Work is one of the biggest sites of capitalism that we brush up against daily, and consumes more time out of our lives than nearly any other activity we do. In this episode, we explore how cultural messages on work and productivity can harm us, and imagine new possibilities for fulfilling work as QTBIPOC.

Religious or spiritual? Agnostic or dont-give-a damn? Believing in things bigger than ourselves can be energizing, grounding and comforting, but what about organized religion? Coming from vastly different backgrounds, in this episode Nic and Lala share their experiences, along with what's helped and what's harmed them by way of spiritual beliefs.

Bodies. We all have them, so it should be easy for us to love them, right? Well, it’s complicated: how we see our physical form is just one part of the equation, and so much more is at play in the way we view our bodies as worthy, acceptable, and desirable. In this episode, Lala and Nic break things down to explore pleasure and the power of the erotic.

How does white supremacy work through some of our own supposed allies? Not ones to pull punches, Lala and Nic talk about the insidious ways that white feminism and white women harm womxn of colour.

Family can be a source of love and support, but for many of us, it can simultaneously be a source of harm, trauma, and unmet needs. In this episode, we challenge societal ideas of which relationships we should prioritize, and explore how we can discern which ones sustain and support us the best.

Some things have changed, yet so much has not. As survivors of violence in a post #MeToo world, hosts Nic and Lala create space for each other to grieve, rage, call-in and call-out. They share their disappointments and imagine new possibilities that truly centre survivors. This one’s for us.

Nic is Black. Lala is not. And while hip hop is global, it comes from a specific time, place, and people. So what does it mean for non-Black folks to love the genre? What does it mean for Black folks to protect it? In the first of many conversations on the topic, Nic and Lala discuss the gifts hip hop has given us and what we can do to give back.

What does it mean to accept yourself as you truly are, and what does freedom have to do with it? In this first episode, Nic and Lala pull back the curtain of silence and share the impetus of Seen. Saying the things that they need to hear and centering the perspectives of Black and brown queer women, they invite those on the margins to a place where our voices and experiences matter. Song of the week: Public Service Announcement by Jay-Z