Lonnie Ali, Omari Hardwick and Ben Watkins join me on The Mike Muse Show to talk about The Greatest, the eight-episode Prime Video series about young Cassius Clay, from the 1960 Rome Olympics to his 1964 title fight with Sonny Liston.

Lonnie Ali, executive producer and wife of Muhammad Ali, shares what she knew of Cassius Clay Sr., the gifted painter who was denied access because of the era he was born into, and why the man the world knew as Muhammad Ali took the best of everyone around him. Omari Hardwick explains how he plays Cassius Clay Sr. without judging him. Creator and showrunner Ben Watkins talks about almost passing on the project, earning Lonnie Ali's approval, and introducing viewers to a kid they've never met.

The Greatest is streaming now on Prime Video.

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Ben Watkins: @_benipedia
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CHAPTERS
00:00 Lonnie Ali: Muhammad took the best of everything
00:17 Welcome Lonnie Ali
01:19 A new generation meets young Cassius Clay
02:13 Ben Watkins joins
03:21 Earning Lonnie Ali's approval
04:22 Why Ben almost passed on The Greatest
05:31 Separating the man from the icon
06:55 Omari Hardwick joins
07:45 "I hate you in this role"
10:47 Go do that thing you do
12:27 How Muhammad Ali saw judgment
12:58 Who Cassius Clay Sr. really was
14:19 "You think that medal means something?"
15:07 Omari on what Cash Sr. felt
16:45 Muhammad took the best from both parents
17:23 The stolen bike that started his boxing career
18:17 Showing the Clay family's hard truths
21:46 Why I wasn't interested at first
23:15 What changed my mind
24:08 A kid we all know
25:51 At 22, risking his title shot for his faith
27:30 The tea scene
28:37 The cast of The Greatest
29:29 Streaming now on Prime Video

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MobLand Season 2 star Alex Fine joins Mike Muse on The Mike Muse Show to talk about playing Donnie, the honey trap Kat McAllister sends after Jan, and how he plays the good guy and the hitman at the same time. Alex shares how a former college football player at Central Michigan ended up riding bulls, getting street scouted by WME, and landing his first role in the Yellowstone prequel 1883. He and Mike, two Michigan men, also get into his commitment to Michigan, why the NCAA nearly suspended him over $6 of water, what he thinks of players getting paid through NIL, and the fan who threw fruit at him over Tom Hardy.

MobLand Season 2 is streaming on Paramount+.

Follow Alex Fine on Instagram: @alexfine44
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Listen to The Mike Muse Show on SiriusXM Urban View, channel 126.

CHAPTERS
00:00 Mike Muse welcomes MobLand's Alex Fine
00:27 Two Michigan men
01:03 Committed to Michigan, then the coaching change
01:59 Shoelace, Devin Gardner and Inkster
04:05 Why Alex stopped watching college football
05:28 Nearly suspended over $6 of water
06:04 "I hope they break the bank"
06:17 Should transfers sit out a year?
07:44 From bull riding to the Yellowstone prequel 1883
09:25 MobLand Season 2
10:30 Playing Donnie, the hitman
10:56 The honey trap for Kat McAllister
11:08 Good guy or bad guy?
12:22 Did Donnie really have feelings for Jan?
13:01 "I'm playing Ohio State"
13:23 The fan who threw fruit over Tom Hardy
14:20 Wrap

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P-Valley creator Katori Hall, Nicco Annan and J. Alphonse Nicholson join Mike Muse before the third and final season of P-Valley premieres December 4 on STARZ. Listen to The Mike Muse Show on SiriusXM Urban View, Channel 126.

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Governor-elect Aaron Ford's plan for Nevada on #TheMikeMuseShow. Full conversation on YouTube, link in bio. @aarondford @siriusxm @urbanviewradio

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Kirk Franklin joins The Mike Muse Show on release day for his new album I Am What I Am, out now everywhere. We talk about why gospel music is changing, why he still makes gospel with a little hot sauce on his holiness, the song he wrote about suicide, what grace really covers, and who heaven claps loudest for.

I Am What I Am by Kirk Franklin is out now on all streaming platforms.

CHAPTERS
0:00 Kirk Franklin joins The Mike Muse Show
1:50 Release day for I Am What I Am
2:33 Is gospel music being gentrified?
6:25 A little hot sauce on my holiness
6:39 The Brookings report on the Black church
9:25 Why this album took nearly two years
10:56 The worship songs he couldn't write
12:04 Asking God why He's quiet
13:40 Pain, the Black church, and Someday
15:52 Stay and the rise in suicide
17:44 Why people are leaving the church
19:44 Is grace preached enough?
21:04 Who is heaven clapping loudest for?
23:05 Kirk Franklin got sins
24:17 Rules without religion
25:18 Free Me Tonight and his critics
29:57 Until next time

If you or someone you know is struggling, call or text 988 to reach the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline.

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