When Magic Happens

When Magic Happens

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When Magic Happens episodes

  • The Come Up with Kieanji Williams

    We all want to dream big and reach the mountaintop, but how do you deal when you’re stuck in the valley of it all? This week Cheryle, Jennifer and Taylor recount their struggle-bus eras and the ups and the downs in their careers. Then, we hear from Kieanji Williams, CEO and founder of NAKX, an independent film-streaming start-up, who tells us why she isn’t worried about the nay-sayers and why she lets proof tell the story.

    37 min
  • Body-ody-ody-ody with Michaela Duerson

    Slim-thick, bean pole, pear, apple – how has your body been categorized? Cheryle, Jennifer and Taylor discuss body image and their relationships to their bodies over time. Then, we hear from Michaela Duerson, a plus-size model, talent agent, photographer and former gymnast, who explains the importance of appreciating our bodies at their many stages and why everyone is wrong.

    34 min
  • Dolla dolla bills, y’all with Markia Brown

    How exactly do you make a dollar out of 15 cents? We attempt to answer this question and more this week as we discuss all things money honey! Jennifer, Cheryle and Taylor share their stories on entrepreneurship, wealth-building and new approaches to making that coin in the age of technology. Plus, they talk with financial educator Markia Brown about getting your finances in order ASAP.

    25 min
  • Whip my hair with AJ Johnson
    The crackle of a hot comb, the sting of creamy crack, the wash ‘n’ go
    turned wash and fro – Black women’s hair has seen it all. This week, Cheryle,
    Jennifer and Taylor get follicles-deep into hair malfunctions, hair journeys, and
    beyond-hair stories.
    Then, we hear from celebrity hair stylist AJ Johnson, who’s styled the best of the
    best, and he busts all your hair myths and teaches us how to practically get wiggy
    with it.
    32 min
  • Relationshipping with Tennesha Wood

    “And I am telling you, I’m not going,” a young Effie White once said. And let’s be real, we’ve all been dream girls, tethered to relationships way past their expiration date. This week, Jennifer, Taylor and Cheryle talk about why they stayed in relationships that weren’t working, why they eventually left, and new approaches to dating that shake things up.


    Then Jennifer talks with Tennesha Wood, matchmaker and founder of The Broom List, a matchmaking firm that serves Black, marriage-seeking professionals. She shares her personal love story, sheds light on why we stay in dysfunction, and tells us what your dating app profile reveals about you. If you’ve been waiting to exhale, then shoop shoop.

    30 min
  • Use that ambition with Kim Foxx
    We’ve all heard the tired saying “be twice as good to get half.” This week
    Cheryle, Jennifer and Taylor talk about weaponized ambition and finding motivation
    at different phases in life. Then, Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx reflects on
    her political journey, the battles she’s fought behind closed doors and the things
    that keep her rooted throughout the challenges of public-facing ambition.
    32 min
  • Coming soon: When Magic Happens
    When the tea is hot, where do you spill it? If your answer is the group
    chat, then look no further, because the group chat just added three new members.
    Introducing When Magic Happens, a new podcast by WBEZ Chicago, where
    intergenerational convos of love and laughter collide. Three Black women – Cheryle,
    Jennifer, and Taylor. Three generations. No filters.
    1 min

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Three Black women. Three generations. No filters.