Broke-ish®

By Amber Sims & Erika BrownSociety & Culture Business

Broke-ish® episodes

August 15, 2019 Joy & Pain
On this episode, Delina & Erika partner with the hosts of the All Heart Podcast, Noni Limar and Thea Monyee’, about how to focus on and find pleasure in spite of the crazy ish that America has done to Black people. The ladies interrogate the current thoughts around hustling hard and discuss how joy can be an act of resistance. Joy & Pain. Press play! Visit brokeish.com for the homework and links.
40 min
May 15, 2019 Hey, Mr. DJ: Season 1 Recap
In this episode, Delina and Erika go down memory lane to recap Season 1. If you’ve missed any episode of Broke-ish, this recap will remind you why you want to go back and catch up on episodes about college, taxes, housing, the middle-class illusion, and more.
The hosts also announce their hiatus and give you a sneak peek of what’s being planned for Season 2. Check out all the season’s show notes (receipts) at brokeish.com.
39 min
May 01, 2019 My Mind's Playing Tricks on Me: Medical Misery
On this episode, Delina & Erika talk about being Black and interacting with the healthcare industry. History has not been good to us and there's a legacy of racism in medical care that we're still grappling with. The co-hosts share candidly about their experiences and a special guest, Deidre C., discusses current issues in maternal mortality. Your mind is not playing tricks on you; Medical misery is real. Press play!
56 min
April 15, 2019 Keep Your Head Up: Taxes
On this episode, Erika chats with Rebecca Thompson from Prosperity Now about taxes. How have tax laws historically disproportionately harmed Black people and how is the new tax law working out? Find out who is winning and who is taxed most and what policies we need to be paying attention to. Keep your head up, Brokers. Press play!
48 min
April 01, 2019 The Big Payback: Reparations with At the Intersection Podcast
On this episode of Broke-ish, Delina and Erika are joined by the hosts of the At the Intersection podcast to discuss President Trump's signing of an executive order to fund a comprehensive reparations program. Listen to this episode for all the details. How do you want your reparations? *** And if you're reading this after April 1, President Trump signing a reparations bill is the ultimate April Fool's joke. Don't be a fool, listen to this episode about the important topic of reparations. The whys, the hows, the how much, we talk about it all with the hosts of one of our favorite podcasts, At the Intersection, Brian Kennedy and Marion Johnson. We're talking about it on this episode of Broke-ish.
49 min
March 15, 2019 Working 9 to 5 While Black
On this episode, Delina and Erika talk about trials and tribulations of getting and job and having a job in the white working world. From interviewing, salary negotiations, and maintaining your integrity, let's talk about Workin' 9 to 5...while Black. Press play!
34 min
March 01, 2019 Fight the Power: Housing (Part 2)
On this episode of Broke-ish, Delina talks with Doug Ryan of Prosperity Now. This expert explains why housing has historically been important in wealth-building and explains the types of policies that need to be in place so that Black folks don't get left out of the wealth-building game through housing. Erika reminds us that in order for things to change, we've got to Fight the Power. Nothing is going to get fixed if we do nothing. We're talking about it on this episode of Broke-ish.
46 min
February 15, 2019 Movin' On Up: Housing (Part 1)
On this episode of Broke-ish, Delina and Erika take Brokers on a history lesson on housing segregation and talk about how policies and practices influenced wealth and neighborhood dynamics today. There's a price to pay if you live in a majority Black neighborhood and there's a price to pay if you live in a majority White neighborhood. Real estate, wealth building, government ish...we're talking about Movin' On Up on this episode of Broke-ish.
34 min
February 01, 2019 If You Don't Know, Now You Know: Macro vs. Micro Solutions
On this episode of Broke-ish, Delina and Erika take a step back to explain why micro-solutions aren't the answer to the macro issues we discuss on Broke-ish. Sometimes people say, “if we would just” or “why can’t we be like so-and-so” in order to solve issues created by the racial wealth gap. Here you will find the framework and motivation for engaging in a broader conversation about Blackonomics. And what do buckets and levies have to do with any of this? Don't be an agent of white supremacy. Tune in to this episode of Broke-ish and let's change the conversation. If you don't know, now you know.
34 min
January 15, 2019 It's a Different World - College & Money
On this episode of Broke-ish, Delina and Erika discuss how racial wealth gap as it relates to the high costs of getting a college education. Is student loan debt worth it? Historically, education has been thought of as a "ticket out." But the way things stand today, we can’t view college as a given anymore — not if it means being saddled with debt for years afterward. It's a Different World.
34 min

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In the Broke-ish space, we talk about being broke—broke and Black in America. We talk about all the unbelievable *ish that America has done to black people to keep us in this Broke-ish state. We've…