The Chocolate Auntie Podcast By Shewanda Riley

Chocolate Auntie - Is God Is: Who's Got the Power?

This episode focuses on a discussion of the provocative new movie Is God Is, and how it explores thought provoking themes of revenge, identity and the power of self-reflection.

Chocolate Auntie - Lights, Electricity and Character

This episode focuses on how a simple do it yourself project turned into a lesson in resilience and recognizing our power.

Everyone Needs an Aunt Janet

This episode focuses on how Aunt Janet, the aunt who changed the trajectory of comedian Mike Epps' life by offering support and encouragement when he needed it the most.    This episode challenges aunts to aspire to be like this inspirational figure.

The Filling Station: The Complicated Aunt

The episode focuses on the historical fiction novel The Filling Station by author Vanessa Miller.  In her dynamic novel published in 2025, Miller explores the relationship of fictional two sisters who survive the Tulsa Race Massacre.  Drawn with fascinating historical details, the novel also explores how the two women forge an auntie relationship out of a moral necessity that complicates their relationship as sisters.

Your Year in Review

At this time of the year, many people are putting out their list of the best of list.  Many times, when we think of the end of the year and a year in review, we look at things like the best in entertainment, movies, TV shows, songs, or maybe your favorite concert. The more Ive thought about it, Ive thought about how about instead of talking about what other people did, how about we talk about what we did. What if our year in review and the year's best of is our year in review? It's what we did, what we didn't do, and what we started to do but havent yet finished. As the new year begins, I think it's so important for us to think about where we were in 2025 and to think about where we want to go in 2026.    This podcast takes you through the steps for your year in review as we begin 2026.