Educated and Highly Melanated: Recent Episodes
Constunce Brantley
Educated and Highly Melanated is a podcast about what the college experience is. It touches on relationships, social life, school work and how to juggle all of these before stepping out into the real world. Host Constunce Brantley and guests offer their insight and opinions on life as a college student.
Although its early in the year to be talking about Election, its good to keep up and stay up to date with everyone's positions who dropped and who is making their way to the top. This episode touches on what candidates have a black agenda, what they are doing to help and what they aren't.
Freshman year! What a ride and a time for growth. First, Tyler Townes, previous co-host, has graduated and we wish him the best in his future endeavors. We have three new guests: Marcus, Jo’ and Erika. We’re talking about our freshman years. Four black college students but with completely different experiences. This episode shows how diverse the community can be and how everyone's path is different. This episode brings different viewpoints that Educated and Highly melanated has never heard before!
On this episode of Educated & Highly Melanated, Tyler and I discuss how to prepare for after college. With Tyler graduating in the summer, we realized how important it is to have a plan after you graduate. We discuss post-grad depression, how to create a plan and the importance of being proactive regarding your plan. College students often have this fear of going back home after college or being broke but we wanted to touch on how all of those things are okay. Our listeners are not the only ones going through these fears and we wanted to inform our peers that, that’s how majority of us feel. Tune in to hear us unravel the truth!
On this episode of Educated & Highly Melanated Constance & I discuss the importance of networking, business decisions, & branding yourself. College students often have negative outlooks on these things so we wanted to inform our peers on the good. These are all valuable things that can help you reach the top. Tune in to hear us unravel the truth!
On episode two of Educated and Highly Melanated, Constunce and I discussed the hardships of being on your own in college and the pros and cons of social media. Getting your first apartment in college is all fun and games until you must choose between bills, a meal, or turning up. Social media can be a great way to communicate with your peers on and off campus, but it can also consume you if you let it. Listen closely to what we have to say. It can be quite beneficial.
On the first episode of Educated and Highly Melanated Tyler T and Constunce discuss the importance of healthy relationships and mental health in college students. Relationships in college can be lifelong or they can end before they even begin. Mentally, you need to know how to cope with everything your mind goes through. Listen to the personal experiences, tips, and advice discussed throughout this episode.