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You know when your best friend calls and after an hour of conversation something comes up i.e getting an oil change, taking out your braids, studying, etc? What do most of us say? "Girl, let me call you back." 9 times out of time, there is never a callback. It's kind of like this podcast, we've been back for some time dealing with the various things life has thrown at us, but we're back. A callback, just checking in, circling back - if you will. And we're better. In this return to our podcast, we come back in true awkward girl fashion. We're talking about navigating our "late twenties" - that's right, fully accepting our auntie role, trusting our gut (we've managed to make relatively solid decisions so far, let's not talk about the decision to eat Ben and Jerry's despite our digestive disagreement), just getting old - yeah, I'm talking to you my good sis who turned around for a bombastic side eye and regretted it and trying to find a partner who will genuinely indulge our desire to be a passenger princess. It's been hard, but God has been good to us! We've missed you all. Make sure to check on us via our IG @awkspodcast and subscribe! More to come. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/awks/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/awks/support

Virginia is for lovers as Social Media is for scammers. That’s right, in this episode we get into IT, regarding this recent glorification of scammers. Be it Tinder, Twitter or Tofu (cue Bad Vegan), it seems like the girls can’t catch a break. What about society is causing the folks to fall for these scams and what about “my enemies are after me” compels us to write off our lives like we’re Daddy Warbucks? It may not be worth a Netflix special but we’d love to hear about the things ya’ll have done for LOVE (?)! Make sure to leave us a voice note, and hit us up on Instagram on @awkspodcast We love feedback so be sure to leave us a review wherever you listen! Awks out! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/awks/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/awks/support

Hey ya’ll!! We’re back and we’re better. With our world becoming so interconnected (i.e Love is Blind, or is it? Married at First Sight, Tinder Swindler) what does it mean to be in love? In true Awks fashion we’re doing a deep dive into all things love: Black love, interracial love, dating apps, hypothetical love and everything in between. Obviously, we don’t know everything (hence the podcast). We’d love to hear from you! Send us a voice note with your thoughts. Like, suscribe and review our podcast on all platforms. If you want to hang with us, check us out @Awkspodcast on IG! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/awks/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/awks/support

Summer 2021 has come and gone and the girls are back to adulting! What happens when opportunities require that you move from your comfort zone! In this episode we delve into what it means to move and discover yourself in a new land. How many bags can I finesse on this plane? Will I make any friends? Is this the place where I find my prince charming? As always let us know about your experiences with moving and the highs and low. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/awks/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/awks/support

Friends, how many of us have them *sings Bianca while Hannah looks on in horror* In this episode your favorite awkward ladies have a conversation about who qualifies as a friend and how that definition and experience has evolved over time. We talk about how society hasn’t taught us how to deal with friend conflicts and how to break up with friends. Let us know how your friends have evolved over time. What deems someone a best friend? Also would you let your friend wear a bonnet to the airport? Get into this and more in this episode. Make sure to like, subscribe and review @awkspodcast on all platforms. Awks Outtttt --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/awks/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/awks/support

We all said it “this summa, I’m going to the streets, the streets are calling my name.” Okay, now what? If you’re reading this you’ve been fortunate enough to see Summer 2021 and as much as we think we’re about to act up and have the time of our lives. What does that really mean? Can I get to know people again? What is small talk? Will I be at my prime awkwardness. Hannah and Bianca get into a conversation about what “WE OUTSIDE!!!” really means. Let us know how you’re handling the transition back out of the door...we need it. Make sure to like, review and subscribe to @awkspodcast on all platforms! Awks Out!!! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/awks/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/awks/support

I (Bianca) loved Kanye’s Graduation album growing up, but just like Kanye, Hannah and I had a verbal reflection on how we’ve evolved in our definition of success. Who influenced our college majors and career choices? Were we allowed to blossom in our dreams of being an author of YA novels or has financial stability forced us to pursue traditional careers! As always, let’s get into this convo @Awkspodcast on Instagram! This week’s glow up award is Isabelle Thenor-Louis and her whole team @ForBlackHealth. In a world that seems to take the Black body for granted, For Black Health highlights the beauty and struggles of the Black health experience. They’re doing the work! Check them out, be inspired and see how you can show up for equitable, Black health. #awksout #blackexcellence #awkwardturtles #success #african #ghanaian   --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/awks/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/awks/support

Body-ody-ody-ody-ody-ody! Talking about our bodies has always been an awkward topic, that’s why we’ve avoided it for so long! In this episode Hannah and Bianca get into the constantly evolving relationships with their bodies, with food, and how to drown out the noise and love who they are and what they look like RIGHT NOW! We’d love to hear about how your experience with your body has evolved over the years, the highs and lows, what fads have gone to the wayside and what has stuck around! Make sure to like, subscribe and review awkward turtles! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/awks/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/awks/support

Ever hold onto your wig for dear life in a wind tunnel, have a braid betray you in the company of your white friends, or get one too many compliments on your newly straightened hair? Yep, we've all been there. Join Hannah and Bianca as they discuss all the quirky things associated with Black hair, from perceptions in the workplace, hair switchups on the daily, and how NOT to use Gorilla Glue (we’re so happy for you Tessica Brown)!  This week's glow up award goes to Dasha Shaw @thehairdoula Join the conversation on Instagram and Twitter @awkspodcast  Be sure to like, subscribe, and review our episodes! Much love from two Awkward turtles to others --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/awks/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/awks/support

Back and better? Maybe...but regardless your favorite awkward ladies are back and with a new logo! As awkward as ever, we’re still getting lost in our thoughts and on the highway, struggling to stay awake on Zoom, parting from old relationships (with our phones) and trying to make sense of this new world! We’ve missed ya’ll!  Get ready for a fun season where we discuss all the things we wish someone would have told us before we started "adulting." Let us know your thoughts on what you want to see going forward! Remember acceptance is the first step...to adulting- Love, Bianca and Hannah Catch us on Instagram and Twitter @awkspodcast --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/awks/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/awks/support

We started this season at the beginning of the “Roaring ‘20s”. Little did we know, this year was coming for us as much as we’d be coming for it. In spite of the pain, turmoil, and confusion of the past year, we’ve also had the opportunity to grow and glow. Hannah and Bianca have been challenged and stretched amidst a pandemic and amplified social unrest. Luckily, Awks was blessed by amazing folks like you all who came and gave us wisdom and courage to persevere in the areas of our dreams, jobs, money, fashion and love. If season 2 taught us anything, it’s to do things “in spite of”. We appreciate all your support thus far and know that ya’ll are growing and glowing with us. Stay on for the ride, it’s getting even better and a bit less awkward. Make sure to leave us a review and connect with us on Instagram @awkspodcast and Facebook at Awks Podcast! Awks out --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/awks/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/awks/support

Have you ever wondered who styled the stars? Who got folks to look from drab to fab? Luckily our girl Yaa from Klauset Fairy came and got our fashion lives together. Yaa is a New York City based stylist and entrepreuner whose love for fashion birthed the Klauset Fairy! After this episode you’ll want Yaa to get her wand and work through your klauset! She shares with us tips on how to make sure you don't sell yourself short as a freelancer, and how to stay motivated and inspired through the ups and downs of being self-employed.  As always, we want to hear from you! Shoot us a voice note at anchor.fm/awks or message us on Instagram @awkspodcast. Much love! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/awks/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/awks/support

Hey Awks Fam! On this episode we chat with Simbi Akanni, a young boss in her own right. While some folks are offering classes on how to create a quarantine business, Simbi convicts us on our desire to have a quaranting. Simbi details her journey on being a serial girlfriend and her decision to wait on God during a leap year. Yepp 366 days fam! We hope you all are encouraged and inspired by Simbi’s story, she sure got us right *deletes all dating apps* Shoot us a voice note at anchor.fm/awks or check us out on Instagram @awkspodcast As always much love! Awks out! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/awks/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/awks/support

On this episode we invite Cinneah whose dual serving business Flynanced aims to help us secure the bag and board all the flights, that’s right DEBT-FREE TRAVEL! •Cinneah enlightens us on her own financial freedom journey and gives us practical steps to achieve financial wellness. •Cinneah dispels our misconceptions on traveling on a budget without skimping out on experience. In a time where traveling seems like a distant memory and saving accounts are looking a little sparce, Cinneah gives us the tools to be secure on all fronts in an uncertain season! Want to chat with Cinneah and see more of her work? Check her out @Fly.Nanced on IG We love when ya’ll interact with us! Wondering how? Shoot us a voice note at anchor.fm/awks or check us out on Instagram @awkspodcast. As always much love! Awks out! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/awks/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/awks/support

Dap The Contract In this long awaited episode, we interview Dolapo Akinkugbe aka Dap the Contract. Dolapo is a Nigerian transplant to America, a graduate of Brown University and a recent graduate of Columbia University School of Law (come on 2020 grads!) While his academic resume tells a story of accomplishment on its own, that’s only the beginning. Dolapo is also an accomplished musician, with an amazing ability to play the piano and use his literary prowess to spit some concious bars. We interviewed Dolapo as he was preparing to enter 3L or his last year of law school. We discuss navigating traditional career paths (because ultimately the African parents must be proud) but also pursue your other interests, that may or may not be the road less traveled. We can wait for ya’ll to hear his story, be inspired, encouraged and reminded that you two can be a law student who records visual albums (move over Beyoncé), travels for shows, and speak to the moral fabric of the countries he hails from and the countries he lives in, all while having fun!! Who ya’ll know that can finesse you in LATIN, plays the keys like Alicia and defend the truth and justice, well we know Dolapo aka Dap the Contract. We hope you enjoy this episode and encourage you to check out Dolapo’s work via his website: https://linktr.ee/dapthecontract Be sure to like, rate, subscribe and comment!! Also we love when ya’ll interact with us! Wondering how? Check us out on Instagram @awkspodcast or via email at awkspodcast.com As always much love! Awks out! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/awks/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/awks/support

In a society that is marred with social unrest coupled with a pandemic, it’s easy to lose hope and feel like you can do nothing. As part of Hannah and Bianca’s commitment to bringing new voices to the table, we invited Shane Lloyd, who is currently a diversity and inclusion consultant for Cook Ross. Prior to working in diversity and inclusion in corporate America, Shane worked predominantly with students of color at Brown University and Yale University. This episode is particularly poignant as Shane takes us on a journey of discovery and authenticity as we discover new ways to thrive as our full selves in predominantly white spaces. If you have questions or thoughts concerning the formation of identity, how to dismantle the heavily ingrained systems of oppresion in higher education and corporate America, this episode is for you. We suggest a pen and paper be at your disposal, as well as a cup of tea and a snack. Gems are dropped in this episode and we can wait for you to learn the importance of taxes, sweet potatoes and treating the professional world as a dating relationship. Want to chat or see what Shane’s up to on the interwebs? Check out @famusshamus on twitter and instagram, and/or Shane Lloyd on LinkedIn. As always please rate, like and subscribe and if you want to contact us hit us up on Instagram @Awkspodcast or via email at Awkspodcast@gmail. Com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/awks/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/awks/support

Welcome back, welcome back, welcome back (cue Mase before he was a pastor). We’re back and we’re better! We know it’s been a long time coming but we’ve been working on ourselves (and our fitness cue Fergie). In this episode we highlight how we don’t do goals, but aim to better ourselves. Ultimately, your two favorite awkward ladies are in a season of transition, couple that with social distancing and quarantine and things can get very awkward. Thanks for listening! Don't forget to rate, review and subscribe on iTunes and Spotify! Follow us at @awkspodcast on all platforms --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/awks/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/awks/support

Season 2 is here and hot! Where have we been? We can explain. Give us about 20 minutes. We’re back and we’re better. We’re not as lazy and we’re ready to conquer the world with our awkward selves! Don't forget to rate, review and subscribe on iTunes and Spotify! Follow us at @awkspodcast on all platforms or send us a voice note at www.anchor.fm/awks --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/awks/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/awks/support

Money, money, money... MONEY!! Whether you're still in school or already contributing to your 401K (LOL, what's that?), this one's for you.  In this episode we discuss some major money myths, and dive into the evolution of our relationship with money as we've gone from borrowing money from our parents to being the one people borrow from.  Ultimately, we hope that we'll shed some light on how you can take control of your money, instead of having it control you. Also... admittedly we don't always get it right, so we wanted to make a minor correction: credit reports* not credit scores, can be generated for free from Annualcreditreport.com (from all 3 bureaus).  This week's Glow Up Award goes to Tonya Rapley also known as My Fab Finance. Tonya is a "millennial money expert and a career "change-agent" who uses her own story and experiences to empower women and girls of all ages with tools to change their lives (her words, not ours but we're here for it). Check her out at: www.MyFabFinance.com  As always, we want to help ya'll help yourselves: Investing 101: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGjg_or3U_E Money Lessons from my twenties, budgeting and saving for luxury: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rysTQu4YsIM Cash Course: https://www.cashcourse.org/ Marcus Goldman-Sachs Savings: https://www.marcus.com/us/en  Some Boss Ladies with Money in their Pockets:  The Budgenista:  http://thebudgetnista.com/ Clever Girl Finance: https://www.clevergirlfinance.com/ My Fab Finance: https://myfabfinance.com/ Miss Be Helpful: https://www.missbehelpful.com/ As always, RATE! SUBSCRIBE! REVIEW! Hit us up on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook: @awkspodcast or awkspodcast@gmail.com We love ya'll, and thanks for being awkward with us.  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/awks/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/awks/support

Hey Awks fam!  With hashtags like #howharddidaginghityou and the #10yearchallenge on the rise, Bianca and Hannah took to the mic to reflect on how far they have come, literally. In this episode we discuss social dynamics that stem from our most formative days, that's right we're taking it back to middle school aka junior high, aka intermediate school aka when we had no idea who we were and what we we're doing. We discuss whether or not we assumed the role of the leader or the follower and why we felt led to either role. Lastly, we reflect on how some of our awkward middle school experiences led to the awkward decisions we're making now. In a world where influencing is a source of income you can use to file your taxes, and fake news is not as discernible as we'd like we're getting into the nitty gritty of how what we're double tapping on taps into our real life #fyrefest. As always, we love you and your support! Make sure to LIKE! SUBSCRIBE! REVIEW!  This week our Glow Up Award goes to Anisha, our dear friend and even more popping resource. She's an incoming first-year medical student who is capitalizing on her rarity as a Black woman in medicine to reach the masses through her social media platform: Thriving Black Girl: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfi5ruEyON7dfB5_9rcK0eg On her channel you can find the story of how her hard work and ability to finesse landed her a coveted spot in a medical school class and tangible steps to achieving her and your goals! Check her out, it'll help you be less awkward. We promise, plus she has amazing natural hair!  Other resources to help you do better and be better: The Science of Well-Being: https://www.coursera.org/learn/the-science-of-well-being This Will Be My Undoing by Morgan Jenkins: https://www.amazon.com/This-Will-Be-Undoing-Intersection/dp/0062666150 How to see if what you're reading is actually real: https://www.snopes.com/ Until next time, literally next episode drops March 26th! Find us on all social media platforms @awkspodcast --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/awks/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/awks/support