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Keepin' It Real (Opinion)
Fridays at 7:45am and 4:44pm

Host Cam Marston brings us weekly commentaries (opinion pieces) on the world he observes as it goes on around him. Learn more about Cam at www.CamMarston.com.

Theme music: “Tchfunkta” by Stanton Moore featuring Charlie Hunter and Skerik.

  • There's a grocery store Cam goes to when he's in a hurry. It's the one closest to his house. That one is full of memories. Full of roots.
  • On today's Keepin' It Real, Cam shares something he saw last weekend that made him feel a little bit better about things.
  • Cam’s phone has been ringing. It’s a lot of his small business friends, and they’re experiencing similar things. They’re feeling pressure. They’re feeling squeezed.
  • Mardi Gras ended on Tuesday for Cam. Immediately after Mardi Gras is Lent, and Cam struggles with what sacrifices he should make.
  • On this week's Keepin' It Real, Mardi Gras is swiftly approaching, and Cam Marston has some thoughts about how his Dry January progress is going to effect the event.
  • What do you call it when your certain plans are suddenly upended or changed with no warning? You call it a God-Stop, and Cam shares his experience with them.
  • Cam spent Monday evening at a big party of a small group of twenty-one year olds. To say the least, times have changed. Here’s what he saw.
  • In this week's edition of Keepin It Real, Cam introduces us to Chuck and Chas. They live inside him, he says, and are frequently at odds with one another.
  • On this week's Keepin' It Real, Cam Marston survived the storms from earlier this week. But his daughter? It was close....
  • On this week’s Keepin’ It Real, Cam sat quietly and watched a conversation in his kitchen on New Year’s Eve that, he says, was a refreshing change.