Refreshingly candid perspectives from free-thinking 60-yr old besties
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We’re Leslie & Angella. Best friends for 45 yrs & counting.
We met at the prestigious Brooklyn Technical High School in 1977.
Two 14 yr old undercover nerds.
Our friendship was special from the start.
But we could never have imagined all that this bond would get us through
and
how our differences would expand our world view.
Welcome to our podcast.
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Intellect . Humor . Love . Motivation
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Episodes
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Ep. 01
Our Bestie Beginnings: But Can She Sew?
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Ep. 02
Pivoting to Bigger & Better
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Ep. 03
Mental Health Morning
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Ep. 04
You Gotta Have Faith - Part 1
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![Lavel Davis Jr., Devin Chandler and D'Sean Perry - the three student athletes killed in a mass murder in Charlottesville]()
Ep. 05
Contemplations on Another Tragedy
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Ep. 06
Gratitude - We Get To Do This
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Ep. 07
When You Know, You Just Know: Transition from Corporate to Entrepreneurship
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Ep. 08
Some Questions Change Everything
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![Black young man and mother in hospital beds after kidney transplant and donation]()
Ep. 09
Kidney Swap
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Ep. 10
Coach Kim Coles is in the Building
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S2 Ep. 01
Season 2 is in the Building
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S2 Ep. 02
Take That Sabbatical; Inspiration from an Introvert
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S2 Ep. 03
The Nitty Gritty on Hair Loss
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S2 Ep. 04
Our Deep Dive on Hair Stuff
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S2 Ep. 05
Retiring Without All Ducks in a Row
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S2 Ep. 06
An Anthropologist’s Search for Home Abroad
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S2 Ep. 07
Busy Besties Catch-up
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S2 Ep. 08
Embrace Healthier Nutritional Choices
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S2 Ep.09
Stereotypes & Prejudices from a Single Story
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S2 Bonus Episode
Car Talk
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S2 Bonus Episode
Accountability Partner
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S2 Bonus Episode
Best of Season 2
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S3 Ep. 1
Rethinking Love & Marriage
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S3 Ep.02
Accountability: Confrontation & Confessions
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S3 Ep.03
F*ck Mr. Reiner
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S3 Ep.04
Ageism & Othering in the Spotlight
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S3 Ep.05
Back to White Affirmative Action in American Universities
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S3 Ep.06
Black Legacies Matter: The Ordinary & Extraordinary Stories
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S3 Ep.07
Allow Us To Reintroduce Ourselves
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S3 Ep.08
An Intimate Exploration of Jamaican Ancestry
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S3 Ep.09
More Stories on Caribbean Ancestry
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S3 Bonus Episode
Back Together Thrifting & Thriving
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S3 Bonus Episode
Supporting Black-Owned Businesses from Jump goes here
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S4 Ep. 1
Satin Bonnets & Respectability Politics
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S4 Ep. 2
Beholding Beauty: Stretch Marks, Wrinkles and All
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S4 Ep. 3
Grieving Andy
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S4 Ep. 4
The Meaning of Bestieship
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S4 Ep. 5
Meet Muralist Delia Miller
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S4 Ep. 6
Evening Wind Down
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S4 Ep. 7
Clitoris 101
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S4 Ep. 8
A Life Pivot to Combat Oral Health Inequities One Mouth at a Time
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S4 Ep. 9
Too Many Options
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S4 Ep. 10
Why Do We Hide Our Light?
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Bonus Episode
It’s Our Anniversary
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S5 Ep. 1
Perspectives on Local Elections & Bloodshed in Israel
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S5 Ep.2
Reimagining Black Hair Culture
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S5 Ep. 3
From the Besties Vault
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S5 Ep. 4
Leaving A Financial Legacy Part 1
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S5 Ep. 5
Leaving A Financial Legacy Part 2
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S5 Ep. 6
Hit & Run
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S5 Ep.7
Black Boudoir
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S5 Ep.8
Ho Ho Humbug
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S5, Ep.9
Not Everyone’s Cup of Tea
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S6 Ep.1
Copay Blues
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S6 Ep.2
Are You Trippin?
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S6 Ep.3
We Ain’t Mad at Katt Williams
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S6 Ep.4
Daily Writing for the Soul
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S6 Ep.5
You're Meant to Move with DK Ciccone
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S6 Ep.6
Don't Wait for Your Travel Break with Stephanie Perry-Part 1
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S6 Ep. 7
Fani Willis and That Black Excellence Thing
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S6 Ep.8
Don't Wait to Retire to Rest with Stephanie Perry-Part 2
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S6 Ep.9
Why Don’t We Know More About The Legacies of Pauli Murray & Bayard Rustin?
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S7 Ep.1
Radical Self Care for Women Who Change the Planet with Jennifer Campbell
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S7 Ep.2
Done With the Suburbs: Rethinking Community as an Empty Nester
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S7 Ep.3
Who's to Blame When Friendships Go Wrong
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S7 Ep.4
What To Do Between 60 and Death
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S7 EP.5
Getting Out of the ‘Stuff’ Phase of Life
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S7 Ep.6
To Bucket List or Not to Bucket List
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S7 Ep.7
Live Long & Live Well
