Big Sisters Anonymous

Yes New Friends?

In this episode Salem and Akaninyene discuss making friends in new spaces; their different styles, suggestions, and big feelings about it.  Like, follow, subscribe!!

Bring back our self regard

What does it look like to believe that we are our own best things in this social media age? In this episode that is a nod to Toni Morrison, Akaninyene and Salem deep dive into all the nuances of growing up in the internet age. This episode is a love letter to all the ways we insist on holding our selves in high esteem, both professionally and personally.

The Decade of Wonder

In this episode Akaninyene and Salem catch each other up on all the week’s happenings... from the Renaissance film to Drake coming out the side of his neck to all of us that have fallen victim to scammers disguised as lover-boys. They spend time reminiscing on all of the things they have learned in their twenties (the decade of wonder) and rabbit-hole down the power of love in the midst of it all.  Follow the girls on instagram @bigsistersanon, and send your listener letters to bigsistersanon@gmail.com

The Age of Pleasure

In this episode Salem and Akaninyene dive into all things pleasure! We talk about our relationship to pleasure as girlies who grew up churched, our ever-evolving pleasure stories, and how pleasure has become a compass to orient our lives around. Our rabbit holes this week are riveting deep dives into blood lines and the Kiwi fruit. Enjoy!!

The slow burn of real success

This episode is a love letter to all the ambitious Black girls who are burning bright even when we don't always get the support they deserve. And a love letter to Beyonce as possibility model for ambition and the slow burn it takes to achieve real success. In this episode, Salem and Akaninyene begin the conversation with the frustrations of being back in school for a terminal degree, and of being treated carelessly in their respective professional pursuits. They deep dive the Black girls who have been winning all summer long in entertainment and sports, and what that means to them in their own personal journeys. They end the conversation with an interesting listener question about friendships with exes, and some rather nerdy rabbit holing into the world of damsel flies.