Jade and Keia kickoff a new series, Grown Folks Music, in celebration of the Black Music Month and National DJ Month that features Black Women DJs.  Sit with us to meet our first featured guest,  DJ Tara, and join us for a dope conversation on  how DJs create safe spaces for celebration, affirmation, and connection.

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Listen to DJ Tara’s playlist: 

Spotify: https://spotify.link/nQFrQLiIKTb
Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/gettin-grown-folks-music/pl.u-ZmblD5lFXWE62
Catch DJ Tara live in NYC: 

June 15th - Sol Playa @ Riis Beach Cooperative (167-02 Rockaway Beach)
June 19th - Black Owned Brooklyn's Juneteenth Food Festival @ Weeksville Heritage Center (158 Buffalo Ave)
Follow DJ Tara

Instagram/Threads: @djtaranyc
Website: https://www.deejaytara.com/
Check out DJ Tara’s archives from her show on The Lot: 
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL11dvuiBUgg6RtC6Yi0kyHllsZXCgsxdh
SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/djtaranyc
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It’s Graduation Announcement Season on Gettin Grown 

We love to celebrate your achievements as a community. No accomplishment is too small. Submit your shoutouts to hello@gettingrown.co to be a part of the 2025 Celebratory Season. 
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**Tickets Now Available for the Gettin Grown Summer Tour**

Come See US! 

https://bit.ly/GGSummerTour25

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Support Dreaontv’s Journey to Recovery here

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Community Curators (Feat: DJ Tara)

This week, we’re joined by our brother XD for a timely conversation about connection and authentic community building ahead of Gettin Grown Live LA. Sit with us.

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Support All Things XD
https://jadeandxd.com/

https://www.youtube.com/jadeandxd

https://xavierdleau.substack.com/

https://www.instagram.com/xavier.dleau

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Tickets Now Available for the Gettin Grown Summer Tour

Come See US!

https://bit.ly/GGSummerTour25

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Fact Checking Resources: 

https://www.factcheck.org/

https://www.snopes.com/

https://www.politifact.com/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/fact-checker/

https://www.npr.org/sections/politics-fact-check

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Support Dreaontv’s Journey to Recovery here

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Turn to Your Neighbor

Jade and Keia welcome Memphis native, musician, and artist manager of Crosstown Arts, McKenzii Webster, to the kitchen table ahead of our upcoming Gettin Grown Live Memphis, TN show. Sit with us to learn more about the rich history and legacy of food, music, and Black culture in Memphis.

Check out Crosstown Arts and Support McKenzii and her work.

McKenzii’s Instagram: @kenziikenz

Crosstown Arts Instagram: @crosstownarts

McKenzii’s LinkedIn here

The Web MGMT Website: https://www.thewebmgmt.co/

Crosstown Arts Website: https://crosstownarts.org/

Tickets Now Available for the Gettin Grown Summer Tour

Come See US!

https://bit.ly/GGSummerTour25

Fact Checking Resources:

https://www.factcheck.org/

https://www.snopes.com/

https://www.politifact.com/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/fact-checker/

https://www.npr.org/sections/politics-fact-check

Support Resources: linktr.ee/gettingrown

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Email: hello@gettingrown.co

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Something in The Water (Feat: McKenzii Webster)

Jade and Keia are on the road this week for the summer live show tour. Running back Gettin Grown Live in Philly from 2018 to give y’all a taste of the live show experience. Be sure to catch us on the road this summer to see how much we’ve grown. We love y’all.
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Tickets Now Available for the Gettin Grown Summer Tour

Come See US!

https://bit.ly/GGSummerTour25

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https://www.factcheck.org/

https://www.snopes.com/

https://www.politifact.com/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/fact-checker/

https://www.npr.org/sections/politics-fact-check

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Just a Taste - Gettin Grown Live Philly (Episode Reprise)

Jade and Keia hit the kitchen table for a Quarter 4 Check-In on their 2025 Annual Goals. SIt with us

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Reflection Prompts

1. What’s one thing you can celebrate crossing off or accomplishing this year, even if it looks different than you originally planned?

(This lets people honor their wins while acknowledging the reality of adaptation)

2. Share about a goal that had to shift or change this year. What happened, and what did that pivot teach you about yourself or your priorities?

(This normalizes the need to adjust and frames it as growth rather than failure)

3. Looking at what’s left of 2025, what’s one thing you’re still working toward or want to focus your energy on before the year ends?

(This keeps people forward-looking and empowered rather than just retrospective)

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ABC24 Memphis Gettin Grown Feature

https://youtu.be/uhuFOytdlwA?si=6C78FuintVTenMp0

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Tickets Now Available for the Gettin Grown Summer Tour

Come See US!

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Fact Checking Resources: 

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https://www.snopes.com/

https://www.politifact.com/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/fact-checker/

https://www.npr.org/sections/politics-fact-check

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Twitter: @GettinGrownPod

Check Up On It

Jade and Keia bring us to the Kitchen Table this week to reflect on how childhood summers inspire every grown season. Plus, an inspiring listener shoutout, and a petty peeve that asks... is the clapback worth it?
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Tickets Now Available for the Gettin Grown Summer Tour

Come See US!

https://bit.ly/GGSummerTour25

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Fact Checking Resources: 

https://www.factcheck.org/

https://www.snopes.com/

https://www.politifact.com/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/fact-checker/

https://www.npr.org/sections/politics-fact-check

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Support Resources: linktr.ee/gettingrown

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Support the show:

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Ba-Dee-Yaa, Dancin in September!

Jade and Keia welcome Crissle Jean back to the kitchen table for a bit of self reflection on our 30s, what we’ve learned, and what we’re looking forward to (Shoutout to the Icon, Bevy Smith). 

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Buenas Birthdia Chef Jade and Crissle Jean! 

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Be sure to listen for a special conversation with some very special guest and be sure to listen to/support the IMO Podcast.  Available every where you get your podcast! 

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https://www.snopes.com/

https://www.politifact.com/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/fact-checker/

https://www.npr.org/sections/politics-fact-check

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It Gets Greater Later

This week Jade and Keia test drive a new game in the spirit of soul care and self preservation. Sit with us for a new play on word association to reconnect with ourselves in scary and uncertain times.

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https://www.snopes.com/

https://www.politifact.com/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/fact-checker/

https://www.npr.org/sections/politics-fact-check

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Support Resources: linktr.ee/gettingrown

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Story Therapy

Join Jade and Keia for a quick check in at the kitchen table amidst life, work, and travel. Sit with us.

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Support the artists mentioned in this episode:

Spree Wilson (@spreewilson) - check out his new single

Sean Bartley (@seanbartley) - LA photographer 
Gabrielle Yasmeen (@gabrielleyasmeen) - Memphis photographer
Morgan Bell (@sirmorganlbell) - Memphis videographer

Tonal Simmons (@tonals.corner) - Chicago Photographer 

Mary Akpa (@maryakpa) - Artist & Gettin’ Grown Producer
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https://www.snopes.com/

https://www.politifact.com/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/fact-checker/

https://www.npr.org/sections/politics-fact-check

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A Quick Check In

Jade and Keia catch up around the kitchen table to unpack a heavy week.  Join us for a brief conversation about hope and agency in challenging times.


 

Fact Checking Resources: 

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https://www.snopes.com/

https://www.politifact.com/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/fact-checker/

https://www.npr.org/sections/politics-fact-check


 

Support Resources: linktr.ee/gettingrown


 

Support the show:

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Email: hello@gettingrown.co

Twitter: @GettinGrownPod

It’s All Falling Apart

Jade and Keia are joined by organizer, storyteller, and founder Allie Redhouse Young to continue the conversation about preserving & honoring history, meaningful allyship, and refusing invisibility.

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To learn more about Allie and Protect the Sacred

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Allie’s Instagram: @allieyoung13

Protect the Sacred’s Instagram: @protectsacred

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Fact Checking Resources: 

https://www.factcheck.org/

https://www.snopes.com/

https://www.politifact.com/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/fact-checker/

https://www.npr.org/sections/politics-fact-check

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Support Resources: linktr.ee/gettingrown

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Bluesky: @GettinGrownPod

Protect the Sacred (Feat: Allie Redhouse Young)

Keia and Jade are two happy and hard working (Blackity) Black Women who are just trying to learn how to adult, for real.  

Join us each week for Kitchen TableTalk, Petty Peeves and Lessons in Black Women Self Care, as we try to figure out life as 30-somethings.

Community Curators (Feat: DJ Tara)

Gettin' Grown

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