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This week, Shanti is flying solo, but she brought company, and fellow Sag Rakia Reynolds has stories to tell. The Skai Blue Media founder joins us to talk about quitting her job while pregnant with no plan, building a business from the ground up, and almost turning down Serena Williams because she had plans. We get into trusting your intuition, being a Big boss while neural divergent, questioning who planted that imposter syndrome in your head, and the exhaustion of feeling like you have to be twice as good to belong. Rakia shares what she wants Black women to stop carrying, gets honest about motherhood and ambition, and answers if her children want any parts of entrepreneurship. Join us. Keep up with Rakia: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rakiareynolds/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rakiareynolds Website: https://www.rakiareynolds.com/ Explore her work: Skai Blue Media: https://www.skaibluemedia.com/ Skai Blue Media Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skaibluemedia/ Fan of Your Brand: https://www.instagram.com/fanofyourbrand/ Contact Us: Hotline: (215) 948-2780 Email: [email protected] Patreon: www.patreon.com/aroundthewaycurls for exclusive videos & bonus episodes See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In this week’s episode, we catch up on the latest developments in the Nolan Wells case and unpack the questions that remain. We also discuss the rape allegations involving the Cornell 7 and the broader conversations the case raises around power, accountability, and whose stories are believed. Then, we turn to Nikole Hannah-Jones’ recent New York Times article and wrestle with the questions it raises about race, education, and what we place our faith in for safety, security, and legacy. Join us. Contact Us: Hotline: (215) 948-2780 Email: [email protected] Patreon: www.patreon.com/aroundthewaycurls for exclusive videos & bonus episodes See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In this episode, Shanti finds reprieve from life's demands by remembering the life and legacy of Maya Angelou. We flow freely in this episode as we answer callers' questions about when to leave a relationship and wrestle with the tension of wanting two opposing things at the same time. Join us... Contact Us: Hotline: (215) 948-2780 Email: [email protected] Patreon: www.patreon.com/aroundthewaycurls for exclusive videos & bonus episodes See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week, Shanti recovers from an argument while Antoinette prepares for Virgo season. Together, we discuss the recent doxxing of a juror in the Lindsay Clancy case, the unfolding Ed Sheeran and Macklemore tour controversy, and Jasmine Crockett choosing Chris Brown over her civic duty. Join us... Contact Us: Hotline: (215) 948-2780 Email: [email protected] Patreon: www.patreon.com/aroundthewaycurls for exclusive videos & bonus episodes See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In this week's episode, we discuss Beyoncé's most recent limited-edition "B'Day"20th anniversary album release, and Fat Joe's Black identity crisis. For politics, we discuss A. I apocalypse and Netanyahu's alleged betrayal. Join us... Contact Us: Hotline: (215) 948-2780 Email: [email protected] Patreon: www.patreon.com/aroundthewaycurls for exclusive videos & bonus episodes See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We’re back from break! This week, we catch up on life, our return to Spotify, and get into everything we missed while we were away. In politics, we unpack the Democratic Party’s condemnation of the Democratic Socialists of America while seemingly turning a blind eye to the recent disrespect directed at Senate nominee Angie Nixon. Then, in pop culture, we try to understand how anyone could believe alleged scammer Daejon Love and untangle Raven-Symoné’s increasingly confusing takes on identity. Join us... Contact Us: Hotline: (215) 948-2780 Email: [email protected] Patreon: www.patreon.com/aroundthewaycurls for exclusive videos & bonus episodes See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

For this episode, Shanti opens the show solo, responding to listener voicemails about culture gatekeeping and fashion. For our main topic, Antoinette returns, and we unpack how respectability politics shape our views of Cardi B—and what that says about us. Join us... Contact Us: Hotline: (215) 948-2780 Email: [email protected] Patreon: www.patreon.com/aroundthewaycurls for exclusive videos & bonus episodes See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In this episode, Shanti shares her recent relationship experience and the unconscious patterns of self-sabotage that can arise when things feel too good to be true. Together, we discuss the fear of embracing goodness in life and how self-worth is the foundation for not only inviting but also accepting happiness into one's life. Join us... Contact Us: Hotline: (215) 948-2780 Email: [email protected] Patreon: www.patreon.com/aroundthewaycurls for exclusive videos & bonus episodes See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In this episode, Shanti talks about the recent girl's trip in ATL and her growing love for Bad Bunny while Antoinette considers how she will emotionally manage the next four years with Trump as President. After answering caller voicemails, we dive into our main topic. Shanti shares the conflicting roles of being both a mother and a lover. Together they work through her personal struggles with compartmentalization, communication, and a fear of failing her daughter. Antoinette creates a safe space, and offers advice to help invite more open dialogue and authenticity for Shanti to embody as both a mother and lover. Join us... Contact Us: Hotline: (215) 948-2780 Email: [email protected] Patreon: www.patreon.com/aroundthewaycurls for exclusive videos & bonus episodes See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In this episode, we respond to brilliance from the interwebs. We discuss the added preoccupation of losing weight to a life already full of responsibilities, and the growing craze of everyone looking the same through plastic surgery and the psychosis of "filter faces", and finally, we attempt to heed the wisdom of an elder to "let your partner be who they are". Is that possible? Join us.... Contact Around The Way Curls: Hotline: (215) 948-2780 Email: [email protected] Patreon: www.patreon.com/aroundthewaycurls See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In this week's episode, Antoinette returns from a week of travel and fun - sick while Shanti considers joining an improv class. Together, we discuss the recent updates and legal constraints of the Nolan Wells case, and Iran on the offensive. For pop culture, LeBron James comes to Philly, and do we approve of the new Black Panther? Join us... Contact Around The Way Curls: Hotline: (215) 948-2780 Email: [email protected] Patreon: www.patreon.com/aroundthewaycurls See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In this week's episode, Antoinette is sick, so Shant is joined by Marquise Davon. Together, we discuss what teenagers need from their parents most in this modern age, and for politics, we discuss the recent developments between Iran and the US, and Mamdani's address to the ICC. For pop culture, we get into Amanda Seales' exclusion from the coming "Insecure" tours. Does she deserve to be with the cast for the sake of the art? Or is she bad for business? Join us... Follow Marquise Davon Website On Instagram Listen to Keepin’ It a Bean: https://open.spotify.com/show/0TLiEa76zwUKyf4t2OM1T9 Support his work: https://www.patreon.com/marquisedavon Shop Leroy’s Blend: https://collabs.shop/aw5rxb Contact Around The Way Curls: Hotline: (215) 948-2780 Email: [email protected] Patreon: www.patreon.com/aroundthewaycurls See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In this week’s episode, Shanti enters the teenage version of the “terrible twos,” while Antoinette discovers that a fully booked summer. Oddly enough, we agree with J.Lo’s recent take on relationships, debate Young Miami’s lyrics and India.Arie’s thoughts on mainstream music, and ask whether the sounds we consume truly influence us, or whether we only care when the message makes us uncomfortable. Finally, we discuss the irony of biohacker Bryan Johnson receiving a recent diagnosis after dedicating millions of dollars to not dying. Join us... Contact Around The Way Curls: Hotline: (215) 948-2780 Email: [email protected] Patreon: www.patreon.com/aroundthewaycurls See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In this week's episode, we recount our time at the exhaustingly epic time at Jay's final Yankee Stadium performance, "Extra Innings". For politics, we discuss the democrats fumbling yet again to secure a solid candidate for a very important election in Maine's coming midterm elections, as well as the unfolding story around the death of 18-year-old Nolan Wells and what does safety look like in a world that protects whiteness. Join us. Contact Around The Way Curls: Hotline: (215) 948-2780 Email: [email protected] Patreon: www.patreon.com/aroundthewaycurls See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We are taking a little break this week! Enjoy a little Holiday banter and revisit one of our most popular and important episodes. Contact Around The Way Curls: Hotline: (215) 948-2780 Email: [email protected] Patreon: www.patreon.com/aroundthewaycurls See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.