The Blunt & Curious Podcast Pam & Erica

"There's no such thing as a vote that doesn't matter." -Barack Obama 

We are honored to have Jule Arney back with us in this episode for another really important conversation! This summer Beyoncé gifted us with a beautiful album that set the stage for this episode's conversations. Listen as we chat with Jule about cultural appropriation versus appreciation, the importance of representation and listening to learn, the power in using your power, the importance of voting, and the hope we can be heard this election because the dangers lingering are real. Take this journey with us, and make sure if you’re state has early voting you’re taking advantage if not, get to the polls on November 8th!

We have 14 days, so Let’s Get LOUD!!! VOTE! VOTE! VOTE!

You can find Jule on Instagram at @xexemxyr


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Gratitude is one of those terms that gets thrown around, but it’s truly a foundational monument that changes the course of our lives. Leaning into gratitude practices can feel hard, but here’s the thing, there are NO rules! In this episode, Pam & Erica discuss their experiences with gratitude and rituals around gratitude that work for them. Listen in as we discuss normalizing the act of thanking your people for their time because we can never get time back and it really means something when folx give it to you! Also, we don’t do it alone, we have each other, and we each have our own personal coaches for accountability. Feel free to reach out to either one of us with questions on what our experiences look like with coaching and learning more about gratitude practices.


You can contact Erica for card readings & coaching at:
Instagram - @thecuriouscapricorn
TikTok - @thecuriouscapricorn
Website - thecuriouscapricorn.com


You can also learn more about the coaches we work with here:

Heather Vickery:
Instagram - @vickeryandco
Website - Vickery and Co
Podcast - The Brave Files Podcast

Sarah Paasch:
Instagram - @sarah_paasch
Website - sarahpaasch.com


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In this episode, Pam & Erica get vulnerable about their experiences as they navigate the world of meeting new people, and learning language around their own boundaries & desires. Take this ride with us to hear how we lean on our community for accountability while navigating relationships & situationships.



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Wow, Happy Pride y’all, and Happy Juneteenth!

CAUTION! Good Trouble spoilers ahead!!

In this episode, Jermaca Brown joins Erica and Pam again for their first time together since the release of the "Black Womxn Did it First" series last year. This time, we're talking about Jermaca’s unique journey of career transitions & finding spaces of passion. We also dive into a run-through of so much tea from Freeform's series "Good Trouble," and find a way for it all to intertwine. We all found some depth of friendship & some true relatedness through the character's storylines on Good Trouble.

Pride Month is a month-long observance in celebration of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer people—and the history, culture, and contributions of these people and their communities. It is not limited to people with these sexualities or gender identities. Pride also celebrates and is celebrated by those with a range of other identities considered outside of the cishet mainstream, including people who are intersex, nonbinary, asexual, pansexual, aromantic, two-spirit, or who identify in other ways or are questioning their sexual or gender identity or expression. The observance of Pride Month (and earlier events like Gay Pride Day) traces back to a parade held in New York City in 1970 to mark the one-year anniversary of what became known as the Stonewall Uprising. This event sometimes referred to simply as Stonewall, started on June 28, 1969, at the Stonewall Inn, a New York City bar frequented by gay and gender-nonconforming people (at a time when terms like LGBTQ didn’t yet exist). - Dictionary.com

Juneteenth (short for "June Nineteenth") marks the day when federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas in 1865 to take control of the state and ensure that all enslaved people be freed. The troops’ arrival came a full two and a half years after the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation. Juneteenth honors the end to slavery in the United States and is considered the longest-running African American holiday. On June 17, 2021, it officially became a federal holiday. Confederate General Robert E. Lee had surrendered at Appomattox Court House two months earlier in Virginia, but slavery had remained relatively unaffected in Texas—until U.S. General Gordon Granger stood on Texas soil and read General Orders No. 3: "The people of Texas are informed that, in accordance with a proclamation from the Executive of the United States, all slaves are free."- History.com



Here is a list of things you can do to honor Juneteenth if you are white:
"10 Things We Want White People To Do To Celebrate Juneteenth"

You can also support Black Owned Businesses and/or give money to Black Creators you are learning from.

If you would like to Venmo Jermaca her username is: @Jermaca-Brown



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Trigger Warning: Abuse & Assault is discussed in this episode

In this episode, Erica & Pam had the honor of being joined by Oksana. During our time together we get to know a bit about Oksana’s life, where she’s from, and how she’s navigated her journey with finding awareness of her identity. Our conversation flows igniting from the chaos and pain happening in Ukraine and Oksana’s personal impacts through to so many deeper aspects of how we interact with our own identities and how conflict can often inspire introspection and action. We hope you will take the time to listen to our conversation about our navigation through identity and ways that you can help with relief support in Ukraine and beyond.

Oksana shares more details about Global First Responders (GFR) and how you can support their efforts. GFR is a humanitarian-focused organization specializing in high-impact, short-term trips worldwide. GFR is not affiliated with any religious groups or government sponsors, and instead can be viewed as a "boots on the ground" type of organization. The GFR volunteers work side-by-side with local volunteers and organizations within their area of humanitarian relief (i.e. GFR volunteers in Nepal will have worked with local charities within Nepal to provide the best relief for that country and culture). The focus is on delivering needed healthcare, community development projects, appropriate health education, and overall disaster relief. "GFR has worked in many developing countries to provide sustainable infrastructure and healthcare solutions. To date, Global First Responder has worked in 14 countries worldwide in cooperation with multiple non-government relief organizations." If you'd like to donate to GFR: https://globalfirstresponder.org/donate 

100% of donations are utilized to purchase medical equipment, medication, and building supplies and support GFR's overall operations.



If you'd like to follow Oksana on Instagram, she can be found at @ohno_its_nadoh
Please send her a friendly message letting her know you discovered her from this podcast!



If you'd like to donate to Oksana's personal fundraiser: https://fundrazr.com/Oksana_UkraineRefugeeTrip?ref=ab_80QFTC3BhdW80QFTC3BhdW



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In this episode, we discuss our personal communication habits, expectations, and how we have evolved. As we sit with one another honestly about our experiences and feelings, we discuss how that’s contributed to our personal growth. Life is messy and complicated, none of us are perfect, and sometimes we let people we love down, but if we take the time to sit with ourselves to discover what we truly need, it can become easier to express it clearly.

We use the lens of our friendship and the challenges we've faced with communication building this podcast to have a deeper discussion about how we've worked through lack of communication, and how we've gotten better at communicating our needs to each other.

In our journeys of healing, we have learned to sit with our feelings and take accountability for our desires. As we continue to learn how to sit with our feelings and get curious about them, we can better communicate our own needs. Join us to hear more in-depth details on how we are learning to take accountability for our communication habits to ensure we are setting boundaries and respecting the boundaries of one another. 



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Intro/Outro Music:  Pick Up - Moods, Yasper

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