Broads with Brains

Broads with Brains

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Broads with Brains episodes

  • Let's Hear it for The Dudes
    This week we are speaking for men because, why not? Just another thing we aren't experts in. We explore feedback from the dudes about how to navigate a changing world where men have feelings, deserve compliments, and no longer want to be pigeon holed.
    44 min
  • It's All About Us
    This week we give the people what they want with a little insight into what we are really like.  From socks and sandals, to coleslaw and murder, we try to cover it all.
    40 min
  • The Buzz about the Fuzz
    We share our personal experiences with the police, break down what it means to defund the police, and offer our expert* opinions on what should be done. Officer Jim joins Brittany in a one-on-one interview, allowing you to hear a police officer's view of what is right and wrong in policing.   He also offers his thoughts on the George Floyd case.
    *We are experts in our personal opinions and nothing more or less.
    58 min
  • Getting (Un)comfortable in Our (White) Skin
    We try to imperfectly explain racism, why BLack Lives Matter, and our role in making it better. Sit back, breathe in deep, and open your mind. Maybe we have been sold some lies. Maybe our country isn't perfect. Maybe we can be better. Let's at least try.  
    What WE can do:
    Act and/or Donate:  - 
    ACLU (https://www.aclu.org) 
    Black Lives Matter (https://blacklivesmatter.com) 
    Campaign Zero (https://www.joincampaignzero.org) 
    Color of Change (https://colorofchange.org) 
    NAACP (https://www.naacp.org) 
    Buy: 
    25 Black-Owned Businesses and Organizations (https://www.oprahmag.com/life/a32731286/black-owned-businesses/) 
    77 Black-Owned Business to Support (https://nymag.com/strategist/article/black-owned-businesses-support-shop.html) 
    Etsy Black-Owned Businesses (https://www.etsy.com/market/black_owned) 
    Listen to a Podcast:  
    Scene on Radio - Seeing White Series and Emmett and Trayvon
    1619
    White Lies
    Read: - 
    How To Be Anti-Racist by Ibram X. Kendi 
    Privilege: A Reader edited by Michael S. Kimmel and Abby L. Ferber  
    So You Want To Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo 
    Tears We Cannot Stop by Michael Eric Dyson  
    The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness by Michelle Alexander  
    White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism by Robin DiAngelo  
    Watch:  
    American Son (Netflix)  
    If Beale Street Could Talk (Hulu) 
    Emmanuel Acho's "Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man" video (https://twitter.com/themanacho/status/1267609472589090816) 
    Just Mercy (free on Amazon Prime)  
    The Hate U Give (Hulu)  
    The 13th (Netflix)  
    When They See Us (Netflix)
    44 min
  • Hold My Apron
    In this week’s episode we break down gender roles, working in male professions, and what women should be “allowed” to do. Don’t worry, it’s not too serious, we also curse and talk about periods.
    41 min
  • Your Privilege is Showing

    Ready to dive deep?  We're getting uncomfortable so we can make changes.  We're not perfect, but we are privileged and won't be offended if you tell us so.  Grab your coffee, load your gun, and get ready to unfriend us on Facebook.  

    46 min
  • Love is (not) all you need

    In our fifth episode we discuss deciding when and how to break it off with someone.  Not professional advice, but lots of experience.  Also, find out how to get breakfast even after you get dumped.  

    47 min
  • Our 'hood is not motherhood

    Hate baby showers?  So do we.  Listen as we dive into the pressures to be a parent and our personal choices to selfishly not procreate.  This episode brought to you by all the free time on our hands, between napping and soap operas.  Two women, no babies, aunts and babysitters for life.  

    42 min

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Our podcast is our friendship. It's the conversations we normally have, with a little more structure. If you like to laugh, can handle some cursing, and want to stretch your brain, then listen to…