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Do you remember your undergraduate experience? Or maybe you are currently living through it now. For those of us who chose this path, the Undergrad Experience is truly formative and self defining as we explore, discover, and determine how we plan to spend the rest of our lives as young adults. We can think back on the nervousness that filled our bodies as we walked in for orientation, the excitement that came when we were finally settled in our dorm rooms, the adrenaline that rushed through us at our first party, and the wake up call we felt when we realized these grade were not going to make themselves. In this week’s episode your Party of Four asked you, our listening audience, to tell us about your undergrad experience. Listen in as we bring the drinks and jokes, while including your input in yet another everyday conversation that takes place among this party of four.

Who said investments only refers to monetary value? In this week’s episode your Party of Four turns the conversation on Investing in Yourself and Others. This kind of investment requires some pre-reflection and reflection on what’s aiding your growth and progression, what is hindering and holding you back, and how are you in turn investing in those around you. Whether it’s an opportunity to increase net worth or network, or the chance to expand your professional or personal capacity, investing in one’s self is crucial to achieving optimal success. Listen in as we bring the drinks, the jokes, the real and honest sass to yet another everyday conversation that takes place among this party of four.

We’ve all heard and know those old-wise sayings as “money talks,” “money makes man,” and even “money is the root of all evil.” Which of them holds true to you? The Party of Four sure have their own opinions. This week’s episode explores how our attitude towards money affects career decisions, relationships (both platonic and amorous), as well as future goals and expectations. Your Party of Four each take an introspective look at their attraction and relationship to money. However you get it, earn it, or manifest it, we can all agree that money was, is and will always be a big deal. Listen in as we bring the drinks, the jokes, the real and honest sass to yet another everyday conversation that takes place among this party of four.

What if your lifestyle was determined by the amount of likes you got; where you’d lived and how much your rent would cost; what seat you’d be given on a flight or the kind of cars you’d drive. Would you be able to survive? While we are not living in this reality (yet? lol), we know that the influence of social media is real. This week's conversation was inspired by an episode entitled "Nose Drive," on the Netflix series, Black Mirror. In our episode, The Party of Four explores how social media affects not just our viewpoints of self-image, or self-worth, but also our happiness, relationships and even political ideologies. And while acknowledging our evolving reliance on social networks as a means of communication, this party of four each take a unique approach to address the influence of social media in their personal lives. Listen in as we bring the drinks, the jokes, the real and honest sass to yet another everyday conversation that takes place among this party of four.

What’s in your wallet? Hopefully an Economic Impact Stimulus Check. As we all contend with the uncertainties of the, both figuratively and literally pernicious, COVID-19 pandemic, your party of four proposes a more positive outlook. This week’s episode takes a financial spin as we discuss Budgeting while quarantined! During this episode we address the stressors and realities we’re currently facing as transitioning young professionals in our graduate careers and offer financial tips and tricks that are not only benefiting us now, but also preparing us for what’s to come. Listen in as we bring the drinks, the jokes, the real and honest sass to yet another everyday conversation that takes place among this party of four.

Do you feel as though there’s such a thing as ‘a women’s place’? Do you think gender roles are still prevalent and/or even necessary in today's relationships? Does being ‘the man of the house’ in hetero- relationships still come with oppressive ideologies that restrict the woman’s personal development, growth and aspirations? Can today’s woman of color really have her cake and eat it too? These questions and more are explored in this week's episode of the hit-series, Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker. Your party of four takes a critical and analytical lens to the limited series by Nicole Jefferson Asher that dramatizes "the untold and highly irreverent story of black hair care pioneer and mogul Madam C. J. Walker.” Listen in as we bring the drinks, the jokes, the real and honest sass to yet another everyday conversation that takes place among this party of four.