On this week's episode of ATP, Mario and Twenty unveil the origin, confirm the meaning, and assess the value of Great Minds Think Alike.

Watch as Mario and Twenty are joined by Ken Gibbs Jr to discuss their personal experiences with the phrase great minds think alike and its implications. The conversation touches on themes of invisibility, social dynamics, and the treatment of minority voices and its historical use as a political tool to manipulate and pacify the masses.

Ken Gibbs Jr is the Leader of #GenerationGibbs and The Art of Storytelling co-host at Soho Houses. former Spotify, Amazon, Viacom, AOL, & BET digital consultant. You can find more at https://kengibbsjr.com.

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00:00 Great Minds Step Brothers Best Friends Scene

01:20 ATP Theme

01:51 Shoutout To Robin Williams' Hook

03:51 Ken Gibbs Jr

08:32 Thats All I Have Tp Say About 'Great Minds Think Alike'

12:28 Confirm The Meaning | Dictionary Definitions and Interpretations

17:14 Unveil The Origin | Hans Beer Pot by Dabridgcourt Belchier

12:24 Storytelling | The Power of Invisibility and the Treatment of Minority Voices

25:00 Storytelling | Personal Experiences and Social Dynamics

30:32 Unveil The Origin | The Influence of Historical Work Tristram Shandy by Laurence Sterne

32:45 Unveil The Origin | The Importance of Diverse Perspectives in Society

33:47 Unveil The Origin | Trismegistus: A Life of Mishaps

36:36 Unveil The Origin | Influence and Reception of the Book

38:36 Unveil The Origin | The Unique Take on 'Great Minds Think Alike'

50:57 Unveil The Origin | Thomas Paine's Critique

54:01 Unveil The Origin | The Political Manipulation of the Phrase

58:59 Assess The Value | A minus grade

1:02:10 The Dictionary of Misinformation: Klondike

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On this week's episode of ATP, Mario and Twenty unveil the origin, confirm the meaning, and assess| the value of the old familial phrase the Apple Doesn't Fall Far From The Tree.

Watch as Mario and Twenty discuss their takes on their connections to their fathers as well as their perspective on fatherhood and the 3 men that made this phrase popular. Were they similar to their parents? And when did the apple falling far from the tree go from a positive to a negative?

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0:00 The Curry Tree (Dell + Steph), The Washington Tree (Denzel + John David), The Smith Tree (Jada Pinkett + Willow), & The Jordan Tree

1:14 The ATP Theme

1:45 Gun Control?

4:56 That's All I Have To Say About The Apple Doesn't Fall Far From The Tree

11:10 Confirm the Meaning | Cambridge Dictionary & Longman Dictionary

16:57 Unveil The Origin | Rasmus Rask's Grammar of the Anglo-Saxon Tongue

21:50 Unveil The Origin | Ralph Waldo Emerson The Best of Americans

37:49 Unveil The Origin | George Henry Burrow and Selling The Bible In Spain

45:26 Assess The Value

50:33 Dictionary of Misinformation: Egg Shells

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This week, Mario and Twenty unveil the origin, confirm the meaning, and assess the value of the romantic and endearing phrase, Absence Makes The heart Grow Fonder.

Watch as Mario and Twenty are joined by writer, author, and cultural critic Mikki Kendall to discuss her experiences with divorce, parenting, and if being away from someone really makes you miss it.

Mikki Kendall is a writer, diversity consultant, and occasional feminist; she has appeared on the BBC, NPR, The Daily Show, PBS, Good Morning America, MSNBC, Al Jazeera, WBEZ, and Showtime, and discusses race, feminism, police violence, tech, and pop culture at institutions and universities across the country. She is the author of the New York Times-bestselling HOOD FEMINISM (recipient of the Chicago Review of Books Award and named a best book of the year by BBC, Bustle, and TIME). She is also the author of AMAZONS, ABOLITIONISTS, AND ACTIVISTS, a graphic novel illustrated by A. D’Amico. Her essays can be found at TIME, the New York Times, The Guardian, the Washington Post, Essence, Vogue, The Boston Globe, NBC, and a host of other sites.

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0:00 The Absence of Success Makes Michael Jordan Fonder of the NBA: Dynasty to Retirement to Dynasty

1:06 ATP Theme

1:39 Life's Busy Season

3:44 Mikki Kendall, Author of Hood Feminism

8:18 That's All I Have To Say About Absence Makes The Heart Grow Fonder

15:16 Confirm the Meaning: Cambridge Dictionary and Dictionary.com

22:33 Unveil The Origin - Friendship Absence from Familiar Letters by James Howell

36:45 Unveil The Origin - The Isle of Beauty

39:29 Unveil The Origin - The Homie Bussy (Boosie) Badazz

43:16 Black Hero Roller Coaster

48:07 The Science of Absence and Fondness

1:01:58 Assess The Value | Phrase Grades

1:06:19 Dictionary of Misinformation: Vegetarians and Vegans

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