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Welcome to "QueerWOC: The Podcast". Join Dr. Money, Black Lesbian Troublemaker by day, Relational Therapist by other days, in this biweekly audio speakeasy that unites, ignites, and excites the queer women of color community. #QueerWOC is a space for queer folks of color rooted in reimagining healing, identity, and community. Join the conversation by sliding in the QueerWOC DM's! Follow @QueerWOCpod on IG and on Tumblr | @QueerWOCpod on Twitter Follow the creator: @bettathanmoney Keep the guns blazin' for Nikeeta: @afroblazingguns
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Episodes

Ep 121: Soothing Sound & Sapphic Singers

Happy Pride Month Yall! Join Dr. Money on this episode of QueerWOC and delve into the captivating journey of an actress-turned-activist, discover a way to use sound to soothe and inspire, and hear a curved chronicle about navigating the complexities of connections at a conference. Where to find me: IG & Twitter - @queerwocpod FB - https://www.facebook.com/QueerWOCpod/ Tumblr - www.QueerWOC.com Listen to us on Spotify, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Castbox, PocketCasts Contribute to QueerWOC via Cash...

Jun 11, 202446 min

Ep 120: SWV That Anxiety!

Welcome back to #QueerWOC! In this episode, Dr. Money delves into topics including the journey South Carolina WBB star MiLaysia Fulwiley had this Spring, a powerful mnemonic device to combat panic attacks, and the importance of carving out space for creativity post-breakup. Contribute to QueerWOC via CashApp: $HeyDrMoney or Venmo @HeyDrMoney Become a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/queerwocpod QueerWOC of the Week 00:05:15 South Carolina native and @GamecockWBB star MiLaysia Fulwiley Mental Mome...

May 28, 202449 min

Ep 119: Solidarity, Self-Compassion, & Situationships

What up yall! In this episode of QueerWOC the Podcast, Dr. Money is blending poetry, self-compassion, and the complexities of queer situationships. First, she celebrates the power of solidarity through verse, uplifting June Jordan as QueerWOC of the Week. Next, discover a unique mnemonic device designed to cultivate self-compassion while experiencing difficult emotions. And finally, brace yourself for a saucy Curved Chronicle between friends… but are they friends? Tune in for another thought-pro...

May 14, 20241 hr 2 min

118: BG Is Free "Our News Is Important" w/ @AnnaDeShawn

Dr. Money is joined by Anna DeShawn (41 minute mark) of Queer News to celebrate the release of Brittney Griner from Russian detention. Recent Law School graduate and community leader Cherelle T. Griner is QueerWOC of the week. I share 4 ways to help welcome folks H.O.M.E from detention and end the year with yet another curved chronicle! Contribute to QueerWOC via CashApp: $QueerWOCPod Become a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/queerwocpod QueerWOCpod@gmail.com QueerWOC of the Week 00:04:33 Cherell...

Dec 22, 20222 hr 9 min

Ep 117: The L Word: Wakanda

Dr. Money is ready to move to Wakanda again after all of the internet uproar about vibranium straps. Comedian and actress Marsha Warfield is QueerWOC of the week. I share 5 artists whose music is keeping me going and wtf is The L Word doing to us…again!?!?!? Intro by @truthizmagic Transition and outro by @abundanc3beats https://songwhip.com/abundanc3beats/lotus-tape-vol-1 https://songwhip.com/abundanc3beats/drift-wood Where to find me: IG & Twitter - @queerwocpod FB - https://www.facebook.co...

Dec 08, 20221 hr 14 min

Ep 116: Every Sapphic I Know...

Dr. Money is back a little later than usual talking affordable therapy tips, intense sapphic friendships, and NWSA. Councilwoman Erika Hilton and Councilwoman Duda Salabert, the First Trans women elected to National Congress in Brazil are QueerWOC of the week. Intro by @truthizmagic of Mother Nature Transition and outro by @abundanc3beats https://songwhip.com/abundanc3beats/lotus-tape-vol-1 https://songwhip.com/abundanc3beats/drift-wood Where to find me: IG & Twitter - @queerwocpod FB - http...

Nov 20, 20221 hr 15 min

Ep 115: Black Lesbian Worries

Dr. Money is (still) worried about Brittney Griner being detained in Russia, but has 3 S's to stop Anxiety! This episode of the podcast highlights TikTok #VanLife content creator MotherNATEur as #QueerWOC of the week. In the Mental Moment segment, Dr. Money talks worry and how to stop it. Also, who has the courage to flirt in the wild!?! Intro by @truthizmagic Transition and outro by @abundanc3beats https://songwhip.com/abundanc3beats/lotus-tape-vol-1 https://songwhip.com/abundanc3beats/drift-wo...

Nov 03, 20221 hr 3 min

Ep 114: Set Boundaries, Date Astrology Signs

Dr. Money wants to know if there is truly an astrological sign you wouldn’t date. This episode of the podcast highlights deaf Black Lesbian filmmaker Jade Bryan as #QueerWOC of the week. In the Mental Moment segment, Dr. Money shares about the growing buzz around setting boundaries in relationships and the difference between a rule and a boundary. Also, is anyone else obsessed with the Amazon Prime original A League of Their Own? We need a season 2! Intro by @truthizmagic Transition and outro by...

Oct 20, 202257 min

Ep 113: Capitalism Choke Hold

Heeeey Yall. My first time back on the mic in a long while, I talk through the insecurities and comparisons that kept me off the mic. WNBA legend and Indigenous Icon Ryneldi Becenti is celebrated as #QueerWOC of the week, I break down a depression study that went viral on TikTok, and share my thoughts on why Black Capitalism will never be how we get free. Intro by @truthizmagic Transition and outro by @abundanc3beats https://songwhip.com/abundanc3beats/lotus-tape-vol-1 https://songwhip.com/abund...

Oct 06, 202258 min

Ep 112: Take a Mental Health Day

Dr. Money's mental moment outlines a plan to E.N.J.O.Y. your mental health day off... because you know you need one! I celebrate Valerie Boyd as QueerWOC of the week and ask where do all the queers who dont club hang out? Where to find us: IG & Twitter - @queerwocpod FB - https://www.facebook.com/QueerWOCpod/ Tumblr - www.QueerWOC.com Listen to us on Spotify, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Castbox, PocketCasts Contribute to QueerWOC via CashApp: $QueerWOCPod Become a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/q...

Mar 25, 202247 min

Ep 111: #FreeBrittneyGriner

Money is back this week talking a tea to help calm your nerves, which was much needed after hearing that WNBA star (and lesbian heartthrob) and 2x Olympic Gold Medalist Brittney Griner has been detained in Russia for over 3 weeks. I talk my understandings of what's going on, what scares me about the timing of her detainment, and hopes for her safe return home (timestamp in the description for this discussion). Gloria Anzaldua is QueerWOC of the week this week and her words were a much needed and...

Mar 10, 20221 hr 25 min

Ep 110: No Besties in Tessies!

In this episode of #QueerWOC, Dr. Money talks 7 types of love, celebrates Ayana Flewellen as QueerWOC of the week, and parallels a 1970s discrimination lawsuit with a current day one in a way that only her queer Black feminist ass could! Intro by @truthizmagic Transition and outro by @abundanc3beats Where to find us: IG & Twitter - @queerwocpod FB - https://www.facebook.com/QueerWOCpod/ Tumblr - www.QueerWOC.com Contribute to QueerWOC via CashApp: $QueerWOCPod Become a Patron: https://www.pa...

Feb 18, 20221 hr 8 min

Ep 109: Narcissist or Nah?

Dr. Money is back with another episode, highlighting Athletes Unlimited Softball Champion Aleshia Ocasio as #QueerWOC of the week, adding some nuance and language to the conversations on narcissists, and responding to a Curved Chronicle that asks if it is possible to date a homophobic Christian. Spoiler: my answer is no!! Intro by @truthizmagic Transition and outro by @abundanc3beats https://songwhip.com/abundanc3beats/lotus-tape-vol-1 https://songwhip.com/abundanc3beats/drift-wood Where to find...

Feb 03, 202239 min

Ep 108: Do it for the Dopamine!

Kicking off 2022 with a discussion on happy hormones, Taimi horror stories, and Nobody's Darling - a new Black lesbian bar in Chicago! Intro by @truthizmagic Transition and outro by @abundanc3beats https://songwhip.com/abundanc3beats/lotus-tape-vol-1 https://songwhip.com/abundanc3beats/drift-wood Where to find us: IG & Twitter - @queerwocpod FB - https://www.facebook.com/QueerWOCpod/ Tumblr - www.QueerWOC.com Listen to us on Spotify, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Castbox, PocketCasts Contribute to Q...

Jan 21, 20221 hr 3 min

Ep 107: Twenty Twenty DONE

Dr. Money is back for the final QueerWOC episode of 2021! Money talks things that happened this year that she appreciates, how to share with a friend without overwhelming them, and queer femme fashion. Khadija Mbowe is QueerPOC of the week. Intro by @truthizmagic Transition and outro by @abundanc3beats https://songwhip.com/abundanc3beats/lotus-tape-vol-1 https://songwhip.com/abundanc3beats/drift-wood Where to find us: IG & Twitter - @queerwocpod FB - https://www.facebook.com/QueerWOCpod/ Tum...

Dec 23, 202158 min

Ep 106: Grief Brain Gang

Dr. Money is back from a grief break with a breakdown of different ways to move through grief and yet another curved chronicle. Spoiler alert: it includes business cards! 5 time WNBA champ Rebekkah Brunson is QueerWOC of the week and the pod has some new sounds thanks to @Abundanc3Beats. Intro by @truthizmagic Transition and outro by @abundanc3beats https://songwhip.com/abundanc3beats/lotus-tape-vol-1 https://songwhip.com/abundanc3beats/drift-wood Where to find us: IG & Twitter - @queerwocpo...

Dec 09, 20211 hr 4 min

The Nikeeta Mixtape

In this episode, I close out this chapter of QueerWOC with a compilation of highlights from the nonpareil I had the luck of calling my sister, Nikeeta Slade. Yall got to know Nikeeta as the womanist worker wordsmith wizard or the Leftist luminary labor lecturer, but I wanted to compile this mixtape to highlight Nikeeta, one of the greatest organizers and Proletariat Black Feminist theorists of our time. I hope yall enjoy this collection of her speeches, laughs, and insight and will see yall in D...

Nov 10, 20211 hr 15 min

Ep 105: Nikeeta, Asę & ¡Presente!

Taking a pause to recalibrate and process life without Nikeeta. The episode starts at 00:15:47. Thank you all so deeply for caring me through. Where to find us: IG & Twitter - @queerwocpod FB - https://www.facebook.com/QueerWOCpod/ Tumblr - www.QueerWOC.com Listen to us on Spotify, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Castbox, PocketCasts Contribute to QueerWOC via CashApp: $QueerWOCPod Become a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/queerwocpod Love us out loud by doing The R’s: Rate, Review, Request, Repost, Re...

May 22, 20212 hr 39 min

Ep 104: When They Call You a Homeowner

Money and Nikeeta are back with another packed episode. Money gives some suggestions on how to build vicarious resilience. Nikeeta reorients the conversation on Patrisse Cullors to a more helpful one on organizational democracy. We celebrate writer, educator, and banger-maker Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor as QueerWOC of the week and talk through our thoughts on being parents. And what is up with Black Queer cashiers??? Yall okay? Where to find us: IG & Twitter - @queerwocpod FB - https://www.faceb...

Apr 22, 20212 hr 12 min

Ep 103 Blaq Pop: Endless Possibilities [w/ @BlaQueerFemme]

Money and Nikeeta are joined by pop culture analyst Romeo (they/them)to talk all things Black Queer Pop culture. Where to find us: IG & Twitter - @queerwocpod FB - https://www.facebook.com/QueerWOCpod/ Tumblr - www.QueerWOC.com Listen to us on Spotify, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Castbox, PocketCasts, or Google Podcast Contribute to QueerWOC via CashApp: $QueerWOCPod Become a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/queerwocpod Love us out loud by doing The R’s: Rate, Review, Request, Repost, Retweet, and ...

Apr 07, 20211 hr 53 min

Ep 102: Vicarious Resilience

Money is back with another solo episode to discuss resilience, solidarity, and what the heck is going on with errrbody cheating. She answers a listener question about getting flirty vibes from a straight married coworker O_O Grace Lee Boggs: https://www.americanswhotellthetruth.org/portraits/grace-lee-boggs Where to find us: IG & Twitter - @queerwocpod FB - https://www.facebook.com/QueerWOCpod/ Tumblr - www.QueerWOC.com Listen to us on Spotify, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Castbox, PocketCasts Cont...

Mar 25, 20211 hr 9 min

Ep 100: A Hunnid

We did it yall! 100 Episodes of insurgent biweekly audio community! We celebrate WNBA legend Teresa Weatherspoon as QueerWOC of the week, Money talks blocks to happiness, and Nikeeta shares her current read of Cathy Cohen's Iconic piece. 100th Episode Giveaway Winners: @kemigisha ; @kutiekiya; @Strangefruit_1 Where to find us: IG & Twitter - @queerwocpod FB - https://www.facebook.com/QueerWOCpod/ Tumblr - www.QueerWOC.com Listen to us on Soundcloud, Stitcher, Castbox, PocketCasts, Apple Podc...

Feb 25, 20211 hr 48 min

Ep 99: Black Feminist Militants

Money and Nikeeta are back, bein reckless and honoring Black Feminist Militants for Black History Month 2021. Oh, you can’t afford therapy? In this episode Money gives us 5 affordable solutions. We honor living legend Trish Millines Dziko as QWOC of the Week, and of course - The Word with Nikeeta, honoring Chicago Teacher's Union organizer Karen Lewis! Also: 100th episode giveaway announcement! 100th Episode Giveaway We will be giving $100 to 3 lucky winners Must be following us on the platform ...

Feb 11, 20211 hr 52 min

Ep 98: No Filter

Money and Nikeeta are back for the first episode of 2021. Money shares 10 self relief activities that arent journaling! Nikeeta gives us a breakdown of “multiracial whiteness”. We celebrate Golda Rosheuvel as QueerWOC of the week and laugh at dating app DMs. Where to find us: IG & Twitter - @queerwocpod FB - https://www.facebook.com/QueerWOCpod/ Tumblr - www.QueerWOC.com Listen to us on Soundcloud, Stitcher, Castbox, PocketCasts Contribute to QueerWOC via CashApp: $QueerWOCPod Become a Patro...

Jan 28, 20212 hr 31 min

Ep 97: Sapphic Sock Seductress

Money and Nikeeta are back for the last QueerWOC episode of 2020. They celebrate Jamaican Trans advocate Renae Green as QueerWOC of the week. Money shares 5 ways to cope with this public health crisis holiday season! Nikeeta gives us part 1 of her election results breakdown. We think through what to call our partners and tackle the burning question of the season: socks or no socks when gettin it on? Where to find us: IG & Twitter - @queerwocpod FB - https://www.facebook.com/QueerWOCpod/ Tumb...

Nov 28, 20202 hr

Ep. 96 Ain't Gone Move Without Spirit ft. @itsjujubae

*NOTE* Nikeeta’s computer is raggedy so unfortunately there’s a popping sound in her audio. Please forgive her! I tried to fix it but alas... Nikeeta is solo on this episode...well, kinda. She gives an update about a campaign in upstate NY to provide justice for a Black trans woman, Chanel Hines who’s one of the QueerWOC’s of the week. The other queerwoc of the week is none other than Juju (@itsjujubae) from A Little Juju podcast. Money has a FANTASTIC interview/conversation with Juju that you a...

Nov 13, 20201 hr 57 min

Ep 95: Compassion Fatigue & Cake Questions

Money shares some alliterative strategies to prevent compassion fatigue, gives some suggestions of pods you might like if you love Nikeeta’s word, celebrates Ghanaian filmmaker Selasie Djameh as QueerWOC of the week and shares about her new favorite toy =P Intro by TRUTH of Mother Nature. If you love the intro, listen to their new album Portalz here: https://open.spotify.com/album/0KWoevXqscd4eMWNZpodAE?si=l67fMsjnQUOKuZ89QtCZzA Where to find us: IG & Twitter - @queerwocpod FB - https://www....

Oct 29, 20201 hr 4 min

Ep 94: It Don't Slap

Money and Nikeeta are back with some awkward squish tension, reading recommendations, and acronyms that help improve our mental health. Money shares some CARDS to stop overthinking, Nikeeta gives a summary of her favorite Angela Davis chapter, we celebrate Afro-German activist Katharina Oguntoye as QueerWOC of the week and answer a question about quarantining while single. Intro by TRUTH of Mother Nature. If you love the intro, listen to their new album Portalz here: https://open.spotify.com/alb...

Oct 15, 20201 hr 57 min

Ep 93: Trauma Responses & Tupac Conspiracies

Money is back for another solo episode while Nikeeta works an overnight shift somewhere in the bowls of Upstate New York. Money explains what a trauma response is, and 5 domains in which they manifest. For the topic, she shares some conspiracy theories that gave her a good laugh on twitter and some she even subscribes to herself. We celebrate Lady Phyll Opoku-Gyimah as #QueerWOC of the week and ask hard questions about deal breakers when we all are one emergency away from financial ruin. Intro b...

Oct 01, 20201 hr 8 min
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