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HER With Amena Brown

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Spoken word poet, performer, and host Amena Brown, brings hilarious storytelling, soulful conversation and insightful interviews with women of color. HER with Amena Brown invites you into a living room where you can hear new perspectives, listen to poetic readings of things you never thought could be poetic, and celebrate Black, Indigenous, Latinx, and Asian women who because of their contributions to the world and their community are deserving of a crown. Join Amena as she reminds you to ac ...
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Y’all. This is the last episode of HER with Amena Brown and I’m in my feelings. Tune in to hear what I’ve learned in our living room, what’s next for me and my BIG THANK YOU to all of the listeners. To stay up to date on my creative work, subscribe to my Substack, follow me on Instagram, or check out my website amenabrown.com. To get transcripts, l…
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Y’all know what time it is! It’s that time of year for playwright and journalist, Kelundra Smith and I to talk about our favorite TV happenings of 2023. Tune in to hear about the shows we’ll miss, the drama we loved, and the documentaries we loved and loved to hate. To stay connected to Kelundra’s work, please visit https://kelundra.com/. To get tr…
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Y’all it’s my first LIVE episode of #HERwithAmena recorded in Atlanta at WABE studios and I was so excited to interview Emmy award winning journalist, host of NPR/WABE radio show A Closer Look, Rose Scott. Listen in as Rose and I talk hip hop, barbecue, knowing your voice, and how she navigates the tough times our world is in. To stay connected to …
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Y’all asked me anything and I answered! Listen in as I answer YOUR questions about jumpsuits, sandwiches, God, and the creative process. To get transcripts, links, and details from each episode, check out the show notes. To continue your support of the podcast and my work, become a member of my Patreon community where you can get access to archived…
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We are talking musical firsts with my friend and one of my favorite music artists, Chantae Cann. Listen in as jazz and soul artist, Chantae, shares about the CD she couldn’t believe her dad bought for her, the process of making an album, and her new album and documentary debuting in 2024. To stay connected to Chantae’s music, please visit https://w…
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Yep. As promised this episode is about bras. Listen in for my bra journey and how I’m learning to find ways to be at home in my body. To get transcripts, links, and details from each episode, check out the show notes. To continue your support of the podcast and my work, become a member of my Patreon community where you can get access to archived ep…
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Yep, it’s getting to be that time of year. For some people, it’s a time of excitement, for other people, fall transitioning into winter can bring up a sense of dread. Both feelings are valid. Listen in as my friend, Kaitlin Curtice and I talk about her new children’s book Winter’s Gifts, and how she shifted her approach to commemorating the winter …
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So excited to welcome my friend Dr. Chanequa Walker-Barnes to the HER living room! We discuss the importance of cake, joy, how to cultivate self-compassion, and Dr. Chanequa’s new book, Sacred Self-Care: Daily Practices for Nurturing Our Whole Selves. Find out more about Dr. Chanequa’s work at http://drchanequa.com. To get transcripts, links, and d…
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Many women of color have experienced the double-edged sword of being first and/or only. This week, listen in on an enlightening conversation with CEO of Mercy Corps and the only African American woman at the help of a major international aid and development organization, Tjada D’Oyen McKenna. Tjada and I talk about snacks (obviously!), tips for wom…
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This week we are back with a NEW episode and I’m excited to welcome bestselling author Kennedy Ryan into the HER living room! Listen in as Kennedy and I discuss favorite snacks, her favorite place to write, favorite cuss words, and Kennedy’s journey to becoming a romance author. For more info about Kennedy’s work visit: https://kennedyryanwrites.co…
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This week I’m excited to talk with licensed psychologist, professor, poet, and author of Homecoming: Overcome Fear and Trauma to Reclaim Your Whole Authentic Self. Dr. Thema shares her favorite snacks, how poetry informs her work, tips for those considering therapy and the inspiration behind her new book. For more information about Dr. Thema, visit…
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This week I’m taking y’all behind the poetry and digging into my poem “Start With Your Roots.” Listen in as I share how Outkast’s album Aquemini and my own southern upbringing inspired this poem. Please enjoy this episode from the HER Archives. To get transcripts, links, and details from each episode, check out the show notes. To continue your supp…
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Yep, you read that right! This week I’m talking about UNDERWEAR and why I need coverage for both of my booty cheeks! Listen in for ways to navigate the various categories of underwear and why comfortable underwear is a great thing. Please enjoy this episode from the HER Archives. To get transcripts, links, and details from each episode, check out t…
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This week we are talking about FRIEEENNDDS!!! I discuss the importance of hobbies and hobby friends, why you need a friend who doesn’t care if your house is clean, and how to navigate new friendships. Plus, the most helpful text messages to send (and receive) when friends are going through a hard time! Please enjoy this episode from the HER Archive…
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This week in the #HERwithAmena living room we are talking about the friends WE NEED: the cussing friend, the curator friend, the foodie friend, and the fashion friend! Listen in for why these friends are so valuable and to find out which of these you might be to your friends! Please enjoy this episode from the HER Archives. To get transcripts, link…
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At the recording of this episode, it was the start of a new year but if you’re anything like me you may not be feeling as productive as you thought you would no matter what time of year it is. In this episode, I’m talking about how to enter the new year mindfully and gently and how to navigate a creative block. Let’s gather in the HER Living Room a…
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Donna and Tom from Parks and Recreation had it right. TREAT YO SELF! This episode I’m telling y’all about the ways I’m learning to treat myself from candles to wash day for my natural hair. Treating yourself isn’t just about spending money or buying things, listen to this episode for tips on FREE ways you can treat yo self! Please enjoy this episod…
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This week I’m taking y’all behind the poetry of my poem God Bless Mom and for the first time ever my mom is joining us as a guest in the HER Living Room! Listen in for how my mom inspired this poem and what she did that inspired me to become a spoken word poet. To get transcripts, links, and details from each episode, check out the show notes. To c…
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In the final episode of our Road Stories series, Matt and I discuss our favorite gigs of all time and what we’re dreaming up for the future! To get transcripts, links, and details from each episode, check out the show notes. To continue your support of the podcast and my work, become a member of my Patreon community where you can get access to arch…
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This week in another installment of Road Stories, Matt and I regale you with tales of our best and worst lodging experiences from murphy beds to suites that made us think for a minute that we were rich! To get transcripts, links, and details from each episode, check out the show notes. To continue your support of the podcast and my work, become a m…
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Matt and I are back in the HER living room telling y’all the road stories that made us say YIKES. Listen in for tales of a green room that turned into an ice box, summer camp hijinks and small town shenanigans! To get transcripts, links, and details from each episode, check out the show notes. To continue your support of the podcast and my work, be…
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Y’all, lean in and let me tell you a story about my first time going to the club! Including commentary about what I was taught in church about what “the club” would be like vs. what it was actually like, listen in for how I let go of my hangups about the club and why I still like to go today. To get transcripts, links, and details from each episode…
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So excited to have author and co-host of NPR’s Pop Culture Happy Hour podcast, Aisha Harris in the #HERwithAmenaBrown living room this week talking about her NEW BOOK, Wannabe: Reckonings with the Pop Culture That Shapes Me. Her book Wannabe is out TODAY! Grab a copy of Wannabe from your favorite indie bookseller and listen in as we chat about snac…
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Through fun yet intimate and revealing conversations, Latinas Take The Lead hosted by Emmy award-winning journalist Naibe Reynoso, dives into issues modern Latinas face. There are 29.6 million Latinas in the U.S., but many times they feel left out of the conversation. To help understand how Latinas navigate two worlds whose cultures and values some…
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Can somebody make me a breakfast taco?! I miss them so much! Listen in this week as Matt and I dish on the amazing food we encountered on the road in Texas and in Portland. To get transcripts, links, and details from each episode, check out the show notes. To continue your support of the podcast and my work, become a member of my Patreon community …
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Matt and I are back talking about food and couldn’t leave this Road Stories series without talking about the food of NYC and the South. Listen in as Matt and I talk about the best food tour we’ve ever been on plus an ode to southern fried food! To get transcripts, links, and details from each episode, check out the show notes. To continue your supp…
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Sometimes on the road, it’s all about the food! Listen as Matt and I talk you through some of the most amazing meals we had in Chicago on the road. To get transcripts, links, and details from each episode, check out the show notes. To continue your support of the podcast and my work, become a member of my Patreon community where you can get access …
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Matt and I are back telling some road stories! Listen in as we take you through an awkward event in Birmingham, the danger of following event hashtags during the event, and one of the phrases you never want to hear an organization say! To get transcripts, links, and details from each episode, check out the show notes. To continue your support of th…
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In honor of the release of the documentary Judy Blume Forever and the release of the film, Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret, I’m taking you behind the poetry of “Margaret, a poem I wrote inspired by Judy Blume’s book, Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret. Listen in as I share my experience performing this poem for Judy Blume! To get transcripts…
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This week in the HER Living Room I’m so excited to welcome Filipino-American, director, photographer, fine artist, and co-founder of film production company Ground Work, Christelle de Castro! Listen in as Christelle and I talk about working on Olay #FaceAnything together, the lessons she’s learned as a creative, why mentorship is so important, and …
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In honor of 404 Day, an annual celebration of Atlanta’s culture and achievements, I’m waxing poetic about what brought me to ATL and why I’m still proud to call it home. Listen in for my Atlanta origin story and what I hope for Atlanta’s future. To get transcripts, links, and details from each episode, check out the show notes. To continue your sup…
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Matt and I are back to tell y’all our Road Stories business! This episode we talk about the marriage lessons we learned from our first argument in Chicago and how food poisoning can make you rethink EVERYTHING. To get transcripts, links, and details from each episode, check out the show notes. To continue your support of the podcast and my work, be…
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This week I’m happy to welcome spoken word poet, writer, model, actor and author of new book The Unfolding: An Invitation to Come Home to Yourself, Arielle Estoria! Listen in as Arielle and I talk about poetry, music, her new book and a few of her favorite things. Check out Arielle’s new book here: https://arielleestoria.com/. See omnystudio.com/li…
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It’s a crossover episode! Join me in the HER living room as fellow Seneca Women Podcast Network podcast host, Carol Sutton Lewis, invites us into the family room of her podcast Ground Control Parenting. Carol and I discuss the importance of snacks, what inspired us to become podcasters, and how my mom inspired me to be the artist I am today. For mo…
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This week Dr. Alma Zaragoza-Petty joins us in the HER living room to talk about her new book Chingona: Owning Your Inner Badass! Listen in as Dr. Alma shares why it’s important to her to reclaim the term chingona and discusses some important tools you can use on your own healing journey. To get transcripts, links, and details from each episode, che…
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It’s our 100th episode! What better way to celebrate than taking y’all behind the poetry of one of my favorite poems, Our Own Potluck. Listen in on how envisioned a living room of Black women led me to write this poem and how much our love the living room we have here on the podcast. Thanks for listening for 100 episodes! To get transcripts, links,…
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Author, Faitth Brooks, is joining us in the HER living room this week to talk about her new book, Remember Me Now: A Journey Back to Myself and a Love Letter to Black Women! Listen in as Faitth and I talk about her favorite snack, her favorite Black girl hair style, and how the ways she has learned to care for herself. To get transcripts, links, an…
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One of the perks of road life is access to free stuff you couldn’t easily get on your own. Listen in to the episode as Matt and I share how the road bright us free tickets, discount shopping and a pretty amazing birthday for Matt. To get transcripts, links, and details from each episode, check out the show notes. To continue your support of the pod…
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Matt and I spent a lot of holidays on the road. Listen in for the best and the worst of our holiday gigs! To get transcripts, links, and details from each episode, check out the show notes. To continue your support of the podcast and my work, become a member of my Patreon community where you can get access to archived episodes, bonus episodes, and …
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The road can be hard but it can also have some cool benefits. In this episode, Matt and I talk about how our road travels brought us amazing dates in New York and Las Vegas. Listen in for how a bad gig can lead to a cool experience! To get transcripts, links, and details from each episode, check out the show notes. To continue your support of the p…
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For many years, my husband and I performed on stages all over the country. But it didn’t matter where we went, somebody always had something weird to say to us at the merch table. Check out this episode, the first in a series of Matt and I sharing our road stories with you! To get transcripts, links, and details from each episode, check out the sho…
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I have been horseback riding in three different countries. I’ve put in my time and I’m now retired! LOL Listen to this episode to hear all of my horseback riding shenanigans. To get transcripts, links, and details from each episode, check out the show notes. To continue your support of the podcast and my work, become a member of my Patreon communit…
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This week I’m talking about one of my favorite movies, Waiting to Exhale! Listen in as I share my memories of reading the book and recently revisiting the movie and soundtrack! To get transcripts, links, and details from each episode, check out the show notes. To continue your support of the podcast and my work, become a member of my Patreon commun…
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This week we’re talking about my favorite movie of all time, The Godfather and the book of the same name. Listen in for what impressed me about this film and how it became the gateway for me loving stories featuring organized crime. To get transcripts, links, and details from each episode, check out the show notes. To continue your support of the p…
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When you grow up in the church, like I did, you don’t just have one first concert. You typically have two: the first concert you saw in church and the first concert you’d actually talk about at a dinner party. Well, in this episode I’m telling y’all about both of my first concerts. If you wanna know what in the world is “Christian R&B,” how I got t…
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I’ve been an Atlanta resident for over 20 years and one of the many things I love about my home city is THE FOOD. Listen in to this episode to hear some of my favorite ATL eats! To get transcripts, links, and details from each episode, check out the show notes. To continue your support of the podcast and my work, become a member of my Patreon commu…
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I’m bringing my friend and podcast production assistant, Leigh Kramer into the HER living room! Leigh and I talk about our journey from internet to IRL friends and how we transitioned into working together. Listen as we give some tips on how to work well with your friends and talk about why Leigh is one of my favorite cussing friends. To get transc…
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Growing up in church, there were a couple times I threw away my “secular” music. There are whole eras of music I missed because of this. Listen in for how I went back for the music I missed and why I no longer use the term “secular” music. To get transcripts, links, and details from each episode, check out the show notes. To continue your support o…
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Flashback to my first cassette tape, Janet Jackson’s Control. Go down memory lane with me as I remember being a young fan of Janet Jackson as well as recently watching her perform at Essence Festival. To get transcripts, links, and details from each episode, check out the show notes. To continue your support of the podcast and my work, become a mem…
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