Around The Way Curls

This week Shanti is joined by poet and author Julia Mallory. Together, we talk about her journey with grief after losing her father unexpectedly at the age of 13 followed by the murder of her 17-year-old son in 2017. Join us as we navigate how despite being gripped by grief, Julia deliberately seeks joy and pleasure through her self care practices and writing. You can purchase Julia's book here: h...

We're back! In episode 62 Shanti and Antoinette catch up on each other's lives since their two-week hiatus. Shanti talks about ringing in the new year content and crying in the tub while Antoinette recaps her recent trip to Morocco and Ghana for The Year Of The Return. Duality is a thing right? Join us. Remember to rate and subscribe here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/around-the-way-curls...

Happy holidays y'all. We are taking a break but will be back with brand new content January 9th. Tune in then : ) See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In this week’s episode, Shanti shares her birthday celebrations while Antoinette battles the flu and prepares for her trip to Ghana. Tis the season for gift giving and shopping so for our topic this week we dive into the values of “Buying Black” and Black wealth. Is Black wealth the way to our collective liberation? Will the revolution be monetized? Join us. Saul Williams Interview is from The Bre...

In episode 60, Antoinette returns from Bronchitis with a new perspective on life while Shanti celebrates her upcoming Jesus year. For our main topic, we discuss the newly released, highly anticipated, “Queen and Slim”. One of us left feeling inspired and touched, while the other left wanting her money back. Who is who? Join us for another episode from around the way... Be sure to rate and subscrib...

In episode 59, Shanti is joined by Tsehaitu while Antoinette recovers from bronchitis. Shanti shares how she ruined the mac and cheese for Thanksgiving and together they bring life to the act of Ghosting. Is ghosting wrong? Is it just a sign of the times? What are the consequences of ghosting? How do we stop ghosting and being ghosted? Join us for another episode... Buy Prince's How Come U Don't C...

Happy Thanksgiving to all the curls from around the way. We'll be back with a full episode next week. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In episode 57, Antoinette prepares herself for a white Thanksgiving while Shanti's only update is a new winter jacket. Together we share our love for Ryan Gosling and dive head-first into Shanti's recent disagreement with her mother about love. Provoked by the incident and inspired by Esther, we share our answers to Dr. Perel's questions about love beginning with "How did you learn to love"... Lis...

In episode 56 your girls are together sharing updates on our holiday plans, our opinions on T.I's most recent parental failure, & discussing our sheer confusion over Issa Rae's newest project. The main topic of the week is "when you leave, make sure you go". How do we truly break emotional, physical, and spiritual ties with partners when we leave relationships? This topic is super relevant to...

In episode 55, we talk about Holiday woes, Popeye's chicken sandwiches that taste like Shwarma, and being emotionally imbalanced. We dedicated the topic of the week to our all-time favorite love story - Love Jones. We dive into this 90's cult classic and talk about the music, art, actors, cinematography, and plot line about the complexity and simplicity of love. Join us! See Privacy Policy at http...

In episode 54, Antoinette is joined by the great Jade of All Jades. They discuss being conflicted about Tyler Perry, ignoring Kanye West despite knowing that Jesus is King & in honor of Halloween all the things that scare them (no matter how small or large). It's a light convo for a change. Enjoy while you can cause you know how we do : ) Follow Jade of All Jades on IG @jadeofalljades and visi...

In episode 53, we cover the union we didn't know we needed of Drake's dad and reality star Queen Tiffany Pollard. We also discuss Gina Rodriguez's recent usage of the N-word in pop culture and ask the ever-present question, "who is allowed to use the N-word?". And we top it off with this week's main topic: marriage. Do we want it? Are we ready? Is it even necessary? What are our views of a healthy...

Mama, we made it! It’s our 52nd episode! Our baby podcast is officially a year old! In the mood of celebration, we recap Antoinette’s birthday weekend and Shanti’s surprise party and are quickly sobered by yet another recent murder of a beautiful black body, Atatiana K. Jefferson by the hands of the police. We reminisce on our favorite episodes of the past, dream up what is more to come from Aroun...

Guess who's back?! Shanti returns from her hiatus and jumps back in the ring with Antoinette. In this week's episode, we discuss how to have difficult conversations around social issues and politics after Antoinette was confronted with criticism for her support of Dave Chapelle's newest stand-up. We discuss cancel culture and end up arguing and canceling each other for our opposing views about Amb...

In episode 50, Antoinette is once again joined by the good folks at @workbaepod to discuss all things body image. It's really just that simple. Join us as we peel back the layers and discuss. Buy Lizzo's Tempo: https://music.apple.com/us/album/tempo-feat-missy-elliott/1452318774?i=1452320177 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#...

In episode 49, Antoinette is again joined by Nanaa and Obie from WorkBaePod where they discuss forgiveness. Antoinette talks about how her view on forgiveness has shifted after coming home from Bali and being tested, while Obie grapples with timelines for forgiveness and Nanaa admits forgiveness is something she has given out of pure obligation. Join us. Music: Buy Beyonce's All Night here https:/...

In episode 48, we are joined by special guest hosts, Naana & Obie from the "WorkBae" podcast. After some pleasantries, we dive into dissecting cancel culture discussing Kanye and his upcoming gospel album, Jay and his new NFL partnership, and of course Dave Chappelle's new special on Netflix, "Sticks and Stones". Join Us. Follow WorkBae podcast at @workbaepod on IG & https://podcasts.apple...

In episode 47 Shanti talks all things Sable. She discusses her new role as sole owner of The Sable Collective and how she is channeling some of her gangster energy from her past a result She also shares her top business practices for entrepreneurs, what it's like to step out on faith, and how she is choosing to define "failure and success". Join us and be sure to #ShopSable ! The Sable Collective...

In episode 46, Antoinette recaps her recent trip to Bali. She fills us in on how to prepare for a 33-hour long flight, all the must-see spots, must-do tours, and the question of Airbnb or hotel. She also shares live audio from her energy healing session that had her shaken to her core. Join us to get a glimpse into Balinese life and the richness of its unique culture. Also, be sure to listen to th...

We all know what our reg flags are, right? We're ALWAYS talking about what we don't want and how saying "No" is a thing. But we almost never talk about what we DO want. So, in episode 45, we decided to switch it up from negative to positive by focusing on our "green lights" which are all the things that make us say "YES". Join us and be sure to stay tuned to the end to catch some exclusive Around...

In episode 44, Antoinette shares her recent intimate time with Dave Chapelle and Shanti confesses her obsession with Stranger Things. As we jump into this week's episode we talk about the etiquette of dating. How do we do this?! Where should the first date take place? Who pays? How do you get out of a terrible date? What does it mean to be a good person and be a horrible date? Is there a dating ru...

In episode 43, Shanti shares her excitement for the debut of Melina Matsouskas first film "Queen and Slim" and Antoinette implores us to put the q-tips down due to a hearing scare. For our main topic, we focus on menstruation! We share our first periods, and some vital information about the science of our bodies and explore the ways in which we have been taught to shame and celebrate our bodies' a...

In episode 42, we start with Antoinette talking about starving herself in healthy increments and Shanti updates us all on The Sable Collective opening. Our main topic is focused on our petty peeves not just in relationship to these raggedy love interests but also to the general public. Finally, Antoinette and Shanti touch on a seemingly sensitive topic in their relationship that begs us to questio...

In episode 41, we start off with Shanti's plead for help from our listeners, Antoinette leaving the country, and Philly's finest film festival. The main topic we discuss what "women supporting women" means to us. After a weekend spent vending at Curlfest, we talk about the dismissive responses from attendees after a hiccup with the event. Joins us as we talk about the importance of women supportin...

In episode 39,we get it poppin' with porn! We reflect on our relationship with pornography and consider the good and bad of America's favorite entertainment industry. We also discuss how mercury in retrograde may be responsible for your life falling apart, Antoinette's DDD/E,F woes, white men calling wolf, and how the world may be going to hell in a handbag because China stopped buying our plastic...