Okay, Now Listen

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Okay, Now Listen is a bi-weekly podcast hosted by Scottie Beam and Sylvia Obell. They share what’s on their minds, what they're binging and what’s blowing up their timelines. Brought to you by Netflix and Strong Black Lead. New episodes on Tuesdays.

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Okay, Now Listen episodes:

07.07.2022
Okay, Now We're Saying Goodbye
Scottie and Sylvia share a goodbye message to the Okay Now Listen audience.
05.17.2022
Okay, The Queen Has Arrived (with Golda Rosheuvel)
This week, we have a special episode, indeed. We sit down with the multitalented, Golda Rosheuvel, aka Queen Charlotte on Netflix's Bridgerton. We chat with Her Highness about the second season of the hit show, as well as the freedom...
04.19.2022
Okay, We're Reclaiming Our Softness (with Heather Headley)
This week, we start off by checking in about Netflix's The Ultimatum. That reunion was as messy as we thought it'd be. Then, we spend some time talking about what it takes to live a life of ease and softness...
04.05.2022
Okay, Back To Reality (with Lauren Speed-Hamilton)
We are back, baby! This week, we check-in after our *little* hiatus and chat about our vacation adventures and what we've been binging. Hint: It's been a lot of dating reality shows. Then, we spend some time talking about the...
03.29.2022
Okay, Now Listen: Season 3 Trailer
Did you miss us? Of course you did! Okay, Now Listen is back for season three, baby! New date, same energy. Join Scottie and Sylvia for more interviews with your favorite celebs and the hot takes you love to hate....
12.30.2021
Okay, '21 Was Savage
Happy (Early) New Year! We’re dropping into your feeds early this week with a special Season 2 finale episode. In this marathon of a year, we talk through our personal lessons of the year before getting into all the culture...
12.23.2021
Okay, Da Art of Gift Giving
This week, we check in about the exhaustion of December as we fight to make it to the end of this year. Then, we pivot to unpacking the art of gift giving. What makes a good gift and what doesn’t?...
12.09.2021
Okay, Let's Get You A Roster
This week, we indulge our #sunsetshawties of the Selling Sunset hive by giving our thoughts on the latest season’s shenanigans. Then, we reflect on the process of creating our Still Watching Netflix series, 'Get You A Me,' and the ways...
11.25.2021
Okay, Time For A Hot Take On Thanksgiving
This week, we start off by giving praise to Aunjanue Ellis for her role in the new film, 'King Richard,' and we ask how the hell Adele gets her hands on our diaries every album. Then, we share our hot...
11.18.2021
Okay, Now We're Listening to 'Back Issue'
This week we’re dropping in your feeds early to share an episode of one of our favorite shows: Back Issue. This episode is all about reminiscing on the drama, the art, and the culture of 90s hip hop and...
11.11.2021
Okay, We're Choosing Violence
This week, we share the excitement of 'Get You A Me," our brand new series on Netflix's 'Still Watching Netflix' Youtube channel. Then, we get into all the baby mama drama in the air starting with the latest episode of...
10.28.2021
Okay, Now We Live! (with Jazmine Sullivan)
This week, we check in to see if Sylvia has gotten the online push she needed to tune in to 'Crooklyn.' Plus, Scottie shares her latest Netflix binge, Maid, while Sylvia talks Insecure Fest and the final season of the...
10.14.2021
Okay, The B.A.P.S. Are Back In Town
In this week’s episode, Scottie catches us up on the trials and tribulations of being a new dog mom while Sylvia is still recovering from all the birthday celebrations of Libra season. Then, we revisit the latest throwback hit added...
09.30.2021
Okay, Dear Black People (with Ashley Blaine Featherson-Jenkins)
On this week’s episode, we check in with Scottie about her month-long stay in LA and what she's looking forward to for her upcoming birthday. We see you, Libras. Then, we sit down with our good sis Ashley Blaine Featherson-Jenkins,...
09.16.2021
Okay, This Episode Is Going Viral
This week, we check in from the Netflix studios in Los Angeles for our very first in-person recording and get N 2 Deep about our thoughts on Drake's Certified Lover Boy. Then, we share our thoughts on Netflix's new series...
09.02.2021
Okay, 2001 Changed Us Forever
This week, we check-in about the sermon that is @solomonmissouri’s Twitter thread urging Dell Curry to stick to the rivers and the lakes that he's used to. Then, we travel back to the summer of 2001: a time that shifted...
08.19.2021
Okay, Love Is Blind And So Are We To These White Films
This week, we kick things off by singing the praises of the new Aretha Franklin biopic 'Respect,' starring Jennifer Hudson. Then, we share some of our latest TV binges, which include the always problematic and drama filled dating reality shows....
08.05.2021
Okay, Now We're Saying No
This week, we start off by checking in on the scandalous news surrounding Netflix's Selling Sunset. Black Selling Sunset hive, we need to form a hashtag quickly! Then, we unpack the always relevant conversation inspired by Naomi Osaka and Simone Biles:...
07.22.2021
Okay, Let's Talk About Some of Y'alls Tweets
On this week’s episode, we catch up on more plans that the universe won't allow us to have. And by the universe, we mean us not getting our passports updated in time for our summer trips. Then we unpack a...
07.08.2021
Okay, Is It Music Festival Szn?
On this week’s episode, we gush over what it was like to see each other in person for the first time since the pandemic. We also chat about how it feels to see live music performances again. Then, we talk...
06.24.2021
Okay, Call 1-800-HOT-GIRL
On this episode, we check in with Sylvia about her trip to Hawaii and hear all about Scottie’s very Black Juneteenth. Then, we open the phone lines for the Hot Girl Hotline. We’ll be talking with some of the baddest...
06.10.2021
Okay, Harper Stewart Was The Worst Best Man
On this episode, we start by checking in on some of the new Netflix shows we’ve been watching: “My Love,” “In Our Mothers’ Gardens” and “High on the Hog.” Then we do a deep-dive into two of the messiest 90s...
05.27.2021
Okay, Truth Is We're Tired (with Michelle Buteau)
On this episode, we start by checking in on our current moods and how we’re feeling now that we’re back outside. Spoiler: we're already tired. Then, we chat with the forever funny Michelle Buteau about how comedy has become her...
05.13.2021
Okay, Meet Our Mamas (with Elizabeth Okwirry and Shaila Scott)
On this episode, we've got a mama takeover! Our moms join us to check in about motherhood and the expectations they had for us growing up. Then, we challenge our mamas to some trivia questions to see just how well they...
04.29.2021
Okay, We're Trying To Keep The Faith (with Kim Fields and Tia Mowry)
On this episode, we start by checking in on how we're holding up after a month of more breaking news than our newsfeeds (and our spirits) could handle. Then, we chat with Black sitcom legends Kim Fields and Tia Mowry! They...
04.15.2021
Okay, Are Y’all Ready For The Colorism Convo? (with Dr. Yaba Blay)
04.01.2021
Okay, Let's Be Kinder To Our Bodies
On this episode, we check-in about the outside world slowly opening back up just in time for summer! Then, we spend the rest of the episode reflecting on how lockdown has made us think about body image. We also trace the...
03.18.2021
Okay, Our Past Selves Have Something To Say
On this episode, we check-in about Beyonce's record-setting night at the Grammys and Scottie's wig adventure. Then, we take a trip down memory lane and read some entries from our childhood diaries. We chat about how fearless our younger selves...
03.04.2021
Okay, Now Let This Play
On this episode, we check-in about the one-year anniversary of being stuck in the house. We miss outside, y'all! Then, we spend the rest of the episode talking about the albums by Black women that have shaped us. Warning: There's...
02.18.2021
Okay, This Is The Heartbreak Hotel (with Damson Idris)
On this episode, we start by checking in on how we celebrated Valentine's Day. Hint: it included watching a whole lot of romcoms. Then, we flip from the lovey dovey talk to our very first heartbreak stories. We share what went...
02.04.2021
Okay, We Ride At Dawn (with Zendaya)
On this episode, we start by checking in on what happened in the month that we've been on our lil' hiatus. And since most of that time was spent with Jazmine Sullivan's “Heaux Tales” on repeat, we just had to...
01.28.2021
Okay, Now Listen: Season 2 Trailer
WE BACK, BABY! Get ready for an all-new season of Okay, Now Listen featuring Scottie Beam and Sylvia Obell! Come for their hottest takes, stay for the conversations with your favorite celebrities. And, of course, we'll have more White people names...
12.24.2020
Okay, So That Was This Year?
On this episode, we start by reveling in the fact that there's only one week left in the year (but we still have our guard up). Then, we give out superlatives to some of our favorite television shows and VERZUZ...
12.10.2020
Okay, Now Watch Me Throw It Back
On this episode, we start by showing our appreciation to listeners who included Okay, Now Listen on their year-end top podcast lists (thank you!!). Then, we pull back the curtain and share some segments that we recorded during the development...
11.26.2020
Okay, Who Made The Potato Salad?!
On this episode, we start by getting Scottie's highly-anticipated review of the movie “Home Alone” and Sylvia talks about devouring Season 4 of Netflix's “The Crown.” Then, we host a Friendsgiving with Brandon 'Jinx' Jenkins and Darian Harvin and talk about...
11.12.2020
Okay, The Whites Can Go
On this episode, we start by checking in on what was possibly the longest week of all of our lives. Then, we chat about a few of our favorite white TV shows that we might actually want to take with us...
10.29.2020
Okay, Check On Your HBCU Friends
This week, Scottie and Sylvia start the show with a cuffing season check-in. Then, they process their feelings on a year without homecoming and reminisce on their HBCU experiences! Come for the do's and don'ts for future homecoming's, stay for...
10.15.2020
Okay, Don't Hate The Player, Hate The Game
On this episode, we start with Scottie discussing her arrival into the 30s club and what she has to look forward to. Then, we chat about the upcoming cuffing season and the play by play points on how to build...
10.01.2020
Okay, Are You Protecting Black Women Or...
On this episode, we check in with ourselves and fellow Black women about the weight of the world in light of the verdict of Breonna Taylor. Then, we define what coping looks like for us right now and some ways...
09.17.2020
Okay, Cheers To Auntiechella and Mara Brock Akil
On this episode, we start by giving praise to the glory that was Gladys Knight and Patti LaBelle's Verzuz battle. Then, we chat about Girlfriends and Being Mary Jane; two shows that made us feel represented on screen and gave us...
09.03.2020
Okay, Let's Netflix and Chill
On this episode, we start off by checking in about Sylvia’s apartment-hunting adventures and Scottie’s itch to redecorate. Then, we chat about a few Netflix shows that we can't stop watching including two of our favorites, Moesha and The Game. Josh...
08.20.2020
Okay, Let's Dive Into The WAP (with Tyomi Morgan)
On this episode, we start off by chatting about Cardi B's newest single with Meg Thee Stallion, “WAP,” and what new sex goals the lyrics have given us.Then, we speak to sex educator Tyomi Morgan about how to achieve WAP...
08.06.2020
Okay, Now Let's Talk About Failure
On this episode, we check-in about big life changes — Sylvia’s cross country move and Scottie’s first baecation! Then, we get really real and open up about failures. We share how hardships in our lives and careers have led to our...
07.23.2020
Okay, It's Urgent As A MF (with Nia Long)
On this episode, we check-in about what phase we're really in when it comes to this quarantine. Then, we get our entire lives while in conversation with the one and only, Nia Long. She talks with us about her...
07.09.2020
Okay, Dating Is The Ghetto
On this episode, we begin with a major life update and an ode to our love for New York City. Then, we spend some time examining the ups and downs of the single life. How did we get here? Why...
06.25.2020
Okay, Y'all Daddies Is Fine (Plus A Spike Lee Joint)
On this episode, we decide to keep the spirit of Father's Day alive by ranking some of our favorite fine ass daddies (and the standards are quite high). Then, we chat with the one and only Spike Lee about his newest...
06.11.2020
Okay, Let's Keep It Two Virgils
On this episode, we chat about our weariness of the ways of the world (cue Solange's Weary). We share what's been the most challenging parts within the fight for Black justice while also highlighting the need to support the Black...
05.28.2020
Okay, Let's Talk Romance (with Issa Rae)
On this episode, we're feeling extra lovey dovey so we decided to check in about how quarantine is a very different experience for those of us who are boo'd up and those of us who are not. We also chat...
05.14.2020
Okay, Forever First Lady (with Nadia Hallgren)
On this episode, we remember the lives of Andre Harrell, Little Richard, and Betty Wright, three legends we lost this past week. We also give thanks to Erykah Badu and Jill Scott for offering us some love and warmth during...
04.30.2020
Okay, Our Mics Are On
DISCLAIMER: This episode was recorded before the gift that is Beyoncé on the Savage remix. Please still listen, y'all. Allow us to introduce ourselves! We're kicking off Okay, Now Listen, with an introduction on who we are and a little...

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Okay, Now Listen episodes:

Okay, Now We're Saying Goodbye

Okay, The Queen Has Arrived (with Golda Rosheuvel)

Okay, We're Reclaiming Our Softness (with Heather Headley)

Okay, Back To Reality (with Lauren Speed-Hamilton)

Okay, Now Listen: Season 3 Trailer

Okay, '21 Was Savage

Okay, Da Art of Gift Giving

Okay, Let's Get You A Roster

Okay, Time For A Hot Take On Thanksgiving

Okay, Now We're Listening to 'Back Issue'

Okay, We're Choosing Violence

Okay, Now We Live! (with Jazmine Sullivan)

Okay, The B.A.P.S. Are Back In Town

Okay, Dear Black People (with Ashley Blaine Featherson-Jenkins)

Okay, This Episode Is Going Viral

Okay, 2001 Changed Us Forever

Okay, Love Is Blind And So Are We To These White Films

Okay, Now We're Saying No

Okay, Let's Talk About Some of Y'alls Tweets

Okay, Is It Music Festival Szn?

Okay, Call 1-800-HOT-GIRL

Okay, Harper Stewart Was The Worst Best Man

Okay, Truth Is We're Tired (with Michelle Buteau)

Okay, Meet Our Mamas (with Elizabeth Okwirry and Shaila Scott)

Okay, We're Trying To Keep The Faith (with Kim Fields and Tia Mowry)

Okay, Are Y’all Ready For The Colorism Convo? (with Dr. Yaba Blay)

Okay, Let's Be Kinder To Our Bodies

Okay, Our Past Selves Have Something To Say

Okay, Now Let This Play

Okay, This Is The Heartbreak Hotel (with Damson Idris)

Okay, We Ride At Dawn (with Zendaya)

Okay, Now Listen: Season 2 Trailer

Okay, So That Was This Year?

Okay, Now Watch Me Throw It Back

Okay, Who Made The Potato Salad?!

Okay, The Whites Can Go

Okay, Check On Your HBCU Friends

Okay, Don't Hate The Player, Hate The Game

Okay, Are You Protecting Black Women Or...

Okay, Cheers To Auntiechella and Mara Brock Akil

Okay, Let's Netflix and Chill

Okay, Let's Dive Into The WAP (with Tyomi Morgan)

Okay, Now Let's Talk About Failure

Okay, It's Urgent As A MF (with Nia Long)

Okay, Dating Is The Ghetto

Okay, Y'all Daddies Is Fine (Plus A Spike Lee Joint)

Okay, Let's Keep It Two Virgils

Okay, Let's Talk Romance (with Issa Rae)

Okay, Forever First Lady (with Nadia Hallgren)

Okay, Our Mics Are On