The Thinking Thick Podcast

In the second episode of season two, your co-hosts Amaris and Lola discuss all anxieties surrounding first dates and what comes after. Should I text first? Are we mutually ghosting each other? How aware is he of his past dating traumas and is he actively working on them? We talk about it all! 

Online dating is never easy and is filled with do's and don'ts that no one ever tells you! On the first episode of Season 2 of The Thinking Thick Podcast, your hosts talk about what they don't like seeing on guys profiles and what guys shouldn't do when online dating. Get inside the female mind and finally hear some of don'ts through our stories.

Let's talk about one of our favorite topics: Dating! Episode 8 is here and we are talking all things Dating Apps. Your co-hosts, Amaris and Lola, dive into the topic and explore their thoughts on dating in today's technologically linked world. How have dating apps like Tinder, Hinge and Bumble changed the dating game? Are millennial's moving in the right direction with the invention of dating apps or are we sabotaging any chance we might have of developing meaningful connections with people? Pick our brains as we talk about the dreaded ghosting, our experiences on Tinder and hear our worst online dating experiences! 

In the seventh episode of The Thinking Thick Podcast, we are revisiting stereotypes . This time, however, we are taking a deeper dive into some stereotypes that have been applied to black Americans and Hispanics. Your hosts, Amaris and Lola will discuss how they believe these stereotypes negatively impact other individuals as well as themselves.

In the sixth episode of the Thinking Thick Podcast we are bringing up stereotypes! What are some stereotypes for Latina Women? What about Black women? Do we fit them? Your co-hosts, Amaris and Lola, self-reflect on themselves and the stereotypes that people place on us.

Body insecurities, we all have them. From "Thinking" our thighs are too big or our hairline is weird looking, to even being extremely self conscious about our height, they are different for everyone but the concept is universal. In the fifth episode of the "Thinking Thick" Podcast we talk about our own insecurities, where they stem from and how we are counteracting the negative thoughts in our heads. 

In the fourth episode of the "Thinking Thick Podcast," we talk about the idea that a plus-size woman cannot look for a partner that is the "whole package." Do we want a nice, sweet, caring partner? Or do we want someone who we find attractive? Why are we told that our ideal partner cannot have both the personality we desire and the looks we are attracted to? We talk about and try to make sense of our real life personal experiences, our friends reactions to our past partners, how society portrays plus-size women dating versus plus-size men, and much more! 

Dating...it is already complicated for everyone but what is it like to date white men when you are a woman of color? 

From our preferences, to how our families react, In this episode we talk about our experiences "Dating White" and everything that goes with it. 

In the second episode of The Thinking Thick Podcast, we are discussing the times that people tell us we have "such a beautiful face." Is it a compliment? Are we reading too much into it? The idea of hearing "you have such a beautiful face" brings up a lot of feelings, so lets talk about it!

Season 1: Episode 1 of "The Thinking Thick Podcast."

In "Hi, Nice To Meet You," you get to meet your hosts, Amaris and Lola. Get to know the women behind the mic that are probably eating cookies and drinking wine while recording this very introductory episode in a Chicago apartment.

Podcast Soundtrack: "Island Chill Out" by Kabbalistic Village.