Picks to Click: Our Inaugural Shelf

Five titles we think you'll love—from the hosts of The Rhythmic Lens

Jul 27 • Ron Cadet, Jason Taylor, and Kim Burton-Laurance

AI Crosses Into Human Spaces

The hosts of The Rhythmic Lens debate authenticity, soul, and our need to know what's human and what's generated. Then we launch our new, 100% organic…

Jul 7 • Jason Taylor, Kim Burton-Laurance, and Ron Cadet

41:14

May 2025

The Impact of Sinners: The Movie

And Why Is It Called "Sinners"???

May 29, 2025 • Kim Burton-Laurance, Jason Taylor, and Ron Cadet

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40:45

April 2025

The American Sublime: Amy Sherald and the Art of Being Seen

Painting a response to today's chaos in dignity and excellence.

Apr 4, 2025 • Jason Taylor, Kim Burton-Laurance, and Ron Cadet

1

2

36:58

March 2025

The Rhythmic Lens in a World of MAGA and DOGE

Betting on the culture itself to deliver truth and new leadership.

Mar 26, 2025 • Ron Cadet, Jason Taylor, and Kim Burton-Laurance

3

1

November 2024

Kamala! What We Can Do To Not Go Back.

You Have Everything To Do With It.

Nov 1, 2024 • Ron Cadet, Jason Taylor, and Kim Burton-Laurance

3

45:04

May 2024

An Obsidian Flash Review: Genius: MLK/X

An exploration of the intertwined lives and philosophies of Martin Luther King Jr.

May 26, 2024 • Ron Cadet

22:26

April 2024

Episode 3.6 - Albums defining Us, and America

Join the editors of The New Obsidian as we discuss everything from nicknames to a significant question posed by a New York Times piece: Which cultural…

Apr 9, 2024 • Ron Cadet

1

36:08

February 2024

An Obsidian Flash Review: American Fiction

A humorous and biting commentary on the paradox of Black Excellence, and a majestically high-quality American story, that is multi-layered, provocative…

Feb 28, 2024 • Ron Cadet

28:32

Episode 3.5 - Election 2024??? We Have Questions.

Join the hosts of The Rhythmic Lens for passionate yet intelligent search for answers to questions we have about this Clown Car we call Election 2024.

Feb 10, 2024 • Ron Cadet

51:01

December 2023

An Obsidian Flash Review: Chronicles of a Diamond by the Black Pumas

Black Pumas represent Black Excellence in music.

Dec 15, 2023 • Ron Cadet

17:54

An Obsidian Flash Review: They Cloned Tyrone

Think Superfly meets The Matrix.

Dec 15, 2023 • Ron Cadet

24:38