Tea & Theory

In today’s episode we go a bit (not too much) off script and get candid about our feelings about, well, everything. We grapple with the horrors of ICE and the Epstein files, while also grounding our reactions in conversations around Afropessimism, weathering, and allostatic load, naming the cumulative toll that constant exposure to violence and uncertainty takes on our bodies and communities. We a...

In today’s episode, we unpack Shannon Sharpe’s recent interview with comedian Ryan Davis. Davis opened up about his personal life, including a controversial take on the “transactional” nature of his relationship with his 10-year-old daughter. The internet wasted no time reacting, with some folks even labeling the child a “gold digger.” We dive into this tea with the support of Erik Erikson’s stage...

In today’s episode, we discuss a scene from a recent episode of Married To Medicine, a reality TV show set in Atlanta, Georgia, which follows the lives of women who are either doctors or the wives of doctors. In this scene, Dr. Simone Whitmore, a successful board-certified OBGYN, discusses her sons’ finances over dinner. This conversation quickly turns into a heated debate about entitlement, privi...

In today’s minisode, we discuss the Danish Deception, Journalist Chanté Joseph’s follow up to her hit Vogue op-ed, and yes, we’re still decentering men! Chanté Joseph asked if having a boyfriend in 2025 was embarrassing and the gworls were upset! To top it off we give you the TLDR on a 28-part (yes, you read that right) TikTok story time in which Onyeka Ehie discusses her experience being deceived...

In today’s episode, chile, we’re decentering men! We discuss Journalist Chanté Joseph’s Vogue op-ed unpacking the question, is having a boyfriend in 2025 embarrassing? We also connect this to a tiktoker’s story exposing the harms of “male-centeredness”in women’s friendships. We unpack these topics with the help of literature surrounding the burden of knowledge, self-definition, heteronormativity,...

In today’s episode, we review the limited web series, Southern Fried Rice, written by Nakia Stephens and recently released under KeKe Palmer’s Key TV network. The show garnered quite a bit of controversy regarding the show’s premise. We unpack our reactions to the show with the help of literature surrounding stereotypes, stereotype threat, and internalized racism. This ain’t therapy but Tea &...

In today’s episode, we honor the life of musician D’Angelo. We also unpack recent podcast conversations: one featuring Lil Scrappy and Momma Dee, and another featuring Tami Roman and Jazz Anderson — both which reveal how homophobia continues to surface in family dynamics. We then explore how theories like identity management, intersectionality, respectability politics, and the construction of Blac...

In today’s episode, we honor the life of Assata Shakur. We discuss the current social and political climate and the sheer exhaustion that we are all feeling. This episode we answered questions from our viewers as we explore rest and self care and why it can leave us feeling guilty. We even talk about the ways in which we find rest and how theories like Womanism and The Nap Ministry are helping us...

In today’s episode, we honor the lives of Rolling Ray and Trey Reed. We discuss the viral interview where Ayo Edebiri was explicitly excluded from a question pertaining the #MeToo and Black Lives Matter movements, during her press tour for her new movie, After the Hunt. We use a construct called “intersectional invisibility” to unpack the incident as well as our own experiences of erasure. In our...

Tea & Theory podcast is where real conversations meet real research. Each week, we sip and chat about the topics we’re already unpacking in our everyday lives, from navigating relationships and building community to protecting your peace and pouring into your wellness. Tea & Theory podcast is where real conversations meet real research. Each week, we sip and chat about the topics we’re alr...

In today’s episode, we chat a bit about who we are, why we do what we do, and why we do it together. We also get into Love Island’s Olandria & Chelley’s sisterhood in the villa. We discuss community, Black women’s vulnerability, the Strong Black Woman schema and the cost of not performing as strong Black women. This ain’t therapy but Tea & Theory is in session! So, grab your favorite cup o...