The co-hosts discuss immigrant culture and how it heavily impacts their perspective.

This conversation was made possible by Instagram... no seriously, Instagram is the reason why this interview is being published. Listen in to this episode to understand how.

This is the story of two artists on the east side of North America; they connected over their love for music, and their paths will cross again as the musician based in Toronto eventually manifested the release of "Allusion" - now available everywhere digitally.

[Part 3/3] — This interview series concludes with Jonathan Remilus, our childhood friend (and guest for this three-part interview series), going into detail about the influences that brought him to his current journey of studying film composition in Los Angeles.

[Part 2/3] — Faith and religion will be oft-discussed on V&V, and this episode is no exception. Jonathan Remilus, our childhood friend (and guest for this three-part interview series), steps into a lot of sensitive-yet-necessary conversation. Jonathan grew up as a Haitian Seventh-day Adventist - yet holds nothing back as he talks about his journey with both his spirituality and his marriage. Yes, we're talking about sex here, in this interview. It's going down.

[Part 1/3] — Using this platform for carrying difficult conversations and sharing not-so-great stories is tough, but something we find necessary. We sit down with our childhood friend Jonathan Remilus in a new three part series to reflect on our similar backgrounds that led him into his experiences with white-based communities, and discuss times when we all have had a run-in with the police.

Five people seated in the same living room. What's their commonality, you ask? Tune in to a conversation filled with honest millennial perspectives on American culture, from the minds of three unapologetically black women.

Trivia: This is the first interview done by our co-hosts long before the V&V concept was created. Recorded back in the winter of 2019, we met up with three more classmates that finished nursing school with BH.

[Part 3/3] — Our conversation on the intersection of basketball and branding concludes with practical advice, in light of a world culture that clearly struggles with prioritizing social media.

[Part 2/3] —  LeBron James and Kawhi Leonard dominate social media as active NBA players, but in very different ways.

[Part 1/3] — The time has come. Canada has officially become relevant in pro basketball; a major culture clash that we start to unpack in a three-part series.

TIMESTAMPS:

1:41 — Backstory on how I met Taleah (Part 1 of 2)

3:32 — Explaining why “Taleah is your friend”

5:42 — Stories of how inclusion has always been so important for Taleah 

10:50 — Discussing the different types of extroverts and introverts

13:36 — Empathy’s role in dealing with different personality types

16:46 — Backstory on how I met Taleah (Part 2 of 2)

19:06 — How to be nice to a total stranger

26:15 — Staying positive when people are negative to you

29:24 — Discussing productivity and optimism hacks

34:05 — Nonverbal communication, and its role in optimism

48:35 — Microexpressions, and a deeper look at congruent body language

CONTEXT:

The season 1 finale features the woman who is  responsible for all the Nebraska-associated interviewees throughout this season. Meet this always-positive lady, and learn why Taleah is your friend.

REFERENCES:

1) Staples Easy Button

2) Chess Clock

3) Weighted Blanket