Long overdue and at the request of the people, Black woman therapist Dr. Raquel Martin (@raquelmartinphd) joines the pod to explain why all of us should be talking to somebody. 

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Singer-Songwriter, Real Housewife, and all-around multi-hyphenate Kandi Burruss of Xscape joins us to give her insider perspective on what being in a girl group is really like.

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This week we unweave the complex web of relationships between adults and their parents.

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The muva of Skid Row, Shirley Raines (IG @beauty2thestreetz), joins us to talk about about why she is a one-of-a-kind advocate for the houseless.

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This week DC hero Shante Trumpet (IG @mandxmama) tells us about her split second decision that saved a whole train of people.

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This week, I give you a first class look at my adventure in the motherland.

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This week we are joined by Buffalo hero Sha’Kyra Rain Aughtry, who shares the incredible story of her Christmas act of kindness.

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This week I talk all about betting on yourself and getting comfortable with the discomfort of the great unknown.

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This week we revisit an episode from the archives, where we took an objective look at the month that has come to be known as BHM.

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This week, we throw it back to January 2021, where we talked all about how to ctrl-alt-delete for a new year. 

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This week we talk to comedian and actress Kim Whitley about how desire and not being an asshole has kept her in the game.

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This week we talk to Khalil Gibran Muhammad and Ben Austen, the hosts of Some of My Best Friends Are, about how their friendship has served as a safe space for necessary conversations.

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This week we do our annual Keep It or Dump It, choosing what to leave behind and what to take with us into the New Year.

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This week, estate attorney Portia M. Wood, Esq. joins us to give practical methods of how to build a legacy that isn’t just a mess.

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This week we continue our educator series with Ernest Crim III (IG: @mrcrim3), public school teacher-turned content creator, to talk all about how he uses Black History to empower, educate & promote equity.

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This week we talk to Mya Aaten-White (IG: @just.spook), about her experience during the Ferguson protests. From taking a bullet to taking charge, she shares her story of activism.

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This week I attempt to reposition vulnerability as something to embrace rather than fear.

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This week I reminisce about Thanksgivings gone by!

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Keke Palmer has questions for days, about everything under the sun. From the existential to the inconsequential. From pop culture to pop science. From the meaning of life to the meaning of W.A.P. From life in outer space to “Where the eff is Tom from MySpace?“ And everything in between. Because Baby, this is Keke Palmer, and she is here for All. Of. It. 

Each week, the multi-talented Keke is taking you on a journey down the rabbit hole on a topic that she cannot stop obsessing over. She’ll also get deep with special guests, trying to answer the questions that keep us up at night. We are getting INTO IT. Listen to Baby, this is Keke Palmer Only on Amazon Music: www.amazon.com/BTIKP_us_pfd_AA_110122

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This week we are joined by returning guest Dr. David J. Johns, of the National Black Justice Coalition, to talk all about public schools, the importance of language, and the ways parents can support their children.

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This week, we chop it up with organizer Tracey Corder of ACRE on why the '94 Crime Bill ain't shit.

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Here’s a preview of another podcast, Some of My Best Friends Are, from Pushkin Industries.

Harvard professor Khalil Gibran Muhammad and journalist Ben Austen are friends, one Black and one white, who grew up together on the South Side of Chicago. As adults, Khalil and Ben are still best friends, but they know that interracial friendships aren't going to solve the problems of a deeply divided country.

On Some of My Best Friends Are, Khalil and Ben have real talks about the absurdities and intricacies of race in America. They invite guests --like actor Chris Rivas, restorative justice leader Danielle Sered, and TikTok historian Sherman "Dilla" Thomas -- to join critical conversations that are at once personal, political and playful.

In this preview, Khalil and Ben talk with author Saladin Ambar about his new book, Stars and Shadows: The Politics of Interracial Friendship from Jefferson to Obama. Through famous bonds ranging from Ella Fitzgerald and Marilyn Monroe, to Barack Obama and Joe Biden, they explore the dynamics, benefits, and difficulties of cultivating interracial friendships.

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This week we talk to Dr. Monique Morris, president and CEO of Grantmakers for Girls of Color, and Cidra Sebastien, fund manager for Black Girl Freedom Fund, about what it means to center Black girls both with dolla$ and sense.

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High Low with EmRata is a brand-new chat series where she’ll be talking everything from politics, philosophy, and feminism, to sex, gossip, and TikTok.

Every Tuesday, she'll host intimate conversations with special guests, including celebs, incredible authors, close friends, and people she admires. In the week’s second episode, she'll talk about whatever’s happening in the world and what it’s making her think about, including anecdotes, personal opinions and, ideally, some thought provoking questions. Finally, you can subscribe to a third exclusive episode each week where you get to be part of the show. She'll go through your comments and answer your DMs.

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Not sure what to be for halloween? This week, ahead of our Halloween show in Brooklyn, I list some of my favorite iconic characters in Black popular culture.

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This week, we look at managing expectations when it comes to your significant other.

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This week we talk to Odessa Kelly, candidate for Tennessee's 7th congressional district, about being a justice democrat, changing harmful traditions in her home state, and why her opponent, Mark Green, is trash.

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Welcome to the Hellmouth, Weirdos! Your favorite Morbid hosts Ash and Alaina are branching out from true crime and heading to Sunnydale for the ultimate Buffy the Vampire Slayer Rewatch podcast! Alaina is a Buffy superfan and Ash has never watched a single episode, so whether you’re Team Angel, Team Spike, or have no clue who those people are…they’ve got you covered! Join them each week as they slay their way through the series, episode by episode, re-watching, and watching for the very first time. They’ll break down Buffy and her friends adventures through weekly recaps, categories, and awards while Ash takes some (wooden stake) stabs at predicting what she thinks will happen next. They'll also welcome the occasional Buffy cast member, guest star, or celebrity superfan to join in the slaying.

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This week we continue our educator series with kindergarten teacher turned revolutionary reader Pranoo Kumar of Rohi’s Readery.

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This week we talk to hip hop innovators and my dear friends The Cool Kids about adapting to an ever-changing music industry, and growing up.

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This week we launch our Educator series with Valenciá De’La Clay-Bell (IG @v.d.c.b), and talk about how she went from being a D student to being a teacher fueled by activism.

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This week we take you to the Kennedy Center in Washington DC for a live recording of Small Doses, where we talk all about what it means to be Smart, Funny, and Black.

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This week, I'm revisiting and reflecting on our Side Effects of a Song episode about Jazmine Sullivan’s Girl Like Me, which explores how the internet got women switchin’ up.

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This week, just in time for the new school year, we're throwing it back to a classic episode where we got scholarly on y’all!! “Dear White People’s” Ashley Blaine Featherson joins us to talk all things collegiate and the pros/cons of heading off to got a higher learning! 

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I celebrated the 1 year anniversary of buying my house on August 1st, so this week I’m reflecting on what I’ve learned along the way and expanding upon my thoughts from last year’s episode.

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This week we talk to Massachusetts Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley about everything from democrats to cats.

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This week we make the argument for why being an ally simply isn’t enough.

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This week, I talk about about how I’ve incorporated organizers into my tour, and then we revisit our episode with organizer Erica Ford of LIFE Camp, who empowers us with proactive ways to approach social justice.

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This week, I tell you why I've had this classic episode on my mind lately, as we revisit our essential conversation with investor/venture capitalist Arlan Hamilton, author of It’s About Damn Time, who helps us make sense of how to use ourselves to make cents.

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This week I get into the ways in which we step up for our partner when ish is going down.

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This week I get sentimental on what makes being a comedian not just a job but a joy.

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This week, we continue to identify methods for rising up with our guest, freedom fighter Kristi Henderson.

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This week, I speak from the heart on the current state of affairs in this country.

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This week I address the Juneteenth of it all from celebration to commodification and more.

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This week, I fly solo and navigate the uncharted skies of mastering your creative domain.

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This week we talk to disinformation guru Bridget Todd about how to bring light to the shady spaces of these internets.

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This week, we are joined by women’s basketball coach Sydney Carter, who went viral for her sideline style.

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This week, country music songstress Mickey Guyton tunes us to the experience of being a sista in Dixieland.

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This week we link with tech guru Morgan DeBaun of Blavity Inc., who downloads us on all things bitcoin and beyond.

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This week, we crossover with fellow SFB podcast Adventures in Black Cinema and break down the classic comedy Coming to American with host Desmond Thorne.

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This week, we talk to former Flint, Michigan mayor and current candidate Karen Weaver on her previous time in office, the water crisis, and the future of Flint.

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This week, we talk to Jodie Patterson, mother, activist, and author of The Bold World, about raising her Black trans son.

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This week we continue our conversation with Resmaa Menakem, NY Times bestselling author of My Grandmother’s Hands, on the impact of generational trauma and other Black things. Resmaa's latest book, The Quaking of America is available now wherever books are sold.

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Make sure to come back for part 2 of our conversation next week.

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This week we zoom in on the Showtime/Mass Appeal docu-series Everything’s Gonna be All White with producer/director Djali Brown-Cepeda.

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This week we talk to Amira Rose Davis, host of American Prodigies season 3 about documenting the nuanced experience of being at the intersection of race, gender, and sports.

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This week we talk to the Ignant Intellectual aka Zerandrian Morris, about feeling the effects of these mortal frameworks.

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This week we politic with Congresswoman Cori Bush of Missouri, and get a down-to-earth perspective of the ivory tower.

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This week, we're joined by Lizz Winstead, founder of Abortion Access Front and cohost of Feminist Buzzkills Live, to talk about the wave of anti-abortion legislation sweeping the nation.

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This week we talk to Courtney Kemp, creator of Starz TV series Power (and its three subsequent spinoffs), about what it takes to call the shots.

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This week we pour into the marketing mind of Ingrid Best, former Diageo exec and now founder of iBest Wines.

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This episode, I connect with an old friend and incredible artist Loni Johnson, who talks us through the social practice of her mastery.

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This week, we talk to Daniel Collins, former convict and current activist, about his road to enlightenment and his fight for RaShawn Clark’s freedom.

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This week, we talk to visual artist and quilt maker Bisa Butler, weaving together her journey from teacher to master.

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This week we talk to UCLA Gymnastics team members Margzetta Frazier and Sekai Wright about the ongoing situation surrounding the protection of Black team members.

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This week, we create space with author Chloe Dulce Louvouezo for intimate stories from Black women on identity, healing, and self-trust.

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This week, I share what I’ve learned in this new phase of love.

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Continuing with our annual Keep and Dump episode, we identify that which to leave behind in 2021 and that which to hold on to in 2022.

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This week, we talk to fine artist Gregory Simmons about his groundbreaking crate series and how the pandemic made his art a profession.

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This week, we are joined by fine artist Cristina Martinez to talk her new line at Nordstrom, why oils are better, and betting on yourself.

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This week, we keep it moving with animator/graphic artist Andres Soler, creator of the Views from Amandaland intro.

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This week, Grammy nominated artist Yola gives us a word on what it is to be a Black woman in music across the pond.

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This week, interior designer and artist Justina Blakeney walks us through her Jungalow of creativity.

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This week we revisit our conversation with comedian Candice Thompson to discover the truth behind the mystery of your friendly neighborhood egomaniac.

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This week, portrait artist Amy Sherald launches our artist series with a peek inside her process, where you can see her First Lady portrait of Michelle Obama and more.

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This week we talk to Lilly Workneh, editor of Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls: 100 Real-Life Tales of Black Girl Magic, and CaShawn Thomspon, creator of #BlackGirlsAreMagic about why Black girls’ stories matter.

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This week, we pop open the meaning of mess and how to manage it with Kalilah Wright, creator and founder of Mess In A Bottle apparel.

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This week, I talk about the only part of Halloween I like!

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This week, comedian and hairstylist Jonathan Van Ness joins us to talk about how not to do drama and what to do when it shows up.

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This week, we have a ball with drag queens and comedians Monét X Change and Bob the Drag Queen.

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In honor of Pregnancy Loss Awareness Month, I share my own story.

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This week, we’re joined by comedian and entrepreneur KevOnStage to get the scoop on the good the bad and the unexpected of starting your own streaming service.

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This week, we’re joined by mastermind and host of the Amber Ruffin Show, Amber Ruffin to talk about, well, the Amber Ruffin Show.

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This week, reality TV star and actress Tami Roman joins us to keep it 100 about the world of unscripted TV.

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This week, we get a first hand account of Covid from the bold and the brash TS Madison.

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This week, we vault into the heart and mind of 2020 Olympics Artistic Gymnastics silver medalist Jordan Chiles and talk all things from tumbling to tiktok.

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This week, we are body slammed with knowledge when joined by MC and humanitarian Immortal Technique.

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By popular demand, we’ve decided to invite you in for an extended DMT session on all things homeownership.

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This week we unlock the doors to the adventures of pursuing homeownership.

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This week, we go over the hill to enjoy the lovely ride of turning 40.

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This week, we revisit our homage to the decade of your 30s! If you’re wondering if you’re where you should be, how you’ll get where you going, or simply if 30 really is the new 20, we speak on it and hopefully help you get closer to figuring it out!

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This week, we revisit an episode from the archives, where comedian Yamaneika Saunders joined us to discuss what it means to value yourself and not be shortchanged.

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This week we are joined by Actor/writer/Director and my TV husband, Wade Alain-Marcus to reminisce on our 5 Season run as Tiffany & Derek DuBois on, HBOs "Insecure". 

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This week we look through the lens of the green-eyed monster. 

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This week, we’re joined by souk + Sepia founder Kelechi Anyadiegwu to sew up the ins and outs of fashion entrepreneurship.

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This week we vibe with professor and author Chris Emdin (Ratchetdemic: Reimagining Academic Success) about the myriad of ways intersectionality shows up and is left out of conversations on race, identity, and more.

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This week we have a candid convo with author and professor Dr. Yaba Blay about her book One Drop and the concept of what is Black?

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This week, I take you on the journey to creating and launching Views From Amandaland, my new web series. 

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This week we are joined by National Black Justice Coalition founder David Johns who illuminates the way government unjustly intersects with queer identity.

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This week I’m joined by my sister (yes, I have a sister) Nada Mays, a first generation American descendant of Palestinian refugees, to give some insight and perspective on the occupation.

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This week, we are joined by organizer Erica Ford of LIFE Camp, who empowers us with proactive ways to approach social justice.

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This week, we continue our conversation with author and criminal justice reform advocate Shaka Senghor, who shares his path and empowers us on our own paths to glowing up.

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This week, author and criminal justice reform advocate Shaka Senghor joins us to share his path and empower us on our own paths to glowing up. Come back next week for part 2!

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This week, we’re joined by VF fashion editor Nicole Chapoteau, who gives us the head to toe on all things Black in Fashion.

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This week we prove that there were enough movies for the Oscars to happen this year, and we get the picks and nix from our resident cinephile Desmond Thorne, host of film podcast Adventures In Black Cinema.

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This week we pay our respects to the late DMX with a revisit and reflection on my 2005 interview with me and the mc.

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This week, we kick off April, Autism Awareness Month, with actress and autism awareness advocate Holly Robinson Peete, who talks us through her journey from her son’s diagnosis to his independence, bringing understanding and breaking the stigma surrounding this developmental disorder.

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This week, we tap into our money minds with investor/venture capitalist Arlan Hamilton, author of It’s About Damn Time, who helps us make sense of how to use ourselves to make cents.

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This week, author, host, and actress Bevy Smith joins us to help us identify and receive from the gem droppers in our lives.

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This week, Amanda cracks open the behind the scenes of her experience freezing her eggs.

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This week we strap on our proverbial life vests, tighten our carabiners, and get our shovels, as we talk about the ways in which we save ourselves.

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This week we get into the language of lyricism with singer-songwriter and Grammy award nominee Emily King.

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This week we talk teaching the truth to the young Black youth with Rio Cortez, NYT best selling children's book author of the ABCs of Black History.

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This week we take an objective look at the month that has come to be known as BHM.

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This week, we speak to author, New York Times columnist, and revolutionary thinker Charles M. Blow about his new book The Devil You Know: A Black Power Manifesto and the pragmatic ways to empower Black folks in America.

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This week we continue our conversation with astrologer, psychic, and medium Jessica Lanyadoo about all things physical and metaphysical.

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This week we talk to astrologer, psychic, and medium Jessica Lanyadoo about all things physical and metaphysical. Come back next week for part 2!

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This week, we debut our first Side Effects of a Song episode, and with the help of Jazmine Sullivan’s Girl Like Me, explore how the internet got women switchin’ up.

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This week we take a peak into the minds of America's black folks as we watched the attempted "Coup on Capitol Hill" unfold.

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This week, we ctrl-alt-delete for a new year. 

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2020 has been a doozy, but it wasn’t a full wash. And we’re wrapping up this year letting you know why, in Part 2 of our Keep and Dump list!

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2020 has been a doozy, but it wasn’t a full wash. And we’re wrapping up this year letting you know why. Come back next week for part 2!

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This week, we commiserate on what it means to cohabitate.

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This week we talk to writer Jesse Mechanic about the road to impactful allyship.

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This week, we explore the art appreciation and why it’s a masterpiece.

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This week, we get realistic about what we want from everybody, including ourselves.

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In the wake of the election, this week we celebrate what possibility looks like from sea to shining sea.

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In the wake of this momentous election, we revisit an episode from the archives where we got into the nitty gritty of the 1st Amendment. My friend Natasha Korgaonkar, former lawyer with the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, gets on the mic to clear up choice, freedom, and the difference in consequences when folks are exercising their rights vs. folks just runnin their mouths! 

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This week we seek to spark the inner flame that gives each of us the momentum to keep on moving.

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This week, we come together to identify what makes community and why it’s so important to preserve it.

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This week I talk getting your mind and body right after going under the knife.

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This week we take another look at toxic relationships and how we can be a compassionate co-pilot to navigating out of them!

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This week we revisit why now, more than ever, being outspoken is so imperative and how to find your voice.

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This week, we identify 5 ways to fight that funk that we’re all in.

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This week we talk to author Layla Saad about how talking to white people about racism can be exhausting AF.

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This week we drop a pin on where we’re at in the world right now.

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This week we get honest about apologizing with author Sonya Renee Taylor, founder of The Body Is Not An Apology.

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This week, we talk to organizer and political strategist LaTosha Brown about why Black votes and voters matter, and what it means to take the power.

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This week we run it back to that one time I hosted the 2020 BET Awards to give you the behind the scenes and drama and tea on how the innovative ground breaking show came to life!

With guests: Jesse Collins, Dionne Harmon, Renee Sanganoo, Bryon Javar, and Nicky B!

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This week we re-introduce and revisit the conversation about how we have conversations.

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This week, Sunny Hostin, lawyer and host of The View, let's us in on the fun and the fails of raising Gen Z kids!

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This week, we talk to Eddie S. Glaude Jr., author of Begin Again, about the depth, value, and necessity for James Baldwin and his work in our current time.

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This week, we delve into the deep canon of Black cinema with Desmond Thorne, film expert and host of Adventures in Black Cinema, the debut show on the Smart Funny and Black podcast network.

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In true Cancer season fashion, it’s only right that we not only get in our feelings, but get real about why so many of us are scared of them.

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This week, we connect with Errin Haines, journalist at The 19th (https://www.19thnews.org/), to assess where journalism as a medium exists in the current media landscape.

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This week, we are joined by author and journalist Tiffany D. Cross, and uncover a bunch of ways we affect voting and voting affects us that we never considered.

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This week, we talk to iconic actor Blair Underwood about what it means to be brotha in showbiz.

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This week, actress Tika Sumpter joins us to speak on creating a much-needed sweet space for Black mamas.

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Part 2 of our first Small Doses Forum, where we discuss the multiple ways in which the nation's eruption of consciousness can effect change.

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In part 1 of our first Small Doses Forum we discuss the multiple ways in which the nation's eruption of consciousness can effect change. Come back next week for part 2.

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This week, author, professor, and pundit Marc Lamont Hill joins us to illuminate the realities and sometimes contradictions of being smart, funny, and Black.

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This week, I take a solo look at livin’ solo.

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This week, CNN correspondent Angela Rye schools us on the necessities of being politically engaged and why your vote matters.

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This week Joy-Anne Reid, journalist and host of AM Joy, let’s us in on the unspoken conversations around how Corona is indiscriminately impacting Black America.

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This week, we bounce down to the Big Easy with musician and community leader PJ Morton to learn about all things NoLa.

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This week I get down in the dirt with what makes up the soil that you grow from as a person, and how it affects the way we interact with the world.

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This week, we get awkward with writer, producer, actress Issa Rae about how confidence and being insecure make a leader.

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This week I take y'all on a ride of the do's, don'ts, and dopeness of hittin the road solo!

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This week, writer, director, and Blackspert, Prentice Penny joins us to decant the process of making his new hit Netflix film, Uncorked. Warning: spoilers ahead!

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This episode we talk about what everybody is talking about, BEING STUCK INSIDE THE GOT DANG HOUSE!

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On this week’s show, we connect with writer extraordinaire Kenya Barris on creating your favorite -ishes and the nuance of nuance. Kenya's new show #blackaf debuts on April 17th on Netflix!

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This week, we sit with Brandon McEachern, creator of Broccoli City Festival, and talk all the reasons why safe spaces for black celebration are necessary.

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This week we get down to Town Biz with Oakland MC and entrepreneur, Mistah F.A.B. to talk Bay Area things and the Hyphy Movement.

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This week, we're joined by my The Real cohost Adrienne Houghton to talk leaving the mean streets of NY for La La Land.

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This week, we sit down with Dickey, texture guru, author, founder, and creator of Hair Rules to dive into the texture paradigm of black girl tresses.

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This Valentine's Day, we have an episode from the archives! We go in on the whos, whats, and whys of Fuckbois - in an effort to rid the world of them - with James Bland, star/creator/producer of the digital series “Giants”.

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This week, we explore the tortured soul of being a hypersensitive person and how to find peace.

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In continuation of last week's episode, we're answering any questions you have about anything!

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In celebration of our 100th episode, we're answering any questions you have about anything!

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This week go behind the scenes and in the mind of my first week as the new cohost on daytime talkshow The Real.

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This week, we talk about how to clear out our proverbial closets of the real-life baggage we’re leaving in the last decade.

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This week, we close out the year with part 2 of our top 10 things Amanda learned in this decade!

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This week, we close out the year with part 1 of our top 10 things Amanda learned in this decade! Come back next week for 5-10!

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This week we go Live! and get honest about the sources, repercussions, and realities of men who lack confidence.

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This week we discuss how we contribute to and drown out the noise that’s guiding our path. 

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This week, we have a re-release from last year, where we get festive for that special time of year full of funny style family members, exes resurfacing, and of course, holiday cheer!

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This week we’re joined by comedian Sasheer Zamata (SNL, “The Weekend” film) to talk getting real with the real ways you can get re-focused.

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This week we enter into virgin territory.

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This week, we attempt to understand how to be a paradox without becoming a pariah.

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This week, comedian/writer Sam Jay (SNL) graciously shares her personal experience to give us some insight into a nuanced space of sexual identity.

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This week, I do a deep dive into the how-to of bringing an idea to fruition.

Pick up your copy of my book Small Doses: Potent Truths for Every Day Use at a bookstore near you!

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This week, Amanda guests on LeVar Burton's podcast, LeVar Burton Reads: Stories With Friends! In Stories with Friends, LeVar invites one of his friends to sit down for a conversation inspired by a short story or another piece of literature, giving them an excuse to talk about art, life philosophies, politics, and so much more. In this episode, LeVar talks with Amanda about Scholastic book fairs, Dorothy West's story "Mammy", and making space for intellectual conversation.

This episode, along with all of the Stories With Friends episodes, is available on Stitcher Premium! You can get a free month of Stitcher Premium if you sign up with the code 'LEVAR' at stitcherpremium.com

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This week, we continue our conversation and answer your questions about working in the work place.

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This week, we write the handbook on how to work in the workplace.

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This week, in honor of the iconic Cree Summer (“A Different World”) being an incredible guest on the most recent Smart Funny & Black, we're rereleasing the episode of Small Doses that we did together, where Cree drops ALL THE GEMs about the trials, tribulations, and triumphs of being a sista in Hollywood!

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This week we’re joined by bass player, Music Director for, “Smart Funny & Black”, and father of two boys, Dwayne “DW” Wright to get a millennial parenting POV on how to be the world’s greatest Dad. 

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Some people got to have it.Some people really need it.This week we talk why we, do things, good things, do bad things with it; the almighty dollar!

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This week we examine why we’re so quick to Diddy crop people these days and ways we can change to create change.

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This week I’m joined by a fellow namesake, and friend, Amanda de Cadenet (host of, “The Conversation”) to discuss how and why being an overachiever can get under everyone’s skin!

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This week, we delve into the tough part of being labelled a tough cookie.

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This week, music icon and legend Raphael Saadiq sits down to talk addiction, a reoccurring theme on his new album Jimmy Lee, available August 23. 

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This week I give the sweet (and not so sweet) and low down of the Smart Funny & Black: U Kno the Vibeonics 101 tour.

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This week we sit down with the legend himself Fab 5 Freddy to talk about his Netflix film “The Grass is Greener” and get lifted on all things Mary Jane!

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This week we look down the barrel of those pesky occurrences that remind us of traumas and explore how to manage our own and others’!

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This week, Jameela Jamil, comedian and star of NBC's The Good Place cuts through the fat on shame, shaming, and how to shame shaming.

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This week, in honor of my birthday, we're bringing back an episode from last year for the uber sensitive, oh so loyal, consummate homebodies, THE CANCERS! It's all about the crybaby creatives of the zodiac, and what’s it’s like to be us, know us, and love us!

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This week, coming at you from Clusterfest for the first ever live episode of Small Doses, Chris Redd joins us to talk about being a workaholic.

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This week, we continue our conversation with comedian Yamaneika Saunders about what it means to value yourself and not be shortchanged. 

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This week, comedian Yamaneika Saunders joins us to discuss what it means to value yourself and not be shortchanged. Come back next week for the rest of our conversation.

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First it was an Instagram post, now it’s a hit song. Behold, the story behind, N****s Got Me F'd Up.

https://music.apple.com/us/album/n-s-got-me-fd-up/1466138222?i=1466138234

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Winter has come and gone, but there’s still so much left to say.

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A continuation of our conversation with the man, the myth, the legend LeVar Burton, about literature, life and Geordi La Forge. 

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This week, the man, the myth, the legend LeVar Burton joins us to talk about literature, life and Geordi La Forge. Come back next week for Part 2!

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This week, Sal Masakela, host/modern-day Black renaissancer, joins us to discuss the nuances attached to the unique position of being in a unique position. 

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This week, we begin a conversation about conversations.

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I swore by the old Gods, and the new, that when Winter came we would dedicate an episode to the most epic television show of all time. As a Lannister always pays its debts, I too keep my word!

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This week we keep the good vibes rolling with our guest, Christina Rice founder of OmNoire, a social wellness community for women of color, as we explore the ways and hows of what it truly means to take care of you!

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In honor of the tragic passing of Nipsey Hussle, we pay tribute with a re-airing of this episode featuring Lauren London, actress and wife of the slain rapper/entrepreneur/visionary.

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This week, we explore how to lighten the mood, bring out the sun, and smell the flowers while still maintaining a realist view on this real-ass life.

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In this episode, Tongo Eisen-Martin gets on the mic to wax poetic about what it really means to be a creative change agent. 

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This week, I visit Van Lathan’s (TMZ) The Red Pill podcast to address the false headline spread by BlackSportsOnline.com and discuss the bigger conversation around women challenging toxic masculinity. 

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This week we’re joined by comedian Candice Thompson to discover the truth behind the mystery of your friendly neighborhood egomaniac.

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This week we take the glam out of the glamorous life in exchange for kicking the actual facts of celebrity.

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This week, designer Sharufa Rashied-Walker (JINAKI.net) sits down with us and relates on what makes your relatives more than just blood and your friends more than just homies.

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Amanda continues the conversation going with DMTs on where to find the funny and how to let it find you.

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This week, one of Amanda’s favorite comedians, Roy Wood Jr. (Daily Show), stops by to dig into where to find the funny, and how to let it found you. Come back next week for Gem Droppin’ and DMTs!

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Part 2 of our episode with Noma Dumezweni (Hermione “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child”) and Michaela Coel (“Chewing Gum”) on what it means to be a part of and a believer in the black diaspora.

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In this episode, we bring Noma Dumezweni (Hermione “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child”) and Michaela Coel (“Chewing Gum”) together for a three sided convo on what it means to be a part of and a believer in the black diaspora. Part 2 coming next week!

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This week is for the undercover lovers who are in long distance likes with the people sitting next to them.

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This week we’re joined by my publicist, Tess Finkle of Metro PR to explore how likes, hashtags, retweets and more have come to rule our analog lives in this digital world.

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This week, Jordan Carlos (Guy Code, The Nightly Show) joins us and keeps it really fucking honest about questioning your own worth and how to not let it stop you.

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This week is for all my folks who know that even tho they get a bad rap for being sketchy, and clawing you if you scratch em wrong, our feline friends make awesome companions! Meow!

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This episode we get festive for that special time of year full of funny style family members, exes resurfacing, and of course, holiday cheer!

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I did a standup special, muhfuckas! January 26th on HBO.

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This week, we are joined by actress Lauren London to unpack the complex intricacies of dating a creative, aka a weirdo.

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This week we discuss what life is like in the no kids lane, and the unique exchanges, lifestyle, and expectations that come along with choosing not to procreate.

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This week your other favorite source for self help from the hip and travel maven, Demetria Lucas talks the fun of jet setting and the value of getting out of your comfort zone and broadening your perspective! 

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This week, Broadway star Michael James Scott joins us to talk what it is to be a black person but not embraced by the black community because of a difference in vernacular and class status.

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This week, we continue the conversation on toxic masculinity (without Dondre), and touch on what makes a man-basher, dealing with mansplainers, and cleansing society's waters of toxic masculinity. 

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This week, “Queen Sugar,” and “The Cosby Show’s” Dondré Whitfield joins us to go head to head in a 2pt extravaganza episode identifying, challenging, and dismantling, the beast of patriarchy.

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This week we’re getting scholarly on y’all!! “Dear White People’s” Ashley Blaine Featherson joins us to talk all things collegiate and the pros/cons of heading off to got a higher learning! 

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It’s no secret that this country is submerging into trying times. This week we discuss how the dysfunctional state of the union is affecting the state of our mental health and ways to manage it.

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In honor of Amanda upgrading from her apartment to a house this week’s episode is all about the stress, the excitement, and necessity of moving!

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This episode we take it to your closets and the runway, talking all things fashion and flavaful with our guest, stylist to the stars, Bryon Javar!

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If ya think you’re lonely now...then you need to listen to this episode. We cozy up to the realities of feeling like an island and how to manage the vulnerability without letting it influence poor decision making!

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Aww sookie sookie now, this episode we smack it up flip it rub it down and get into the ins and outs (and ins and outs) of experiencing Sexcellence at its highest degree!

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This week we’re joined by CBS “Seal Team’s”, Toni Trucks as we get into the sad reality of handling the hows, whats, and timing of when a friendship has run its course. 

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We’re back! A lot can happen in a month, especially when you’ve been touring the country, and Amanda has got all the good, the bad, and the funny on taking her show, Smart Funny & Black, to the masses!

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On our last episode of the season, we pay homage to the decade of your 30s! If you’re wondering if you’re where you should be, how you’ll get where you going, or simply if 30 really is the new 20, we speak on it and hopefully help you get closer to figuring it out!

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This week we welcome actor/activist, Kendrick Sampson (HTGAWM; Vampire Diaries) and discuss self care, hoteps, idealism, and the many things that come with being alert to the (side)ways of the world!

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We’ve all been there and know what it’s like. The tears, the drunk texts, the sad music. Yup! This episode will hit home for a lot of folks as we dig into the dark dank place of the end of a relationship and how to get back to the light!

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In an effort to address the topic without genralizing it since, it shows up different for everyone who suffers from it, this week, is a super personal episode all about specifically Amanda's anxiety, how it impacts her life, how she manages it, and what she's learning about it!

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This week’s, “Side Effects of Being Outspoken” keeps it 100 about the professional and personal repercussions of speaking your truth with best selling author, blogger, Luvvie Ajayi, in a mash up episode! 

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This episode is for the uber sensitive, oh so loyal, consummate homebodies, THE CANCERS! In honor of my birthday, I’m doing an entire episode dedicated to the crybaby creatives of the zodiac, and what’s it’s like to be us, know us, and love us!

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This episode we take the more serious route to get to the nitty gritty of the 1st Amendment. My friend, Natasha Korgaonkar former lawyer with the NAACP Legal Defense Fund gets on the mic to clear up choice, freedom, and the difference in consequences when folks are exercising their rights vs. folks just runnin their mouths! 

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This episode is for the ladies, doin the damn thang, handlin’ their own biz, and making moves! We’re diving in to the ups, downs, and every where in between of being a woman who can carry her own weight in a world that is waiting for her to get back in...

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This one’s for all my fellow brainiacs out there who want to know everything! Comedian Ron Funches joins and we give you full geek life.

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This is an episode that may touch some nerves but is about elevation. In a world where it seems like daily, many white women are exercising their privilege in potentially harmful ways to others it’s time to have a real convo about the past, present, and what needs to happen to change the future.

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 In this part 2 of our platonic friends episode, Brandon Victor Dixon joins us to talk all about the facts and fiction of our own platonic friendship (WE NEVER KISSED WITH TONGUE!), Starbucks fuckery, and of course, hella random moments of breaking out into song. 

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 This is a special 2 pt episode! In part one we get into the nitty gritty from the friend zone to those homie/lover/friendships. In part two my true platonic friend, Brandon Victor Dixon, of “Power” & Judas in the NBC live production of “Jesus Christ Superstar”, sits down with us to talk to truth behind can men and women of the same sexual preference truly ever be, “JUST FRIENDS”! 

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This episode is dedicated to all my people of Caribbean descent! WAVE YA FLAG! We talk all tings from cultural differences, growing up with West Indian parents, why we have 10 jobs and more! Plus, our Guest, Grenada born Publicist to Beyonce & more, Yv...

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This week we’re dealing with the ups and downs of Being you’re own CEO! With guest, designer Melody Ehsani, we get to the nitty gritty on runnin your own biz, how to check folks who don’t respect your come up, when to check out, and more!

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For anyone with hella passions or trying to figure out their passion this episode is for you. We take a look at the life of the Jack of all Trades, advise on how not to be a master of none, and put you on to finding your skeleton key.

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This week we wade into the murky triflin’ shady waters of them folks that bring you nothing but trouble! R&B artist and producer, J Winans stops thru to share how he’s used music and turned those negatives into positives!

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This episode tackles the wackness of lacking funds. Retta, Star of NBCs “Good Girls” and “Parks and Recreation” stops thru and we get down to the nitty gritty of being the broke friend, dating while broke, and not letting being broke, break you!

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This episode we get into the solo dolo world of the only child. Dispelling the myth of an ability to share, breaking down what alone time really means, how annoying “I could tell you were” really is, and what folks like us miss out on and gain by havin...

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Y’all been waiting for this one! In an effort to rid the world of them. We go in on the whos, whats, and whys of F***bois! Chiming in is, James Bland star/creator/producer of digital series “Giants”.

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This mini episode is all about over uses phrases that I can’t stand! From “Can I Pick Your Brain?” to “Do You date regular guys?” and more I explain why they get under my skin and drive me up the wall!

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This week we talk all about the pros and cons of working with the homies! Actor and comedian King Bach slides through to talk about internet vs. IRL peeps, figuring out which family members are cool to work with, and DM'ing Beyoncé!

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This episode is for all the folks who’ve been told they’re “too much” “extra” or “doing the most”! We shed light on why makes a show off, speak on how to handle folks who think your personality is too big and answer the question when do extroverts ever...

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Are you a pessimist? Or are you simply objective? This week we go to a whole new level of real and get in the mindset of folks who see through the lens of logic, explore how to be the “truth teller friend”, and how to awaken the inner realist in you! 

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This episode of Small Doses is a special one. Iconic actress and voice over artist, Cree Summer (“A Different World”) drops ALL THE GEMs about the trials, tribulations, and triumphs of being a sista in Hollywood!

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 This week we talk sexual freedom and how that phase impacts women’s bodies, relationships, and perspectives! DeWanda Wise, star of Netflix & Spike Lee’s, “She’s Gotta Have It,” spills the tea on how playing the risqué role of Nola Darling impacted her marriage and more! 

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This show is dedicated to the high functioning folks! We’ll gem drop on perfectionists vs. overachievers, give insight on dealing with these kinds of persons, and laugh it up with Search Party’s John Early!

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This episode is all about folks taking a leap into the creative unknown! We talk how to stay motivated and keep your ideas fresh and get some insight on moving to the beat of your from Jazz/Hip Hop virtuoso, Grammy Award winner, Robert Glasper!

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 This episode speaks to the where, whys, and whats of the current household topic of Sexual Harassment. We also, gem drop on when a Holla becomes Cat Call, and Guests Corrine and Krystyna of the famed, “Guys We F@#ked” podcast, come thru to share their thoughts & experiences on the topic! 

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This week on Small Doses, it's all about giving and receiving Rejection. Find out how to know if you've been curved or dissed, how to perfect using the curve with people you're doing business with, and actress/comedian Bresha Webb (Marlon) shares her s...

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Welcome to Small Doses with Amanda Seales! In our first episode, we're talking all about insecurity, covering everything from arrogance vs. confidence, feeling insecure in relationships, body image, and much more.

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