# What's The Reason For This Podcast S2E20 - Justin Barona - Just Tat Em Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-s-the-reason-for-this-podcast-6976114/what-s-the-reason-for-this-podcast-s2e20-justin-barona-just-tat-em Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-s-the-reason-for-this-podcast-6976114/what-s-the-reason-for-this-podcast-s2e20-justin-barona-just-tat-em.md Podcast: [What's The Reason For This Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-s-the-reason-for-this-podcast-6976114) Published: 2026-01-13T04:38:42+00:00 Episode link: https://rss.com/podcasts/whatsthereasonforthis/2457120 Audio file: https://content.rss.com/episodes/281717/2457120/whatsthereasonforthis/2026_01_13_04_04_24_fdf6d3cc-1d00-42e8-8deb-7a7a24eff4c0.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/what-s-the-reason-for-this-podcast-6976114/episodes/what-s-the-reason-for-this-podcast-s2e20-justin-barona-just-tat-em Duration seconds: 4785 ## Resource 🎧 This week on What’s the Reason for This? , Kodi sits down in the dungeon with viral artist and musician Justin Barona (Just Tat Em) for his first-ever podcast appearance β€” a necessary, difficult conversation that directly addresses a real controversy and the consequences that followed. The episode centers on the backlash sparked by posts shared by Justin’s wife , which circulated widely and included harmful, inflammatory references tied to Adolf Hitler and antisemitic rhetoric . The response was swift and justified: public outrage, accusations of hate speech, canceled shows, and Justin ultimately taking his Instagram offline. This conversation does not frame the situation as a misunderstanding or a matter of nuance β€” it acknowledges that the content was wrong, damaging, and incompatible with the message Justin presents publicly. βš οΈπŸ›‘ Justin addresses the situation directly: 🚫 Making it clear the posts do not reflect his beliefs πŸ—£οΈ Acknowledging that silence and delayed response worsened the situation πŸ“‰ Accepting that accountability comes with having a platform β€” even when the words aren’t yours πŸ‘¨β€πŸ‘©β€πŸ‘§β€πŸ‘§ Talking honestly about how the fallout affected his family, career, and mental health πŸ“΄ Explaining why he stepped away from social media and what he learned from it From there, Kodi intentionally widens the lens β€” not to excuse what happened, but to understand the person now navigating the consequences. Justin shares his life story in full: running away from an abusive home at 12, living on the streets, incarceration at a young age, and how music, drawing, and tattooing became tools for survival and connection. πŸ§’βž‘οΈπŸŽ¨βž‘οΈπŸŽΆ The episode also explores the pressure of sudden virality πŸ“±πŸ”₯, the grind of producing nonstop Cameos, the strain of balancing creativity with fatherhood,… ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/what-s-the-reason-for-this-podcast-6976114/episodes/what-s-the-reason-for-this-podcast-s2e20-justin-barona-just-tat-em/transcription-requests` β€” Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-s-the-reason-for-this-podcast-6976114/what-s-the-reason-for-this-podcast-s2e20-justin-barona-just-tat-em.md` β€” Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.