United A.F (As Friends)
In a world where technology helps us all stay connected, why is it then that the amount of pertinent information we know about those closest to us, barely ever scratches the surface of what defines them? This is the precise conundrum that we three friends are intent on examining. Each of us comes from drastically different backgrounds (culturally, familially, and racially), brought together by chance throughout our adolescence, and have somehow, miraculously remained best friends after eleven years. The definition of what constitutes best friends has evolved with us as we have aged. We remained in contact with each other and although we are on different planes as adults, we still are there for each other. If you’re interested in learning how people from a multicultural town with such different personalities and backgrounds connect, navigate their next stage of friendship as they approach their dirty thirties, ask each other questions that will push the envelope on their definition of friendship, or are just curious about strangers’ live, join us bi-weekly because this is the podcast for you.
Episodes
31 episodes
S 2 EP 4: Grief, Continued
There's so much to talk about grief and yet, we don't have those conversations with our family: how to mourn, what to do when someone dies, how to move on and how to prepare for death. We continue the conversation and touch on the topics that s...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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1:11:17
S2 EP 3: Grief
In this episode, we discuss this heavy topic, exploring how grief is/isn't talked about in our families, how we've mourned for loved ones and our experience with learning more about grief.
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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55:24
S2 EP 2: Do You Love Yourself, Continued
After some technical difficulties, we finally got to finish our conversation about loving yourself! We explore our inner monologue, digging to find the root cause of our thought process and finally answer the question: "Do You Really Love Yours...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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1:00:48
S2 EP 1: Do You Love Yourself?
Welcome Back!!! In our very first episode for season two, we’re jumping right in and what better discussion to have for the month of love than to talk about self-love. We ask the deep questions about self-love, self-care, etc. and how it relate...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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55:07
Season 2 Teaser
We're back for another season! We're doing things a little bit different with digging deeper into each topic. Our first episode will come out later this week. Can't wait for you to listen!
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Season 2
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Episode 0
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1:28
EP 26: Happy One Year Anniversary!
We made it to one year! We're so happy to have been making episodes for one year already. In this episode, we reflect on how we got this podcast started, which episodes were our favourite and even difficult to partake in. When we started this p...
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Season 1
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Episode 26
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41:52
EP 25: Us, The Evolution
With the last person of the friend group finally turning 30, we are all now officially in a new decade as we continue through life. In this episode, we go through memory lane, talking about our own dreams and goals and how the events around us ...
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Season 1
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Episode 25
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59:01
EP 24: Taylor's Birthday and International Literacy Day
We're celebrating Taylor's birthday with walking through memory lane and how she feels about turning 30. Finally, we've all officially entered a new decade with so much to look forward to! Whilst celebrating Taylor's birthday, we also celebrate...
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Season 1
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Episode 24
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1:11:18
EP 23: Continuing Education as an Adult
We talked about making College Decisions as a high schooler back in Episode 11, which you can listen to here. This is NOT a part two of the ...
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Episode 23
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58:28
EP 22: Women's (In)Equality
As we celebrate Women's Equality Day on August 26th, we talk about how life is like being a women. From cultural differences to work experiences, women have been through so much. But the most important question to ask is how do we change societ...
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Episode 22
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59:13
EP 21: Food Culture
There's so much to talk about with food that we're surprised we could fit it in one episode! We share our favourite cultural dishes, our least favourite dishes and sharing our experiences growing up with all these delicious dishes. Share your f...
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Episode 21
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1:07:31
EP 20: Friendship Through COVID
We've all been through it and we're all still going through the pandemic. So we're exploring how our relationships were pre-pandemic and during the pandemic. Have they changed? Have they stayed the same? Have you dropped some, unintentionally?&...
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Episode 20
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53:28
EP 19: Independence Day
In our traditional potluck ways, we are actually in the same room for this episode! We're talking about US politics, history and so much more while having wine and chips. Join us as jump through several topics as we reflect on America with the ...
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Episode 19
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1:02:05
EP 18: Happy Father's Day
We're honoring all the fathers and father figures on this episode. We also talk about the relationships we've had with our fathers' and father figures and how it has affected us growing up. Different from our
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Episode 18
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1:02:47
EP 17: Amanda de Mayo and What's Your Personality Type?
In this episode, we're celebrating Amanda's 30th birthday! Find out what she plans to do to celebrate it. We also have fun trying to guess each other's personality types in three different personality tests:
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Episode 17
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1:03:07
EP 16: We're Honoring the Amazing Influential Women in Our Lives
For Mother's Day, we spoke to the wonderful women in our lives. In every episode, we share different cultures and perspectives, but today's episode is where we have seen the most differences thus far. We spoke to Amanda's and Taylor's moms, sha...
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Episode 16
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1:08:54
EP 15: Let's Be Aware of Our Mental Health
Joining our conversation in this episode are mental health experts and hosts of HeartsChat: Erica Johnson, MFT and Akilah Robinson, LMFT. In many cultures, and especially in ours, mental he...
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Episode 15
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57:22
EP 14: Happy National Siblings Day!
In honor of National Siblings Day, we invite some of our siblings to join us on the podcast. We'd like to introduce you to Malori, Taylor's sister; Cristina, Amanda's sister; and Anthony, Justine's brother. We share our favorite or, depending h...
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Episode 14
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1:03:46
EP 13: Beauty Standards Part 2
Join us as we continue the conversation about our cultures' beauty standards. If you didn't listen to Beauty Standards Part 1, make sure to listen to that first! In Part 2, we reflect on inner and outer beauty, our beauty evolution and wrap up ...
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Episode 13
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33:08
EP 12: Beauty Standards Part 1
What are the beauty standards in your culture? Being women, we are constantly pressured to fit these beauty standards that affect us in many ways that we don't realize until later on in life. We reflect on those cultural beauty standards and ho...
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Episode 12
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53:43
EP 11: College Decisions
We are happy to have another good friend on the podcast, Tiffany Kodare! We know preparing for college can be daunting and we don't provide any tips on this episode (sorry, not sorry). But maybe you can learn a few things from our experience as...
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Episode 11
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1:12:10
EP 10: Grown Folks Love
Hollywood Rom-Com. Star-crossed lovers. Love at first sight. These are things we DON'T talk about in our this episode. With our first podcast guest, Jon Johnson, we talk about love in different forms other than what society tells us what love i...
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Episode 10
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1:02:13
EP 9: Goodbye LA, Hello London
Recorded at different times, Justine shares her experience living in Los Angeles and then moving to London. We also talk about cultural differences between New Jersey, Los Angeles and London; get side tracked with future living accommodations a...
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Episode 9
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53:12
EP 8: Election Part Two
What a crazy year it has been already! Now that America has sworn in it's new president, we reflect on Election Day, current events and the new administration. We also promise we won't talk your ears off about elections for another two ye...
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Episode 8
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1:06:33
EP 7: Justine's Birthday and What Did I Miss?
Cheers to Justine turning 30! We talk about her birthday festivities and favorite birthday memories. Also in the episode, we talk about some American traditions we missed out on and/or didn't understand when we were growing up. Traditions inclu...
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Episode 7
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57:21