Ernestly Speaking! with Ernest Owens
If it's making headlines, Ernest has something to say about it.
Ernestly Speaking! is a politics and culture podcast hosted by award-winning journalist Ernest Owens, delivering sharp, unfiltered commentary on national politics, race, LGBTQ issues, pop culture, and the local political scene that the mainstream won't touch.
Direct. Opinionated. Always on the record.
Podcasting since 2020 • 308 episodes
Ernestly Speaking! with Ernest Owens
Latest Episodes
Ernestly Speaking! S10, Episode 14: Melania Trump Speaks Out, Philly Mayor vs. Trashing Chester, Cancelling Usher
In this “you the birthday” episode, Ernest dives deep into Trump’s ceasefire with Iran, how the Democrats got a new scandal with Congressman Eric Swalwell, the Philly ride share tax war, about Usher & Chris Brown’s new trash tour, the blund...
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Season 10
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Episode 14
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3:46:45
Ernestly Speaking! S10, Episode 13: Trump vs. SCOTUS (again), Gov. Josh Shapiro’s $10 Million Campaign, About Zendaya’s “The Drama”
In this “please be for real” episode, Ernest dives deep into Trump’s latest cabinet firing, what Cory Booker, Josh Shapiro, and AOC have in common right now, how Penn’s capitulation has come back to bite them, cancelling Wanya Morris, about the...
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Season 10
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Episode 13
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4:32:58
Ernestly Speaking! S10, Episode 12: Another No Kings Protest, Philly Mayor Taxes Us Again, Black Celebs Gone MAGA
In this “no Kings or Queens” episode, Ernest dives deep into Trump’s MAGA fissures at the Conservative Political Action Conference, why progressives AOC and Bernie Sanders are wisely stopping data centers, Philly Mayor Cherelle Parker’s disastr...
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Season 10
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Episode 12
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3:41:41
Ernestly Speaking! S10, Episode 11: Trump vs. TSA, Roots Picnic Returns to Philly, Cancelling the Bachelorette
In this “no beards allowed” episode, Ernest dives deep into Trump’s latest social media debauchery, why Illinois Democrats are in shambles, Cory Booker’s new book, the cancellation of Cesar Chavez, about that Roots Picnic line-up, investigating...
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Season 10
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Episode 11
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4:10:11
Ernestly Speaking! S10, Episode 10: Trump vs. Joe Rogan, a Philly Deputy Mayor Resigns, What a Historic Oscars
In this “show me the dark money” episode, Ernest dives deep into Trump’s major miss with Joe Rogan, the messiness of the Target boycott, an epic corporate media takeover, the end of the Philly Mayor’s Big 3, why Jack Harlow thinks he “got black...
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Season 10
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Episode 10
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3:58:23