Whiskey In My Tea

This week, HerBrina and M. Lauren sit down for a little unscripted bestie chat. They talk everything from current events, fashion choices and making it through adulthood. Join us for this girl talk edition of WIMT. @EmElleWriter @sunof_mysmile @WHSKYnTEA_CLE

This week, HerBrina is joined by Siroda and Chucktheworld. Siroda @girl_about_town216 A foodie raising two toddler foodies Chuck @chucktheworld_ They talk everything under the sun from motherhood, germs, weekly sex goals and smoked salmon dip. Question of the week: What’s your current work-life balance ratio? Or How does balance look for you? Black Girl Reads Finished Home by Toni Morrison Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds Attucks!: Oscar Robertson and the Basketball Team That Awakened a City by Phillip Hoose Princess Cupcake Jones and the Missing Tutu by Ylleya Fields Jazz by Toni Morrison Currently reading Darktown (Darktown #1) by Thomas Mullen

In celebration of HerBrina's 33rd birthday, M. Lauren sits down with her to pop champagne, grill her on top 3 faves, share beautiful wishes for a prosperous new year and see just how far they can drive the boat! The pair are joined in the studio by HerBrina's little sister, @hermayao and The FOS Network HNIC, @Chucktheworld. HerBrina reveals what went down on her last few big birthdays, hopes for this new year and dished on her favorites in literature and film.

Whiskey in My Tea: Episode 22 “Time to Elevate” Guest: Brittany @brttvny @Eighty95Design @MySixGlasses One of those “I like art” type of girls. Nerd. Web designer for Cle based design agency. Owns @Eighty95Design and a wine blog @MySixGlasses Designbeestudios.com mysixglasses.com Question of the week: What sparks your creativity/gets the juices flowing? Black Girl Reads Princess Cupcake Jones series by Ylleya Fields Home by Toni Morrison Quote of the week - "The muse lives within" -M. Lauren Appreciate a Black Man - DJ KNYCE

HerBrina and M. Lauren are joined virturally by Mia of Traveling Negus. https://www.travelingnegus.com/ @travelingnegus @hurtmeezysoul Question of the week: What is your dream travel destination? Black Girl Reads Finished Fresh Princess by Denene Millner Currently reading The House of Broken Angels by Luis Alberto Urrea The Proposal (The Wedding Date #2) by Jasmine Guillory The M Lauren Experience Quote of the Week I haven’t been everywherebut it’s on my list - Susan Sontag

“Black Card Revoked” with The Highbrid Life's Ashlei & Chris @thehighbridlife @iamashleijane @bigcfromcle This week two of the FOS Network's podcasts, Whiskey in My Tea and The Highbrid Life, face off in a head to head Black Card Revoked battle! Tune in to find out whose black card gets revoked, who wins, how much it would cost for Ashlei and M. Lauren to kiss Flavor Flav and just how many black movies HerBrina missed! Question of the week: How do you determine if someone needs their black card revoked? Black Girl Reads: Finished Hurricane Child by Kheryn Callendar Wangari's Trees of Peace: A True Story from Africa by Jeanette Winter I Like Myself! by Karen Beaumont, David Catrow (Illustrator) A Chair for My Mother (The Rosa Books #1) by Vera B. Williams A is for Activist by Innosanto Nagara Currently Reading Becoming by Michelle Obama The M. Lauren Experience Quote of the Week: I am a descendent of a whole bunch of Black folk who couldn't be broken. -Darnell Lamont Walker Appreciate a Black Man: Chris @WHSKYnTEA_CLE @emellewriter @sunof_mysmile

This week, HerBrina and M. Lauren are joined in the studio by John Bruton, comedian, web designer and hopeless romantic thot. They dive in to John's surprising and timely wisdom, HerBrina's latest reads and M. Lauren's quote of the week. Tune in for endless laughs and way too many awkward pauses. Guest: John Bruton @johnbruton Stand up Comedian. Writer. Comedy Show Curator, Hopeless Romantic Thot. Graphic Designer & Web Designer @jbrutoncreative Website- johnbrutoncomedy.com Question of the week: What do you do when you need a good laugh? Black Girl Reads Finished My Sister, the Serial Killer By Oyinkan Braithwaite (Goodreads Author) Hair Love by Matthew A. Cherry, Vashti Harrison (Illustrator) Currently reading Hurricane Child by Kacen Callender The M Lauren Experience Quote of the Week: “Each of us has a spark of life inside us, and our highest endeavor ought to be to set off that spark in one another” -Kenny Ausubel @WHSKYnTEA_CLE @EmElleWriter @sunof_mysmile

Whiskey in My Tea: Episode Sixteen “Real Hot Girl Shit" Guest: Mindy @themindyj This week, HerBrina and M. Lauren sit down with Mindy, also of The FOS Network to discuss all that Real Hot Girl Shit, vacays and a new book! Question of the Week: What color would you describe yourself? Why? Black Girl Reads: Monday's Not Coming by Tiffany D. Jackson, With the Fire on High by Elizabeth Acevedo, They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera, A Princess in Theory (Reluctant Royals #1) by Alyssa Cole Quote of the Week: It’s about women and men being unapologetically them, just havin a good ass time, hypin up your friends, doin you, not givin a fuck about what nobody gotta say about it ‬-Megan Thee Stallion Appreciate a Black Man: Derrick D Barnes, author @WHSKYnTEA_CLE @EmElleWriter @sunof_mysmile @themindyj

This week, the ladies of WIMT speak with special guest, Sola, about everything under the sun from fashion to superpowers and every girly thing in between. Tune in to this magical black girl convo! Whiskey in My Tea: Episode 15 “You Better WERK B*tch!” Guest: Dasola ‘Kara’ @thesolasysem Twin cities to sin city, Curator- especially for @wewherstory, Confidence Engineer, Radio Host @ghettoandgodly and Stylist Question of the week: What’s your superpower? Follower responses: @Doctorpetty- the power of being petty @Make_me_a_2go_plate_please- being a great dad @Jaydafool- fearless @Ejamalc-the ability to care and not care at the same damn time lol @Mizizlivin- this “eggplant emoji” it’s magical Black Girl Reads: Ghost (Track #1) By Jason Reynolds, Harbor Me by Jacqueline Woodson, Patsy by Nicole Y. Dennis-Benn Quote of the Week: "I think there is beauty in everything. What 'normal' people perceive as ugly, i can usually see something of beauty in it." -Alexander McQueen Appreciate a Black Man: Mark Blessed @blessed__melanin

Guests: Aaron Thomas @vegasmcneil M. Lauren and HerBrina spend some skype time with one of their faves: Aaron Thomas. They talk all of the thangs from PRIDE month to POSE and self-worth and mental health. Question of the week: How often do you stop and tell yourself that you are worthy? Black Girl Reads: Mae Among the Stars By Roda Ahmed, I Live Real Close to Where You Used to Live: Kids' Letters to Michelle Obama by Lauren Hall, A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 By Claire Hartfield, Let Me Hear a Rhyme By Tiffany D. Jackson Quote of the Week: "I could never identify with that word, 'weak.'" - Rihanna Appreciate a Black Man: @mizizlivin Follow us: @WHSKYnTEA_CLE @sunof_mysmile @emellewriter @vegasmcneil

Whiskey in My Tea Episode Thirteen: What About Your Friends? Guests: Asheley & Nick of Sumthin Relatable HerBrina and M. Lauren are joined by fellow FOS Network co-hosts, Nick and Asheley, of Sumthin Relatable. They talk being best friends, speak life into each other, tell embarrassing stories and explore the newest surprise of Asheley's life! Question of the Week: How would you describe your best friend only using 3 words? Black Girl Reads: HerBrina finished The Wedding Date by Jasmin Guillory and is currently reading Shadows of Sherwood by Robyn Hoodlum Appreciate a Black Man: Nick Follow us at: @thefosnetwork @sumthin_relatable @nick_rozai1030 @asheley_witda_y @emellewriter @sunof_mysmile

With M. Lauren gallivanting through Miami like a City Girl, HerBrina sits down with Armani, founder of Curly, Curvy, Connected. They talked about how Black Women are legit superheroes, how comparison is a joy stealer, and appreciated Cris for being an amazing Black Man! Question of the Week: Where do you connect with other like minded people? HerBrina's Black Girl Reads list of the week: The Parker Inheritance by Varian Johnson and The Wedding Date #1 by Jasmine Guillory Quote of the Week: “Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly.” – Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. What's Hot? June is PRIDE month June 22: The FOS Network Presents Freedom of Speech LIVE @ 7p June 29: Waterloo Arts Fest @ 12p Keep up with WIMT and our guests: @WHSKYnTEA_CLE @EmElleWriter @Sunof_MySmile @armanimarshai @curlycurvyconnected @cwood216 @thefosnetwork #selflove #selfacceptance #curlygirls #honoryourcurves #honoryourtruth #whiskeyinmytea #thefosnetwork #piratesoftheerie #clevelandisthebrand

This week, HerBrina and M. Lauren are joined by Tay of @curvyincleveland__ to discuss everything from dating with curves, hot plus boutiques, loving yourself and pumping yourself up in spite of doubt! Guest: Tay @curvyincleveland_ @thelovelytay Nominated influencer of the year, Body positive movement, encouraging women of ALL sizes to live their best life, published, plus size model Hosts:Whiskey in My Tea @WHSKYnTEA_CLE HerBrina @sunof_mysmile and M. Lauren @EmElleWriter Question of the Week: What are some things you do to honor/love your body? Black Girl Reads: How High the Moon By Karyn Parsons Black Leopard, Red Wolf (The Dark Star Trilogy #1) By Marlon James Mules and Men By Zora Neale Hurston Quote of the Week : we live in a culture where people are constantly telling us how to get what we want, and within that message is, 'You need to be something other than you are'". - Tracee Ellis Ross Appreciate a Black Man: Aaron Thomas @VegasMcNeil King of positivity Admire self-love journey Fellow THE OSU buckeye Always admired him Fellow virgo

M. Lauren sits down with Brice Williams and The FOS Network's own Chuck the World & discusses reparations, slavery, Barack Obama, baby mama drama, hotep shit & dating white. Is being "woke" just a trend? Political Correctness everywhere Revolution Reparations Planet Nibiru @whskyntea_cle @emellewriter @sunof_mysmile @tevyewill @chucktheworld @thefosnetwork

Jill Of All Trades featuring Bad Ass Vee Whiskey in my tea is a platform that showcases dope women, while we sip on our tea. The show will highlight women influencers that we’ll interview. We’ll talk about their brand, how they tapped into their queendom and dopeness. This show is about empowerment, connections, laughter and sisterhood…

This week the ladies are sipping Makers Mark Whiskey and what better way to sit and celebrate your best friend. This week is all about us. Get started with HerBrina's question of the week (15:15). There's an ode to M. Lauren (23:10). Friendship quizzes (38:23 and 47:38). Get some great book choices with Black Girl Reads (1:15:35) and what is WIMT without the M. Lauren experience (1:26:20)

This week the ladies are sipping Jack Daniels Tennessee Whiskey with ginger ale and blackberry lemonade. We decided to do something a little different and play a game, and you can't play a game without friends. Jenn and Sade, from the Super Good Friends Podcast (3:55), joining the ladies for a game of Truth Or Sip (16:30). Check out this week’s Black Girl Read (1:13:00). Get the QOTW with the M. Lauren Experience (1:17:05). “Appreciate A Black Man” (1:20:15). And find out What’s Hot w/ HerBrina (1:21:25)

This week the ladies are sipping 100 proof Cleveland Whiskey with ginger ale and blackberry lemonade and we’re diving into mental health. For this kind of discussion we definitely brought in an expert; mental health therapist, QuJane Gulley (17:15 ). Check out this week’s Black Girl Read (1:05:35). Rest In Power Nipsey Hussel. Get the QOTW with the M. Lauren Experience (1:20:59). “Appreciate A Black Man” recipient (1:23:45). Find out What’s Hot w/ HerBrina (1:25:40). THE DATING GAME (1:28:47)

Welcome to Whiskey In My Tea brought to you by HerBrina & M. Lauren. This show is about women's empowerment. We showcase dope women while we sip on our tea. We're all about empowerment, connections, laughter and sisterhood.

@emellewriter @sunof_mysmile @whskyntea_cle Guest: @hermayamo