The More Melanin Podcast

After another long hiatus we got together to catch up, so let’s call this the beginning of Season 3! We chatted about romantic relationships, communication, and some of the labels/expectations that are put on us as Black women living in “Canada”. We also touched on some some important issues we care about so the following are some links you can follow for more information. To find out more about migrant workers in Canada go here: https://linktr.ee/MigrantWorkersAlliance?utm_source=linktree_profile_share

After a two month unplanned hiatus we are back! We dove right in with our takes on some current topics like the recent shootings in America, abortion, and sexual abuse allegations in the church. Buckle up and enjoy this extra long episode 🙏🏾

As promised Lydia caught up on Love is Blind. Reviewing the show lead to a conversation about Fatphobia. Later we talked about what it means to be creative. Follow our socials: @themoremelaninpodcast @lydiustheemaximus @rhondaadaoradesigns @mumshealthjournee

We reflected on how we are processing evolving events in the world and our mental health. We then covered a few reality TV love shows!

The convoy is still happening, so you know we had to talk about that. We touched on appropriation and assimilation. And then we get into it about Valentine’s Day!

In this episode we discuss in depth our concerns about the “Freedom Convoy” movement, as we try to understand how friends, family and others around us are responding to it as well. There are many complexities involved and we managed to touch on a few. We ended off with some fun movie recommendations! Follow us on IG for more: @themoremelaninpod

As Ontario started up another lockdown. We had to get into it about the pandemic and what 2022 holds with another year of this. We’ll get through together!

We share holiday traditions, best songs and movies of the Christmas season, and our hopes for 2020 too (2022)

Listening to Adele’s album sparked a conversation about divorce: how people get to that, the relationships it impacts, and it’s taboo nature in secular and religious settings.

If you’ve ever heard a Christian say that their beliefs are about a relationship not a religion this episode explains a bit of what that looks like and explores the relevancy of Jesus in 2021.