The Grown Folk Table

Guess who's back?! After a long hiatus, the Grown Folk Table is back! Lots to talk about on this episode. We've got life updates, announcements, quarantine dating stories, working during COVID, new business ventures, self care practices, our favorite verzuz battles and so much more.

This week we talk about some of the updates happening around the country pertaining to protests, company statements & legislation. We also take some time to discuss entrepreneurs dating a 9-5 worker and the Insecure season 4 finale!

This week we have a lot to talk about. Police brutality, protests, rioters, solidarity, racism, legislation. Just a few of the topics we covered this week. If you want to show support for the cause, you can visit thegrownfolktable.com for access to GoFundMe pages for George Floyd's daughter, Ahmaud Arbery & Breonna Taylor

This we, we recap the best verzuz battles of all time compared to possibly one of the worst, Good Morning texts, smooth pick up lines, Amy Cooper aka the Central Park dog lady and a serious conversation about the war against Black Americans

This week on the IG Live, we discuss the Nelly vs Luda Verzuz, dating someone with an OnlyFans page, using Onlyfans for revenge, digital influencers, black sitcom rankings and one of our listeners shoots their shot at Temp from half court. Listen til the end if you want to hear how that went!

Let the Quarantine Chronicles begin! We're going live on our Instagram every Tuesday at 7:30PM EST. Be sure to follow us and tune in to be a part of the show. We love interacting with you guys in the comments! This week, we talk about the Erykah Badu vs Jill Scott battle, the upcoming Nelly vs. Ludacris Battle, Tekashi69's "triumphant" return to the music scene, pyramid schemes apparently still being a thing in 2020, popping up on someone unexpectedly, and embarrassing orgasm stories. Plus the comment section had a field day with Joe's Quarantine fro.

This week we have LA (@stayfocusla), 1/2 of the "What's A Good Guy" podcast, here with us to talk more about the word "good". What is a Good Day? What is a Good Life? What is Good Sex? What is a Good Friend? Somehow we managed to go from talking about Plan B to have an entire mini therapy session. You have to tune in to see how we get to that point!

This week we have Uchechi Chinyere (@wordsbyuchechi), series regular on The Grapevine TV & host of the Run the Tape podcast to take about some blackity black topics. Code Switching, Elitism in the black community, privileges & prejudice that come with being black, being bougie vs having standards and much, much more! Huge thanks to Podcorn for sponsoring this episode! Explore sponsorship opportunities and start monetizing your podcast by signing up here: https://podcorn.com/podcasters/

Our first live show! The team over at Soho House gave us an opportunity to do a private show for their members. Here's the audio for the people that weren't able to be in attendance. The next live show will be open to the public, we promise! Enjoy!

This week we have Kami (@lekurokami) on of the creators of Cups N Convos (@cupsnconvos) as our guest this week as we bring back game night! In the spirit of Cups N Convos we play a game called Mentally Stimulate Me, where we answer a slew of hypothetical questions with our un-hypothetical answers. What would you do if you found out bae poisoned their last ex? How would you break up with someone because of wack sex? You go through their phone and you find something foul, who's wrong? Tune in to find out our answers to these questions and more!

This week Soleil gives us a recap of her vacation and we talk about legendary status. What exactly makes someone legendary? Is Lori Harvey a legend in her own right? Has Kevin Hart reached legendary status yet? Did 50 Cent bury Ja Rule and jack his swag? Stay tuned for all those answers and so much more

This week, we are joined by Shay Sayss from Shay Sayss Radio to talk about some lies. Mmmmmmohmygod! We share stories crazy of some shameful lies we've told in the past, reasons why people lie, what men/women lie about the most and so much more. Be sure to check out Shay Sayss Radio every Sunday from 7-9 on Party 101.9 &iHeartRadio

We have Olaide, the creator of BaeDates.com, here with us today to talk about some unconventional methods for dating. Could you fall in love with someone in prison? Would you roll straight out of bed and go on a date? Should a husband and wife have separate houses? A dating app for Bacon lovers??? Some of these methods may be weird but who knows, you may find one that suits your needs Huge thanks to Podcorn for sponsoring this episode! Explore sponsorship opportunities and start monetizing your podcast by signing up here: https://podcorn.com/podcasters/

This week, we're joined by Reek, the Original Black Man and host of the Good Brother Experience. Get your dictionaries ready because the vernacular and verbiage this episode will reach spectacular levels as we have a conversation about having conversations. What constitutes as a good conversation? Do people even know how to have conversations anymore? What are some of the biggest conversation killers?

First episode of 2020 baby! Hopefully you guys haven't missed us too much but we are back! For the first episode of the new decade, we decided to play a game called "We're Not Really Strangers". The ladies of Red Table Talk created an expansion pack called "The Inner Circle", which is the version we will be playing today. Get ready to hear a more personal side of The Grown Folk Table as we share stories about our friendship, our personal struggles, growth, first impressions and so much more!

Last episode for the year! Each of us pick out Top 3 favorite moments of the podcast from this year and react to them live. We talk a little bit about what goes on behind the scenes and lastly, we talk about the future and things that we would like to accomplish in 2020. Happy Holidays and thank you to everybody who's supported the show. We appreciate each an every on of you!

Let's take a look back at 2019 and talk about some of the craziness that happened this year. From Jussie Smollett to T.I's hymen-gate, Summer Walker's Anxiety to Chicken Sandwiches, Breakout Artists of 2019 and the Top 10 movies of the year. There's a lot to give our opinions on. We have a lot more pod than usual so sit back, relax and enjoy our journey through 2019!

Oh boy, this one is going to get real interesting real quick. On this episode, we bring back a game called "Who's Most Likely" where we all have to state which one of us is most likely to fall in love at first sight, enjoy getting their toes sucked, who's probably horny right now, who's the biggest heartbreaker, who's out here bagging people's uncle and aunties plus so much more! There's a lot of judgement being tossed on the table today and you definitely don't want to miss it!

We're back with Alex King (@Alexkingdna) and Tai Perkins (@Dyetai)for Part 2 of "Explain That Shit" This time the men ask the ladies to explain things like fronting about their hot girl summer, those neon green wrestling suits, not letting things go, asking for head, taking back ain't shit men and much more! Join Our Speak Your Piece Segment https://mailchi.mp/134eff11d1b0/gftlandingpage Be Sure to Follow Us on IG: www.instagram.com/thegrownfolktable Also Follow Us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/grownfolktable Subscribe to our Youtube Channel www.youtube.com/thegrownfolktable Send your questions, topics or advice to thegrownfolktable@gmail.com

Fuckboys Fuckboys, here and there. Fuckboys Fuckboys EVERYWHERE! It's a whole ass epidemic out here but do we really know what fuckboy (or a fuckgirl) really is? Well, today were going to help you find out as we play the F*ckboy Card Game. We go through a bunch scenarios and try to determine what fuckboy motives really are. This episode is definitely one for the books. Just listen and be prepared for the insanity the ensues

This week we have Gia Peppers (@giapeppers) as our special guest at the table! You've heard of the 5 Love Languages but did you know that there are also 5 Apology Languages? Join us as we discuss what they are and talk more about the intricacies of apologies. What makes an apology sincere? Can you apologize with a caveat? What does it mean to accept an apology? And much, much more!

We have Nyla Symone from Power 105.1 (@Nylasymoneee) here with us to talk about "Coming of Age" aka "Damn, I'm Getting Old". Join us as we discuss setting goals by a certain age, 30 being the new 20, missing out on the "College Experience". Also, for our "Speak Your Piece" question, we at the table and some of our listeners share some "Young and Dumb" stories that you don't want to miss!!! Join Our Speak Your Piece Segment https://mailchi.mp/134eff11d1b0/gftlandingpage Be Sure to Follow Us on IG: www.instagram.com/thegrownfolktable Also Follow Us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/grownfolktable Subscribe to our Youtube Channel www.youtube.com/thegrownfolktable Send your questions, topics or advice to thegrownfolktable@gmail.com

We're kicking of Volume 9 with another installment of "Explain That Shit" with Alex King (@Alexkingdna) & Tai Perkins (@Dyetai) from Luxary Tax Radio (Available on Stationhead). This is the game where the men and the women ask each other questions hoping to get some explanations about some of the mannerisms that men & women have. On this episode, the ladies ask the men to explain why they act like babies when they're sick, giving partial explanations, doubling back, cat calling, preferences on natural vs beat to the gods and so much more! Join Our Speak Your Piece Segment https://mailchi.mp/134eff11d1b0/gftlandingpage Be Sure to Follow Us on IG: www.instagram.com/thegrownfolktable Also Follow Us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/grownfolktable Subscribe to our Youtube Channel www.youtube.com/thegrownfolktable Send your questions, topics or advice to thegrownfolktable@gmail.com

On the Finale of Volume 8, we talk about Black representation in media. Black TV shows, the stipulations that come from hood movies, Black artists getting snubbed at award shows, Tiffany Haddish vs Cardi B and much more. Join Our Speak Your Piece Segment https://mailchi.mp/134eff11d1b0/gftlandingpage Be Sure to Follow Us on IG: www.instagram.com/thegrownfolktable Also Follow Us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/grownfolktable Subscribe to our Youtube Channel www.youtube.com/thegrownfolktable Send your questions, topics or advice to thegrownfolktable@gmail.com

This week we have Simone (@via.simone) from the Bonnets & Durags podcast here with us to talk about Pillow Talking. Get ready for some crazy pillowtalk and after-sex horror stories. We also talk about our preferred methods of jonesing, things we like to do right after sex, why men don't have sleepovers and much more! Join Our Speak Your Piece Segment https://mailchi.mp/134eff11d1b0/gftlandingpage Be Sure to Follow Us on IG: www.instagram.com/thegrownfolktable Also Follow Us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/grownfolktable Subscribe to our Youtube Channel www.youtube.com/thegrownfolktable Send your questions, topics or advice to thegrownfolktable@gmail.com

Jameer Pond (@jameerpond) from BET Digital's Black Coffee is here with us today to help you pursue your dreams and stay motivated! Get ready for a lot of gems because on this episode, Jameer takes us through the ups and downs of his journey, we break down the steps to hustling, discuss how to stay motivated, play a fun game of "Rate the Gems" and much more. Also, we're bringing back our "Speak Your Piece" segment to hear some of your favorite motivational quotes. Join Our Speak Your Piece Segment https://mailchi.mp/134eff11d1b0/gftlandingpage Be Sure to Follow Us on IG: www.instagram.com/thegrownfolktable Also Follow Us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/grownfolktable Subscribe to our Youtube Channel www.youtube.com/thegrownfolktable Send your questions, topics or advice to thegrownfolktable@gmail.com

This episode is one for the books! We put our very own Joe Lindo in the hot seat and we test his game against a dating simulator. Joe goes on a date with a woman named Ariane while the rest of us narrate and laugh at the weird situations Joe gets himself in. Will he be successful? Can he seal the deal? You'll have to listen to find out! Be Sure to Follow Us on IG: www.instagram.com/thegrownfolktable Also Follow Us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/grownfolktable Subscribe to our Youtube Channel www.youtube.com/thegrownfolktable Send your questions, topics or advice to thegrownfolktable@gmail.com

Cancel Culture. Do we love it? Do we hate it? Does it work? Those are all questions that we answer on this week's episode. Plus we're bringing some of YOUR voices to the table with a brand new segment called "Speak Your Piece". If you'd like to have your voice heard on a future episode, be sure to join our mailing list for your chance to be a part of our conversation! Join Our Speak Your Piece Segment https://mailchi.mp/134eff11d1b0/gftlandingpage Be Sure to Follow Us on IG: www.instagram.com/thegrownfolktable Also Follow Us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/grownfolktable Subscribe to our Youtube Channel www.youtube.com/thegrownfolktable Send your questions, topics or advice to thegrownfolktable@gmail.com

This episode we have a conversation about R&B music inspired by a Top 50 R&B list that came out recently. We get into some really interesting debates about white R&B artists, Drake vs. the-Dream, R&B Newcomers and much much more. Sidenote: Who made this damn list anyway? Because it's completely out of line! Be Sure to Follow Us on IG: www.instagram.com/thegrownfolktable Also Follow Us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/grownfolktable Subscribe to our Youtube Channel www.youtube.com/thegrownfolktable Send your questions, topics or advice to thegrownfolktable@gmail.com

Some people love the dating scene, some people think it's trash. We're going to be talking about the latter. On Instagram, we asked you guys what are some of the thing you hate about the dating scene. We took a couple of those responses and gave you our 2 cents on matters such as being nice vs flirting, one sided conversations, being honest from the jump, going with the flow and much more! Be Sure to Follow Us on IG: www.instagram.com/thegrownfolktable Also Follow Us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/grownfolktable Subscribe to our Youtube Channel www.youtube.com/thegrownfolktable Send your questions, topics or advice to thegrownfolktable@gmail.com

Welcome to Volume 8 of the Grown Folk Table podcast! We are back and we have some great content for you guys. We're starting off Episode 1 with a game night. We've got our drinks, we've got some cake and we've got a game called Mentally Stimulate Me. A fun game full of hypothetical scenarios that lead to some hilarious answers! Be Sure to Follow Us on IG: www.instagram.com/thegrownfolktable Also Follow Us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/grownfolktable Subscribe to our Youtube Channel www.youtube.com/thegrownfolktable Send your questions, topics or advice to thegrownfolktable@gmail.com

This is the final episode of Volume 7! No worries, We'll be back with Volume 8 real soon. The topic of this episode is protecting your energy. Has the term "Protect your energy" become a trend? How to protect your energy, keeping the bad vibes away and much more! Thank you to everyone who've been supporting the show. Volume 8 dropping in August. Hope to see you at the next function! Be Sure to Follow Us on IG: www.instagram.com/thegrownfolktable Also Follow Us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/grownfolktable Subscribe to our Youtube Channel www.youtube.com/thegrownfolktable Send your questions, topics or advice to thegrownfolktable@gmail.com

Friends......how many of us have them? Lets find out how the Table feels about friendship. Courtney talks the helm and guides us through conversations like can friendships be 50/50? Breaking up with friends, our own personal bad/good friendship traits, best friends and much more! Be Sure to Follow Us on IG: www.instagram.com/thegrownfolktable Also Follow Us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/grownfolktable Subscribe to our Youtube Channel www.youtube.com/thegrownfolktable Send your questions, topics or advice to thegrownfolktable@gmail.com

We are back again with our special guests @Ti.Martel and J.O. (@Bklyn_Breed) for part 2 of "Explain That Shit" This time the men are in the hot seat and the ladies are asking the questions. Tune in as the answer questions about cheating, being sad about a break-up long after its over, claiming they want a real women but chasing after superficial women, feeling like their life is over when they get into a relationship & much more! Be Sure to Follow Us on IG: www.instagram.com/thegrownfolktable Also Follow Us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/grownfolktable Subscribe to our Youtube Channel www.youtube.com/thegrownfolktable Send your questions, topics or advice to thegrownfolktable@gmail.com

We have a 2 part episode for you guys with 2 special guests. Ti Martel(@Ti.Martel)from the Love+Realations podcast and J.O (@Bklyn_Breed) join us as we play a game called "Explain That Shit". We have the Men vs the Ladies trying to get the opposite side to explain some of the weird things they do. During this episode the men question the ladies about dancing by themselves at a party, cockblocking, saying you're not mad when you're clearly mad, calling dudes thirsty and much more! Stay tuned for next week's episode where men get put in the hot seat Be Sure to Follow Us on IG: www.instagram.com/thegrownfolktable Also Follow Us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/grownfolktable Subscribe to our Youtube Channel www.youtube.com/thegrownfolktable Send your questions, topics or advice to thegrownfolktable@gmail.com

We hope you're ready for some spice because on this episode, we dive deep into Sexual Satisfaction. What being sexually satisfied really means, how we learned about what satisfies us, some surprising things that we learned about ourselves along the way, male nipple play and how we define perfect foreplay/head/sex. Make sure you wait til the end to hear one of the most insane dick pic stories ever told. Be Sure to Follow Us on IG: www.instagram.com/thegrownfolktable Also Follow Us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/grownfolktable Subscribe to our Youtube Channel www.youtube.com/thegrownfolktable Send your questions, topics or advice to thegrownfolktable@gmail.com

On this episode, one pressing question leads to a slew of other topics and that questions is........what's wrong with a guy wanting to fuck??? From there we dive into the stigma of "All Men Want Is Sex", the differences between what Men and Women are taught about sex, treating sex like a prize and much more! Be Sure to Follow Us on IG: www.instagram.com/thegrownfolktable Also Follow Us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/grownfolktable Subscribe to our Youtube Channel www.youtube.com/thegrownfolktable Send your questions, topics or advice to thegrownfolktable@gmail.com

The topic of this episode is attention. First we dive into using social media for attention. We also find out just how guilty our cast is when it comes to seeking attention on social media. Then we dive into wanting too much attention in relationships and also wanting the kind of attention that Ayesha Curry desires Be Sure to Follow Us on IG: www.instagram.com/thegrownfolktable Also Follow Us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/grownfolktable Subscribe to our Youtube Channel www.youtube.com/thegrownfolktable Send your questions, topics or advice to thegrownfolktable@gmail.com

After a long hiatus, we are BACK with Volume 7! Templeton and Soleil return along with our new co-hosts Joe and Courtney and discuss some of the new changes to the show. We also ask our new hosts some "Grown Folk Table" style questions to get you guys more familiar with them. Get ready for a few crazy stories about some ass whoopings, getting caught having sex and much more! Be Sure to Follow Us on IG: www.instagram.com/thegrownfolktable Also Follow Us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/grownfolktable Subscribe to our Youtube Channel www.youtube.com/thegrownfolktable Send your questions, topics or advice to thegrownfolktable@gmail.com

Welcome to Volume 6 of the Grown Folk Table! This is the last volume of the year so we decided to look back into 2018 and talk about some of the bigger news stories that happen this year. Join us as we discuss music, movies, mayhem and much more! Join the Conversation IG: @thegrownfolktable Facebook.com/thegrownfolktable Send your questions and topics to thegrownfolktable@gmail.com

With the New Year approaching, the cast sat down and discussed some "New Year, New Me" topics. How we feel about the phrase, reflecting on 2018, Resolutions for 2019 and trends that need to be left behind in 2018 Join the Conversation IG: @thegrownfolktable Facebook.com/thegrownfolktable Send your questions and topics to thegrownfolktable@gmail.com

On the last episode of 2018, the cast takes a look back and each pick their Top 3 moments from the past year of the podcast. Thank you so much for listening. See you back in 2019! -Temp's Top Picks #3 - (00:37), #2 - (13:44), #1 - (27:01) -Soleil's Top Picks #3 - (04:50), #2 - (18:28), #1 - (34:47) -Roland's Top Picks #3 - (07:53), #2 - (20:46), #1 - (38:13) -Chey's Top Picks #3 - (10:08), #2 - (23:56), #1 - (41:20) Join the Conversation IG: @thegrownfolktable Facebook.com/thegrownfolktable Send your questions and topics to thegrownfolktable@gmail.com

Welcome to Volume 5. Join us as we take a deep dive in bad texters, being honest vs being blunt, omitting the truth and the differences in how men & women communicate Join the Conversation IG: @thegrownfolktable Facebook.com/thegrownfolktable Send your questions and topics to thegrownfolktable@gmail.com

On this episode we talk about the importance of titles, growing apart from someone, poor communication skills, sending nudes and getting complacent in relationships Join the Conversation IG: @thegrownfolktable Facebook.com/thegrownfolktable Send your questions and topics to thegrownfolktable@gmail.com

We get a little spicy in this episode as we talk about the best part about sex, holding out on sex and how many times does it take to truly know someone's sexual needs Join the Conversation IG: @thegrownfolktable Facebook.com/thegrownfolktable Send your questions and topics to thegrownfolktable@gmail.com

Welcome to Volume 4!!! In the spirit of July 4th, we're talking about BBQ necessities, the best cookout song of all time, white people invited to the BBQ and some crazy BBQ stories Join the Conversation IG: @thegrownfolktable Facebook.com/thegrownfolktable Send your questions and topics to thegrownfolktable@gmail.com

Let's see how the table really feels about each other!!! Get to know the cast a little better as we ask each other a series of "who's most likely to" questions. Find out we think is most likely to walk out of a restaurant without paying, cut someone off without notice, bag somebodies uncle/auntie and slap someone in the face during sex Join the Conversation IG: @thegrownfolktable Facebook.com/thegrownfolktable Send your questions and topics to thegrownfolktable@gmail.com

On this episode, we talk about all the beautiful women that we crush on in pop culture/the entertainment industry and put them in categories. Find out which women we consider to be the "girl next door" type, black royalty and more! Join the Conversation IG: @thegrownfolktable Facebook.com/thegrownfolktable Send your questions and topics to thegrownfolktable@gmail.com

We're back with another Game Night episode. This time we're playing Trap Trivia. It's exactly like Black Car Revoked but strictly about music. There are some funny moments and also some heated moments headed your way.

Have you ever thought about Online Dating? This might be the episode for you. We get into the perception of online dating, One of our hosts gets put in the hot seat and talks about their experience with online dating. And we might have convinced someone at the table to try online dating after we create a profile a browse through a few potential baes. Join the Conversation IG: @thegrownfolktable Facebook.com/thegrownfolktable Send your questions and topics to thegrownfolktable@gmail.com

Someone is about to lose their black card because on this episode, were playing Black Card Revoked. We get into a lot of interesting conversations about growing up black, biscuits, baby pictures and much more! Join the Conversation IG: @thegrownfolktable Facebook.com/thegrownfolktable Send your questions and topics to thegrownfolktable@gmail.com