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Friends Like Us

A Podcast featuring women of color with different views on hot topics. 

Dec 20, 2017

Friends talk Omarosa's departure, DJ T's bad picks for lawyers, and complexity over simplicity. Featured: Subha Agrawal- Comedy Central, TruTV, MTV, 'Comedy Knockout', 'The Jim Jefferies Show.'; Keisha Zollar- Writer for 'The Opposition with Jordan Klepper.' regular performer at the UCB theatre; 'Astronomy Club,' and...


Dec 13, 2017

Marina Franklin, Ayanna Dookie, and men-of-the-month Alvin Irby and Seaton Smith discuss helping the babies to read, the disparity in health care for black women and sexual harassment in comedy. Featured Guests: Ayanna Dookie- 'Gotham Comedy Live', 'Laughs', 'The Girl in the Show', and 'LaffTracks'. Writer on '50...


Dec 6, 2017

This week on Friends Like Us: Marina Franklin, Christina Galston, MeMe Simpson, and Agunda Okeyo discuss uncomfortable conversations about sex, gender relations, Net Neutrality, and the GOP. Featured guests: Christina Galston - MTV’s Guy Code vs. Girl Code, The Chisme Club, and Stand-Up 360: Muy Caliente. MeMe...


Nov 29, 2017

Juliette Lewis, Dr. Christina Greer, and Marie Faustin stop by Friends Like Us to talk about the NY Times article normalizing white nationalism , diversity in the workplace, and shopping black for the holidays. Juliette Austin- Founder of FrankEvans Consulting, helps companies implement diversity, equity, and inclusion...


Surprise Guest For the Holidays!

Nov 22, 2017

Marina Franklin, Jenny Saldana, Terri Lynn Martin, and a surprise mystery guest discuss Thanksgiving, Sexual Assault, and Sarah Silverman. Jenny Saldana -writer, actress, and stand-up comedian. She wrote, produced and starred in Happy Cancer Chick, has penned four plays, and had a principal role in "The Dictator". She...