Humanized with Blue Telusma

After taking January off to recover from 2021, Humanized is back and this time guest co-host Jeffery Smith is in the studio to talk hot topics! To see early release videos version of each episode check out: https://www.patreon.com/bluecentric Follow Blue on Instagram: @Bluecentric @BlueTelusma Follow Jeffery: @jefro5 @bestkeptsecretsintl This episode is sponsored by: BluecentricShop.com Learn more...

It's our last Humanized podcast episode of 2021, and this time we have Amy Aniobi - writer, director and Executive Producer on HBO’s Emmy-nominated comedy, “Insecure,” in the studio to talk about what life looks like AFTER major success and how she maintains her privacy and authentic friendships in Hollywood. As an extra special treat, Amy also predicts what she thinks the audience must be feeling...

In this episode of the podcast, actors (and habitual scene-stealers) Jean Elie and Rich Nevels, who play Issa Rae and Yvonne Orji's brothers on HBO's hit comedy "Insecure", drop by the studio to chime in on this week's hot topics, clear up some of the biggest misconceptions about life in Hollywood, and also share how it feels to be part of one of the most beloved Black series in recent history. To...

Looking for some tangible tools to help you not only map out - but also execute - your goals for 2022? Say less! This week we opened up registration for January's "New Year, Who Dis?" digital workshops and sat down with Fresh who attended all of the previous "self-mastery" classes and talk about what it's been like navigating growth, "shadow work" and healing relationship traumas during these unpr...

Need some company while you prepare for a big Thanksgiving dinner? Or maybe you're playing it solo this year and want to unwind with some funny banter. Either way, we gotchu! In this SUPAH sized (almost 2hr) episode of "Humanized" Damage is in the studio to help us unpack some hot topics, share what he has in the works and play a very candid version of "21 Questions" that covers everything from se...

This week we sit down with Jayla The Self Esteem Queen®, a Motivational Speaker and Performance Coach who spent the past 18 years rescuing sex-trafficked teens across America.  In this episode we touch on the Travis Scott/AstroWorld tragedy, unpack Blue’s first experience with interracial dating, and have a very candid discussion about the dangers of sexual assault that many women have to be hyper...

Do nice guys (or girls) really finish last?  In this episode, we sit down to talk to pro-athlete Toccara Renee about what it’s been like navigating life, love, and heartache over her 13-year basketball career, while simultaneously using “the game” as an avenue to explore her wildest dreams of traversing the globe.  We also break down how the first 60 Days of our “100 Days of Self-Care” challenge i...

In this episode, Ericka Simone, a PR, communications, and marketing professional inside the music, entertainment, education, and non-profit sector is back to have a chat with us asexuality: what it is, what it isn’t, and how to identify how the asexual/aromatic community differs from the rest of this hyper-sexualized world. “Humanized with Blue Telusma” available on Apple, Spotify and YouTube To s...

This week social media took a half-day off due to the Facebook/Instagram outage, but while most people were freaking out, some of us used that time to get our minds right and catch a breath. This week we talk to one of the nation’s most sought after celebrity disc jockeys, Brian Henry - (formerly known as DJ B-Hen) - about what he's learned about himself during these strange times, what it's like...

In this episode, we get into everything from Nicki Minaj's vaccine controversy to our favorite moments at the VMA's then have a candid conversation about "Cuffing Season" that infamous time of year when everyone rushes to get boo'd up to keep warm during the winter. To see early release videos version of each episode check out: https://www.patreon.com/bluecentric Follow Blue on Instagram: @Bluecen...

Dating can be tricky enough as it is, but when you’re perceived as a “bougie intellectual” and THEN add the additional pressures of career, ticking biological clocks, and social media…. suddenly it can get downright tricky! In this episode, we’re joined by David Johns, the Executive Director of the National Black Justice Coalition, and have a candid conversation about sex, partnership, and how to...

Being a strong woman is supposed to be a good thing. But what happens when that very same strength ends up quietly killing us?  In this episode we talk to influencer and natural hair stylist Maryam Iman about what it’s been like navigating through life while dealing with loss (also known as Ls) and year full of introspection and reality checks.    We also debunk the myth that women don’t know how...

Dating is hard enough but with social media constantly offering a buffet of heavily filtered “options” & distractions and the media profiting from stoking the flames of “men vs women” gender wars, it’s trickier than ever to figure who is keeping it real and actually looking for a meaningful connection.  In this episode, we sit down with actor and Norman Towns to find out how he navigates dating in...

Sometimes life throws you curve balls that completely disrupt even the best laid plans and you’re forced to ask yourself “Now What?!” - In these moments you have two choices: to sulk or to PIVOT.    In this episode we chat with media personality turned personal chef Jeffery Smith Jr. about how to navigate disappointment and turning into a glow up.    To see the video version of this episode check...