Respect Me, Once The Dust Settles.

Some conversations deserve more than a comment section.This podcast is me making sense of the world around me. We talk about everything from 90s culture, music, sports, relationships, and the things people don’t always say out loud. Sometimes it’s funny, sometimes it’s serious, but the goal is always the same: looking at things differently once the dust settles.Connect with me: Instagram @ibeenhandsome | Twitter @dustsettlespod

Respect Me, Once The Dust Settles. is a society podcast hosted by ibeenhandsome, with 104 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

ibeenhandsome hosts Respect Me, Once The Dust Settles., a society show with 104 episodes published.

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  Episode #31

  The love I need, the love I know.

  Aug 19, 202617 minS4

  Episode Description I used to think I knew what love was. I thought love was intensity. Romance. Affection. Wanting somebody so badly that their presence could change the entire feeling of a room. But getting older has changed the question. I don't just want to be loved anymore. I want to be known. In this episode, I explore the difference between the love we imagine when we're young and the love we begin to understand after we've actually lived. The kind of love that isn't built entirely on chemistry or grand gestures, but on curiosity, friendship, understanding, trust, growth, and the quiet decision to keep learning another person. Because maybe the love we need isn't something we've never experienced. Maybe it's hidden inside everything we've already learned about being loved. The Love I Need, The Love I Know. If you've ever wondered what kind of love you're actually looking for now—not the love you were taught to want, but the love that makes sense to the person you've become—this one is for you.

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  Episode #30

  Have I been ungrateful my entire life ?

  Aug 18, 202618 minS4

  HAVE I BEEN UNGRATEFUL MY ENTIRE LIFE? I took an edible, got deep in thought, and somehow ended up questioning my entire relationship with money, material things, ambition, and gratitude. Growing up, my parents made sure I had what I needed. I had good meals, new clothes, regular haircuts, money for school, and parents who consistently showed up for me. I didn't grow up with every designer brand or the latest Jordans, but I was never neglected. So why did I grow up promising myself that when I had money, I would buy everything I couldn't have? Why did $20 shirts eventually become $100 shirts? Why did having good sneakers become needing expensive sneakers? And when did wanting nice things turn into believing I needed them? Maybe I wasn't deprived. Maybe I was comparing. This episode is about the difference between wanting more and believing what you already have isn't enough. It's about childhood, status, money, ambition, comparison, our parents, and the uncomfortable realization that sometimes we don't recognize a blessing because it became normal. I still want more. I still want to build something bigger. But maybe gratitude isn't about killing ambition. Maybe gratitude is what keeps ambition from becoming greed. Listen to the full episode of Respect Me Once The Dust Settles.

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  Episode #29

  A mother is gonna mother regardless.

  Aug 17, 202619 minS4

  A MOTHER IS GONNA MOTHER REGARDLESS The Raising Kanan finale left me thinking about something much bigger than Raq and Kanan. What happens when your child grows into an adult you can no longer protect, guide, or control? Raq spent years trying to shape the man Kanan would become. Eventually, she had to face the reality every parent eventually faces: your child becomes their own person. That doesn't mean the love disappears. It doesn't mean the disappointment disappears either. Sometimes your mother can disagree with the man you've become and still see the little boy she raised. Sometimes you can become completely independent and still hear your mother's voice in the back of your head. And sometimes the hardest part of growing up is realizing that your parents were figuring life out too. Using the Raising Kanan finale and Raq as the entry point, this episode gets into motherhood, growing up, letting go, family, unconditional love, and what happens when a parent has to accept that they can't live their child's life for them. Because eventually, the child becomes an adult. But to a mother? That's still her baby. A mother is gonna mother regardless. Listen to the full episode of Respect Me Once The Dust Settles.

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  Episode #27

  Alcohol made you do it, but you shaved before going.

  Aug 11, 202620 minS4

  ALCOHOL MADE YOU DO IT, BUT YOU SHAVED BEFORE GOING "Alcohol made me do it." We've all heard it. But here's the problem... you shaved before going. This episode starts with a joke about cheating and alcohol, but it quickly becomes a deeper conversation about excuses, accountability, self-awareness, and the stories we tell ourselves when we don't like the person we became in a particular moment. Because alcohol can influence your judgment. Anger can influence your behavior. Hurt can influence your decisions. But influence isn't the same thing as erasing your responsibility. Sometimes the most revealing part of a bad decision isn't the moment everything fell apart. It's everything that happened before it. The preparation. The choices. The direction you were already moving. We talk about why people turn circumstances into excuses, why saying "I made a decision I regret" is harder than blaming the situation, and why you can't grow from something you refuse to honestly examine. You don't have to hate yourself for making a bad decision. But you do have to be honest about who made it. Because you can't change what you refuse to acknowledge. And sometimes... the lesson was sitting there with the razor in your hand. Respect Me Once The Dust Settles.

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  Episode #26

  She calms my nervous system.

  Aug 10, 202619 minS4

  She Calms My Nervous System Down Sometimes you don't understand the value of someone's presence until you're no longer in it. In this episode, I explore what it means to have someone in your life whose presence makes the weight of everything you're dealing with feel a little lighter. Not because they solve your problems, but because something about being around them gives you enough peace to see those problems differently. We talk about emotional safety, connection, friendship, relationships, and the people who quietly become part of how we move through life. Sometimes you don't realize you were calm until the conversation ends and the noise comes back. The question is simple: Who makes your life feel a little easier just by being there? And if you've been lucky enough to have that person, have you made sure they know what their presence means to you? Respect Me Once The Dust Settles. Inspired by SB. Thank you

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