Sonni Abatta

We Gotta Talk: News, Issues, and Beauty for Women

Society EN ↓ 352 episodes

An issues-based, deep dive news and culture podcast where the motto is Real Talk, Big Topics. Hosted by Emmy-nominated and AP News Award-winning journalist and television host Sonni Abatta, We Gotta Talk features guests on a variety of topics in the news, pop culture, wellness and spiritual space who will inform, entertain and inspire. Let's talk!

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Sonni Abatta

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Society

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Latest episode

Apr 16, 2026

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Episodes

345: What Good Sex Looks Like, with Intimacy Expert and Susan Bratton 16.04.2026

Today, we’re stepping away from the heavy news cycle and talking about something just as important: your relationships, your intimacy, and what actually makes a sex life better over time. I’m joined by Susan Bratton , who’s spent decades helping people build deeper connection and more fulfilling relationships. Her approach goes beyond surface-level advice and dives into understanding your body, yo...

344: The Battle for Your Beliefs: Cognitive Warfare and How Your Mind Is Being Shaped Online, with Intelligence Analyst Travis Hawley 06.04.2026

What if the biggest threat we’re facing right now… isn’t physical, but mental? In this episode, I sat down with cyber intelligence analyst Travis Hawley to talk about something called cognitive warfare —and once you understand it, you won’t be able to unsee it. We get into how narratives are shaped online, how bots and fake accounts actually work, and why even real information is now being dismiss...

343: Is America in Its Pluto Return? Astrology, Upheaval & the Next 20 Years with Astrologer and NASA Scientist Jill Brown 18.02.2026

The headlines feel relentless right now—political upheaval, cultural polarization, global uncertainty. What if we zoomed out and asked, What do the stars say about America in this moment? In this episode, I sit down with astrologer and former NASA research scientist Jill Brown to explore whether there’s a larger pattern unfolding, and what astrology might offer as a framework for understanding thi...

342: Can Independent Media Do What Institutional Media Won't? Trust, Truth & the Future of Journalism with Stella Inger-Escobedo 04.02.2026

In this episode, I sit down with journalist Stella Inger-Escobedo to unpack the growing divide between independent media and traditional institutions. Drawing on her background as a former TV news anchor and a Soviet Jewish refugee, Stella explains how lived experience shapes the questions journalists ask — and the stories they’re willing to tell. We talk about trust, objectivity, propaganda, and...

341: Watching Iran from Afar: A Refugee’s Daughter Explains Iran’s Fight for Freedom 29.01.2026

This week I talk with Nikki Namdar--a member of the Iranian diaspora and the daughter of parents who fled Iran around the 1979 revolution--about what it feels like to watch Iran’s unrest from an ocean away. Nikki shares her family’s story of escape, grief, and longing for a homeland they may never be able to return to, and explains why so many in the diaspora feel erased in Western conversations a...

340: From Purity Culture to Polyamory, with Author Courtney Boyer 12.01.2026

Courtney Boyer and her husband were married for 17 years when she had a wild idea--what if they had a threesome? When her husband rejects the idea, the conversation takes a turn and they end up in totally new territory, with the agreement that Courtney can have relations--and relationships--with other men. Years after making a decision that opens her up to a whole new world, she sits down with me...

339: Create a Champagne-Tower Life: How Personalized Habits Can Make a Big Difference with Your Health, Money and Family, with Author and Coach Nithya Karia 09.12.2025

Do you ever feel like the more effort you put into your goals, the farther away they feel? Author and coach Nithya Karia is here to talk about how not just creating habits--but creating the precise ones for you--may be the key to breaking through. In this episode Nithya and I talk about how to identify the habits and routines that aren't working, and replace them with ones that speak to your s...

339. News for Normies: December 8, 2025 08.12.2025

You don't have time to track news daily. This weekly roundup of three big stories presented with context, background, and tips on what to follow, helps you be a little smarter and a little more informed, without spending hours tracking the headlines. This week we're talking: * The Supreme Court will weigh in on birthright citizenship * Who leads Gaza now? Opposition leader killed * New rec...

338: Andrew's Gift Guide for Guys 20.11.2025

Andrew is back with gift ideas for all the guys in your life! From lock pick kits to campfire axes (WTF), he has gift ideas for all the men you know. Seriously good stuff. Shop all his picks HERE !

337. The Calm Cure for the Holidays and Beyond: Why Not Everyone You Don’t Like Is a Narcissist, with Psychotherapist and Author Niro Feliciano 12.11.2025

This week I'm chatting with psychotherapist, TODAY Show contributor and author Niro Feliciano about so many things related to emotional health--during the holidays and beyond! Niro wrote a new book, All is Calm-ish: How to Feel More Festive and Less Frantic During the Holidays , and while we talk all about heightened stress during the holiday season, we also hit on a ton of other topics. We ta...

336: The Data-Backed Diet Doctors Actually Recommend--the Life-Changing Benefits of Olive Oil, with Dr. Simon Poole 05.11.2025

Dr. Simon Poole will convince you to add in olive oil to your diet every day by the end of this episode. Dr. Pool is an M.D.,  teacher and researcher in Cambridge, a senior international collaborator with the global centre for nutrition and health, and a member of the academy of nutrition educators and a fellow of the British Medical Association. We talk: + Why olive oil is so good for you + The c...

335: News for Normies: November 3, 2025 02.11.2025

A simple, nuanced roundup of three big stories to keep an eye on this week--with context, and tips on what to follow. Sign up ⁠HERE⁠ to get my Substack to have this emailed to you every Monday!

334: News for Normies: October 27, 2025 26.10.2025

A simple, nuanced roundup of three big stories to keep an eye on this week--with context, and tips on what to follow. Sign up HERE to get my Substack to have this emailed to you every Monday!

333: Less Grind, More Goddess: Tapping into Your Soft Power, with The Feminine Freedom's Barbara Von Schmeling 14.10.2025

In this episode of WGT I'm sitting down with 21-time martial arts champion and founder of The Feminine Freedom, and talking all about addressing ALL the sides of being a woman. We talk about how every woman goes through 7 stages in her life--from childhood through womanhood. What are the strengths of each phase, and how can we maximize our self-love and relationships during every phase? MENTIO...

332: Simple Hacks for Healthier Living, with Sharone Hakman of Sunny Within 11.09.2025

This week I'm talking with Sharone Hakman, MasterChef contestant, food entrepreneur, and the founder of liposomal supplement line, Sunny Within . We talk: + The grocery store shopping hack to have you eating healthy + How our relationship with healthy eating is established young, and the impact that your culture can have on it + Career pivots and how he started in the financial world but ended up...

331: Finding Your Life's Purpose and Learning How to Trust Your Intuition, with Grace Emmons 04.09.2025

Do you ever feel like you’re just floating through life? No goals, nothing specific that you’re working toward or on, but you know you have something big left in you to offer the world? Grace Emmons , transformational coach and energy healer, is here to help. Her background combines both science and psychology, with a Bachelor of Science in bioengineering, and a master’s from Columbia in psycholog...

330: How to Beat Emotional Eating for Good; Why Focusing on Weight Loss Could be Backfiring; and Overcoming Trauma for Better Health, with Amber Romaniuk 25.08.2025

In this episode of WGT I'm talking with Amber Romaniuk, an Emotional Eating, Digestive and Hormone Expert. Her job is all about helping women work toward body confidence, intuition and optimal health through mindset healing and self-care. As someone who's lost and ganied over 1,000 pounds of weight over her young adult life, Amber knows what it's like to battle emotional eating. Her po...

329: How Stress, Diet and Inflammation Show Up on Your Skin, with Kat Burki 04.08.2025

This week I'm talking to the founder of Kat Burki beauty, Kat Burki, who knows all about how the body works from the inside out. With a background in disease management, Kat brings her knowledge of the interconnectedness of our internal health and our external appearance, i.e. skin. We talk: + Minimizing inflammation in the body and skin + Why she stays away from silicones in skin care products +...

328: She Picked Up and Moved to Italy. What It's Really Like for an American Living Abroad, with Caroline Chirichella 19.06.2025

If you're anything like me you may have wondered, what's it like to pick up and move across the world--in this case, to Italy? This week I'm sitting down with PR founder and American living in Italy, Caroline Chirichella. We talk about what it's like moving to Italy and starting a family; the difference between lifestyle, food, and fashion; raising kids in Italy; and more.

327: What Happens When You Die? Demystifying Death, with Bestselling Author and Educator, Hospice Nurse Julie 11.06.2025

What happens right before you die, and right after? This week, bestselling author, hospice nurse, and social media educator Julie McFadden, also known as Nurse Julie, is here to help us talk about the one topic people hate discussing--death. She's helped people pass over to the "other side" for years, and has some suprising insights on both the body and spirit, and how we can begin to look at deat...

326: The Benefits of Lymphatic Therapy, with LymphWoRx Founder Jasmin Stephens 22.05.2025

This week I'm sitting down to talk with Jasmin Stephens, the founder of LymphWoRx, a lymphatic therapy boutique in Winter Park, FL. Lymphatic therapy has long been used to help people recover from surgeries and in a clinical setting, but regularly treating the lymph can also help maintain overall health. In this episode we talk: + The major lymph centers of the body + How lymph treatments help...

325: This Skincare Ingredient That Boosts Sun Protection is Literally Out of This World, with Delavie Sciences' Dr. Kyle Landry 12.05.2025

***Get 20% OFF Delavie Sciences products (bundles not included) with code SONNI20.*** My favorite serum is here! In this episode I'm talking with the founder of Delavie Sciences and Aeonia Skincare, Dr. Kyle Landry. Dr. Landry worked in everything from biodefense to food safety and ended up working with NASA, where he and his team came across a bacteria that survived the trip from outer space back...

324: Traditional Chinese Medicine to Heal your Skin and Body: Moonbow Skin Founders on the Benefits of TCM 27.03.2025

This week I'm hosting the founders of Moonbow Skin , a new skincare line based on the principles of Traditional Chinese Medicine. Founders (and twin sisters!) Dr. Felice and Heather Chan are here to talk about whole body and skin health; what yin/yang energy really is; and why TCM is set to take over the beauty and wellness world. Check out my Instagram page for a giveaway of the Moonbow line!

323: Break Through Your Biases: Finding Inner Peace and Finding Your Center in Turbulent Times, with Author Anu Gupta 25.02.2025

Ever feel like you just can't connect with the people in your life because they just don't get where you're coming from? While no one is asking you to change your mind, today my guest and I are asking, Can you break your own biases? How can you do that? Well, Anu Gupta says that since bias can be learned; so therefore it can also be un-learned. In this episode we'll guide you throu...

322: Sober Curious? Why Author Amanda Kuda Says You Don't Have to Have a Drinking Problem to Live Sober 04.12.2024

Amazing nights can begin with one word: "Cheers!" But... so can awful ones. Ever entertain the idea of going sober, even if you don't have a drinking problem? Published author and holistic life coach Amanda Kuda is here to answer the question, What could life look like without alcohol? Check out her book Unbottled Potential, here .

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