Cognac,Cupcakes,and Conversations Podcast

Continuing with the lighthearted vibes, the girls ask each other questions and play some of the cards for the upcoming Cognac, Cupcakes, and Conversations Card Game... and it gets a little spicy!

In R&R: Joe Budden and Olivia Dope, Thick House, Billy Porter and more.

Vaxxed, Waxed, and Summer is loadinnnng! #SheReady! Ana and Kel talk about their plans for summer and give tips on how to plan a Covid-Free vacation safely.

R&R:

ATL GEORGIA, Real Hoe Wives for ya! The Joe Budden Podcast has finally met its demise. And Whew, Chile! Nicki's making a come back... are you here for it?

Philanthropy Highlight: BLK & Bold "Specialty Coffee & Tea Meets Community Impact" https://blkandbold.com/

We're on the cusp of another Mother's Day, and fresh off of one too many margaritas, Kel and Ana got REAL REAL about the ever-evolving relationships between mother and child. The good and the bad; but above all else, remind us all to honor thy mother, no matter what.

R&R includes the #BigWillieChallenge, Drake's alleged homewrecking activities, the latest in the Derek Chauvin case and more.

Philanthropy Highlight:

Real Change Opportunity Fund- Mountain Dew

Get into the Woo Woo! In this episode, we decided to skip the ratchetness and righteousness and get right into our conversation with Chakra expert Kenice. Learn about how chakra alignment (or lack thereof) can largely affect your livelihood, but also your sexual experiences. We also learned other forms of woo-woo that align with our signs and personalities. Should you burn or bury your ex's things after a relationship? Find out what Woo, may work best for you!

HAPPY BELATED 4/20 YA’LL! Now that the smoke has cleared🌫, we wanted to share our #cannabis convo with our fave cannabis enthusiasts and entrepreneurs Tahmika and CeCe to talk about how their business, @resetwellness_dc, has grown and thrived during the pandemic. They also delved *deeper* 😏into the use of cannabis in various forms of sexual. Mental and physical wellness, as well as being “#CannaMoms” (consuming cannabis while gestating and nursing) and Tahmika marrying her #weedman. This conversation is sure to to *blow* 🌬you away. ;-)

In R&R, we give our grievances about getting justice for George Floyd and then in the same hour losing Ma’Khia Bryant to another senseless cop shooting. We lighten the vibes up while sharing our thoughts on the Method Man and Redman Verzuz and our own 4/20 activities.

Philanthropy Highlight:

Marijuana Matters: Through advocacy, entrepreneurship, and education, Marijuana Matters identifies and eliminates barriers to economic opportunity in regulated cannabis markets for those disadvantaged by marijuana’s criminalization. Our vision is simple: repair what’s been dismantled, restore what’s been destroyed, and reclaim what’s been displaced.

https://marijuanamatters.org/

Sometimes you've got to getaway! Kel beams in from a mini-vacay with our homegirl Teco, Ana shares her latest GYN horror stories (#ThoughtItWas), and the ladies dish on the home masseuse experience. We got ratchet before the R&R even began.

In R&R, the girls are talking about their disdain for the latest killer cop stories of #DaunteWright, why the internet insists on making all these young rapper's BMs famous, Nick Cannon latest sewn seeds, Ush Bucks and pays respects to DMX.

Philanthropy Highlight: My Sisters Closet

www.MySistersClosetMd.org

We needed a break, sis.

We ended off March with a nice dose of estrogen! To close out Women's History Month, we're featuring Alicia Wallace to talk about Women In Philanthropy. She is the director of Enterprise Initiatives for AARP, leading the charge on their Disrupt Aging to connect with multigenerational audiences. She's also quite the community leader in her spare time as well. Alicia also drops some gems on aging to perfection, rather than overachieving in our youth.

In R&R, we caught up with the Derek Chavin case, voiced our thoughts on Saweetie and Quavo's elevator scuffle, celebrate Marsai Martin and more.

Philanthropy Highlight: Bumble

GVO - GOOD VIBES ONLY! I know dats right! *Saweetie voice* This week Ana chats with fitness entrepreneur and all-around ball of sunshine, Nay of Adyctive Fitness, about how doing virtual classes has helped her to be more in tune with her craft, her students, and prioritizing self-care.

R&R:

Dennis and Ana talk about the latest drama in another podcast's crew (JBP), Saweetie's epic tweet but not so epic freestyle, Derrick Jaxn's image clean up shenanigans; PLUS MORE!

Philanthropy Highlight:

With and For Girls

https://www.withandforgirls.org/about

In our first official episode of our "Women In..." series, we chat it up with Media Maven in the making, Cult Classiq. She's a content strategist and comes with a wealth of media work experience from PBS Kids to Netflix and more. Not only did she drop some gems on how to give yourself space to play, but she also discussed the keys to freedom in your career and how to pay it forward. This interview left us saying DAMN GIRL!

R&R covered the vile but not surprising racist treatment of Megan Markle and Archie, the latest Marvel comic show we're tuned into and it looks like a new stimmy check is on the way ya'll!

Philathropy Highlight: Black Women Give