Two Bees In A Pod

The Bees are joined by Teresa Morcho, founder and CEO of Stud Model Project. Teresa discusses her work to create a diverse and inclusive network for stud models from around the world, in an industry where such representation is lacking. She also shares her journey as a Cameroonian immigrant in the US, prejudice against LQBTQ individuals in the community, and the choice to living authentically as oneself.

*This episode includes discussions about sex and may not be suitable for children*

Chapters

00:00 Introduction and Cameroonian Snacks

05:38 Teresa's Journey as an Immigrant

12:46 Stud Model Project and its Inspiration

29:10 The Origins and Meaning of the Term 'Stud'

35:09 Representation and Identity

40:32 Exploring Gender Roles and Relationships

46:16 Homophobia in the Cameroonian Community

50:13 Representation and Safe Spaces for Queer Africans

56:04 Empowering Androgynous and Masculine-Presenting Models

The Bees are joined by Helen Nde, curator of Mythological Africans. Helen shares insights on myths, folktales, and spiritual practices across the continent, and the impact of colonization on the preservation and dissemination of this knowledge. We discuss the perspectives of Africans on our collective culture, and what we choose to reject or accept as culturally authentic.

We're back with a second season of our podcast and we have visuals! (Check out our YouTube for full length videos and IG for reels).

In this episode we're catching up on what we got up to on our break, world events, and internet nonsense.

Warning: this episode includes mentions of domestic and sexual violence.

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It's our season finale! This week we're celebrating Bee Lola's birthday, a majestic solar eclipse, and 26 episodes of this incredible journey. We're so grateful for all your support, feedback, and for coming along with us as we strive to create content that is authentic, entertaining, thoughtful, and most of all the kind of podcast that we would love to tune in to every week. We look forward to the next season (after a short break), and continuing to build this community with you.

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The Bees give our takes on cultural representation in various art forms, and discuss our early influences and experiences with literature and film. We talk about the role of social media in exposing artists and content creators to a global audience.

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The Bees review our March Book Of The Month, "Honey and Spice" by Bolu Babalola. We compare our reactions to this genre of romance, discuss familiar themes of second generation immigrant experiences, and some lessons we took away from the characters' stories.

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This week the Bees are catching up on recent events in U.S. and international news, as well as other unserious matters that have been trending on social media.

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In honor of Women's History Month, The Bees share the stories of four women we think everyone should know, and talk about more.

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To kick off Women's History Month, the Bees discuss our views on the history and current state of feminism. We share our perspectives on trending online discussions and how that may be impacting women's views on feminism.

(This conversation was centered around cishet women and heteronormative relationships, as that is the limited pool of experience from which we draw, and we acknowledge that there is much more to be said on queer women's experiences).

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