Let's take it up a notch, shall we? Welcome to the brave new world of "The Colors of Our Culture" - a platform where we're not just talking, but digging deep into those hush-hush subjects in the Black community. As the curtains close on our previous podcast, "Colors of Relationships", we're left reminiscing about some epic moments - remember the sex worker insights? Or the lively chatter around the Smith-Pinkett saga? Well, brace yourselves folks - we're about to step up the game!
And hey, we're not doing this alone. This journey is as much yours as it is ours. Like a vibrant tapestry woven with diverse threads, every voice, every perspective matters. You can join the conversation on social media, even as we get ready to drop the first episode of "The Colors of Our Culture". So here's the deal - tune in, stay woke, and let's rock this ride together. Let's keep the conversation going, shake things up a bit, and maybe, just maybe, change the world one episode at a time.
Let's take it up a notch, shall we? Welcome to the brave new world of "The Colors of Our Culture" - a platform where we're not just talking, but digging deep into those hush-hush subjects in the Black community. As the curtains close on our previous podcast, "Colors of Relationships", we're left reminiscing about some epic moments - remember the sex worker insights? Or the lively chatter around the Smith-Pinkett saga? Well, brace yourselves folks - we're about to step up the game!
And hey, we're not doing this alone. This journey is as much yours as it is ours. Like a vibrant tapestry woven with diverse threads, every voice, every perspective matters. You can join the conversation on social media, even as we get ready to drop the first episode of "The Colors of Our Culture". So here's the deal - tune in, stay woke, and let's rock this ride together. Let's keep the conversation going, shake things up a bit, and maybe, just maybe, change the world one episode at a time.
What's up everybody? Dr Aja King.
Cedric Weahterspoon:And I'm Cedric Weatherspoon.
Dr Aja King:And we are your hosts for the colors of our culture, a podcast where we talk about raw and rugged conversations. We dive into the deep crevices of the human experiences so that we can talk and express ourselves without any barriers. We have conversations that go beyond what you are used to, so get ready, buckle up, for some deep, funny, maybe some uncomfortable conversations, but, most importantly, authentic and real. Enjoy the show.
Cedric Weahterspoon:Let's get it.
Dr Aja King:Morning everybody, and welcome to the colors of relationships. Oh, wait a minute. It's no longer the colors of relationships. We are doing something different. What are we doing, Ced?
Cedric Weahterspoon:Yeah, we're flipping it on you guys and we are getting bigger and better and more consistent, because I know you guys miss us a lot. But Dr . Aja and I was really, really busy kind of doing our thing. So we're not only podcasters, we are actually people in the community. So we'll be out here in these streets. So we're going to switch the game up a little bit and give you a little bit more. Explore some of the taboo topics of our culture. So our new podcast is called the Colors of Our Culture. That is where we are going. I mean, that's going to be the new podcast that we roll out. We're going to talk about those. We're going to get a little bit deeper in those taboo topics because we notice that when we talk about those taboo topics we get a lot of people dialing in. So we're going to go there for our whole show.
Dr Aja King:Well, that seems kind of interesting to the listeners, I think maybe. But what exactly does this mean? So this means that, like Ced said, we are switching over from the colors of relationships to the colors of our cultures and we're talking about, like he said, taboo topics. But what are taboo topics? We're not just talking about just taboo topics, we're talking about topics that Black culture sometimes has trouble diving into. So think about it. I think our first, we were moving into our first episode and we wanted to talk about relationships or marriages rather, and so, okay, we don't want to talk about just traditional marriages, but what about a what's that? A polygamist?
Cedric Weahterspoon:Well, this ain't your grandma and grandpa marriage. We're not there anymore. We're exploring so many topics because a lot of folks in Dr. Aja don't believe we have diversity inside of our diversity and that we're just regular old people out here in these streets doing stuff to regular. Now, given some of these rap videos I've seen, I don't know how people come up with this type stuff that we're just regular people. So we're not just going to just roll into that traditional marriage husband, wife, monogamy we're going to get a little bit deeper. We're going to talk about things that we know is in our, that's in our community, in our in our community and within our culture. We're gonna get a little bit deeper. And I don't wanna give all the topics away this show. Really we wanna really kinda reconnect again and talk about a little bit about what we enjoyed about this show too, and so we're gonna give you just a little teaser about, like this is what we're planning on talking about, just to kinda get you excited about where we're going with this thing.
Dr Aja King:Yeah, I mean once again, Black folks are not what they say monolithic, Monolithic.
Cedric Weahterspoon:Monolithic.
Dr Aja King:Meaning. We are not singular, we are not straight across. We have so many dynamics to us. That's what makes us so beautiful and so wonderful and we're gonna explore all of that. But now that you know we're switching to another format. We're still the same host, but some of the things that I enjoyed because before we depart with our child which is the colors of relationships, are we departing?
Cedric Weahterspoon:with the child. We're departing with the child. I still love her.
Dr Aja King:We're giving it up for adoption. We're putting it away? I don't know. We're putting it away somewhere.
Cedric Weahterspoon:But Can I listen to the old episode? The relates still be available to me so I can just reminisce of where we came from. Those two years are important.
Dr Aja King:But before we go on to our new podcast, I think it's important that we note what were some of the highlights of the colors of relationships so maybe we can tell, like what was one or two episodes that we really enjoyed doing. What was a topic that we covered that, I think, was that you thought was pretty dope we did for the colors of relationships. I like the one where we I know this one was. You probably already know which one I'm gonna talk, you already know which one I'm gonna say, but I know.
Dr Aja King:I thoroughly enjoyed it. It was when we had on the sex workers. I thought that was so cool, Just because you just don't ever get to talk to a sex worker. I mean who gets to do that.
Cedric Weahterspoon:But we have a lot of people.
Dr Aja King:No, I was just kidding Right right, but no, we had on those two amazing guests. And you can go back to our last, to our own episodes and check those conversations out. Say what was a favorite episode for you.
Cedric Weahterspoon:I think my favorite episode was our first episode when we talking about the colors of love and we got into those topics of love and that was our first show and I think it was special because I had that aha moment like, oh, we're actually doing this stuff, Our office talk is actually turning out into something very beautiful in a beautiful podcast, and so I was very excited about that first episode and just to see what the response was, it wasn't like huge, but it was huge to me because this is something I want to do all the time. Now I have another one. The Will Smith one was kind of one of my favorite episodes when we talking about Jada and the slap and all that other stuff. We were right at that series.
Cedric Weahterspoon:I thought that was a great episode because it really delved into the taboo topics that you know male conflict and how. It was just a great you know dynamic to talk about some of these things that we don't talk about. Usually when somebody gets in a fight, You're like, boom, you get in a fight, it's all good, you go home, I go home, I hate you, you hate me, let's chill. But there was just so many dynamics in that episode that made me reflect on, you know, my anger. How I interact with other black men. What's my role, what's, you know, my white role or my partner's role into all of this? You know, like when I do get upset, what's their role? So I thought that was a great episode and to explore, I mean, some of the taboo topics that we don't really talk about. We just kind of move forward.
Dr Aja King:Yeah, and I mean it's. I don't know if it's so much taboo, because as therapists we hear all sorts of stuff, so really we're normalized to a lot of what society would consider taboo, because we people tell us you know their most intimate stuff. I'm sure you could talk about just things that you've heard throughout the years that you're like oh my goodness, you clutch your pearls.
Cedric Weahterspoon:And so it's not so much that it's taboo to us.
Dr Aja King:It's just taboo to, I guess, society as a whole. But what we do know is that this is human life, this is people, this is people living and experiencing and existing, and there is nothing new under the sun. So we want to bring to light all of that, the colors of relationships. For me was a great way. Like you said, we're doing it, we're actually starting a podcast and, you know, just really doing something that most folks say they want to do. I think we're in season three.
Cedric Weahterspoon:Is this season three? Some some like that yeah.
Dr Aja King:Well, I mean season two, seasons with the colors of relationships and season one with the colors of our culture. Put them together as three seasons of us doing a podcast. So we've been in it, we've been in it, we've been in it, we're doing it, and now we want to take it a step up.
Cedric Weahterspoon:Yeah, we definitely want to go to the next level. You know when I have to give. Can I give a little teaser? One of the things that we want to do is have faith, face-to-face interactions with you. So, doing YouTube channels Dr Asia is developing her own YouTube channel around Brave Devise, which is awesome as fuck. Excuse my language, should I use it? Okay, she's doing some stuff, I mean. So I'm proud of the work we have. So, really, although we're doing the colors of culture, dr Asia is the culture. She's taking us to that next level in her own personal journey and her own personal develop. So I am very excited about just giving our audience, the whole like to get to know us even better through our own ventures and also through our podcast. That is so cool. It is.
Dr Aja King:It really is cool the fact that we're able to do this kind of stuff and have a platform. You know everybody has something to say, but is everything that's being said relevant and really touching the people and really resonating with this audience? I mean, there's somebody for everybody, there's a message for everybody. So hopefully we will be able to really connect with some spirits and souls and give engaging and entertaining but thoughtful conversation around.
Cedric Weahterspoon:Oh, boy, oh boy life life, life, life, life.
Dr Aja King:But do not worry, do not fear, we are here. So, with that said, military spirit.
Cedric Weahterspoon:Oh no, we're not dead.
Dr Aja King:No, let me know You're putting, you're putting to rest the colors of relationships.
Cedric Weahterspoon:What Do we really? No, that's not right. No, no, we should play some. Some go out, you know. Okay, you can use it when people pass away to the other side. You remember in church, when you you grew up down south in church, they say you passed away from the other side. Now see, I grew up in Pentecostal COGIC what we used to do. So how we celebrate, putting somebody to rest is not playing tabs. What we do, we shout. We had a band going, people celebrating the homecoming this, what we? You know, maybe we can get a marching band, you know, get that going on A marching band.
Dr Aja King:Okay, wait a minute. Let's tell the editor All the people. Okay, wait a minute. Editor, whoever is editing, whoever we have paid to edit this part, At this very section, after I'm finished talking, I want you to add like the New Orleans band, jazz.
Cedric Weahterspoon:Yeah, get those umbrellas out.
Dr Aja King:All right, so we're going out in New Orleans style.
Cedric Weahterspoon:Yeah, we're going to kick it, man, because it was a beautiful thing. Ain't nobody grieving about this stuff. We're having a good time. The part is still going. All right, we got to keep cracking.
Dr Aja King:Okay, editor, this very last, and we will end on this very last note, right here, right now, playing New Orleans.
Cedric Weahterspoon:When the safe goes marching.
Dr Aja King:When the safe goes marching in, and now, okay.
Cedric Weahterspoon:Y'all have a great week.
Dr Aja King:Wait a minute, we're ending.
Cedric Weahterspoon:We're not ending because I got something to say. So, okay, you want to. Let's end this right quick. See, this is this is what I'm talking about. She, if you, if somebody ever passed from her, she won't like, hey, let's get their stuff, move it to the Salvation Army, sell the house, let's move on, hey we're done, we're done, we're done.
Dr Aja King:There's no need to drag this on. We told the folks were done. What else is there?
Cedric Weahterspoon:Okay, you guys have to say what you guys say we have to get copyright stuff too, so we can't play the safe. Go marching in.
Dr Aja King:Oh yeah, that's true. Yes, you forgot about that, but I can wrap something. No, no, no, no, no. We can figure this part out. We'll figure this part out, don't wrap.
Cedric Weahterspoon:What that you're going to wrap. That's going to really bring us into the new episode. If I can split my lyrics, maybe collab with Lil Wayne, chris Brown you know Rick Ross, you know he from Florida, you know I might can do some stuff with him and spit some bars and I can come up with something real good. Maybe Rick Ross will do it for free.
Dr Aja King:All right. So, with that said, thank you all for joining us. We'll find something that we can play. I think the Saints we can play because that's a national song. We'll figure it out.
Cedric Weahterspoon:We can't be stealing people's stuff.
Dr Aja King:There's nobody's Okay All right. You all have a great week weekend wherever you are in the world, and thank you for following the colors of relationships. It has been magical, but we're not gone. Check us out. Next episode coming when is it coming?
Cedric Weahterspoon:said it's coming as soon as possible. Keep going to our sites the color of relationships and checking us out. We're going to roll it out. We got Instagram, we got Facebook. Check us out If you turn on the notification, if you really want to know how we're getting down when things start to roll out, we're going to invite everybody who's on our platforms to come join us. We want to everybody dog and dog, paul in on our first episode and give us a shout out, so be looking forward. It's going to be coming really, really, really, really really. So I promise we ain't going to be leaving and not coming back.
Dr Aja King:Come here, I have water, we'll be back, all right, thank you all for joining us. It's been real. Check out our new podcast, the Colors of Our Culture, and let's keep rocking.
Cedric Weahterspoon:Let's do it Peace out, peace