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Listen in with Sidney, Emma, Sara & Rachel as they give their insight on race, society and pop culture. These friends bring you a raw, new perspective on different topics in today’s society as they grapple with these sensitive matters. This interracial dialogue with such a close group of friends will lend itself to a more comprehensive and fully expansive conversation of topics that many are afraid to engage with in today’s society. Email: suburbanrealtalk@gmail.com for any stories/comments/questions, we would love to hear from you :) Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/suburbanrealtalk/support

Sidney, Emma, Sara & Rachel


    • Oct 8, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 47m AVG DURATION
    • 40 EPISODES


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    Episode 41: Real Talk: Environmental Racism

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2021 29:59


    Sidney, Emma, Sara and Rachel are back at it with a new episode! In this episode, they discuss the environmental racism, and the impacts that it has on POC and other minorities in our country. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/suburbanrealtalk/support

    Episode 40: Real Talk: Let's Vent

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2021 37:03


    Listen in as Sidney, Emma, Sara and Rachel discuss their feelings about current events going on in their own lives, and the country. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/suburbanrealtalk/support

    Episode 39: Real Talk: Minimum Wage - How Low Can You Go?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2021 30:45


    Join Sidney, Emma, Sara & Rachel as they consider both sides of the debate over raising the federal minimum wage in the U.S. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/suburbanrealtalk/support

    Episode 38: Real Talk: Disrupt Rainbow Capitalism

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2021 46:28


    Listen in as Sidney, Emma, Sara and Rachel discuss Pride Month, and the often overlooked actions, thoughts and patterns that occur at this time of year. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/suburbanrealtalk/support

    Episode 37: Real Talk: TikTok's Worst Trend

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2021 66:09


    Sidney, Emma, Sara, Rachel bring back a very special guest, Sofia, to talk more about social media, mainly TikTok, and the double standards that we notice on the platform. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/suburbanrealtalk/support

    Episode 36: Real Talk: Check Your Privilege at the Door

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2021 38:20


    Join Sidney, Emma, Sara & Rachel as they begin to discuss some of the various forms of privilege present in our society. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/suburbanrealtalk/support

    Episode 35: Real Talk: The Balance Act

    Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2021 64:22


    Listen in as Sidney, Emma, Sara & Rachel discuss how they go about balancing everyday life and individual stressors while still working towards positive social change. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/suburbanrealtalk/support

    Episode 34: Real Talk: Dear White People

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2021 44:11


    Join Sidney, Emma, Sara and Rachel as they share their “Dear White People” thoughts, and dive more into the topic of white fragility and white privilege. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/suburbanrealtalk/support

    Episode 33: Real Talk: Everyone Deserves a Home

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2021 55:09


    Listen in as Sidney, Emma, Sara and Rachel discuss and consider various solutions to the often ignored problem that is homelessness in America. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/suburbanrealtalk/support

    Episode 32: Real Talk: The Racist Reality of Reality TV

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2021 57:23


    Listen in as Sidney, Emma, Sara and Rachel discuss the racist tropes that appear in the Reality TV genre, and the effects that it leaves on both cast mates and viewers of the shows. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/suburbanrealtalk/support

    Episode 31: Real Talk: Say Their Names - Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2021 28:02


    Please join us in honoring the memory of another four people who lost their lives too early as a product of the shortcomings of our justice system. Aiyana Jones, Darius Tarver, Jonathan Dwayne Price, and Daniel Prude: Say Their Names. *Disclaimer/Trigger Warning*: This episode includes detailed descriptions of police brutality and violence within our justice system. Please keep this in mind as you listen and listen with care. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/suburbanrealtalk/support

    Episode 29: Real Talk: 2021: Off to a "Stormy" Start...

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2021 51:34


    Listen in to our first episode of 2021, as we discuss our thoughts on the Capitol Riot that occurred on January 6th, 2021: a day that we will definitely never forget. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/suburbanrealtalk/support

    Episode 28: Real Talk: Reflecting on 2020

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2020 35:07


    Listen in to our last episode of 2020 as we reflect on the past year and the impact it has had on us individually, as friends, and as a country. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/suburbanrealtalk/support

    Episode 27: Real Talk: Male Vulnerability

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2020 60:57


    Join Sidney, Emma, Sara and Rachel as they discuss male vulnerability, gender roles, and relationships with special guests Courtney and Sam. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/suburbanrealtalk/support

    Episode 26: Real Talk: "The Social Dilemma"

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2020 42:06


    Listen in as Sidney, Emma, Sara and Rachel discuss the riveting Netflix documentary The Social Dilemma and all of their own relationships with social media. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/suburbanrealtalk/support

    Episode 25: Real Talk: Tough Conversations with Loved Ones with Opposing Views

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2020 58:47


    The gals of SRT draw from their own experiences to discuss the complexities of political conversations with loved ones who differ in values, opinions & views --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/suburbanrealtalk/support

    Episode 24: Real Talk: Election 2020 - Shit Just Got Real

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2020 48:31


    In this week's episode, Sidney, Emma & Sara discuss the recent election, which has all of us left with many things to say! Listen in with us as we delve into the craziness that is this election. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/suburbanrealtalk/support

    Episode 23: Real Talk: So You Say You're Not Racist?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2020 31:26


    In this week's episode, Sidney, Emma, Sara and Rachel discuss the layers to anti-racism, and the true depth that one needs to be actively anti-racist --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/suburbanrealtalk/support

    Episode 22: Real Talk: Internalized Racism

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2020 49:36


    Listen in as Sidney, Emma, Sara, Rachel, and a special guest discuss internalized racism and the role in plays in their own lives. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/suburbanrealtalk/support

    Episode 21: Real Talk: Say Their Names - Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2020 30:44


    Please join us in honoring the memory of four people who lost their lives too early as a product of the shortcomings of our justice system. Tony McDade, Tarika Wilson, Natasha McKenna, and Sandra Bland: Say Their Names. *Disclaimer/Trigger Warning*: This episode includes detailed descriptions of police brutality and violence within our justice system. Please keep this in mind as you listen and listen with care. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/suburbanrealtalk/support

    Episode 20: Real Talk: Debate Debacle: Good Luck America

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2020 61:56


    Sidney, Emma, Sara & Rachel, as flies on the wall, discuss the recent Presidential and Vice Presidential debates, and dissect our feelings about the candidates, their policies, and their general dispositions during the debates. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/suburbanrealtalk/support

    Episode 19: Real Talk: So you Say You're a Feminist?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2020 45:07


    Listen in with Sidney, Emma, Sara & Rachel as they discuss White Feminism and how it ignores the needs and suppresses the voices of women of color, often times leading to an agenda that does not coincide with women of color. True feminism has the power to transform society, but too often its efforts are undermined by racism and White privilege --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/suburbanrealtalk/support

    Episode 18: Real Talk: Lets Get Local!

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2020 60:18


    Sidney, Emma, Sara & Rachel are joined by a local candidate for state representative to chat about the importance of state and local elections --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/suburbanrealtalk/support

    Episode 17: Real Talk: Trans Visibility

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2020 67:34


    Sidney, Emma, Sara, and Rachel bring on another special guest, Olly, to discuss the importance & consequences of trans visibility, and to start the conversation on gender & sexuality --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/suburbanrealtalk/support

    Episode 16: Real Talk: Defund the Police

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2020 68:49


    Listen in as Sidney, Emma, Sara, and Rachel discuss what the meaning behind "Defund the Police" is, and the flaws in our country's policing system. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/suburbanrealtalk/support

    Episode 15: Real Talk: Burnout

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2020 60:09


    Join Emma, Sara, Sid, and Rachel as they discuss the evolution of the most recent wave of the Black Lives Matter Movement and its new challenges. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/suburbanrealtalk/support

    Episode 14: Real Talk: The Pandemic we're not Talking About - Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2020 42:24


    Join Sidney, Emma, Sara and Rachel as they graze the surface of a large issue in our country that will grant itself to more episodes in the future: Racism in Public Health --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/suburbanrealtalk/support

    Episode 13: Real Talk: Dealing with an “All Lives Matter” Individual

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2020 64:38


    Emma, Sara & Rachel bring on another special guest, Sam, to talk about his interactions with a peer who has opposing views than him --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/suburbanrealtalk/support

    Episode 12: Real Talk: Catching up with a good friend

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2020 38:26


    Listen in with Sara, Emma & Rachel as they bring in another special guest to hear his thoughts on the current movement and being Black in America --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/suburbanrealtalk/support

    Episode 11: Real Talk: Self Care

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2020 35:01


    Listen in with Sidney, Emma, Sara & Rachel as they talk about some of their favorite forms of self care! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/suburbanrealtalk/support

    Episode 10: Real Talk: A New Perspective

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2020 74:57


    Join in with Emma, Sara & Rachel as they bring in their good friend Justin to talk about his experiences being Muslim & Jewish in America. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/suburbanrealtalk/support

    Episode 9: Real Talk: Black Aesthetics & Media Representation

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2020 57:20


    Join in with Sidney, Emma, Sara, & Rachel as they bring in a special guest to dive into the discussion of media representation of black people. They discuss topics such as cultural appropriation, under/shallow representations of black people in the media & beauty standards/ideals as it relates to race. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/suburbanrealtalk/support

    Episode 8: Real Talk: Intersectionality

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2020 64:17


    Sidney, Emma, Sara & Rachel open up and talk about their personal experiences with intersectionality. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/suburbanrealtalk/support

    Episode 7: Real Talk: What is AAVE/BVE?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2020 41:06


    Sidney, Emma, Sara & Rachel discuss how African American Vernacular English and Black Vernacular English has been the route of a lot of pop culture in the United States, and dissect the use of AAVE in our own lives. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/suburbanrealtalk/support

    Episode 6: Real Talk: BLM on Social Media

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2020 37:53


    Sidney, Emma, Sara & Rachel discuss what they have been seeing on social media recently regarding the Black Lives Matter Movement. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/suburbanrealtalk/support

    Episode 5: Real Talk: Being Black in Predominately White Communities

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2020 50:43


    In this weeks episode, Sidney, Emma, Sara & Rachel are joined by a special guest who joins in on a discussion about being black in a predominantly white community. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/suburbanrealtalk/support

    Episode 4: Real Talk: Reflecting on the 13th documentary

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2020 53:21


    Sidney, Emma, Sara & Rachel discuss mass incarceration and the prison industrial complex through the lens of the Netflix documentary “The 13th”. We highly advise you to watch the documentary before listening to this podcast! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/suburbanrealtalk/support

    Episode 3: Real Talk: Allyship

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2020 42:16


    Sidney, Emma, Sara & Rachel discuss what it means to be an authentic ally, and share needs and experiences thus far. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/suburbanrealtalk/support

    Episode 2: Real Talk: Suburban Protests

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2020 25:46


    Sidney, Emma, Sara & Rachel open up about their feelings and experiences thus far around attending Black Lives Matter protests. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/suburbanrealtalk/support

    Episode 1: Real Talk: The Importance of the Hard Conversations

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2020 16:24


    Welcome to our first ever episode of Suburban Real Talk! Listen in for today's episode to get to know the gals, the podcast, and how we've been supporting each other during these uncertain times. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/suburbanrealtalk/support

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