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Life comes at you fast. Zuri and Jenai are 30-something newlyweds and new moms with full careers trying to figure out how to manage adult responsibilities while maintaining their youthful joie de vivre. They host a bi-weekly podcast featuring candid, insanely opinionated conversations on various top…

Zuri Morgan & Jenai Richardson


    • Mar 21, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
    • 54m AVG DURATION
    • 35 EPISODES


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    Episode 030: LIVE - Man Up

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2022 67:17


    LIVE EPISODE: The opinions are PLENTY in this episode as we pick up the conversation from last week and discuss all things manhood and masculinity. Is it insecurity that makes men feel threatened by high-earning women or is there something else there we are missing? If you prefer to watch a video version of this episode visit @plentyopinions on IG. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/plentyopinions/message

    Episode 029: Listener Letters LIVE

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2022 60:24


    LIVE EPISODE: If you prefer to watch a video version of this episode visit @plentyopinions on IG. In this episode, we did deep in our mailbag to catch up on people's problems and offer some amateur advice. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/plentyopinions/message

    Episode 003: Are spoilers wack?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2022 48:04


    We don't believe them but Talisa (Staff Accountant) & Janika (HS Dance Teacher) swear they don't background check the dudes they date. Jenai & Zuri are sure they are hiding something.  The girls analyze how you determine where you are from. In listener letters, what do you do when your friend has bride brain? --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/plentyopinions/message

    Episode 004: Is the past ever in the past?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2022 39:32


    Ugh, Scorpios - Amirite? Jenai and Jermaine (Associate Vice President for Student Affairs at Southern Connecticut State University) support each other while Zuri and Tiffany (Postal Inspector for the Federal Government) gang up on them. Is it or isn't okay to be a petty betty? We may never know. In listener letters, not all baby names are good names.  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/plentyopinions/message

    Episode 002: Can you lie to me though?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2022 53:15


    We're back and the husbands have invaded the podcast.  Inspired by Nikki Giovanni & James Baldwin, we learn that Emond (Entrepreneur / State Farm Agent) is pretty sick and tired of hearing Jenai's entrepreneurial ideas. Zuri & Mike (Assistant Principal) discuss the importance of communication.  In listener letters, the guys say shoot your shot.  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/plentyopinions/message

    Episode 001: Ride and Die or Nah?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2022 54:54


    It's the first episode! Jenai is super thirsty over a serial killer and Zuri is apparently proud to be a snitch.  The girls have Patricia (ACS attorney) and Saleda (TV producer) on the mic to discuss when you should be loyal and when you need to cut and run. Along the way they review the New York State prison system visitor's policy. Listener letters have the girls considering changing the podcast to a matchmaking service.  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/plentyopinions/message

    Episode 028: LIVE Big Little Lies

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2022 88:37


    LIVE EPISODE: Video version is posted @plentyopinions on IG. After watching Tinder Swindler and Inventing Anna we decide to talk about lies and liars. What are the little lies people tell that should be red flags? What type of lies are deal-breakers and what type are innocuous? --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/plentyopinions/message

    Episode 027: LIVE: What about your friends?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2022 83:02


    LIVE EPISODE: If you prefer to watch a video version of this episode visit @plentyopinions on IG. Inspired by Kanye West's latest tirade where he accuses Kid Cudi of betraying him by staying friends with Pete Davidson we discuss everything friendship with a few friends. Why is making friends so hard? What type of friends should you have? What does friend mean? How many friends do you actually need? --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/plentyopinions/message

    Episode 026: Spare the Rod and Spoil the child?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2021 51:41


    BONUS EPISODE: Enter a time machine back to late summer 2020 and listen to us discuss if the old adage "those who can't hear must feel" still applies now that we are parents? --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/plentyopinions/message

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    Episode 025: Are the kids too American?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2021 56:36


    BONUS EPISODE: Can we raise kids with immigrant values even though we grew up here? Pulled from the panorama archives we recorded this episode remotely with Sue-Ann & Said when everyone was still in quarantine.  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/plentyopinions/message

    Episode 027: Coca Cola Bottle Shape or nah?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2021 77:37


    Why did BBLs become the norm? Our first mega-episode back from the panorama includes struggle freestyles, body dysmorphia, double penetrations and Robert Frost. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/plentyopinions/message

    Episode 023: Why are we still explaining what it's like to be a black girl?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2020 54:57


    In this episode, we talk to Natalie (Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner) and Ori (Nurse & Grad Student) about all the frustrating aspects of working while black and how we cope. In listener letters, we tell a 17-year-old to get off of tinder and go crack open a book.

    Episode 022: What is the deal with monogamy?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2020 67:10


    Mansa & Jerk Sauce from the podcast "What happened to yuh accent?" joined us to talk about all things monogamy. Through a ton of tangents, we dive into what monogamy is? If it is even worth it? Why do we want it? Do we need it? Is the desire for it destroying us? All the things.

    Episode 021: Is struggle love even love?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2020 40:48


    Did you hear Jenai say Episode 20 (again) if you did you are wrong she said 21 and she stands by that. Get your ears checked. Anyway, Dr. Miguelina Rodriguez (1/2 of the Brujas of Brooklyn, College Professor, Witch) & Iskra Hernandez (College Counselor) educate us on what exactly toxic dick is and why it is dangerous. Then we try to find the fine line between deeply wanting commitment and accepting an ain’t shit struggle situation.

    Episode 020: Do moms need to stop complaining?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2020 42:24


    Season 2 PremiereIgnore the fact that Jenai can't count and called this episode 19 (again). We're back for a second season! New guests, New topics, New letters, New, New, New. In this episode, Martene (Neonatal Nurse Practitioner) and Lauren (After School Program Director) talk about if moms need to shut up about how hard it all is - all the time.

    Episode 019: Is it a problem to put your children on a pedestal?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2020 52:44


    Season 1 FinaleYana B (School counselor) and Jay Jae (jack of all trades - Nurse Practitioner, Football Coach, Entrepreneur) discuss how to determine when you need to push your kids and when you are just pushing your own dreams (or ego) on them tiger mom style. In listener letters, Jay Jae play devil's advocate for a stage 5 clinger.

    Episode 018: How do you get over heartbreak?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2019 53:51


    Dayna (Financial Services) and Joey (Finance Compliance) discuss how we overcome disappointment when a relationship dies. Is there any shortcut to returning to the bad bitch you were before you met that waste of time ball and chain? Or, is going through the process of mourning at the end of a relationship just as important as the relationship itself?

    Episode 017: Keep 'Em or Cut them off?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2019 51:07


    Jazmine (Nanny) is back with her bullshit and she brought Lawren (Host of the LawrenXOXO & friends podcast) along with her this time to talk about how you decide if you need to walk away from a friend or a family member or give them a pass.

    Episode 016: Does a bad bitch have to submit?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2019 60:14


    We ask Kimberly (Assistant Professor) and Reggie (Assistant Principal) if in the era of the bad bitch are our relationships doomed if we don’t learn to submit to the men we are in relationships with. Also, did you know Trader Joe’s will take back anything? You can return anything. The more you know.

    Episode 014: Can you man be your best friend?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2019 52:13


    Owners of Chaos Coordinated, Chastidee (Serial Entrepreneur and Non-Profit PR Consultant) & Ayoka (Special Education Teacher) discuss if considering your partner your best friend is detrimental to your relationship.

    Episode 015: Can you ever change?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2019 52:43


    BONUS EPISODE!!! First of all welcome our new co-host, Zora! Zuri’s baby makes an appearance or two in this episode. You’re welcome. We discuss if you can ever move beyond the big mistakes you’ve made in your past with special guests from the Love & REALations podcast, Ti (Nurse) & JB (Finance).

    Episode 013: Check Auntie or Nah?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2019 52:00


    As we move through the transition from being a child to head of the family how do we deal with disagreements with our elders? From minor tiffs to major differences in point of view we talk to Samiyrah Bennett (Clinical Social Worker/Licensed Psychotherapist) and Yaasmin Lewis (Chemist/PepsiCo Sr. Analyst, Technical Team Lead) about when it is okay to check them when they are talking crazy or and when doing that is just disrespectful.

    Episode 012: Can we still throw dem bones?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2019 44:15


    Can we still resolve issues with violence or should that be above us now? Listen in as Jenai reconciles in real-time with the bad bitch she’d like to be and who she actually is. While we all should aspire to have Zuri's temper management skills; Leodyne (Attorney) & Jasmine (Former Teacher/PhD Student) join us to let us know that a beatdown can be served up to anyone at anytime for pretty much any reason.

    Episode 011: Fight or Flight?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2019 56:04


    Is there a healthy way to deal with past relationship trauma? Cassie (Ophthalmologist Technician) & Rutherford (Renaissance Woman) join us to discuss the tactics we've used in the past to try to protect ourselves from being hurt the same way twice.

    Episode 010: Pick and pick until you pick shit?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2019 62:07


    Undefeated Internet is a S-T-R-U-G-G-L-E this episode so bear with us. In fact, Jenai & Zuri almost start beefing over it on-air. After that, we talk to Ashley (Attorney) and Stephanie (Admissions Advisor) about the struggle that is being a single girl and the weariness that comes with working the process. Is settling for "good enough" the way to exit the single hamster wheel?

    Episode 009: Can we both be dreamchasers?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2019 57:44


    After a long anti-social media rant listen along as we partner with Mark (Startup Regional Manager) to try to keep Fitzroy (Business Analyst) on topic. We discuss if the old tenet "there can only be one star" in a relationship is still true or not.

    Episode 008: Do we overshare?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2019 58:52


    Do we owe it to our friends to be discerning about what we share with them to protect them? Or is it more important to lean on your friends for an outlet and sounding board? And when the shoe is on the other foot how do you behave responsibly? We discuss with Jessica (Dean of Students) and Jonathan (PhD, Psychologist). Plus, we got a WHOLE professional in this episode for some actual professional advice - finally. Lastly, TRIGGER WARNING if you are a cat lover. Zuri airs her strong unwavering opinions on cats.

    Episode 007: Why do we buy luxury brands instead of our own?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2019 63:09


    Why are people still addicted to Gucci belts when Gucci tried to play us? Why don’t we just support the luxury brands that are created by other folks that look like us? Bibi (Social Worker & Owner of PiriTees) and Jasmine (Nanny) help us try to figure out how we can make better personal choices that strengthen our support for the community. The girls also get hit with a question in listener letters that they don’t feel equipped to answer. Maybe it is amateur advice after all?

    Episode 006: He cheated. Leave him or stay?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2019 58:55


    What's the next step once you find out you've been cheated on? Sometimes the right path isn't that obvious. Trish (Portfolio Manager, Fitness Life Coach) and Cat (Attorney, Pure Barre Fanatic) figure out the stages of grief you go through once you've been betrayed.

    Episode 005: Is girl code still at thing?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2019 51:37


    One person’s trash is another person’s treasure, right? Pivoting off of reality TV, the girls talk through the nuances of girl code with Jhanell (Advertising Brand Planner) and Yemi (Corporate Finance Attorney). They land on some rules while melting the icebox where Jhanell's heart used to be.

    Episode 004: Is the past ever in the past?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2019 39:24


    Ugh, Scorpios are the worst - amirite? Jenai and Jermaine (Associate Vice President for Student Affairs at Southern Connecticut State University) support each other's opinion while Zuri and Tiffany (Postal Inspector) gang up on them. Is it or isn't okay to be a petty betty? We may never know. In listener letters, not all baby names are good names.

    Episode 003: Are spoilers wack?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2019 48:04


    Talisa (Staff Accountant) & Janika (HS Dance Teacher) swear they don't background check the dudes they date. We don't believe them and try to draw the truth out. The girls also analyze how you determine where you are from. In listener letters, what do you do when your friend has bride brain?

    Episode 002: Can you lie to me though?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2019 53:15


    The husbands have invaded the podcast. Inspired by Nikki Giovanni & James Baldwin, we dissect how to balance allowing your partner access to the unfiltered version of you while making sure they get the best of you at the same damn time. We learn that Emond (Entrepreneur / State Farm Agent) is pretty sick and tired of hearing Jenai's entrepreneurial ideas. Zuri & Mike (Assistant Principal) discuss the importance of communication. In listener letters, the guys say shoot your shot, sis. "James Baldwin & Nikki Giovanni: A Conversation FULL" by Barbara Lane is licensed under the CC BY 2.0

    Episode 001: Ride n' Die or nah?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2019 54:54


    It's the first episode! Jenai is super thirsty over a serial killer and Zuri is apparently proud to be a snitch. The girls have Patricia (Attorney) and Saleda (TV producer) on the mic to discuss when you should be loyal and when you need to cut and run. Along the way, they review the New York State prison system visitors policy. Listener letters have the girls considering changing the podcast to a matchmaking service.

    Episode 000: Plenty Opinions is what?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2019 5:54


    In this super quick snack of an episode meet the girls and get an overview of what to expect from this podcast.

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