Podcast

My Momma Told Me

From iHeartRadio Comedy, Comedy Interviews, Stand-Up

Comedians Langston Kerman and David Gborie take a deep dive into the most exciting, groundbreaking and sometimes problematic Black conspiracy theories. They’ll have guests cover silly conspiracies, scary conspiracies and conspiracies they learned from that uncle who used to wear jeans when he went swimming in the public pool.

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Comedy Interviews chart
#31
Episodes
575
Releases
Weekly
Typical length
1 hr 13 min
On air since
2020
Latest episode
16 hours ago

Episodes

575 episodes, newest first

  1. Pop Girlies Are Being Held CAPTIVE! (with Sequoia Holmes)

    Show notes

    Is the so-called Khia Asylum putting pop stars in protracted purgatory? Langston and David are joined by Sequoia Holmes to speculate about how the Illuminati might be keeping certain singers mired in irrelevance.

    0:00 Cold open: Fan-dumb

    2:38 A very ass-eating intro

    12:08 Conspiracy: The Khia Asylum is real

    50:56 Voicemail 1: Crack is the original GLP-1

    54:03 Voicemail 2: The biracial math ain’t mathing

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    1 hr 8 min
  2. Well-Done Steak Is a SCAM! (with Langston and David)

    Show notes

    Were certain Black American idiosyncrasies actually planted by nefarious forces? Langston and David sit down in the new, permanent home of My Momma Told Me to answer listener voicemails, including one about how some Black customs (e.g. eating steak well-done) may not be authentic at all.

    0:00 Cold open: The radio

    4:46 A very new studio intro

    10:27 Addressing the Filipino allegations

    16:36 Adding a soundtrack to your life

    27:30 Parenting a light-skinned child

    34:08 Loving bad people (at the concert)

    46:27 Voicemail 1: Well-done steak was popularized to deprive Black folks

    57:15 Voicemail 2: Megan Thee Stallion has a ghostwriter

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    1 hr 18 min
  3. They’re STILL Experimenting on Black People (with Nina Parker)

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    Is the government using Black social media users to study human behavior? Langston and David are joined by journalist-presenter Nina Parker to discuss how modern tech could be insidiously exploiting the Black community. Then, they answer a voicemail about the location of Dr. Umar’s charter school.

    0:00 Prolapse cold open

    8:58 A very weapons intro

    17:24 Conspiracy: They never stopped experimenting on Black people

    33:21 Content creation = drug dealing?

    43:52 Newspapers, novels, smut

    52:34 Internet posturing

    58:04 Skincare for men

    1:03:12 Voicemail: Dr. Umar’s school is in Delaware

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    1 hr 18 min
  4. Egg Mucus is POISONING You (with Zainab Johnson)

    Show notes

    Will eating the chalaza of an egg give you salmonella? Langston and David are joined by comedian-actress Zainab Johnson to question if we shouldn’t be eating the white film on egg yolks. Then, they answer a voicemail about NBA megastar Stephen Curry.

    0:00 Cold open: Extraordinary genitals

    6:45 A very The-Dream intro

    13:01 Michael Jackson’s vulnerability in ‘Will You Be There’

    22:15 Katt Williams anecdote

    26:52 Conspiracy: Never eat the chalaza of an egg

    37:47 Unironically wearing Kangol hats

    47:02 Talent vs. decency

    52:42 Voicemail: Steph Curry uplifts white hoopers

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    1 hr 19 min
  5. They’re Committing ‘Tism Fraud (with Langston and David)

    Show notes

    How many people are deceitfully claiming autism or ADHD to explain away bad behavior? Langston and David answer three listener voicemails, including one positing that self-diagnosed neurodivergence has gone too far.

    0:00 A very low and sultry intro

    3:46 Getting recognized in public

    6:08 Boosie BadAzz got scammed

    19:00 Fighting in prison

    26:34 Voicemail 1: Langston’s secret…?

    28:28 Voicemail 2: Light-eyed bigotry

    32:35 Voicemail 3: The spectrum ain’t spectrum-ing

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    46 min
  6. Bare-faced Men Can’t Be Trusted (with Langston and David)

    Show notes

    Does a man’s choice of facial hair expose his personality? Langston and David sit down to answer a handful of voicemails, including one about how men choose to adorn their faces betray the content of their souls.

    0:00 Intro: Jamaican patois teacher

    16:13 Voicemail 1: Cannibalism FIFA

    21:25 Voicemail 2: Black people are not Native Americans

    27:05 The biracial experience, revisited

    34:30 Voicemail 3: Stripper names could be nicknames

    42:01 Voicemail 4: Men’s facial hair reveal their character

    50:06 Voicemail 5: Sucking on breasts enlarges them

    55:05 Other mammals’ genitals

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    1 hr 6 min
  7. Little People Are Being Used For BBLs (with Denny Love)

    Show notes

    Are people with dwarfism being harmed for the sake of advancing cosmetic surgeries? Langston and David are joined by actor-comedian Denny Love to discuss truly one of the craziest theories ever put forth in the history of this podcast.

    0:00 Cold Open: Black Happy Birthday

    4:12 Almost soiling your pants

    12:11 Yelling out of the car

    18:29 Intro: Soundboard shenanigans

    24:48 Conspiracy theory: Little people are being targetted for BBL research

    43:43 Is this theory…hate speech?

    50:19 What the “research” says

    57:52 Nicknames, reprised

    1:01:35 Voicemail: Yung Miami is kid-maxxing

    1:05:43 Bathroom emergencies, revisited

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    1 hr 16 min
  8. Alien News Is a Decoy (with Malcolm Barrett)

    Show notes

    Is the government dangling confirmation of human contact with aliens to divert our attention from more pressing matters? Langston and David are joined by actor Malcolm Barrett to discuss how convenient the timing of alien news is for those in power as well as the possibility of extraterrestrial life at large.

    0:00 Cold open: The lore of Yakub

    2:59 Have you ever been dunked on?

    6:38 The art of the scam

    9:38 Intro: The term “wifey”

    21:30 Pop-a-shot at home

    28:31 David is anti-whimsy

    40:18 Conspiracy theory: They’re trying to distract us with aliens

    48:01 Coolest American presidents

    56:52 Would aliens even want to meet us?

    1:01:45 Asian people with non-American accents

    1:07:57 Are we too free here?

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    1 hr 19 min
  9. White People Like to OWN Their Pets (with Langston and David)

    Show notes

    Is there something deeper and darker behind the way some white folks relate with animals? Langston and David sit down to respond to listeners’ voicemails and emails, including one about the power dynamics between white people and their pets.

    0:00 Avatar is mid

    4:34 Doing bits with loved ones

    9:39 Langston acquires a new nickname!

    13:11 Voicemail 1: The Love Island men receive help

    21:35 Voicemail 2: Investi-gay-tion

    40:39 Email: White people and their pets

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    1 hr 1 min
  10. The Lettuce-Diarrhea Outbreak is a Psyop (with Orlando Jones)

    Show notes

    Was the panic around lettuce-related explosive diarrhea fomented to make us turn on immigrant farmers? Langston and David are joined by actor/comedian Orlando Jones to answer four (4) voicemails sent in by the Lil’ Mommas, including one about the recent iceberg lettuce scare.

    0:00 Intro: Bad slave dealerships

    9:08 Autobiographies

    16:14 Good Black stereotypes and demon possession

    25:32 Voicemail 1: Biracial eugenics

    35:02 Voicemail 2: Langston’s idiosyncratic noises

    37:46 Voicemail 3: Don’t trust school tests

    50:42 Voicemail 4: Is the lettuce-diarrhea parasite for real?

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    1 hr 5 min
  11. They WANT the World to Burn (with Mariah Smith)

    Show notes

    Are they leading our species to extinction because we’re having too much fun? Langston and David sit down with the ageless Mariah Smith to discuss the end of the world as we know it and how to cope with that.

    0:00 Cold open: Sports vs theater

    3:22 Intro: Aspirations and checkpoints

    11:01 How old is Mariah?

    15:20 Conspiracy: They want the planet to die

    21:53 Mariah’s favorite is…Ed Sheeran?

    31:10 Getting cryogenically frozen

    38:45 How long do we have as a species?

    42:38 (Hypothetical) deceitfulness as a way of life

    49:38 Voicemail: Civilization dies in comfort

    55:23 Compulsive lying for sport, reprised

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    1 hr 7 min
  12. Pokémon GO Is Data-Mining You (with Brian Robert Jones)

    Show notes

    Are shady powers behind the once-viral mobile game Pokémon GO? Langston and David are joined by guitarist and former Pokémon GO player Brian Robert Jones to discuss the possibility that the popular game was harnessed for wicked purposes.

    0:00 Cold open: Steppers, criminality, racial slurs

    6:48 Intro: David’s treasonous ways

    10:57 Smokey Robinson trying to pronounce Chanukah

    20:10 Jar Jar Binks (!!!)

    28:25 Conspiracy: Pokémon GO was a CIA plant

    44:50 Slavery was the big lick

    51:57 Fandom, fame, fitness, fishing

    1:13:31 Homemade wine and new cocktail technology

    1:19:30 Boundaries between teachers and students

    1:25:34 Being tracked by the Apple Watch

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    1 hr 36 min
  13. What Does Leviathan Meat Taste Like? (with Kiry Shabazz)

    Show notes

    Has the biblical serpent Leviathan risen? Langston and David are joined by comedian Kiry Shabazz to discuss the scenarios in which we can eat, or be eaten by, the mythical sea beast. Then, they answer a listener voicemail about Terrence Howard’s porn habits.

    0:00 Using the car back-up camera

    7:10 Rappers acting as themselves in movies

    12:20 Why the American accents in ‘The Odyssey’?

    18:30 Denzel as a gateway into Shakespeare

    27:45 Intro: The new soundboard

    34:20 Smokey Robinson promoting (?) the gang life

    37:15 The whimsical Baltimore accent

    42:45 British rap…nah

    49:00 What happened to white music culture?

    54:15 Conspiracy: The Leviathan has risen

    1:02:40 Do you worry that the Leviathan will eat you?

    1:04:55 The unbelievable Langston car accident story

    1:11:43 Voicemail: Terrence Howard watches incest porn

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    1 hr 26 min
  14. We Love a...No-Necked Raccoon? (with Bresha Webb)

    Show notes

    What does it say about America that we're obsessed with a deformed raccoon? Langston and David are joined by the brilliant actress Bresha Webb (Run the World, Marlon) to discuss Jimothy the internet sensation as well as answer a voicemail about the lost artifacts of slavery.

    0:00 Cold open: Ranch and barbecue sauce

    2:27 Jimothy the raccoon

    8:40 The struggles of a no-neck existence

    17:38 Acting roles bleeding into life

    31:27 Why’d they name Jimothy slave-style???

    35:48 Bigfoot, aliens, and Asian neighbors

    52:11 Listener voicemail: Where are all the slave ships?

    1:00:26 White people practicing whips

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    1 hr 11 min
  15. Are we already eating PEOPLE? (with Langston and David)

    Show notes

    Do cannibals live amongst us? Could we be unwittingly partaking in such a horrifying act? Langston and David explore the possibility of human meat consumption in our present and/or future. Then, they respond to an email about Big Soda potentially suppressing upstart beverage brands.

    0:00 Cold open: Nicknames as an adult

    11:05 Are we post-Julia Roberts as a society?

    15:32 Conspiracy theory: We are already cannibals

    32:34 A brief Jackie Chan detour

    37:46 How would eating people even work?

    43:25 How are the men on Love Island not hard all the time?

    53:33 Listener email: Tropical Fantasy rumor

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    1 hr 13 min
  16. My Momma Told Me LIVE in Los Angeles (with Deante’ Kyle & Big Ice Cup Kat, Maud Arnold)

    Show notes

    Originally performed and taped at The Mint in Los Angeles, California on June 24, 2026.

    0:00 Intro (Langston’s pants)

    8:15 Is Adrien Broner okay?

    15:45 Guests: Deante’ Kyle and Big Ice Cup Kat from the ‘Grits and Eggs Podcast’

    19:15 ‘The Blackest’ game

    40:30 The ‘Quid Pro Quo Ho’ game

    1:01:50 The “Lil’ Momma Love Connection’ game with Maud Arnold

    1:35:55 Q&A and outro

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    1 hr 43 min
  17. Neuralink Chips with the Dip (w/ Del Amo Manny)

    Show notes

    Has Elon Musk succumbed to his own creation, the Neuralink? Langston and David sit down with comedian Del Amo Manny to explore how this terrifying technology has already permeated the universe as well as answer a listener voicemail about putting purses on the floor.

    0:00 Cold open: Juneteenth and oil men

    14:31 Early Facebook shenanigans

    25:19 Conspiracy: All of Elon Musk’s erratic behavior can be explained by the Neuralink chip

    55:30 Gods shouldn’t be buff / what if Jesus was fat?

    1:07:50 #LetLangstonDance

    1:09:27 Listener voicemail: Don’t put your purse on the floor, it’ll make you go broke

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    1 hr 28 min
  18. Old MacSilicon Had a Data Farm (w/ Will Miles)

    Show notes

    Are social media trends just a thinly veiled strategy to collect data on us? Comedian and friend of the show Will Miles joins Langston and David to discuss that possibility, as well as answer a voicemail about how antidepressants are more prevalent among white people.

    0:00 Robots kicking children in China

    8:45 Conspiracy: Every social media trend is a psy-op

    36:00 Racial slurs and their rules

    41:50 What’s wrong with industry plants?

    56:10 Voicemail: White people know secrets about SSRIs

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    1 hr 14 min
  19. Fish Dreams and Nightmares (with Mandal)

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    Does having a dream about a fish presage pregnancy? If so, for whom? Langston and David sit down with hilarious friend of the show Mandal to discuss the powers that our dreams may carry. Then, they listen to a voicemail about whether dinosaurs really went extinct...or simply evolved. Finally, they explore the veracity of Steve Harvey's hair during his early career.

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    1 hr 5 min
  20. Coach Dr. Umar’s School of Black Excellence (with Langston and David)

    Show notes

    Could Dr. Umar’s dream of establishing and operating an alternative school for black children actually come to life? Langston and David get together (in David's house!) to react to new video evidence — straight from the horse’s mouth.

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    1 hr 1 min