November 2021

  • School is Toxic

    I recently read a book entitled Normal Sucks by Jonathan Mooney where he offers a harsh critique of the public school system. He says outright that school is toxic. That might sound alarmist and unrealistic and there is a lot to unpack in what he writes. Let’s do that, shall we?


  • Word is Bond Remembers Them

    This week on Word is Bond Rap Radio, we are marking Remembrance day with a special edition of the show. If you’ve come to look for the podcast, I won’t be posting one today as usual. Instead, I will post this week’s show early Thursday morning. You won’t have to wait till 11:00 pm to […]


  • Mastermind Street Jam – Rest in Peace 2Pac (Sept 16, 1996)

    This was the news I was dreading to hear. I thought that 2Pac was going to recover and come back with some super-hard music. I never expected that he would pass away. It was a sad day, indeed, when the news broke. Mastermind had been keeping us up to date over the course of the […]


  • The Ultimate Doctor Who Team Up

    Doctor Who – The Lost Dimension Vol 1 & 2 This two-part graphic novel collection is the ultimate Doctor Who team up. It features every incarnation of the Doctor in quite pivotal roles. I laughed outloud at a few of the interactions. They were brilliant! It was amazing to see the Doctor’s daughter, Jenny, once […]


  • Challenging Behaviour is a Form of Communication

    Extraordinary Parenting by Eloise Rickman The way kids behave give us vital clues to how they are feeling and what they are thinking. By paying attention we can help our children communicate with us in ways that they aren’t quite able to vocalize. Eloise Rickman helps us to understand that “behaviour as a form of […]


  • Mastermind Street Jam – More 2Pac News (Sept 10, 1996)

    Here is Taope 93 of the Mastermind Street Jam recorded live from the radio back on September 10, 1996. We got some more 2Pac news that night too. This episode featured new music (at the time) by . . . Common, De La Soul, Keith Murray, Lost Boyz, Nas, Masta Ace, O.G.C., Outkast, The Roots, […]