What does being a black woman in America mean in 2025?!

Tune in as we, guided by the words of Maya Angelou, deconstruct the "strong Black woman" myth and how the media—shaped by white standards—continues to define and distort our stories.

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Beauty, Resilience, Nuturing, Love, Strength.

It should come as no surprise that Black Mothers are truly the linchpins of the black community, and as such are recognized with reference and appreciation.

In this episode, we delve into the historical legacy that has made Black mothers so unique and the specific challenges that they have overcome to allow their communities to thrive.

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Yes... Yes.. We Know... Its been awhile. But We missed you and we're back.

And in this episode we are chatting about whats been going on in the months we've been gone and our future plans for the pod.

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Dear White People,

Though it may burden you, You simply must understand...

To wrap up Black History Month, We (Renee & Jem) invite you to listen in on one of our more personal conversations surrounding Black Identity and the interrelationship of black & whiteness, motivated by the cultural essay of the Late James Baldwin.

Profound beyond his years, Baldwin touches on a undeniable truth of how identity shapes American Society that, especially after the recent election, remains relevant even 70+ years later.

To our Black Listeners, We See You. To everyone Else... Be open... and Enjoy.

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Every so often you have the absolute displeasure of stumbling across a bit of media that completely fabricates your understanding of what the bar for quality is.

Even more surprising when the book that sets you on this path... is on the NYT Best Sellers list?!

Kat Timpf managed to not only to cobble together the most underwhelming take on cultural biases ever conceived, but did so in the most aggravating way possible.

Tune In for our very first HATE Review, where we brake down the pros and mostly cons of reading this book. *Spoiler Alert* We dont recommend this book.

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Still recovering from the holidays and adjusting to the New Year, Jem & Renee chat of some funny AITA stories from Reddit.

Tune-in to laugh, roll your eyes, or cringe at the easily avoidable problems people feel the need to share with the internet.

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They say the best way to understand where your going is to reflect on where you've been... and its the understatement of the the decade to say 2024 has been a TIME!

From 50 part TikTok Stories to Presidential Assassination Attempts there has been alot going on... In a word: We're tired

But Join Us as we chat about and rank the craziest moments in Pop Culture.

and of course Happy New Year!

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With almost 30 YEARS of online dating behind us we all collectively (should) know how to identify and how to avoid the most toxic and crazy people in the space.

The f*ckboi... the feminist man... the material girl... our standards pretty much filter them out.

However there is an interesting subset of individuals that have a more subtle brand of toxicity that leads to relational dysfunction that your commit bias will have you dealing with far longer than you'd realize.

On Today's episode, Jem & Renee expand on the various archetypes of people that present themselves as ideal partners, but are probably people you'd be qise to avoid the moment you realize you met them.

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