(Live) Opening Day, AB on Cornflakes & Mayweather, Transgender Dad punks out & "Jessie" calls out Black Lives Matter

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(Live) Opening Day, AB on Cornflakes & Mayweather, Transgender Dad punks out & "Jessie" calls out Black Lives Matter

Apr 4, 2016 · 1h 30m 50s

Nathan Ivey is the last MF with nerve left in the city. His show is a daily catharsis, a superlative flow on people, politics and pleasure. www.nathanivey.com Please use #teamNI...

Nathan Ivey is the last MF with nerve left in the city. His show is a daily catharsis, a superlative flow on people, politics and pleasure.

www.nathanivey.com

Please use #teamNI if you share on social media (It helps me track momentum)

Journey Notes: (Nathan is documenting his journey on each episode, giving you behind-the-scenes access into the evolution of his start-up)

I do my research. I consider December 3rd, 2015 as my rebirth. It was on that day that I was informed that my former employer no longer needed my services. After 11 years of cutting through the BS, naming the names, exposing the games and outpacing the lames, I was talk radio ronin, a talk warrior with no "master". Imagine Afro-Samurai with a microphone, possessor of the #1 Flow and I slowly walked away from the place that had been my talk radio home. I spent the weekend weighing my options. Dozens of people reached out to me. I took some more serious than others.

Truth is, I knew what I wanted to do the moment that my former employers told me what they were going to do. I spent the next 3 months researching. I spent countless hours learning the online radio game. I fell asleep with my phone in my hand, glasses on my face, slumped over the desk in my office more times than I can count. I taught myself everything that I need to plant my own flag on the internet. Podcasting, internet radio, SEO, RSS, equipment, software, you name it. I studied it. Combined with my nearly 20 years in public and commercial radio, I feel confident that I can compete online. #teamNI is supporting me. With them behind me, I feel like I can carve out a niche, a space, a network for myself, from ronin to king!

People keep asking me, "what station are you working for now?" My response is always the same, "the best one-my own!". Could I get another job in talk radio? There is no doubt about it. Most of the folks in commercial talk radio have no style, no flair, no flow. But, I refuse to be governed by other peoples expectations. I don't want to be what other people expect me to be. Some people think that I have to work for someone else, in order to be successful-those people are sorely mistaken. I think they mean well, but they lack imagination, perhaps guts. Good thing for my audience, I have an ample supply of both. I have started my own company, an LLC. This company will provide the legal framework for everything that I do moving forward. Not only will it produce the Nathan Ivey Show, but soon I am going to produce a series of podcasts dedicated to helping others bring their own visions to fruition. I do my research and it's helped me to circumvent what would have been major problems. This past Friday, I spent 10 minutes talking with a man who just started podcasting. I was able to help him increase the quality of his sound by the end of our conversation. I have been given good counsel from folks that believe in me and I intend on paying it forward. Most Cincinnati dudes hit a bump in the road toward their dreams and give up-I'm not most Cincinnati dudes. I'm the last MF left with nerve in the city. Check back for more...

Special shout out to #teamNI & all the new folks in the chat room. Shout out to my listeners on Soul Public Radio. Shout out to my listeners from all over the United States. Shout out to my listeners in Europe, China and beyond!!

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Comments

Ben Thomas

8 years ago

Horrible parenting

Jarrett

8 years ago

What was the name of that book?

The Nathan Ivey Show

8 years ago

@pat, not sure.

The Nathan Ivey Show

8 years ago

Which listener gets the "Best Flow of the Day?"

Pat Rogers

8 years ago

Nate if that was your situation, who would keep the kids?

The Nathan Ivey Show

8 years ago

Just Shut Award goes to "Jessie"

Jerica Vann

8 years ago

Take care everyone!!

Mrs.LoveBeing Black💚🖤❤💛

8 years ago

I a blessed day everyone

The Nathan Ivey Show

8 years ago

Have a great day!

The Nathan Ivey Show

8 years ago

@Jerica, interesting question

Pat Rogers

8 years ago

Have a great day.

Jerica Vann

8 years ago

So ladies.....would you ever date a man who use to be gay??

Pat Rogers

8 years ago

Many adults don't understand. Why spring that on a child?

Mrs.LoveBeing Black💚🖤❤💛

8 years ago

Woman

Mrs.LoveBeing Black💚🖤❤💛

8 years ago

No that means I married a man so I want a man and I'm not gay . So why would I be with a man ?

8 years ago

Was ru paul accepted back then like kate jenner is today?

Edward Torrence

8 years ago

They're date was buying girl clothes for Daddy,wth

TracyFromCincinnati

8 years ago

No. It says I have a child by you. You're not my girl!!

8 years ago

Happy dandruf day 404

Mrs.LoveBeing Black💚🖤❤💛

8 years ago

That's a strong woman right there standing behind her man/woman. I can't do it.

Mike Jones

8 years ago

Keep all that away from children!

Pat Rogers

8 years ago

It is fair to wait where children are involed. You are coorrect, that child does not have a clue.

Mrs.LoveBeing Black💚🖤❤💛

8 years ago

I personally know a situation when A woman decided to become a man in 3 out of 5 of her children emotionally reacted to it in horrible ways two to try to commit suicide and one ran away. The two youngest children haven't started showing any signs yet but they're under psychological care.

Edward Torrence

8 years ago

I'm program to know Daddy's a Man,IJS

TracyFromCincinnati

8 years ago

She doesn't AT ALL. Daddy is a coward. He would not leave it to me to break the news!!! and I'm not going shopping!!!