Uncertain with DL Hughley

Stephen A. Smith has another take. D.L. Hughley has had ENOUGH. After Stephen A.’s comments about Lane Johnson’s mental health, D.L. asks: When does “speaking your mind” become talking out of your ass? On Episode 52 of D.L. Hughley’s Uncertain, Stephen A.’s microphone stays hot—and so does the backlash. From athletes’ mental health to his commentary on Black women and politics, D.L. takes aim at a bigger problem: a culture that rewards the loudest opinion, regardless of how informed it is. Is Stephen A. saying what he believes—or has controversy become the business model? And when the apology comes, what actually changes? Then, D.L. revisits the Da’Vinchi slavery conversation with a history lesson America keeps trying to skip. Slavery ended. Jim Crow, redlining, racial violence and discrimination didn’t disappear with it. As D.L. puts it: “Slavery might’ve ended, but racism was working a double shift!” Plus, an Arkansas Medicaid ad features a white man as the face of government assistance—and some conservative critics have a problem with the casting. D.L. goes straight at the racial double standard behind who gets called “lazy” and who gets called “struggling.” Sharp comedy. Uncomfortable questions. And plenty of people who should’ve thought before they hit record. YOUR TURN: Does Stephen A. owe audiences more accountability—or is the outrage exactly what keeps people watching? Drop your take below. Subscribe to D.L. Hughley’s Uncertain and turn on notifications for more unfiltered conversations about race, politics, sports and the culture. #DLHughley #StephenASmith #UncertainPodcast New episodes weekly. SUBSCRIBE- stay informed, and laugh through the madness. https://www.youtube.com/c/DLHughleyTV Credits: DL Hughley - Host, Executive Producer, Writer Jasmine Sanders - Co-Star, Producer, Director, Writer Austin Hall - Co-Host, Writer Production Assistants: Joseph Sanders Acilegna Santos Music By: All The Gifts Production Jo- E CONNECT with D.L. Hughley: Follow on INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/realdlhughley/ Follow on FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/RealDLHughley Follow on TWITTER: https://twitter.com/RealDLHughley CONNECT with Jasmine Sanders: Follow on INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/Iamjasminesanders/ YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@thejasmineexperience/ Website: www.therealdlhughley.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Macklemore was dropped from Ed Sheeran’s tour—and then every remaining supporting act walked away. Ed says it was the promoters. Macklemore points to billionaire Patriots owner Robert Kraft and powerful venue owners. D.L. Hughley follows the money, the pressure and the excuses to ask the question nobody wants to answer: When billionaires control the buildings, do they also get to control who speaks? Then D.L. turns to the Lindsay Clancy mistrial, where one Black juror refused to join the other 11 jurors prepared to acquit the Massachusetts mother accused of killing her three children. Why did the juror face more scrutiny than the woman on trial? And how did sympathy for Clancy grow so large that three dead children nearly disappeared from the conversation? D.L. also reveals how his public feud with Killer Mike finally ended—and why two outspoken Black men choosing reconciliation may be one of the episode’s most important moments. This episode is about courage, accountability and the people who refuse to surrender their judgment just because everyone else in the room has already agreed. Who showed more courage: Macklemore, the artists who walked away—or the lone juror who refused to bend? Watch, comment and subscribe to UNCERTAIN with D.L. Hughley. Because silence may protect your position—but it rarely protects the truth. #DLHughley #Macklemore #EdSheeran Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of Uncertain, DL Hughley spends Father's Day making the case nobody wants to hear: every time somebody asks "where are the Black fathers at," the answer is Jalen Brunson winning a Knicks championship with his own father right beside him. From Jeff Metcalf's comments about Black dads to Boomer Esiason and the "respect the office" crowd, the Karmelo Anthony verdict and what "stand your ground" was really built for, a one-year-old shot by police in Mississippi over diapers, ICE policing the World Cup, Tony Hinchcliffe, Stephen Miller, and an honest conversation about Black and Jewish solidarity — DL, Jasmine, and Alex break it all down. Then DL gets to the throughline: America started a war with Iran, walked away holding the bill while everybody else took the money, and still found time to remind us whose humanity counts. Same question every time — why couldn't you just mind your business? This episode is sponsored by Shopify: Start your own business today and sign up for your $1/month trial at https://shopify.com/uncertain Sponsor Uncertain: https://public.liveread.io/media-kit/uncertain Get DL's memoir, Charlie's Boy: https://realdlhughley.com Go see DL Hughley live: https://dlhughleygigs.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

DL's back in New York at Gotham Podcast Studio — a wall of liquor, a Knicks/Spurs/Giants debate nobody asked for, an Odell Beckham story that ended the second money came up, and Alex catching strays over a dude-wipe ad. Plus a shout-out to Jay-Z for still being slick, still relevant, and still holding onto all that hair. Then the heavier stuff: one last word on the Kevin Hart roast — Gary Owen, Joe Rogan, the whole Rogan tree — set against the Minnesota GOP's moment of silence for Derek Chauvin and what George Floyd still means. From there, Vivek Ramaswamy's Ohio run, the Kaepernick-vs.-Jackson-Dart "political" double standard, Pete Hegseth and "white affirmative action" running the Iran war, Ken Paxton vs. Talarico in Texas, Karen Bass and the LA mayor's race, and Trump's 250-year party that no act will touch — except Vanilla Ice, Flo Rida, and a booking agent named Epstein. This episode is sponsored by Hims: Start your weight loss journey at http://www.hims.com/uncertainThis episode is sponsored by PolicyGenius: Compare life insurance quotes for free at http://www.policygenius.com/uncertain Sponsor Uncertain: ⁠⁠⁠https://public.liveread.io/media-kit/uncertain Pre-order DL's upcoming memoir, Charlie's Boy: https://www.amazon.com/Audible-Charlies-Boy-A-Memoir/dp/B0GGLVWKFQ Go see DL Hughley Live: ⁠⁠https://dlhughleygigs.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of Uncertain, DL Hughley pays tribute to Barney Frank — the first openly gay congressman, a Freedom Summer volunteer, and a civil rights champion whose passing marks the end of an era — before turning to the death of Mark Fuhrman and what his career revealed about the LAPD, the most deadly police department in the country. From a sheriff's department gang that recruits from the South to the Rampart Division's reign of corruption, DL connects Fuhrman's legacy to a city built on quiet brutality, and asks why a president who can't feign empathy went silent after the San Diego mosque shooting. The conversation then turns to the Kevin Hart Roast, Tony Hinchcliffe's recycled George Floyd joke, and Big Jay Oakerson's decision to take a swing at DL — a swing DL returns with interest. From there, DL breaks down why five-star Black athletes need to stop running to SEC schools that disenfranchise their families on Monday and cheer for them on Saturday, why NIL money should travel where Black communities are respected, and why the Trump administration's reparations fund for J6 defendants has accidentally opened the door for the strongest restorative justice case Black America has ever had. Eminent domain, Bruce's Beach, Bob Jones, Seneca Village, and a mountain in Calabasas that used to have a name no one should ever say out loud — DL lays out the receipts and says it plain: get your money, man. Go get it. This episode is sponsored by Mars Men This episode is sponsored by Shopify: Sign up with a $1 per month trial at http://www.shopify.com/uncertain Sponsor Uncertain: ⁠⁠⁠https://public.liveread.io/media-kit/uncertain⁠ Pre-order DL's upcoming memoir, Charlie's Boy: https://www.amazon.com/Audible-Charlies-Boy-A-Memoir/dp/B0GGLVWKFQ Go see DL Hughley Live: ⁠⁠https://dlhughleygigs.com/ This episode is sponsored by Mars Men: For 50% off for life plus Free Shipping AND 3 Free Gifts at http://www.MenGoToMars.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of Uncertain, DL Hughley and the crew break down why Spirit Airlines might be the purest reflection of modern America: chaotic, underfunded, loud, and somehow still functioning. From “you get there when you get there” customer service to aisle fights, baggage fees, and airport survival stories, DL explains why flying Spirit feels less like air travel and more like entering a televised social experiment. What starts with an unusually quiet Cinco de Mayo in Los Angeles spirals into conversations about cable-news chaos, viral political arguments, internet experts suffering from the Dunning-Kruger effect, and why everybody suddenly thinks yelling on television counts as intelligence. The conversation then turns serious as DL dives into celebrity political influence, the erosion of voting rights, and America’s long history of using famous Black voices to help sell policies that ultimately hurt Black communities. From Stephen A. Smith and Killer Mike to Nixon-era politics, Reagan, Clarence Thomas, and the backlash to Barack Obama, DL argues that the country keeps repeating the same playbook while pretending each version is brand new. Along the way, he reflects on Ted Turner’s legacy, why cable news became professional wrestling, and what happens when a nation stops learning from history and starts treating dysfunction like entertainment. This episode is sponsored by Hims: Start your weight loss journey at http://www.hims.com/uncertain This episode is sponsored by Fast Growing Trees: Get 20% off your first purchase at http://www.fastgrowingtrees.com with code UNCERTAIN Sponsor Uncertain: https://public.liveread.io/media-kit/uncertain Go see DL Hughley live: https://dlhughleygigs.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of Uncertain, DL Hughley breaks down why political violence isn't a glitch in the American system—it's the operating system. From Andrew Jackson getting jumped on the Capitol steps to the 13 attempts on Obama's life, DL takes you through a history this country tries hard to forget. He gets into King Charles coming to America to give us a civics lesson on a Constitution this administration treats like toilet paper, and what it says when an actual monarch has to remind us nobody is above the law. Then the conversation turns to the White House ballroom incident and why nothing about that night adds up—from the Secret Service walking past a man with a gun to Caroline Leavitt's eerie warning three days before. Plus: Russell Brand's casual confession to Megyn Kelly about a relationship with a teenager when he was 30, why legality isn't morality, Jim Jordan running Epstein oversight while named in a misconduct lawsuit, and why this administration cares more about firing comedians than releasing the Epstein list. This episode is sponsored by Fatty15: Get an additional 15% off your 90-day subscription starter kit at http://www.fatty15.com/uncertain — use code UNCERTAIN at checkout! This episode is sponsored by Kickoff: Build credit fast and get your first month for just $1 at https://getkickoff.com/uncertain Sponsor Uncertain: https://public.liveread.io/media-kit/uncertain Go see DL Hughley Live: https://dlhughleygigs.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode of Uncertain with DL Hughley, DL breaks down Trump’s viral “Fake Jesus” moment—and why MAGA drawing the line at a cartoon says everything about where we are right now. DL gets into what Jesus actually looked like, what he actually stood for, and why Trump couldn’t be further from either. Then the conversation takes a serious turn. DL dives into the escalating conflict with Iran—why this isn’t Iraq or Afghanistan, how American hubris keeps putting us in the same situations, and what’s really at stake with the Strait of Hormuz, fertilizer shortages, and global food supply. And it only gets crazier from there… From viral “Lego” propaganda videos getting banned, to JD Vance lecturing the Pope on scripture, to the growing list of political hypocrisy—DL breaks down what’s really happening behind the headlines. Plus: Trump at a UFC fight during global tension The “DoorDash grandma” White House moment The Eric Swalwell controversy vs. Trump’s inner circle Why 80% of American women say they’d rather run into a bear than a man No filter. No spin. Just real talk. This episode is sponsored by Hims: Start your weight loss journey at http://www.hims.com/uncertain Sponsor Uncertain: https://public.liveread.io/media-kit/uncertain Go see DL Hughley Live: https://dlhughleygigs.com/https://www.dlanddl.com This episode is sponsored by Fatty 15: Get 15% off your 90-day starter kit at http://www.fatty15.com/uncertain — use code UNCERTAIN at checkout!This episode is sponsored by PolicyGenius: Compare life insurance quotes for free at http://www.policygenius.com/uncertain Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices