The Swirl World Podcast Host Michelle Matthews Calloway is joined by Mark Custard, Editor of TSW Men’s Podcast. Together, they converse with Alida Wright Sharp, a veteran Swirler who has been married for 32 years.

Alida, her husband Tom and their two sons formerly lived in Russia. She and Tom now live in Belize working for DBR, a ministry for sexually exploited women.

Alida is also a singer with a new CD coming out soon.

Alida shares her views on the viability of Black women traveling and living abroad. 

Would you travel for love – or at least for an adventure?

Lorraine Spencer, Interracial Blogging Pioneer, Dating Coach and self-described "Information Broker," engages in a pre-podcast chat with The Swirl World Podcast co-host Michelle Matthews Calloway about a decision she made in her youth to quit her job and move to  Alaska to attend college.  

 Lorraine is the publisher of the Swirling and Marriage blog and also posts on Beyond Black & White under the name "Swirl Queen." 

Has your family ever done you wrong? When it happened, did other family members try to act like YOU were the problem?

Lorraine Spencer, Interracial Blogging Pioneer, Dating Coach and self-described "Information Broker," rejoins The Swirl World Podcast hosts Michelle Matthews Calloway and Adrienne London Leachto discuss her new book, When Family Does You Wrong. Lorraine shares the riveting story of how she and her family lost their home and possessions, and were forced to start over – all as the result of being deceived by a family member.

 Lorraine is the publisher of the Swirling and Marriage blog and also posts on Beyond Black & White under the name "Swirl Queen." 

The Swirl World Podcast hosts Michelle Matthews Calloway and Adrienne London Leach reunite with their good friend and fellow interracial blogger Mrs. Eugenia Berg, vlogger, blogger and publisher of "Married Girl In A Weird World." 

Adrienne, Eugenia and Michelle each share their take on what constitutes “cray-cray” in dating – crazy habits and "first date" shenanigans that kill a relationship before it even begins. Texting, stalking, random behavior - !

The conversation got so good they decided to break it up into two parts. This is Part Two.

Are YOU cray-cray? Stay tuned and find out!

The Swirl World Podcast hosts Michelle Matthews Calloway and Adrienne London Leach reunite with their good friend and fellow interracial blogger Mrs. Eugenia Berg, vlogger, blogger and publisher of "Married Girl In A Weird World." 

Adrienne, Eugenia and Michelle each share their take on what constitutes “cray-cray” in dating – crazy habits and "first date" shenanigans that kill a relationship before it even begins, much less lead to marriage.

The conversation got so good they decided to break it up into two parts. This is Part One.

So, are YOU cray-cray? Stay tuned and find out!

The Swirl World Podcast hosts Michelle Matthews Calloway and Adrienne London Leach interview Mechal Renée Roe, author of Happy Hair.

Happy Hair is a call and response picture book that promotes positive self-esteem and hair love to girls of all ages. Happy Hair covers different shades and hair types all while being fun and fashionable!

 Roe’s book is a celebration of the uniqueness of natural hair, and all of its styles. This book is the foundation to building Happy Hair in young girls, thus enabling them to grow up into women who will fully embrace their unique beauty.

Happy Hair can be purchased on Amazon and Barnes & Noble. Individual signed copies can be purchased by emailing the author.

Have you ever wondered at what age a White man realizes he’s into Black women? Today’s guest, Link A. Valiant, informed The Swirl World Podcast hosts Michelle Matthews Calloway and Adrienne London Leach that he came to this realization between the ages of 18-19, and he began to date interracially (in other words, he started Swirling!).

Link is a singer, songwriter and producer hailing from Chicago, IL. At the end of the show, he even sings a few bars from a ballad that he wrote – a Black woman is his muse, of course!

Divorced - or in the process of getting a divorce? Do you have a friend or relative who is facing divorce? Well, there is LIFE after divorce!

The Swirl World Podcast co-host Michelle Matthews Calloway converses with Wilma Jones, Founder/Publisher of the Living Happier After blog and Founder/Leader of the Living Happier After Facebook Community.

Jones is a speaker and author of the book, Living Happier After: 20 Women Talk About Life After Divorce. Her goal is motivating and empowering women to live better, not bitter, after divorce.

The conversation treads into some deep waters - covering the themes of affairs, deceit, betrayal, change,  forgiveness, healing, self care, moving forward and truly living happily after.

 The Swirl World Team Members Patrick Browne, Michelle Matthews Calloway, Mark Custard and Adrienne London Leach engaged in a freewheeling conversation concerning the differences in men and women’s views on Dating, Mating and Relating 101. 

This is Part 2.

The Swirl World Team Members Patrick Browne, Michelle Matthews Calloway, Mark Custard and Adrienne London Leach engage in a freewheeling conversation concerning the differences in men and women’s views on Dating, Mating and Relating. Hilarity ensues – yet the foursome shares thought-provoking insights on relationships.

The conversation was so good, it had to be broken up into two parts! This is Part 1.