Pontificating

Pontificating

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Pontificating episodes

  • A Letter to Our Able-Bodied Selves
    "25 years ago I met my best friend, Rosa. She was a "Wild Child," a risk taker, a rule breaker, musician. She was funny, unfiltered, unstoppable, incredibly intelligent, and insightful. All these years I can proudly say she is that same person and so much more. She just happens to be disabled now." -Aja
    This week join the Ladies of Pontificating as they sit down during Disability Awareness Month to chat with Rosa Henriquez Esq, and discuss how her life has changed since being diagnosed with ALS.
    ALS Clinic
    ADA Compliance
    1 hr 24 min
  • Flash floods, Pick up trucks, the Show Me State & Beyoncé???!!!!!!

    This episode should be titled “Planes, Trains & Automobiles”!

    What happens when Aja & Ty are overworked and at the end of their rope? Find out this episode. Here’s a hint: they took the super scenic route to the concert of the year and they’re DYING to tell you all about it!


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    57 min
  • Parent or "One of my Little Friends”?
    Lets go over the rules:
    What your parent says goes, they not one of your little friends, and they have sacrificed everything for you.
    Respectfully, I think the f**k not!!
    This week the Ladies of Pontificating discuss accepting their parents for who they are; a whole ass person outside of being a parenthood. Aja and Ty, go over the actions their parents that have shaped their lives and psyches.
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    1 hr 15 min
  • I'm a MUVA!
    The Ladies of Pontificating may never tackle motherhood in the traditional sense, but they love to give props to those who do. Join the ladies this week as they welcome two very special guests. Two muva's at seemingly opposite ends of the mothering journey, yet who have so much in common.
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    1 hr 8 min
  • All is Fair In Love and Basketball

    Q, Big Momma, Mia, Jody, Queen Mother... what do all these black characters have in common? They pulled the Damn wool over our eyes and the time for retribution has arrived.

    Join the Ladies of Pontificating this week and they break down cult classic's most memorable characters and expose them for the villains they are.

    Honorable mention to Elsa.


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    59 min
  • Eat the Rich! The Issue with Billionaires

    Do the Ladies of Pontificating want you to eat the Rich? Yes

    Are the Ladies of Pontificating attending the Beyonce' concert? Also yes!

    It's called Duality. Listen they didn't start the fire but sometimes they keep it burning.

    Join in this week's conversation as Ty and Aja talk about the impossibility of being an ethical billionaire. The Ladies of Pontificating spitball the better ways billionaires can spend their money... we only need but so many community centers.

    1 hr 10 min
  • A Return to Freedom (Pt2)

    Welcome back to part 2 of A Return to Freedom. The Ladies of Pontificating and their special guest Quana, continue their conversion about life behind prison walls. Quana shares some prison hacks with the ladies and has some words to share regarding how to treat those who have done their time.

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    1 hr 1 min
  • A Return to Freedom (Pt 1)
    A Conversation With a Formerly Incarcerated Woman.
    In 2021, the imprisonment rate for Black women was 62 per 100,000.
    Between 1980 and 2021, the number of incarcerated women increased by more than 525%, rising from a total of 26,326 in 1980 to 168,449 in 2021. 
    From 2000 to 2021 Black Women have gone from 205 to 62 (per 100,00) a 70% decrease
    Join the Ladies of Pontificating as they sit down with a very special guest, Quana, who served a prison sentence just shy of a decade. In this two part episode Ty and Aja go in depth about what it's like for Quana and many women imprisoned in America.
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    59 min
  • This Episode Should Have Been About Lizzo!

    If you've been listening long enough, then you know the Ladies of Pontificating are deep AF! And if you've been listening long enough, then you would also know they love some pop culture gossip. Joint Ty and Aja this week as they re-cap their pop culture moments of the past few weeks.


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    1 hr 4 min
  • The Good Guy Effect

    TW: 1 in 3 women have experienced physical or sexual violence — mostly by an intimate partner. When accounting for sexual harassment, this figure is even higher. I want you to take a wild guess who is doing the majority of assaulting. Not at all "Bad Men" are easy to spot. Sometimes it's the "Good Guy", the "Attractive Guy" or the "Nice Guy."

    Join the Ladies of Pontificating this week as they discuss the idea of the men who consider themselves the exception to the rule.


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    1 hr 12 min

About Pontificating

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2 friends from NYC on a weekly journey to decolonize their minds through conversation.