In this episode, we talk with Bronx born and bred Boricua writer, bibliophile, and editor, Angelique Imani Rodriguez. Angelique is a three-time alum of the VONA (Voices of Our Nations Arts) Foundation’s workshops and a two-time alum of Vanessa Martir's Writing Our Lives workshops. She discusses with us her current projects, most notably Fried Eggs and Rice: A Series by Writers of Color on Food, a multi-genre series of works that focus on the significance of food memory and culture, her thoughts on “Bennifer 2.0”, repping the Bronx, writing for your audience and the importance of feeding your creative spirit. Plus Angelique does a little bragging with us. Learn more about Angelique’s work at penhittingpaper.com.

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Stuff We Talked About

• Fried Eggs & Rice: A Series by Writers of Color on Food
• The Boricongo Book Gang on Instagram 
• The Boricongo Book Gang

Music by Music_Unlimited from Pixabay

In this episode, we both watched Amazon Prime's new series "Class of '07", we have a proper follow-up to our pussy chips conversation, Cynthia tells us about her trip to L.A. for the ​​Loreal pro-lab class, Karly recounts how she handled her chicharrón craving, we ponder what it is that makes a dick taste like a dick, Cynthia has some judgy feelings about making out with robots, and we end with a little bragging.

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Stuff We Talked About

• Chazz's Dick Chips
• Remote kissing device
• Class of 07 trailer

Music by Music_Unlimited from Pixabay

In this episode, because it’s Women’s History Month, we discuss the reasons why we LOVE being women. Cynthia talks about the new things she’s recently learned about herself, the insecurities and feelings of inadequacy that pop up when we’re around other parents, Cynthia gives another reason to be on Karly’s shit list. 

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Music by Music_Unlimited from Pixabay

In this episode, we’re both getting over whatever bug is going around right now, we review Rihanna’s Super Bowl halftime show including the ASL interpreter, Justina Miles’ badass Super Bowl performance, we consider taking a trip to Australia to try “coffee in a doughnut”, wonder if ghosting our kids is a good idea, we give our thoughts on Bad Bunny & Kylie Jenner’s “relationship, and so much more. Plus, a speedy “Brilliant or…?”, and we brag about some artistic projects.

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Stuff We Talked About

• Justina Miles's ASL Super Bowl performance
• Coffee-in-a-doughnut
• Moonwalkers - The world's fastest shoes
• Talking Shondaland Podcast

Music by Music_Unlimited from Pixabay

In this episode, we get mad at groundhogs, Cynthia is on the hunt for a great Dominican breakfast spot, the difference between mangu & mofongo, our Grammys highlights, talk about what fans will do to score Beyoncé’s Renaissance world tour tickets, celebrate Celia Cruz being the first afro-Latina on U.S. currency, weird food combination, Karly’s full Paw Patrol rant, we learn & discuss the meaning of “soaking”, brag about some hardcore adulting, and more.

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Stuff We Talked About

• Talking Shondaland podcast
• @incenseandnonsense 50 yr HipHop tribute rant
• Beyoncé announced her Renaissance world tour and fans are pleading for cash
• Celia Cruz will be the 1st Afro-Latina on U.S. currency
• The American Women Quarters Program
• 44 Weird Food Combinations That Are Strangely Good
• Loulette Bride
• Loulette Bride Instagram
• What is soaking? 

Music by Music_Unlimited from Pixabay

ORIGINAL AIR DATE: FEB. 11, 2017

It’s Valentine’s Day show! Cynthia begins the show comparing MantraBands to tostones, Karly recommends a rom-com British TV show & a very sexy episode of We Got Five. We discuss Beyonce’s twins' baby announcement photo, talk Lady Gaga’s Super Bowl halftime show, the Super Bowl commercials, new words in the dictionary, wonder who names things, how hating the same thing brings people together, our special Valentine’s Day gift suggestions, we go on a food tangent, talk about some healing but potentially dangerous (according to us) new dildos, we confess not knowing anything about sex positions, become and so much more.

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Stuff We Talked About

• MantraBands
• Love Sick trailer
• We Got Five – Ep. 07 – Baby Makin’ Music
• Music Ate My Brain – Lady Gaga’s Joanne REVIEW
• New “Beauty & The Beast” song
• SNL – Totinos with Kristen Stewart
• Hater Dating App
• Chateau Labiotte Wine Lipsticks
• Say It With Beef
• Chakrub
• Steamy Sex Positions to Master Based on Your Sign
• Blow By Blow

Music: Run In The Night (The Good Lawdz) / CC BY-SA 3.0