On this week’s episode, co-hosts Sequoia Holmes and Ryann Graham discuss the Love Island USA Season 7 midseason finale. Check out The Daily Dirty Buy Mocha Grande Merch Follow Sequoia https://www.instagram.com/sequoiabholmes https://www.tiktok.com/@sequoiabholmes https://twitter.com/sequoiabholmes Follow Ryann https://www.instagram.com/gudguyryry/?hl=en https://x.com/ryanngraham Follow BPLP Pod https://www.instagram.com/bplppod https://twitter.com/bplppod https://www.tiktok.com/@bplppod...
Jun 26, 2025•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 106
On this week’s episode, co-hosts Sequoia Holmes, Jewel Wicker, and Ryan Gilyard discuss the ground breaking documentary, Paris is Burning in its 35th anniversary, and the one of the most influential subcultures in the world: Ballroom Culture. Buy Mocha Grande Merch Highlights Voguing Reclaiming Ballroom Language Ballroom in Pop culture Venus Xtravaganza Rupaul’s Drag Race Follow Sequoia https://www.instagram.com/sequoiabholmes https://www.tiktok.com/@sequoiabholmes https://twitter.com/sequoiabho...
Jun 12, 2025•52 min•Ep. 105
On this week’s episode, Co-hosts Sequoia Holmes and Jewel Wicker talk about all things Black Romance: media, books, and how the genre influences Black Pop Culture. Highlights Netflix’s Forever Love Life Insecure Black Love is revolutionary Romance novels Buy Mocha Grande Merch Follow Jewel Wicker https://www.instagram.com/jewelwickershow https://substack.com/@jewelwicker Follow Sequoia https://www.instagram.com/sequoiabholmes https://www.tiktok.com/@sequoiabholmes https://twitter.com/sequoiabhol...
May 29, 2025•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 104
On this week’s episode, co-hosts Sequoia Holmes, Jewel Wicker, and Ryan Gilyard discuss Shonda Rhimes’ medical drama, Grey’s Anatomy. They talk best and worst relationships, characters, and storylines, along with what the 21 season show has meant to pop culture. All this & more! Buy Mocha Grande Merch Highlights Best/Worst Characters Best/Worst Relationships The complexity of Christina Yang Shondaland McDreamy vs. McSteamy Follow Sequoia https://www.instagram.com/sequoiabholmes https://www.t...
May 15, 2025•59 min•Ep. 103
DISCLAIMER: We had some mic issues while recording this episode, so please level your audio volume accordingly. Thank you! On this week’s episode, co-hosts Sequoia Holmes and Ryan Gilyard discuss The Met Gala! They get into the history of the event, best and worst dressed, and this year’s Black Dandyism theme. All this & more! Buy Mocha Grande Merch Highlights Best/Worst Dressed Most overrated looks Black Dandyism Fashion Thee Jason Derulo 2015 meme Met Gala Red Carpet Follow Sequoia https:/...
May 01, 2025•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 102
On this week’s episode, co-hosts Sequoia Holmes and Ryan Gilyard talk about SPRING BREAK! They reminisce about college days, spring break horror stories, and how youth culture has shifted when it comes to occasion. All this & more! Buy Mocha Grande Merch Follow Sequoia https://www.instagram.com/sequoiabholmes https://www.tiktok.com/@sequoiabholmes https://twitter.com/sequoiabholmes Follow Ryan https://www.instagram.com/gudguyryry/?hl=en https://x.com/ryanngraham Follow BPLP Pod https://www.i...
Apr 17, 2025•49 min•Ep. 101
On this week’s episode, Co-hosts Sequoia Holmes and Jewel Wicker give Mariah Carey her flowers for the 20th anniversary of one of her most critically acclaimed albums, The Emancipation of Mimi (2005). Highlights The Flawless Tracklist Glitter Atlanta is the Mecca of Black art Best Mariah lyrics Songs are a first love that we can’t stand to listen to anymore Buy Mocha Grande Merch Follow Jewel Wicker https://www.instagram.com/jewelwickershow https://substack.com/@jewelwicker Follow Sequoia https:...
Apr 03, 2025•57 min•Ep. 100
On this week’s episode, Co-hosts Sequoia Holmes and Jewel Wicker welcome the astrology new year aka Aries SZN by talking about Astrology. They discuss the best and worst of Aries, controversial opinions on dating each sign, & more! Buy Mocha Grande Merch Follow Jewel Wicker https://www.instagram.com/jewelwickershow https://substack.com/@jewelwicker Follow Sequoia https://www.instagram.com/sequoiabholmes https://www.tiktok.com/@sequoiabholmes https://twitter.com/sequoiabholmes Follow BPLP Pod...
Mar 20, 2025•1 hr•Ep. 99
On this week’s episode, co-hosts Sequoia Holmes and Ryan Graham celebrate the 30th anniversary of the film, A Goofy Movie . The two get into Black coded cartoon characters, the flawless movie soundtrack, and the Tevin Campbell of it all. All this & more! Buy Mocha Grande Merch Highlights Father & son relationships Roxanne the OG IG baddie Black - coded cartoon Characters 90s Media Bobby Brown & Powerline Follow Sequoia https://www.instagram.com/sequoiabholmes https://www.tiktok.com/@...
Mar 06, 2025•54 min•Ep. 98
On this week’s episode, Co - hosts Sequoia Holmes and Ryann Graham discuss Jon M. Chu’s 2024 Wicked. Our hosts get into Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande’s ground breaking performances, cast drama, and how Elphaba was always Black girl coded. Highlights: Defying Gravity Challenge Wicked Press Tour Ariana & Cynthia potential awards sweep Elphaba was always Black girl coded Follow Sequoia https://www.instagram.com/sequoiabholmes https://www.tiktok.com/@sequoiabholmes https://twitter.com/sequoiab...
Feb 20, 2025•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 97
On this week’s episode, Co - hosts Sequoia Holmes and Jewel Wicker discuss the career of one of the greatest rappers of our generation - Kendrick Lamar Follow Jewel Wicker https://www.instagram.com/jewelwickershow https://substack.com/@jewelwicker Follow Sequoia https://www.instagram.com/sequoiabholmes https://www.tiktok.com/@sequoiabholmes https://twitter.com/sequoiabholmes Follow BPLP Pod https://www.instagram.com/bplppod https://twitter.com/bplppod https://www.tiktok.com/@bplppod...
Feb 06, 2025•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 96
On this week’s episode, Co - hosts Sequoia Holmes and Ryann Graham discuss the rise and fall of TikTok. *This episode was recorded before the “ban” on January 19th Highlights Memes Dances AI content Couples / family/ children content Trauma dumping story times Rage Baiting Follow Sequoia https://www.instagram.com/sequoiabholmes https://www.tiktok.com/@sequoiabholmes https://twitter.com/sequoiabholmes Follow Ryann https://www.instagram.com/gudguyryry/?hl=en https://x.com/ryanngraham Follow BPLP P...
Jan 23, 2025•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 95
A word from our host, Sequoia Holmes. If you’ve been affected by the LA county fires or would like to help those who have: Follow @MutualAidLA for all resource updates Or Donate to families displaced by the fires Follow Sequoia https://www.instagram.com/sequoiabholmes https://www.tiktok.com/@sequoiabholmes https://twitter.com/sequoiabholmes Follow BPLP Pod https://www.instagram.com/bplppod https://twitter.com/bplppod https://www.tiktok.com/@bplppod...
Jan 16, 2025•23 sec•Ep. 94
On this week’s episode, host Sequoia Holmes welcomes Love, Peace, and Spades founder Kevito Clark and org resident host, Joshua Pinkay. Highlights Spades, Tonk, Big Whist Games as Black heirlooms Why reneging in spades is controversial What games are most likely to cause a riot Why family game nights are crucial to community building Follow Love, Peace, and Spades https://lovepeaceandspades.com/ https://www.instagram.com/lovepeaceandspades/?hl=en Follow Sequoia https://www.instagram.com/sequoiab...
Jan 02, 2025•46 min•Ep. 93
On this week’s episode, host Sequoia Holmes welcomes Emo historian and author of the My Emo Diaries series, My Emo Diaries. The two discuss the career of emo staple Panic! At The Disco, analyze the state of the scene during their career peak, and bring up the pressing question: why all the contention towards emo kids? All this & more! Highlights Religious Trauma to Emo music pipeline A Fever You Can’t Sweat Out Brendon Urie Brandon Flowers beef When We Were Young Soulful emo singers My Emo D...
Dec 19, 2024•44 min•Ep. 92
On this week’s episode, host Sequoia Holmes welcomes actress and online fitness coach, Ashley Chatman to discuss the practice of “Manifestation.” The two get into exactly what manifesting is (and isn’t), how social media can be misleading, and what it really means to visualize the life you want. Highlights Positive thoughts vs. Negative thoughts Toxic Positivity Are Moon cycles, crystals, candles, and mood boards really necessary? Visualization Moments of Awe Follow Ashley https://www.youtube.co...
Dec 05, 2024•47 min•Ep. 91
This episode we're chatting about why Black people love holiday foods featuring Toya Coleman (aka Toya from Harlem) from That Wasn’t In My Textbook podcast. This episode was published on November 24th 2022
Nov 21, 2024•52 min•Ep. 39
On this week’s episode, host Sequoia Holmes and special guest, writer / comedian Garrick Bernard, discuss season 7 of Netflix’s Love Is Blind. Follow Garrick https://www.garrickbernard.com/ https://www.instagram.com/garrickbernard/?hl=en Follow Sequoia https://www.instagram.com/sequoiabholmes https://www.tiktok.com/@sequoiabholmes https://twitter.com/sequoiabholmes Follow BPLP Pod https://www.instagram.com/bplppod https://twitter.com/bplppod https://www.tiktok.com/@bplppod...
Nov 07, 2024•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 90
On this week’s episode, host Sequoia Holmes welcomes Fangirl Central co-host, Amanda Layne Miller to talk all things Halloweentown. They get into the franchise’s character astrology, the greatness that is Debbie Reynolds, and how Kalabar was actually right but had the wrong approach. Highlights Marnie’s recast Anti - Halloween Christianity Gwen was actually the villain Dork Vs. Nerd Disney Vs. Disney Channel Follow Fangirl Central https://fangirl-central.com/ https://www.instagram.com/fangirl.ce...
Oct 24, 2024•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 89
On this week’s episode, host Sequoia Holmes welcomes host of the NPR podcast, Pop Culture Happy Hour and author of the book WANNABE: Reckoning With The Pop Culture That Shapes Me, Aisha Harris. We get into the cultural phenom that is *NSYNC, their (possibly flawless?) discography, boy band drama, and what made early 2000s pop music so special. All this & more! The Radio Disney Jamz + 2000s Pop Party hosted by Sequoia Holmes is happening 10/19! Buy your tickets NOW Highlights Boy bands Nipple...
Oct 10, 2024•51 min•Ep. 88
On this week’s episode, BPLP fave, award-winning journalist Jewel Wicker joins host Sequoia Holmes in a conversation on the newest Princess of Pop: Sabrina Carpenter. They get into the singer’s Disney career, to headlining her own tour, to collaborating with pop legends like Christina Aguilera. All this & More! The Radio Disney Jamz + 2000s Pop Party hosted by Sequoia Holmes is happening 10/19! Buy your tickets NOW Highlights Crashing out on ex boyfriends Nepo Babies Sabrina’s Christmas musi...
Sep 26, 2024•43 min•Ep. 87
On this week’s episode, host Sequoia Holmes welcomes award-winning journalist and culture editor for Teen Vogue , Kaitlyn McNab, on the show to talk about the cultural phenomenon that is TikTok. Highlights Vine setting the foundation Beauty Tiktok The comments section Men with mics Black women are the root of the “clean girl aesthetic” Fannita and the Tart debacle Racist tweets of famous Tiktoker’s past Jools Lebron and the demurity of it all Generation wars Is TikTok a real place? Follow Kaitly...
Sep 12, 2024•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 86
On this week’s episode, host Sequoia Holmes and Sisters Who Watch ’s Shelby and Laura Holland discuss Love Island USA Season 6 reunion. Highlights Leah Thee Liar No one looks the age they’re claiming Black women actually being treated well on the show Follow Sisters Who Watch https://www.sisterswhowatch.com/ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sisters-who-watch/id1687115327 https://www.youtube.com/@SistersWhoWatch Follow Sequoia https://www.instagram.com/sequoiabholmes https://www.tiktok.com/@...
Aug 29, 2024•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 85
On this week’s episode, host Sequoia Holmes welcomes The Daily Zeitgeist podcast co-host and 90s encyclopedia, Miles Gray. The two discuss the cultural phenomenon that is Rap Beef, history’s best and worst diss tracks, and how it has affected not only hip hop, but culture at large. Highlights Kendrick Vs Drake Biggie Smalls Vs Tupac Nas Vs. Jay Z Drake Vs. Everybody Follow Miles https://www.instagram.com/milesofgray/?hl=en https://x.com/milesofgray?lang=en Follow The Daily Zeitgeist https://www....
Aug 15, 2024•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 84
On this week’s episode, host Sequoia Holmes welcomes Fangirl Central hosts, Amanda and Amber Miller to talk all things High School Musical. They get into the franchise’s best songs, how Kenny Ortega did exactly what he needed to do, and how the films defined the Disney Zeitgeist of the early millennium. Highlights Giving Kenny Ortega his flowers Sing & Dance Alongs Zac Efron Best Songs of the franchise Follow Fangirl Central https://fangirl-central.com/ https://www.instagram.com/fangirl.cent...
Aug 01, 2024•1 hr•Ep. 83
On this week’s episode, host Sequoia Holmes welcomes guest, writer and The Stacks podcast host, Traci Thomas on the show to talk about Cults! The two get into what trends are cult - y, classic cults, and what it would take to get them sucked into joining a cult. All this & more! Highlights Disney Adults The real story of Jonestown Taylor Swift MAGA WACO The Manson Family Religious Cults Follow Traci https://tracithomas.substack.com/ https://www.patreon.com/thestacks Follow Stacks https://www...
Jul 18, 2024•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 82
On this week’s episode, host Sequoia Holmes and guest Tights and Fights co - host, Danielle Radford get into 1995’s Clueless. The two discuss the film’s decades - long influence on pop culture, separating the Dionne from the Stacey Dash, and how dating your step - sibling is definitely weird. All this & more! Highlights Speaking “Clueless” Teen Rom - Coms Paul Rudd Clueless Fashion Brittany Murphy 90s Wrestling Disney Channel Original Movie, Get A Clue Follow Danielle https://www.instagram.c...
Jul 03, 2024•49 min•Ep. 81
On this week’s episode, host Sequoia Holmes and guest co - host, Comfort Creatures host, Ella McLeod chat about Pet parenting, Exotic pets, how Black folks connect with animals generationally. All this & more! Highlights LA Dogs vs. UK Dogs Are Cats Loyal? Exotic / Unusual Pets Character pets who we know are Black Grieving the death of a pet Writing your pet turtle into your will Follow Ella https://www.instagram.com/mcleodmouth/ https://x.com/McLeod_Mouth Follow Comfort Creatures https://ma...
Jun 20, 2024•49 min•Ep. 80
On this week’s episode, host Sequoia Holmes sits down with the guests, co - hosts of the BFF: Black, Fat, Femme podcast, Dr. JonPaul Higgins and Jordan Daniels, to discuss the cultural phenomenon that is Reality Television. They analyze classic reality tv show moments from shows like Flava of Love and The Bad Girls Club, rate their favorite shows of today, and discuss how Tiffany “New York'' Pollard walked so these reality tv girlies could run. All this and more! Highlights Flava of Love Surreal...
Jun 06, 2024•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 79
On this week’s episode, host Sequoia Holmes sits down with Anwar White, the Get Your Guy dating coach. The two discuss dating app dos and don’ts, interracial dating, how past traumas can affect relationships in the present, and more! Highlights Online Dating Interracial Dating Dating Apps Dating Horror Stories Red Flags Healing Trauma Follow Anwar White https://www.getyourguycoaching.com/ https://www.tiktok.com/@datingcoachanwar?lang=en https://www.instagram.com/datingcoachanwar/ Follow Sequoia ...
May 23, 2024•43 min•Ep. 78
