The Joe Budden Podcast Episode 882 | "The Cooling Board (You Too?)"
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Nov 29, 2025 
Marc Lamont Hill, an academic and media personality, joins the conversation to dive into holiday dynamics, including whether exes should attend Thanksgiving gatherings. The hosts share humorous Thanksgiving mishaps and candidly discuss personal grooming habits. In a surprising turn, they react to Ray J's livestream arrest and explore the implications of prison life on family relationships, along with Diddy’s prison activities. They also touch on the podcasting landscape and the conclusion of 'The Bigger Picture,' wrapping up with banter about community turkey drives.
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Don't Bring Exes Unless Kids Require It
- Marc Lamont Hill asks whether exes should attend family holidays and the group says generally no unless children are involved.
- If kids exist, plan logistics and boundaries ahead of time to avoid toxic or public disputes.
Streaming Private Fights Multiplies Harm
- The Ray J/Princess Love livestream argument highlighted how streaming private conflicts turns domestic disputes into public and legal problems.
- Public streaming removes context, escalates consequence, and makes private choices subject to media framing.
Diddy Feeding Prisoners
- Joe and the group discuss Diddy (Sean Combs) providing Thanksgiving meals to 1,000 inmates and preparing food via commissary purchases.
- They note logistical hurdles in prison kitchens and question authenticity of some images but praise the charitable gesture.
