Houston interviews with purpose, humor, and history.
The gist
MADD HATTA SHOW PODCAST is a conversational interview show rooted in Houston culture and Magic 102.1 energy. Guests move between career stories, family life, entertainment business, health advocacy, philanthropy, comedy, and local events with a warm, direct studio feel.
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About MADD HATTA SHOW PODCAST
MADD HATTA SHOW PODCAST feels like a familiar studio door opening onto Houston's entertainment, faith, business, and community networks. The pace is conversational. Guests are introduced with warmth, then pushed toward the story behind the public-facing project. A concert promoter can become a case study in music dreams redirected into business and scholarships. A health walk can become a bigger conversation about Black women, treatment, survival, sisterhood, line dancing, and showing up in public for one another. A park event can hold joy and grief at the same time. Ashley Turner Captain speaks about Sylvester Turner Family Day in the Park while carrying the weight of family legacy. Charity Carter brings the Edison Arts Foundation, arts education, community skepticism, funding, and a Campus of Hope into the same frame. The show has room for policy-adjacent community talk, but it rarely turns stiff. It keeps returning to work, faith, family, and accountability. Entertainment guests bring a different charge. Special K talks comedy, prison, radio, Sherri Shepherd, Man Law Mondays, and turning a recurring bit into a book. Joe Torry reflects on career longevity, 90s cultural memory, independent platforms, and helping other performers find their lane. Judy Harris Dupart and Da Brat bring marriage, parenting, entrepreneurship, resilience, hair products, and hip-hop legacy into a lively studio exchange. Ricky Smiley's episode leans into radio craft, stand-up timing, public stances, home life, and the small absurdities that make comedians dangerous in the best clean sense. The result is not a polished celebrity press tour. It is more like a community table with microphones. The best moments come when a guest's promotion turns into testimony. Houston stays present, not as backdrop but as audience, proving ground, and beneficiary.
Made for: Built for listeners who follow R&B radio culture, Houston community life, Black entertainment, comedy, entrepreneurship, and purpose-driven local stories. It suits people who like interviews that move from promotion into personal history.
What sets it apart: The show stands apart by treating entertainers, entrepreneurs, advocates, and community figures with the same neighborhood-level curiosity. Celebrity access is balanced by scholarships, health walks, arts programming, family legacy, and practical community impact.
In their own words
The Madd Hatta, a former morning radio host from 2001 until 2019 and now Afternoon Host from 2PM - 7PM at KMJQ-FM - MAJIC 102.1, was inducted into the Texas Hall of Fame in 2013, was the founder, and president of the hip-hop label Paid in Full Entertainment and continues to curate his own music channels/radio stations one being all classic hip-hop called Klassic Joints and the other a best of yesterday and today R&B music channel/radio station. The Madd Hatta Show podcast, also streaming on all platforms serves to show people of purpose and passion with interviews and interesting conversations from Houston to national entrepreneurs, entertainers, political figures plus other movers and shake…
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Episodes
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GARY GUIDRY: INVESTING IN THE DREAM
Gary Guidry discusses his G Square Foundation's $250,000 scholarship program for Houston students pursuing careers in entertainment.
Apr 13, 2026·7m - 2
SURVIVORS • SISTERS • SUPPORT: Walk For The Fighters
Promotion of the 16th Annual Sisters Network Stop the Silence Breast Cancer Walk in Houston, featuring interviews and details about the event.
Apr 10, 2026·10m - 3
HONORING A LEGACY: CELEBRATING COMMUNITY AT FAMILY DAY IN THE PARK
Ashley Turner discusses the 18th annual Sylvester Turner Family Day in the Park, combining praise in the park with a gospel component to honor her father's legacy.
Apr 10, 2026·6m - 4
WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH: CHARITY CARTER IS BUILDING A "CAMPUS OF HOPE!"
Hidden gemCharity Carter discusses her nonprofit Edison Arts Foundation, which provides arts programming in the Houston area, inspired by her parents' support for her dance education.
Mar 27, 2026·15m·1 clip - 5
COMEDIAN, SPECIAL K DROPS JEWELS WITH MAN LAWS
Comedian Special K discusses his journey from male stripper to stand-up comedian, including a prison stint, on the Ricky Smiley Morning Show.
Mar 27, 2026·20m·1 clip - 6
JOE TORRY: LEGACY AND BUILDING HIS OWN INDEPENDENT TV EMPIRE
Joe Torry welcomes new comedy outlets by comparing them with Black Wall Street and the cycle of artistic generations.
Mar 26, 2026·14m·1 clip - 7
Hip-Hop Royalty Meets Business Brilliance: Judy Harris Dupart & Da Brat
Judy Harris-Dupart turned a client's bald spot into Kaleidoscope's six-million-unit Miracle Drops business.
Mar 20, 2026·23m·1 clip - 8
SILK: FROM MICKEY D'S TO McPLATINUM HITS
Mar 7, 2026·18m - 9
The Real Rickey : Hustle, Heart & Humor
Hidden gemMADD HATTA SHOW PODCAST features Ricky Smiley discussing the career path behind his stand-up, radio, television, and film work.
Feb 27, 2026·21m·1 clip - 10
REDEFINING BLACK WEALTH: WHAT IS RICH?
Hidden gemJerome Love says Hurricane Harvey exposed cash-flow problems among small businesses, prompting a grant effort that raised about $50,000 with help from Ruchon McDonald.
Feb 11, 2026·21m·1 clip - 11
TYING KNOTS: REAL TALK
Feb 6, 2026·15m - 12
MATTHEW KNOWLES SPEAKS ON DESTINY'S CHILD REIMAGINED
Jan 8, 2026·13m - 13
ALI SIDDIQ "IN THE SHADOWS" TOUR IS HOME FOR NEW YEARS EVE
Hidden gemAli Siddiq tells the MADD HATTA SHOW PODCAST why he has declined network deals, kept his comedy operation independent, and retained control over his specials.
Dec 12, 2025·53m·3 clips - 14
COREY HOLCOMB: TELLS THE TRUTH AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH
Dec 5, 2025·13m - 15
MADD HATTA & HOODIES 4 HEALING FEED HOUSTON'S HOMELESS
Dec 5, 2025·9m - 16
CLASSIC CONVOS: Jimmy Cozier Returns: "She's All I Got"
Nov 25, 2025·36m - 17
Houston’s Own Krewseason is Setting the Content Game on Fire
Nov 21, 2025·20m - 18
FINESSE MITCHELL: BRINGING THE ABSOLUTE FUNNY!
Nov 15, 2025·15m - 19
SCARFACE: THE ICON STILL REIGNS SUPREME!
Nov 14, 2025·51m - 20
CLASSIC CONVOS: JACK FREEMAN = H-TOWN SOUL
Oct 17, 2025·17m - 21
MENS MENTAL HEALTH: Earthquake Gets Real: Black Men’s Health Matters
Oct 3, 2025·9m - 22
CLASSIC CONVOS: COMEDIAN EARTHQUAKE: “I WAS ONE GOOD BLACK WOMAN AWAY!”
Oct 3, 2025·13m - 23
MICHAEL BLACKSON: FROM CHICKEN FLAVA SNEAKERS TO COMEDY KING
Sep 19, 2025·24m - 24
CLASSIC CONVO: ELMIENE ON GOING VIRAL, SOUL LEGACY & ACCIDENTAL STARDOM
Elmiene discusses his unexpected rise to fame after a viral D'Angelo cover and how he seized the opportunity.
Sep 5, 2025·32m - 25
CLASSIC CONVO: SHERYL UNDERWOOD: "I NEED A JOB"
Comedian Sheryl Underwood promotes her 'I Need a Job' tour at the Houston Improv, discussing her departure from CBS's The Talk and her current efforts to secure new TV roles.
Sep 5, 2025·55m - 26
MARLON WAYANS: UNFILTERD....LIFE, FAMILY & FILM
Marlon Wayans discusses the importance of vulnerability and sharing personal truths in comedy to teach life lessons.
Aug 22, 2025·32m - 27
TEXAS POLLS SLICE AND DICE VOTING MAPS TO SILENCE MINORITIES
Aug 15, 2025·21m - 28
BEST OF THE MADD HATTA SHOW ON MAJIC 102.1 & THE DAILY DILEMMA: PETTY FREDDY OR IS IT LOVE?
Aug 1, 2025·4m - 29
BEST OF THE MADD HATTA SHOW ON MAJIC 102.1 & THE DAILY DILEMMA: COULD YOU FIRE A FAMILY MEMBER?
Aug 1, 2025·4m - 30
BEST OF THE MADD HATTA SHOW ON MAJIC 102.1 & THE DAILY DILEMMA: WAS THE FATHER FAIR?
Aug 1, 2025·4m - 31
DONNELL RAWLINGS: "ASHY LARRY" BRINGS THE SMOKE & THE HUSTLE
Jul 25, 2025·13m - 32
TOMMY DAVIDSON SINGS?! ERIC BLAKE TELLS IT ALL?!
Jul 21, 2025·6m - 33
LETOYA LUCKETT: FROM DESTINY'S CHILD TO "DIVORCED SISTAS"!
LeToya Luckett discusses how she auditioned for Tyler Perry's 'Divorced Sistas' via a self-tape recorded in her laundry room with her husband's help.
Jul 18, 2025·25m - 34
R&B SUPERSTAR, MARIO IS "GLAD YOU CAME"
May 19, 2025·14m - 35
H-TOWN'S SHAZAM ON LEGACY, LOSS & REINVENTION
May 12, 2025·24m - 36
TINA KNOWLES DROPS GEMS IN 'MATRIARH'
May 5, 2025·18m - 37
FROM DISNEY TO BEL-AIR: COCO JONES GLOW UP
Apr 17, 2025·13m - 38
RICK ROSS TALKS BUSINESS, CARS & THE PROMISE LAND
Apr 11, 2025·25m - 39
FROM CITY HALL TO CAPITAL HILL: CONGRESSMAN SYLVESTER TURNER
Feb 11, 2025·19m - 40
BANG! BANG! BANG!: MIKE D'S & 2 LOW'S WILD VIRAL PODCAST MOMENT!
Jan 20, 2025·19m - 41
LEGENDARY, POPS CONERLY: FROM PEACOCK RECORDS TO MALACO RECORDS
Nov 26, 2024·1h 1m - 42
LEELA JAMES: BRINGING HER SOULFUL SATISFYING PARTY TO HOUSTON
Oct 18, 2024·13m - 43
YOUR VOTE MATTERS NOW MORE THAN EVER ACCORDING TO AMANDA EDWARDS
Oct 4, 2024·26m - 44
HOUSTON RAP ICON, Z-RO, ON HIS JOURNEY OF GROWTH & MORE
Sep 10, 2024·49m - 45
DR. IAN SMITH IS BACK WITH HIS LATEST PAGE TURNER
Aug 29, 2024·5m - 46
CLASSIC CUTS & CONVOS: Q. PARKER FORMERLY OF 112
Aug 1, 2024·23m - 47
50,000 BLACK MEN RAISED OVER $1.3 FOR KAMALA HARRIS ON ROLAND MARTIN'S BLACKSTAR NETWORK
Jul 25, 2024·3m - 48
UNPACKING INJUSTICE: ACTIVIST, QUANELL X ON THE SONYA MASSEY SHOOTING
Jul 25, 2024·5m - 49
TEXAS STATE REP. JOLANDA JONES: HONORING LEGACY AND KAMALA HARRIS PRESIDENTIAL BID EXCITEMENT
Jul 24, 2024·7m - 50
KLASSIC KUTS & KONVOZ WITH DAVE TOLLIVER of MEN AT LARGE
Hidden gemDave Tolliver tells the Magic 102.1 audience that he has been doing radio since 1986, runs Party and Bull-ish on 35 stations, and still sees himself as a personality first.
Jul 9, 2024·1h 3m·4 clips