After a long break, #AIATLA is back — and writer Jasmine Sanders joins me. She writes for Jezebel and her work appears in the New York Times, BuzzFeed News, Catapult and New York Magazine. Jasmine talks to me about her to desire to continue writing stories that illuminate and broaden how Black people are portrayed in media, how she continues to grow as a writer and the beauty aesthetics she admired while growing up. 

+1 SEGMENT:
- Late night trips to Sephora 
- Tata Harper resurfacing mask
- Linen in the summer (both to wear and sleep on)

Follow Jasmine on Twitter! @JasMoneyRecords

Follow Darian on Twitter! @dariansymone | IG! @darian

The (Ongoing) Process Of Becoming A Better Writer | Ep. 067 ft. Jasmine Sanders

Writer and digital anthropologist Alex Wolf joins me for her second time on #AIATLA (she first came on three years ago!). Since then, she left the company she started to become an artist. She catches me up on the process of publishing her first book, 'Resonate,' and first short documentary, #ATTN4$, pronounced "attention for sale." The essence of our conversation is how we manage our love/hate relationship with the internet, and maybe, how you can too. 

Where you can listen:
iTunes: http://apple.co/1OfUnIB
Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2H9M19L
Anchor: https://anchor.fm/darian
Stitcher: http://bit.ly/2JRlFpX
Google Play: http://bit.ly/2JXHNlE
SoundCloud: http://bit.ly/1hiN05n

Alex's first episode (wouldn't hurt to listen to both: http://theseam.co/aiatla-podcast-alex-wolf/

+1 SEGMENT:
- Alan Watts (January 6, 1915 — November 16, 1973)
- Beauty YouTuber and image activist Jackie Aina
- Summerella and jstlbby a.k.a Amber Wagner

Follow Alex on Twitter! @alexwolfco | IG! @alexwolf
Follow Darian on Twitter! @dariansymone | IG! @darian

Big thanks to Anchor Studios in NYC.

Pushing Past The Internet's Expectations Of Us | Ep. 068 ft. Alex Wolf

Founder of the gender fluid skincare brand Menos Mas, Annya Santana, joins me to talk about her wellness journey; growing up as the middle child of a family who emigrated from the Dominican Republic to the Bronx, high school days (bullying, acne, acting school), blossoming into who she is today, and repping for her community in the wellness space.

+1 SEGMENT [family edition]:
- Being proud of our brothers
- Taking a chance and talking to people we used to be too shy to reach out to (and how to approach doing that)

Follow Annya on IG! @annyasantana  | @menos.mas! 
Follow Darian on Twitter! @dariansymone | IG! @darian

Big thanks to Red Bull Studios in NYC.

Wellness Realness | Ep. 069 ft. Annya Santana

I started ‘Am I Allowed to Like Anything’ because I wanted to create a space for people to feel good about shouting out the stuff in culture they’re into, during a time when it’s easier to riff about the things we hate. I talk to guests about their work, their lives, and how they maintain their optimism in this world. #AIATLA is a capsule podcast. There will be 100 episodes.

Darian Symoné Harvin