Please, Do Tell

Ronnika W. & Jeffrey B.

Hey Hey, welcome to Please, Do Tell, a storytelling podcast where Ronnika Williams and Jeffrey Booker unpack life, legacy, culture, and the chaos of being grown in this economy. We talk about everything from navigating grief to uncovering family history to THAT one time we should’ve minded our business but didn’t. Think: salon chair confession + front-porch storytelling + cousin-at-the-cookout commentary.Ronnika brings the receipts, the archives, and the heart. Jeffrey brings the jokes and the “did he really just say that?” energy. Together, we’re building a space where stories matter.

  1. 3일 전

    60 Degrees & Carrying On

    Last day of June. Last episode of Black Music Month. Michigan is 60 degrees and calling it summer anyway. This episode holds what the month actually was — not the highlight reel, the real version. Ronnika barely made it through Father's Day and the music challenge kept her going. Jeffrey asked how many times people cook in a week and started a whole conversation. And Black Music Month got the send-off it earned — with gratitude, the song of the month, and one last round of flowers for the community that showed up all June. July starts tomorrow. The second half of summer is wide open. 🎵 Final thank you to @musicsermon on Instagram for the Black Music Month 30-Day Challenge — follow them and see you next June🍳 How many times do YOU cook in a week? DM us your answer Please, Do Tell — because every story deserves to be heard. Host: Ronnika W. & Jeffrey B  Music: Wallflowers by Bad Snacks  Connect with Ronnika: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/ronnikawilliams⁠⁠⁠  Connect with Jeffrey: @mrfantasticworld on IG

    1시간 15분

  2. 6월 23일

    NBA Champions, Freedom & Finally

    The Knicks are NBA Champions. We had to sit in that before we could do anything else. Recorded the night before Juneteenth, premiering after the first day of summer — this episode carries all of it. The championship. The freedom. Jeffrey finally, officially in the Black Music Month challenge after three or (two) weeks on the sidelines (he had to answer for it, on air, live). This is the most celebratory episode of the season. Champions. Freedom. Music. Summer. All at once, all earned. 🏆 Congratulations to New York and the Knicks🌿 Hope your Juneteenth was full and free🎵 Black Music Month challenge still going — follow @musicsermon and join in Please, Do Tell — because every story deserves to be heard. Host: Ronnika W. & Jeffrey B  Music: Wallflowers by Bad Snacks  Connect with Ronnika: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/ronnikawilliams⁠⁠⁠  Connect with Jeffrey: @mrfantasticworld on IG

    1시간 12분

  3. 6월 16일

    Checking In

    Episode 115: Checking InJune 16, 2026 — Juneteenth Week So much happened this week and we needed to talk about all of it. The Knicks are still in the Finals. The Black Music Month challenge hit its midpoint — and we're finally checking in on Jeffrey's status (it's a whole conversation). Ronnika just came from Story Salon's Night of Benton Harbor Basketball Stories fundraiser at the Secret Garden and has a full recap. And Juneteenth. This episode moves like a real catch-up — Knicks, music, community, summer, freedom. All of it, all at once. 🎵 Black Music Month Challenge: follow @musicsermon on Instagram and join in🏘️ Story Salon: preserving history, creating legacy, engaging community — based in Benton Harbor, Michigan. Links below.🌿 Juneteenth is this week — however you're celebrating, celebrate fully Please, Do Tell — because every story deserves to be heard. Host: Ronnika W. & Jeffrey B  Music: Wallflowers by Bad Snacks  Connect with Ronnika: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/ronnikawilliams⁠⁠⁠  Connect with Jeffrey: @mrfantasticworld on IG The Story Salon: thestorysalon.org, @thestorysalon

    1시간 9분

  4. 6월 9일

    The People's Playlist

    On time. As promised. Unlike Episode 113. This episode turns Black Music Month outward — from personal stories to community power. The Black Music Month 30-Day Instagram Challenge is live, and this year the community submitted the prompts. The people decided what questions got asked. Ronnika and Jeffrey work through the challenge, share their answers live, and talk about what it means when the culture holds itself. Plus — the Knicks are in the NBA Finals. Black music and basketball have always been the same conversation. We're not skipping that. 🎵 Join the challenge and follow the account that built it: @musicsermon on Instagram 🏀 Tell us your Knicks Finals walk-out song — DMs are open Please, Do Tell — because every story deserves to be heard. Host: Ronnika W. & Jeffrey B  Music: Wallflowers by Bad Snacks  Connect with Ronnika: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/ronnikawilliams⁠⁠⁠  Connect with Jeffrey: @mrfantasticworld on IG

    49분

  5. 6월 8일

    The Soundtrack of Us

    Yes, we're a few days late. And yes, Episode 114 drops tomorrow. Consider it a gift. This episode opens Black Music Month the way only Please, Do Tell can — not with a history lesson, but with a personal one. Ronnika and Jeffrey go through the songs that tell their stories. The house song. The heartbreak song. The celebration song. The one that sees them completely. The one playing right now. Because every song is a door. And every door opens onto something real. Black Music Month is thirty days. This episode is the first step through. 🎵 Follow the Black Music Month 30-Day Challenge on Instagram: @musicsermon 💅🏾 National Nail Polish Day was June 1st — we address it. Briefly. With no shame. Please, Do Tell — because every story deserves to be heard. Host: Ronnika W. & Jeffrey B  Music: Wallflowers by Bad Snacks  Connect with Ronnika: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/ronnikawilliams⁠⁠⁠  Connect with Jeffrey: @mrfantasticworld on IG

    1시간 4분

  6. 5월 26일

    We Made It Through May

    Episode 112 · We Made It Through May The Mental Health Month finale. Memorial Day weekend. The community speaks — and Ronnika and Jeffrey receive. We looked back at the whole month. We wrote letters to ourselves. We closed the chapter the right way. Summer is here. We're ready. Are you? ☀️💜 💜 Resources in show notes. The work continues past May. 💜 Mental Health Resources:  988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline — call or text 988  Therapy for Black Girls — therapyforblackgirls.com  Therapy for Black Men — therapyforblackmen.org  Boris Lawrence Henson Foundation — borislhensonfoundation.org  Crisis Text Line — Text HOME to 741741 Lory’s Place - lorysplace.org Host: Ronnika W. & Jeffrey B  Music: Wallflowers by Bad Snacks  Connect with Ronnika: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/ronnikawilliams⁠⁠⁠  Connect with Jeffrey: @mrfantasticworld on IG

    1시간 3분

  7. 5월 19일

    By Any Means Necessary

    May 19th. Malcolm X's birthday. We've done the grief. We've done the healing. Now we're walking into summer knowing exactly who we are bold, joyful, and unapologetic about it. Mental Health Month isn't done yet — but this episode is the turn toward the finish line. Come ready to feel good. ✊🏾☀️ 💜 Resources in show notes. One more week of May. Let's finish strong. 💜 Mental Health Resources:  988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline — call or text 988  Therapy for Black Girls — therapyforblackgirls.com  Therapy for Black Men — therapyforblackmen.org  Boris Lawrence Henson Foundation — borislhensonfoundation.org  Crisis Text Line — Text HOME to 741741 Lory’s Place - lorysplace.org Host: Ronnika W. & Jeffrey B  Music: Wallflowers by Bad Snacks  Connect with Ronnika: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/ronnikawilliams⁠⁠⁠  Connect with Jeffrey: @mrfantasticworld on IG

    1시간 17분

  8. 5월 12일

    Dear Mama

    Episode 110 · Dear Mama Mother's Day weekend. A tribute. A real conversation. And a name that says it all. Jeffrey lost his mother in 2020 — right before the pandemic closed the world. Ronnika, who lost her father in 2013, sits across from him and asks the questions grief deserves. Past. Present. Future. Who she was. What her loss cost. What she left behind inside of him. This is Please, Do Tell at its most personal. Come ready to feel it. 💜 If you're carrying grief right now — resources are in the show notes. You don't have to hold it alone. 💜 Mental Health Resources: 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline — call or text 988 Grief Share — griefshare.org Therapy for Black Girls — therapyforblackgirls.com Therapy for Black Men — therapyforblackmen.org Boris Lawrence Henson Foundation — borislhensonfoundation.org Crisis Text Line — Text HOME to 741741 Lory's Place Grief Healing and Education Center - lorysplace.org 🎧 Subscribe. Share this one with someone who needs it. And leave us a review, it means everything. Host: Ronnika W. & Jeffrey B  Music: Wallflowers by Bad Snacks  Connect with Ronnika: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/ronnikawilliams⁠⁠⁠  Connect with Jeffrey: @mrfantasticworld on IG

    1시간 39분
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Hey Hey, welcome to Please, Do Tell, a storytelling podcast where Ronnika Williams and Jeffrey Booker unpack life, legacy, culture, and the chaos of being grown in this economy. We talk about everything from navigating grief to uncovering family history to THAT one time we should’ve minded our business but didn’t. Think: salon chair confession + front-porch storytelling + cousin-at-the-cookout commentary.Ronnika brings the receipts, the archives, and the heart. Jeffrey brings the jokes and the “did he really just say that?” energy. Together, we’re building a space where stories matter.

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  • 제작진
    Ronnika W. & Jeffrey B.
  • 방송 연도
    2019년 - 2026년
  • 에피소드
    121
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    © Ronnika W. & Jeffrey B.
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