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The “We Need To Talk Club” podcast is hub for “adulting” conversations and worldly opinions. We are millennial women who met at different seasons of our young lives. Our friendships span from 8th grade to High School, College Undergrad years and beyond. T

Tamiyah Yancey


    • May 14, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 56m AVG DURATION
    • 281 EPISODES


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    We Were Talking...Old News, Old Presidents and New Goals

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2025 40:57


    For this Don't Get Got segment we showed up exhausted, but like Celie in Color Purple, [we's] here!Listen in as we discussed American presidents, and outdated social media trends.

    We Were Ranking...Black Girl Hand Games

    Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2025 43:32


    For this week's tournament, we ranked black girl hand games from our childhood. And proved, that our memories were still intact. But our childhoods were raggedy lol. Listen In!

    We Were Watching...A Different World - Season 1, Ep. 4-6

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2025 65:58


    This week on our "Show & Tell" segment, we reviewed A Different World. In addition to being iconic, this show inspired generations of black students to go to college. And showed an edgy reality that its originator, The Cosby Show, shied away from. Listen In!

    We Were Watching...Survival of the Thickest - Season 2, Ep. 1-3

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2025 77:48


    For this "Show & Tell" segment, we are reviewing the second season of "Survial of the Thickest." This season has opened up the scope of storytelling to delve into both Marley and Khalil's lives as much as Mavis's; and it is GIVING Greatness. Black men in therapy, black women living their LGBTQ+ lives out loud, and highlighting the experiences of black entrepreneurship today - an all inclusive, and FUNNY-as-hell watch. Listen In!

    We Were Watching...Gunpowder Milkshake

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2025 56:10


    For this month's POCcorn episode, we reviewed Gunpowder Milkshake. Between the slow-mo, the gore, and girl power it was an exciting watch for sure. BUT we had some thoughts. Listen In!

    We Were Reading...Zodiac Academy: The Awakening

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2025 86:01


    While You Were Scrolling, we were Reading & Listening to: Zodiac Academy: The Awakening by Caroline Peckham and Susanne Valenti - Recap & ReviewWe had a lot to say as we dived into this VAST series. Listen In!

    We Were Watching...The Princess and the Frog

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2025 47:54


    This week on POCcorn, we reviewed The Princess and the Frog. This film became an instant classic as the first black Disney Princess, finally hit the screens. The music was live, the characters were lovable and the Princess was doubled as an entrepreneur who actually detested wishing upon a star. Listen In!

    We Were Talking...Love Is Blind - Season 8

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2025 144:31


    This week is a treat! For the Show & Tell segment, co-hosts Esther and Ta'Lissa got together to do a reality TV breakdown of Love is Blind. The convo was just too good to cut short. Listen In!

    We Were Watching...A Different World Ep. 1-3

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2025 43:55


    This week on our "Show & Tell" segment, we reviewed A Different World. In addition to being iconic, this show inspired generations of black students to go to college. And showed an edgy reality that its originator, The Cosby Show, shied away from. Listen In!

    We Were Talking...Costco Deals, Health & Ambition

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2025 60:13


    In our Don't Get Got segment, we discuss life as it has us in our UPs and (more likely) DOWNS. This week we sounded our BIG AGE. We discussed Costco Deals, Health Issues and going for our ambitions. Listen In!

    We Were Reading...Onyx Storm

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2025 171:49


    While You Were Scrolling, we were Reading & Listening to: Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros - Recap & ReviewBUT, in the spirit of bringing 2 more readers (now fans) into the fold - we discussed the first 2 books in the series as well. So, long episode, but worth every "signet" minute. Listen In!

    We Were Ranking...Best Food Types

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2025 60:38


    In this week's "Last One Standing" episode, we ranked the best food types based off our own American palate. And it got interesting. Listen In!

    We Were Talking...Don't Get Got by Oompa Loompas, Parenting & Anti-DEI sh*t

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2025 57:46


    In our Don't Get Got segment, we discuss life as it has us in our UPs and (more likely) DOWNS. This week we talk white house chaos, real word consequences, and parenting of toddlers and teens. Listen In!

    We Were Reading...Demon's Dream: An Unexpected Love

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2025 100:41


    While You Were Scrolling, we were Reading & Listening to: Demon's Dream: An Unexpected Love by Elle Kayson - Recap & Review

    We Were Watching...Darlings

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2025 61:12


    For our first POCcorn pick of the new year, we viewed Darlings. The film was a balance of light content and dark consequences. It was frustrating and liberating and encouraging to witness. Trigger warning: there is domestic abuse in this film. Incredibly strong pick for our first 2025 film. Listen In!

    We Were Watching...2024 POCcorn Films Recap

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2025 32:07


    As we do every year, we have dedicated an episode to reflect on all the films we've witnessed in the year 2024. Which ones were our favorites, dissappointments, shock factors? Listen In and enjoy the ReView.

    We Were Watching...How to Die Alone Ep. 7-8

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2025 76:54


    This week was our "Show & Tell" segment, where we watch a series showcasing black women, and break down the episodes one by one. The newest TV tell to hit our Subscriptions is Natasha Rothwell's How to Die Alone. It's giving comedy, tragedy and comfort only a hit show can convey. Listen In!

    We Were Watching...How to Die Alone Ep. 5-6

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2025 59:42


    This week was our "Show & Tell" segment, where we watch a series showcasing black women, and break down the episodes one by one. The newest TV tell to hit our Subscriptions is Natasha Rothwell's How to Die Alone. It's giving comedy, tragedy and comfort only a hit show can convey. Listen In!

    We Were Talking...Twitch Boss Treachery

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2025 36:12


    Years after Twitch's (Stephen Boss) suicide, his widow Allison Holker has come out with a tell-all book discussing Twitch's most private moments. We share our views on this exposure, and how distasteful we think it is. Listen In!

    We Were Talking...Don't Get Got by 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2025 49:05


    In our Don't Get Got segment, we discuss life as it has us in our UPs and (more likely) DOWNS. Being that we are in a new year, we got into how 2025 won't get us GOT. We have goals this year, and we are going hard for them. Listen In!

    We Were Talking...Naked Mothers

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2025 47:59


    This week, we all got together to discuss "naked mothers," and what that means to each of us. Some of us grew up in households where being nude, or thinly dressed was accepted and normalized. So much so that women's bodies were not seen as taboo, overly sexualized, or wrong. We discuss our own experiences, preferences, and truths as adults; and naked mothers. Listen In!

    We Were Watching...The Six Triple Eight

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2025 63:44


    For this week's POCcorn segment, we review The Six Triple Eight. Tyler Perry's newest production was surprising in the best way. The untold story of black, female WWII soldiers being given an impossible task, and completing that task with time to spare is an incredible tale. Not to mention, the timing is perfect. At a time where black women feel betrayed by their own country, it is encouraging to see a film where black women prevail despite the hardships they face. Listen In!

    We Were Talking...2025 New Year Bingo

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 2025 57:20


    In light of the New Year we are all quite weary of, due to the incoming presidency, we discussed goals. Specifically goals we plan to add to our own 2025 Vision Bingo cards. Listen In!

    We Were Watching...Girlfriendship

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 25, 2024 51:29


    We are back with our POCcorn segment. And this week we are reviewng Girlfriendship; a Hallmark-ish film paying homage to Gullah ancestry and black friendship. It was cute and sweet. Just what we were in teh mood for. Listen In!

    We Were Ranking...90's and 00's Fashion Trends

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2024 46:02


    In this week's "Last One Standing" episode, we ranked the best fashion trends of the 90's and early 2000's. You won't believe what won. Listen In!

    We Were Talking...Financial Fears and Freedom

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2024 54:19


    In our Don't Get Got segment, we discuss life as it has us in our UPs and (more likely) DOWNS. This week we discussed our financials. You may have heard our exhaustion in this recording, but let it reflect how tiring "money talk" really is. We also gave some real TMI insight this round, so sorry, not sorry. Listen In!

    We Were Watching...Babes

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2024 59:55


    This week, our POCcorn segment reviews Babes. This film was written and produced by Broad City star, Ilana Glazer; who also happens to star in the film alongisde the brilliant, Michelle Buteau. IT WAS AMAZING! The story was so honest, raw, relatable, funny, sweet, and emotional all at once. As young, working mothers, we saw ourselves in every scene. And it was so refreshing to just sit back and take in something that felt like it was made for you. Listen In!

    We Were Watching...How to Die Alone Ep. 3-4

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2024 48:23


    This week we renew our "Show & Tell" segment, where we watch a series showcasing black women, and break down the episodes one by one. The newest TV tell to hit our Subscriptions is Natasha Rothwell's How to Die Alone. It's giving comedy, tragedy and comfort only a hit show can convey. Listen In!

    We Were Watching...Furies

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2024 56:41


    In this POCcorn segment we reviewed Furies; the first Netflix original film from Vietnam. First off, the fight scenes and cinematography were well funded; and the story was women centered. Which was a really nice change of pace. But the true brilliance of this film is in the twist at the end. Listen In!

    We Were Reading...Desperate Measures

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2024 53:28


    While You Were Scrolling, we were Reading & Listening to: Desperate Measures by Katee Robert- Recap & Review

    We Were Talking...Election Results

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2024 40:44


    Tuesday was one of the biggest dissappointments of our lives. As black educated women, we knew this election was a choice between nonsense and common sense. But the results showed us afar uglier truth. That this country would rather a buffoon sit in the highgest office of the land, than a black woman who is actually qualified for it. Hosts, TaLissa, Shakima, Ariana and Tamiyah take a moment to express our rawest views on this election. Listen In!

    We Were Talking...Taking Care of the Elderly

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2024 58:40


    In our newest segment, Don't Gert Got, we discuss life as it has us in our UPs and (more likely) DOWNS. This week we delved into taking care of the elderly. Home Health Aids. Sponge Baths, E.Coli and more. Listen In!

    We Were Talking...Best Halloween Candy

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2024 72:39


    For the spirit of Halloween (plug), we did a candy tournament to rank our favorite childhood candies; and you wouldn't believe what reigned supreme. Listen In!

    We Were Watching...How to Die Alone

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2024 65:45


    This week we renew our "Show & Tell" segment, where we watch a series showcasing black women, and break down the episodes one by one. The newest TV tell to hit our Subscriptions is Natasha Rothwell's How to Die Alone. It's giving comedy, tragedy and comfort only a hit show can convey. Listen In!

    We Were Watching...Entergalactic

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2024 49:00


    In this POCcorn segment we reviewed KidCudi's film, Entergalactic. This literal "work of art" was funny, smart, relatable and romantic! Along with giving us the "feels" it gave us insight into what its like for a man to fall hed over heels. And the CAST! Listen In!

    We Were Talking...Tyler Perry Productions

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2024 40:18


    With the release of "Divorce in the Black," and his comments on "highbrow negroes" Tyler Perry has been discussed on every single platform with a camera or a mic. We thought we'd weigh in on his productions from the start. Listen In!

    We Were Talking...Black Men In the Media Acting Up

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2024 44:57


    In the past weeks, we have heard about many instances in which Black Men in Media are acting up. From podcasts, to politics, these gntlemen just "can't get right." So we have taken the opportunity to shame a couple. Listen In!

    We Were Reading...Kingdom of Ash

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2024 79:34


    While You Were Scrolling, we were Reading & Listening to: Kingdom of Ash by Sarah J. Maas - Recap & Review

    We Were Watching...Partners in Crime

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2024 55:35


    In this WILD, weird, unforgettable film, we had a time. It was a comedy and a mystery in more ways than one. And though there is much that can be said about this film, all I'll say is that it is beautifully shot and one you will not regret watching. Listen In!

    We Were Reading...Tower of Dawn

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2024 75:25


    While You Were Scrolling, we were Reading & Listening to: Tower of Dawn by Sarah J. Maas - Recap & Review

    We Were Talking...APPocalypse

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2024 46:25


    With there being an app, subscription, or both for any and everything these days, we discussed how our own apps have taken over our lives. BUT, there's HOPE! We each shared how we quietly defy the APPocalyptic nature of our society, and accepted the positives the ease of apps have mad eon our lives. Listen In!

    We Were Watching...Origin

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2024 103:25


    For this POCcorn segment, we reviewed the film Origin. And honestly, we likely got too deep in our own reflections of the story; but WOW. This film. This film. This film. It destroyed us and remade us all in one screening. And with all that being said, it is so worth the watch. Listen In!

    We Were Talking...Best Movie Villain

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2024 58:06


    For this "Last One Standing Tournament" we debated villainy based on fear vs. charisma, prejudice vs. human extinction, and the validity of whether characters like Ursula, Hades and Shere Khan were considered villains at all. Listen In!

    We Were Talking...Fruit Pies, Booker T., Pro-No Obligations, Healthy Ocean Fears, and Peppermint and Chocolate Affairs

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2024 59:06


    Want to know what the hell this random title even means, Listne In! For this mini episode, we each listed an unpopular opinion, and defended our stance while being verbally attacked by our co-hosts.

    We Were Reading...Empire of Storms

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2024 94:24


    While You Were Scrolling, we were Reading & Listening to: Empire of Storms by Sarah J. Maas - Recap & Review

    We Were Watching...American Fiction

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2024 75:28


    American Fiction is a dynamic force of a film, aimed at exposing the many nuances of the black experience. From family dynamics, to literature standards, to film fantasies, this watch was one with a million layers. Listen In!

    We Were Reading...Queen of Shadows

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2024 102:37


    While You Were Scrolling, we were Reading & Listening to: Queen of Shadows by Sarah J. Maas - Recap & Review

    We Were Talking...Living Single - Season 5

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2024 82:14


    For our final recording of Living Single, we review the last season the show was allowed to air. Everyone's storyline was given propre closure, and tea was spilled for certain character appearances, or lack thereof. Listen In!

    We Were Talking...Two Truths and a Lie

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2024 27:13


    For this mini episode, we decided to play the infamous "Two Truths and a Lie" game. And it was a Tiiiiiime. Listen In!

    We Were Talking...Best Dance Song of 2000's

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2024 91:34


    In this "Last One Standing" segment, we voted on which 2000's Dance Song had us twerking the hardest. Listen In!

    We Were Talking...Which Day of the Week We Are

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2024 29:33


    As a fun insight episode on ourselves, we guessed which day of the week we were and why. This was even more fun than any of us anticipated. Listen In!

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