Welcome to the last episode of Season 1 for Sis, Please! If you haven’t listened to all the episodes, make sure to check them out. And if you’ve been a loyal listener throughout the season, go back and listen again. There are sure to be some gems you missed. In this season finale episode, we interview each other. We ask each other questions like whether you’d choose Big D*ck Energy over financial security and what conversation we’d love to have with our future self. Plus, we share our most embar...
Jun 01, 2023•49 min•Season 1Ep. 16
Miss Manners says to never talk about Money, Politics or Religion. Well, Miss Manners needs to cover her ears because Satta and Jaretta are taking a deep dive into the topic of religion. As Jaretta shares her Pentecostal beliefs, Satta shares why she has found solace as a "None." With Black Americans moving away from faith, join Satta and Jaretta as they discuss: Pentecostal Faith Baptism Colonizers Slavery NONES Morality The Bible Creation The Big Bang Christianity Pro Life The Great Commission...
May 25, 2023•44 min•Season 1Ep. 15
Academy-Award winning actress Regina King had this to say about her 20s: “I feel like I’m so much more interesting now, as a soon-to-be-50-year-old woman, than I was at 25. I can bring so much more to the table. You may not have the stamina that you had at 25, but what you know now? So much better.” King is right. In your 20s, you’re just beginning to figure things out. This decade of life is about making stupid mistakes — but not to the point where you never recover from them. In your 30s, you ...
May 18, 2023•28 min•Season 1Ep. 14
Black people are not a monolith. From Black Americans who were born in the States to Africans who came to the U.S. a few years ago, the Diaspora is incredibly diverse. Unfortunately, sometimes our differences create social distance between us, even though we share a fundamental thing in common: we’re all Black. Join Satta and Jaretta as they discuss: The history of Liberia First Generation Cape Verdeans Jollof Rice Fufu Cultural Vernacular African American Vernacular English N-word Liberian Trib...
May 11, 2023•40 min•Season 1Ep. 13
When you think of the term Black Excellence, what comes to mind? Prestige. Class. The Best of the Best. These are the words that are usually assigned to people who exude Black Excellence. People like the Obamas, Jay-Z and Beyonce, Oprah. But what if Black Excellence is something to strive for AND harmful to the community? The increased pressure of having to be the best can be exhausting. What happens when systematic racism has us believing the only way to be "good enough" when your Black, is to ...
May 04, 2023•29 min•Season 1Ep. 12
Say goodbye to the narrative of the "Strong Black Woman." Black women working numerous jobs while being emotional caregivers and keeping up with our family duties has exhausted us. The indoctrination of "I'll sleep when I die" is as old as pensions and CDs. Now, after seeing generations of Black women work themselves into exhaustion and mental health crisis and after experiencing the Covid shut-down, millennials are deciding the hard lifestyle is not for them. They are striving for that soft lif...
Apr 27, 2023•29 min•Season 1Ep. 11
Henrietta Lacks. The Tuskegee Syphilis Experiment. Microaggressions and racial trauma. These are just some of the reasons Black people have a distrust of the medical and mental health profession. About 25% of Black people seek mental health treatment, compared to 40% of white Americans. Despite lower rates of major depressive episodes than the U.S. population overall, mental health disorders have increased in Black youth and adults over the last decade. Rates also surged during the pandemic. The...
Apr 20, 2023•37 min•Season 1Ep. 10
From LSU’s Angel Reese catching flack for her “you can’t see me” gesture during the national championship game to the backlash Megan Thee Stallion received during the Tory Lanez shooting case, there are so many examples of the ways Black women are misunderstood and disrespected. Time and time again, history shows Black women we are not worth protecting. And that our physical and psychological safety are often at risk. From the staggering statistic that 40 percent of all missing persons cases are...
Apr 13, 2023•34 min•Season 1Ep. 9
The "Magic Carpet to the Middle Class." That was the slogan for the GI Bill, which President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed into law in 1944. The bill gave World War II veterans money to fund a college education — introducing and cementing the idea that a college education leads to financial success. But as colleges become more expensive, the average college graduate is leaving not only with a degree, but with thousands of dollars in debt. As Satta and Jaretta discuss their experiences attending p...
Apr 06, 2023•40 min•Season 1Ep. 8
There’s often this preconceived notion that aging gracefully is built into Black women’s genetic code. We’ve all heard the age-old adage, “Black Don’t Crack.” But the truth is, it does if you don’t take care of it. As Satta and Jaretta navigate their 30s, they’ve started to ask themselves how far they’re willing to go to maintain (or change) what they have. Plastic surgery is becoming normalized, and in the era of BBLs, what’s wrong with a little nip-tuck? In this episode, the sisters explore wh...
Mar 30, 2023•34 min•Season 1Ep. 7
In the '80s, most families tuned in on Thursday nights to watch the "The Cosby Show" which featured Bill Cosby as an obstetrician married to a lawyer. They were raising five children in a brownstone in Brooklyn Heights, New York. They were the quintessential upper-middle class Black American family. But what they didn't show is racial divide, white flight and having to be overly cautious as "the other" neighbor or speaking to your child about being the "only one" in their classroom. Besides the ...
Mar 23, 2023•38 min•Season 1Ep. 6
We all spend way too much time on social media and how we use the platform differs, especially if you’re a younger or older millennial. Some people use it to flex and others use it to vent. Jaretta and Satta have dramatically different approaches to social media, contributing to why some of their online posts have led to offline arguments between the sisters. Join us as we discuss the upside and downside of social media, as well as: MySpace Gen Z Facebook Social Media anxiety Connection YouTube ...
Mar 16, 2023•37 min•Season 1Ep. 5
From being a chauffer to appointment scheduler to nutritionist to educator, the hats one wears in the busiest non-monetary paid position can topple you over if you aren't careful. And it only makes things worse when your client is demanding but doesn't have the capacity to express their needs, desires and wants. But alas, THIS IS MOTHERHOOD! And when your child wraps their arms around you and says 'I love you' all of the overwhelm slips away...for about 2.2 seconds until you are putting out anot...
Mar 09, 2023•32 min•Season 1Ep. 4
What does finding love look like in your 30s? From Tinder and Hinge to Bumble and Christian Mingle, modern dating isn’t for the meek. Jaretta understands this all too well. She’s been in this “wasteland” trying to find a partner, while Satta has been married for the past nine years and completely out of the dating game. But that doesn’t mean she hasn’t had her own dating disasters. Join us, Jaretta and Satta, as we discuss not only the pitfalls of trying to find a partner but also: Social Media ...
Mar 02, 2023•49 min•Season 1Ep. 3
To say these last three years have been riddled with challenges is an understatement. However, it has also forced us into awareness. We asked ourselves questions like: “How are we taking care of our souls?” “Where aren't we being appreciated?” “What can I do to change my environment?” And then the answers to all three questions came, as they often do, from the Queen herself: the omnificent Beyoncé. So, I, Jaretta, quit my damn job! Join us, Jaretta and Satta, as we discuss not only why I quit m...
Feb 23, 2023•43 min•Season 1Ep. 2
Welcome to the first episode of Sis, Please! We are Satta and Jaretta, two black millennial women who discuss topics like navigating dating, marriage, motherhood and busy careers. What makes us unique? Our different perspectives on life, love (and everything in between) based on our nearly 10-year age difference. And one other thing: we used to share a bunk bed growing up. We aren't just sister friends. We are truly sisters. Join us as we discuss: Why we started the podcast Safe Spaces Millennia...
Feb 23, 2023•24 min•Season 1Ep. 1
Satta and Jaretta are two black millennial women who discuss topics like navigating dating, marriage, motherhood and busy careers. What makes them unique? Their different perspectives on life, love (and everything in between) based on their nearly 10-year age difference. And one other thing: they used to share a bunk bed growing up. Yes, these Queens aren't just sister friends. They are truly sisters. Listen in as Satta and Jaretta share their life experiences and journeys as black women in thei...
Feb 09, 2023•2 min
