Episode 218 | "Old Media vs New Media"
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4.6 • 592 Ratings
🗓️ 20 July 2023
⏱️ 104 minutes
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Summary
On this week's episode of the Need To Know Podcast, SaVon, Alex, and Regi discuss Regi's experience covering Jay-Z's Shawn Carter Foundation 20th Anniversary Gala (4:16). Next, the gang delves into the distinctions between podcasts and shows and the disparities between old media and new media personalities (12:33). They then discuss Drake's media presence over the years in-depth (40:13) before addressing the SAG-AFTRA - Hollywood writers and actors - strike (1:14:48). The episode concludes with some voicemails (1:31:17) and Alex's "Fun Fact of the Week" (1:40:41).
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| 0:00.0 | We got to know who your friends are. |
| 0:01.9 | It's only the three of us today because our beloved Pierre, |
| 0:04.7 | which is for Drake. You've really got to know who your friends are. You really do. I like how you started that. Pierre Hive, we're sorry. It's not a real Hive. He's fake as shit. The queen. No, the hive is real because even if he's not here, Pierre Hive is still going to be in the comments and shit. Got you. |
| 0:20.4 | I think the audience is just like faceless people. |
| 0:23.7 | Because a lot of them don't know what he looks like. But they know he exists. Do they? Because I feel like we post him. Like we repost him a lot and stuff. Nah, not like his face showcased. Like if Courtney got on camera, they would look at him and be like, oh, that's Pierre. |
| 0:54.5 | Oh my God. They think anybody who does anything for us on the production side, they think it's Pierre. Yeah, Pierre is a humble. I promise I'm not Pierre, guys. Yeah, it is not Pierre. But with that being said, what's going on, Need to Know Family? We are back with another episode of the Needs to Know podcast. I go by, what's my name again? You should know it. |
| 0:55.8 | Oh, my goodness. |
| 0:54.5 | Shout out to know podcast. I go by, what's my name again? You should know it. |
| 0:55.8 | Oh my goodness. |
| 1:09.5 | You should. Shout out to Eric Bellinger for having me on my bullshit this week. I ain't going to lie. I feel, I need an R&B name. It's easy. I need an ultimate. Your name is already the most fire name ever. Seamons later. That is kind of hard. That is your government name. Ultimate Pop Star. |
| 1:10.8 | You know what? It sounds like a stage name. |
| 1:12.2 | It does. |
| 1:12.7 | It does sound fake. |
| 1:14.3 | Slater the scene. That is kind of hard. That is your government name. You sound like the ultimate pop star. You know what? It sounds like a stage name. |
| 1:11.6 | It does. |
| 1:12.6 | It does sound fake. Slater the Slater maybe. Like I've introduced myself to people and they will legit be like, so what's your real name? And I'm like, no, that's my actual name. Slater. You sound like a W.W.E wrestler. Yes. Because it's like Slay. |
| 1:27.6 | I see what this episode is going today. |
| 1:29.7 | What's going on, people? |
| 1:30.5 | My name is Saban Sloan. Yes. Because it's like Slay. I see what this episode is going today. |
| 1:29.3 | What's going on people? My name is Seamon Slater. Yeah, man. And I'm here with my guy in a building. What up, bro? Yo, what up? Y'all, that's your boy, eh? And then, you, Reggie, I told you we're switching it up and we're keeping it this way. We keeping it this way, yes. I can't introduce myself. |
| 1:42.5 | You have to. |
| 1:43.0 | I'm anxious. |
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