Grab your dancing shoes! This week, Sam & Eric sit down with a local dance choreographer and go over our favorite dancers, how to get started dancing in heels, and problematic preferences. On a side note, Eric breaks glasses. You gotta watch him.

InstaBae: Ms. Briqhouse | Insta - @ms.briqhouse Local Business: Eubie Blake Cultural Center | eubieblake.org Guest: Chris Reed | Insta - @bronzkid

Takeaway Question: - One gotta go: Pop lock & drop it, Chicken noodle soup, or lean wit it rock wit it.

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Leave Clucky alone! This week's guest came through giving witch realness. AKA not the pop culture interpretation. We got some great info about sticking to your faith, witch feminism, and pre-Coachella AfroPunk.

InstaBae: Kari Faux | Insta - @karifaux Local Business: Ottobar | theottobar.com Guest: Black Witch | thisblackwitch.com

Takeaway Question: - Do you feel being Alt-Black is becoming a fad?

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Sam wants to film reality shows. Eric wants to film 'home movies'. Our guest this week records all sorts of things from club events to documentaries. We learn a lot about the process, juggling your creativity with the client's vision, and the odd hilarity of combination Halloween costumes.

InstaBae: Kay Bear | Insta - @kayyybear

Local Business: Bright Ideas Studio | brightideasstudio.net

Guest: Antonio Hernandez | Insta - @electricllama

Takeaway Challenge: - Make any wild/random videos growing up? We wanna see! We'll shout out our favs.

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We want all the flavor! A local chef and rapper stops by the studio to talk Filipino cuisine with us. We talk about our relationship to culture through food, why Filipino food may not be as popular as some other Asian cuisines, and how to manage art and hustle.

InstaBae: Vanessa Davis | Insta - @the_wigs_and_makeup_manager

Local Business: Mama Rosa Grill | Insta - @mamarosagrill | 3321 Annapolis Road

Guest: Toyomansi | Insta - @toyomansi_

Takeaway Question: - What regional food do you think is most underrated?

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"Ava DuVernay stole my life" This week we sit with an hilarious improviser of the troupe Casually Dope to talk Improv, POC theatre, and the one rap career that got away.

InstaBae: Barbara Simi Muhumuza | Insta - @simimoonlight

Local Business: Diablo Doughnuts | Insta - @diablo_doughnuts

Guest: Blue Cavell-Allette | Insta - @bluecavell & @casually_dope

Takeaway Challenge: - What rap line is hilarious to imagine happening IRL?

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A cartoon for everybody. Weird, funny, geeky, sexual, complex, and all the other adjectives. What are we talking about? Anime of course! This week we talk our favs, the genres, and much more.

InstaBae: Greighwolfe | Insta - @thegreighwolfe

Local Business: Collectors Corner | Insta - @collectorscornermd

Takeaway Question: - Did you wear any anime attire?

Eric's EP: Thot About It, Action Bastard

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Do you know who you're voting for? A local delegate stops by to school us on the importance of local government, mid-term elections, and working with those across the aisle.

InstaBae: Makeda Lewis | Twitter - @themakeda

Local Business: Live Baltimore | livebaltimore.com

Guest: Jazz Lewis | jazzlewis.com

Takeaway Challenge: - Find and follow 2 local government social media accounts.

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Work Stress? Kid Stress? Bae Stress? We got you. This week we sit down with a local LMSW to get the real on what social work actually entails, and how it's for everybody.

InstaBae: Selasie Amewusika Acolatse | URL - shop.amewusika.com

Local Business: Allure Bound | Insta - @allurebound

Guest: Octavia Sykes

Takeaway Question: - Any suggestions on how to improve our made up show?

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Clean your old tweets while you can... This week we take a look back and catch up on some summer topics that didn't make it into earlier episodes.

InstaBae: Zoie Fenty | Insta - @iamzoie

Local Business: Connie's Chicken and Waffles | URL - connieschickenandwaffles.com

Takeaway Question: - Who got canceled for you this summer?

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The Vamp King is here... This week we learn about the world of Smackdowns and Promotions. Plus, Sam & Eric have the promos of the season!

InstaBae: Vanity | Twitter & Insta - @wrestlebae

Local Business: Club Orpheus | Insta - @cluborpheus

Guest: Kindred Kymari | Insta - @kindredkymari.v.k

Takeaway Question: - What would be the song your wrestling character walks out to?

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