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Episode 15: Can Brown Sugar Save Black Dating? Pt. 1 - Desi & Barry

Happy Black Love Day! It's the big dating show OTP w/Friends brings back a fan favorite, Barry, and Desi Stennett, a journalist with the Orlando Sentinel. We start the show off discussing the merits of the hip hop rom com Brown Sugar and how it sets the standard for Black dating and love. Melonee and friends discuss it all: what is dating, the elements of a dream date, overanalyzing what we really want, how to attract that special boo, sex on the first date and anything else we could throw at them. Shout out to my friend Erica for curating this episode's questions. This is a podcast built by friends! OTP w/Friends social media polls running all day for Black Love Day! Part 2 drops on Valentine's Day!

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Episode 13: Dennis Maurice Pt. 1 - Black Men Who Are Friends to Black Women series

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Episode 12: Brunchin' in the Black Multiverse with Brown Skin Brunchin

OTP W/Friends interviews the founders of Brown Skin Brunchin [https://www.brownskinbrunchin.com/], Lillian Jackson and Melissa Mason and we discuss their endearing friendship story all the way back to the 2nd grade in Richmond, Virginia. These friends really exemplify being 10 toes doWN for each other and have been through it all at the same damn time. Melonee considers them the experts on Black ass brunchin' and maybe, just maybe, the city of Atlanta [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yK4QcalUaSo] and Dallas [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pb3qqnteo-Y] can answer for their brunch crimes and add a disclaimer [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AqB2VK6uVbg]. Take a listen and learn about their global takeover! Where to follow Brown Skin Brunchin'? IG: @brownskinbrunchin Twitter: @brownskinbrunch Yep, they on Facebook too: https://www.facebook.com/brownskinbrunchin/  Lillian Jackson @brunchinlilly on Instagram Melissa Mason @justmelissabsb on Instagram

Episode 11: Fall and Roll Into Friendship OR the Friendship Panda Hug

Dr. Kalena Stovall is a friend that Melonee and Natalie share and it’s a perfect balance between wit, panda-like momentum, and a lot of laughs, so there’s no need to feel like you’re losing a friend [https://thoughtcatalog.com/brittany-kennedy/2015/10/the-difference-between-friend-sharing-and-friend-poaching/] when you can just share! Nope, she can’t talk about her job, and yes, we have theories on what she does for a living or the fact she may have a secret lair like Snoopy’s doghouse [https://peanuts.fandom.com/wiki/Snoopy%27s_doghouse]. We start the episode with Melonee weary from a cardio pilates class [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mb4V87wlww4] and then jumps into her best Angela Davis impersonation [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MojDoeloUTc]. We get into a lot like when your friends love Jesus [https://www.amazon.com/Blossoming-Hope-Christian-Womans-Wellness/dp/0999389416] but you’re the spiritual one or the need for Amazon subscriptions to Latin America aqua fresca [https://www.amazon.com/Klass-Aguas-Frescas-Strawberry-Watermelon/dp/B0955P2H9H/ref=sr_1_4_sns_sspa?crid=3NZJ4X4GS9YIZ&keywords=klass+watermelon&qid=1667156205&qu=eyJxc2MiOiIzLjExIiwicXNhIjoiMi43MSIsInFzcCI6IjIuNTMifQ%3D%3D&sprefix=klass+watermelon%2Caps%2C444&sr=8-4-spons&psc=1] or some of us who have an aversion to hugs [https://time.com/5379586/people-hate-hugged-science/] and how friends help us develop healthy spaces to exorcize our affection. How has racial trauma [https://www.mhanational.org/racial-trauma%20%20https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/009579847500100206?journalCode=jbpa] impacted Black people’s friendships? Why do we love pandas [https://www.bbc.com/news/world-12160538] so much even tho their bumbling doesn’t kill them [https://www.wafb.com/story/37959393/video-frustrated-pandas-embarrassed-after-falling-off-swings/#:~:text=But%20while%20the%20pandas%20may,fall%20from%20a%20high%20place.]. How Sway? You don’t have to take our word for why you need to give up petroleum [https://bucklersremedy.com/blogs/the-dirty/why-we-ditched-all-products-with-petroleum-jelly-never-looked-back] based products. Get into this dope conversation with one of our smartest friends.