HER With Amena Brown

Y'all. This is the last episode of HER with Amena Brown and I'm in my feelings. Tune in to hear what I've learned in our living room, what's next for me and my BIG THANK YOU to all of the listeners. To stay up to date on my creative work, subscribe to my Substack, follow me on Instagram, or check out my website amenabrown.com. To get transcripts, links, and details from each episode, check out the show notes. Thanks for listening and thanks for your support! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Y'all know what time it is! It's that time of year for playwright and journalist, Kelundra Smith and I to talk about our favorite TV happenings of 2023. Tune in to hear about the shows we'll miss, the drama we loved, and the documentaries we loved and loved to hate. To stay connected to Kelundra's work, please visit https://kelundra.com/.    To get transcripts, links, and details from each episode, check out the show notes. To continue your support of the podcast and my work, become a member of my Patreon community where you can get access to archived episodes, bonus episodes, and behind the scenes content. Follow me on Instagram and Twitter, for podcast clips, poetry quotes and random quips. For information on how to book me to speak or perform at an event, visit amenabrown.com. Thanks for listening and thanks for your support!  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Y'all it's my first LIVE episode of #HERwithAmena recorded in Atlanta at WABE studios and I was so excited to interview Emmy award winning journalist, host of NPR/WABE radio show A Closer Look, Rose Scott. Listen in as Rose and I talk hip hop, barbecue, knowing your voice, and how she navigates the tough times our world is in. To stay connected to Rose's work, visit https://www.wabe.org/people/rose-scott/.    To get transcripts, links, and details from each episode, check out the show notes. To continue your support of the podcast and my work, become a member of my Patreon community where you can get access to archived episodes, bonus episodes, and behind the scenes content. Follow me on Instagram and Twitter, for podcast clips, poetry quotes and random quips. For information on how to book me to speak or perform at an event, visit amenabrown.com. Thanks for listening and thanks for your support!  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Y'all asked me anything and I answered! Listen in as I answer YOUR questions about jumpsuits, sandwiches, God, and the creative process.    To get transcripts, links, and details from each episode, check out the show notes. To continue your support of the podcast and my work, become a member of my Patreon community where you can get access to archived episodes, bonus episodes, and behind the scenes content. Follow me on Instagram and Twitter, for podcast clips, poetry quotes and random quips. For information on how to book me to speak or perform at an event, visit amenabrown.com. Thanks for listening and thanks for your support!  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We are talking musical firsts with my friend and one of my favorite music artists, Chantae Cann. Listen in as jazz and soul artist, Chantae, shares about the CD she couldn't believe her dad bought for her, the process of making an album, and her new album and documentary debuting in 2024. To stay connected to Chantae's music, please visit https://www.chantaecann.com/.  To get transcripts, links, and details from each episode, check out the show notes. To continue your support of the podcast and my work, become a member of my Patreon community where you can get access to archived episodes, bonus episodes, and behind the scenes content. Follow me on Instagram and Twitter, for podcast clips, poetry quotes and random quips. For information on how to book me to speak or perform at an event, visit amenabrown.com. Thanks for listening and thanks for your support! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Yep. As promised this episode is about bras. Listen in for my bra journey and how I'm learning to find ways to be at home in my body.  To get transcripts, links, and details from each episode, check out the show notes. To continue your support of the podcast and my work, become a member of my Patreon community where you can get access to archived episodes, bonus episodes, and behind the scenes content. Follow me on Instagram and Twitter, for podcast clips, poetry quotes and random quips. For information on how to book me to speak or perform at an event, visit amenabrown.com. Thanks for listening and thanks for your support! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Yep, it's getting to be that time of year. For some people, it's a time of excitement, for other people, fall transitioning into winter can bring up a sense of dread. Both feelings are valid. Listen in as my friend, Kaitlin Curtice and I talk about her new children's book Winter's Gifts, and how she shifted her approach to commemorating the winter season. Kaitlin and I also discuss tips on how to opt-out of the holidays when you need to.    To get transcripts, links, and details from each episode, check out the show notes. To continue your support of the podcast and my work, become a member of my Patreon community where you can get access to archived episodes, bonus episodes, and behind the scenes content. Follow me on Instagram and Twitter, for podcast clips, poetry quotes and random quips. For information on how to book me to speak or perform at an event, visit amenabrown.com. Thanks for listening and thanks for your support! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

So excited to welcome my friend Dr. Chanequa Walker-Barnes to the HER living room! We discuss the importance of cake, joy, how to cultivate self-compassion, and Dr. Chanequa's new book, Sacred Self-Care: Daily Practices for Nurturing Our Whole Selves. Find out more about Dr. Chanequa's work at http://drchanequa.com. To get transcripts, links, and details from each episode, check out the show notes. To continue your support of the podcast and my work, become a member of my Patreon community where you can get access to archived episodes, bonus episodes, and behind the scenes content. Follow me on Instagram and Twitter, for podcast clips, poetry quotes and random quips. For information on how to book me to speak or perform at an event, visit amenabrown.com. Thanks for listening and thanks for your support! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Many women of color have experienced the double-edged sword of being first and/or only. This week, listen in on an enlightening conversation with CEO of Mercy Corps and the only African American woman at the help of a major international aid and development organization, Tjada D'Oyen McKenna. Tjada and I talk about snacks (obviously!), tips for women of color working in the nonprofit space, and how to support forgotten causes. To get transcripts, links, and details from each episode, check out the show notes. To continue your support of the podcast and my work, become a member of my Patreon community where you can get access to archived episodes, bonus episodes, and behind the scenes content. Follow me on Instagram and Twitter, for podcast clips, poetry quotes and random quips. For information on how to book me to speak or perform at an event, visit amenabrown.com. Thanks for listening and thanks for your support!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week we are back with a NEW episode and I'm excited to welcome bestselling author Kennedy Ryan into the HER living room! Listen in as Kennedy and I discuss favorite snacks, her favorite place to write, favorite cuss words, and Kennedy's journey to becoming a romance author. For more info about Kennedy's work visit: https://kennedyryanwrites.com/.   To get transcripts, links, and details from each episode, check out the show notes. To continue your support of the podcast and my work, become a member of my Patreon community where you can get access to archived episodes, bonus episodes, and behind the scenes content. Follow me on Instagram and Twitter, for podcast clips, poetry quotes and random quips. For information on how to book me to speak or perform at an event, visit amenabrown.com. Thanks for listening and thanks for your support!  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week I'm excited to talk with licensed psychologist, professor, poet, and author of Homecoming: Overcome Fear and Trauma to Reclaim Your Whole Authentic Self. Dr. Thema shares her favorite snacks, how poetry informs her work, tips for those considering therapy and the inspiration behind her new book. For more information about Dr. Thema, visit https://drthema.com. Please enjoy this episode from the HER Archives.  To get transcripts, links, and details from each episode, check out the show notes. To continue your support of the podcast and my work, become a member of my Patreon community where you can get access to archived episodes, bonus episodes, and behind the scenes content. Follow me on Instagram and Twitter, for podcast clips, poetry quotes and random quips. For information on how to book me to speak or perform at an event, visit amenabrown.com. Thanks for listening and thanks for your support!  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week I'm taking y'all behind the poetry and digging into my poem “Start With Your Roots.” Listen in as I share how Outkast's album Aquemini and my own southern upbringing inspired this poem. Please enjoy this episode from the HER Archives.  To get transcripts, links, and details from each episode, check out the show notes. To continue your support of the podcast and my work, become a member of my Patreon community where you can get access to archived episodes, bonus episodes, and behind the scenes content. Follow me on Instagram and Twitter, for podcast clips, poetry quotes and random quips. For information on how to book me to speak or perform at an event, visit amenabrown.com. Thanks for listening and thanks for your support!  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Yep, you read that right! This week I'm talking about UNDERWEAR and why I need coverage for both of my booty cheeks! Listen in for ways to navigate the various categories of underwear and why comfortable underwear is a great thing. Please enjoy this episode from the HER Archives.  To get transcripts, links, and details from each episode, check out the show notes. To continue your support of the podcast and my work, become a member of my Patreon community where you can get access to archived episodes, bonus episodes, and behind the scenes content. Follow me on Instagram and Twitter, for podcast clips, poetry quotes and random quips. For information on how to book me to speak or perform at an event, visit amenabrown.com. Thanks for listening and thanks for your support!  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week we are talking about FRIEEENNDDS!!! I discuss the importance of hobbies and hobby friends, why you need a friend who doesn't care if your house is clean, and how to navigate new friendships. Plus, the most helpful text messages to send (and receive) when friends are going through a hard time! Please enjoy this episode from the HER Archives.  To get transcripts, links, and details from each episode, check out the show notes. To continue your support of the podcast and my work, become a member of my Patreon community where you can get access to archived episodes, bonus episodes, and behind the scenes content. Follow me on Instagram and Twitter, for podcast clips, poetry quotes and random quips. For information on how to book me to speak or perform at an event, visit amenabrown.com. Thanks for listening and thanks for your support!  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week in the #HERwithAmena living room we are talking about the friends WE NEED: the cussing friend, the curator friend, the foodie friend, and the fashion friend! Listen in for why these friends are so valuable and to find out which of these you might be to your friends! Please enjoy this episode from the HER Archives.  To get transcripts, links, and details from each episode, check out the show notes. To continue your support of the podcast and my work, become a member of my Patreon community where you can get access to archived episodes, bonus episodes, and behind the scenes content. Follow me on Instagram and Twitter, for podcast clips, poetry quotes and random quips. For information on how to book me to speak or perform at an event, visit amenabrown.com. Thanks for listening and thanks for your support!  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

At the recording of this episode, it was the start of a new year but if you're anything like me you may not be feeling as productive as you thought you would no matter what time of year it is. In this episode, I'm talking about how to enter the new year mindfully and gently and how to navigate a creative block. Let's gather in the HER Living Room and discuss reasons you may experience creative block, how to survive creative block, and how to be gentle with yourself in the process. Please enjoy this episode from the HER Archives.  To get transcripts, links, and details from each episode, check out the show notes. To continue your support of the podcast and my work, become a member of my Patreon community where you can get access to archived episodes, bonus episodes, and behind the scenes content. Follow me on Instagram and Twitter, for podcast clips, poetry quotes and random quips. For information on how to book me to speak or perform at an event, visit amenabrown.com. Thanks for listening and thanks for your support! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Donna and Tom from Parks and Recreation had it right. TREAT YO SELF! This episode I'm telling y'all about the ways I'm learning to treat myself from candles to wash day for my natural hair. Treating yourself isn't just about spending money or buying things, listen to this episode for tips on FREE ways you can treat yo self! Please enjoy this episode from the HER Archives.  To get transcripts, links, and details from each episode, check out the show notes. To continue your support of the podcast and my work, become a member of my Patreon community where you can get access to archived episodes, bonus episodes, and behind the scenes content. Follow me on Instagram and Twitter, for podcast clips, poetry quotes and random quips. For information on how to book me to speak or perform at an event, visit amenabrown.com. Thanks for listening and thanks for your support! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hi, Amena Brown fans! Seneca and iHeartPodcasts are excited about My Vagina Said What - a podcast dedicated to creating space and educating women about their bodies. Since you love our show, we think you may like this one too. Check out the trailer and decide if My Vagina Said What is your next listen! About: Kris and Andi invite their listeners to pull up a seat to the best friend table as they share their most personal and humiliating body stories. Kris and Andi believe that by talking about all the weird and confusing things we experience with our bodies we will be able to better care for them-but most of all it's just funny! Listen to My Vagina Said What on the iHeartRadio app or wherever you get your podcasts!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week I'm taking y'all behind the poetry of my poem God Bless Mom and for the first time ever my mom is joining us as a guest in the HER Living Room! Listen in for how my mom inspired this poem and what she did that inspired me to become a spoken word poet. To get transcripts, links, and details from each episode, check out the show notes. To continue your support of the podcast and my work, become a member of my Patreon community where you can get access to archived episodes, bonus episodes, and behind the scenes content. Follow me on Instagram and Twitter, for podcast clips, poetry quotes and random quips. For information on how to book me to speak or perform at an event, visit amenabrown.com. Thanks for listening and thanks for your support! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the final episode of our Road Stories series, Matt and I discuss our favorite gigs of all time and what we're dreaming up for the future!    To get transcripts, links, and details from each episode, check out the show notes. To continue your support of the podcast and my work, become a member of my Patreon community where you can get access to archived episodes, bonus episodes, and behind the scenes content. Follow me on Instagram and Twitter, for podcast clips, poetry quotes and random quips. For information on how to book me to speak or perform at an event, visit amenabrown.com. Thanks for listening and thanks for your support! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week in another installment of Road Stories, Matt and I regale you with tales of our best and worst lodging experiences from murphy beds to suites that made us think for a minute that we were rich!    To get transcripts, links, and details from each episode, check out the show notes. To continue your support of the podcast and my work, become a member of my Patreon community where you can get access to archived episodes, bonus episodes, and behind the scenes content. Follow me on Instagram and Twitter, for podcast clips, poetry quotes and random quips. For information on how to book me to speak or perform at an event, visit amenabrown.com. Thanks for listening and thanks for your support! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Matt and I are back in the HER living room telling y'all the road stories that made us say YIKES. Listen in for tales of a green room that turned into an ice box, summer camp hijinks and small town shenanigans!   To get transcripts, links, and details from each episode, check out the show notes. To continue your support of the podcast and my work, become a member of my Patreon community where you can get access to archived episodes, bonus episodes, and behind the scenes content. Follow me on Instagram and Twitter, for podcast clips, poetry quotes and random quips. For information on how to book me to speak or perform at an event, visit amenabrown.com. Thanks for listening and thanks for your support! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Y'all, lean in and let me tell you a story about my first time going to the club! Including commentary about what I was taught in church about what “the club” would be like vs. what it was actually like, listen in for how I let go of my hangups about the club and why I still like to go today.   To get transcripts, links, and details from each episode, check out the show notes. To continue your support of the podcast and my work, become a member of my Patreon community where you can get access to archived episodes, bonus episodes, and behind the scenes content. Follow me on Instagram and Twitter, for podcast clips, poetry quotes and random quips. For information on how to book me to speak or perform at an event, visit amenabrown.com. Thanks for listening and thanks for your support! See omny.fm/listener for privacy information.

So excited to have author and co-host of NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour podcast, Aisha Harris in the #HERwithAmenaBrown living room this week talking about her NEW BOOK, Wannabe: Reckonings with the Pop Culture That Shapes Me. Her book Wannabe is out TODAY! Grab a copy of Wannabe from your favorite indie bookseller and listen in as we chat about snacks, TV, how to know when you've hit Auntie status and more of HER faves.    To stay connected to Aisha's work and to get your copy of Wannabe visit www.aishaharris.com.    To get transcripts, links, and details from each episode, check out the show notes. To continue your support of the podcast and my work, become a member of my Patreon community where you can get access to archived episodes, bonus episodes, and behind the scenes content. Follow me on Instagram and Twitter, for podcast clips, poetry quotes and random quips. For information on how to book me to speak or perform at an event, visit amenabrown.com. Thanks for listening and thanks for your support! See omny.fm/listener for privacy information.

Through fun yet intimate and revealing conversations, Latinas Take The Lead hosted by Emmy award-winning journalist Naibe Reynoso, dives into issues modern Latinas face. There are 29.6 million Latinas in the U.S., but many times they feel left out of the conversation. To help understand how Latinas navigate two worlds whose cultures and values sometimes clash, Naibe Reynoso will interview trailblazers like astronaut Katya Echazarreta, entrepreneurs like Sandra Velasquez founder of Nopalera, award winning authors like Reyna Grande, leaders in the community and more. Latinas  are the 200 percenters': 100 percent American and 100 percent Latina.  It's about time… LATINAS TAKE THE LEAD!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Can somebody make me a breakfast taco?! I miss them so much! Listen in this week as Matt and I dish on the amazing food we encountered on the road in Texas and in Portland.  To get transcripts, links, and details from each episode, check out the show notes. To continue your support of the podcast and my work, become a member of my Patreon community where you can get access to archived episodes, bonus episodes, and behind the scenes content. Follow me on Instagram and Twitter, for podcast clips, poetry quotes and random quips. For information on how to book me to speak or perform at an event, visit amenabrown.com. Thanks for listening and thanks for your support!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Oh My God Particle Show! follows Dahlia Wilde's journey back to the large hadron collider at the Centre For Research Nuclear (CERN) in Geneva, Switzerland to meet with the genius female scientists who are doing mind-boggling original work there.  Listen here or on the iHeartRadio app. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Matt and I are back talking about food and couldn't leave this Road Stories series without talking about the food of NYC and the South. Listen in as Matt and I talk about the best food tour we've ever been on plus an ode to southern fried food!    To get transcripts, links, and details from each episode, check out the show notes. To continue your support of the podcast and my work, become a member of my Patreon community where you can get access to archived episodes, bonus episodes, and behind the scenes content. Follow me on Instagram and Twitter, for podcast clips, poetry quotes and random quips. For information on how to book me to speak or perform at an event, visit amenabrown.com. Thanks for listening and thanks for your support! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hi, Seneca Fans! We have a brand-new podcast called "Cashing Our Trillions," and we think you'll want to check it out. "Cashing Our Trillions" spotlights moms, the work we do to sustain the economy of unpaid female work, and the spaces that give us life, outside of "mom.” Listen here or on the iHeartRadio app. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sometimes on the road, it's all about the food! Listen as Matt and I talk you through some of the most amazing meals we had in Chicago on the road.   To get transcripts, links, and details from each episode, check out the show notes. To continue your support of the podcast and my work, become a member of my Patreon community where you can get access to archived episodes, bonus episodes, and behind the scenes content. Follow me on Instagram and Twitter, for podcast clips, poetry quotes and random quips. For information on how to book me to speak or perform at an event, visit amenabrown.com. Thanks for listening and thanks for your support!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Matt and I are back telling some road stories! Listen in as we take you through an awkward event in Birmingham, the danger of following event hashtags during the event, and one of the phrases you never want to hear an organization say!   To get transcripts, links, and details from each episode, check out the show notes. To continue your support of the podcast and my work, become a member of my Patreon community where you can get access to archived episodes, bonus episodes, and behind the scenes content. Follow me on Instagram and Twitter, for podcast clips, poetry quotes and random quips. For information on how to book me to speak or perform at an event, visit amenabrown.com. Thanks for listening and thanks for your support!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hi, Seneca fans! We have a brand-new podcast called "Your Financial Maven," and we think you'll want to check it out. Financial literacy and empowerment are vital for women, and host Samantha Besnoff is here to help. Check out this trailer to decide for yourself if this is your next finance podcast obsession! Show Description: Your Financial Maven is a weekly podcast where you will be challenged to change the way we think about money. April is Financial Literacy Month and what better way to reach out and share than to launch a podcast? I'm Samantha Mittman Besnoff, CPA and host of Your Financial Maven Podcast. My podcast will challenge you to change the way we think about money, our understanding of it, and the effects it has on our lives. It's important to know our money so that we feel financially empowered and less stressed when it comes to our money. As Your Financial Maven, I will be bringing you my insights and expertise as well as through my guest interviews. It's important to think about the psychological aspect of how our upbringing and experiences change how we make spending and financial decisions. I hope you join me each week as we touch on budgeting, taxes, and really anything around money. I've spent over 25 years in the accounting world through a variety of industries including public, corporate, and nonprofit. Listen to Your Financial Maven on the iHeartRadio app and everywhere podcasts are available! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In honor of the release of the documentary Judy Blume Forever and the release of the film, Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret, I'm taking you behind the poetry of “Margaret, a poem I wrote inspired by Judy Blume's book, Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. Listen in as I share my experience performing this poem for Judy Blume!     To get transcripts, links, and details from each episode, check out the show notes. To continue your support of the podcast and my work, become a member of my Patreon community where you can get access to archived episodes, bonus episodes, and behind the scenes content. Follow me on Instagram and Twitter, for podcast clips, poetry quotes and random quips. For information on how to book me to speak or perform at an event, visit amenabrown.com. Thanks for listening and thanks for your support! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week in the HER Living Room I'm so excited to welcome Filipino-American, director, photographer, fine artist, and co-founder of film production company Ground Work, Christelle de Castro! Listen in as Christelle and I talk about working on Olay #FaceAnything together, the lessons she's learned as a creative, why mentorship is so important, and Christelle's very necessary movie snack remix! Learn more about Christelle at https://christelledecastro.com/ and learn more about Ground Work here: https://ground-work.co/.  To get transcripts, links, and details from each episode, check out the show notes. To continue your support of the podcast and my work, become a member of my Patreon community where you can get access to archived episodes, bonus episodes, and behind the scenes content. Follow me on Instagram and Twitter, for podcast clips, poetry quotes and random quips. For information on how to book me to speak or perform at an event, visit amenabrown.com. Thanks for listening and thanks for your support!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In honor of 404 Day, an annual celebration of Atlanta's culture and achievements, I'm waxing poetic about what brought me to ATL and why I'm still proud to call it home. Listen in for my Atlanta origin story and what I hope for Atlanta's future.    To get transcripts, links, and details from each episode, check out the show notes. To continue your support of the podcast and my work, become a member of my Patreon community where you can get access to archived episodes, bonus episodes, and behind the scenes content. Follow me on Instagram and Twitter, for podcast clips, poetry quotes and random quips. For information on how to book me to speak or perform at an event, visit amenabrown.com. Thanks for listening and thanks for your support! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Matt and I are back to tell y'all our Road Stories business! This episode we talk about the marriage lessons we learned from our first argument in Chicago and how food poisoning can make you rethink EVERYTHING.  To get transcripts, links, and details from each episode, check out the show notes. To continue your support of the podcast and my work, become a member of my Patreon community where you can get access to archived episodes, bonus episodes, and behind the scenes content. Follow me on Instagram and Twitter, for podcast clips, poetry quotes and random quips. For information on how to book me to speak or perform at an event, visit amenabrown.com. Thanks for listening and thanks for your support!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week I'm happy to welcome spoken word poet, writer, model, actor and author of new book The Unfolding: An Invitation to Come Home to Yourself, Arielle Estoria! Listen in as Arielle and I talk about poetry, music, her new book and a few of her favorite things. Check out Arielle's new book here: https://arielleestoria.com/.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's a crossover episode! Join me in the HER living room as fellow Seneca Women Podcast Network podcast host, Carol Sutton Lewis, invites us into the family room of her podcast Ground Control Parenting. Carol and I discuss the importance of snacks, what inspired us to become podcasters, and how my mom inspired me to be the artist I am today.   For more info about Carol Sutton Lewis' podcast check out: https://www.groundcontrolparenting.com/.  To get transcripts, links, and details from each episode, check out the show notes. To continue your support of the podcast and my work, become a member of my Patreon community where you can get access to archived episodes, bonus episodes, and behind the scenes content. Follow me on Instagram and Twitter, for podcast clips, poetry quotes and random quips. For information on how to book me to speak or perform at an event, visit amenabrown.com. Thanks for listening and thanks for your support!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week Dr. Alma Zaragoza-Petty joins us in the HER living room to talk about her new book Chingona: Owning Your Inner Badass! Listen in as Dr. Alma shares why it's important to her to reclaim the term chingona and discusses some important tools you can use on your own healing journey.    To get transcripts, links, and details from each episode, check out the show notes. To continue your support of the podcast and my work, become a member of my Patreon community where you can get access to archived episodes, bonus episodes, and behind the scenes content. Follow me on Instagram and Twitter, for podcast clips, poetry quotes and random quips. For information on how to book me to speak or perform at an event, visit amenabrown.com. Thanks for listening and thanks for your support! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's our 100th episode! What better way to celebrate than taking y'all behind the poetry of one of my favorite poems, Our Own Potluck. Listen in on how envisioned a living room of Black women led me to write this poem and how much our love the living room we have here on the podcast. Thanks for listening for 100 episodes!    To get transcripts, links, and details from each episode, check out the show notes. To continue your support of the podcast and my work, become a member of my Patreon community where you can get access to archived episodes, bonus episodes, and behind the scenes content. Follow me on Instagram and Twitter, for podcast clips, poetry quotes and random quips. For information on how to book me to speak or perform at an event, visit amenabrown.com. Thanks for listening and thanks for your support! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Author, Faitth Brooks, is joining us in the HER living room this week to talk about her new book, Remember Me Now: A Journey Back to Myself and a Love Letter to Black Women! Listen in as Faitth and I talk about her favorite snack, her favorite Black girl hair style, and how the ways she has learned to care for herself.  To get transcripts, links, and details from each episode, check out the show notes. To continue your support of the podcast and my work, become a member of my Patreon community where you can get access to archived episodes, bonus episodes, and behind the scenes content. Follow me on Instagram and Twitter, for podcast clips, poetry quotes and random quips. For information on how to book me to speak or perform at an event, visit amenabrown.com. Thanks for listening and thanks for your support!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

One of the perks of road life is access to free stuff you couldn't easily get on your own. Listen in to the episode as Matt and I share how the road bright us free tickets, discount shopping and a pretty amazing birthday for Matt.  To get transcripts, links, and details from each episode, check out the show notes. To continue your support of the podcast and my work, become a member of my Patreon community where you can get access to archived episodes, bonus episodes, and behind the scenes content. Follow me on Instagram and Twitter, for podcast clips, poetry quotes and random quips. For information on how to book me to speak or perform at an event, visit amenabrown.com. Thanks for listening and thanks for your support!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Matt and I spent a lot of holidays on the road. Listen in for the best and the worst of our holiday gigs!  To get transcripts, links, and details from each episode, check out the show notes. To continue your support of the podcast and my work, become a member of my Patreon community where you can get access to archived episodes, bonus episodes, and behind the scenes content. Follow me on Instagram and Twitter, for podcast clips, poetry quotes and random quips. For information on how to book me to speak or perform at an event, visit amenabrown.com. Thanks for listening and thanks for your support!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The road can be hard but it can also have some cool benefits. In this episode, Matt and I talk about how our road travels brought us amazing dates in New York and Las Vegas. Listen in for how a bad gig can lead to a cool experience!    To get transcripts, links, and details from each episode, check out the show notes. To continue your support of the podcast and my work, become a member of my Patreon community where you can get access to archived episodes, bonus episodes, and behind the scenes content. Follow me on Instagram and Twitter, for podcast clips, poetry quotes and random quips. For information on how to book me to speak or perform at an event, visit amenabrown.com. Thanks for listening and thanks for your support! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

For many years, my husband and I performed on stages all over the country. But it didn't matter where we went, somebody always had something weird to say to us at the merch table. Check out this episode, the first in a series of Matt and I sharing our road stories with you!    To get transcripts, links, and details from each episode, check out the show notes. To continue your support of the podcast and my work, become a member of my Patreon community where you can get access to archived episodes, bonus episodes, and behind the scenes content. Follow me on Instagram and Twitter, for podcast clips, poetry quotes and random quips. For information on how to book me to speak or perform at an event, visit amenabrown.com. Thanks for listening and thanks for your support! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

I have been horseback riding in three different countries. I've put in my time and I'm now retired! LOL Listen to this episode to hear all of my horseback riding shenanigans.    To get transcripts, links, and details from each episode, check out the show notes. To continue your support of the podcast and my work, become a member of my Patreon community where you can get access to archived episodes, bonus episodes, and behind the scenes content. Follow me on Instagram and Twitter, for podcast clips, poetry quotes and random quips. For information on how to book me to speak or perform at an event, visit amenabrown.com. Thanks for listening and thanks for your support! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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This week we're talking about my favorite movie of all time, The Godfather and the book of the same name. Listen in for what impressed me about this film and how it became the gateway for me loving stories featuring organized crime.    To get transcripts, links, and details from each episode, check out the show notes. To continue your support of the podcast and my work, become a member of my Patreon community where you can get access to archived episodes, bonus episodes, and behind the scenes content. Follow me on Instagram and Twitter, for podcast clips, poetry quotes and random quips. For information on how to book me to speak or perform at an event, visit amenabrown.com. Thanks for listening and thanks for your support! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

When you grow up in the church, like I did, you don't just have one first concert. You typically have two: the first concert you saw in church and the first concert you'd actually talk about at a dinner party. Well, in this episode I'm telling y'all about both of my first concerts. If you wanna know what in the world is “Christian R&B,” how I got to see two big name artists for only $5, and why at one time in my life I used to say the word “mack” all the time…this is the episode for you!  To get transcripts, links, and details from each episode, check out the show notes. To continue your support of the podcast and my work, become a member of my Patreon community where you can get access to archived episodes, bonus episodes, and behind the scenes content. Follow me on Instagram and Twitter, for podcast clips, poetry quotes and random quips. For information on how to book me to speak or perform at an event, visit amenabrown.com. Thanks for listening and thanks for your support! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

I've been an Atlanta resident for over 20 years and one of the many things I love about my home city is THE FOOD. Listen in to this episode to hear some of my favorite ATL eats!  To get transcripts, links, and details from each episode, check out the show notes. To continue your support of the podcast and my work, become a member of my Patreon community where you can get access to archived episodes, bonus episodes, and behind the scenes content. Follow me on Instagram and Twitter, for podcast clips, poetry quotes and random quips. For information on how to book me to speak or perform at an event, visit amenabrown.com. Thanks for listening and thanks for your support! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.