Windy City Women

Kells Tha Komic | Amanda Costner
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Chicago Comedians Kells Tha Komic and Amanda Costner break down local drama while making you laugh. Each week we start with Global News, followed by a segment called "Lori Stories", where we discuss the latest news coming from Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot. Our main segment always focuses on a different topic relevant to Chicago. Including guest interviews, deep dives and bringing other comedians on. New episode drops every WEDNESDAY!

Episodes

  1. 08/26/2020

    Season Finally | Oklahoma, What Amanda and Kells are Up To

    In our Season 1 Closer, We talk about Kells' trip to Oklahoma and discuss upcoming projects. Thanks for tuning in! Follow host Kells Tha Komic on Social Media: @kellsthakomic https://Instagram.com/Kellsthakomic https://Twitter.com/kellsthakomic https://facebook.com/kellsthakom1c/ Follow host Amanda Costner on Social Media: @amandacostner https://www.instagram.com/amandacostner/ https://twitter.com/AmandaCostner https://www.youtube.com/amandacostner Original music by Amanda Costner

  2. 08/05/2020

    "That Time My Team Leader Said The N Word" We Talk with a Former US Cellular Employee about the Discrimination She Faced As A Black Lesbian

    At the top is our Global News Segment where we discuss what’s going on in the world. Kells makes fun of Biden's potential VP picks, we discuss whether Major League Sports has a chance to survive, and Discuss Trump's latest run in with the law.  Our guest is Shae Hampton, former employee of US Cellular, who talks about the typical kinds of discrimination faced by her in the corporate world.  Follow Shae on instagram: @thenewlifeclean, or head to https://www.thenewlifeclean.com/ where you can book residential and commercial janitorial services through the company she founded and runs: New Life Cleaning Solutions. Please rate us and leave a review on itunes! Email questions to windycitywomenpodcast@gmail.com This episode is also available on our YouTube channel in video format: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCC7KV49mYPawU5Sfb2yE0jw Follow Windy City Women on Twitter & Instagram: @windywomen https://twitter.com/windywomen https://www.instagram.com/windywomen/ https://www.facebook.com/WindyCityWomenPodcast/ Follow host Kells Tha Komic on Social Media: @kellsthakomic https://Instagram.com/Kellsthakomic https://Twitter.com/kellsthakomic https://facebook.com/kellsthakom1c/ Follow host Amanda Costner on Social Media: @amandacostner https://www.instagram.com/amandacostner/ https://twitter.com/AmandaCostner https://www.youtube.com/amandacostner Original music by Amanda Costner. Additional Music by Prod. Riddiman.

  3. 07/29/2020

    Chicago Women discuss Chicago-based television series The Chi, Talib Kweli deleting his Twitter & Lori Lightfoot Reversing Course on the Columbus Statue

    Chicago comedians Kells Tha Komic and Amanda Costner review Showtime's television series, The Chi. Created by Lena Waithe, The Chi depicts an average south sider's life walking the streets of Chicago. Kells and Amanda debate the various scandals that have taken place throughout the course of the show and give their evaluation on how close to actual Chicago life The Chi is.  At the top of the hour is our Global News Segment where we discuss what’s going on in the world. Meg Thee Stallion goes on Instagram live after recovering from getting shot in her feet. Talib Kweli gets caught harassing women on twitter and it looks like Americans are going to get another round of stimulus checks for sure. After our Global News segment we dive  into ‘Lori Stories’, a short discussion about what’s happening with our Chicago Mayor, Lori Lightfoot. After taking down the controversial Columbus statue in downtown Chicago in the middle of the night, Lightfoot reverses course and says they may bring the statue back. Please rate us and leave a review on itunes! Email questions to windycitywomenpodcast@gmail.com This episode is also available on our YouTube channel in video format: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCC7KV49mYPawU5Sfb2yE0jw Follow Windy City Women on Twitter & Instagram: @windywomen https://twitter.com/windywomen https://www.instagram.com/windywomen/ https://www.facebook.com/WindyCityWomenPodcast/ Follow host Kells Tha Komic on Social Media: @kellsthakomic https://Instagram.com/Kellsthakomic https://Twitter.com/kellsthakomic https://facebook.com/kellsthakom1c/ Follow host Amanda Costner on Social Media: @amandacostner https://www.instagram.com/amandacostner/ https://twitter.com/AmandaCostner https://www.youtube.com/amandacostner Original music by Amanda Costner. Additional Music by Prod. Riddiman.

  4. 07/22/2020

    Cannabis Users Dream Job: A Woman Who Runs and Operates Her Own Weed Edibles Company in Chicago

    This week Chicago comedians Kells Tha Komic and Amanda Costner interview owner of Celestial Confections Chicago, a small business that specializes in THC Edibles and Herbal Infusions. At the top of the hour is our Global News Segment where we discuss what’s going on in the world. Today we’re talking about Kanye West’s campaign rally, Whether or not schools should reopen, and the Chicago protestors who attempted to tear down a Columbus statue. After our Global News segment we dive straight into ‘Lori Stories’, a short discussion about what’s happening with our Chicago Mayor, Lori Lightfoot. This week Lightfoot called someone a “Karen” and let’s just say WE ARE HERE FOR THAT. During our main topic of the hour, Sarah Jo from Celestial Confections Chicago talks about being half underground, half above ground as a business. As well as what it’s like to run a marijuana company when you come from a conservative catholic family. Follow Celestial Confections on Instagram at @celestial_confections_chicago or email Sarah Jo: celestialconfectionschicago@gmail.com  Please rate us and leave a review on itunes! Email questions to windycitywomenpodcast@gmail.com This episode is also available on our YouTube channel in video format: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCC7KV49mYPawU5Sfb2yE0jw Follow Windy City Women on Twitter & Instagram: @windywomen https://twitter.com/windywomen https://www.instagram.com/windywomen/ https://www.facebook.com/WindyCityWomenPodcast/ Follow host Kells Tha Komic on Social Media: @kellsthakomic https://Instagram.com/Kellsthakomic https://Twitter.com/kellsthakomic https://facebook.com/kellsthakom1c/ Follow host Amanda Costner on Social Media: @amandacostner https://www.instagram.com/amandacostner/ https://twitter.com/AmandaCostner https://www.youtube.com/amandacostner Original music by Amanda Costner. Additional Music by Prod. Riddiman.

  5. 07/15/2020

    We Talk with A Former Cult Member

    Chicago comedians Kells Tha Komic and Amanda Costner sit down with a former member of the Moors Science Temple who found herself involved in a section of the organization that participated in dark magic and engaged in a number of questionable behaviors.  To start the show off we discuss What's Going On in the world--The Jada Pinket Smith/August Alsina love affair, Kanye running for President, Missing Glee star Naya Rivera and the Washington Redskins changing their name.  Please rate us and leave a review on itunes! Email questions to windycitywomenpodcast@gmail.com This episode is also available on our YouTube channel in video format: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCC7KV49mYPawU5Sfb2yE0jw Follow Windy City Women on Twitter & Instagram: @windywomen https://twitter.com/windywomen https://www.instagram.com/windywomen/ https://www.facebook.com/WindyCityWomenPodcast/ Follow host Kells Tha Komic on Social Media: @kellsthakomic https://Instagram.com/Kellsthakomic https://Twitter.com/kellsthakomic https://facebook.com/kellsthakom1c/ Follow host Amanda Costner on Social Media: @amandacostner https://www.instagram.com/amandacostner/ https://twitter.com/AmandaCostner https://www.youtube.com/amandacostner Original music by Amanda Costner. Additional Music by Prod. Riddiman.

  6. 07/08/2020

    How the Chicago Comedy Scene Is Handling Coronavirus | with Comedian and Radio Personality Serena Monay

    Chicago comedians Kells Tha Komic and Amanda Costner are joined by comedian and radio personality Serena Monay to talk about the state of the Chicago Comedy Scene and what it’s like doing drive in shows outdoors. At the top of the segment is world gossip and entertainment as well as an update on what our Mayor, Lori Lightfoot, is up to. Please rate us and leave a review on itunes! Email questions to windycitywomenpodcast@gmail.com This episode is also available on our YouTube channel in video format: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCC7KV49mYPawU5Sfb2yE0jw Follow Serena Monay on Social Media: @serena_monay  https://instagram.com/serena_monay?igshid=6pr18evi15ob https://twitter.com/serenamonay https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTdUwXya1steLjxo5z4cGqA Listen to Serena on Chicago 89.9 FM Thursday’s at 4:30 https://instagram.com/wrecharoundradio Follow Windy City Women on Twitter: @windywomen https://twitter.com/windywomen Follow host Kells Tha Komic on Social Media: @kellsthakomic https://Instagram.com/Kellsthakomic https://Twitter.com/kellsthakomic https://facebook.com/kellsthakom1c/ Follow host Amanda Costner on Social Media: @amandacostner https://www.instagram.com/amandacostner/ https://twitter.com/AmandaCostner https://www.youtube.com/amandacostner Original music by Amanda Costner. Additional Music by Prod. Riddiman.

  7. 07/01/2020

    How Kells Feels about the #BlackLivesMatter Movement | and Tips for how People can Help Fight Racism

    During this episode, Chicago comedians Kells Tha Komic and Amanda Costner go over global news, "Lori Stories" (where we talk about our Mayor, Lori Lightfoot) and discuss for our main segment the Black Lives Matter movement. During the episode the two debate BLM and whether the organization has made an impact on racism in America. Kells also gives some tips on how white people can go above and beyond using social media for the cause. Please subscribe to our podcast! Leave us a review and we'll read it on air, next episode!  This podcast is also in VIDEO on YouTube! Head over to https://bit.ly/2AjAGkI or search "Windy City Women" on YouTube.com.  Follow us on twitter: @windywomen Questions? Shoot us an email, we'd love to answer them! windycitywomenpodcast@gmail.com Follow Kells and Amanda on social media: @KellsThaKomic  @AmandaCostner  https://twitter.com/kellsthakomic https://www.instagram.com/kellsthakomic/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCH8F6ls5oq4PwsMqYFC-e0g https://twitter.com/amandacostner https://www.instagram.com/amandacostner/ https://www.youtube.com/amandacostner Original music by Amanda Costner. Additional Music by Prod. Riddiman.

  8. 06/12/2020

    Chicago Women Discuss Nini's Deli, Racism, Transphobia and How Coughing is the New Farting

    Kells Tha Komic and Amanda Costner hash out the timeline of the fast demise of Nini's Deli, a beloved, family owned Sandwich Shop in Wicker Park. After being asked how they felt about the Black Lives Matter movement, the owner, Jauny, went on a racist, xenophobic, homophobic tirade. What followed was swift backlash from the public.  We want to read your comments and questions off! Email us at: windycitywomenpodcast@gmail.com  Detailed timeline from beginning to end of Nini's Deli: https://medium.com/@crangel7/on-ninis-deli-537b5ee7023a Please follow us on Instagram: @kellsthakomic @amandacostner

    Chicago Women Discuss Nini's Deli, Racism, Transphobia and How Coughing is the New Farting
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Chicago Comedians Kells Tha Komic and Amanda Costner break down local drama while making you laugh. Each week we start with Global News, followed by a segment called "Lori Stories", where we discuss the latest news coming from Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot. Our main segment always focuses on a different topic relevant to Chicago. Including guest interviews, deep dives and bringing other comedians on. New episode drops every WEDNESDAY!

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  • Creator
    Kells Tha Komic | Amanda Costner
  • Years Active
    2020
  • Episodes
    8
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Kells Tha Komic | Amanda Costner
  • Show Website
    Windy City Women