Quips and Riddles: The Hilarity that is my life

Alexander J Wright
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  • Personal Journals
  • Updated Weekly

Quips and Riddles with Alex Wright is a sharp, honest podcast exploring life, power, community, and the systems that shape our decisions. Hosted by Alex Wright—the visionary behind the African Heritage Food Co-Op and multiple community initiatives—the show draws from over 20 years of lived experience, leadership, hard lessons, and real consequences. Through stories, insights, and cautionary tales, Alex unpacks work, culture, leadership, and accountability from the perspective of someone who’s made both the best and worst decisions—and learned from all of them. Beautifully flawed. Authentic. Gritty. From good shit… to hood shit… to bullshit—we cover it all.

Episodes

  1. R-E-S-P-E-C-T

    Mar 5

    R-E-S-P-E-C-T

    As the great philosopher Lauren Hill told us "respect is just the minimum." You shouldn't have to "earn the right" to be treated respectfully.

    34 min
  2. Clean Air, Same Dirt

    Feb 19

    Clean Air, Same Dirt

    We discuss the Just transition framework and how change MUST be intentional.

    22 min

  3. Feb 11

    Kevin Samuels and the Cheesecake Factory

    Who defines what a high value person is?

    1h 3m
  4. Does Truth Have To Hurt

    Feb 11

    Does Truth Have To Hurt

    In this bold and thought-provoking episode titled “Does Truth Have to Hurt?”, we explore why people often equate truth with pain—and whether that belief is distorting the way we grow, connect, and hold one another accountable. Through sharp insight and cultural commentary, the episode challenges the idea that truth must arrive as a weapon. Instead, we examine how honesty can be a tool for elevation rather than humiliation, empowerment rather than embarrassment. Why do we instinctively brace ourselves when someone says, “Can I be honest with you?” And why do we sometimes reject affirming truths while embracing only the ones that wound? This conversation unpacks the psychology of ego, insecurity, imposter syndrome, and the fear of our own potential, revealing that sometimes the pain isn’t the truth itself—it’s our resistance to it.

    27 min
  5. My Color But Not My Kind: Nepotism, Nonsense and Nerdowells

    02/09/2024

    My Color But Not My Kind: Nepotism, Nonsense and Nerdowells

    This is a real look at black communities turning into the very oppressor we rail against.

    35 min

  6. 01/30/2024

    MYMFB

    Trigger warning

    29 min
  7. Shadow Boxing Vs Shadow Work

    01/13/2024

    Shadow Boxing Vs Shadow Work

    Shadow Boxing I when you're fighting the air but brutalizing everyone around you Shadow work is doing what is necessary for yourself to heal when no one is watching

    47 min
  8. Loose Meat Sandwhich

    01/06/2024

    Loose Meat Sandwhich

    You have to listen, but its not what you think.

    33 min
  • 8 Episodes

About

Quips and Riddles with Alex Wright is a sharp, honest podcast exploring life, power, community, and the systems that shape our decisions. Hosted by Alex Wright—the visionary behind the African Heritage Food Co-Op and multiple community initiatives—the show draws from over 20 years of lived experience, leadership, hard lessons, and real consequences. Through stories, insights, and cautionary tales, Alex unpacks work, culture, leadership, and accountability from the perspective of someone who’s made both the best and worst decisions—and learned from all of them. Beautifully flawed. Authentic. Gritty. From good shit… to hood shit… to bullshit—we cover it all.

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