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Hosts  Atoya Burleson and Tia Avril are back for another episode! Atoya celebrated turning 45, and the ladies discussed some reflective moments about her big day, the realization of her becoming an empty nester in 5 years, and so much more! 

Then, the ladies are joined by motivational speaker, entrepreneur, and domestic violence advocate Sarina Murphy! The ladies discuss: 

• Sarina’s background in modeling and acting 
• Sarina’s previous marriage where she experienced domestic violence
• Creating Aniras Spices
• Two Minute Drill

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Sarina Murphy

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Atoya Burleson and Tia Avril are back for another episode of insideLINES Podcast! Atoya had a great Memorial weekend down at the Jersey shore, and Tia made a solo trip to see the Little Mermaid starring Halle Bailey! 

Then in Hot Takes, the ladies discuss the backlash Sam Ponder has received for a retweet in support of former University of Kentucky swimmer Riley Gaines. The tweet was in regards to transgender athletes participating in women’s sports and the desire for fairness in women’s sports. Atoya and Tia weigh in with their thoughts. 

Finally, Tia and Atoya are joined by Washington Commanders Assistant Running Back Coach, Jennifer King! The ladies discuss: 

• Jennifer discusses her background in sports
• Coaching basketball after college
• Playing 12 seasons of women’s tackle football
• Transitioning to coaching in the NFL 
• Jennifer’s experience as a black woman in the NFL
• Two-minute drill

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Jennifer King

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Hosts  Atoya Burleson and Tia Avril are back for another episode! Tia shares a funny story about her husband and his passport. Atoya has been juggling invites for bar mitzvah celebrations with her daughter and preparing for Lil Nate’s graduation.

Next up Hot Takes, the ladies discuss the WNBA’s two game suspension of Las Vegas Aces head coach Becky Hammon. Hammon was suspended for comments she made to Dearica Hamby prior to Dearica being traded to the Los Angeles Sparks in January. The WNBA also rescinded the Aces 2025 1st round draft pick. 

Finally, Tia and Atoya are joined by Oneika Raymond, Emmy award-winning travel expert, journalist & host. The ladies discuss: (13:02)

• 13:39 -  Oneika explains where she got her love for travel
• 24:10 - How she became a travel influencer
• 32:41 - Her experiences living overseas as a black woman
• 41:27 - Travel Hacks for traveling with kids
• 51:58 - Tips for traveling solo
• 55:29 - Oneika’s most exciting adventures
• 1:00:22 - Meeting her German husband in Hong Kong
• 1:05:08: - Two Minute Drill

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Oneika Raymond
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Hosts Atoya Burleson and Tia Avril are back for another episode! This past week, Tia and Cliff Avril celebrated their 9th Anniversary with a hot tub boat outing. Meanwhile, Atoya popped down to the Bahamas for a charity weekend with Nate. (0:34)

Next in Hot Takes, the ladies discuss another social media incident with Ja Morant! Morant was suspended again by the Memphis Grizzlies after a video showing the star guard holding a gun began circulating on social media Saturday night. This of course is the 2nd incident involving Ja and his displaying of a gun. Atoya and Tia weigh in with their thoughts on the entire situation. (04:51) 

Finally, Tia and Atoya are joined by Jen Barnes, Founder and Owner of Rough & Tumble Pub! The ladies discuss: (15:14).

• 15:53 - Where the idea for Rough & Tumble Pub came from 
• 17:08 - The community’s response to the Pub
• 19:00 - The origins of the the name 
• 22:54 - Jen’s career path before starting Rough & Tumble
• 25:53 - Challenges and hardships Jen faced opening the Pub
• 30:18 - Similarities between being an athlete and a Pub owner
• 32:41 - Best advice received
• 37:40 - What needs to be done to better support women’s sports
• 50:57 - Two Minute Drill

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Hosts Atoya Burleson and Tia Avril are joined by activist author and inspirational speaker, Sabrina Greenlee! First up, Tia checks in with baseball updates from her youngest son. Atoya celebrated her oldest son’s birthday and of course they celebrated big! (3:34) 

Then in Hot Takes Tia & Atoya discuss the ladies from the Good Moms/Bad Choices Podcast and their new book A Good Mom’s Guide to Bad Choices. (18:20) 

Finally, Sabrina Greenlee joins Tia and Atoya for an inspirational conversation. The ladies discuss: 

• 19:33 - Sabrina’s Super Bowl experience
• 22:48 - Her perspective on being the Mom of an NFL player.
• 24:20 - Sabrina discusses her domestic violence attack.
• 33:28 - Finding forgiveness for her attackers
• 39:43 - How proud she is of her four children.
• 44:36 - Changes in Sabrina’s parenting style
• 51:42 - The movie she has coming out about her life
• 55:09 - Where Sabrina’s attacker is now
• 58:53 - Sabrina shares details on her foundation S.M.O.O.T.H
• 1:06:33 - Two Minute Drill

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Sabrina Greenlee - @sabrinagreenlee12

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Hosts Atoya Burleson and Tia Avril are back and ready to get the ball rolling again! The ladies catch up for a bit with both managing some pretty crazy schedules! 

Then in Hot Takes, the ladies discuss the NFL draft while also reflecting on Cliff Avril's and Nate Burleson's draft experiences. Atoya and Tia discuss the current draft structure and if it should be revised a bit. Chime in and let us know your thoughts. (7:44)

Finally, the ladies are joined by Angel Gregorio, Founder and Owner of the Spice Suite and Black + Forth. (15:10) The ladies chat about: 

• 17:15 - How Angel’s fashion inspires her cooking
• 22:43 -  How she selects spices
• 25:01 - How The Spice Suite came about
• 35:11 - The Spice Girls tribe
• 37:50 -  Creating Black and Forth
• 46:40 - Her role as an activist
• 56:28 - Two minute drill

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Hosts Atoya Burleson and Tia Avril welcome the chief of staff at Essence and founder of the MBL Boutique Experience Agency, Barkue Tubman! Barkue chats with Atoya and Tia about how she got her start in entertainment, the importance of being able to pivot, and her year of humility. She also discusses the failure she’s most proud of and why she created The Boss Lady Effect, a nonprofit dedicated to creating and empowering a global community of powerful black and brown women.

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Barkue Tubman - @Barkue
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The ladies of insideLINES are on the road again for Super Bowl LVII in Scottsdale, AZ! For this year’s show, presented by Neiman Marcus Scottsdale, Atoya and Tia fill the iL Playbook with their guests’ top plays for their greatest victory, Becoming YOU. The hosts chat with inspiring women discussing advocacy, entrepreneurship, philanthropy, and much more! Guests of the live show also enjoyed a curated brunch menu through Pepsi’s DigIn initiative.

Check out the full show!

(00:45) Super Bowl Wives Panel - First up, Tia & Atoya sit down with Jennifer Slay (Wife of Darius Slay), Rachol Chachere (Wife of Andre Chachere), and Katya Suh (Wife of Ndamukong Suh). The ladies from the 2023 NFC Champion Philadelphia Eagles chat about their Super Bowl experience, and the importance of taking care of themselves, post NFL plans.

(13:35) The next segment, presented by Clarkson Eyecare, Tia & Atoya sit down with Host of Sunday NFL Countdown on ESPN, Samantha Ponder. The ladies chat with Samantha about what it was like hosting College GameDay, raising athletes, working and traveling with kids,  and social media authenticity.

(30:03) Coffee moment with Courtney Adeleye CEO and founder of Olbali, a conglomerate of health & wellness, beauty, and food & beverage products

(37:44)Then it's on to halftime presented by Nationwide Vision. Nate Burleson (Co-Host of CBS Mornings & former NFL Wide Receiver) leads the halftime Chalk Talk with Cliff Avril (Real Estate Developer & Super Bowl Champion), and Devon Kennard (Author & NFL linebacker). The guys discuss what it’s like preparing for the big game and transitioning out of the NFL. They also discuss Devon’s new book, It All Adds Up, and more!

(50:04) Next, Tia and Atoya honor Judge Norine Richardson with the insideLINES Game Changer award and Cari Champion with the insideLINES Amplifier Award

(1:00:23) Lastly the ladies are joined by Rachel Lindsay (Bachelorette, Media Personality, & Attorney) and Nneka Ogwumike (Los Angeles Spark, WNBPA President, Entrepreneur). The ladies discuss Nneka’s  work in the WNBPA, sacrifices Rachel has made for her career, and supporting women in sports. Rachel also discusses where she got the inspiration for her upcoming book Real Love.

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Rachel Lindsay
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Nate Burleson
Cliff Avril
Devon Kennard
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The ladies are back for another episode! First up, Atoya and Tia catch up on their weekends. Tia was able to knock out some items on her to-do list and had a couples date night. Atoya was in Las Vegas as Nate was inducted into the East/West Shrine Bowl Hall of Fame. Tia and Atoya are both preparing for insideLINES Super Bowl Live Show Edition this weekend.

Next up, the ladies are joined by FOX Sideline Reporter and founder of GALVANIZE, Laura Okmin as well as Bleacher Report Content Programmer, Drew Jones! (6:07) The ladies discuss: 

• 7:53 - What led Laura to journalism
• 10:01 - Why Drew was passionate about a career in sports
• 11:19 - How Drew learned about GALvanize
• 13:12 - What motivated Laura to create GALvanize
• 17:50 - A key failure Laura learned from with Charles Barkley
• 29:11 - Laura’s experience traveling with the Bulls and Micheal Jordan
• 33:07 - How did Laura learn how to not shrink in a room
• 34:48 - How Drew feels walking into a room
• 42:32 - Finding your safe spaces
• 46:20 - Drew’s plan for herself when she was 21
• 47:37 - Laura’s visit to a psychic 
• 52:19 - Two Minute Drill 

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The ladies are back for another episode! First up, Atoya and Tia catch up on the weekend’s NFC and AFC Championship games. CONGRATULATIONS to the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles!

Next in Hot Takes this week, Atoya & Tia are discussing the Marcus Stokes and Albany State University drama. Marcus, is a top high school football recruit who had his University of Florida scholarship offer rescinded in November after a video surfaced of him using a racial slur. Last week, it was announced that he received a scholarship offer from HBCU Albany State. The ladies discuss their thoughts on if he should be able to receive redemption from an HBCU. (5:29)

Then, the ladies are joined by  and Co-Host of the 3rd Hour of TODAY, Sheinelle Jones! (12:53) The ladies discuss: 

• 14:29 - How Sheinelle decided to study journalismStories We Tell: The Fertility Secret, 3rd Hour of TODAY
• 19:16 - Taking her first job out college in Springfield, IL
• 23:23 - Managing a long distance relationship 
• 27:50 - Raising children in the city 
• 31:21 - Having young children while hosting the morning show
• 34:10 - Sheinelle’s morning routine
• 36:15 - Time to connect with friends
• 39:13 - Sheinelle’s work on fibroids and fertility 
• 47:31 - Through Mom’s Eyes conversations
• 58:37 - The Two Minute Drill

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