HER With Amena Brown

Matt and I are back talking about food and couldn’t leave this Road Stories series without talking about the food of NYC and the South. Listen in as Matt and I talk about the best food tour we’ve ever been on plus an ode to southern fried food!    To get transcripts, links, and details from each episode, check out the show notes . To continue your support of the podcast and my work, become a membe...

Sometimes on the road, it’s all about the food! Listen as Matt and I talk you through some of the most amazing meals we had in Chicago on the road.   To get transcripts, links, and details from each episode, check out the show notes . To continue your support of the podcast and my work, become a member of my Patreon community where you can get access to archived episodes, bonus episodes, and behin...

Matt and I are back telling some road stories! Listen in as we take you through an awkward event in Birmingham, the danger of following event hashtags during the event, and one of the phrases you never want to hear an organization say!   To get transcripts, links, and details from each episode, check out the show notes . To continue your support of the podcast and my work, become a member of my Pa...

In honor of the release of the documentary Judy Blume Forever and the release of the film, Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret , I’m taking you behind the poetry of “Margaret, a poem I wrote inspired by Judy Blume’s book, Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret. Listen in as I share my experience performing this poem for Judy Blume!     To get transcripts, links, and details from each episode, check...

This week in the HER Living Room I’m so excited to welcome Filipino-American, director, photographer, fine artist, and co-founder of film production company Ground Work, Christelle de Castro! Listen in as Christelle and I talk about working on Olay #FaceAnything together, the lessons she’s learned as a creative, why mentorship is so important, and Christelle’s very necessary movie snack remix! Lea...

In honor of 404 Day, an annual celebration of Atlanta’s culture and achievements, I’m waxing poetic about what brought me to ATL and why I’m still proud to call it home. Listen in for my Atlanta origin story and what I hope for Atlanta’s future.    To get transcripts, links, and details from each episode, check out the show notes . To continue your support of the podcast and my work, become a memb...

Matt and I are back to tell y’all our Road Stories business! This episode we talk about the marriage lessons we learned from our first argument in Chicago and how food poisoning can make you rethink EVERYTHING.  To get transcripts, links, and details from each episode, check out the show notes . To continue your support of the podcast and my work, become a member of my Patreon community where you...

This week I’m happy to welcome spoken word poet, writer, model, actor and author of new book The Unfolding: An Invitation to Come Home to Yourself, Arielle Estoria! Listen in as Arielle and I talk about poetry, music, her new book and a few of her favorite things. Check out Arielle’s new book here: https://arielleestoria.com/ .  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It’s a crossover episode! Join me in the HER living room as fellow Seneca Women Podcast Network podcast host, Carol Sutton Lewis, invites us into the family room of her podcast Ground Control Parenting. Carol and I discuss the importance of snacks, what inspired us to become podcasters, and how my mom inspired me to be the artist I am today.   For more info about Carol Sutton Lewis’ podcast check...

This week Dr. Alma Zaragoza-Petty joins us in the HER living room to talk about her new book Chingona: Owning Your Inner Badass! Listen in as Dr. Alma shares why it’s important to her to reclaim the term chingona and discusses some important tools you can use on your own healing journey.    To get transcripts, links, and details from each episode, check out the show notes . To continue your suppor...

It’s our 100th episode! What better way to celebrate than taking y’all behind the poetry of one of my favorite poems, Our Own Potluck. Listen in on how envisioned a living room of Black women led me to write this poem and how much our love the living room we have here on the podcast. Thanks for listening for 100 episodes!    To get transcripts, links, and details from each episode, check out the s...

Author, Faitth Brooks, is joining us in the HER living room this week to talk about her new book, Remember Me Now: A Journey Back to Myself and a Love Letter to Black Women! Listen in as Faitth and I talk about her favorite snack, her favorite Black girl hair style, and how the ways she has learned to care for herself.  To get transcripts, links, and details from each episode, check out the show n...

One of the perks of road life is access to free stuff you couldn’t easily get on your own. Listen in to the episode as Matt and I share how the road bright us free tickets, discount shopping and a pretty amazing birthday for Matt.  To get transcripts, links, and details from each episode, check out the show notes . To continue your support of the podcast and my work, become a member of my Patreon...

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Matt and I spent a lot of holidays on the road. Listen in for the best and the worst of our holiday gigs!  To get transcripts, links, and details from each episode, check out the show notes . To continue your support of the podcast and my work, become a member of my Patreon community where you can get access to archived episodes, bonus episodes, and behind the scenes content. Follow me on Instagra...

The road can be hard but it can also have some cool benefits. In this episode, Matt and I talk about how our road travels brought us amazing dates in New York and Las Vegas. Listen in for how a bad gig can lead to a cool experience!    To get transcripts, links, and details from each episode, check out the show notes . To continue your support of the podcast and my work, become a member of my Patr...

For many years, my husband and I performed on stages all over the country. But it didn’t matter where we went, somebody always had something weird to say to us at the merch table. Check out this episode, the first in a series of Matt and I sharing our road stories with you!    To get transcripts, links, and details from each episode, check out the show notes . To continue your support of the podca...

I have been horseback riding in three different countries. I’ve put in my time and I’m now retired! LOL Listen to this episode to hear all of my horseback riding shenanigans.    To get transcripts, links, and details from each episode, check out the show notes . To continue your support of the podcast and my work, become a member of my Patreon community where you can get access to archived episode...

This week I’m talking about one of my favorite movies, Waiting to Exhale! Listen in as I share my memories of reading the book and recently revisiting the movie and soundtrack!    To get transcripts, links, and details from each episode, check out the show notes . To continue your support of the podcast and my work, become a member of my Patreon community where you can get access to archived episo...

This week we’re talking about my favorite movie of all time, The Godfather and the book of the same name. Listen in for what impressed me about this film and how it became the gateway for me loving stories featuring organized crime.    To get transcripts, links, and details from each episode, check out the show notes . To continue your support of the podcast and my work, become a member of my Patr...

When you grow up in the church, like I did, you don’t just have one first concert. You typically have two: the first concert you saw in church and the first concert you’d actually talk about at a dinner party. Well, in this episode I’m telling y’all about both of my first concerts. If you wanna know what in the world is “Christian R&B,” how I got to see two big name artists for only $5, and wh...

I’ve been an Atlanta resident for over 20 years and one of the many things I love about my home city is THE FOOD. Listen in to this episode to hear some of my favorite ATL eats!  To get transcripts, links, and details from each episode, check out the show notes . To continue your support of the podcast and my work, become a member of my Patreon community where you can get access to archived episod...

I’m bringing my friend and podcast production assistant, Leigh Kramer into the HER living room! Leigh and I talk about our journey from internet to IRL friends and how we transitioned into working together. Listen as we give some tips on how to work well with your friends and talk about why Leigh is one of my favorite cussing friends.    To get transcripts, links, and details from each episode, ch...

Growing up in church, there were a couple times I threw away my “secular” music. There are whole eras of music I missed because of this. Listen in for how I went back for the music I missed and why I no longer use the term “secular” music.    To get transcripts, links, and details from each episode, check out the show notes . To continue your support of the podcast and my work, become a member of...

Flashback to my first cassette tape, Janet Jackson’s Control. Go down memory lane with me as I remember being a young fan of Janet Jackson as well as recently watching her perform at Essence Festival.  To get transcripts, links, and details from each episode, check out the show notes . To continue your support of the podcast and my work, become a member of my Patreon community where you can get ac...