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Shapes of Love is our platform to engage in an open discussion on all things Love! We all know a little something about the four letter word but there's always something new to learn! In this podcast we engage in a wide array of topics from the different types of love, to the way love exists in life around us, and the various entanglements we find ourselves in throughout life. Who are we? Biafra is a self-proclaimed love theorist, passionate on all things love! Stanley a hopeless romantic wi ...
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Do y'all use pet names with your significant other? What about nicknames for your favorite people? How do y'all use language to express love? Enjoy an improv episode with the SOL boys as we tap into a light-hearted discussion on that varying way we use names in our personal lives! Stay tuned to the end for some cultural insights on names of love in…
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Vulnerability, Reciprocity n Seasons in Friendships
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How do you interact with the notion of reciprocity in your friendships? Is its transactional nature integral to who you call a friend? What is your perception of the necessity of vulnerability for sustaining lasting relationships? We each brought two close friends to help us explore the often overlooked underbelly of how we exist, perceive, and man…
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Social media, Intimacy, and Relationships
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What role does social media play in allowing for intimacy? How do in real life relationships compare to those that are exclusively virtual? Do deeply intimate virtual relationships necessitate a stronger foundation than their “IRL” or in real life counterparts? Join us in our playful but investigative dialogue on the intricacies of social media on …
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Guys, Loneliness, and Friendships; The Dilemma
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What are cultural stigmas around masculinity and relationships? How are stereotypes of manhood imposed on boys in adolescence? Who would you call in the middle of the night if you were sick or afraid? In our first male exclusive, we interrogate the positionality of masculinity in relation to making and maintaining friendships with other men as well…
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We've all heard the stories of the knight in shining armor saving the damsel in distress! It has morphed over the centuries to fit modern life and so Stanley and Biafra engage with its necessity as a cultural phenomenon. Is it merely an act of kindness from any male figure? Can women be chivalrous? Do people desire for the men in their life to be c…
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The Season 2 Opener features a guest appearance of Wesley Wagnac a pastor, marriage counselor, and love enthusiast! He brings an array of insightful perspectives on everything from the state of love affaris in the country today, to the necessary tenets of love in partnership, and the many classic pitfalls of lovers. Check out the episiode on Hidden…
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The Forgotten Art of Love ft. Dr. Zadeh Season Finale!
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Are our misconceptions of the emotional highs of love a threat to creating lasting mature love? How do we live a life of love in our relationships? Or better yet, how do you define love to begin with? In this episode we discuss it all and more with a very special guest Dr. Armin Zadeh! Dr. Zadeh, MD, PhD, MPH is a cardiologist, author, professor an…
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Hey hey hey y’all… it’s your favorite podcast back at it again. In this episode we are exploring the relationship of time and love! Is there a right time to love? What does the timeframe look like after falling out of love? How does it differ between each of us and each relationship? We had questions and so we had a casual discussion with just us s…
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What is friendship and its necessary components? What do you think of when you hear the word intimacy? Have you ever considered intimacy to be a necessary aspect of your friendships? In this episode we brought on two guests to help us explore the perceived boundaries and social norms when it comes to intimacy in our non-romantic relationships! Firs…
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Love & Unity: What does it mean to forgive?
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What is forgiveness? What does unity mean? Where there is unity is there always love? In the face of injustice and proponents of hate what does it mean to forgive? We were asking QUESTIONS and our guests Paul Orerihime and Claire Hawthorne had more than their fair share of answers and wisdom! Paul is an active priest, fervent dancer, a current mast…
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In this episode we engage three guests on the loss of various loves and navigating heartbreak! What does anger looks like in our different types of relationships? We discuss the ins and outs of falling in love and engage with the age-old questions of whether exes can ever be friends?! Our first guest is Danielle Reed, a senior at Amherst College, a…
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During this episode, we engage in a gambit of topics surrounding black love across the diaspora! We discuss why the connoation of black love exists, the similarities and differences in values among various identities, along with the impact of our communities in teaching love to name a few. We have three guests join us in this episode all bringing d…
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In this live we tackle the culture of singleness as a whole, as well as specifically in the black community and how are individual identities shaped our experiences. Lastly, we touched on the effect of the pandemic on our own relations with the identity of living single!! We have two special guests who were able to join us detailed below. First we …
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A brief introduction on what our podcast Shapes of Love is all about and the two folks who are excited to embark on a journey with y'all on all things love! We encourage you to email us at Shapesoflov3@gmail.com with any questions, feedback, or comments! Follow us on ig @Shapesoflov3 for exclusive content, videos, and topic releases!…
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