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Awf The Record
Episodes — page 4
- How A Posing Class Taught Us Seduction
Send us Fan Mail What does it actually mean to be sexy? In the Season 4 premiere of Awf The Record, Mona Kosar Abdi and Jeannette Reyes reunite in New York and quickly find themsel…
- Thursdays Just Got a Whole Lot Better | Awf The Record Season 4 Official Trailer
Send us Fan Mail The girls are back… and this time they’re not going anywhere. Season 4 of Awf The Record is officially here, and we’re going weekly. Every Thursday, Mona Kosar A…
- [Go Awf] Unlearning Our "News Voice": Finding Ourselves After Journalism
Send us Fan Mail Who are you when you’re no longer performing? In this raw and reflective segment, Mona Kosar Abdi and Jeannette Reyes unpack the emotional identity shift that com…
- [Go Awf] "Good Hair" Is a Lie: Yene Damtew on Deprogramming Hair ShameWhat even is “good hair”?
Send us Fan Mail In this powerful segment, celebrity stylist Yene Damtew and Jeannette Reyes unpack the emotional weight so many Black women carry about their hair — from childhood…
- [Go Awf] Visible but Voiceless: Andrea Lewis on The Real Story Behind Hazel from Degrassi
Send us Fan Mail What happens when your character is seen, but your story isn’t? In this powerful segment, Andrea Lewis opens up about her experience on Degrassi — playing Hazel, o…
- [Go Awf] The Art of Quiet Power: Melyssa Ford on Confidence, Sensuality & Setting Boundaries
Send us Fan Mail How do you stay empowered and sensual in a world that wants to box you in? In this powerful segment, Melyssa Ford gets real about the exit ramp from video vixen fa…
- How to Audit Your Year & Reset with Intention
Send us Fan Mail Today, this candid and reflective episode of Awf The Record is your go-to year-end reset. Jeannette and Mona ditch the highlight reel to unpack what 2025 really lo…
- [Go Awf] Ozempic: Miracle Drug or Just Hype? What You Need to Know About GLP-1s
Send us Fan Mail Is Ozempic really the weight loss solution we’ve been waiting for or is it more complicated than that? In this must-listen segment, Dr. Darien Sutton breaks down t…
- Being a Woman in the Public Eye: The Beauty & Burden of Being Seen | Best of Awf The Record
Send us Fan Mail There’s power in being seen… but there’s also pressure. In this “Best-Of” episode, we explore the beauty and the burden of being a woman in the public eye. Throug…
- [Go Awf] Breaking Into Journalism When You Don’t Know Where to Start
Send us Fan Mail How do you nurture a big dream, especially when you don’t have a roadmap? In this listener Q&A segment, Jeannette Reyes and Mona Kosar Abdi share what it was like…
- Leaving Your Dream Job for Your Next Dream Job | Best of Awf The Record
Send us Fan Mail What if your dream job wasn’t the dream anymore? In this special “Best-Of” episode, we’re revisiting four powerful stories about career pivots, evolving purpose,…
- [Go Awf] When Your Dream Job Isn’t Enough Anymore: Why Imani Ellis Left NBC to Build CultureCon
Send us Fan Mail What happens when your dream job can’t hold your purpose anymore? In this unfiltered segment, Imani Ellis, founder of CultureCon and The Creative Collective NYC, s…
- How to Stop Hiding and Win by Being the Real You w/ Taryn Delanie Smith
Send us Fan Mail From Beauty Queen to Comedy Queen—Taryn Delanie-Smith proves that reinvention isn’t just possible—it’s powerful. This week, Jeannette and Mona sit down with Taryn…
- [Go Awf] When Your Kinks Don’t Match... Sex Therapist Explains How to Ask for What You Want in Bed
Send us Fan Mail In this spicy segment, licensed sex therapist Marissa Nelson breaks down what happens when partners have very different sexual desires including kinks, fantasies,…
- Corporate Baddie DeAndre Brown on Leaving Investment Banking for TikTok Fame
Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Awf The Record, DeAndre Brown – aka the original “The Corporate Baddie” – gets real about leaving investment banking to become a full-time conte…
- [Go Awf] The Promotion Didn't Happen... Rejection, Redirection, and What’s Meant for You
Send us Fan Mail In this honest, reflective segment, Mona opens up about the moment she thought her journalism career had peaked and how that rejection led to a redirection she nev…
- Burnout, Brand Deals & Building Life After News
Send us Fan Mail This episode flips the script… literally. In a candid, behind-the-scenes Q&A, Jeannette and Mona sit down with their podcast producer to answer the questions they…
- The Biggest Hair Myth, Texturism, and the Pressure to Be Perfect
Send us Fan Mail Celebrity hairstylist and salon owner Yene Damtew joins us to talk about the real work behind “good hair,” the pressures Black women face around beauty standards,…
- Andrea Lewis on Life After Degrassi, Burnout, and Becoming a Boss
Send us Fan Mail You may know Andrea Lewis as Hazel from Degrassi — but that was just the beginning. In this powerful episode of Awf The Record, Andrea opens up about the transitio…
- Melyssa Ford: The Original Video Vixen on Fame, Fear, and Finding Herself
Send us Fan Mail “The line is drawn when you’re not in control of it. The ownership, agency, and empowerment factor comes from putting the price tag on your own image and likeness.…
