Imposter Syndrome hits different when you’re a Black man trying to navigate spaces that were never built with you in mind. In this episode of The Unconscious Flyness Show, Chad DeShawn and Pat Lee get into how imposter syndrome shows up in corporate America, content creation, code-switching, respectability politics, and the constant pressure to shrink yourself just to make other people comfortable. We talk about the penalty for being yourself, why Black professionalism is judged through a different lens, and how hair, beards, tattoos, personality, and even the way we speak can become “problems” depending on who’s looking.

But the truth is simple: you can play the game without becoming the game. Then it's on to the hot topics of the week, including Tamara Mowry catching that Threads smoke, Usher and Chris Brown allegedly taking the “Black and Blue Tour” on the road, Sneako catching a Dr. Pepper-flavored fade, and Chad officially entering free agency as an NBA fan because the Chicago Bulls ain't worth a damn. Same show. Same shenanigans. Same necessary conversations. Tap in, laugh with us, argue with us, and let us know in the comments: How has imposter syndrome shown up in your life? Like, comment, subscribe, and share this with somebody who needs to hear it.