SINGLE

Always Up Podcast Episode 38 cover art titled "SINGLE."

Send us Fan Mail They said being single was freedom. Nobody mentioned what happens when everybody gets free at the same time. Tune in. ๐Ÿ”— Links ๐Ÿ“˜ Why You Don’t Respond to My Texts โ†’ https://amzn.to/445V0QR๐Ÿ“˜ Built From Scratch: Miami Deal Flow โ†’ https://amzn.to/4v2veso๐Ÿ“˜ All Thatโ€™s Left Is Peace โ†’ https://amzn.to/4nCQqTk๐Ÿ“˜ CAREGIVERS โ†’ https://amzn.to/49EAOJ1๐Ÿ“˜ Just … Read more

The Middle of Dating Disappeared

The Middle of Dating Disappeared blog illustration showing a friend introducing two people.

Last week somebody told me about a restaurant I had to try. Two days later, my Uber driver was telling me about a new Netflix series. It got me thinking. If we find a great restaurant, we canโ€™t stop talking about it. If our mechanic is honest, we give out his number like we’re doing … Read more

Dating Apps Made Everyone Visible

Lone figure surrounded by endless choices, representing dating apps and the difficulty of finding real connection.

And Still Hard to Reach Dating apps are the only product I can think of where success and failure look almost identical. Someone can spend six months swiping and never meet anybody. Someone else can spend six months swiping, go on twelve dates, and still never meet anybody. The app wins both times. The more … Read more

THE DATING APP DELUSION

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Send us Fan Mail Choice was sold as freedom.Endless options quietly trained hesitation.This episode sits with the illusion of connection and asks what gets lost when nobody ever fully arrives. Tune in. ๐Ÿ”— Links ๐Ÿ“˜ The New Laws of Power โ†’ https://amzn.to/3NziQiM ๐Ÿ“˜ The Ones Who See Us โ†’ https://amzn.to/4psRHLU ๐Ÿ“˜ The Invisible $100 Million … Read more

DO WOMEN NEED MEN

Always Up Podcast Episode 24 cover art titled "DO WOMEN NEED MEN."

Send us Fan Mail Independence was never the destination.Access became power, and connection became optional.This episode explores what was lost when men became abundant and love became negotiable. Tune in. ๐Ÿ”— Links๐Ÿ“˜ DISTRACTIONS โ†’ https://amzn.to/4jhbtsf ๐Ÿ“˜ The Black Wealth Curve โ†’ https://amzn.to/4rUZ7Ke๐Ÿงฐ Tools โ†’ https://heybbt.com/tools/ ๐Ÿ“š BBT Books โ†’ https://heybbt.com/books ๐Ÿ‘• BBT APPAREL โ†’ https://bbtapparel.com … Read more

THE SHIFT

Always Up Podcast Episode 12 cover art titled "THE SHIFT."

Send us Fan Mail Attention used to be earned.Now itโ€™s currency. In this episode, Brian breaks down how social media quietly rewired modern relationships and how it turned validation into a full-time job. From the endless scroll to the rise of โ€œsituationships,โ€ he exposes why good men are disappearing from the digital dating game and … Read more