the PIGMENTED podcast: Recent Episodes
PIGMENTED
We had such an eye-opening and heart-warming conversation with our beloved mothers about what it’s like to be a mom, and be a mom to Black children, specifically.
We sure hope y’all enjoy this episode and take a nugget of wisdom or two.
Kim and Em are joined with their cousins (Miranda and Serena) this week to chat about some of the nuances of Black culture. We shared a lot of laughs y'all and we hope you enjoy!
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Also check out Miranda's podcast when it drops (we'll make sure to give a shoutout on IG when that happens!)
We hope you enjoy the soothing sounds of Emily's voice as she recites a poem (rather a love letter) she was inspired to write after our last episode.
To the black woman who defies the odds
Who loves, works and struggles for a cause
We pray God blesses you
With strength, wisdom and knowledge of the truth...
In this conversation, the two of us dive into some things that have been on our hearts and minds lately regarding the life we live in the skin that we’re in.
In this week's episode, we had the ever-therapeutic opportunity to speak with a friend, Brittany about the highs and lows of taking care of Black hair.
1A, 1B, 1C...2A, 2B, 2C...3A, 3B, 3C...4A, 4B, 4C...Nope, this is not a top secret encrypted code. IYKYK. And if you don’t know… oh what a friend we have in google!
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Patricia Shirley brings the fire today on this week's episode... Make sure to check out her music on Spotify and visit her website at https://patriciashirleysings.com/ to learn more!
Stay blessed y'all.
Ayye, we're back and we’re starting with the [wo]man in the mirror. Tune in for a conversation on everything y’all asked us to talk about...
In this episode we had a deep conversation and reflection on the Black And Free research-Creation Project that Emily was apart of. Make sure to check it out on YouTube y'all!- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-RFXFI6zHI
We also opened up about some of our shared hardships as black women and this may be a heavy one… but we hope you enjoy.
Lots of love.
The skin you're in, the voice you have, the age and life stage that you're at and other aspects that make up who you are...that is your microphone!
Make sure to check out our guest Alicia's IG page: @AWVows as well as her website: https://www.amourwords.com/
For you engaged couples out there, Alicia would love to coach you in crafting memorable and meaningful wedding vows!
We enjoyed reminiscing on some childhood moments with our good friend, Faith and Kim's brother, Jayson. Hopefully this episode puts a smile on your face y'all!
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In this episode we chatted with Emily’s uncle Jonathan and Dr. Christopher Taylor about tokenism, fried chicken and watermelon.
In this week's episode we dive into topics surrounding 2020, what we perceived to be 2020.5, priorities, mental health, and what it means (from our perspectives) to have a child-like faith.
We hope you enjoy and if you want to hear more from Brandon and some other amazing leaders, make sure to check out Slate Church (on Youtube and Instagram).
Join us in a conversation with our friends Rachel and Candice, as we chat about our experiences being Black women in white spaces.
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Track: Waves Music
composed and recorded by Oak Studios Creative Commons
Attribution ND 4.0
https://youtu.be/x03r4Hn8trk
In today's episode, Emily and Kim talk Hunger Games, lockdown blues and outline some key moments in their hair journeys.
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In this episode, our friend Grace shared some of her wisdom and experiences as a Korean-Canadian woman in North America, and a bit about her journey with racism and learning how to forgive.
Tune into this conversation where we discussed past and present cases of injustice against Asian communities and women. We hope that this chat can help bring both awareness and healing to those in need of it most.
Today, we were joined with Dr. Naila Keleta-Mae and had a great reflective discussion on cultural identity. We learned so much from this and we hope you will too! Seriously y’all...Bring your notebook and a pen!
Also, follow this link to find more information on Dr. Naila Keleta-Mae's work on the Black And Free Research-Creation project: https://uwaterloo.ca/news/arts/being-black-and-free-21st-century
Today, we had a candid chat about self-confidence, our experiences as black women, and shared some of our thoughts surrounding current events.
Link to the playlist Emily made: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3J7GD70Sd38faSZAahq0vn?si=AzOtgGzBSYybO0YdK2gE_Q
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This week, we took time to discuss ideas surrounding the topic of love, that are sure to leave you with some food-for-thought...
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Today, we took a moment to share some original poetry which has helped us move forward in our journey of healing. We hope you enjoy.
Today, we had a candid and thought-provoking chat with Dr. Christopher Taylor who is a Lecturer in the Department of History at the University of Waterloo.
We hope this conversation will challenge and encourage you!