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This multi episode podcast series will focus on engaging conversation as we explore pop culture, literature, film, and current events through the lens of the contemporary African American aunt. For ex... more
FAQs about The Chocolate Auntie Podcast:How many episodes does The Chocolate Auntie Podcast have?The podcast currently has 13 episodes available.
May 08, 2025Season 2 Episode 1 - Badge of Shame: Childfree, Childless or Carefree“You ain’t got no kids!” This episode probes the complicated emotions that come with the child status of African American auntie. For some, to be childfree is a badge ofshame in a society that values being a mother. This episode will unpack what it means to willingly love the children of others when you have none of your own. ...more28minPlay
January 29, 2023Chocolate Auntie Podcast Episode 11- A Conversation about Poetry (part 2)This episode concludes the 2 part series where Tarrant County College students discuss poetry with me and poet LL Burke....more23minPlay
December 24, 2022Chocolate Auntie Podcast Episode 10 - A Conversation about PoetryThis week's episode is the first of a two part series featuring a discussion with students from my college English class about the poetry of L.L. Burke. As an added surprise, the poet joins the conversation. ...more29minPlay
October 03, 2022Chocolate Auntie Podcast Episode 9 - Lessons from The Woman KingThis episode features Auntie Wanda discussing intersections of sisterhood and strength in the box office hit The Woman King....more31minPlay
August 29, 2022Chocolate Auntie Podcast Episode 8 -Interview with best selling author Michelle Stimpson (part 2)This episode concludes our conversation with author Michelle Stimpson about using aunts as characters in her books as well as her personal experiences as a niece and an aunt. ...more28minPlay
August 22, 2022Chocolate Auntie Podcast Episode 7 - Interview with best selling author Michelle Stimpson (Part 1)This episode is part 1 of a 2 part interview featuring Essence best-selling author Michelle Stimpson. We discuss how her aunts influenced her writing as her personal life. We also discuss how she used aunts as important characters in her ground-breaking Christian fiction novel Divas of Damascus Road....more30minPlay
August 15, 2022Chocolate Auntie Podcast Episode 6 - Tia LisetteThis episode features a discussion with Dr. Lisette Blanco-Cerda about her experiences as an aunt from the Latino/Chicano perspective. She shares compelling details about her relationship with her nephew and how she was influenced by her "Tias" growing up. ...more31minPlay
August 08, 2022Chocolate Auntie Podcast Episode 5 - Interview with journalist Cheryl Smith (part 2)This is part 2 of a conversation with National Association of Black Journalist Hall of Fame inductee Cheryl Smith. In this episode we explores the importance of having a strong support system as a custodial aunt and the legacy she has created with her nieces and nephew. ...more35minPlay
August 01, 2022Chocolate Auntie Podcast Episode 4 - Interview with journalist Cheryl Smith (Part 1)This episode is an intriguing conversation with publisher, veteran journalist and National Association of Black Journalist Hall of Fame Inductee Cheryl Smith. In this episode, Cheryl describes her experiences as a custodial aunt to her nieces and nephew and how being an aunt impacted her personally and professionally. This episode is part one of a two part series. ...more35minPlay
July 25, 2022Chocolate Auntie Podcast - Episode 3 (Guest Aunt 'Nora)The episode is an interview I did with my Aunt 'Nora about her experiences as an aunt and how she influenced my aunting lifestyle. ...more15minPlay
FAQs about The Chocolate Auntie Podcast:How many episodes does The Chocolate Auntie Podcast have?The podcast currently has 13 episodes available.