EightyTwo NinetySix

In Episode 36, the ladies discuss building creative eco-systems. Folks like Issa Rae, Nipsey Hussle, and many others have laid out the blueprint. How can you create a system that supports your creative entrepreneurship? Listen to find out. 

Life Hack: Clubhouse 

In Our Words: Books/Articles/Resources that have helped our thinking on this. 

G: Resonate by Alex Wolf, Friction by Jeff Rosenblum and Jordan Berg, Issa Rae’s map, my frameworks for clients

Give Me a Caption: 

A: “But what if I, what if I trip?/What if I, what if I fall?/Then am I the monster?, Monster by Shawn Mendes and Justin Bieber

G: “If I said I had to leave you, What would you do?” Mango by KAMAUU ft. Adeline

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In this episode, Gabrielle and Ashley discussed experiences—our favorite experiences to date, what experiences we hold dear, and what experiences we can’t wait to get back to experiencing post-pandemic. Your hosts also dropped some books and music that take us elsewhere because sometimes, a bit of escapism is good for the soul. 

LifeHack: The Essential Daily Planner, Bliss Collections 

Books:

Ashley: I am Not Dying With You Tonight, Kimberly C. Jones and Gilly, Homemade Love, J. California Cooper 

Gabrielle: Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi

Music/Songs: What albums or songs create an escape for us, take us somewhere new?

Ashley: Kind of Blue, Miles Davis 

Gabrielle: Made in Lagos by WizKid

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The ladies are back for Season 5 and in Episode 34, they discuss the year they had. A check-in of sorts since the short EP season they dropped in the summer. Gabrielle and Ashley discuss the lessons from last year and what they're looking forward to in 2021. 

 

Life Hack: Calendly

 

In Our Words: What books or articles held us, entertained us, and kept us going in 2020?

A: How We Fight For Our Lives (Saeed Jones), Real Life (Brandon Taylor), The Gifts of Our Imperfection (Brene Brown), Live in Grace, Walk in Love (Bob Goff)

G: The Year of Magical Thinking (Joan Didion), When Things Fall Apart (Pema Chödrön), The Bible (LMFAO) 

 

Music/Songs: What album, song, etc. held us, entertained us, and kept us going in 2020?

A: The Photograph soundtrack for sure. Anything by HER. Trey Songz. Nostalgia, Verzuz playlists. 

G: Riddim and Blues mix on Soundcloud by DJ Cousin Mike, Alina Baraz It Was Divine Album, Hope Tala’s Sensitive Soul EP, Jhene Aiko, and Corinne Bailey Rae’s self-titled album

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This week in episode 33 EightyTwo NinetySix, Gabrielle and Ashley discuss how they learned about Blackness and Black history, if there is such a thing as being too "woke," what culture aka "for the culture" means to them, and why there can sometimes be disconnects throughout the African diaspora within the context of Black is King and the discussion around it. 

 

Life Hack: Azlo + Novo for business banking 

 

In Our Own Words: (there are lots of books this time y'all): The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett, Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe, Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi, Dead Aid by Dambisa Moyo, Antigua by Jamaica Kincaid, Color Me English by Caryl Phillips, Half Of A Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Black Skin, White Masks + Wretched of the Earth by Franz Fanon, The Autobiography of Malcolm X as told to Alex Haley, The Philadelphia Negro by W.E.B. DuBois, Behold The Dreamers by Imbolo Mbue 

 

Caption This (Music): 

G: “Shine already, it’s time already” - Already by Beyonce, Shatta Wale & Major Lazer 

A: “It's an unequal sequel/No matter where I be/There's no place safe for me” - I Just Wanna Live,  Keedron Bryant

 

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In Episode 32, the ladies tackle sex, sexuality, and sensuality as it relates to Black women. How growing up shapes our views, "the talk," and learning our own values when it comes to sex and sexuality. 

 

Life Hack: Workona (a tab manager for Google Chrome to keep your projects separated) 

 

In Our Own Words: (general what we’re reading right now?)

G: Old in Art School by Nell Painter, a book by a Black woman about going to art school after having a thriving career as a historian at Princeton and what it takes to reinvent oneself and start over.

When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times by Pema Chödrön, who is an American Tibetan Buddhist Nun. This one is just helping me get some perspective and be more zen, less emotionally swayed to and fro. 

A: The Memo, What Women of Color Need To Secure A Seat at The Table by Minda Hart 

 

Caption This (Music): 

G: even though I don’t wanna show emotions, I’m open, Deeper x Summer Walker 

A: “I’ll take your issues, baby, if you take mine,” Look of Things, Ro James

In episode 31, Ashley and Gabrielle talk about being creative during quarantine 2020 (which should still be going on! Stay at home and wear your mask folks). They share their thoughts on collective quarantine experiences like watching Versuz and Insecure on Sunday's, if the craziness of 2020 has changed how they think about their work, and how collaboration has changed for them. 

Life Hack: Bookshop.org—Permission to Write + Studio Ione

In Our Words: Books that helped the hosts think differently about their creativity/writing?  

A: Self-Made by Nely Galan, Bird by Bird Anne Lamott, Choose Yourself by James Altchucher  

G: The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron, Resonate by Alex Wolf, Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert

Music (captions)

A: “We ain’t never been perfect, but this family ours,” Wale, June 5th/QueenznGodz

G: A Soundcloud mix I’ve been working to: Tiara Monique “Y’all don’t know nothing about this…:”

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Gabrielle and Ashley are back for some special episodes to kick off Season 4. Or 3.5, whichever way you want to put it. In this episode, they discuss managing personally and creatively during 2020s current events, the job of the artist at this time, and much more. 

Life Hack: Liberate — a meditation app for people of color, by people of color.

In Our Words: 

G: Reading all about love by bell hooks (to study what a new way of loving might look like) + revisiting In Search of Other Mother’s Gardens by Alice Walker (because it’s just a seminal text for me)  

A: How We Fight For Our Lives, Saeed Jones, Real Life, Brandon Taylor

Music (Captions): 

G: “If your roses are dead and your violets ain’t true, I don’t wanna grow next to you.” - Mahalia, Plastic Plants 

“Won't you live tonight? (For the rest of your life)/Could be paradise (never know 'til you try)/ Running out of time (baby, get up and try)/(Baby)/Won't you live tonight? (For the rest of your life) - Chloe x Halle, ROYL

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In Episode 29, Ashley and Gabrielle tackle the black experience. They talk about their own unique experiences growing up in the midwest and the east coast. What is being black enough? What are our shared experiences and what are differences that should be celebrated? 

Life Hack: Life Hack: Think Dirty and Healthy Living App

In Our Words: 

The Philadelphia Negro, W.E.B. DuBois 

Go Tell it On The Mountain, James Baldwin 

The New Jim Crow, Michelle Alexander 

Black Skin, White Masks, Franz Fanon

Things Fall Apart, Chinua Achebe

Sister Citizen by Melissa Harris-Perry 

The Combahee River Collective Statement 

When the Chickenheads Come Home to Roost by Joan Morgan 

Music (captions):

“Nefertiti edges kinky” - Beyonce, 7/11  

“Show me something natural like afro on Richard Pryor/Show me something natural like ass with some stretch marks.” - Humble, Kendrick Lamar

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In episode 28, Gabrielle and Ashley pick a year and share where they were then, what they were learning, what they were exploring, and what was relevant to them then. The year in question? 2015. Listen in to see what answers it brought and how 5 years later it's impacting 2020. 

Life Hack: Bibliophile Reader’s Journal by Jane Mount

Music Captions: 

Bet you wanna love me down - Goldlink, Crew 

I’m only chasing after bags now, I gotta game plan - Drake, Look Alive

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In this episode, Ashley and Gabrielle offer up reflections on 2019 and the 2010s. They share a bit about how to protect your spirit during this time of year, what they hope for in the new year/decade, and their words for the coming year. 

Life Hack: Alter Planning Co.'s Annual Planner and Build a Life You Love's Money Planner. 

Music Captions: 

“I want better for you moving forward, what’s better for you than me?” - Jhene Aiko, None of My Concern. 

“Ain’t no in-between when it’s valid.” - Andre 3000 in Hello by Erykah Badu 

Thank y'all for rocking with us all year! Join the conversation on social media by following @eighty2ninety6 on Instagram and Twitter or by using #eightytwoninetysix. Please continue to rate, share, and subscribe to the podcast! We look forward to bringing bigger and better episodes and offerings in 2020!