Topic: Preventative

Senator Ted Cruz questioned Judge Jackson on a note she wrote for the Harvard Law Review regarding the restraint of released sex offenders. In the note, Jackson argued that certain sex offender statutes, such as registration and DNA testing, should be viewed as "punitive" and therefore potentially unconstitutional. Cruz used this to frame Jackson as having a long-term "record of activism" on behalf of sexual predators.

The discussion addresses the growing rates of suicide among Black men and the "myth" that it is not a cultural issue. Mo Facts describes a "long road to suicide" through unhealthy eating, alcohol, and drug abuse, which he characterizes as a form of slow-motion nihilism. The hosts discuss the importance of recognizing these behaviors as cries for help.

Adam Curry shares a personal story of being fired while having a young daughter and a mortgage, describing five days of internal "freaking out." He credits Tony Robbins' "Power Talk" tapes with teaching him how to break the "mental loop" of negative emotions. Mo Facts agrees that the space between a stimulus and a reaction is where an individual's true power lies.

The episode concludes with a final summary of the Seven Habits, focusing on emotional steadiness and "sharpening the saw." Mo Facts provides the suicide prevention hotline number again and encourages listeners to visit MoFundMe.com. The hosts sign off with a message of resilience and a musical outro, "Move On Up."

The episode ends with a recording of James Brown reciting the poem "King Heroin," which warns of the drug's power to destroy lives and communities. Brown describes heroin as a "deadly killer" that makes men forsake their country and families. Mo Facts signs off by calling for a "revolution of the mind" to steer the community away from drugs.