TKAM #1006: Checking on our Black Friends!

Glorious Juneteenth to all the Black Friends everywhere!

We did the show from Bed Stuy today as the COVID-19 pandemic rages on...among a lot of other things also raging on. We’re bringing your morning duo back to for a special #AffirmationFriday, checking in with Black friends.

We open the show with a little of #NewsYouCanUse. We are seeing the effects that Black protesting is having for everyone else. The Supreme Court is (surprisingly) coming through on for DACA Dreamers, the LGBTQIA+, and the federal government is finally allocating funds to Native American communities.

We finally check in with our Black friends in media, medicine, social justice, and wellness to talk about the issues happening right now. We got everything from talking about Defunding the Police (Funding the Community), protesting safely with from the virus, corporate “allies,” and Black wellness in times of chaos.

We love you for listening.

#AffirmationFriday


0:00 Intro: It’s Juneteenth! Live from Bed Stuy
2:35 #NewsYouCanUse: The Supreme Court sides with Dreamers and the LGBTQIA+; Federal government finally allocates funds promised to Native American Nations
12:09 SONG: Run The Jewels - JU$T
15:51 #Interview: Protests and defunding the police W/ Bianca Rhodes (MN) and Otis Lockett IV (NYC)
38:47 #Interview: Healthy protesting w/ Dr.G of SUNY Downstate Medical Center.
52:06 #ChatroomCheckin: Affirmations
54:45 SONG: Pigs Feet - Terrace Martin
58:15 #Interview: Corporate “allies” w/ Thembisa S. Mshaka and Ronald Young Jr.
1:19:40 #SONG: Jidenna -
1:23:17 #Interview: Black Wellness (in the middle of the chaos) w/ Alex Hardy & Lauren Kelly Benson
1:50:30 Outro: TK & Cons leave you with their feels on this #AffirmationFriday.

Follow our guests:

Bianca Rhodes, Filmmaker - https://www.instagram.com/blovely82/
Otis Locket IV, Restaurant Manager - https://www.instagram.com/lowlands_away/
Dr. G, Internal Medicine Physician & Researcher - https://twitter.com/OMednews
Thembisa Mshaka, Mshaka Media https://www.instagram.com/officiallipgame/
Ronald Young Jr., Time Well Spent Podcast https://twitter.com/ohitsBigRon
Alex Hardy, Mental Wellness Advocate https://twitter.com/chrisalexander_
Lauren Kelly Benson, Yogi https://www.instagram.com/LaurenKellyBenson/

TK & Conscious share their thoughts about the current civil rights unrest all over the country and let you you in on a little game they like to play called, "Am I The Asshole?"

Recorded Friday May 29th, 2020.

TKAM 1004: The Ephemeral April

This is one of those episodes where you just had to be there.

TK & Conscious firing on all cylinders, riffing, no dead air, engaging with the guests, the chatroom, and each other on the highest level. Heartfelt goodbyes were said at the end of the show to find out….It wasn’t recorded!!

BUT, our guests were GREAT and we want to highlight them and their offerings to listeners.
We thank them both for sharing wonderful resourceful information about how we can better deal with the daily onslaught of Coronavirus news as it affects our community and our mental health.

Patrice Peck
Journalist and Curator of Coronavirus News for Black Folks
https://www.instagram.com/speakpatrice/ @speakpatrice
https://speakpatrice.substack.com/


Edmund M. Francis III, LMSW
Licensed Therapist
https://www.instagram.com/midnightemf3/ @midnightemf3

Resources for mental health during Coronavirus
https://sel4us.org/covid-19-sel-mental-health/
https://www1.nyc.gov/site/doh/covid/covid-19-mental-health.page
https://omh.ny.gov/omhweb/disaster_resources/pandemic_influenza/
https://omh.ny.gov/omhweb/grief-infographic.pdf

TKAM #1003: Corona, Don't Pass It On.

TK and Conscious come back with another monthly installment of TK in the AM, During the coronavirus pandemic. Check out the timestamps for Corna-news, sprinkled with tips and tricks to keep your spirits up and yourself feeling sexy. Later, TK gives unexpert answers to listener questions about polyamory, noteps, Fcukbois, and The Russians during this time of COVID crisis.

Follow @bondfireradio and @tkintheam on social media to find out when TK and Cons will pop up during quarantine. Please consider making a donation to our station via paypal.me/bondfireradio or patreon.com/bondfireradio

0:00 SONG: Black Qualls - Thundercat (feat. Steve Lacy & Steve Arrington)
3:24 INTRO: Corona Virus check-in / Don’t be a hero!
13:06 SONG: Dua Lipa - Don't Start Now
16:18 News You Can Use pt 1: Is the Trump Presidency Over? / Bernie vs Joe vs everyone else/ Cuomo vs. Cuomo
30:00 SONG: Corona Virus - DJ iMarkkeyz feat Cardi B
31:00 News You Can Use pt 2: Should you pay your bills? / Are we getting a government stipend? / FB anti spam blocker glitch in the matrix.
1:02:35 SONG: Coronavirus - Yofrangel
1:04:34 CHATROOM CHECKIN: Sending love to all our listening homies! That means YOU!
1:08:2 SONG: Little Dragon - Hold On
1:12:30 UNEXPERT QUESTIONS & ANSWERS: TK answer questions about Polyamory, Noteps, Fcukbois, and The Russians during this time of COVID crisis.
1:36:10 SONG: Tame Impala - Is It True
OUTRO: TK & Conscious send you off with words of wisdom and let you know where to find us next.

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Charlese Antoinette & Farai Simoyi: Black in Fashion


Representation in fashion, film, and TV matters. Designers Charlese Antoinette (Raising Dion, Newlyweeds) and Farai Simoyi (The Narativ) join us to discuss the pitfalls and pathways for Black designers, and what they are doing to affect change for the next generation of marginalized designers. We also discuss Farai’s time on Netflix’s Next in Fashion competition and how it felt to speak up about cultural appropriation in the infamous streetwear episode.

https://faraisimoyi.com/
https://www.charleseantoinette.com/

0:00 Song: Snoh Aalegra - Whoa (feat. Pharrell Williams) Remix
3:15 Intro: TK & Conscious are back! Cause...they feel like it. They discuss what they’ve been up to.
12:05 Power Hour Song of The Day: Lil Wayne - Harden
16:00 News You Can Use: Top Black history month flexes of 2020.
52:06 Song: Tame Impala - Lost in Yesterday
56:15 Chatroom Checkin
60:30 Conversation: Representation in Fashion and Film with Charlese Antoinette & Farai Simoyi
1:44:30 Song: Brittany Howard - Georgia

#NewYears2020

We’re back from hiatus for a quick special show to celebrate all the things. It’s New Year’s Day 2020/Haitian Independence Day/Bondfire Radio’s 7th Anniversary! It’s all happening today on an extra-charged TK in the AM with Titi of Titi Talks.

0:00 SONG Michael Kiwanuka - You Ain't The Problem
4:22 We start out the show by recapping what we’ve all been doing since episode 1000 back in July 2019.
19:33 SONG Ghetto Sage - Häagen Dazs #PowerHour
24:50 In #NewsYouCanUse we recap the top news of 2019 with help from listeners. From Impeachment, to Jay-Z and the NFL, and Kanye now doing gospel, so many things happened.
1:16:49 SONG bbno$ - on god ft. lewis grant prod. Y2K
1:20:00 After #ChatroomCheckIn, we take our vision to 2020 with our affirmations, airouts, and motivations. It’s one more year and another chance to do the best.

1:25:40 We also take a moment to talk indepth about Kevin Hart’s Netflix docu-series, “Don’t Fuck This Up” and look at all the takeways.
1:59:15 Michael Kiwanuka & Tom Misch - Money
2:05:41 We also made our own list of the top glow ups of the entire decade. Some surprising names and places made the list!
2:23:10 Chance the Rapper - Eternal
2:27:07 You know we can’t leave you without a bit of reflection on life from TK, Cons, Titi, Gemz, and our listeners. If you’re looking for inspiration going into the new year, this is the part of the show for you.
2:51:55 Sevyn Streeter - Whatchusay


GUEST:
http://Tititalks.com
Twitter: @MsTiTiTalks
IG: @tititalks
FB: TiTi Talks



#NewYears2020 #TKintheAM
Geturshirt.com for TKAM merch and more.

It's our time....TK in the AM went out with a bang at the MoCaDA Museum in Brooklyn, NY with a standing room only live audience and featuring DJ Run P alongside TK and Conscious.

We kick off with some #NewsUseCanUse:
- Tubman Twenties
- What are we looking for in 2020? A chatroomie weighs in.
- Freedom Energy cells?? What are thooosee?

#PowerHourSongofTheDay: Silence by Leo Coltrane

#GUEST: Morgan Givens talks to us about gentrification in D.C, finding his voice as a storyteller, his work on "Flyest Fables", and represention for transgender artists.

#Storytime: Morgan Givens tells about meeting someone special at the gym...

#Guest: Our friends, Bim Adewunmi and Nichole Perkins, hosts of Thirst Aid Kit join us to talk about Spike Lee's "She's Gotta Have It" and Brits taking all the jobs, their respective playwright and poet hustles, and writing for JOY. We may even have asked whats next for Thirst Aid Kit?
And a listener asks for a special Thirst Sommelier recommendation.

#Song: Be By My Side by Melanie Charles (live performance)

#ChatroomCheckin: TK and Cons do "the song" LIVE with the help of all the chatroomies! The send out a few shout outs and celebrate all the people that have helped them get to 1000 like, OG Intern and Gemz.♥️

#NowItsTimeToSayGoodbye: TK makes Cons tear up when they share some nice words about the journey and working together. And we dont leave without saying nice things to YOU.

#SONG: Slide - Calvin Harris

Amy Andrieux and the MoCaDA staff:
http://mocada.org/

DJ RUN P: http://djrunp.co/

TKAM 1000 Photos by EMA Photography: https://bit.ly/2Fj5kdi

TKAM 1000 artwork and tshirt design: Julia Royal
@valovanity on IG juliaroyal.com

We start out the show talking about the thousand show recorded at the MoCADA thursday night. We also have an open studio and we got friends coming in!


In #NewsYouCanUse:
Japanese man dies on Colombia bound plane rerouted to Mexico with over 200 bags of cocaine in his stomach.
People on Austria are kissing cows for charity?
Alexandria Ocasio Cortés and Ted Cruz agree on legislation that stops former lawmakers from working as lobbyists.
In response to Georgia's abortion laws, media companies are considering puling out their productions in the state.

Following #ChatroomCheckIn, we go over the last on air affirmations, and we look back at these past six years. The ship is sailing. Thanks for your support, and stay tuned for the final episode.
#AffirmationFriday


@TKinTheAM was live every M-W-F 10-1130am EST on bondfireradio.com and tunein app from 2013-2019. Episodes will still be available on Apple Podcasts, GooglePodcasts, Spreaker, and Spotify! Wait until you see what we're bringing to you on Patreon!

If you really like us, leave a review on Apple Podcast that’d be really cool. And it still helps.
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RUNDOWN
0:00 #SONG: Seba Kaapstad - Bye
3:10 #Intro: Episode 1K
6:00 #Guest: Oz is in the building!
6:15 #Talk: Opinions While Black; work and spicy;
20:44 #SONG: Denzel Curry - SHAKE 88 (feat. Sam Sneak)
23:45 #NewsYouCanUse: The coke bags; Kissing cows
35:00 #Discussion: Cows and Zombies
37:40 #NewsYouCanUse: Philippines ships trash to Canada
42:25 #SONG: Lil Baby - Drip Too Hard
45:45 #NewsYouCanUse: AOC and Ted Cruz agree;
#Guest: Charlotte Michelle is in the building!
#NewsYouCanUse: The media Georgia boycott
58:15 #SONG: KAYTRANADA - Dang! (feat. Anderson .Paak)
63:45 #ChatroomCheckIn:
68:49 #Talk: How Oz found us
70:10 #Talk: Questions and lookback
88:44 #CLIP: The selected back and forward
#Talk: The people that passed by

So we have been airing out for years. We’ve been dedicating every Wednesday to the power of telling the Universe what it should be told. We’ve been here to let the fury go. Just carry on the spirit.
#AirOutWednesday

We start out the show with an air out. Trash people who leave their trash out after the holidays, we’re looking at you for being terrible to the planet and just not picking up after yourself. TK also talks about leaving the gym as she moves back to Brooklyn.

In #NewsYouCanUse:
Tornadoes devastate the areas of Dayton, Ohio and the community is starting to revive.
Lawsuit hits Ohio school district after Black student was stripped from saludictorian title and scholarship due to system reconfiguring.
NewYork Times investigation reveals cases of human trafficking from Pakistan to China.

Following #ChatroomCheckIn, we get to all our listeners as we prepare for life after the hiatus. Don’t worry, we’ll still be out here, there’s more on Bondfire Radio, and there will be more of us.
And of course, we’re off on some air outs as well.

If you didn't get your tickets, what are you waiting for? The live show for Episode 1000 is tomorrow! Come thru, at the MoCADA in Brooklyn at 7:30PM! See you then!
#AirOutWednesday

@TKinTheAM is live every M-W-F 10-1130am EST on bondfireradio.com and tunein app. Same day replays 7pm EST also available on Apple Podcasts, GooglePodcasts, Spreaker, and Spotify!

If you really like us, leave a review on Apple Podcast that’d be really cool.
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RUNDOWN
0:00 #SONG:Steve Lacy - Playground
3:53 #Intro: The 999, Trash people, and gym memberships
14:30 #SONG: .QuelleChris - Obamacare
19:30 #NewsYouCanUse: Tornados hit Dayton, Ohio;
23:10 #CALL: Nikki Web and MC Picket Fence in Ohio
38:25 #SONG: Seba Kaapstad - Thina
41:24 #NewsYouCanUse: Black student stripped of scholarship;
51:30 #CLIP: BBC interviews on American racism
#Discussion: The race issues in America
59:56 #CLIP: The Orthodox Jewish PSA on sexual harassment
62:30 #Discussion: The PSA and other communities
65:55 #NewsYouCanUse: The Chinese - Pakistan human trafficking
70:39 #SONG Emeli Sandé - Extraordinary Being
74:34 #ChatroomCheckIn:

Today we are joined by two podcast queens, Veralyn (@msveralyn) and Berry (@podcastsincolor) who are here to drop the blessings, the manifestations, and some dating advice.
#MotivationMonday

We start out the show talking about the power of manifesting. TK also talks about the push she’s getting from the universe. And Berry and Veralyn are here to

In #NewsYouCanUse:
Bitcoin value rises back over 9 thousand dollars after a decline last year.
According to study, women are happier when they are single and childless.

Following #ChatroomCheckIn, we sit down with the Podcast Queens to talk about the process of creating the media. From what we do, to letting people know that easy is hard, and to the importance of humility. We’ve done the work, and it’s taken time, and we’re still working. Plus, we got advice from people that have already been there.

Save the date and place, MoCAA in downtown Brooklyn, May 30th, 2019 at 7:30PM. Live show for episode 1000. Two more left!
#MotivationMonday

@TKinTheAM is live every M-W-F 10-1130am EST on bondfireradio.com and tunein app. Same day replays 7pm EST also available on Apple Podcasts, GooglePodcasts, Spreaker, and Spotify!

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RUNDOWN
0:00 #SONG:Lucky Daye - Try Your Fire
4:36 #Intro: The power of manifestation;
10:56 #Guest: Veralyn is in the studio!
15:16 #SONG: J.Cole - Middle Child
19:28 #NewsYouCanUse: Bitcoin rises over 9K;
Discussion: Finances
#28:25 Guests: Berry is in the building!
29:32 #Discussion: Podcasts Queens!; Creativity in podcasts; Being the “Black person”
41:02 #NewsYouCanUse: No kids, no partner, woman is happy
#Discussion: Dating and what makes you happy;
63:22 #SONG: GoldLink - Zulu Screams ft. Maleek Berry, Bibi Bourelly
66:25 #ChatroomCheckIn
68:50 #Guest: Black Podcasting
#Outro: Last Motivations

https://podcastsincolor.com/pods/thelistofpodcasts

It’s not the end of the week, it’s the beginning of what comes next. Relax, plan ahead, and affirm that whatever you’re throwing to the universe, will answer and come back.
#AffirmationFriday

We start out the show giving you a recap of the 1000th show coming soon. Don’t snooze on getting those tickets that are left, or those shirts. Conscious also talks about being out in the neighborhood and running into everyone. TK wants to do the work to go from producer, to executive.

In #NewsYouCanUse:
Wrangler reaches out to Lil Nas and helps him promote new clothes capsule.
Ciara is accepted into Harvard Business School.
Olympic track runner, Allyson Felix, calls out Nike for its lack of support for pregnant athletes and maternal leave.
Harvey Weinstein has settled to pay millions to the alleged victims, production debts, and other dues.
Pantaleo, the officer responsible for killing Eric Garner, is on trial.

Following #ChatroomCheckIn, we go into a much needed conversation about the intimacy in Black friendships, especially in Black men. There’s many ways to look at this, but in the end, there’s no mistaking it: we’re all capable and deserving of love, and we only grow when there’s unity and nourishment.

Save the date and place, MoCAA in downtown Brooklyn, May 30th, 2019 at 7:30PM. Live show for episode 1000. Three more left!
#AffirmationFriday

@TKinTheAM is live every M-W-F 10-1130am EST on bondfireradio.com and tunein app. Same day replays 7pm EST also available on Apple Podcasts, GooglePodcasts, Spreaker, and Spotify!

If you really like us, leave a review on Apple Podcast that’d be really cool.
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00:00 #SONG: Lucky Daye - Concentrate
3:56 #Intro: Episode 1000 is near; Conscious around the neighborhood; TK wants to advance
19:45 #SONG: Little Brother - Lovin' It (feat. Joe Scudda)
24:15 #NewsYouCanUse: Lil Nas and Wrangler; Ciara in Harvard; Allyson Felix calls out Nike; The Harvey Weinstein settlement; Officer who choked Eric Garner on trial;
60:04 #SONG:Jordan Rakei - 'Rolling into One'
68:24 #ChatroomCheckIn
72:51 #AffirmationFriday
76:00 #Discussion: Black friendships and intimacy
#Outro: Last Affirmations