To You & Yours, With Israel

Israel Estrella
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Straight from the heart of New York City, To You & Yours is where real talk meets raw perspective. Hosted by a born and raised NYC native, this podcast dives into everything from the latest in music and sports to unfiltered takes on relationships, culture, and life itself. No scripts, no filters, just one man's honest thoughts, sharp wit, and unapologetic opinions on whatever's worth tapping into. Whether you're riding the subway or chilling ant home, tune in and get locked in with a voice that keeps it 100. This is To You & Yours...

  1. 3d ago

    Ep.77 "Allegedly"

    In this episode of To You & Yours, Israel breaks down the allegations surrounding the “Cornell 7”. What we know, what’s alleged, where the case stands, and why the internet needs to stop turning every tragedy into another men-vs.-women war. Israel addresses the comparisons to the Lindsey Clancy case, the culture of victim blaming, personal responsibility, consent, and the responsibility men have to call out predatory behavior and protect women. He also explains why taking sexual assault allegations seriously does not mean abandoning due process, and why society has to be careful about socially convicting people before all the facts are known. A conversation about accountability, protecting victims, protecting the innocent, raising better men, and why good men can’t afford to stay silent when they see something wrong.

    Ep.77 "Allegedly"

  2. Sep 25

    Ep.76 "Kap is the perfect name for this dude"

    Colin Kaepernick is back on a press run, and the contradictions are getting harder to ignore. On this episode of To You & Yours, Israel breaks down Kaepernick’s criticism of Jay-Z and the NFL, his slavery comparisons, the decline of his football career, his continued desire to return to the league, and whether activism eventually became his brand. We then discuss the recent Converse controversy and ask a bigger question: how did we get to a place where everything is automatically labeled offensive or racist? From social media outrage and online grifting to Converse’s apology, Israel argues that context and research matter, and that we have much bigger issues to focus on, including education, violence, fatherhood, and the problems affecting our communities every day.

    Ep.76 "Kap is the perfect name for this dude"

  3. Sep 17

    Ep.75 "Free Durk?"

    Lil Durk just beat his federal murder for hire case, and the internet is already celebrating like the story is over. But is it too soon to pop the champagne? On this episode of To You & Yours, Israel breaks down Durk’s acquittal, the cooperating witnesses who took the stand against him, and the strange reality of risking everything to testify against your so called “brother” only to watch him beat the case anyway. But the conversation gets bigger than Durk. Why has “FREE HIM” become the automatic response in hip-hop and street culture anytime someone we like gets locked up? If someone is actually guilty of murder or serious violence, why should the community want that person back outside? Why do we glorify people who may be helping destroy the same neighborhoods we claim to care about? From there, the episode turns to the killing of BloodHound Q50 and the ongoing cycle of violence in Chicago. Another young Black or Brown man dead. Another family grieving. Another round of tributes, diss songs, retaliation, social-media posts, and senseless destruction. Israel asks the uncomfortable questions about drill culture, the glorification of revenge, criminals documenting their own behavior online, and why violence inside Black and Brown communities often fails to generate the same level of cultural outrage. Durk may have won this battle, but his legal story isn’t over. And the bigger question remains: Why are we so quick to demand that certain people be freed from prison, while not being nearly as desperate to free our neighborhoods from violence, revenge, death, and destruction? Don’t celebrate too soon.

    Ep.75 "Free Durk?"

  4. Sep 10

    Ep.74 "So who can say it?"

    Fat Joe’s recent appearance on The Joe Budden Podcast sparked a heated debate after he defended his use of the N-word by pointing to his Puerto Rican roots, Bronx upbringing, and lifelong connection to Black and hip-hop culture.On this episode of To You & Yours, Israel dives into the complicated relationship between race, ethnicity, ancestry, and culture. We explore the deep African roots within Puerto Rican history, the shared experiences of Black and Latino communities in New York, and why growing up in places like the Bronx created a culture where those lines were often far less rigid than they appear online today.We also examine the inconsistencies in who society considers “Black enough” to use certain language, comparing figures like Drake, Logic, and Isaiah Hartenstein, and asking whether race is determined by ancestry, appearance, upbringing, culture, or some combination of all four.This isn’t just a conversation about one word. It’s a conversation about New York, Afro-Latino identity, shared history, and why Black and Puerto Rican communities may have far more in common than the internet wants to admit. The Lindsey Clancy case has become bigger than one courtroom; it has become a flashpoint in the growing gender war between men and women. Israel breaks down the cultural fallout from the mistrial, the lone male juror who refused to move with the majority, and why so many men are viewing this case as a turning point. From custody battles and relationship red flags to accountability, mental illness, and the growing distrust between the sexes, this conversation asks a bigger question: have we become so tribal that we can no longer recognize right and wrong without first checking which “team” someone belongs to? Israel also explores the dangerous consequences of using emotional instability as a blanket excuse for horrific actions, how that argument could ultimately undermine the very equality women fought for, and why the destruction of trust between men and women feels deeper than politics or social media.Is this simply the result of a divided culture, or are we watching the slow dismantling of the family itself?A raw conversation about accountability, empathy, faith, relationships, and the frightening reality of a society increasingly willing to call evil good and good evil.

    Ep.74 "So who can say it?"

  5. Sep 4

    Ep.73 "Ya'll manifested him"

    This week on To You & Yours, we’re talking about a disturbing shift in the way the internet processes crime, accountability, and sympathy. We start with the recent Times Square shooting, the mental health conversation surrounding it, and the strange reaction online after police shot the alleged perpetrator. Somehow, the conversation quickly became about sympathy for the person accused of creating the tragedy while the actual victim became an afterthought. When did empathy for criminals start replacing empathy for the people they hurt? We get into the growing culture of explaining away perpetrators while their victims barely get mentioned. Then… we have to talk about Daejon Love. Because apparently after an entire summer of women joking about wanting a “scamming-ass” man, God said: say less. We take a deep dive into one of the wildest romance scam sagas in recent memory: the fake NFL lifestyle, the money, the women, the luxury image, the unbelievable stories, and the question everybody keeps asking: HOW DID THIS WORK?! Did social media create the perfect environment for a scammer like Daejon? Were women falling for the man or the lifestyle he represented? And at what point does wanting the fantasy make you ignore every red flag waving directly in your face? Mental health. Misplaced empathy. Romance scams. Internet culture. Accountability. Welcome to another episode of To You & Yours.

    Ep.73 "Ya'll manifested him"

  6. Aug 28

    Ep.72 "Lindsay Clancy and the infantilization of modern women"

    On this episode of To You & Yours, we get into the viral confrontation between Enes Kanter Freedom and Natasha Cloud at a WNBA game and a lesson that applies far beyond sports: you can have a valid point and still make yourself look completely wrong by the way you deliver it. When does passion become disrespect? And when does your approach distract so much from your message that nobody even hears what you were trying to say? Then we turn to the Lindsay Clancy case and a much bigger cultural conversation: the infantilization of modern women. At what point did understanding someone’s emotions, mental health, or circumstances become an excuse to remove accountability altogether? We discuss the difference between explanation and justification, the contradictions in modern conversations about female empowerment, why society seems increasingly uncomfortable criticizing destructive behavior from women, and whether phrases like “I’m just a girl” reflect something deeper about the expectations we now place on adult women. Can women simultaneously demand to be treated as fully capable, independent adults while being shielded from accountability when their actions become uncomfortable to confront? Accountability isn’t misogyny. Empathy isn’t absolution. And sometimes the way you make your point matters just as much as the point itself.

    Ep.72 "Lindsay Clancy and the infantilization of modern women"

  7. Aug 20

    Ep.71 "Girl code on steroids"

    There’s a strange part of getting older nobody really prepares you for: you start watching your friends lose their parents. Men and women you grew up seeing as permanent fixtures suddenly aren’t there anymore. And sometimes a father’s impact stretches far beyond his own children. He coached you, corrected you, fed you, gave you advice, opened his home to you, or simply showed a neighborhood full of young men what a good man looked like. This week, we talk about that kind of loss, and realizing that some people helped raise an entire community without ever getting credit for it. Then we remember Hayden Panettiere, whose death at only 36 forces an entire generation to confront another uncomfortable truth: sometimes you don’t realize how much somebody was woven into your childhood until they’re gone. From Remember the Titans and Heroes to Nashville and Scream, Hayden grew up in front of us while privately battling struggles that the public only partially understood. We look back at her cultural impact, her journey from child star to adult actress, and what it means when somebody who always felt like part of your generation suddenly becomes a memory. Lastly, we go deep into the Lindsay Clancy case, and separate what has actually been established in court from what social media has invented. Lindsay’s own defense does not dispute that she killed Cora, Dawson and Callan; the defense is arguing that postpartum psychosis made her not criminally responsible. We break down the prosecution’s timeline, Patrick being sent out for errands, the digital and Apple Watch evidence, her statements afterward, the exercise band evidence, and toxicology testimony showing no alcohol or marijuana, therapeutic or near therapeutic levels of several medications, and Seroquel that was elevated but not at a toxic concentration. And then comes the conversation nobody wants to have: what happens when accountability becomes a gender war? We examine the online theories desperately trying to implicate Patrick despite the evidence presented at trial, the social media detectives constructing conspiracies around a case where the defense itself acknowledges who killed the children, and the disturbing point where empathy becomes excuse making. This isn’t about attacking women, it’s about asking why anyone, man or woman, should become immune from accountability because people identify with them. When “believe women” quietly mutates into “defend women no matter what,” it stops being equality and becomes tribalism. And if the loudest versions of modern gender politics repeatedly frame men as automatically guilty and women as automatically victims, we have to ask what kind of backlash, and what kind of next generation we’re creating.

    Ep.71 "Girl code on steroids"

  8. Aug 13

    Ep.70 "Beards and balls"

    We kick things off with Russell Westbrook announcing his retirement and look back at one of the most explosive careers the NBA has ever seen. The MVPs, triple-doubles, relentless energy, and unforgettable moments are undeniable, but the question is: Is Russell Westbrook a top-five point guard of all time? From there, we dive into the continued chaos surrounding the WNBA. We discuss Gabby Williams’ comments about being open to playing with or against a transgender woman, the reaction surrounding Enes Kanter and Royce White, and the larger debate about eligibility standards in women’s professional basketball. With the league examining its policies, we ask where the WNBA goes from here and what the rules should actually be. We also break down the ongoing DiJonai Carrington and Sophie Cunningham controversy, including Carrington’s “white privilege” tweet. What exactly was she trying to say, and does the argument hold up under scrutiny? Then we turn to the disturbing case of Di-Quan Hunt and the broader criminal-justice conversation it raises. When someone has allegedly been arrested over and over again, when does rehabilitation stop being the priority and protecting society become the main concern? How many chances are too many? Finally, we close with the controversy surrounding Massachusetts’ new abortion legislation and a deeper philosophical question: What determines when a human life has value, and why? We examine the moral arguments surrounding abortion, the history of Planned Parenthood, Margaret Sanger, the Negro Project, and the complicated history that continues to shape the debate today.

    Ep.70 "Beards and balls"
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Straight from the heart of New York City, To You & Yours is where real talk meets raw perspective. Hosted by a born and raised NYC native, this podcast dives into everything from the latest in music and sports to unfiltered takes on relationships, culture, and life itself. No scripts, no filters, just one man's honest thoughts, sharp wit, and unapologetic opinions on whatever's worth tapping into. Whether you're riding the subway or chilling ant home, tune in and get locked in with a voice that keeps it 100. This is To You & Yours...

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  • Creator
    Israel Estrella
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    78
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 313 Audio Entertainment
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