Monica wonders if she should end her marriage to William when he reveals doubts about marrying her. Maya discovers Darnell knew about William's doubt's. Our guest today is Jordan Listenbee from the97.net
Maya suspects that her new neighbor abuses his wife. Joan discovers that her new boyfriend does not believe in celebrating Valentine's Day. Today's Guest is Superfan San!
Lynn has qualms about dating an attractive guy (Kadeem Hardison) she met while singing at a club when she discovers he is a Baptist minister. Joan is trying to bring Maya & Monica together, and stop William & Monica from drifting apart.
Maya fears that Jabari is growing up too fast when she sees him interact with a young girl, while Joan is uncomfortable about using the bathroom at Aaron's house. Our guests today are from, The New Chitlin Circuit Podcast!
We're so excited to bring you an interview we did with Khalil Kain, who plays Darnell Wilkes. We chat about a couple of his previous films. Then, he walk us through a few scenes from Girlfriends. We chat about some behind-the-scenes stuff. And we find out how he feels about the show's, impact today and would he be down for... a reboot?
Big Boi tells Lynn that he will not be able to use her music, and that sends her into a spiral. Darnell must go back to work at the garage, but it's under new and unfavorable management.
We are gonna to give our thoughts on The Color Purple (2023) We are going to SPOIL IT… and have some fun with casting “what ifs”
Joan thinks something will go wrong on her date with a new guy. Maya and Darnell try to keep up with the neighbours' Christmas decorations.
Maya struggles with the responsibility of owning a home and taking care of Jabari while Darnell is in Florida working for NASCAR.
Joan and Maya discover that Lynn is singing for money on the street and at a karaoke bar; Monica is jealous of William and Joan's relationship.
Joan's friends encourage her to embrace her singleness and dine out a new restaurant alone. Monica is upset to find out that William was married before and even more upset when she finds out who he was married to.
Lynn thinks that Jabari's new suburban environment may be causing him to "act out" when Maya finds out that he's been skipping school and plagiarized a paper. William is dealing with the aftermath of finding out his therapist is a fraud.
Joan learns that Maya and Lynn did not tell her about a recent outing with Toni. Joan insists on bringing Monica into the circle of friends. Maya is trying to keep her relationship with Darnell alive, while he’s in Florida for work.
Lynn sets out to perform at a local club during open mic night. But realizes there's a lot of politics involved. Joan and William discover a large amount of money is missing from the J-Spot.
Joan realizes that Maya's house is the hang-out spot and she is no longer the center of the friendship. William is trying to figure out his feelings for Monica.
Joan returns to the J-Spot, to find Monica running things, but William's ulterior motive lies beneath the surface. Maya is putting pressure on Darnell to knock her up. Darnell is up to the challenge for a secret reason.
While recording a recent episode, we went a little too long on current events. In this episode, we chat about Keith Lee, and Etsy tells Nettie, exactly (FULL SPOILERS) what Britney was talking about in her new book and what she took away from it.
After Joan's fiasco with Derek, Javon, and Toni, Joan travels to New Orleans (after Hurricane Katrina) for the summer, to help re-build homes. Toni moves to New York so that Morgan can be closer to Todd; meanwhile, Joan is hurting because Toni has refused to reach out to her. William is afraid to be honest with his new fiancée Monica.
Todd & Toni go face to face in a heated custody hearing. Joan is due to be a character witness in the trial, but has a hard time getting to the courtroom after an all night party in the hills.
Joan goes to a Hollywood party and has an super embarrassing night. Maya & Darnell move into their new house, but gets some important news that may put their happiness in jeopardy. William tries reunite with an old flame.
Joan juggles three men with disastrous results; Someone close to Toni ends up scamming her, and she ends up in jail because of it. Special Guest today is Jen Connors! Jen Connors Social Media: IG: @thatsjenconnors Twitter: HeyMrsConnors
Toni feels hurt and neglected by Joan, when she chases a sexy unattainable athlete, flirts with a wild music executive, and dates an adoring reporter. It's figuratively raining men!!
This is the backdoor pilot of the Tv series, The Game. Joan and her cousin Melanie debate a top medical school in Baltimore vs a medical school in San Diego, where her boyfriend Derwin plays football professionally; Melanie is jealous of Derwin's ambitious, beautiful Image Consultant, Dionne.
Our special guests today are, Syd & Lex from the New Chitlin Circuit podcast. Toni struggles to balance motherhood, work and a hot new romance. Joan ditches plans with William for a glamorous event.
Joan and Toni have a huge fight after Toni says she believes that Joan's success has made her self-centered and caused her to neglect their friendship. Meanwhile, Darnell gives William video-game lessons and creates a monster.
Maya hosts the first "Oh Hell Yes Seminar". She invites all the girls except Lynn to speak on the panel and that causes a rift in the friendship. Lynn deals with the state of her career. And at the seminar, one (Kelly Rowland) of the attendees begs Toni to be her mentor.
After Darnell realizes that Maya is the main breadwinner of the family, Joan and Lynn convince him to quit his job and pursue his dream of joining a race car pit crew.
Joan fears her newfound fame as the cover girl for a trendy magazine is due solely to her sleeping with the editor.
After she and Jennifer end their codependent friendship, the girlfriends try to get Lynn back on her feet by helping her rediscover her passion for music. William ends HIS co-dependent relationship with his assistant, Avery, as he comes to terms with his past failed relationships.
THIS was recorded back in May, about two months BEFORE the SAG-AFTRA strike. We stand in COMPLETE SOLIDARITY with the actors & writers on strike. This is a Nettie solo episode! I’ve been watching a lot of tv lately and noticed an actress who really impressed me— Juani Feliz. Juani is a queer-actress best known for playing Isabela Benitez-Santiago in Amazon Prime’s series, Harlem. She honored me with the privilege of interviewing her, so I decided to open up our podcast feed to highlight her....
