#TextureTalks is an honest, insightful and often hilarious deep dive into the ups and downs of daily life for the curly, kinky and afro hair community fronted by a straight talking, dry humoured black female host with over 15 years experience caring for her afro hair with a hell of a lot to say about it! You'll get the real on Paige's first hand experiences, unpopular opinions, and heartfelt truths. Expect a mix of gritty guest interviews and solo storytelling like you've never heard before.
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Literary stuff, natural hair, skincare and trips to the library. Or maybe, I’ll just read you poetry.
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The Texture of Me is expanding the standard of beauty by helping textured hair clients to have confidence in wearing their hair naturally through education, coaching, and a community. In our commitment to supporting people with textured hair, we are also bringing the awareness of the impact that hair discrimination has on people with textured hair. We have expanded our platforms by providing a podcast and YouTube for people to voice their experience and concerns with these issues. Come tell ...
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The Puffy Hair Podcast | Hair Care, Textured Hair, Curly Hair, Multicultural, Cultural Diversity
Shar Roorda
**** SEASON 1 COMING DECEMBER 29 **** Have you ever felt misunderstood, misplaced, or like you don’t belong in the space you are in? Have you struggled to find a sense of self? Do you feel like no matter how hard you try you’re never going to measure up or fit in And you’re not sure if you even want to. Welcome to The Puffy Hair Podcast. Where misfits with brown skin and curly hair rule! Whether you’re a brown person adopted by lighter folk or raised in an interracial family, you belong here ...
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Hi! I’m Johnene, Entrepreneur, Speaker and your Host for Once Upon A Texture! Get ready to hear about my journey of turning a hair tragedy into a beauty business. Each episode, I’ll tell stories about my past experiences, that can help entrepreneurs like you and me, navigate through adversity with faith and finesse today.
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A Podcast discussing the hair industry between seasoned and new hairdressers - with occasional guests / Instagram @PerspectiveofHairdressers
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Deeply Rooted with Dr. Cratissa is the place for thoughtful, intimate, and authentic discussions of natural hair stories that will help you find the words to describe your mental and emotional experiences during the transition to natural hair. Each episode features a new interview conducted by licensed Clinical Psychologist, Dr. Cratissa, and will include tips on how to choose a healthier natural hair journey while embracing your true self. You will also identify meaningful hair memories to ...
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Barbara Bird and Susy the Groomer chat about grooming.
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An audio diary that documents black women's natural hair journeys. We answer the question: what’s it like to embrace your naturally textured hair? Here, you’ll find the courage to be you and the guidance you need in this journey of rediscovering yourself. In each episode, you’ll hear Lisa E, have unfiltered and informative discussions with different women who tell their personal true stories about how they are rocking their natural hair with confidence despite discrimination and bias. We ove ...
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Hey Curl Pros! Welcome to our little corner of this podcast world where facts are favored over opinions and food goes in our bellies. We are Aeleise (left) and Aishia (right), founders of Cut It Kinky + Black Girl Curls, licensed practicing natural hair stylists, brand agnostic curl educators, moms to tiny humans, upsetters of the Internet, and just your overall snarky aunties who really know our 'ish. Curls Disrupted was started because mainstream beauty outlets weren’t teaching relevant or ...
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A space of grace. Grace from the toxicity, confusion and misconceptions surrounding curly, natural hair. This is a space to celebrate the diversity of our hair. This is a space where we seek to change attitudes and the understanding of all things afro hair even if that afro is relaxed. Welcome. Come sit with us by our fireside. Let us share stories about the crowns on our heads.
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These conversations explore the cultural, political, and philosophical traditions of the Atlantic world, ranging from European critical theory to the black Atlantic to sites of indigenous resistance and self-articulation, as well as the complex geography of thinking between traditions, inside traditions, and from positions of insurgency, critique, and counternarrative.
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This podcast series is designed for English speakers to learn Hong Kong Cantonese & Culture. Cantonese is certainly a monster to master. The podcast series is framed around learning Cantonese as a CSL with an English framework. Logo credit: Wan Yiu Chui
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Episode 409: GroomPod 409 Why does shampoo change color, the behavior game
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Listen as Barbara and Susy ponder how the trust in our manufacturers has eroded and why Then we learn why shampoo might change color and finally we play a behavior game.
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Episode 408: GroomPod 408 Fb questions including damaged coat from shaving, texture shampoo and an update on bathing tablets
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We answer some more questions from our fb discussion group. Sorry about the less that perfect audio.
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Episode 407: GroomPod 407 fb questions: ionic dryers, short hair and medicated baths, bath tablets, doodle heads and the Maxx explained
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Listen as we go to the Facebook group for some questions. We talk ionic dryers, short hair and medicated baths, bath tablets, doodle heads and the Maxx explained.
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Episode 406: GroomPod 406 Hidden toxic chemicals in shampoo, Natures specialties Plum Silky shampoo
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This episode is all Barbara with an occasional comment by Susy. First she tells us the truth behind the hidden toxic chemicals in our shampoo, then she gives us a birds-eye view of Natures Specialties Plum Silky shampoo.
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Episode 405: GroomPod 405 Showseason tent sale and Groom'd
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Join us as we review our visit to Georgia where we attended the Showseason tent sale and then hopped over to Groom'd at the Atlanta convention center. It was so much fun.
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You’re listening to Conversations in Atlantic Theory, a podcast dedicated to books and ideas generated from and about the Atlantic world. In collaboration with the Journal of French and Francophone Philosophy, these conversations explore the cultural, political, and philosophical traditions of the Atlantic world, ranging from European critical theo…
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Episode 404: GroomPod 404 Shampoos we have used, and is dog skin a good barrier
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Barbara and Susy remember all the different shampoos they have tried over the years and the Barbara tells us about if dog skin is a good barrier or not.
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Autumn Womack on The Matter of Black Living: The Aesthetic Experiment of Racial data, 1880-1930
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You’re listening to Conversations in Atlantic Theory, a podcast dedicated to books and ideas generated from and about the Atlantic world. In collaboration with the Journal of French and Francophone Philosophy, these conversations explore the cultural, political, and philosophical traditions of the Atlantic world, ranging from European critical theo…
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#10 PLAYING SPORT WITH NATURAL HAIR AND THE IMPORTANCE OF SEEKING PROFESSIONAL HELP WITH SIMI PAM
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I speak to professional Rugby Player, and Junior Doctor Simi Pam, who after realising the serious harm the sport was inflicting on her natural coils, was forced to make serious changes to protect her afro, leading her on a journey where everything from her femininity and sense of self to her understanding of what professional help was available was…
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#9 UNDERSTANDING THE IMPACT OF CHILDHOOD HAIR CARE TRAUMA WITH LEKIA LEE FOUNDER OF PROJECT EMBRACE
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I speak to Lekia Lee Founder of Project Embrace about how we feel about our hair, the rituals and routines we practice, the terminologies we use, and our perceptions of beauty, start incredibly young. As children we take in our surroundings in a very matter-of-fact way, often times internalising what we see, experience, or hear and carrying these t…
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Episode 403: GroomPod 403 Questions for new clients and Moisturizing shampoo
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Do you have a script for new clients? Barbara and Susy go over common questions to ask those new people, then Barbara dives deep into what makes a moisturizing shampoo.
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#8 THE PROBLEM WITH AFRO HAIRDRESSING AND THE IMPORTANCE OF TRICHOLOGY FOR THE BLACK COMMUNITY WITH OWNERS OF FULHAM SCALP AND HAIR CLINIC TERESA AND ELEANORE RICHARDSON
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Teresa Richardson has spent over a decade building one of the few black, female led trichology clinics in the country that specialise in afro and curly hair, with her daughter Eleanore Richardson. On this episode we will be talking about Teresa Richardsons journey from afro hairdresser to highly esteemed consultant Trichologist and worked tirelessl…
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Episode 402: GroomPod 402 Nexus with special guest Helen Shaefer
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Barbara and Helen discuss Nexus and how it is affecting all of us in the grooming industry and Susy just smiles and nods.
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#7 NATURAL HAIR IN BROADCAST MEDIA AND WHY VISUAL REPRESENTATION IS SO IMPORTANT WITH TV PRESENTER AND HOST SCARLETTE DOUGLAS
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Having the freedom to explore new hairstyles is a huge part of a black womans creative self expression. However, when working in TV and Broadcast Media, creating content promoted to millions of viewers from both inside and outside of your own community, the question of how you want to be perceived and understood is one that will have to be asked. D…
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Episode 401: GroomPod 401 Which is the more critical choice: Shampoo or Conditioner, and Pride + Groom products
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Barbara and Susy discuss which decision is more critical: the shampoo you pick or the conditioner. Then Barbara takes a birds-eye view of the Pride + Groom shampoo and conditioner.
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#6 WHY IS BARBERSHOP THERAPY SO IMPORTANT FOR BLACK MEN? WITH MARK MACIVER
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For many men they often feel unable to be as vulnerable and open with their thoughts and feelings as their female counterparts. This feeling of quiet isolation is only further exacerbated in the black community, but with mental health becoming more of a topic of conversation for black men than it's ever been before, more spaces for discussion and v…
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Episode 400: GroomPod 400 Grooming Sucks! with Chris Bear Anthony and Pride plus Groom products
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Chris Bear Anthony joins Susy to talk all about clipping with suction, and Barbara sends us a Birds eye view of Pride plus Groom products and marketing.
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#5 HOW CHANGING HAIRSTYLES AS BLACK WOMEN CAN IMPACT OUR SENSE OF SELF WITH ANNA JIEMAN
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Black women spend much of our lives trying, testing and playing with different hairstyles, looks, lengths and colors. We have become masters at shapeshifting into different environments, oftentimes altering our appearances in order to fit into the spaces we find ourselves in. Whether wearing a straight wig for a corporate workplace, or laying your …
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Episode 399: GroomPod 399 Innovations in Shear design, and Oneira shampoo
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Join Barbara and Susy as they review all the neat design changes in shears throughout the years. Then the talk turns to Oneira shampoo as Barbara takes a look at their ingredients and marketing.
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#4 CURLY HAIR STRUGGLES ON SET WITH ACTOR AND FILMMAKER FOLA EVANS-AKINGBOLA
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Fola Evans-Akingbola is both a critically acclaimed actor and activist for the rights of her community. As a curly haired woman of color working in film and TV Fola, has been forced to experience feelings of frustration and isolation simply due to having a curlier hair texture than her straighter haired colleagues on set. From constantly having to …
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#3 FREEFORM LOCS AND THE IMPORTANCE OF HAIR IN DREAMING WHILST BLACK WITH ADJANI SALMON
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I speak to Actor, Writer-Director and Star of Critically Acclaimed TV Show "Dreaming Whilst Black" Adjani Salmon, who joins me to discuss his loc journey both personally and professionally in depth! For many of us in the black community wearing our natural afro hair, especially in western environments comes with a range of hurdles in itself, from b…
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Episode 398: GroomPod 398 Dave Campanella on marketing
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This episode we interview Dave Campanella, marketing guru at Best Show about, what else, Marketing!
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#2 HOW TO TRUST HAIR CARE BRANDS AND STYLISTS WITH RACHEL MARCELIN CEO OF CURL ID
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The afro and curly haired community invest millions into their hair care routines, products, styling and maintenance every year, with the number only increasing. There are hundreds of new potential vendors, ranges of products, hair stylists and brands for us to choose from, with more launching every day, targeting our community as customers for wha…
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Episode 397: GroomPod 397 Hearing damage and ISB Atami H270
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Learn all about hearing damage and how to avoid it and Barbara tells us about ISB Atami H270 and how much she loved it.
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#1 RAISING THE BAR FOR BLACK HAIR CARE WITH JAMELIA DONALDSON CEO OF TREASURETRESS
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For years retail environments for black hair care products and services have been lacking the same upmarket aesthetic and customer service promoted by the beauty industry targeting those outside of the black community. With black consumers now suffering issues of abuse, neglect and racism when buying the hair care products they need, it's more impo…
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Episode 396: GroomPod 396 Facebook shampoo reaction discussion and our favorite things
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Join us for a discussion of a facebook post in the GroomPod discussion group about a shampoo reaction and Barbara and Susy tell everyone about their current favorite things.
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