All Tea, No Shade

Anyone notice how shitty today's culture is at interpersonal skills? No one? We can't be the only ones. Well, we sit down and discuss the importance of developing these skills and try to figure out how the hell we got here. 2:09- How Was Your Week 8:00- Who Am I? 35:30- Featured Guest Interview 01:00-- The Main Sip 01:33- Advice 

4 men sit down and have a positive talk about Marriage. We think that's enough to explain this episode. Sip Sip.  

Is it easier or harder to find love during a pandemic? What can we do to better our chances to find love during the pandemic? We sit down and discuss the difficulty of finding love during  covid-19 existence. 

Jay & Elle sit down and try their hand at playing the card game Truth or Drink.

Continuing the conversation from last week's episode where we talked way too much in our season 4 premiere.  If you enjoy the show buy us a coffee. Sip Sip!

Season 4 debut of All Tea No Shade and well we got a little chatty and had to break this episode into two parts. We talk about Black Love, Black News and Black entertainment in honor of Black History Month. Enjoyed the show? Buy us a coffee:

In this episode we're talking about the societal disapprovals of men asking for a 50/50 relationship and for women wanting a man to be a financial provider. Is it wrong to want either? We sit down and discuss.

We recap the 2020 United States Presidential Election and of course we deliver the other segments that ya'll have grown to love. 

We lighten the mood with discussing some Black Culture moments from the game Black Card Revoked. We don't actually play the game we just discuss some of the information on the random cards we select and debate the options.

Are you addicted to social media? Most people will say no until they try to not go onto social media. Have you tried deleting apps and found yourself looking for the app minutes later? Elle and Jay sit down and talk about all aspects of media addiction. Sip Sip.

Traveling in 2020 is risky and globally it appears that people aren't traveling but are they? Are we? Are you? We sit down and have a conversation about our concerns with traveling during a pandemic and whether or not we'll be traveling again soon.

Black Culture is strong, successful, beautiful and influential and even though we're a force to be reckoned with in society there still remains some unfortunate truths about us being divided within in it. So we sit down and have a heart to heart conversation about certain topics in Black culture and about what causes the divide regarding said topics. Sip Sip!

The 2020 Pandemic has caused many economies to fall into a recession and has been the catalyst for high unemployment numbers in the United States and so we sit down and have a conversation about how we can save money during a pandemic, especially if you're unemployed. 

There are a lot of positive things about social media but let's keep it real, there are a lot of negative things about social media as well. And in this episode of ATNS we sit down and discuss some of our frustrations with featured guest Khalea Lynee who was a top contestant on The Voice.

We sit down and ask some silly would you rather questions that we found on the internet. Its a lighthearted episode that we think you'll enjoy. Sip Sip

Beauty standards have changed and evolved over the years not just for women but also men. Elle and Jay sit down and discuss what has changed for each gender and whether or not the beauty standards are causing self conscious issues within all of us.

What does happiness look like? What is the definition of happiness? Is happiness really possible in today's culture? We sit down and talk about the concept and construct of what happiness is and does Elle bounce back this week in That Sounds Familiar?

The most powerful demographic in the world and yet Black Women feel unprotected not only by society but by Black Men. Why is that? How did we get to this point and what can be done to help them feel more protected? Its a topic that needs to have a long conversation but we attempt a short conversation about it in this episode.

What causes arguments in relationships? How do we avoid certain relationship pitfalls when in disagreement? We sit down and have a conversation about verbal fighting in relationships.

We searched the internet for relationship submitted questions from people who were asking for advice. They don't know us and we don't know them, hell we don't even know if it's a real scenario but we do know this! We gonna talk about it and we gonna give our advice! Sip Sip!

We're deep into the quarantine life and some of us are kinda over it but sticking to the rules out of safety for others.  What about yourself? We're talking all things quarantine in this episode.

Are soul mates real? What exactly is a soul mate? We take a deep dive into the soul mates debate and Elle gets some advice in this week's unsolicited advice. 

We decided to revisit a topic we did back in 2018 with a slight variation to include a conversation around Mr. and Mrs Smith. Are unconventional relationships on the rise and what are our thoughts on the "entanglement" situation that Will and Jada had to address?

Consider this episode an homage to two heavy weights in the music industry as well as hip hop. Elle and Remy try stepping into the shoes of Jay Z and Drake in this verzuz battle. They each chose 20 songs to battle one another in this head to head battle. Who do you think will win? Jay Z (Elle) or Drake (Remy)? We also have a dope phone interview with special guest, Hip Hop Artist; Dynasty in this week's episode.

Its a deep dive into the Black Lives Matter movement and why it's so important to not just Black culture but White people and the world. The world is watching the United States and maybe just maybe 2020 is the year that really moves the dial of change. Also, Jay goes to a Nudist resort.......sipsip

Jay and featured guest Remy  sit back with some brews and talk about the different things going on in our life as Elle is getting some me time this week. We're talking relationships, dating, traveling and music. Sit back and sip as you listen to a good old honest conversation with the fellas.

We've all been there before. Join us this week as we discuss being toxic in relationships, identifying toxic relationships and moving on from toxicity. Grab an extra strong drink and lets start sippin' 

Does the friend zone exist? If so, how does one end up in the friend zone and can you get out of the friend zone once you're in? We're talking all things friend zone in this week's main sip. 

What do 50 Cent, Donald Trump, Christy Teigen and Rihanna all have in common? Petty clapbacks of course! In this episode we're talking petty celebrities and all things petty. And who do you think is the pettiest of the ATNS crew?

We live in a time where people swear they love when people keep it real and aren't politically correct but whenever someone gives their honest opinion there's always someone offended. Are we as a country being too sensitive, too insensitive or a little of both? We take a deep dive into the conversation. Sip Sip!

New Sip Session! And perfect timing now that the government has officially released footage of UFOs. Sippers, what conspiracy theories are real? Lets chat.    Episode available on all major streaming services.

An Aries, Gemini and Aquarius walk into a room.......Is there any truth to Astrology? Should people date or not date other people because of their Astrology sign? These three signs discuss, dissect and debate all of these questions and more as they find out what the stars says about their signs.

New Sip Session!!! Sza, Cardi B, Lil Wayne, Travis Scott, Alicia Keys, etc...what would you say is their #1 song? We battle it out during this Sip Session. Whose side are you on? 

New Sip Alert!!!! We're talking Modern Dating vs. Traditional Dating. If you could go back in time to date, would you? Why were marriages more successful back then? Was it love-based or need-based? Lets sip it out. #podcast

Lets talk about it sippers! We sit down and talk about the Netflix hit series Love is blind. We discuss the cast, what happened on the show and whether the show has changed our perspectives about how to go about finding love. What do you think? Is love blind?

We're living in a Global Pandemic at the moment and are being instructed to self quarantine and to do social distancing the best we can. We sit down with a full table (5 people) and discuss Covid-19 and Social distancing. 

From ratchetness to keyboard gangsters nothing is overlooked in Facebook groups and we're here to discuss the Good, The Bad and The Ugly in these groups and trust us...there's alot of ugly. Sip Sip!

Have you ever wonder what questions you could ask someone in order to grow closer to them? We tackle some love questions to see how the ATNS crew views life regarding these questions. Love is grand so sip sip!

When is the customer wrong? What would you do in certain situations where the customer is in the wrong but they think they're right? Elle ask a few different questions regarding expectations from a business perspective and the customer perspective. Sit back and listen to this in depth conversation about customer service, Gayle King and Jay ask for advice in the unsolicited advice segment. Sip Sip!

Sip sip hooray! New sip session out. We're talking #TerryCrews shade at Gabrielle Union, #GervontaDavis yanking his girl up out of #SuperBowl, a crazy unsolicited advice and you can test yourself with the main sip of the day, which is unknown blackity black history. Our ancestors were lit! We discuss all of this and more in this weeks episode of ATNS. #podcast #atns #blackhistorymonth #blackhistory

How is catfishing still a thing in modern times? With all the technology that exist you would think that fewer people would be dealing with the excruciating pain of meeting up with someone in person, only to be disappointed because they look nothing like they said or the pictures they sent. We discuss all of this and more in this weeks episode of ATNS. Sip Sip!

We're on episode 82 and we thought we'd take a minute to get to know one another a little more and to give you an opportunity to learn a little more about Jay, Elle and Shea.  So we're playing the card game "Do you know me" with a slight variation.  

We decided we needed to do a lighthearted episode and so we're playing a little bit of Black Trivia. Join in and see how many answer you get right.

What does Legacy mean today, how do we go about leaving a legacy and what if you don't have kids, does legacy matter? We tackle those questions and we also sip on a juicy topic in the unsolicited advice segment. 

We're discussing Colorism within the communities of color and the saying of not being black enough. Why do these two things exist and how can we as a planet do better in accepting all complexions regardless of what our hair looks like, how we talk or how we dress. 

Merry Christmas Sippers! Its our last episode of 2019 and our gift to you is an early release of this weeks episode in which we discuss sex trafficking, rape and policing women. Serious sippage we know but its a needed a conversation. Hopefully what we discuss will give you the strength to have this conversation with those you know.

2019 is wrapping up so we decided to recap some of the top events, movies, shows and songs from 2019.  We get shocked by one of our guest and his experience with an edible from this past week, he was lost in the sauce.

Forget what ya heard. We don't celebrate Trump over here. The orange one gets no love on ATNS and for the record this is our first episode ever that we're dedicating to politics but of course you know we have to discuss a few other shady topics as well as a heated "that sounds about right segment"

To many people want to be the victim instead of being the person admitting that they're reason things aren't working out. We need more personal ownership and less victimization in relationships. So in this episode the ATNS crew talk about taking ownership of our lives and what it means to us when we think about the saying "own your shit" and whether or not we know people who never take ownership.

There's always interesting topics on social media and in this episode of ATNS we pull some juicy post from strangers on social media and give our unsolicited advice about the scenario they've posted about. Is it good advice? Well we aren't so sure but you be the judge. 

Whats most important when thinking about marriage? Should we marry for love or should we marry for security? Do men marry for security as much as women do? And what exactly does it mean to marry for security? Soooo many questions....maybe enough time?