Implicitly Awkward

This week we have special guest Tianna Spears on! She has been featured in the New York Times, ABC News, and NPR (just to say a few). Tianna guides us through her journey of radical self love from her personal experiences & blog, to launching her own storytelling platform. We discuss topics such as colorism, being BIPOC women in the workplace, healing through trauma, and much more! You don’t want to miss it.

On this episode we have Portland Thomas on to talk about her experience working on the 2020 elections plus her perspective on acting, religion, and politics! Portland is a NY based actor, model, and creator. She is originally from Philly and holds a BFA from NYU Tisch School of the Arts where she studied African American history, post colonialism and decolonization in addition to acting.

She is currently co- creating the play ‘Voices from a Pandemic’ and is filming the Short film Whitewashed. Portland seeks to create uplifting, divergent, and thought provoking work that showcases dark skinned black women and people of color in complex, fully developed, contemporary characters through the mediums of film, tv and theatre. You don’t want to miss it!

This week we have The ConsciousLee on the show! You may have seen one of his many viral videos on TikTok or Instagram addressing topics like systemic oppression, racism, etc. He is a self proclaimed Edutainer on a mission to elevate through education. In this episode we discuss: content creation, social media, business, intersectionality, and much more! You don’t want to miss it.

This week we have special guest Andres Garcia! He currently works in the film industry and has been on projects such as HBO’s “Hard knocks,” Netflix’s “All the Bright Places,” & has worked the last two Super Bowls! Andres gives us some insight on his experience being Latinx and his career in Film & TV. He also leaves us with some great pieces of advice. You don’t want to miss it!

This week we have special guest & mental health professional, Agathe de Broucker! She helps lead us through a conversation about trauma, productivity & privilege during a pandemic, and holding complexities! You don’t want to miss it.

This weeks episode we take a break from our usual content and play a little game of 20 questions so our listeners get to know us more personally!

This week we are discussing global slavery in the 21st Century, specifically, regarding human trafficking, sex trafficking, the cobalt and cocoa industries. We have a special guest, Lugine Gray, who helps guide the conversation with his experience through his work with human trafficking.

This week we have Special Guest Carlos @glhfcarlos. In this episode we discuss anti blackness, intentionality, the process of “calling someone out,” and how to have courageous conversations. Check out Carlos’ podcast called Race to the Finish!

This week we discuss patriotism, nationalism, being American and it’s association with whiteness. We ask the question is the Fourth of July canceled?

This week we are honored to have special guest, Andiver Castellanos, to help guide us in a conversation about Machismo & Hypermasculinity within the Latinx, Black and Queer communities.