This week  your  hosts  Bridget Kelly and Mandii B  are joined by singer, songwriter, and producer  Alex Isley. The ladies have some grown (5:00), honest (25:00), and slightly toxic (47:00) conversations. Since it’s Friday we leave our audience with our weekly Friday Food For Thought (1:09:00). 
Grown: (5:00)

• The balance between motherhood and being a touring artist 
• Alex Isley’s At Home Tiny Desk episode 
• Finding a niche
• Going on Jay-Z’s college tour 

Honest: (25:00)

• Bridget confesses that she wants to make alternative R&B music 
• The physical copy era vs digital era of music 
• Alex’s desire to work on original projects for film/tv 
• Issa Rae and her amazing support/platform of local music artists

Slightly Toxic: (47:00)

• The dating “checklist” women create for their ideal partners
• Dating nonnegotiable

Songs played in this week’s episode:“Love Letter” x Alex IsleyContagious” x The Isley BrothersThink of Me x Alex Isley and Jack Dine Good & Plenty x Alex Isley Masego and Lucky Daye “Mine” x Alex Isley ft Jack DineWomen’s Work x Maxwell1 Thing” x Amerie—-----------------Sign up for the official “See The Thing Is…” PATREON for EXCLUSIVE access & additional content: www.patreon.com/seethethingispod NEW YOUTUBE CHANNEL : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDdNnbwgSEpZUj6fJNozz4wAdvertise with us on Gumball: https://gumball.fm/shows/see-the-thing-is/61781b15b8db6d491d3