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Ep 117. It Takes A Village To Make It Through Another Week by Brittain Jackson

Ep 116. It Takes A Village To Keep It Together by Brittain Jackson

Ep 115. It Takes A Village TO DO WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE! by Brittain Jackson

Ep 114. It Takes A Village To Duck The L's by Brittain Jackson

This week, we had the absolute honor of interviewing Portland artist, dancer, and creator Latoya Lovely. We had to do it special for this extra special guest, so we're coming at you from the Portland Art Museum with The Numberz to catch up with Latoya since the last time we saw her. Even though it's been a minute since we've interviewed, we don't waste time and we certainly don't mess around! We're getting to the bottom of vulnerability, artistic expression, and that glow! Join us for a conversation about self-love, self-healing, and self-affirmation. Grateful for every moment @latoya.lovely. Thank you for the beauty that you are, the beauty that you create, and the beauty that you share. It Takes A Village!

Ep 113. It Takes A Village To Move On Up! by Brittain Jackson

Ep 112. It Takes A Village To Manage Hurt by Brittain Jackson

Ep 111. It Takes A Village To Rise From The Ashes...Literally by Brittain Jackson

Ep. 110 It Takes A Village To Transform by Brittain Jackson

Ep 109. It Takes A Village To Tell The Truth by Brittain Jackson

Ep 108. It Takes A Village To Question Acceptance by Brittain Jackson

Ep 107. It Takes A Village To Wear Bivy Park by Brittain Jackson

Ep 106. I Takes A Village To Be Benevolent Green by Brittain Jackson

Ep 105. It Takes A Village To Install A Bidet by Brittain Jackson

It's your favorite processing partners still out here bringing a cute KiKi, laughter, and some serious conversation to the table this week. Enjoy and thank you for tuning in! #ittakesvillage

Oh just an episode that never made it to the light of day. But interestingly enough very relevant to today!

It Takes a Village to Be Alone Together The Rona won’t hold us back biiiiiiiitch! Coming to u live from VVP Headquarters, with our bestest content for you, the people, because you have fuckin time this week to listen to this damn episode (and because you deserve it). We’re bringing you laughs and trying to keep the tragedies realities and not irrationalities FEEL ME! (#bars) Also, hit us up in the DMs! We’re all quarantined in this bitch so we’re gonna get thru this together, like a Daniel Bedingfield song. Gotta make it, gotta make it, gotta make it thruuuu. Love y’all. Stay safe out there. Lean in on your village, we gotchu. #ittakesavillage

AYYYY Vibers! We are definitely back on our sh** (censored because we’re famous now) and coming at y’all with some real life content. Not even the COVID-19 pandemonium can keep us down! Nah, that’s what depression is for. Tune in this week for Bae of the Week, Issa Vibe, and What We Learned for the realz on navigating the ships of relation, the importance of family and knowing your own history, and the ever-changing challenges of life. Make sure to check the @xrayfm website for the on-air schedule because your fave processing partners are ON DA RADIO!!!!! Massive thank you to Miranda and the XRAYFM family. They know that #ittakesavillage and we love you all for being a part of ours!

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: We are officially at 100 episodes!!!! How the fuck we made it here, no one knows! Of course, we’re kidding, because we have given so much to this podcast and hold it close to us dearly. We dreamed of the day we’d get to 100 and talked about a lavish and grand event, but instead, we recorded where we started... at the dining table. Fully connected to our VVP roots and full of gratitude to the folx who ride w us, we reflect on everything that’s brought us here and the journey this has unexpectedly taken us on. Listen as we thank damn near every person that we’ve had the honor and privilege of working with (issa lot) and as we reflect hard on how VVP has changed our lives. What a beautiful journey it’s been. Thank you, from the bottom of our tiny, cold hearts, for the support, love, and good vibes. It could not hold truer for us, as a podcast and as individual bad bitches, that it certainly takes a village. #ittakesavillage

*High* everybody! In December, we had the honor of sitting down with Portland's finest cannabis connoisseur, our friend Tiara Darnell! We did our first ever live show to talk about Tiara's *dope* podcast called @highgoodpeople , the struggles of podcasting and doing it all independently, and everything in between. Go follow High Good People and listen on all streaming platforms. The podcast is a fucking gem created by the hard work that Tiara put in to make it as incredible as it is, so if you haven't already (you're late), listen as she and featured guests explore the historical, cultural, and social relationship between cannabis and POC. We had such a blast kicking it with you @theartspj and hearing about your experiences and expertise. Thank you for being a living example of #ittakesavillage !

Sooo we’re not sure how else to say this but we’ve got THE BEST OF THE BEST ON THE SHOW THIS WEEK! *insert Meg Thee Stallion tongue* Please don’t sleep on this conversation we had with @portlandmorgan !! Relive all your GoT feelings (mostly the hurt ones), hear her take on family structures, and get the inside scoop on her several dope ass podcasts @unrefinedsophisticates , @podcasthasnoname , and @vernandvern . Morgan: Thank you for your BEAUTIFUL VOICE and the genuine belly laughs, we could not have wished for better content or a better friend. (And get that android situation taken care of :-* .. jk I’m no bully) LOVE YOU! #ittakesavillage

Over the summer, we had the absolute honor of interviewing our girl Abibat Durosimi aka @themagicblackunicorn aka spiritual Goddess aka PDX’s FINEST community leader aka BOSS aka 100% THAT B*$&#!! She tells us how she runs @bloombeautycollective and does literally all of the things, while we gush and adore how she does it all with such grace. Above all else, we had a slammin time with this bright and ambitious Queen!!!! A huge thank-you to Abibat for being the shining light that you are and for a magical interview. To the rest of you: take mental notes, have a laugh, hit a like and share with your friends. We are miraculously STILL HERE! ... if only to remind y’all that #ittakesavillage

An interview with Author Pferron Doss

Back in April, we were given the privilege of interviewing incredible creatives, policy makers, entrepreneurs, and innovators involved with the @mercatuspdx magazine launch at the Momentous event(Elevating, Connecting, & Celebrating Entrepreneurs of Color). We had HEAVY HITTER guests! We sat down with the greats, including @commissionerhardesty who’s doing major work for POC in PDX, Jamaal Hale at @goodgreenpdx who did beautiful print work for the mag, our love and organizer Amanda with @prosperportland , the incredible force that is @themagicblackunicorn , Kimberly Branam, and the baddest of the bad @savinamonet . Let your ears be serenaded with the sweet sounds of pdx activism, passion, and heart. Shout out of the year goes to @y.g.b.portland , @prosperportland , and @mercatuspdx for giving a platform to the beautiful voices we were so honored to sit with. Much love to all involved and beyond— y’all are the pillars of the village. We love you. #ittakesavillage

VVP had the stellar opportunity to interview and kick it with some of the greats here in pdx at the @sneakerweekpdx fashion show by @bloombeautycollective. Don’t sleep on these interviews now!!!! We have stunning artist and educator @latoya.lovely , the visionary himself @t.k.503rd , the undisputed king & queen (and hosts of the show) @therealtrarenee and Vocab with @broken_glass_podcast, the founders/innovators/BOSSES of Sneaker Week @beauclere and @boss_lady_megan ! We had ourselves a good time and appreciate every single person that came out to support an inclusive and celebratory event of culture and consumers. Shout out to the OG @themagicblackunicorn for the link up and for believing in us and believing in the pdx community. GO LISTEN RIIIIGHT NOOOWWW!

NEW EPISODE ALERT! Ok y’all, here’s the deal. We’ve been working our ASSES off for this podcast that we love so dearly, but it’s mostly BTS shit that not many see or hear. Well aren’t your ears in for a fuckin treat because we are FINALLY releasing new content!!!! We’re releasing episodes that were previously recorded with stellar guests that deserve every bit of the praise. Major major thank you to our boo @elevatedphoenix_ for being a fabulous guest and for being so patient with us. And thank you to everyone who’s checked in, met with us, consulted, encouraged, even just asked where the hell we’ve been. We appreciate every follower, listener, and friend of the pod and we hope this new VVP era will both knock u off your feet and lift your spirit into the abyss. We love u all and, here with the consistency and branding, we’d like to remind u that #ittakesavillage

THEY'RE HEEEEEERE. After a month-long break, Brittain and Kayla are BACK with the shits! We have nothing but the mutherfuckin best for Bae of the Week and are talking about all the beautiful people that impacted us recently (peep Kayla butcher Megan Rapinoe's name.. shaaaaame). We learned a whole buncha shit since we've been away and now it's all for YOUR listening pleasure! Tune in, catch the vibes, and remember that #ittakesavillage !

This week is a very special Juneteenth episode created for Portland's own XRAYFM! It's just your trusty co-hosts this week, talking about Juneteenth, Black Excellence, your fave tv shows, and the things that we'll apologize for after we're famous (jk, we already apologized). Shout out the mo'f***in boss, JJ, for allowing us to record at JJT Studios this week! Kick back, have a drink or a J (or both), and tune in because we're coming at you with the informative AND funny! Also... ITTAKESAVILLAGE!!!!

We are HERE this week with brAND NEW CONTENT featuring our fave, your fave, everyone’s fave, JJ!!!! We are honored to have had this stunning bad ass at every studio VVP has ever recorded in! She’s kickin it with us to give us the rundown on her new ~boutique~ fitness facility in Beaverton, break down GoT, and show y’all just how the EFF IT’S DONE. Go visit thetribecalledsweat.com right now, book a class, and get your life! Nobody lives #ittakesavillage more than this powerful mama so TUNE IN!

Jamaal Hale the Brilliant Creator behind GOODGREEN stops by to gives us the deets on how he handles it all!

Adrian Wright of Black Portland stops by to discuss building community, inclusivity, and shares a hidden talent you may not have known about! Enjoy this all encompassing conversation. #ittakesavillage

Artist Bryson the Alien and Portland Mercury Music Editor Jenni Moore stop by to drop some real.

LISTEN! YOU ARE NOT READY. DISNEY. BEYONCÈ. AND MOST IMPORTANTLY. DJ AMBUSH. This man is literally doing EVERYTHING from community work to gigs to radio shows to BEING A CELEBRITY CHEF. DO YOU UNDERSTAND?! You don't! TUNE IN to hear this multi-talented GEM fuck around w us and share his roller-coaster life story, all while smacking us with truth and making us laugh. We had a fucking ball with @skambeezy and we're looking forward to PART II. #ittakesavillage

This week, we're talking about Beyoncé, the complications of being humans, and the impact that Nipsey had, all from our own perspectives, as always. Our beautiful guest is the one and only @tessamay22 who is bringing all of the light and good energy into the studio!! She let us in on some of the secrets behind her hilarious Instagram, the "algorithm", and how she replenishes her spirit. Tune in and catch the VIBESSS #ittakesavillage

This is a special episode because it’s just US... ᴼⁿᶜᵉ ᵘᵖᵒⁿ ᵃ ᵗᶦᵐᵉ, ᵗʰᵉʳᵉ ʷᵃˢ ᵃ ᵍᶦʳˡ We’re talking about Jordan Peele and Lupita Nyong’o’s blinding talents, the one downfall to Beyoncé, and PLANET EARTH!!!! Tune in, have a laugh, think a thot, and remember #ittakesavillage

Serita Wesley of On She Goes stops by the Village to give in depth detail on how to make it in this business! We always love fun, real, and enlightening conversations! Thanks for tuning in. #ittakesavillage

We're keeping it moving this week with a very special guest: @gio_t of Real Talk with PDX_GT podcast! He is dropping allllll the panties in and out of the studio (just listen, you'll understand), all whilst telling and showing the world what real growth looks like. We're also being our usual dumb selves, cracking A LOT of jokes, just to get a laugh during this wild ride of life. MAKE SURE TO TUNE IN because this episode is #ittakesavillage

Issa crossover y’all! Join our conversation this week as we sit down with producer / editor / overall contributor, @juandr47 (Juan Ramirez) of Racist Sandwich!!!! He’s letting us in on his love of skateboarding and LA, updating us about the podcast, and of course getting into race and food. Tune in and LISTENNNNN because it’s too good not to AND because we fuckin said so! Love y’all! #ittakesavillage

Happy Tuesday Folx! Y’all know what it is.. we have a new episode!! We have a VERY special guest this week. @ronnie_aka_bespeak stopped by the studio and schooled us on how to be a creator in pdx, discussing his music and incredible ability to lift up his community. Take notes y’all! He is a certified crooner and overall GENIUS!! Make sure to check out his new album A.K.A. Bespeak on Apple Music and if you haven’t yet, get tix to his upcoming show at the Mission Theater on March 9th! Stay tuned til the very end to hear new music from Ronnie! We love you and thank you all for always reminding us that #ittakesavillage !

VVP is back and with a VERY SPECIAL guest that will have you seeing ~st*rs~ @chantidarling comes thru to the studio to discuss the pdx music scene and his own career path which led to the boptastic RNB, Vol 1. If you’re living under a rock and haven’t already, buy the album and tune in to catch them third degrees!!!! Big thank you to Chanti for gracing us! #ittakesavillage

ICYMI— our very own Bae of Life Brittain will be delivering the talks to end all Tedx Talks! So this week, we had Sasheen, Abi, and Ethan from Portland State come thru the studio to tell us more about the event and #movingforward. Listen for laughs and to hear more information about the TEDxPortlandStateUniversity event!! #ittakesavillage

Trash talk at it's finest this week. But uh we threw some gems in there too ya'll! Remember K and B are the best of friends forever! LOL.

You know .... Libations just may be responsible for this episode.

Yeah we got a little behind but we are back with two episodes this week!

On this week's episode of VVP, Brittain and Kayla are flying (high) and making like Drake, tryna stay light on their toes. Maintaining positivity is a helluva challenge but we're making it work the best we can!! Hear what we've got to say about self-care, the upcoming award season, and mostly just enjoy our jumbled mess of a convo! Contribute if you feel it in your heart and soul and slide right into the DMs. We WANT to hear from you because IT DOESN'T HAPPEN WITHOUT A MF VILLAGE! #ittakesavillage #villagevibespodcast #pocpodcast #oscars #grammys #goldenglobes #blackpanther #blackkklansman #wakandaforever #kevinhart

This week we have a new home, a special co-host, and a fantastic guest and we dive into important and vital conversation! #ittakesavillage This episode is recorded at XRAYFm studios in Portland Oregon. Listen at xray.fm (radio website) or xraypod.com (podcast website). We will also be broadcast on 107.1 and 91.1 fm. Be sure to rate, share, and subscribe. Check our Sosh Meed @villagevibespodcast and @xrayfm

Vibers, listen carefully because we have a genius of a guest stopping by the studio this week!!!! @markus.effin.prime graces us with their presence and blows us all the way back with big brains and words of passion (mostly about comics). It’s knee slappers and truths as always so DON’T SLEEP ON IT. Tune in & vibe out! #ittakesavillage

Vibers- tune in this week to hear Mary Jane and Andrè stop by the studio as K&B engage in ABSOLUTE FOOLERY!! This episode is all shade and all jokes, sprinkled with ~special guests~ @imiamour and background singer/contributor @rastaroo! Imia is sharing her insta secrets and experiences traveling the world while also delivering the intellects. Y'all make sure to tune in, cackle, and share! #ittakesavillage

Vibers! This week, we have an amazing episode with an even more amazing guest. @sunshinelollipopsandrainbows2 (or sometimes known as Lee) stormed through this week and schooled us on how to contribute as young folks, and provided all the laughs and gems. The discussion goes in on politics, the south, and of course, sex. Tune tf in, listen/like/share/subscribue/rate, and NEVER EVER EVER FORGET that #ittakesavillage!

Hey vibers! This week, we have an incredibly special episode. Crystal B.B. is hitting the studio, bringing a vital message. Her courage and honesty is so appreciated and needed at this time in history. Huge thank you to her for sharing her story with the village and allowing us to be a part. Always, always remember that #ittakesavillage. *Please keep in mind that this episode includes an experience that may be triggering.

IT HAPPENED Y'ALL! Tune in to hear the realest one alive, RASHAUNDA, on VillageVibesPodcast! We have been begging her to come on forever, so we did NOT take this opportunity for granted! She's on for the whole.damn.show and we're talking the danger of yt voices, how to grow amicably, and trying to figure out how in the hell she does it all. Don't miss this episode and remember the VVP slogan: #ittakesrashaunda OH and #ittakesavillage