Coping With It

How have your shopping habits changed since Covid hit? Are you impulse buying? Spending less? Spending more? Do you prefer shopping online or in person? In this week's episode we're talking about our shopping habits have changed. We're also talking election aftermath, the legacy of Alex Trebek (RIP), possibly seeing Lavar Burton as a new host & our love for Target.

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In this week's episode we're talking about awaiting election results, election process predictions for 2024, stressed out poll workers, wtf is in the platinum plan & FDT. In our coping with it segment, we're doing our very own verzuz battle where we disagree on pumpkin vs. sweet potato pie, agree on the best pizza eating experience and wanting people to be honest about putting pork in their greens. Tesha says pumpkin is not even a real flavor, meanwhile Tiera is ready for all the smoke.

Check out our hilarious feature on the Ubiquitous Blacks podcast where we took a deep dive with host TeaRon into being black in corporate America, our different experiences growing up black, cauliflower wings and so much more. Click here to find the episode: https://tinyurl.com/yy8g4ot6

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In this week's episode, we're totally here for the nostalgia! Listen in as we talk foods we loved to eat as a kid but would never eat now (Little Debbie everything), going to the movies and the joy of renting a movie at the video store as a kid. As for the things we want y'all to know, we're discussing Biden's emails, record Covid-19 numbers, side eyeing Kim K. and ugly crying while watching This is Us.

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In this week's hilarious episode, we're hitting the road on a cross country hypothetical road trip and since it's the final episode of our spooky series, you know we had to give it a fun and spooky twist. Listen in as we "hit the road" stopping off at some of the spookiest places in America. Before our journey begins, we touch on the presidential debates, a puppy named Pistachio and the reason why many of y'all are out here lusting after the man behind Madea.

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Let's be honest, who doesn't love food? Let's be even more honest, how many of us use food to cope? Well, what if that food could kill you? In week 3 of our spooky series, we're talking about deadly foods. Killer pasta (yes, pasta) and fatal fish are on the table for discussion and Tesha schools us on how to tell if an egg is bad. Tune in to hear our hilarious conversation about deadly foods, the presidential town halls & pumpkin spice everything.

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This week, we're continuing our Spooky Series by talking about True Crime. Why is it such a phenomenon and how does it help people cope? We're talking about how we don't do "scary" but are self professed true crime junkies. Tesha shares her theory on serial killers and it's quite interesting. We're also talking about the vice presidential debates, Shaq voting for the first time and "The Meaning of Mariah Carey" becoming a New York Times Best Seller.

References:

https://www.rasmussen.edu/degrees/justice-studies/blog/true-crime-obsession/

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One of our favorite ways of coping is diving into documentaries, conspiracy theories and true crime stories so this week we're kicking off "The Spooky Series" with a conversation about "The Social Dilemma" documentary on Netflix. In this episode we talk bartering your data for free social media use, the creepy way that social media platforms were designed to make us addicted and the dumpster fire that we all know as the presidential debate. Also, Tesha is catching up on "The Masked Singer" and Tiera has been getting her life as a #Lamb since "The Meaning of Mariah Carey" dropped. And as always, we're reminding y'all to go vote!

Referenced episode: https://copingwithitpod.fireside.fm/readingthematrix

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In this week's episode, we're talking plant parenthood and how caring for plants is helping us cope. Tiera shares a few ways that being a plant mom can have a positive impact on your mental health and some cool places to look online when you need a little plant inspiration.

Reference articles:

https://www.nbcnews.com/better/health/indoor-plants-can-instantly-boost-your-health-happiness-ncna781806

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In this week's episode, we talk about getting yourself out of the matrix and how the Kindle Paper White is helping Tesha do just that. Tesha also reported back to us with her thoughts on the new Mulan movie and shared thoughts about the passing of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and its impact on America. We're also talking about self doubt being wack AF. Most importantly, we're still encouraging you to vote.

78 Minutes Playlist on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5uQgtP4SW0jrZ4IJlhix3t?si=knh37wOMQFeWPlU96Jhdxg

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In this week's episode, we talk about a study that suggests listening to 78 minutes of music per day to boost physical and mental health, how we use music to cope and list some of our go-to songs for different moods. For whatever reason, neither of us can pronounce words this week but don't judge us.

Reference article: https://wpgc.radio.com/articles/radiocom/study-78-minutes-music-day-key-health

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