Queen Tone Podcast

We're talking about homeownership this week with Detroit-based realtor, Tegest Walker. We discuss the surge of Black women purchasing their first ( of many) property, how home ownership can be beneficial and burdensome, and also learn more about how to prepare yourself if you're thinking about the homebuying process.    Tegest's Info: Tegestwalker.com      IG/TikTok: @tegest_tsehai   IG & Twitter: @QueenTonePod Hosts: @daynerco and @nina_eye_ Email: QueenTonePod@gmail.com Theme Music: @ricqielles

This week the ladies are sharing some of their fav Halloween shows/movies. Then Tangela Cheatham, deputy athletic director at Central Michigan University, joins our girls to discuss how relocating for work can impact your life in positive and negative ways and how knowing who you are, regardless of where you are, is essential. (Yes, the wifi was *slightly* trash the day of recording…thanks for still rocking through the episode)   Tangela's IG: @tangetalks    IG & Twitter: @QueenTonePod Hosts: @daynerco and @nina_eye_ Email: QueenTonePod@gmail.com Theme Music: @ricqielles

We head straight into a mental health check and discuss navigating the world as high-functioning Black women who deal with anxiety and depression. Regardless of our mental state–we gone still get these jokes off though.   IG & Twitter: @QueenTonePod Hosts: @daynerco and @nina_eye_ Email: QueenTonePod@gmail.com Theme Music: @ricqielles

This week we're diving into our last trips/experiences of summer from vacationing in Europe with Beyonce or living it up with Issa Rae for yacht sh!t…..there are no regrets for summer 2022   IG & Twitter: @QueenTonePod Hosts: @daynerco and @nina_eye_ Email: QueenTonePod@gmail.com

This week the ladies dive into Black women in music…..and RENAISSANCE….yes,  we're mostly talking about Beyonce.    IG & Twitter: @QueenTonePod Hosts: @daynerco and @nina_eye_ Email: QueenTonePod@gmail.com Theme Music: @ricqielles

Been gone for a minute….but we back! Nina and Dayna catch up this episode and talk about what's to come with Queen Tone  IG & Twitter: @QueenTonePod Hosts: @daynerco and @nina_eye_ Email: QueenTonePod@gmail.com Theme Music: @ricqielles  

It's our 1 year anniversary! Thanks for sticking with us during this crazy year. This week's episode is about nothing at all, but it's our longest episode yet...so if you make it to the end, you a real one.  IG & Twitter: @QueenTonePod Hosts: @daynerco and @nina_eye_ Email: QueenTonePod@gmail.com Theme Music: @ricqielles

The ladies are back this week catching up and diving into growth they've both experienced personally. They also dive into what it means to discover and decide on your personal values, and share how they define their own.    Queen Sh!t :  Black Women at the Olympics & @sharjossell   IG & Twitter: @QueenTonePod Email: QueenTonePod@gmail.com   Tone Check: DaBaby   Theme Music: @ricqielles

The ladies are joined this week by Ryan Pearson (@rdanipear). Ryan is a body liberation/fat acceptance advocate and activist whose primary focus is examining body image issues amongst Black women, girls, and femmes that stem from white supremacy and patriarchy. During their chat, the women dive into fatphobia, body positivity, and the overall quest to know and love yourself. Dayna and Nina also get into their first weekend of being outside-outside in Chicago.    Queen Sh!t :  @issarae   IG & Twitter: @QueenTonePod Email: QueenTonePod@gmail.com   Tone Check: @kamalaharris   Theme Music: @ricqielles

This week's episode is from our vault of conversations! The ladies vent about the downsides of being independent women and how they realize they've been doing everything wrong. They also discuss supporting black businesses, services, and art and the obligation that is sometimes felt to support. They also dive into what are acceptable expectations of a “friends and family” discount and do we really have to support things we don't actually like/enjoy?    Queen Sh!t :  Natasha Rothwell, @natasharothwelll   IG & Twitter: @QueenTonePod Email: QueenTonePod@gmail.com   Theme Music: @ricqielles

The ladies have a special guest this week! Dr. Danielle Busby ( @drbusby) a licensed clinical psychologist. The ladies discuss mental health stigmas in the Black community, touch on their journeys to understanding their mental health, and also share tips on how one may  get started on their own mental health journey.    Special thanks to Dr. Busby for joining the show. For more information on her mental health business, check out BlackMentalWellness.com (@blackmentalwellness)   Queen Sh!t : Olivia Dope   IG & Twitter: @QueenTonePod Email: QueenTonePod@gmail.com Theme Music: @ricqielles

We’re back for Season 2! The hosts catch up on what they’ve been up to while on hiatus, while also diving into some of the petty pop culture topics that happened while the show was on hiatus.   Queen Sh!t : Transcending Black Girl Magic Scholarship . Check out the scholarship for high school girls and apply by May 9, 2021. Head over to Instagram for more information @transcendingbgm     IG & Twitter: @QueenTonePod Email: QueenTonePod@gmail.com Theme Music: @ricqielles

This week, the hosts are joined by Darla Bishop, a healthcare consultant, and personal finance guru ( & Nina’s sister). The ladies dive into how they’ve educated themselves on the importance of financial literacy and how their upbringings largely shaped their financial ambitions.  IG & Twitter: @QueenTonePodEmail: QueenTonePod@gmail.com Theme Music: @ricqielles

This week the hosts dig into our digital mail bag and answer some listener DMs and emails. To possibly get your question answered in a future episode, hit the DMs on our socials or email directly! IG & Twitter: @QueenTonePodEmail: QueenTonePod@gmail.com Theme Music: @ricqielles

It’s a new year! It’s the same America though. This week Dayna & Nina catch up on what’s been going on since 2021 arrived. The hosts also welcome Dr. Semhar Tesfai and registered nurse Celeste Todd to the pod for a conversation on how COVID has affected their workload, their views on the vaccine, and how they are overall navigating the pandemic as Black women on the frontlines.  Dr. Semhar Tesfai on IG: @semmy 24Celeste Todd on IG & Twitter: @CelesteJean10 IG & Twitter: @QueenTonePodEmail: QueenTonePod@gmail.com Theme Music: @ricqielles

This week the hosts discuss their definitions of self esteem, confidence, and self worth and how the ebb and flow of how these things can change over time and co-exist at varying degrees within ourselves.  Queen Sh!t Honoree: @repmarciafudge IG & Twitter: @QueenTonePodEmail: QueenTonePod@gmail.com Theme Music: @ricqielles

The hosts are joined this week by two married millennial Black women as they continue the discussion on marriage. Adrienne Hill (@aye_claybay) and Veronica Snoddy Williams (@vee_willy) join this week’s episode to answer some questions regarding how life is raising children, having careers, building marriages and still being true to themselves.  Chemistry Boxes on IG: @chemistry.boxesIG & Twitter: @QueenTonePodEmail: QueenTonePod@gmail.com Theme Music: @ricqielles

This week our hosts are giving you “no edits, all facts” as they each share their Top 8 Contributions to the World by Black Women. That’s right, you’re hearing EVERYTHING in this episode. The hosts also share some very significant history facts. Please take the word ‘fact’ with all the grains of salt. P.S. It’s "COMMA-LA" Queen Sh!t Honoree: @kamalaharris IG & Twitter: @QueenTonePodEmail: QueenTonePod@gmail.com Theme Music: @ricqielles

In this week’s episode, our hosts have an intimate conversation on their careers and experiences that have led them to where they are in their respective fields. The ladies also dive into what they consider to be their respective “secret sauce” as to how they got to where they are, why it’s important to share their journey with younger black women and lessons they’ve learned thus far in their careers. Queen Sh!t Honoree: @tabriamajors Articles mentioned in Episode 3: Price School Spotlight on Nina: https://priceschool.usc.edu/undoing-harm-price-alum-works-to-diversify-urban-planning-sector/ Teen Vogue Black Elite Article: https://www.teenvogue.com/story/black-elite-racial-justice IG & Twitter: @QueenTonePodEmail: QueenTonePod@gmail.com Theme Music: @ricqielles

In this week’s episode, the ladies get into the topic of marriage and why millennials are not getting married as early as the generations before them. They also dive into the reasons why single millennials want to get married, and discuss their personal views on marriage, and dive into the importance of women having a choice in their relationships and marriages. Queen Sh!t Honoree: Misha Green & Diana “ Dee” Freeman , Lovecraft Country IG & Twitter: @QueenTonePodEmail: QueenTonePod@gmail.com Theme Music: @ricqielles

In this episode Dayna and Nina keep it light by catching up on their week, providing listeners with background into how they met and became friends, and dive into what it’s like to make and maintain friendships as adult women. Our hosts also discuss how the shows we loved growing up (Girlfriends, Moesha, Sister) and our current fave (Insecure) draw parallels and polar opposites into their friendships today.  Queen Sh!t Honoree: @Sharsaysso IG & Twitter: @QueenTonePodEmail: QueenTonePod@gmail.com Theme Music: @ricqielles

Coming to you in October 2020 is Queen Tone, a podcast where all women, especially Black women, are invited to share their thoughts, opinions, and experiences with the world without being asked to check their tone. Hosted by long time friends, Dayna and Nina, listen in to hear millennial black women’s take on a different topic each week, where they bring it to you straight-- no chaser...because let’s just be real, it’s usually never actually the tone that’s too loud, but rather the truth.