BET.com debuted a new web series called SHOP TALK: WHAT’S ON THE HEARTS OF MEN this month, which will air Tuesdays at 3pm. The documentary style offering explores the honest dialogue of a special environment: a group of men in the barbershop. Featuring actor Malik Yoba , SHOP TALK addresses several hot button issues — from interracial relationships to commitment to President Obama.

Shop Talk also includes an interactive blog in which viewers can sound off on the topics discussed in each episode. “Our goal is to stimulate dialogue within our community about issues from a male perspective rarely seen in mainstream media,” said Malik Yoba, creator of SHOP TALK. “We want to push the viewers to think beyond the obvious ideas that they just saw and create discussion on the blog.”

In episode one, Malik takes seven-year-old son Josiah to the neighborhood barbershop, KNAPS, in Brooklyn, New York. While there, Josiah seeks the wisdom of his elders as they discuss what it means to be a man.

Hustletown readers: Have you watched Shop Talk? Tell us your thoughts below!