This week we discuss how we navigate our emotions (and wallet) during the holiday season and what we like (and hate) about holiday foods.  The article Jon mentions about navigating family during the holidays Make the haters mad and rate us 5 stars.  We want to know your Yes Ma'ams and your No Ma'am Pams for 2023. Send them here: BlackFatFemmePod@gmail.com. Follow the show on social: Twitter | Instagram Follow DoctorJonPaul: Twitter | Instagram | Website  Follow Jordan: Twitter | Instagram | Website See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week we chat with Dr. Sami Schalk about the impacts that the pandemic has had on our hearts and bodies while also diving in deeper into the hatred the world has for our favorite chains - yes you guessed it: The Cheesecake Factory and Olive Garden.  Make the haters mad and rate us 5 stars.  We want to know your Yes Ma'ams and your No Ma'am Pams for 2023. Send them here: BlackFatFemmePod@gmail.com. Follow the show on social: Twitter | Instagram Follow DoctorJonPaul: Twitter | Instagram | Website  Follow Jordan: Twitter | Instagram | Website  Follow Sami: Twitter | Instagram | WebsiteSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

To celebrate National Trans Awareness week, we (intentionally) chat with Movement Lawyer + Political Commentator Olayemi Olurin about the importance of cisgender people using their platform to uplift the voices of Black trans women - and why Black trans women shouldn't always have to be the ones to speak up for their rights.  Make the haters mad and rate us 5 stars.  We want to know your Yes Ma'ams and your No Ma'am Pams for 2023. Send them here: BlackFatFemmePod@gmail.com. Follow the show on social: Twitter | Instagram Follow DoctorJonPaul: Twitter | Instagram | Website  Follow Jordan: Twitter | Instagram | Website  Follow Olayemi: Twitter | Instagram | WebsiteSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week we celebrate the inaugural "BFF Experience" live show with our friends Shar Jossell, Xavier D'Leau & Tre'vell Anderson. We also celebrate the gift that is fried chicken.  Thank you to everyone who attended and thank you to the Elysian Theater for making us feel so at home.  Make the haters mad and rate us 5 stars. We want to connect with you more! Send us an email with your thoughts/comments about the show: BlackFatFemmePod@gmail.com. Follow the show on social: Twitter | Instagram Follow DoctorJonPaul: Twitter | Instagram | Website  Follow Jordan: Twitter | Instagram | Website See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week we are joined by the ultra-talented YawnyBlew to discuss how revolutionary it is to create in spaces you often don't see yourself in, the art we love and why we are SICK and TIRED of scammers.  Make the haters mad and rate us 5 stars. We want to connect with you more! Send us an email with your thoughts/comments about the show: BlackFatFemmePod@gmail.com. Follow the show on social: Twitter | Instagram Follow DoctorJonPaul: Twitter | Instagram | Website  Follow Jordan: Twitter | Instagram | Website  Follow YawnyBlew: Twitter | Instagram | WebsiteSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week we chat with the wonderful accidental activist Franchesca Ramsey about her the highs and lows of speaking truth to power on social media, what she would fix about the 2000's and the karma Jon got for laughing at Android users.  Make the haters mad and rate us 5 stars. We want to connect with you more! Send us an email with your thoughts/comments about the show: BlackFatFemmePod@gmail.com. Follow the show on social: Twitter | Instagram Follow DoctorJonPaul: Twitter | Instagram | Website  Follow Jordan: Twitter | Instagram | Website  Follow Franchesca Ramsey: Twitter | Instagram | Website Check out Franschesca's new show, "Lemme Fit It!" See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week we chat body with the iconic Dexter Mayfield as we discuss ass, maintaining our sexy and how thankful we are to all of you who made it out to our live show!  THANK YOU FROM THE BOTTOM OF OUR HEARTS FOR ALL THE LOVE AND SUPPORT! Make the haters mad and rate us 5 stars. We want to connect with you more! Send us an email with your thoughts/comments about the show: BlackFatFemmePod@gmail.com. Follow the show on social: Twitter | Instagram Follow DoctorJonPaul: Twitter | Instagram | Website  Follow Jordan: Twitter | Instagram | Website  Follow Dexter Mayfield: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week we chat with Raquel about self affirmations, the risk we all navigate when becoming our authentic selves and how we are sick and tired of getting robbed by Beyoncé.  Come and see us live, loud and in color on tomorrow for the "The BFF Experience" at the Elysian Theater in Los Angeles. Get your tickets here! Pre-Order "The Risk It Takes to Bloom: On Life and Liberation" written by Raquel Willis here.  Make the haters mad and rate us 5 stars.  We want to connect with you more! Send us an email with your thoughts/comments about the show: BlackFatFemmePod@gmail.com. Follow the show on social: Twitter | Instagram Follow DoctorJonPaul: Twitter | Instagram | Website  Follow Jordan: Twitter | Instagram | Website  Follow Raquel Willis: Twitter | Instagram | Website   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week we chat affirmations, why "Kokomo City" should be at the top of your list to watch and why we all should have beef with Delta's new frequent flyer program rules.  Come and see us live, loud and in color on Wednesday, October 11th for "The BFF Experience" at the Elysian Theater in Los Angeles. Get your tickets here! Watch "Kokomo City" here.  Make the haters mad and rate us 5 stars.  We want to connect with you more! Send us an email with your thoughts/comments about the show: BlackFatFemmePod@gmail.com.   Follow the show on social: Twitter | Instagram Follow DoctorJonPaul: Twitter | Instagram | Website  Follow Jordan: Twitter | Instagram | Website  Follow D. Smith: Instagram | Twitter See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week we chat about the ways in which the world is obsessed with Black (and queer) culture without actually being connected to Black (and queer) people. Also, why we need to uplift those who are out here speaking truth to power.  Here’s some information about Black queer people's mental health.  We want to connect with you more! Send us an email with your thoughts/comments about the show: BlackFatFemmePod@gmail.com. Make the haters mad and rate us 5 stars.  Follow the show on social: Twitter | Instagram Follow DoctorJonPaul: Twitter | Instagram | Website  Follow Jordan: Twitter | Instagram | Website   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week we discuss things we appreciate more now that we are older, how to remain a good person in what can often feel like a very, very, very, VERY terrible world and why we are tired of being nickeled and dimed to death by corporations.  We want to connect with you more! Send us an email with your thoughts/comments about the show: BlackFatFemmePod@gmail.com. Make the haters mad and rate us 5 stars.  Follow the show on social: Twitter | Instagram Follow DoctorJonPaul: Twitter | Instagram | Website  Follow Jordan: Twitter | Instagram | Website  Follow our guest - Elijah Mckinnon :  Instagram | Website See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week we talk about getting to (and staying) in your happy place, moving up the corporate ladder and why Beyonce's "Renaissance" tour is for Black queer people and Black queer people ONLY.  We want to connect with you more! Send us an email with your thoughts/comments about the show: BlackFatFemmePod@gmail.com. Make the haters mad and rate us 5 stars.  Follow the show on social: Twitter | Instagram Follow DoctorJonPaul: Twitter | Instagram | Website  Follow Jordan: Twitter | Instagram | Website  Follow our guest - Imara Jones: Twitter | Instagram | Website See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week we talk respectability politics, the authentic complications we wish we got to see around Black queer characters in television and film and why we all need to be putting our mask back on! Got a question or comment on the show? Shoot us an email BlackFatFemmePod@gmail.com. Make the haters mad and rate us 5 stars.  Follow the show on social: Twitter | Instagram Follow DoctorJonPaul: Twitter | Instagram | Website  Follow Jordan: Twitter | Instagram | Website   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week we get learned some Hip-Hop feminism, discuss some of our favorite Black rappers, and the best hood snacks. Got a question or comment on the show? Shoot us an email BlackFatFemmePod@gmail.com. Make the haters mad and rate us 5 stars.  Follow the show on social: Twitter | Instagram Follow DoctorJonPaul: Twitter | Instagram | Website  Follow Jordan: Twitter | Instagram | Website   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week we dabble with what revelations we have had this year (so far), what our big gay agenda is and why we are SO EXCITED for pumpkin spice season.  Got a question or comment on the show? Shoot us an email BlackFatFemmePod@gmail.com. Make the haters mad and rate us 5 stars.  Follow the show on social: Twitter | Instagram Follow DoctorJonPaul: Twitter | Instagram | Website  Follow Jordan: Twitter | Instagram | Website   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week we dabble with why we LOVE being Black and queer, the right way to handle accountability and why we need to forgive ourselves in the process of forgiving others.  Got a question or comment on the show? Shoot us an email BlackFatFemmePod@gmail.com. Make the haters mad and rate us 5 stars.  Follow the show on social: Twitter | Instagram Follow DoctorJonPaul: Twitter | Instagram | Website  Follow Jordan: Twitter | Instagram | Website   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week we talk about why we love being Black, the struggles that come with being Black + fat while flying, why we need to keep saying O'Shea Sibley's name and why aliens are our friends.  We want to connect with you more! Send us an email with your thoughts/comments about the show: BlackFatFemmePod@gmail.com. Make the haters mad and rate us 5 stars.  Follow the show on social: Twitter | Instagram Follow DoctorJonPaul: Twitter | Instagram | Website  Follow Jordan: Twitter | Instagram | Website   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week we talk about the best in media, why folks (i.e. comedians) needs to be more careful with their platforms and how BFF's can navigate a world that is often always so very disappointing.  We want to connect with you more! Send us an email with your thoughts/comments about the show: BlackFatFemmePod@gmail.com. Make the haters mad and rate us 5 stars.  Follow the show on social: Twitter | Instagram Follow DoctorJonPaul: Twitter | Instagram | Website  Follow Jordan: Twitter | Instagram | Website  Follow our guest - Shar Jossell : Twitter | Instagram | Pin Game See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week, we FINALLY give y'all the Drag Race episode you've been asking for, specifically naming our favorite Black drag queens of yesterday and today (rest well Chi-Chi!), talk Tik-Tok snacks and pride conspiracy theories.  We want to connect with you more! Send us an email with your thoughts/comments about the show: BlackFatFemmePod@gmail.com. Continue to make the haters mad and rate us 5 stars.  Follow the show on social: Twitter | Instagram Follow DoctorJonPaul: Twitter | Instagram | Website  Follow Jordan: Twitter | Instagram | Website See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week we celebrate 50 years of hip-hop (again) by talking about the good, the bad AND the queer, discuss rejection (edges SNATCHED) and why we deserve at least one more album from Rihanna. We will be back next week with another all new episode  Make the haters mad and rate us 5 stars.  Send us an email with your thoughts/comments about the show: BlackFatFemmePod@gmail.com Follow the show on social: Twitter | Instagram Follow DoctorJonPaul: Twitter | Instagram | Website  Follow Jordan: Twitter | Instagram | Website See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.