & explains why 5:24
- Jayson Tatum’s celebration plagiarism 7:01
- The Black Thumb pushes back on NBA being rigged & gives his take on Boston’s title 7:22
- Boston’s prospects to win back to back 9:05
- Jayson Tatum still has questions to answer 9:50
- Could Jayson Tatum play with his son, Deuce, in the NBA one day? 9:59
- Jayson Tatum & Ella Mai having a baby?!? 10:42
- The Black Thumb’s 1st Timeout: A quick word on Ant-Man’s baby mama drama 10:58
- Ayati’s 1st Timeout: Ant-Man convo continues 12:07
- Jayson Tatum vs. Jaylen Brown 14:41
2nd Quarter: The Lakers offseason 18:38
- Lakers stealing all the headlines 18:50
- Lakers offseason update 19:01
- Ayati gives his take on Bronny, Bron, & nepotism 21:40
- Ayati dethrones Jordan as the GOAT 24:20
- Nepotism = America 24:09
- Klutch sports & Lebron are doing right by Bronny so far 26:50
- The Black Thumb gives his thoughts on Bronny with the Lakers 28:08
- The Black Thumb discusses Lakers draft 29:19
- Why can’t the Lakers get free agents anymore? 29:59
- Final word on Lakers offseason 30:49
- The Black Thumb’s 2nd timeout: A quick word on JJ Redick hire 31:06
3rd Quarter: The WNBA Season storylines thus far 32:28
- The W finally getting the love it deserves 32:42
- No shortage of drama 33:09
- Why The W is like the 90’s NBA 34:20
- Angel Reese/Caitlin Clark rivalry 35:22
- Angel Reese is a MONSTER! 35:44
- Chennedy Carter vs. Caitlin Clark 36:50
- Ayati is checking for the WNBA fashion 38:39
- A quick review of the Sabrina 1 & 2’s 40:00
- Ayati don’t know shit about the W 40:35
- The W All-Star Weekend is gonna be crazy 40:52
- The parallels of growth for the W and the NBA are uncanny 42:29
- WNBA salaries are what!?! 44:00
- Ayati’s 2nd timeout: NBA/WNBA wage gap 44:26
4th Quarter: Kendrick vs. Drake Update 46:31
- Ayati’s take on the latest Kendrick/Drake news 48:23
- “Not Like Us” music video review 49:04
- Ayati’s love/hate relationship with Compton 49:37
- Kendrick made DeMar DaRozen choose sides 50:46
- An ode to Tommy The Clown 51:23
- Kendrick diss album coming soon? 52:28
- Winter is here for Drake 52:51
- The impact of “Not Like Us” 53:32
- Drake be Draking 54:07
- We lament early Drake 54:49
- How celebs end up with “Mob Ties” 55:45
- Is Drake the new Ja Rule? 57:05
- Ja Rule resurfaces to catch L’s 57:23
- Can Drake weather the storm? 58:17
-Plans for offseason content 59:27
-Outro 60:26