My Momma Told Me – Ghost Ride The Face: Motherf*ckin Mini Episode (RE-RELEASE)

Host: Langston Kerman & David Gborie
Released: October 30, 2025
Network: Big Money Players Network and iHeartPodcasts

Episode Overview

In this lively and irreverent mini-episode of My Momma Told Me, Langston Kerman and David Gborie dig deep into a listener email about “the hag”—a Southern Black folklore character believed to cause sleep paralysis by "riding your face" at night. They blend personal stories, cultural critique, and signature outrageous humor to explore whether supernatural sleep demons are real, imagined, sexually threatening, or perhaps even helpful in disguise. Along the way, the hosts riff on Black family folklore, the overlap of science and myth, and how belief shapes experience.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Listener Email: Introducing the Hag

[03:34–06:58]

• The episode centers on an email from Lokia, a listener whose family migrated from the South to Philadelphia.
• She shares a story passed down from her mother and grandmother about “the hag,” a supernatural entity believed to attack people while they sleep—sitting on their chest or face and suffocating them if they sleep on their back.
• Details include:
  • The hag’s attacks occur during sleep paralysis—especially when one isn’t fully asleep yet.
  • She has a smell "sort of like raw meat."
  • The only escape is calling out for God or “pleading the blood of Jesus.”

2. “Riding the Face”: Sexual or Supernatural?

[07:07–08:23 & 11:10–12:22]

• David and Langston debate the sexual undertones of “the hag riding your face.”
  • David jokes, “I mean, I don’t feel like you’re eating her pussy, first of all.” (07:07)
  • Langston disagrees, seeing it more as a literal suffocation symbolism.
  • The back-and-forth exposes their comedic chemistry, and David doubles down: “It makes sense to me that a ghost is coming back trying to get hers.” (11:10)
• They unpack whether the story is about sexual violation or supernatural attack, repeatedly riffing on euphemisms and the unsettling "raw meat" smell.

3. Personal Experiences: Sleep Paralysis and the Paranormal

[07:36–09:47 & 23:13–24:00]

• Langston has never experienced true sleep paralysis, at least not in a scary way.
  • “I guess I’ve been very lucky that this isn’t like a common experience for me.” (09:47)
• David shares frequent episodes, including trying and failing to call out for help, interpreted as comically pathetic by his girlfriend.
  • “She said it sounded like I was like, ‘I can’t find you…’ So I guess she’s like, this bitch ass nigga having a dream.” (09:03)

4. The Hag as Metaphor—Culture, Belief, and Coping

[14:41–16:16 & 21:10–22:22]

• The hosts consider whether the hag is just a sleep disorder or a warning spirit.
  • David speculates the hag might have been protecting Lokia from her “sneaky boyfriend”: “Maybe the hag is his guardian angel and the hag is trying to get her away from him.” (14:41)
• Both agree that belief plays a powerful role: “Whether or not ghosts and demons actually exist…if you start to invest in them, they become real for you.” (21:55 – Langston)
• They discuss hesitation around Ouija boards and the brain’s tendency to make the supernatural manifest if you believe it.

5. The Hag Across Cultures & The Patriarchy

[23:30–25:43]

• David brings up legends of night hags across many cultures: “Isn’t it like dragons too though, where it’s one of those things that spans different cultures? … Those things like that do get me to think like, well, that’s—how did that happen?”
• Langston sees the hag as a patriarchal byproduct: “I think there’s evil women have existed in all cultures because of patriarchal standards I promote, would be my first guess.” (24:03)
  • They riff on cultural differences, with David joking, “Your crazy bitches wearing a grass skirt and my crazy bitch has on a hat. But they’re all crazy bitches, right?” (25:02)

6. Handling the Hag: Faith and Community

[26:56–29:26]

• Lokia’s (listener) story wraps up by emphasizing her mother’s belief that the hag appears in old or haunted houses, and how the solution—prayer—ties people back to their faith and community.
  • Langston: “Maybe this is a nice allegory for staying more connected to your faith in the community you believe in.” (29:00)
  • David: “If the solution for getting rid of the hag is to pray to the Lord that you serve, then that may make you feel more connected to that God and make you feel more assured that your path is the correct one.”

7. Outrageous, Memorable Closing Jokes

[29:26–30:07]

• The episode closes with the signature raunchy humor. David, still on his earlier riff about ghost sex, jokes: “And also, I prefer to do all my pussy eating on this plane if it’s good. Come on, baby.” (29:26)
• Langston and David trade lines about “plain old pussy,” “that meat smell is me,” and wrap up with tongue-in-cheek reminders of merch and live shows.

Notable Quotes & Moments

| Timestamp | Quote | Speaker | |-----------|-------|---------| | 04:52 | "My mother introduced me to the hag by demanding that I never sleep on my back. The story goes, if you lay on your back, the hag will sit on your face and try to suffocate you." | Langston (reading email) | | 07:13 | "I mean, I don't feel like you're eating her pussy, first of all." | David | | 09:03 | "She said it sounded like I was like, I can't find you… So I guess she's like, this bitch ass nigga having a dream." | David | | 09:47 | "It does feel like something very scary and very otherworldly. Because when I had it as a kid, you think you're about to die." | David | | 14:41 | "Maybe the hag is his guardian angel and the hag is trying to get her away from him." | David | | 21:55 | "Whether or not ghosts and demons actually exist…if you start to invest in them, they become real for you." | Langston | | 24:03 | "I think there's evil women have existed in all cultures because of patriarchal standards I promote would be my first guess." | Langston | | 29:00 | "Maybe this is a nice allegory for staying more connected to your faith in the community you believe in." | Langston | | 29:26 | "And also, I prefer to do all my pussy eating on this plane if it's good. Come on, baby." | David |

Segment Timestamps

• [02:30] Show intro and email teaser
• [03:34] The hag—Black Southern folklore and Lokia’s story
• [07:07] Sexual vs. supernatural hag interpretations
• [09:03] David’s personal sleep paralysis account
• [14:41] Is the hag a warning spirit or protector?
• [21:55] How belief fuels supernatural experiences
• [23:30] Hags, dragons, and evil archetypes across cultures
• [26:56] Listener’s closing thoughts and faith’s role
• [29:26] Comedic, sexually-charged wrap-up and show plugs

Tone & Style

• Unapologetically wild, hilarious, and deeply Black
• Candid, irreverent banter interspersed with genuine cultural analysis
• Flirts with vulgarity but always swings it back to thoughtful insight

Summary

For listeners and new fans alike, this episode is a signature display of what My Momma Told Me does best: deconstructing Black conspiracy lore with humor, vulnerability, and a sharp eye for the deeper meanings hiding in old wives’ tales. The hosts balance the absurd and the profound—constantly pointing out how myths both comfort and torment, how shared stories build community, and how belief can conjure the very monsters we seek to banish.