Justin Richmond on Getting Two Degrees Without a GED, Meeting Prince, and “a Bunch of Happy Accidents” + Cam’s Top 5 Hip-Hop Artists

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🗓️ 23 April 2025

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

On the latest episode of Off the Edge with Cam Jordan, Cam is joined by Broken Record co-host and producer Justin Richmond. The two bond over their Cal Berkeley roots, as Justin recalls thinking his college acceptance was a scam, so much so that he drove to campus to confirm it in person. Justin also explains how he was able to earn a Bachelor's and Master’s degree despite never finishing high school or getting a GED.

The conversation shifts to podcasting, where Justin details how he got his start and what it’s like producing and co-hosting alongside icons Rick Rubin and Malcolm Gladwell, plus the pressure of stepping into the role as lead host. Justin shares why Will Smith and Prince are the only celebrities to leave him starstruck, including the mystical moment he met Prince complete with a “purple glow” as the icon walked into the room.

To close it out, Cam drops his Top 5 hip-hop artists, leading to a back-and-forth with Justin over one major name he left off his list.

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0:00.0	This is an I-Heart podcast.
0:13.9	Welcome on in.
0:14.9	We're here off the edge with me, your host, Cam Jordan.
0:18.2	Man, I'm excited because any time I get to bring on a Cal grad, I get excited.
0:22.7	It's always Go Bears.
0:24.0	But recording from the NFL media studio in Los Angeles when I think about, you know,
0:29.1	Justin Richman, again, Go Bears, where he got his bachelor's and graduate degree from,
0:34.4	self-proclaimed music nerd.
0:35.8	But more importantly, you know, on the I Heart podcast, he's got
0:39.3	a broken record. A music podcast, he started with the best-selling author, Malcolm Gladwell,
0:44.2	and music legend, Rick Rubin. Hey. You know, appreciate you coming in. I'm happy to be here, man.
0:49.1	You know, nice to have a podcaster to a pseudo-podcaster. I'm the pseudo, by the way. You're the pseudo?
0:54.6	Yeah, I'm the pseudo. You're a saint, so I'm just happy to be here with you, man.
0:57.3	Come on, now.
0:57.9	Look, I heard you're a Detroit Lions fan as well as, you know, a Saints fan because you got
1:03.0	connections to both.
1:03.9	Got connection. when I was young, young, we still had the Raiders here in LA. So I was a, I was a Raider fan.
1:11.9	Raiders left. I felt I was in the wilderness, man. So, you know, I kind of looked toward, you know,
1:16.8	we would call back home to family at family Louisiana, family in Michigan in Detroit. So we called
1:22.7	home on holidays and everyone would be rooting. You know, everyone's watching football. Everyone's rooting for the Saints, the Lions.
1:27.7	Right.
1:27.9	And I was like, I don't got no one.
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