Episodes

  • Becoming vs. Being: A Dialogue on Black Masculinity

    Becoming vs. Being: A Dialogue on Black Masculinity
    Dec 2 2025
    Join me in a conversation with entrepreneur Jason Garland Jr. as he shares how he navigates, Black masculinity, expectations, and the pressure that comes with success as a young Black man at a PWI.
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    56 mins
  • Sick and Tired: Tired and Sick

    Sick and Tired: Tired and Sick
    Oct 27 2025
    This episode delves into what expereincing Black fatigue feels like as Black students at a PWI. Kay Davis discusses what this has been like for her as a Pitt Student!
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    1 hr and 4 mins
  • This Ain’t in the Faculty Handbook

    This Ain’t in the Faculty Handbook
    Apr 29 2025
    This Episode explores a new spin this time...about what it's like for Black professors to teach at a Predominantly white Institution. With special guest Dr. Amanda Boston a University of Pittsburgh Professor.
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    1 hr and 3 mins
  • Sis, Let’s Talk About These Athletes

    Sis, Let’s Talk About These Athletes
    Apr 24 2025
    This episode features a conversation on the topic of what it's like for Black Women to date Black athletes at a PWI as well as, a Black athletes perspective on this topic.

    Theme Music: "Blissful" by Unknown
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    44 mins
  • Mixed Signals

    Mixed Signals
    Apr 1 2025
    This episode features a conversation what it’s truly like for multiracial students navigating white and Black spaces, particularly at a Predominantly White Institution.


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    1 hr and 17 mins
  • The Talk They Didn’t Give Us: sex ed lessons we should have had

    The Talk They Didn’t Give Us: sex ed lessons we should have had
    Feb 26 2025
    This episode focuses on the importance of safe sex education for Black Students at perdominantly white institutions. The podcast would cover how sex education does not often address specific cultural and social challenges students of color face.

    Theme Music: "Blissful" by Unknown
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    57 mins
  • From HBCU to PWI

    From HBCU to PWI
    Jan 27 2025
    This episode features a student named Ava Nicholas, who formally attended the HBCU Howard University. Now that she's at Pitt, she opens up to listeners discussing how this change of going to a PWI is a different world than what she is used to.

    Theme Music: "Blissful" by Unknown
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    55 mins
  • Romance...Can We Find It?

    Romance...Can We Find It?
    Dec 9 2024
    This episode dives into territory about dating at a PWI. What it's like for Black men vs. Black Women.

    Theme Music: "Blissful" by Unknown
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    50 mins