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It Be Ya Own People

by Celi and Tree

A new podcast about what’s going on in pop culture and being a POC in today’s social environment cuz sometimes it be ya own people. Maybe it’s your brother, sister, or a friend – Karen at the job or Karen next door – a leader of the movement you thought you could trust – most of the time it’s somebody you already know (beware of the wolves). And now more than ever people are showing you who they are, and you need to know who you can trust.Each episode starts with both hosts sharing their Cocktail Of The Day (COTD). Throughout the show, the hosts discuss their opinions on different IBYOP™ segments pertaining to worldly issues, politics, music, entertainment, television, literature and special guests.

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Episodes

  1. Babies, Breakups & Billions

    Looking for a way to satisfy that sweet tooth? Pick up a treat or two from the Functional Chocolate Company. Go to Funcho.co and use promo code IBYOP22 for 20% off your first purchase. The besties wrap up Season 2 with all the mess going down the last few weeks with everybody breaking up, making...

  2. Slapsgiving

    Special guest Tamar Sarai stops by the show to chop it up with the besties on her journey through journalism. They dive right in on Let’s Discuss with some do’s and don’ts on moving on from relationships. And since errybody and they mama, daddy, grannies and cousins are talking about it, the…

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  3. Horrible Bosses

    Looking for a way to satisfy that sweet tooth? Pick up a treat or two from the Functional Chocolate Company. Go to Funcho.co and use promo code IBYOP22 for 20% off your first purchase. The besties want to know what to do about all these successful women paying out millions in divorce settlements…

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  4. Well, Sh*t

    Looking for a way to satisfy that sweet tooth? Pick up a treat or two from the Functional Chocolate Company. Go to Funcho.co and use promo code IBYOP22 for 20% off your first purchase. As always the besties jump right in with some messy scenarios on Let’s Discuss and a messier Florida edition of...

  5. Housewife Highlights - February 2022 - Week 4

    Jersey is back and better than ever, with new friends, new relationships, new noses and new messy messy mess mess. Miami makes a triumphant return to Peacock, but chiiiilleee all that drama and tea could have been served on the main network. Kandi and Todd are on their business moguls of ATL ish...

  6. All the Myrtles Are Fertile

    Looking for a way to satisfy that sweet tooth? Pick up a treat or two from the Functional Chocolate Company. Go to Funcho.co and use promo code IBYOP22 for 20% off your first purchase. Let’s Discuss gets right into it with an extra messy Kardashian edition as the besties try to wrap their heads...

  7. Rooting for Errybody Black

    Looking for a way to satisfy that sweet tooth? Pick up a treat or two from the Functional Chocolate Company. Go to Funcho.co and use promo code IBYOP22 for 20% off your first purchase. The besties are on a roll in the new year getting into all the mess. The Let’s Discuss Game delves into some...

  8. 2022, We Made It Y’all

    It’s a new year and the laughs continue with the besties. They start off with a somber goodbye to the celebs we’ve lost thus far and continue on with a more upbeat WTF News because Florida will never change lol. Regula Degula News is hilarious with some roaches, a spit sermon, hot sauce but...

  9. It Be Ya Own People… In The Best Way

    It’s the last episode of the year and the besties are not holding back. The gals welcome Video Director, entrepreneur and friend of the show Erix Mercedes for an extra special Bronxified guest interview. They dive right in with their cocktails and game questions on what to do with some crazy…

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  10. Getting That Thang Back

    The holidays are fast approaching, but that is not slowing down the mess and the besties are back serving tea. They get right into it with a Part 4 of “What You Doing If” for the game; there’s just too much crazy ish going on these days. #WTFNews dishes on what happens when you don’t want a man’s...

  11. Housewife Highlight - November - Week 3

    All the messiness the Houswives Universe has to offer is too good not to dish. The besties give us their take on the Potomac Finale and Reunion, Teresa finds love on NJ, and Heather comes back to the OC with her fancy pants - just don't mess with her man honey. Peacock gives all the fun and...

  12. The Marketing is Suspicious

    It’s hard out here in these streets and the besties get it started with Part 3 of “What you Doing If” because everybody is doing the most. #WTF News gets into all the mess from the #TravisScott concert and a club in Austria is putting out an interesting marketing plan to get more people…

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  13. So Mr. Perry Is Writing The News Now?

    Celi & Tree welcome black female Dr. Agyemang to the convo and they realize people are inviting strangers to Thanksgiving now? The ladies discuss who can and can’t get an accidental seat at their dinner tables. Apparently, the news is one big dramedy as two new mothers dealt with an IVF mix-up...

  14. Holiday Mess

    The holiday season is here and the besties want to know “What You Doing If: Holiday Edition” for the opening game. #AlecBaldwin is trending in the press for a prop gone wrong and entanglements are going all the way left in #WTFNews. #RegulaDegulaNews warns us of frauds with Drake’s doppelganger...

  15. Ghosted At The Altar

    Ever heard of insane ways people were broken up with? Well, Celi & Tree start off the episode by dishing on how they would handle being broken up within a crazy way. Full disclosure... It won’t end well for the other person! WTF News gets into a man winning $10M after he claims he was fired…

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  16. Red Flags Everywhere

    TikTok Sensation Manny Moran @em_manny stops by to talk red flags with the besties and discuss reaching over 1.5 million followers on social with his interesting cultural content. ‘WTF News’ has some shady LA County decisions to rethink with Vanessa Bryant and in ‘Regula Degula News’ Duncle…

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  17. No Rest for the Toxic

    Halloween is right around the corner and the besties share their dos and don’ts and for the spooky season. #ColinPowell is laid to rest, a serial killer is on the loose on these dating apps, and #KyrieIrving is still walking around unvaxxed in #WTFNews. Meanwhile, the #Kardishian fam is out here...

  18. Housewife Highlights - October - Week 1

    Beverly Hills season has ended and the 4 part reunion is right around the corner. Erika Jayne is still trying to remember how may times Tom's car flipped and Crystal gets all the women together for a great cultural celebration. Mia tosses salads in Potomac when Candiace is her usual self starting...

  19. Is It Reasonable or Is That Some Shady Sh*t?

    The gals give us a twist on this episode and look at all the shady sh*t going on in #WTFNews for the opening game; husbands suing wives, good samaritans getting car-jacked, and getting kicked out of restaurants for wearing masks. The shade train keeps going with #BrianWilliams and the great...

  20. Locked Out

    The besties get it started right away with a fun game on all the things they didn’t teach at school. We are still living through a #Ponderosa and WTF gets into everyone going COVID crazy, while #RegulaDegulaNews calls out the kids with their #TikTok challenges. #BAN of the week returns with some...

  21. Killa BBL

    Everything worth having needs maintenance and the ladies want us to know how they feel about some body tune-ups. But whatever you decide to do, #WTF news warns to do your research and watch out for these killer #BBLs...you know that Brazilian Butt Lift that all the girls go crazy for? #NickiMinaj...

  22. Oh You Petty

    The besties get it on and poppin’ when their first special guest of Season 2, Dupe Babatunde, stops by to talk about all the POC magic in her dating and networking app #BlackSocialApp. They get into it right away with a game on the pettiest reasons they’ve stopped dating someone, and it gets…

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  23. Housewife Highlights - September 2021

    Salt Lake City season 2 premieres with a bang as Jen's financial issues are put on front street. Erika Jayne is still telling insane stories as her shenanigans continues in Beverly Hills. Potomac is the only place self proclaimed artist Candiace can record her music video. We also have news of...

  24. We’re Back At It

    The besties jump into a new season and ask themselves, is he a stalker or is that endearing in their opening game. An extended #WTFNews gets into everything that went tumbling down some milk crates... from some questionable contraceptives to Hurricane Ida flooding out the streets. Texas is really...

  25. Housewife Highlights - August 2021 - Week 3

    Erika Jayne is still keeping the Beverly Hills season extra spicy with her divorce shenanigans. Potomac is following right behind with the green-eyed bandits starting mess and chile... Ramona & Sonja never know how to act during this weeks Housewife Highlights breakdown.

  26. Housewife Highlights - August 2021 - Week 1

    Join the ladies as they intro weekly recap snippets of #HousewifeHighlights full of mess, drama & more. Just because the season’s over doesn’t mean the besties are done spilling tea.

  27. Signs of a F*ck Boy

    Can you tell if a guy is a f*ck boy? Jump into the last episode of season 1 where the besties are joined by the lovely Influencer, Journalist and Content Creator extraordinaire Gina Doost. We talk f*ck boys and all of Gina’s success. Toxic Texas is still fcking up per usual and we must pay our...

  28. It’s The 90’s All Over Again

    Is she two faced or nah? The besties try to see what side The Talk’s Elaine Welteroth is really on. Old is new in this very 90’s centric episode with boy bands reuniting and things from the past making a comeback like the West Nile Virus and MTV’s Cribs… say what? Housing reports lets us know how...

  29. Black Table Talk

    What are you bringing to the table? The besties get it started right away discussing what they offer to the home situationship. #WTFNews and #RegulaDegulaNews fill us in on the death of Haitian President #JovenelMoise and the #FreeBrittany movement lives on. #WeWinning comes through with all the...

  30. A Track View

    Celi & Tree get us started with their pics for #TheView’s cohost replacement. Cosby is free and surprise to no one but #Florida is still Florida plus more in WTF News. The Queen of UNITY, #QueenLatifah gets her flowers in #WeWinning and speaking of royals, #Lifetime has done it again. They’ve…

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  31. Shake N' Break

    The ladies get us started on some juicy celebrity on again, off again romances. WTF News and Regula Degula News keep us in the know and in the mess as #ChloeBailey shows off some sultry dance moves and these crazy Karens’ hit the big screen. #JoeBudden is out here shading strippers and their…

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  32. East NY's Finest

    A special comedian and actor @JustinTheComic comes through this episode with the laughs and then some. Celly & Tree discuss what to do with gifts after a #breakup. The besties celebrate the new holiday Juneteenth, give their take on pop-up park strip clubs and the return of FreakNik in WTF News....

  33. Find My Car – Jacking

    What are you really trying to say in that email? The besties come through with some valuable tips and tricks on decoding in the workplace. #WTF News dives right into a sad turn of events at George Floyd’s Memorial and #OJSimpson tries to give some valuable advice… are you taking it? #Akon get’s...

  34. A Gentrifying Rat

    Who are some of your favorite tv judges? The besties discuss Judge Judy along with tons of documentaries. Some new shows are out for the summer that are worth a watch with some real 90’s nostalgia with Queen Mary J Blige, the pop genre and reunion shows in Good Watches. IBYOP’s We Winning section...

  35. That B.A.N You Just Can’t Leave Alone

    Issa a guest co-host episode ya’ll! The besties are here with a familiar voice and Gusband Donovan came through to serve and spill the tea. The three get it on and poppin’ right away with a delicious Cocktail of the Day. #WTFnews gets real spicy as the group takes on recent legislation banning in...

  36. Hey Auntie

    The episode starts out with a game of Aunties vs. Nieces. We have special guest Ibada Wadud joining us to talk fashion and making a difference. #WTFnews gets a culture shock as Broadway is apparently ready to open up at full capacity, #ChildishGambino faces a lawsuit, and the Kardashians keep...

  37. Say My Name, Say My Name

    Spring is here and the besties are all set with their crisp, fresh drinks as they dive right into a game of “Friendship Dos and Friendship Don’ts”. #WTF News gets real when #BreonnaTaylor still can’t get justice or peace, a racist judge gets the boot, and #TheBachelor Matt James gets back with…

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  38. Girl Code; Secure The Wig

    The whatchu doin’ game gets heated with girl code when the discussion turns to Porsha Williams’ engagement & Simon Guobadia’s save-a-hoe mentality. Wigs fly off before the ladies jump into #WTFnews with the Derrick Chauvin case, gun reform, and how Wendy Williams can do better for the culture. In...

  39. Toxic-i-TEA

    Celi and Tree are back at it again, this time diving right into all things Sa-Weet or Toxic. The ladies give us their take on the cute and cray in relationships, from sharing locations to celebrity stumbles in the elevator 👀. #WTFNews slides into the DMs when #BKNets starting forward…

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  40. Biden's Cookout

    The besties let us know who is on the guestlist for Biden’s cookout, and who will be hating from their lawn chairs at home. Things take a serious tone with a deep discussion on mass shootings and the general lack of gun control. Celi dishes on two great opportunities; an interview with Olympian...

  41. A Royal Mess

    Treeva and Celi are at it again starting out with their cocktail of the day and diving right into a messy game. They head into some news that makes you say WTF and highlight some POC’s doing their thing in the world. We give a few people some reads they deserve and discuss the sad blackity black...

  42. A Rake, A Hoe & An Entanglement

    The besties are back with their cocktails and commentary! In “WTF News” Treeva and Celi gives us the run-down on the impeachment of 45 and one Senator works on his tan while Texas literally freezes over. But we always winning though as the gal pals highlight Black Queens in tennis and listen to...

  43. Bye Miss Rona

    It's the premiere Episode of “It Be Ya Own People”, a podcast all about being a POC in today’s society, because sometimes IT BE YA OWN PEOPLE. Besties Treeva and Celi dive right in welcoming the new year, and giving the boot to Ole Miss Rona and her raggedy friends. They get into the nitty-gritty...

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

A new podcast about what’s going on in pop culture and being a POC in today’s social environment cuz sometimes it be ya own people. Maybe it’s your brother, sister, or a friend – Karen at the job or Karen next door – a leader of the movement you thought you could trust – most of the time it’s somebody you already know (beware of the wolves). And now more than ever people are showing you who they are, and you need to know who you can trust.Each episode starts with both hosts sharing their Cocktail Of The Day (COTD). Throughout the show, the hosts discuss their opinions on different IBYOP™ segments pertaining to worldly issues, politics, music, entertainment, television, literature and special guests.

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