You're listening to Okay Now Listen, a bi-weekly show where we chat about what's on our

minds, what we're binging, and what's blowing up our timelines.

I'm Scotty Beam, a media personality, content creator, music enthusiasts, and a wing

kind of sore, if I do say so myself.

And I'm Sylvia Obel.

I'm a culture writer, host, producer, and lover of Beyonce.

Okay, Sylvia, it's good to see you.

I missed you so much, by the way.

I miss you. Just that.

This month is finally wrapping up and I've got to admit Sylvia it was a long and tiring

ass month I am exhausted if you can't tell by the voice and the tone of my voice I am exhausted I am

ready to call this month out just completely just it's like cut the tape dead ass what's that black China what's that

black China give cut the tape that ass that's that's that's that's

Scotty right now and me, honestly. It was like, and unfortunately, it was for some of the same old reasons

that always make things feel long and tiring these days,

like unrelenting violence against black people in the middle of a panorama in the middle of a

recession in the middle of everybody trying to get a vaccine or not and all of these things

it's just too much.

White supremacy got me exhausted.

This shit is exhausting. Like, you know, the Derek Chauvin, whatever to say you say his last fucking name verdict

of him being guilty on all counts you know I guess people assume that I was supposed to celebrate or be happy or

whatever it was like celebrate the small wins whatever the fuck that means. I don't, you know, George Floyd should be alive. Right. You know? And so celebrating

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