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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wegottatalk.com

Latest episode

Apr 16, 2026

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Episodes

321: Andrew's Annual Gift Guide for Guys 28.11.2024

Struggling what to buy the man in your life this holiday? Andrew is here to save the day. Known in our circles as the best gift giver, he's sharing his picks on what to get the guys in your life. Stocking stuffers, main gifts, and "stretch" gifts included! Shop his picks on LTK HERE ... ...or click HERE to shop outside of LTK.

320: Processing Big Election Feelings, with Spiritual Mentor and Executive Coach, Amanda Baudier 22.11.2024

Feeling all sorts of feelings after the election? This week's guest is here to help! Amanda Baudier is a Holistic Executive Coach, Startup Advisor, and Spiritual Mentor to high-performing individuals. She is the founder of “Full Plate Full Cup” – a boutique coaching & advisory firm that supports founders and early-stage companies to carve a human-first path to success.  This week we are runnin...

319: Get Great Skin at 40+, Cultivating Inner and Outer Beauty, and Living in the Holographic Consciousness, with Kypris Founder Chase Polan 15.11.2024

This week I'm talking with the founder of Kypris Beauty, Chase Polan, about achieving hydrated, glowing skin.. and so much more. From the restorative ethos behind Kypris to what it means to live in the "holographic consciousness," this is a conversation all about the things that make us look, and feel, beautiful. Check out a product demo of their amazing, mineral SPF “Pot of Shade,” here !

318: Achieve Optimal Thyroid Health and Battle Autoimmune Disease through Diet, with Risa Groux 07.11.2024

***Scroll down for discount on Risa's 14-Day Detox!*** Chances are, you or someone you know has an issue with their thyroid. This week's guest is here to talk about how to support thyroid health and even turn it around through diet. Risa Groux is a Functional Nutritionist and Certified Autoimmune Coach in private practice in Newport Beach, California, and today she is talking with me about: + How...

317: The Carrie Bradshaw of Beauty Tells Us What We Actually Need and Don't Need in Skincare and Beauty Trends 01.11.2024

This week's guest has been called "the Carrie Bradshaw" of beauty because she truly has seen and tried it all. Featured in Coveteur, ELLE, Town & Country, New Beauty Magazine, and the TODAY show, Natasha V. Glasgow is known for her clean beauty expertise and more. As the founder and CEO of NVG Beauty & Wellness, Natasha helps people not only curate their beauty shelves, but also navigate a...

316: Move Latest, Election Chat and More (Solo Ep) 30.10.2024

In this solo episode I talk about our recent move; why karma is real; the worst joke I’ve ever made; and the craziness that is this President election.

315: Should You Stay or Should You Go? Couples Therapist and Author Colette Fehr on the Stages of Relationships; How to Connect and Stay Together; and How to Figure Out if You Should Leave 24.10.2024

Why are you unhappy in your relationship? What happened to the partner you married? Why do you feel disconnected? And most of all, should you stay or should you go? Relationships all go through seasons, and this week Colette, a Licensed Mental Health Counselor and relationship expert, is here to explain how to survive them all. We talk: + The seasons of a relationship + How to stay connected after...

314: Keep Your Politics and Your Friends: How Friendships Can Survive Election Season Even When You Don't Agree, with Lauren Eberspacher 15.10.2024

This week I'm welcoming onto the podcast a friend of mine who I can always count on to be kind and hear me out, even though on paper we don't agree on much. And that's exactly why I have her on the show today. I always talk about "breaking the echo chamber," and this is one exercise I always do--engage with people I don't always agree with. In this episode Lauren and I get candid and real about th...

313: Hey Hurricane Hey 09.10.2024

A solo episode where we talk about the insanity of hurricane preps while packing up an entire household; storm conspiracy theories; that time I was asked to put on a bikini to get a job; and the Alex Cooper/Harris interview. Follow me on Instagram here and check out all the details for the Ultimate Girls' Trip to Italy here !

312: A Toast to La Dolce Vita! Talking Italian Wines with Alison Morris Roslyn of Francey Not Fancy 30.09.2024

In this bonus episode we're daydreaming about Puglia--specifically about its native wines--with Level 3 Sommelier and wine encyclopedia, Alison Morris Roslyn, of Francey Not Fancy . Alison tells us all about two wines native to the Puglia region--Primitivo and Negroamaro--and we talk about what you'll experience when we do our wine tasting and vineyard tour in Salento. Francey Not Fancy is an appr...

311: The 48-Hour Cycle to Lose Weight and Reset Your Gut, with Joel Greene 25.09.2024

This week it’s all about weight and health management with guest Joel Greene, a gut health protocol teacher and one of the first “biohackers.” Joel is the author of The Way: The Immunity Code Diet , which is all about how to maximize your health based on natural eating cycles. Joel says true health isn’t how you look; it’s actually based around four important factors–optimal insulin function; opti...

310: Italian Getaway! All the Details on the Ultimate Girls' Trip to Puglia 18.09.2024

Ciao e benvenuti! This week I'm giving you all the details on the Ultimate Girls' Trip to Italy that's set to happen April 3-9, 2025, and I want YOU there! In this episode I'm running you through the itinerary and talking with our travel agent, Sarah Sirzyk, about exactly what we'll be doing in Puglia, from the amazing food experiences to driving vintage Fiats; to private shopp...

309: Back to School with the Momtourage 09.09.2024

The kids are back to school, and so are you! Celebrate the start of the new year--and the freedom that comes along with it--with the hilarious hosts of the podcast Momtourage. Keri and Ashley sit down with me to talk about everything from dealing with parents you don't like; to getting your mojo back professionally after having kids; to their celebrity interactions and what they think of THAT...

308: Are Fillers Over? Why Women are Saying No Thanks to Injectables, and How to Have the Best Skin Over Time, with Dr. Michele Koo 05.09.2024

Welcome to Season 5 of We Gotta Talk! This week we are wading the superficial waters with a discussion on aging, and what is aging "gracefully," anyway? Joining me is board certified plastic surgeon Dr. Michelle Koo, who is talking all about why women are saying no thanks to face filler more these days; what We talk: + Are we nearing the end of the “filler era?” + Her best tips to have g...

307: WGT Classics: Late in Life Lesbians, with Taylor Strecker 03.07.2024

HEY GIRL HEY!! In this WGT Classics episode, popular podcaster and radio host Taylor Strecker sits down with me after I shout at her across a plane, and we talk all about what it's like to come out later in life; rebounding after getting fired from Sirius Radio; and how she got a job literally by just talking in a bar.

306: WGT Classics: What a Palestinian American Wants You to Know 25.06.2024

In this WGT Classics re-release, we hear from an American Palestinian about what's happening with Israel and Palestine. Episodes have not been fact-checked, but are rather a "human" take on what is happening in the Middle East.

305: WGT Classics: What an American Jew Wants You to Know 24.06.2024

In this WGT Classics re-release, we hear from an American Jew about what's happening with Israel and Palestine. Episodes have not been fact-checked, but are rather a "human" take on what is happening in the Middle East.

304: WGT Classics: Do Soulmates Exist, What is a Parallel Universe, and How to Help Earthbound Souls, with Psychic Malaurie Hotier 18.06.2024

In this WGT Classics episode, psychic Malaurie Hotier (@MalauriePsychic) tells us why there is no such thing as a "new soul;" how souls can exist on other planets; how to help an earthbound spirit; what happens when we pass; and more. She is not a crystal ball, but can enter into a conversation with her clients' spirit guides and ancestors and see what they have to say. The answer mi...

303: WGT Classics: Keep Your Skin Supple this Summer, with Dr. Heather Rogers 13.06.2024

***Get 20% off your Dr. Rogers Skincare products HERE with code WEGOTTATALK.*** It's easy to overdo it with skincare, but as this week's guest explains, your skin doesn't need a ton of products every day. Dr. Heather Rogers, MD, is a double-board certified dermatologist based in Seattle, with two decades of experience in practice, and is the founder of Modern Dermatology. Today she&#39...

302: WGT Classics: Balance Your Hormones, Lose Weight and Get the Best Results from Your Workout with Cycle Syncing®️, with Alisa Vitti 05.06.2024

Ever feel like your workouts just aren't working anymore? Or that you're a monster in the week leading up to your period? Hormones control EVERYTHING. And this week I have a WGT Classics episode featuring a guest who knows all about how to balance your hormones so you can feel and look like your best self. Alisa Vitti is an integrative nutritionist, hormone expert and author of the best-se...

301: WGT Classics: How to Get Rid of Acne for Good in Your 20s, 30s, 40s and Beyond; and How Hormones Impact Skin, with Clearsteam Co-Founder Kayleigh Christina 28.05.2024

This summer we're revisiting some WGT Classics--episodes you loved so much, they deserve another listen. This week we're putting the spotlight back on Clearstem co-founder, Kayleigh Christina, who's walking us through all things hormones, acne and skin. We talk: + What can happen to your body when you get off hormonal birth control + What causes acne in different periods of our lives +...

300: How to Throw a Party Even a President Would Love, with White House Social Secretary and Author, Deesha Dyer 25.05.2024

She's thrown parties for the Pope, Beyonce, and world leaders from dozens of countries, so who better to ask for good party tips than the former White House social secretary?! This week I'm joined on the pod by Deesha Dyer, who worked with President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama on throwing ragers for some of the most important people on earth. Not only do we talk about amazing party...

299: WGT Classics: Who Really Killed JFK? Dr. Cyril Wecht Has a Few Theories 13.05.2024

Dr. Cyril Wecht, famed pathologist known for his work on cases including Casey Anthony; Scott Peterson; the Menendez brothers; Chandra Levy and most famously, his review of the Warren Commission report on the JFK assassination, has died at the age of 93. In honor of a career that spanned decades and impacted thousands of people, I'm re-releasing my interview with him that I did after the relea...

298: The Art (and Science) of Female Friendships, and How to Be and Find Good Friends, with Friendship Coach Danielle Bayard Jackson 09.05.2024

As any woman knows, there’s an art to establishing and maintaining our friendships.  Why she chose to focus her work and research on female friendships The metrics used to measure female friendship “The three affinities"--the ways women find each other and stay together The things that bring us together, and the things that tear us apart How to know if a friendship has run its course “Girl ru...

297: How Deuxmoi Changed the Celebrity Gossip Game 02.05.2024

I'm a huge fan of this week's guest and chances are, so are you. Deuxmoi entered the celebrity journalism and gossip space officially around 2020, and since then her Instagram account has grown to over 2 million followers who can't wait to see the latest tips and sightings she regularly reports. I ask Deux how she got started; why she's chosen to remain anonymous and how that's...

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