It's been a minute but I had to come over here to the sound cloud streets to say a few things! 1) Yes yes yes, this episode really resonated and I just appreciate how as a Day 1 listener I have lived a number of similar life changes that you all are and then appreciate when you all talk about them. 2) This episode definitely applies to that as I just navigated the death of my father, who I was estranged from. As I dealt with signing the documents with my siblings to have him cremated, pick up his ashes to drive them to his service and create his obituary, I just kept thinking I can't believe I have to do this. I can't believe I am adult enough to do this. Now looking at my canva account as I create marketing for my business and still seeing his obituary and my brothers (who I also created a few years ago) I am just in shock that I am now the adult in the room who has to do these things. And it is alot. Thank you all so much for your honesty, I always feel less alone.

“Come see Noah’s boobs” && “she’s haunting him” have to be my favorite quotes from this episode 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂  so many one liners MY GOD TODAY !!

Fran! Asante! Dustin!Piggybacking on the burial conversation, please listen to the Noble podcast. It’s a true story about a black family who owned and operated a crematory and what happens when things went wrong. It’s SO good that I would listen continuously.

I don't know if many people understand how important seed farming is to the actual farming process! These are your life forms that can help you to have an infinite crop if you take care of them and properly harvest when they make themselves available. I help run a non-profit in Miami called the Green Haven project that helps to teach residents in Historic Black Overtown how to grow their own food, and one main thing we do is seed saving! Miami Seed share is another non-profit that is run by an incredible Trans Woman offering an abundance of free seeds for all. There is a plethora of free resources for anyone who is looking to farm and grow their own food. It is an ancestral wisdom that lives in our soul!

thats hilarious because my cousin did hit a cow

SHINE

I Need Love

Tracklist:

Sadé - Kiss Of Life
Lynda Dawn - Do You Dream
Kokoroko - Sweeter Than
Cleo Sol - Music
Venna ft Marco Bernadis - Where Are We Going
D'Angelo - Another Life
Tank and The Bangas ft Lalah Hathaway & Jacob Collier - Where Do We All Go
SZA - Another Life
BJ The Chicago Kid ft Freddie Gibbs - Liquor Store In The Sky
Ari Lennox - Chicago Boy
Theo Croker ft Ego Ella May and D'LEAU - Good Day
Demae - Ain't Easy
Idele - Slow Down
Jael ft Alex Isley - I Just Want You
Freddie Joachim (Eric Lau Remix) - Keep On lovin' Me
Salaam Remi ft Miraa May - Commit
Dinner Party ft Phoelix - Can't Go
Xiamara Jennings - All I Need
Ledisi - Love You Too
Whitney Houston - You Give Good Love
Luther Vandross - For You To Love
Marvin Gaye - Heavy Love Affair
Jalen Ngonda - So Glad I Found You
Victoria Monét - How Does It Make You Feel
Anita Baker - Just Because
Grover Washington ft Patti La'Belle - The Best Is Yet To Come
Betty Brown - Hometown
Jane Handcock ft Charlie Bereal - I Can't Recall It
Kenyon Dixon - On My Mind
Shaé Universe - OOTW
Risco Connection - Ain't No Stopping Us Now
Brian Jackson - All Talk
Gwen Guthrie - It Should Have Been You
Starpoint - It's All Yours
Savoir Flair - Keep On Holding On
Mackwood ling ft Eerf Evil and Kianja - Thunder
Ezra Collective ft Nao - Love In Outer Space
Blue Lab Beats ft Poppy Daniels - Gotta Go Fast
Andrew Ashong ft Kaidi Tatham - Washed In You
Hagan - Textures
Childish Gambino ft Khruangbin - Happy Survival
Gotts Street Soul - Portofino
Yussef Dayes ft Bahia Dayes - The Light
Lizzie Berchie - I Hope You Understand
Lalah Hathaway - What Goes Around
Tiana Major 9 - Alone
India.Arie - Little Things
Ledisi ft Butcher Brown - Quality Time
Erykah Badu - Back In The Day
Lucy Pearl - Everyday

Soul Surge Presents Songs To Listen Vol 127

This week on #TheFriendZone, we talk Hot Topics.

Black Business of the Week - Chubby Chicks Cafe in https://www.instagram.com/chubbychicks1111

#ListensLately:

Mobb Deep - Shook Ones, PT II

Outkast - Elevators (Me & You) 

Goodie Mob - Cell Therapy

Outkast - Vibrate 

Yolanda Be Cool  ft. Jonjon - Segunda

Kash Doll - Nothin New

Outkast - Two Dope Boyz

Nia Smith - Reckless Soul (alt version)

Muni Long - Slow Grind

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The Embattled Housewife

This week on #TheFriendZone, we talk Fatphobia.

Get your tickets to Dustin’s SECOND Stand Up Comedy Show at City Winery Monday, March 17th https://citywinery.com/new-york-city/events/studio-seventeen-presents-dustin-ross-live-fspd--w8nhsc

Black Business of the Week - EADEM Lip Balm https://eadem.co and https://www.amazon.com/shop/heyfranhey

Teen Vogue’s latest on the horrific history of Retin-A https://www.teenvogue.com/story/retinol-skincare-ingredient-history

Wellness Segment - @Naj_ToTheJayy’s Hillmantok University thread - https://x.com/Naj_ToTheJayy/status/1892223120192217238

#ListensLately:
Flwr Chyld, Grimm Lynn, Cafe Noir - Fallin 4 Ya Luv 
Alex Isley - Hands 
Shae Universe, Nao - Oh, Wait... 
Real Boston Richey - One Hit Wonder 
Kay Flock, G Herbo - Being Honest (Remix)
Dave East, Ransom - The Mosque 
Breyan Bliss - Crush 
Leven Kali - Are You Still 
Rico Nasty - Teethsucker (Yea3x) 
Bree Runway - Eat In Silence 

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Heavy Conversation

This week on #TheFriendZone, we’re joined by Jade of All Jades and Xavier D’Leau of the Jade & XD Podcast to discuss the woes of Adulting.

Black Business of the Week - Sistah Seeds https://sistahseeds.com

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Stacked Like Jenga - Featuring Jade & XD

This week on #TheFriendZone, we talk the month’s Hot Topics.

Black Business of the Week - Yummy Tummy’s Kitchen https://www.yummytummysny.com

Wellness Segment - STD Clinic Closing in Portland https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-Miuyz5c3hAP0GSv5EONSk30NoDa1JnH/view?usp=sharing 

#ListensLately:
Lady Gaga - So Happy I Could Die 
EJ Ross - Superficial 
EJ Ross - Blind https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZT2WQ8FxF 
The Sequence - I Don't Need Your Love 
The Sequence - Can You Feel It 
Jungle - (Full Crate Remix) Back On 74 
HEALTH - Cyberpunk 2.0.2.0
Kendrick Lamar - Hood Politics 
Da Organization - Can't Stop No Player 
Lady Gaga - LoveDrug 

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Moved To Chorus

First cover to the series titled, "Double Mashed" Where Ashley Jayy vocalizes her rendition of songs we all love to hear with her unique spin! Original songs are, "Say Yes" by Floetry, and "Daydreaming" by Aretha Franklin.

Double Mashed Series Presents: "Hey Baby, Say Yes"

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Fool's Gold - A COLORS SHOW

This week on #TheFriendZone, we talk AI…relationships?

Catch Dustin Ross Live at City Winery! https://www.dustinrosslive.com

Dustin Ross Live at the Bomesi Summit - https://bomesisummit.org

Black Business of the Week - Ashley Coleman’s Permission To Write Community https://www.permissiontowrite.org 

Wellness Segment - Adriana Smith’s GoFundMe https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-adrianas-family-during-this-heartbreaking-journey

NPR Article about Adriana Smith’s story - https://www.npr.org/2025/05/21/nx-s1-5405542/a-brain-dead-womans-pregnancy-raises-questions-about-georgias-abortion-law 

#ListensLately:
BADBADNOTGOOD, Samuel T. Herring - Time Moves Slow 
Moses Sumney, Hayley Williams - I Like It I Like It 
Robert Glasper - Maiden Voyage/Everything In Its Right Place
Matt Berry - Take My Hand 
Freedom - Get Up and Dance 
Alessia Cara - I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues
India Shawn - Eventually (Cover/Visualizer)
Rico Nasty - Crash 
Amelia Moore - Spelling Bee

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Blue Ribbon Beauty Queen

blkwomanmusiq radio – show 001: “Come By Here, Spirit”
released june 1, 2025 | in honor of Black Music Month
curated + narrated by mo nikole (@blkwomanmusiq)

this is a sound offering shaped entirely by Black Women.
every song you hear is sung, written, produced, or performed by a Black woman.
it’s not a playlist. it’s a listening practice.
a sonic altar. a ritual of remembrance.

i recorded this show in one take—no edits, no polish.
just spirit, breath, and sound.
i’m learning to release the idea that my work needs to be “ready.”
instead, i let it be.

this first show explores jazz as a feeling—
improvisation as divinity.
a call and response between us and Spirit.

the show is titled “come by here, spirit”
because that’s what i’m always doing—
calling on Spirit to stay close.
to help me keep listening,
not just to the music,
but to what’s buried beneath it.

may these sounds meet you where you are.
may they carry you.

—

full tracklist:

Detour Ahead (Reimagined) – Melanie Charles

The Evidence – Yaya Bey

Hide & Seek – Regina Carter

Hvnli – Keiyaa

Beggin – Amaria

Bout It – Liv.e

My House – Nikki Giovanni

Rain Again – Bobbi Humphrey

Kindred Minds – Camille Thurman

Black Sunshine – Fertile Ground

I Felt Spirit – Adele Sebastian

Any Way You Want – Lynda Dawn

I Am Not Afraid – Amina Claudine Myers

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🕊️ follow @blkwomanmusiq on IG!

BLKWOMANMUSIQ RADIO SHOW (01) -  "COME BY HERE, SPIRIT!"

Listen along every Wednesday as Dustin Ross, HeyFranHey & Assante explore mental health, mental wealth and mental hygiene, because who in the hell wants a musty brain?

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