The Dirty Bag Podcast

Cookie discusses domestic violence, victim blaming, and the commitment to protecting abusers. In the wake of Diddy’s trial, along with Halle Bailey and ex DDG’s alleged domestic assault revelation, this episode unpacks how violence and absentee parenting is more complex than making better choices. The question remains why does the issue of protecting women and co-parenting keeps the black communit...

Brand, PR Strategist, and multitalented entrepreneur, Crystal Willis unpacks her journey of corporate media success, losing everything, rebuilding her life, brand, and faith turning her testimony into inspiration.

Cookie encourages her audience to move through life with the confidence of an unqualified President and why relationships for the next 4 years are essential.

Cookie talks about the impact of her first Women In Radio Brunch, sisterhood, embracing losses, and toxicity created amongst women in the workplace.

Cookie reflects her 45-day sobriety journey into the new year, the highs and lows of continued success, and receiving clarity with relationships and community building.

Cookie closes out Season 3 celebrating three award nominations, giving flowers to black women for their role in the community and the presidential election. She unpacks what having Trump back in office means and what this means for the black community.

Cookie celebrates 100 episodes and a COSIGN Magazine Podcast of the Year nomination. She unpacks being competitive, the downside to winning, best practices in your struggle seasons, and being accountable for fully vetting guests in light of her most recent episode. Unpacking the dirty bag of a hood chick with boardroom manners!

Dallas Spoken Word Artist and thought leader Derrick "iamdwalk" Walker unpacks the bag of interpersonal relationship between black men and women and what it means for us to successfully co-exist. Are we unrealistic in our expectations of one another? How do our past experiences shape how we provide protection and safety?

CEO of Minion Training and the host of Minion Motivation: Insight into Purpose Podcast Dominion Ezechibueze unpacks the industry of healthcare. He details his journey into advocacy for nurses, misconceptions about health and popular weight loss strategies, and why he believes America has a sick care system as opposed to health.

Cookie strips herself down and reveals after two years of celibacy and solitude, she's ready to dip her toe back into the dating pool. She unpacks facing intimacy with a "new" fuller body, new expectations, and ultimately why she believes women struggle with relationships.

Renowned makeup artist, founder of ICT Treehuggers, and farmer Sarah Myers unpacks going from city girl to environmentalist and social impact leader. She breaks down her journey from building a life in Dallas, to making the decision to move back home to Wichita and navigating small town ideologies. This conversation delves into everything from survival, sexual identity, intentionality with dating,...

Cookie does an audience choice episode and answers the question of what it means to go all in mentally, physically, and emotionally for your goals. She starts by giving Forward Vibrations Podcast host Jovonnie her flowers and expressing gratitude for exuding genuine love and support in the podcast community. Cookie then unpacks the discomfort with sacrificing, seasons of brokenness, perseverance d...

On the 10-year anniversary weekend of the Ferguson uprising after the murder of 18-year-old Mike Brown by officer Darren Wilson, Cookie decided to unpack the social and political climate given Trump's possible return to office and VP Kamala Harris potentially being the first female President. This is a dirty bag cleaning concerning race, sexism, gatekeeping blackness, and the aftermath of prot...

Birth educator and holistic scientist Robyn Brown returns to unpack the transition to holistic healing, the unspoken struggles of childbirth, cautionary tales concerning reproductive rights, and the journey to radical truth and self-acceptance.

Cookie gives a quick a recap of her favorite networking event, the problem with fandom versus organic networking across the aisle, and why Facebook is officially depressing as a whole. Clout, accountability, public bereavement, and shameless performative relationships is the dirty bag being cleaned in this week's episode.

Glam Gloss Kiss Beauty Company CEO, author, and motivational speaker Shawna Mills talks finding purpose through pain, holding space for domestic abuse survivors, and finding love second time around after surviving abuse.

Cookie talks aging, reminiscing on her youth as she nurses a running club injury approaching her birthday, respect for elders with the controversy surrounding "auntie", separating friendship from performative associates, and debating inclusiveness with Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us".

Cookie talks about her first live show, creative, selection process and tough lessons. She preaches on entitlement to celebrity privacy in the wake of Fenty Hair vs. Cecred Hair controversy of relatability. She always talks big forehead supremacy!

Pastor, filmmaker, and host of The Soul Fuel Podcast Will Robbins keeps it raw and holy unpacking the state of the black church. They talk everything from ego-based gospel, cherry picking sin, and the discourse with celebrity preaching. Are faith-based leaders rightfully under attack and is social media and fame to blame?

Cookie puts herself in the hot seat being interviewed by host of Soul Fuel Podcast and CEO of Red Passage Productions Will Robbins. She walks down the journey of growing up in St. Louis during the crack era, her actual name, racism in corporate America, tough life lessons, how Covid contributed to Dirty Bag, the role women's basketball played in her move to Dallas, and why she's the best a...

Cookie doubles down on Katt Williams setting the tone for 2024 with industry call outs. From the sudden surge of diss tracks in hip hop from the big 3 Kendrick Lamar, Drake, and J.Cole, to Beyonce being called out about her usage of wigs in the midst of her Cecred hair care launch. Cookie wonders if peace is non-existent in this season.

Speaker, Advocate, and Owner of Creative Flow School Rachel Rai Henry unpacks her purpose, nuance that comes with likeability with black women in leadership in light of Amanda Seales discourse, holding space for self while saving the world, and how the downplay of abuse via comedic content surrounding the likes of P.Diddy is detrimental to the black community.

Dallas based award-winning lash tech and owner of Lash Mami Devin Tinson talks life, lashes, and the influencer culture associated with the beauty industry. She unpacks everything from horror stories as both owner and client, and the unbothered way she exits relationships.

LD Wilson, Vice President of Social Responsibility for the Dallas Wings unpacks life at the top. Everything from being questioned about her blackness, pressures with being a first-generation graduate, navigating losses, and the layoff that to her role with the WNBA.

Cookie talks with the host of Life After Infidelity Podcast and Affair Recovery Coach Briaina Latrice about how a dysfunctional marriage and a painful divorce lead her to creating a space for healing and releasing the shame of navigating unfaithful partners.