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It's the last episode of HSP Season One! Can you believe it? Nope. Same. It's been a total blast hanging with you for these last 21 episodes, and we hope you've enjoyed the ride. More to come for Season 2, kicking off after Labor Day in September! In this ep, we took a walk down HSP memory lane, highlighting some golden moments and fine lessons we've gathered from our inspiring guests. We were hyped all over again after talking about what we've learned so far doing this show. Definitely treat yourself and click back to some of our #flamesemoji episodes. We also were All A Twitter about the return of Issa Rae and Insecureon HBO and the box office smash hit Girls Trip. Speaking of the hilarious-good-time movie, we sounded our Air Horn for one of its stars: Tiffany Haddish. She's the best! And after catching her (now viral) video of her Jimmy Kimmel Live appearance showing how comedic storytelling is done, we can all agree: SHE READY! We'll be on hiatus through the month

Settle in folks, we have another exciting episode coming your way. This time, we're chatting with Jessica Ashley, a content strategist, content creator and coach. She's the founder and voice of Single Mom Nation and its sister podcast, Single Mom Nation Radio. She's an award-winning blogger with more than 40 million page views and 40,000 comments, and now also helps single moms thrive through creative divorce coaching. Jessica wears inappropriately high heels to the playground, and is mom to a Tae Kwon Do-ing, awkward breakdancing, stand-up comic 12-year old son and a feisty, delicious-cheeked toddler known online as Boss Lady. She lives with her kids and chef boyfriend in Chicago. You can join the Single Mom Community on Facebook and on Twitter: @singlemomnation We're also discussing the brand new Carter twins, Black motherhood and letting women just be. Plus we're shouting out an amazing sprinter and athlete on breaking a new record. We told you, it's a good one.

We're back with another Nsquared episode! And it's a good one too, if we do say so ourselves. We dive into some of the craziness that's been happening in politics this past week, including Aussie reporter, Chris Uhlmann's searing takedown of Trump after the G20 Summit and the disturbing Pew Research report on Republican's growing distrust of higher education. We also talk about our favorite Summertime Jams (some of them are on this list) and the Summertime Reads we're looking forward to gobbling up. Lastly, we salute Amy Siskind, who has been diligently documenting everything #notnormal about this newest administration. (Beeteedubs, the photo above is from our recent visit back home to Montreal. It's outside of our old elementary school!)

It's another Nsquared ep, y'all! We haven't done one of these in a while since we've been so fortunate to have a fab run of guests these last few weeks. #praisehands But what makes this one even more special is that we are coming to you from Montreal, our beloved hometown. So this means we're also sitting next to each other. Always a treat! We talk about how these MAGA supporters continue to show out, plus we sing our hometown praises. (Montreal was kind of the guest on this episode.) Then we get into our guilty pleasure TV shows*. Spoiler alert: Naked & Afraid and The CW teen shows factor in large here. And we once again salute another U.S. Congresswoman who is all about persistence. Listen in! (*Here's that old Trading Spouses "The God Warrior" episode we mentioned. Stained our brains!)

We were happy to have Bassey Ikpi sit in on our chatfest. Bassey is a Nigerian born, American raised writer and mental health advocate. She has been featured in international publications and media outlets from fashion magazines to profiles chronicling her work and life as a mental health activist. Bassey has written for several media platforms from digital to print on the topic of mental health and pop culture. With social commentary being a focus of her work, Bassey has  recorded original poems for Girl Effect's Invisible Barriers, the Kaiser Foundation's, HIV/AIDS campaign, Knowing Is Beautiful and There is No Comfort In Silence for Global Grind and World AIDS Day. She is the founder of the mental health organization The Siwe Project and creator of #NoShameDay. She is currently working on her first memoir, Making Friends With Giants (Harper Perennial), out fall 2018. You can follow Bassey on Twitter/Instagram/Snapchat: @basseyworld We also were All a Twitte

We're coming back atcha with another great episode! We're talking to Laura Fuentes, the CEO of Fuentes Media, Founder of MOMables, and a Lifestyle Entrepreneur. She's the Author of 3 cookbooks, Executive Producer of video campaigns, makes television appearances, has competed (and won!) on Food Network, and often partners with brands in digital campaigns in both English and Spanish. With her background in Global Economics, MBA in Business Development, and 7 successful years growing her online businesses, Laura helps other entrepreneurs grow and scale their businesses in LauraFuentes.co. We also dive into some of the heavier things that have been happening in the last few weeks including the Bill Cosby mistrial and the Philando Castile verdict. As well as touching on that superb Teen Vogue article, How to Masturbate If You Have a Vagina. Lastly, we're honoring Valerie Castile and all the other mothers who have tragically lost children to police brutality. We touch on the importance and power of her ra

Are you ready to get pumped up? You need to be, friends, because this conversation with Morra Aarons-Mele is going to set you right! We're talking autonomy, lift each other up, and trying to live without jealousy with this wise woman. She's the founder of the award-winning social impact agency Women Online and The Mission List, a social change influencer database. She is an internet marketer who has been working with women online since 1999, when she helped Hillary Clinton log on for her first Internet chat. Morra has launched online campaigns for President Obama, Malala Yousafzai, the United Nations, and many other leading figures and organizations. She's also the host of the popular podcast "Hiding in the Bathroom," found on PodcastOne and part of the Forbes Network. Her forthcoming book of the same name will be published by Harper Collins in fall 2017. Morra has written for BlogHer as well as The Harvard Business Review, The Huffington Post, MomsRising, The Wall St Journal, The New York Time

We're sharing our fourth and final interview from our Mom 2.0 Summit series with the one and only Erika Nicole Kendall. Erika is the writer behind the blog A Black Girl's Guide to Weight Loss, where she chronicles her journey from 330-lb couch potato to nutritionist and personal trainer. Erika has partnered with brands from Microsoft and Asics to the U.S. Army to inspire people to live healthier lives in a positive and uplifting way. Listen in!

We're rolling through our Mom 2.0 Summit series and chatting with Julie Clark, a full-time mom and former teacher best known for founding The Baby Einstein Company, a start-up business that was born in her basement and became an internationally acclaimed, multimillion-dollar company in less than five years. Julie's new business is WeeSchool, a media company that gives parents fun, positive ideas for play with their wee ones and helps them understand child development.  We also share our take on the women-only screenings of the new Wonder Woman movie planned in Austin, Texas. And we salute one young champion athlete who's not here to smile to make you comfortable. Have a listen! 

We're continuing our Mom 2.0 Summit series with Rachel Hofstetter, a former food editor at O, the Oprah Magazine and the author behind the best-selling book Cooking Up a Business. Rachel is the co-founder of guesterly, a software platform that enables anyone to create a custom who's who directory for events and groups and now serves as the Chief Marketing Officer for Chatbooks, the super-easy subscription photo book company.

It's the first of our Mom 2.0 Summit series! We're talked with Heather Greenwood Davis, a Contributing Editor at National Geographic Traveler,  award-winning freelance writer and columnist, and the voice behind GlobetrottingMama.com, an international family travel blog. The mom of two was also named Traveler of the Year in 2012 after a yearlong family trip around the world that hit 29 countries on six continents in 12 months. <----Whuuuut?! We just had to find out how she pulled this off. Listen in!

Nsquared is here to help you clean house... like, literally. Talking 'bout spring cleaning, y'all! We have a few tips and tricks to help you declutter like a BOSS. Plus, we get into the heartbreak of "S-Town" (no spoilers!) and the heaviness of Netflix's 13 Reasons Why (listen to the tapes already, Clay!). And we salute a septuagenarian who is running things. Listen in!

We are thrilled to chat with writer and style insider, Tia Williams. For 15 years, Tia was a magazine beauty editor and created one of the first style blogs, the award-winning Shake Your Beauty. She's the best-selling author of The Accidental Diva and the It Chicks series, and co-writer of Iman's T he Beauty of Color. Her latest novel, The Perfect Find, was an instant bestseller and won Best Fiction at the 2016 African American Literary Awards. We talked with Tia about her writing process, best beauty finds and how to literally write your own story. 

She's an attorney, speaker, photographer, author, and leadership coach. And yet Karen Walrond still finds time to be the creative mind behind the award-winning website, Chookooloonks. We were honored to have our friend and Island Sistren chat with us about the beauty of different, why adventure is important to thriving in life, and why she will never get enough of British actor Martin Freeman. 

We're back at it again with another Nsquared episode. This time, we chop it up about how to know your worth and ask for what you want in your career. Plus, we give our take on the recent spate of brands behaving badly (we're lookin' at you, Pepsi + United Airlines), and send up an airhorn salute to a powerhouse woman who is working hard to amplify women's stories in a big way. Have a listen!

We're excited to talk with Patrice Grell Yursik, a.k.a. Afrobella! Patrice created her wildly popular blog Afrobella.com in 2006, featuring inspiring, in depth information about natural hair, skincare, makeup, travel, and lifestyle. Patrice is one of WWD's 50 Most Influential People in the Multicultural Market. Yep. The woman is major. (And you'll never guess who her fave celeb crush is. But we approve!) [Photo by Chuck Olu-Alabi]

We're celebrating motherhood and our own lovely mum on what was her 70th birthday celebration in Las Vegas. On this episode, we tackled some heavier topics such as postpartum depression, the weight of motherhood, and the need for more compassion and community for mothers across the board. Plus, on the lighter side, we have a special airhorn salute in store. Listen in!

We're excited to be talking with Glory Edim, the founder of Well-Read Black Girl (WRBG), a Brooklyn-based book club and online platform that celebrates the uniqueness of Black literature & sisterhood. Of course we talk books, but we also chat about how to tackle the lame "what do you do?" question at parties, and the power of community. Plus, why a mean plate of spaghetti is the way to Glory's heart. [Photo by Jane Bruce]

What do canned pineapples, blazers and Miami Vice have to do with each other? They're all big parts of Nicole + Nailah's individual transition stories. We're talking all things transitions in today's episode and examining the experiences and ideas that brought us to the point we are now. Plus, we chat a bit about the Oscars fiasco and our admiration for Teen Vogue.

We're chatting with Margaret Jacobsen, a mom, writer, activist, social justice warrior, and one of the organizers of the Women's March in Portland, Oregon. We get into Black Feminism/Womanism and intersectionality, the rise in activism, and the one book Margaret would have with her on a deserted island.