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Dec 23, 2021•5 min
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Unfiltered. A podcast network with shows focusing on current events ranging from pop culture to politics. No topic is off-limits and the discussions are as varied as the panels! Similarly to catching up with friends, join in dialogue that is both entertaining and informative. Home of the “The LINK Up Podcast”, “Platonically Speaking”, “Bright & Facety”, “So You’re 30.. Now What?” & “World Talk” and more!
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Episodes
Platonically Speaking: Episode 013 | “Nightcap”
Send us a text On this season finale episode: Kayla, Leanna and Jan discuss the upcoming Holiday season. From lessons of being a plant mom (4:49) to women’s safety with alcohol (9:34). Gift suggestions (22:21) as well as the worst gifts they’ve received (40:34) and more! Support the show
Dec 15, 2021•59 min
Episode 037 | “$2.89”
Send us a text Content Warnings: Mentions of school shootings, death & trauma from 2 min 17 sec to 19 min 28 sec, and drink spiking from 25 min 23 sec to 39 min 2 sec. This week’s episode Vic, Chris, Rashad & Sami discuss witnessing local driving fatalities and trauma (6:58), DUI thresholds (19:45), drink spiking (25:23). PACT’s newest member & govt budget (43:20) as well as Caymanian Grace Gealey’s new show Harlem (1:04:18). Why do people in relationships cheat/stay (1:08:21)? and m...
Dec 09, 2021•1 hr 29 min•Season 1Ep. 37
Episode 036 | “MORONIC”
Send us a text On this episode: Vic, Chris, Rashad & Phil discuss the new Covid variant (6:41), Travel Time Cayman issues (16:06), local political candidate arrested & charged (42:38). Barbados’ first President (57:40), the passing of Virgil Abloh (1:13:56) and more! Support the show
Dec 01, 2021•1 hr 27 min•Season 1Ep. 36
Platonically Speaking: Episode 012 | “Hide & Seek”
Send us a text This week’s episode Kayla, Rashad, Leanna & Vic discuss letting your man cheat in peace (5:55), relationship expectations vs the truth (19:10), and why is dating so difficult (40:54)? Signs of a good relationship (54:43), sex playlists (1:02:03) and more! Support the show
Dec 01, 2021•1 hr 6 min
BONUS: The Cayman Thanksgiving Episode
Send us a text On this episode: Vic, Rashad, Matt & special guests Samuel and Kayci Rose discuss all things Cayman Thanksgiving. Traditional Caymanian music (1:33), the origins of Cayman Thanksgiving (4:18) & Seafaring culture (11:35). Cayman Thanksgiving must-have foods (25:23), Swanky Kitchen Band (32:59), creating a petition for a public holiday (37:21) and more! Support the show...
Nov 29, 2021•51 min
Episode 035 | “Nobody’s Hit Your Cervix Before”
Send us a text On this episode: Vic, Chris, Rashad, Kayla & Takiyah talk about DaBaby, DaniLeigh and social media (7:05), the local Covid vaccine raffle (25:44), MLK Jr. tapes (39:45). Cayman’s reopening airport celebrations (52:33), ‘family ram’ (1:06:52) and more! Support the show
Nov 24, 2021•1 hr 20 min•Season 1Ep. 35
Platonically Speaking: Episode 011 | “Stranger Things Have Happened”
Send us a text On this episode: Kayla & Rashad discuss spending 3 days in a hotel with a “friend” (2:45), & being brutally honest with friends (14:42). Social media questions such as embarrassing sex stories (42:40) and craziest thing you’ve ever done in a relationship? (49:17) and more! Support the show
Nov 18, 2021•59 min
Episode 034 | “Guess Who’s Back?!”
Send us a text This week’s episode Vic, Chris, Rashad, Lana & Sami discuss children & social media (21:00), Covid LFT’s in Cayman (38:26), & the ‘Caribbean’s Prime Minister’ Mia Motley (41:58). Astroworld (44:36), Jeff Bezos (57:30), a local ‘Nipples & G-String’ Boat Party (1:18:47), Kanye’s recent interview on Drink Champs (1:30:31) and much more! Support the show...
Nov 11, 2021•1 hr 40 min•Season 1Ep. 34
Episode 033 | “Beauty and The Beast”
Send us a text On this episode: Vic, Rashad, and Lana discuss the 'Squid Games' crypto scam (1:15), possible local covid exposure & testing procedure (8:29), local private school “Blackface” uproar (24:03). Sharing COVID results on social media (57:07), hospital relationship / STD packages, men’s sexual hygiene (1:03:47) & more! Support the show...
Nov 03, 2021•1 hr 19 min•Season 1Ep. 33
Platonically Speaking: Episode 010 | “Can We Talk”
Send us a text This week’s episode Kayla, Leanna & Rashad discuss if men marry for love, or just good timing (2:25), people who aren’t invited to weddings (12:41), & dating & car issues (24:29). Would you be in a polygamous relationship if all your bills are paid & you got an allowance? (36:40) and more! Support the show
Nov 03, 2021•1 hr 1 min
Episode 032 | “Tree Huggers”
Send us a text This week’s episode Vic, Chris, Rashad & Lana discuss Cayman’s reopening date (3:35), “Raccoon Mania” (13:07) cult activities in Jamaica (23:08), current issues in the local economy (31:27), protecting sexual egos (1:12:30) and more! Support the show
Oct 28, 2021•1 hr 36 min•Season 1Ep. 32
Platonically Speaking: Episode 009 | “5 Day Underwear”
Send us a text Kayla, Leanna & Rashad are back! This episode they discuss memes of the week - including: hygiene and condoms (1:54), who pays on the first date? (10:44) and “spitting” (24:23). Do women control access to sex? (30:21) Can there be a “right person, wrong time”? (44:35). These questions are answered and more! Support the show
Oct 26, 2021•1 hr 1 min
Episode 031 | “Squid Games”
Send us a text On this episode: Vic, Chris, Rashad, Phil & Sami catch up on recent events locally and internationally. Cayman’s border re-opening date (5:32), the US media & its role in missing person cases (19:42), and impacts of social media (37:31). The infamous EPACI & vaccine mandates (1:10:24), cancel culture (1:20:32), Squid Games, tv shows (1:37:03) and more! Support the show...
Oct 20, 2021•1 hr 50 min•Season 1Ep. 31
Episode 030 | “The Live Show”
Send us a text On this special ‘Live Show’ episode: The Link Up cast is joined by special guests from the Platonically Speaking (27:33) & Just Sayin’ (48:36) podcasts with an in-studio audience. Topics discussed include: local political press conferences (4:28), and who sends “I fell asleep” texts? (21:10). ‘Smash or Pass’ (32:35), acceptable dating age differences (56:53), and does your wife or mother sit in the backseat? (1:06:46) are talked about and more! Support the show...
Oct 06, 2021•1 hr 12 min•Season 1Ep. 30
Episode 029 | “The Vampire Wire”
Send us a text This week’s episode Vic, Chris, Lana & Rashad discuss Hurricane Season and memories of 2004 Hurricane Ivan (1:50). Whose love language is ‘cheeks’ (39:52)? Has social media impacted charity and good deeds (45:06)? Newly implemented Texas laws (55:23), twitter hype (1:07:27) and more! Support the show
Sep 09, 2021•1 hr 18 min•Season 1Ep. 29
Platonically Speaking: Episode 008 | “Men Are Trash”
Send us a text On this episode: Kayla, Leanna & Rashad discuss instagram confessions that include partner hygiene (2:01) and being ‘ride or die’ (8:16). Do women in relationships need curfews (17:04)? Can good sex stretch a bad relationship (25:54)? These questions are answered and more! Tune in for a special extended convo with Sherwin from Precision Fitness (42:39) to talk about fitness and its impact on sex & relationships. Support the show...
Sep 09, 2021•1 hr 8 min
Episode 028 | “I Saved a Turtle”
Send us a text Content Warning: Mentions of Sexual Assault and Violence against Women. A discussion of a celebrity and local (Cayman) trial occurring from 43 min 3 sec to 57 min 30sec. On this episode: Vic, Chris, Rashad, Jodie & Brooke recap the last episode and Tropical Storm Ida (2:08). Local COVID updates & mandatory vaccines (12:15), R. Kelly trial (43:03) and can you separate the music from the musician? Crate challenge (57:30), sex toys, Dell Curry dating in these crystal & mo...
Sep 01, 2021•1 hr 21 min•Season 1Ep. 28
Episode 027 | “Mindset”
Send us a text On this episode: Vic, Chris, Rashad, Jodie & Lana recap track & field events from the weekend (2:21), the rebranding of Onlyfans (12:37), supporting small businesses (20:05), and FDA approval for a Covid vaccine (33:14). Housing Issues in Cayman: Can positive thinking get you out of poverty? (36:22) and more! Support the show...
Aug 25, 2021•1 hr 26 min•Season 1Ep. 27
Platonically Speaking: Episode 007 | “Friends”
Send us a text On this episode: Kayla, Rashad & Leanna discuss friendships. How to give your friends advice/criticism (0:39), “friendship divorces” (4:52), having different friendship circles (17:58) and high school friends (21:17). Does money ruin friendships? (33:01), Are you a bad friend when you get in a relationship? (42:10) and more! Support the show...
Aug 25, 2021•54 min
BONUS: The TS Grace Episode
Send us a text Bonus: Vic, Chris, Rashad, M, Sami P and guest Brooke discuss the aftermath of Hurricane Grace. Preparations made before impact (4:22), official communication & informing the public (28:38). When is the “all clear”? (35:51), social media posts (54:37), PR pics (1:03:43), shoutouts to CUC and emergency workers (1:16:37) are talked about, and more! Support the show...
Aug 23, 2021•1 hr 28 min
Episode 026 | “Sister Wives”
Send us a text This week’s episode Vic, Rashad, Lana, Jodie & Kayla features a mash up of Platonically Speaking and discusses the earthquake in Haiti (11:28), tropical storms in the region & hurricane preparedness (14:54). Are parents ready for 'Back to school’? (17:23), Guest Andrel Harris explains Covid vaccine hesitancy in young adults from a media coverage perspective (26:10), and the local housing & labor market (42:53). A local situation of ‘Sister Wives’ is described (53:14), ...
Aug 17, 2021•1 hr 17 min•Season 1Ep. 26
Episode 025 | “Yummy Mummies” plus “The National Roads Authority Episode”
Send us a text On this episode: Vic, Chris, Rashad, Sami P & Daisy discuss increases in local (CUC) electricity bills (6:13), CayMas carnival parade (24:51), local Covid vaccine mandate for supermarket employees (53:15) & more. Listen for an opportunity to win 2 free tickets to Nostalgia (1:06:00)! BONUS EPISODE: Vic, Chris & Rashad are joined by National Roads Authority (NRA) employees to discuss all things road! Topics such as traffic (1:10:44), upcoming projects (1:27:52), roundab...
Aug 11, 2021•2 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 25
Platonically Speaking: E006 | “Side Chick Story”
Send us a text On this episode: the convo with Kayla, Rashad and Leanna gets spicy. Topics such as things people do to get back at their partner (11:20), how to feel when a sexual partner climaxes too quickly (18:37), as well as Kayla’s infamous side chick story (34:41), are discussed and more!! Support the show
Aug 10, 2021•1 hr 7 min
Platonically Speaking: Episode 005 | "Hennything Is Possible"
Send us a text On this episode: Vic, Kayla, Rashad and M discuss "girl code" (1:38), defining friendship (14:00) and “baby shower registry” friends (18:03). Listener questions about situationships & bad sex (28:56) and how to have convos about sex (36:36) are answered. What does a specific emoji in the DM’s mean (48:56)? And more! Support the show...
Aug 05, 2021•1 hr 2 min
Episode 024 | "Nostalgia"
Send us a text On this episode: Vic, Chris, Rashad, Lana & Jodie discuss music from their childhood and recent times (3:21), local Olympians and their performances in Tokyo (14:58), as well as reaction to a Cayman tax evasion joke by Kevin Hart (18:01). Cayman’s first Pride Parade (25:23), Fboy Island (35:19), and the upcoming Caymas Carnival (46:00) is discussed, and more! Support the show...
Aug 05, 2021•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 24
Episode 023 | “Robotics & Salsa”
Send us a text This week’s episode Vic, Chris, Rashad, Lana and Jodie discuss ‘vax that thang up’ (2:58), company policies about vaccines (6:38) as well as local travel policy (20:22). Changes to local education scholarships (26:54) is talked about & the job market (30:44). Tariah, a first-time voter joins the convo about training and advice (45:07), entrepreneurship (54:00), expanding networks & mentorship (58:34), the importance of internships (1:13:28), and more!--- Send in a voice me...
Jul 29, 2021•1 hr 27 min•Season 1Ep. 23
Platonically Speaking: Episode 004 | “Food BAE”
Send us a text On this episode: Rashad, Vic, Jodie, Leanna and Nando talk about long-term relationships (2:08), searching phones (22:13) and what it means to settle (36:24). Questions such as: Do women apologize? (48:40), what is normal behavior after sex? (54:40) are answered, and more!--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tbd6/message Support the show...
Jul 27, 2021•1 hr 12 min
Episode 022 | “Get Vaxxed, B*tch”
Send us a text This week’s episode with Chris, Rashad, M, Jodie, and Kayla begins with recapping local issues: gun violence and the role of community & police (1:46), the government’s intention to decriminalize marijuana (14:41), as well as COVID updates and vaccine hesitancy (27:14). Naomi Osaka & the upcoming Olympics are discussed as well as local investment in sports and national teams (39:14). Marriages of Convenience (58:27) are also talked about and more!--- Send in a voice messag...
Jul 22, 2021•1 hr 7 min•Season 1Ep. 22
BONUS: The Cuba Episode
Send us a text On this episode: Vic, Chris, Jodie, Marzeta and guest Ricky discuss recent events happening in Cuba. #SOSCuba (2:40), as well as COVID and food shortages (6:31), are commented on. The misconception of Cuba (and the Caribbean) as solely being a tourist destination (7:16) and differences in currency is explained (13:48). How the Cuban diaspora overseas (17:07) can help, as well as the US embargo (32:37) is discussed and more.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tbd6/messag...
Jul 22, 2021•38 min
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