We talk and we lead. We create and we live. You may hate us because we're smart af but we don't like you either! We are Smōk Skrēn! YEAH WE ARE SMŌK SKRĒN!!!! ROLL CALL.... Shawn Saiyan and Darnell Stone back at it with a cult classic; and the rest is cheerstery. This episode is sponsored by GLOW Body Products Llc. Ignite your GLOW today! https://GLOWBodyProd.com --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/smokskren/support

How good is your attention span? Most of us would like to claim that we pay attention quite well. When in actuality, we think about what is going to occur rather than living in the moment. If a commercial is able to stop our gaze for 30 seconds... it has accomplished a feat of its own. What is the power of a commercial? The ability to make you sit through the Super Bowl when you don't watch football. This episode has been sponsored by GLOW Body Products LLC. Ignite your GLOW today! www.GLOWBodyProd.com --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/smokskren/support

Aloha! On this weeks episode, we check out Peacemaker, DC's lesser know (and less relevant) answer to Captain America....  Join us as we discuss truth, love, justice, and the American way (or something like that I guess.) This episode was edited and brought to you by Echo --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/smokskren/support

Back at it with a brand new episode, your hosts Shawn Saiyan, Darnell Stone and Moses Sun converse through another anime. Record of Ragnarok is a new Netflix anime that is sure to grab your attention and keep it. How will the world end this time? Tune in to find out! This episode has been brought to you by GLOW Body Products LLC. Ignite your GLOW today! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/smokskren/support

AND WE ARE BACK!!!!!!  Welcome to season 2 of your favorite guilty pleasure, Smōk Skrēn, where we talk through the smoke of media. This season kicks off with an analysis of the new comedy Abbott Elementary on ABC. Whether you went to public or private school, education (or the lack of) is an essential part of growing up and becoming an adult. Listen to Shawn Saiyan along with co-host Darnell Stone and Moses Sun riff their way through America's most effective child pin. This episode has been brought to you by GLOW Body Products LLC. Ignite your GLOW today! (https://glowbodyprod.com) --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/smokskren/support

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!!!!!! One year later and you all have made Smōk Skrēn an INTERNATIONAL sensation. Ending this season with a new theme song, listen to your hosts Shawn Saiyan, Kyng Echo, and Moses Sun as they reminisce over past episodes and and what is to come.  (38 min) Theme song written by Ogechi, and produced by Avery Sanders. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/smokskren/support

Back with a brand new episode, your host Shawn Saiyan, Darnell Stone and Moses Sun sit in on the revamped classic Chucky. This time, our favorite doll is slashing throughout it's titled series. Maybe all deaths aren't bad? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/smokskren/support

Cowboys are a staple in American history. Well known for their equestrian and shooting skills, the fantasy of being a cowboy quickly dominated the early film industry. Like many other media outlets, Black stories were ignored. But don't fret any longer! Saddle up and enjoy this western movie centered on real Black lives. Listen to your favorite broncos Shawn Saiyan, Darnell Stone and Moses Sun as they gallivant through the action packed movie The Harder They Fall streamed on Netflix. (1h.12min) --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/smokskren/support

For many of us, we are taught in order to be successful, attending college is mandatory. So bright eyed and bushy tailed we head off on our own expecting to take over the world... until we meet temptation and freedom at orientation. Whether you went to a Historically Black College/University (HBCU) like Darnell Stone, or a "traditional institution" - aka PWI - like Shawn Saiyan and King Echo, the opportunity to become the person you want is available. Did you take it? (24 min) --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/smokskren/support

In a world where lizard people and the Illuminati are not taboo, Inside Job is a show that was written for this podcast. A new cartoon on Netflix, Inside Job pokes fun at -or exposes the truth (depending on your perspective)- popular conspiracy theories and what it may look like if the legends are true. Listen to your hosts Shawn Saiyan and Darnell Stone risk disappearing on this edition of Smōk Skrēn. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/smokskren/support

#HackedByKyngEcho  After what seemed like forever, Locke & Key is FINALLY back with season 2. Join me and my fantastic co-host, Shawn Sayian, as we discuss gay and black representation, the "magic" of child acting, as well as the usual chit chat.   Locke & Key is a Netflix original show about a group of kids who discover a set of keys with extraordinary abilities. Of course typical high school and family drama ensues, but with a supernatural twist. So come with us, and watch dumbs kids make dumb ass decisions.  --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/smokskren/support

Back with another Isekai anime, Rising of the Shield Hero displays our reality in another perspective. Listen to Shawn Saiyan, Darnell Stone and Moses Sun clear the smoke as they discuss one of humanities biggest struggles, accountability. (39 min) Sponsored by GLOW Body Products LLC. Ignite your GLOW today! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/smokskren/support

In this special edition episode, we explore the flip side of Smōk Skrēn, what happens when the show has your full attention? Silence and a lot of gawking! Listen to Shawn Saiyan, Moses Sun and Kyd Echo take in America's all time favorite guilty pleasure, CARTOONS (Yasuke [Anime]/South Park [Satire]). This episode has been brought to you by GLOW Body Products. Ignite your GLOW today! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/smokskren/support

This is quintessential Smōk Skrēn; our favorite guilty pleasure, talking during the movie. Listen to Shawn Saiyan and Darnell Stone clown through this week's movie Deadly Illusions. (1hr) --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/smokskren/support

Often times life can feel like one challenge after another. It becomes even harder when society's structure is built to subjugate you rather than galvanize your potential. But why should that stop you from trying? Listen to your hosts Shawn Saiyan and Moses Sun find the reality in the magic on this episode of Smōk Skrēn. (17min) --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/smokskren/support

You all requested it and we listened! Back with a second part, learn more about your host through our unplugged (no tv/movie) episode and understand how they filter the smoke. (33 min) --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/smokskren/support

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ECHO!!!! Comic books, one of the most domineering forms of media, is a huge influence throughout television and pop culture. Thanks to recent pushes for diversity, we are finally seeing a wider depiction of what a hero is. Listen to your pettiest co-host Kyd Echo and host Shawn Saiyan as they smoke through Marvel Studio's rendition of Black Widow. (35 min) --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/smokskren/support

From dialup to premium wifi, the internet has transformed immensely since its creation. But with great technological advancements, also comes the evil of knowledge. The new Netflix series Click Bait gives us a view of the black pages on the internet and how our lust for knowledge and attention can be killer. Listen to Shawn Saiyan, Darnell Stone and Moses Sun scroll through every bit of juice on this episode of Smōk Skrēn. (35 min) Enter the code SmokSkren to receive 15% off of GLOW Body Products. https://glow-body-products.myshopify.com --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/smokskren/support

Back with the third episode, For The Boys is quickly growing in popularity. Taking a fresh perspective on the black gay diaspora, this show will show you how similar people are despite their orientation. Listen to Darnel Stone and Shawn Saiyan joke through this episode of Smōk Skrēn. (16 min) --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/smokskren/support

Back at it with episode 2, For the Boys is a much watch. This episode centers around the group's romantic relationships- or lack there of- and the implications that means for oneself and their friends. Listen to Moses Sun and Shawn Saiyan discuss the drama of love and sexuality on this episode of Smōk Skrēn. (30 min) Links For the Boys Sponsored by GLOW Body Products, ignite your GLOW today! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/smokskren/support