The Quiet Table With Mr.Hood

The Quiet Table With Mr.Hood

by Christopher Hood

Visual Arts Music

Season 1

We Owe Each Other Better — Part 1: Where Did We Lose Us?

We know how to come together when somebody dies. But do we still know how to show up while we’re here? In Part 1 of “We Owe Each Other Better,” Mr. Hood brings an honest question to The Quiet Table: Where did we lose us? This conversation opens the door to reflection on trust, disconnection, and how we treat each other in the Black community. When did checking on somebody become doing too much? When did being guarded become normal? And how do we start finding our way back to each other without pretending the hurt never happened? Everybody wants a village—but what kind of neighbor are we willing to be? Pull up a chair, leave the noise, and let’s talk about it. After listening, ask yourself: What’s one way I can show up better for somebody this week? Share this episode with someone you want to have that conversation with. The Quiet Table with Mr. Hood An Urban Justice Productions podcast Part 1 of the three-part series: We Owe Each Other Better

We Owe Each Other Better PT (1) Where Did We Lose Us?

There was a time when seeing another Black face in an unfamiliar room meant comfort. When somebody else's child was everybody's responsibility. When "What's up, nephew?" and "Hey, young Queen!" meant something. So what happened? When did we stop speaking? When did we start looking at one another with suspicion instead of love? When did competition replace community, and when did we become so comfortable hurting our own people? In Part One of "WE OWE EACH OTHER BETTER," Mr. Hood opens up a difficult but necessary conversation about the breakdown of trust, respect, and togetherness within the Black community. We're discussing the love we remember, the damage we cannot keep ignoring, and the uncomfortable question: Did we lose our village, or did we stop being villagers? This conversation isn't about blaming an entire generation. It's about holding up a mirror. Because before we rebuild our community, we have to acknowledge what happened to it. Pull up a chair, leave the noise, and let's talk about it. 🎙️ The Quiet Table with Mr. Hood ⚖️ Urban Justice Productions | 290 Certified #WeOweEachOtherBetter #TheQuietTable #UrbanJusticeProductions #BlackCommunity #Chicago #290Certified

BEHIND CLOSED DOORS But They Said They Loved Me…....

💜 BEHIND CLOSED DOORS But They Said They Loved Me… 💜 The Quiet Table with Mr. Hood | Urban Justice Productions “They said they loved me… so why did loving them hurt so much?” 💜 October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and this week at The Quiet Table, we're having one of our most serious and necessary conversations yet. Behind closed doors, people are fighting battles that the world knows absolutely nothing about. Some are suffering in silence, protecting the very people who are hurting them. Others are trying to understand how someone who claims to love them could also be the person they fear the most. And domestic violence doesn't discriminate. 💜 It happens in heterosexual relationships, LGBTQ+ relationships, marriages, families, and communities where silence is often mistaken for loyalty. In this powerful episode, Mr. Hood opens the conversation about emotional manipulation, physical abuse, psychological control, intimidation, isolation, and the painful reality of loving someone who is hurting you. We're asking some uncomfortable but necessary questions: When does love become control? Why do we sometimes protect the people who hurt us? Why are male survivors and LGBTQ+ survivors so often overlooked? How many people are smiling in public while suffering behind closed doors? And how do we create communities where survivors feel safe enough to speak? This isn't an episode about judging survivors or telling somebody to "just leave." It's about understanding, accountability, compassion, and recognizing that abuse is never an acceptable expression of love. 💜 Because somebody listening right now might be fighting this very battle, and nobody knows. 💜 At Urban Justice Productions, we believe that silence should never be the price of survival. Pull up a chair, leave the noise, and let's talk about it. 💜 CONTENT WARNING: This episode discusses domestic violence, emotional abuse, coercive control, and trauma. Listener discretion is advised. 💜 YOU ARE NOT ALONE. If you or someone you know is experiencing domestic violence, confidential help is available through the National Domestic Violence Hotline. Call: 800-799-7233 Text: START to 88788 Website: thehotline.org If you're in immediate danger, call 911. An Urban Justice Productions Original. God is the foundation. Media is the vehicle. People are the assignment. 💜 To every survivor, every person still finding their voice, and every life lost to domestic violence: We see you. We hear you. You matter. 💜

Who Know You When The Performance

our page says booked, busy, blessed, unbothered, unavailable, and expensive… Okay. But are you okay? In this episode of The Quiet Table with Mr. Hood, we’re talking about what happens when the image, the role, the jokes, the strength, and the performance finally come off. Because being seen is not the same thing as being known. Who knows what your silence means? Who can hear “I’m good” and know to ask again? Who still wants to be around when you’re not entertaining, fixing, providing, inspiring, or pretending everything is fine? Mr. Hood gets into: The difference between having a public image and having a real support system Why the “strong friend” still needs somewhere to exhale Friendships built around activities versus friendships that can survive an honest conversation Privacy, trust, and why opening up does not mean giving everybody access to you Why men need room for closeness, affection, and friendship without everything becoming sexual How family and friends can get so attached to an old version of you that they forget to ask who you are now And sometimes we have to check our own side of the door too. We can’t say nobody knows us while answering every serious question with, “I’m good. Just chilling.” You don’t have to turn your pain into content. You don’t owe everybody your private life. But everybody deserves at least one place where they don’t have to arrive impressive. QUESTION FOR THE TABLE: When the performance is over, who gets to meet the real you — and whose real self are you making room for? 🎙️ The Quiet Table with Mr. Hood An Urban Justice Productions presentation Real Conversations. Bigger Perspective. A Better You. Pull up a chair. Leave the noise. You don’t need a caption at this table. #TheQuietTable #MrHood #UrbanJusticeProductions #Authenticity #Friendship #MensMentalHealth #RealConversations #BlackPodcasts #Community #Relationships #IDoNotOwnTheRightsToTheMusic

Everybody Wants Love, Until It Requires Accountability

Everybody wants love… until love says, “Aight, but we need to talk about what you did.” In this episode of The Quiet Table with Mr. Hood, we’re talking about the part of love that doesn’t always make the cute relationship posts: accountability. What does a real apology look like? Can you forgive somebody without giving them the same access to you? Why do families excuse harmful behavior with “that’s just how they are”? And what happens when the person who needs to hear the truth… is you? Mr. Hood gets into apologies without the “but,” boundaries without guilt, family accountability, friendship, forgiveness, community responsibility, and the difference between somebody correcting you and somebody trying to control you. Because love isn’t just agreeing with somebody. Sometimes love tells the truth. Sometimes love sets a boundary. Sometimes love says, “I still care about you—but this cannot continue.” And sometimes the chair we keep pointing at… is ours. QUESTION FOR THE TABLE: Do you want to be loved—or do you just want to be agreed with? 🎙️ The Quiet Table with Mr. Hood An Urban Justice Productions presentation Real Conversations. Bigger Perspective. A Better You. Pull up a chair. Leave the noise. And let’s talk about it. #TheQuietTable #MrHood #UrbanJusticeProductions #LoveAndAccountability #Accountability #Boundaries #Relationships #BlackPodcasts #RealConversations #IDoNotOwnTheMusicRights

Who Teaches A Boy How To Be A Man

Who Teaches a Boy How to Be a Man? | The Quiet Table with Mr. Hood Everybody tells a boy to “be a man”—but who’s actually teaching him? Because a deep voice, a little facial hair, and holding the remote hostage don’t automatically mean you got this manhood thing figured out. 😂 Pull up a chair as Mr. Hood brings humor, heart, and some uncomfortable questions to the table. How do boys learn to handle hurt, take accountability, respect others, and ask for help when so much of the advice stops at “quit crying” and “toughen up”? We’re talking fathers, mothers, mentors, the village, and the grown men still learning lessons somebody should’ve taught them a long time ago. This conversation makes room for the boy who needed guidance—and the man still trying to find his way. A few laughs. Some honest reflection. And a question worth sitting with: Are we preparing our boys to become men, or just expecting them to figure it out? I DON’T OWN THE RIGHTS TO THE MUSIC PLAYED. "Just The Two Of Us" - Will Smith.

Why Do Black Folks Turn Everything Into A Function ?.

Why do Black folks turn EVERYTHING into a function? 😂 Somebody says, “I’m just grilling a little something,” and two hours later there are 37 people outside, three aluminum pans, a card table nobody remembers bringing, somebody auntie controlling the Bluetooth, and at least one person asking, “Who made this mac and cheese?” In this episode of The Quiet Table with Mr. Hood, we get into the beautiful chaos of Black gatherings — cookouts, birthdays, graduations, moving days, repasts, baby showers, “just stopping by,” and those random get-togethers that somehow turn into a full-blown event. And you KNOW it’s official when somebody pulls out a red cup, somebody says they’re leaving but stays another hour and a half, and food starts getting wrapped up before the function is even over. But underneath all the jokes, there’s something real here too: Black folks have always known how to make joy out of whatever we’ve got. Food, music, laughter, family, friends, and a little bit of somebody being too loud in the background — that’s community. So pull up a chair, grab a plate before somebody takes the good piece, leave the noise… and let’s talk about it.

"I HATE TO BURST YOUR BUBBLE".......but God Kept ME!!

I Hate to Burst Your Bubble… But God Kept Me! Ten Toes Down in the Storm This special edition of At the Master’s Table with Mr. Hood is praise, testimony, and a declaration of faith. Mr. Hood reflects on the protection of God — the doors He closed, the dangers He blocked, the strength He provided, and even the things we may never realize He protected us from. Because sometimes protection looks like deliverance. Sometimes it looks like delay. Sometimes it looks like rejection, redirection, a hard truth, or a door that simply would not open. But one thing remains: The storm does not get the final word. Drawing from Psalm 91, Proverbs 3, Isaiah 26, Isaiah 54, Mark 4, Romans 8, and Psalm 34, Mr. Hood talks about standing ten toes down in God even when life is loud, confusing, painful, or uncertain. This episode also explores what it means to trust God enough to rest, to forgive without reopening doors, to pray for people who have hurt you, and to recognize that faith and wisdom can exist together. And in the spirit of Pastor Johnny Henderson Sr.: “Don’t make me do it.” Don’t make me start naming every storm God carried me through. And “I hate to burst your bubble…” …but I’m still here. I still believe. I still trust Him. And I still know who kept me. In This Episode • God’s protection in seen and unseen places • Standing firm when the storm gets loud • Why closed doors can sometimes be protection • Trusting God when you do not understand the outcome • Rest as an act of faith • Forgiveness, boundaries, and refusing bitterness • Praying for those who have hurt or opposed you • God’s unconditional love through every season of growth • A closing prayer and declaration of faith Scripture References — NIV Psalm 34:1–4 Psalm 91 Proverbs 3:5–6 Isaiah 26:3 Isaiah 54:17 Mark 4:35–41 Romans 8:38–39 At the Master’s Table is a faith-centered edition of The Quiet Table with Mr. Hood, presented by Urban Justice Productions. Pull up a chair, leave the noise, and let’s talk about it. God is the foundation. Media is the vehicle. People are the assignment. I DO NOT OWN THE RIGHTS TO THE MUSIC PLAYED THROUGHOUT THE EPISODE

"God, I'm Tired Of Starting Over."

What do you do when life keeps making you rebuild? In this episode of At The Master’s Table, Mr. Hood sits with the exhaustion of starting over—again and again. Whether it’s relationships, finances, faith, confidence, purpose, or plans that didn’t work out the way you hoped, sometimes starting over can feel less like a fresh beginning and more like punishment. But what if you’re not going backward? What if God is doing something new? Through honest reflection, scripture, and encouragement, “God, I’m Tired of Starting Over” is for anybody who is weary from rebuilding but still trying to trust God with what comes next. You may be tired—but your story isn’t finished. I DO NOT OWN THE RIGHTS TO THE MUSIC PLAYED THROUGHOUT THE EPISODE. Jekalyn Carr - Jehovah Jireh

Why Do We Only Come Around When Someone Dies

We know how to show up when somebody passes. We pack churches, bring food, and call relatives we have not spoken to in years. But why does it so often take loss for us to remember how much we need each other? This episode is about giving people their flowers, time, calls, and love while they are still here to receive it.

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