Bad At Love Podcast

This week in current events discussions, Tamu and Mallory talk Covid-19 and insanity of not wearing masks.

Moral to the Story: The fabric of America is so worn, it is see-through!

Second Moral to the Story: Wear a G-damn mask!

Very Special Moral tot he Story: Arrest the police officer who murdered Breonna Taylor!

One Fun Thing During This Abysmal Time:

Mallory details the SECOND time she was hit on in her building.

DONATE! DONATE! DONATE!

Minneapolis is getting its ONLY Black-owned bookstore (ain't that some sh!t?). Please Check out Black Garnet Books and donate to their Go Fund Me they are soooo close to their goal.

 The ladies admit they are not okay and just getting by these days. They continue their conversation about how they have been impacted by the exposure of America's dirty not-so-secret history of white supremacy and systemic racism. Also Mallory got asked on a date in these Covid times!

One Fun Thing:

Back when we were just trying to survive Covid isolation, Tamu and Mallory were invited to record a quarantine YouTube episode with The Meme-ing of it All podcast. It was a lot of fun. The ladies introduced the Meme-ing crew to all sorts of interesting dildos from Bad Dragon. Check it out if you need a 25 minute break from the heaviness of the world.

Don't Forget: DONATE, DONATE, DONATE!

• Reclaim the Block has a Google doc listing Minneapolis/St.Paul organizations you can donate to.

Tamu and Mallory have a conversation about the devastating and change-making events that have rocked their Twin Cities of Minneapolis & St. Paul, the nation, and the world in the past three weeks.

DONATE, DONATE, DONATE!

• Reclaim the Block has a Google doc listing Minneapolis/St.Paul organizations you can donate to.

Be an ALLY:

• Check out Justice in June. It offers three learning plans for anyone hoping to spend the month taking a step to “becoming an active ally to the black community.” Choose how much time you have per day — 10, 25 or 45 minutes — and the learning plan tells you what media to consume.

In our final episode of the season, we recap Tamu's European trip which was chocked full of cobblestone, hills and steps!

Moral to the Story: We only go around this Earth once. Treat yo'self. Don't cheap out on your vacations.

Other Fun Topics Discussed:

• Get to Know Us: Justin Timberlake's recent "poor lack of judgement" sparked this week's question - Would you let your man hold another woman's hand?

• London - London Eye with drinks package; if you are lucky, you will see a proposal!

• London: Cotton's Restaurant(Caribbean), Jamaican Patty Co.(Jamaican Style Patties), Ping Pong (Chinese Dim Sum).

Thank you: To all of our old and new listener friends, we are so very grateful for your support. We wish you all a very safe and happy holiday season! See you next year for Season 3!

Join Tamu and Mallory as they recount their very first times.

Moral to the Story: Have that sex test results convo before diving into the festivities.

Other Fun Topics Discussed:

• Tamu and Mallory were both late bloomers.

This week Tamu & Mallory discuss 36 Questions to Love and how their answering these questions over wine in 2015 laid the foundation for their friendship.

Moral to the Story: You can use these questions to develop a foundation regardless of relationship.

Other Fun Topics Discussed:

• Get to Know Us: Have you used scents to try an attract people?

New York Magazine's, The Cut article, "8 TV Shows to Watch After a Breakup" sparked a lovely conversation about TV shows watched by Tamu and Mallory during the dark times of relationships end.

Moral to the Story: Breakup shows are good for a time, but, when you end up hating them, it means you have moved on.

Other Fun Topics Discussed:

• Planet Earth makes Tamu grateful to be a human and not an animal.

As a part of Tamu's personal growth journey, she chose to read Brene Brown's, Braving the Wilderness then thought it would be good idea to read for the podcast at some point. The timing was astounding, as it was read during a week of mass shootings at the end of July into August and the book served as basis to try and understand why these tragedies continue to occur and how we can work in our own small ways to make change.

Moral to the Story: Listen to try to understand in the same way we want to be understood.

Other Fun Topics Discussed:

• Get to Know Us: Being in a relationship with a person of color. Awareness of the whites to issues of others. Respect when your partner draws attention to situations.

Tamu and Mallory discussed the lesser known, but all to commonplace concept of kittenfishing thanks to the Huffington Post article, "If You're Dating, You've Almost Undoubtedly Been Kittenfished."

Moral to the Story: You don't have to lie about who you are--we will find out.

Other Fun Topics Discussed:

• Kittenfishing was created by Hinge. It means, someone who presents themselves unrealistically using Photoshop, older, albeit younger pictures, etc.

Hannah joins us to talk about her Social Justice Book Club.

Moral to the Story: It is important to keep lines of communication open to strengthen relationships.

Other Fun Topics Discussed:

Local Business Shout-Out: Sociable Cider Werks.

Get to Know Us: Weird Food Combos - Hannah loves ranch on everything! Mallory eats Fritos with cottage cheese. Tamu eats most things out of a bowl with a spoon.

#WePodcastLikeThis - baby shark edition

How do you maintain relationships when you have divergent opinions on politics & justice?

One method: Meet for coffee to talk about politics/social identity.

Have ground rules.

Look for connections and points to open up.