Bomani Jones: Playoffs, Prince, and Perspective

Unglossy

Bun B, Tom Frank, Jeffrey Sledge

Entrepreneurship, Business, Personal Journals, Society & Culture

4.9 • 917 Ratings

🗓️ 30 April 2026

⏱️ 66 minutes

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Summary

This week on Unglossy, Bomani Jones joins the fellas and turns a conversation about the NBA Playoffs and NFL Draft into a deeper look at the business of sports—streaming chaos, rising costs, and why access isn’t what it used to be. From there, it goes where it wants: travel, chasing awe around the world, and why a waterfall might hit harder than front-row seats. Plus a no-holds debate on Prince vs. Michael Jackson, influence vs. popularity, and what really shapes culture. Along the way: sneaker resale, concert prices, and an Emmy that may or may not be a “participation trophy.” Smart, funny, and unpredictable—just like Bomani. Unglossy is hosted by Bun B, Jeffrey Sledge and Tom Frank and is produced and distributed by Merrick Studios. Check out this and all our episodes at wearemerrickstudios.com/unglossy-pod

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0:00.0	This is Ameri Studios podcast.
0:04.0	This week on On Glossy.
0:06.1	I have people that have been following my career now for 25 years.
0:09.4	And while I was doing the work with ESPN and like those larger operations, you serve ESPN's audience when you work at ESPN.
0:16.3	Right.
0:16.8	Like that's what they pay for you to do.
0:18.3	And there's nothing wrong with that.
0:19.5	That's fine.
0:21.1	I am been locking in the last three years to do the best I could to super serve the audience that comes with me.
0:32.7	From the top.
0:34.0	Go ahead.
0:35.1	I'm Tom Frank.
0:36.0	I'm Jeffrey Slent.
0:39.6	And I'm Bun B. Welcome to unglossy.
0:45.5	Real stories, unfiltered dialogue, and the voices moving culture beyond the gloss, hype, and headlines. So buckle up. Unglossy starts now.
0:51.1	All right, fellas, we are back for another unglossy.
0:54.4	I haven't seen you guys since the Mark Elias episode.
0:58.3	Yeah.
0:59.3	First, he is still raising money on WeFunder.
1:01.6	So if anybody was interested in that and saw that episode, it's weefunder.com slash weed could be heroes film.
1:08.3	And I had an interesting thing popping my head bun. So I got a little
1:13.3	advance notice of the script. And there's a scene in there where there, I won't say much,
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