Ranked #1
Making Her Ancestors (And Beyoncé) Proud | Ep. 046 ft. Yvette Noel-Schure
Making Her Ancestors (And Beyoncé) Proud | Ep. 046 ft. Yvette Noel-Schure
So. About two years ago I interviewed Yvette Noel-Schure who is Beyoncé’s publicist (and has formerly repped Destiny’s C... Read more
27 Mar 2017
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36mins
Ranked #2
A Tribute to Patron Saint Maxine Waters | Ep. 048 ft. Hunter Harris
A Tribute to Patron Saint Maxine Waters | Ep. 048 ft. Hunter Harris
This week, writer and Associate Editor at Vulture/NYMag Hunter Harris joins me! If that names sound familiar, it's becau... Read more
10 Apr 2017
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48mins
Ranked #3
Bully Me Off Twitter, I'm Begging You! | Ep 059 ft. Ira Madison III
Bully Me Off Twitter, I'm Begging You! | Ep 059 ft. Ira Madison III
Culture writer Ira Madison III blesses the show. He's at the Daily Beasts and hosts his own podcast, Keep It. We talk ab... Read more
26 Dec 2017
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46mins
Ranked #4
Having Plenty | Ep. 052 ft. Chenoa Maxwell
Having Plenty | Ep. 052 ft. Chenoa Maxwell
This week Transformation Expert and Self Love Specialist Chenoa Maxwell joins me. Chenoa discusses her transition from b... Read more
29 May 2017
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1hr
Ranked #5
The Highs and Lows of Being a Black Creative | Episode 054 ft. Melissa Kimble
The Highs and Lows of Being a Black Creative | Episode 054 ft. Melissa Kimble
Melissa Kimble is the founder of #blkcreatives, a platform known for their explosive Twitter chats that helps young, Bla... Read more
6 Jul 2017
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50mins
Ranked #6
Who Are You Performing For? | Ep. 041 ft. Brittany Luse
Who Are You Performing For? | Ep. 041 ft. Brittany Luse
Brittany Luse is the co-host and co-producer of the For Colored Nerds podcast with Eric Eddings and a host and producer ... Read more
16 Jan 2017
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47mins
Ranked #7
Food Over Everything | Ep. 034 ft Mayukh Sen
Food Over Everything | Ep. 034 ft Mayukh Sen
Mayukh Sen writes about the intersection of food culture, race and heritage for Food52. He joins me to talk about his wr... Read more
23 Nov 2016
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47mins
Ranked #8
Context Is King, and So Is Ms. Tina | Ep. 036 ft Jason Parham
Context Is King, and So Is Ms. Tina | Ep. 036 ft Jason Parham
Writer and editor Jason Parham joins me. He's currently a Senior Editor at THE FADER and formerly of Gawker. We discover... Read more
23 Nov 2016
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42mins
Ranked #9
Where Curiosity Will Lead You | Ep. 050 ft. Nicole Blades
Where Curiosity Will Lead You | Ep. 050 ft. Nicole Blades
Novelist, journalist and co-host of the podcast “Hey, Sis” Nicole Blades is here with me! Nicole and I talk about some o... Read more
9 May 2017
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51mins
Ranked #10
We Are Figuring It All Out, HBU? | Ep. 060 ft. Lakin Starling
We Are Figuring It All Out, HBU? | Ep. 060 ft. Lakin Starling
Writer Lakin Starling joins me to talk about life growing in the neo-soul capital, some of her proudest work at The FADE... Read more
7 Mar 2018
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55mins
Ranked #11
An Energy That's Difficult To Match | Ep. 058 ft. Briana Owens
An Energy That's Difficult To Match | Ep. 058 ft. Briana Owens
Founder of Spiked Spin and spin instructor Briana Owens graces the podcast to talk about how her mission goes beyond wan... Read more
27 Nov 2017
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54mins
Ranked #12
Editor-in-Cool | Ep. 043 ft. Dodai Stewart
Editor-in-Cool | Ep. 043 ft. Dodai Stewart
Dodai Stewart joins me! She's the Editor-In-Chief of fusion.net and formerly of Jezebel, where she served as Deputy Edit... Read more
10 Feb 2017
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53mins
Ranked #13
The #1 Rule: Be Clear | Ep. 063 ft. Symone Sanders
The #1 Rule: Be Clear | Ep. 063 ft. Symone Sanders
Political strategist Symone Sanders is optimistic because most of the time, she has no choice but to be. She’s the forme... Read more
19 Jun 2018
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44mins
Ranked #14
The Life of an Afro-Digital Immigrant | Episode 056 ft. André Singleton
The Life of an Afro-Digital Immigrant | Episode 056 ft. André Singleton
Artist and teacher André Singleton is in the studio! He’s the co-founder of Very Black — a project founded in unapologet... Read more
3 Oct 2017
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1hr 7mins
Ranked #15
Be A Force | Ep. 064 ft. Natalie James / NJinLA
Be A Force | Ep. 064 ft. Natalie James / NJinLA
Natalie James (also known as NJinLA) is a Los Angeles native who I met when I moved to the city. She’s a creative produc... Read more
3 Jul 2018
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1hr 10mins
Ranked #16
#AIATLA LIVE at Well-Read Black Girl Festival ft. Bernice McFadden + Numa Perrier | Ep. 057
#AIATLA LIVE at Well-Read Black Girl Festival ft. Bernice McFadden + Numa Perrier | Ep. 057
Author Bernice McFadden, whose novel "Book of Harlan" was recently optioned as a film and filmmaker Numa Perrier, who is... Read more
16 Oct 2017
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36mins
Ranked #17
Music Saved Her Life | Ep. 062 ft. Cherrie
Music Saved Her Life | Ep. 062 ft. Cherrie
When I came across Somali-Swedish R&B singer Cherrie's breakout song 163 För Evigt, I needed to find a way to have h... Read more
7 May 2018
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39mins
Ranked #18
If I Ruled The World (2016 Edition) | Ep. 040 ft. Darian
If I Ruled The World (2016 Edition) | Ep. 040 ft. Darian
What sense does it make to have a podcast about liking things and not do a year-end wrap up?! I talk about all of my fav... Read more
29 Dec 2016
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38mins
Ranked #19
Tanzina Vega's New York City | Ep. 036
Tanzina Vega's New York City | Ep. 036
I head over to CNN's NYC newsroom to meet up with CNNMoney Digital Correspondent Tanzina Vega. We talk about Netflix's '... Read more
23 Nov 2016
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44mins
Ranked #20
"I'll Tell You How Free I Am" | Ep. 037 ft Carri Twigg
"I'll Tell You How Free I Am" | Ep. 037 ft Carri Twigg
Carri Twigg is a public engagement strategist. Lately she’s been working with media companies to show them how to engage... Read more
23 Nov 2016
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44mins