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Tackling Tomfoolery
by Malikka Rogers
Tackling Tomfoolery is a weekly podcast examining life in the modern world from the distinct perspective of three brilliant black women. Each week the show addresses issues ranging from #politics to #culture, from #relationships to consumerism, from coast to coast, and everything and everywhere in between.Your host Malikka Rogers is joined by Franzie Moore and A.M. Lewis, three ladies on a mission to tear down the stereotypes, barriers, and nonsense that keeps us all from being smarter, more engaged, and more productive people. #Womanism is the watch-word, and we're Tackling Tomfoolery, one town at a time.Produced by Bren Inman for Evergreen Talent Collective. www.tacklingtomfoolery.cominstagram: @tacklingtomfool
Episodes
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Parenting While Black, Part 1
This week we're tackling parenting while black. The first of two parts on the topic. For more information: www.tacklingtomfoolery.org www.facebook.com/tacklingtomfoolery Instagram: @tacklingtomfool twitter: @malikkarogers Produced by Bren Inman for Square Pupil Media ©2019 Square Pupil Media...
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Loving While Black, Part 2
Today we have a great conversation with former Tackling Tomfoolery host and friend of the show AM Lewis about the different forms Black Love can take. As Malikka says in the episode, "every form of black love is a revolutionary act," so get ready. For more information: www.tacklingtomfoolery.org...
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Loving While Black, Part 1
We're back! This time, we're tackling "Loving While Black," with our guest, Carl Owens. Carl was born in Compton, California and came to Sacramento, California at age 11. The seventh of ten children, Owens is the father of a 12 year old girl he has primarily raised as a single parent. A 1997…
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Gettin' Your Mind Right While Black
We're back! Season 4 of the Tackling Tomfoolery Podcast is here, with your host Malikka Rogers. Visit www.tacklingtomfoolery.org for show notes and more! Follow us and share what tomfoolery you're tackling! twitter: @malikkarogers www.facebook.com/tacklingtomfoolery Instagram: @tacklingtomfool...
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Clichéing While Black
We're back! Season 4 of the Tackling Tomfoolery Podcast is here, with your host Malikka Rogers. Visit www.tacklingtomfoolery.org for show notes and more! Follow us and share what tomfoolery you're tackling! twitter: @malikkarogers www.facebook.com/tacklingtomfoolery Instagram: @tacklingtomfool...
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Bossing While Black
We're back! Season 4 of the Tackling Tomfoolery Podcast is here, with your host Malikka Rogers. Visit www.tacklingtomfoolery.com for show notes and more! Follow us and share what tomfoolery you're tackling! twitter: @malikkarogers www.facebook.com/tacklingtomfoolery Instagram: @tacklingtomfool...
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A Very Special Tackling Tomfoolery
This week we bring you a very special episode of Tackling Tomfoolery. While the ladies are still on hiatus, planning and plotting season 4, they wanted to take an hour or so to talk about how pro-black so often (as in almost always) seems to mean "pro-black man." As you might imagine, they have...
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Season 3 Bonus Minisode 2
Tackling Tomfoolery is a weekly podcast examining life in the modern world from the distinct perspective of brilliant black women. We are women on a mission to tear down the stereotypes, barriers, and nonsense that keep us all from being more engaged, and more productive people. #Womanism is the...
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Season 3 Bonus Minisode 1
Tackling Tomfoolery is a weekly podcast examining life in the modern world from the distinct perspective of brilliant black women. We are women on a mission to tear down the stereotypes, barriers, and nonsense that keep us all from being more engaged, and more productive people. #Womanism is the...
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Yo Momma Can Get It Too
Black accountability and call out culture. Should we read each other "in front of mixed company"? Does Blackness override decency/morality and everything else? Our guest this week will be Julian Long. For more information: www.tacklingtomfoolery.com www.facebook.com/tacklingtomfoolery twitter:...
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Black Sexuality & Sensuality: Does This Blow Job Make Me Look Like A Ho?
This week we're tackling black sexuality and sensuality. How it's perceived, how it really is, seeing it on TV (and how awesome that is), and seeing black sensuality portrayed in the media sans actual sex. For more information, find us: www.tacklingtomfoolery.com…
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White Pow'r
Hey y'all! We're back, again. Between professional commitments and technical difficulties, this season has gotten off track a bit. We're working to get things back in order, and will have several more great episodes for your before the season is over. On this episode, we're talking about societal...
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Ain't No Cookout, Bih
This week we're talking about the hypothetical cookout, and who gets an invitation. We're joined by our special guest, Jimmy Flowers, and as you may have gathered from the title... there ain't no cookout. For more information: www.tacklingtomfoolery.com www.facebook.com/tacklingtomfoolery…
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Black and Brown Women in Mainstream Culture
At the same time that we see the rise of black, female centered shows unlike much that's ever been done, and simultaneously see shows and movies that center PoC or women, but erase women of color in fundamental ways. Think "Queen Sugar" or "Insecure" on the one hand and stuff like "The Big Sick"…
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While We Were Away
Tackling Tomfoolery is back for a third season! In this season premier, we're talking about what all went down while we were on hiatus after season 2, and it was a lot! For more information: www.tacklingtomfoolery.com www.facebook.com/tacklingtomfoolery twitter: @malikkarogers Insta:...
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Gratitude - Minisode
Minisode 3 - This week we're talking about gratitude. What are you most grateful for? More Information: www.tacklingtomfoolery.com www.facebook.com/tacklingtomfoolery Twitter: @malikkarogers Instagram: @tacklingtomfool Produced by Bren Inman for Evergreen Talent Collective ©2017 00001292 00000399...
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Bad Dates - Minisode
We're talking about bad dates. Most of us have been on one, here are some of the worst (or at least most entertaining!) For more information: www.tacklingtomfoolery.com www.facebook.com/tacklingtomfoolery Twitter: @malikkarogers Instagram: @tacklingtomfool Produced by Bren Inman for Evergreen...
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Black Colloquialisms
Mini-sode 2! The ladies are talking Black Colloquialisms. You've heard them, maybe you've even used them. For more information: www.tacklingtomfoolery.com www.facebook.com/tacklingtomfoolery Instagram: @tacklingtomfool twitter: @malikkarogers Produced by Bren Inman for Evergreen Talent Collective...
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Podcasts We Love - Minisode
This week we discuss podcasts we like to listen to! This is the first of a series of "minisodes" to tide you over until Season 3 starts! http://bronzevilleseries.com http://thisistheread.com https://www.thisamericanlife.org https://www.dinnerpartydownload.org http://revisionisthistory.com...
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Season Finale
This week is the final week for Season 2 of Tackling Tomfoolery, and the ladies are discussing all sorts of things. No theme this week, just loose ends they want to talk about! Don't be sad, look for Minisodes to drop every week while we're on hiatus, and check in regularly for announcements…
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I Can't Hear You - You're Breaking Up!
This week, we're talking ducking, dodging, ghosting, and other punk ass ways to end it. For more information: www.tacklingtomfoolery.com www.facebook.com/tacklingtomfoolery twitter: @malikkarogers Instagram: @tacklingtomfool Tackling Tomfoolery is produced by Bren Inman for Evergreen Talent...
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Demolishing DACA
This week we're talking DACA and the 45 regime's plan to end it. http://www.npr.org/2017/09/06/548882071/fact-check-are-daca-recipients-stealing-jobs-away-from-other-americans?fref=gc&dti=1766155430374383 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y7pZ5bLfYgE&fref=gc&dti=1766155430374383...
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Insecure In So Many Words
This week we discuss the HBO "Insecure." If you haven't seen it... what are you waiting for? Links from the show: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5024912/?ref_=nv_sr_1 https://www.vogue.com/article/insecure-yvonne-orji-virginity?fref=gc&dti=1766155430374383...
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Charlottesville's Web
This week, the we're talking about Charlottesville, White Supremacy, and where we go from here. Links: http://afropunk.com/2017/08/black-people-upset-tina-fey-got-joke-just-dont-want-time/?fref=gc&dti=1766155430374383 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iVvpXZxXWZU&fref=gc&dti=1766155430374383...
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Activating Activism
This week, the Tackling Tomfoolery Crew talks about social activism. We define it for ourselves, discuss its importance to us, and talk about the ways in which it applies to our lives. Are we really changing the world one tweet at a time or are we just spinning our wheels and tearing up our...
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Who You Callin' A Coon?
*Replay* Tackling Tomfoolery is here to help you get through this thing called life. The struggle is real, and these ladies know how to lift you up, make you laugh, make you think, and make your day. Links, supporting information, etc.:...
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Appropriation or Appreciation?
This week the ladies (and the gentleman) discuss cultural appropriation versus cultural appreciation. http://watercoolerconvos.com/2017/06/25/bruno-mars/ https://www.buzzfeed.com/elliewoodward/a-complete-timeline-of-kylie-jenners-lip-transformation?utm_term=.vczEzZ24Q4#.ixpWM0GwPw...
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More Unpopular Opinions
The ladies revisit an ironically popular topic: Unpopular Opinions! https://blavity.com/california-a-sunken-place-for-black-people http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/5951ee1ee4b0326c0a8d0b06 https://www.facebook.com/koneshieon.keaton/posts/10210681062755947?hc_location=ufi...
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You Ain't Got No Kids?
This week the ladies discuss life with and without kids. https://mic.com/articles/137778/here-s-what-it-s-really-like-to-tell-your-parents-that-you-don-t-want-kids#.sfkp38yOn http://www.forharriet.com/2017/05/shuffling-deck-of-motherhood.html#axzz4hodEC4P1...
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You Need To Cut It
When to cut your "ally" white friend loose. When it is worth explaining and when it is best to just cut losses and move on? https://mic.com/articles/179542/katy-perry-talks-white-privilege-cultural-appropriation-in-deray-mckesson-interview#.PiUHJEPXn...
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Being Black AF
Did you have a Zoe moment regarding your Blackness? Did you always know? If not, how did you find out you were Black? Were you always proud or did that come later? This week the ladies discuss their unique experiences relating to what it means to be Black in America....
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Season 2 Preview
Season 2 of Tackling Tomfoolery is almost here! Malikka is here to preview the upcoming season. It's all there: feminism, womanism, culture, music, movies, food, and fuckery. More information: www.tacklingtomoffery.com www.facebook.com/tacklingtomfoolery twitter: @malikkarogers Instagram:...
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Best Meal Ever!
This week the ladies tell us about some of the best meals they've ever had! Tell us about your favorite places to eat. E-mail the show at [email protected], or leave us a voicemail at 916-573-1065. For more information, visit us on the web at www.tacklingtomfoolery.com, or find us on...
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Movies Minisode
This week the ladies discuss some of their favorite movies! We'd love to hear about your favorites. Join the discussion through any of the links below! Malikka's Movies: 1. Pee Wee's Big Adventure 2. Two Week's Notice 3. The Color Purple Honorable Mention: The Usual Suspects A.M.'s Movies: 1.…
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Unpopular Opinions
This week, the ladies share some unpopular opinions. Tell us what you think! We'd love to hear from you. Contact the show via email: [email protected] or leave us a voicemail: 916-573-1065! Shout out to Arthur 2.0 for the 5 Star review on iTunes! Thank you!!! Produced by Bren Inman for...
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Music Of The Struggle Minisode
Tackling Tomfoolery Music Of The Struggle Minisode Notes https://open.spotify.com/user/12609109/playlist/56kAe4CjeJ3ge52HxsFKXU http://www.cnn.com/shows/soundtracks Malikka's songs: 1. Liberation - Outkast 2. Talkin' Loud and Sayin' Nothing - James Brown 3. You Haven't Done Nothin - Stevie Wonder...
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Season 1 Recap
The Ladies talk about the first season of the Tackling Tomfoolery Podcast. www.tacklingtomfoolery.com www.facebook.com/tacklingtomfoolery twitter: @malikkarogers email: [email protected] Produced by Bren Inman for Square Pupil Media and Evergreen Talent Collective 000015CA 000015CD...
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You Okay, Sis?
Episode 11 finds Malikka, Franzie, and A.M. checking in on each other, and the listeners, and discussing self-care in the age of Forty-Five. http://www.essence.com/entertainment/john-ridley-erasing-black-woman-guerrilla-showtime?xid=essence_socialflow_facebook...
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Like Spinal Cords and Car Seats
This week the ladies are discussing friendship. Reminiscing about their own, and discussing what it means to black women. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWbz_mIAShM https://www.buzzfeed.com/essencegant/17-times-issa-and-molly-from-insecure-were-so-yo?utm_term=.hbxDL5DdZ#.tpzYQ7YMx...
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Sexy Time, It's Nice!
This week the ladies are talking sex, and you know they have something to say about it. Hold on to your knickers, kids. Links: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDJu7r6OUvk&feature=youtu.be https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5X52Lzx8gS8 http://www.dishanwashington.com...
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Masculinity So Fragile: The Good, The Bad and the Ashy
Today the ladies are joined by Julian Long, cohost of The Cold Open Podcast, to talk about masculinity in the modern age. http://www.latimes.com/fashion/la-ig-wwd-pharrell-williams-chanel-handbags-ads-20170310-story.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G3nICnXu27o...
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All Over My Body
Tackling Tomfoolery Episode 7: All Over My Body This week, we're talking about our bodies – a relationship that can be sometimes best be described as "it's complicated". With special guest, author, founder of My Body My Vision, certified trainer, and Behavior Change Specialist, Tamara Kellam, we...
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I Spit Hot Fire! #DYLAN
Be honest... you've got pet peeves. It's alright, you can admit it, you're among friends. The ladies have a few, and you know they're willing to share them! This week on Tackling Tomfoolery, the ladies are spitting hot fire about what irks them. #DYLAN Tackling Tomfoolery is produced by Bren…
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#TeamRatchet
Tackling Tomfoolery Episode 5: #TeamRatchet Show Notes Are you ratchet? Is that a good thing? A bad thing? Do you even know? The ladies have opinions (shocking, right?), and they're here to share them with you! We also have news about the show! Tackling Tomfoolery is now available on Stitcher and...
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Tackling Tomfoolery - The Oscars Minisode
It's Oscars time! Did you watch? What did you think? You can bet that the ladies of Tackling Tomfoolery had opinions, and here they are! Produced by Bren Inman for Evergreen Talent Collective Instagram: @TacklingTomfool
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Black Monolithic Thought And The Plight Of The Oreo
Tackling Tomfoolery Episode 4: Black Monolithic Thought and the Plight of the Oreo Tackling Tomfoolery is a weekly podcast examining life in the modern world from the distinct perspective of three brilliant black women. Each week the show addresses issues ranging from #politics to #culture, from...
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A Love Of My Own
Tackling Tomfoolery Episode 3: A Love of My Own The ladies are back, Tackling Tomfoolery, one town at a time! This week the subject is love. Recorded just after Valentine's day, Malikka, AM, and Franzie discuss the ups and downs of love in the modern age....
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That's Why You Ain't Got No Man
Tackling Tomfoolery, Episode 2: That's Why You Ain't Got No Man The ladies of Tackling Tomfoolery are back with lots to say about the world. Get ready to laugh, nod, and high-five your way through the latest episode! http://www.target.com/p/dr-teal-s-restore-repl…/-/A-51077965...
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Who You Calling' A Coon?
*Replay* Tackling Tomfoolery is here to help you get through this thing called life. The struggle is real, and these ladies know how to lift you up, make you laugh, make you think, and make your day. Links, supporting information, etc.:...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Tackling Tomfoolery is a weekly podcast examining life in the modern world from the distinct perspective of three brilliant black women. Each week the show addresses issues ranging from #politics to #culture, from #relationships to consumerism, from coast to coast, and everything and everywhere in between.Your host Malikka Rogers is joined by Franzie Moore and A.M. Lewis, three ladies on a mission to tear down the stereotypes, barriers, and nonsense that keeps us all from being smarter, more engaged, and more productive people. #Womanism is the watch-word, and we're Tackling Tomfoolery, one town at a time.Produced by Bren Inman for Evergreen Talent Collective. www.tacklingtomfoolery.cominstagram: @tacklingtomfool
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