Episodes
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On a recent plane ride home, a woman tapped me on the shoulder, slipped me a note, and shared with me about her documentary she was coming to Toronto to premiere. The documentary? Deconstructing Karen. The woman? Saira Rao. Today Saira and her Race2Dinner & Deconstructing Karen partner, Regina Jackson, join me to discuss the documentary, the dinners, the women and the whiteness. Discomfort, the goal, and why we need you.
Check out race2dinner.com, follow @DeconstructingKaren on IG, pre-order the book https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/669854/white-women-by-regina-jackson-and-saira-rao/ AND view the movie in Toronto THIS WEEK at https://hotdocs.ca/whats-on/films/deconstructing-karenProduced by Dear Media
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Tasha Spillet-Sumner is an Afro-Indigenous NYT Bestselling Author, speaker, PhD Candidate and Mama. Today we sit down to talk about the ancestral teachings that helped her move through motherhood, into her writing and work that she does today. Join us for a powerful and moving conversation around what led Tasha here now, isolation with a new baby back into the world, and talking about the unsettling of things we thought to be true (and so much more).
Follow Tasha @Tasha.Spillett on IG, read her blog tashaspillett.com and find her books “I Sang You Down From The Stars” & series “Surviving the City”Go to www.elvie.com/papaya to get the Elvie Stride
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Go to www.hydrojug.com and use code PAPAYA for 10% off
Go to www.varsitytutors.com and use code papaya to save $50 on any summer camp
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Join us in Apple Park as I sit down with award winning app Rebel Girls’ CEO Jes Wolfe. Rebel Girls is a global, multi-platform empowerment brand dedicated to helping raise the most inspired and confident global generation of girls through content, experiences, products, and community. Rebel Girls amplifies stories of real-life, extraordinary women through its Rebel Girls app and award-winning audio stories, international best-selling children’s books, consumer products, and events. The brand's reach includes a growing community of 20 million self-identified Rebel Girls spanning more than 100 countries, more than 8 million books sold in 49 languages and 18 million audio listens.
Find out more about Rebel Girls at www.rebelgirls.com and download the app in the App Store!
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Go to www.madewithlocal.com and use code PAPAYA25 for 25% off
Go to www.betterhelp.com/papaya to get 10% off your first month
Go to www.varsitytutors.com and use promo code PAPAYA at checkout to save $50 on any summer camp
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Our very own Papaya pop culture expert, Danai, is here to talk about what we’re watching, how we’re feeling and why we’re streaming what we are. We dive into getting rid of saying “guilty pleasures” of our fave TV shows & entertainment, pop culture moments lately and how we’re streaming WITH INTENTION. In this special episode brought to us by Roku, we’re dishing out and indulging on the shows that are just getting us through, helping us sleep, feeling that comforting classic and oh - Weird Al? Oh yes. Weird Al.
Follow Danai on social @DNizzler and grab a Roku Streaming Stick 4K for your home or summer plans by visiting roku.ca! Produced By Dear Media -
Imagine being a dancer for stars like Beyonce and Lady Gaga and walking away from it all for a complete career pivot? Well, that’s exactly what Deja Riley did! Today Deja shares with us why she did it, how she’s championing change in the wellness industry and how she’s keeping up with her love for dancing still today. This is such an incredible conversation that left me looking for the good in it all, oh that thing called OPTIMISM. Also what are the best leggings at LuluLemon because that’s important to me.
Find Deja on IG @DejaRiley and on Tiktok @DejaAndJimmyIzzyGo to www.madewithlocal.com and use code PAPAYA25 for 25% off your order
Go to www.storyworth.com/papaya and save $10 off your purchase
Go to www.theouai.com and use code PAPAYA 15%
Use code Papaya for 15% off at www.frankbody.com
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The absolutely delightful @JVN is backkkk to share all about @JVNHair and how and why this brand came to be. From breaking molds in hair care with intentionality, making it for hair concern not for hair type (gender, texture etc.) it brings into conversation some much bigger topics at play in the world, way beyond hair. We talk about the “come as you are” slogan, why @JVN isn’t obsessed with patience and an honest chat fame and reality and the need for self care.
Go to www.frankbody.com and use code Papaya for 15% discount
Check out @jvn and @JVNHair on IG & Tiktok!Go to www.madewithlocal.com and use code PAPAYA25 at checkout for 25% off!
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This episode was completely eye opening and one I won’t soon forget. Today we sit down with @YasmineCheyenne who is an author, self-healing educator, speaker and founder of @TheSugarJarCommunityApp (which I downloaded immediately!). We chat creating boundaries and why, choosing yourself (even if you’re in a relationship) and listening to that intuition when fear is LOUD.
Check out @YasmineCheyenne on IG and/or download @TheSugarJarCommunityAppGo to www.dipsea.com/papaya to get a 30 day free trial
Go to www.slumberkins.com and use code PAPAAYA for 15% discount
Go to www.frankbody.com and use code Papaya for 15% discount
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Kathryn Kosmides is a longtime entrepreneur and activist who has worked with dozens of venture-backed startups to launch and scale their marketing efforts including Hotjar, Intercom, and Clari. She is now the founder and CEO of Garbo - a tech nonprofit building a new kind of online background check on a mission to proactively prevent harm in the digital age through technology, tools, and education.
To learn more about Garbo check out Garbo.io (including free quizzes to help navigate red flags, toxic relationships, gaslighting and more) or visit on IG @Garbo.io
CW: topics of conversation include assaultGo to www.slumberkins.com and use code PAPAYA for 15% off your first order
Go to www.babbel.com/papaya to get 60% off your subscription
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Charlotte Bergslien always knew she was different, but it took 38 years to be diagnosed with being on the spectrum of autism as well as ADHD. After burnout, loss of jobs, depression and more she got her diagnosis and now is living and sharing on life with autism. Today she shares her story, how a diagnosis saved her life, plus the realities (and beauty) of living with autism.
Follow Charlotte on Instagram as she unpacks and shares to educate others and empower her community @TheSpectrumGirl CW: mentions of suicide & depressionGo to www.slumberkins.com and use code PAPAYA for 15% off your first order
Go to www.talkspace.com and use code PAPAYA during sign up to get $100 off your first month
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Yes, this is exactly how it sounds. Myself (Sarah) and Shane sit down with our neighbours, Scott & Becci to discuss how we would each manage to survive a zombie apocalypse. Enjoy this riveting conversation through gender roles, general how-to’s and who would die first.
Go to www.fitglowbeauty.com and use code TBP17 for 20% off
Go to www.theouai.com/papaya and get 15% off your entire purchase
Go to www.slumberkins.com and use code PAPAYA for 15% off your first order
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The average teen spends 7 hours a day online. That’s ⅓ of their life. #HalfTheStory began when founder, Larissa May (@livinlikelarz), was juggling two lives as a student at Vanderbilt University and a fashion blogger/entrepreneur, covering NYFW for highly respected media outlets. Behind the perfectly curated instagram feed was 17 hour workdays, debilitating anxiety, and sleep deprivation. Through industry conversations and discussions with peers she quickly realized that she was living in a world where everyone was craving a platform to share, which led to the beginning of @halfthestory. It started as a desire to highlight our most human attributes on social media to reignite human connection in the digital space. So what began as a $800 grant for a senior art project has since become a globally recognized platform connecting people of all walks of life through sharing experiences, struggles, entrepreneurial journeys, and aspirations.
Follow @HalfTheStory to learn more and join the conversation on empowering a better relationship with technology.
CW: mentions of suicideUse code TBP17 and get 20% off sitewide at www.fitglowbeauty.com
Get 10% off when you got to www.thehydrojug.com and use code PAPAYA
Go to www.storyworth.com/papaya to save $10 your first purchase
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What was a mutual decision, combined with a celebratory get well cake and sharing on social media about Shane getting a vasectomy turned into a wild ride of misconceptions, accusations and a news story we did NOT expect to be a part of. Facing backlash over a vasectomy was shocking, but not as shocking as some of the widely spread fears around a vasectomy. So we sat down, with covid, and shared the experience, taking on listener questions as well!
Find the tiktok mentioned on my Tiktok @The.Birds.Papaya (someone got my handle first wah)Go to www.talkspace.com and use code Papaya for $100 off your first month
Go to www.dipsea.com/papaya and get 30 days free
Go to www.babbel.com/papaya for 60% off your subscription
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To follow @_kellyu is to be blessed with constant honesty, hilarity, style and so much more. Today we sit down and talk about her recovery including her journey with IBS, Eating Disorders that stemmed from a childhood comment, Recovery, Sobriety and what it’s like to heal WITH your parents, not from your parents. Get ready for poop talk, butt talk, healing talk, and so so so much more!
Follow along with Kelly @_KellyU on Instagram or check out her podcast & youtube Therapy Thursday
CW: Mentions of eating disordersGo to www.fitglowbeauty.com and use code TBP17 for 20% off sitewide
Go to www.hydrojug.com and use code PAPAYA to get 10% off our order today
Go to www.theouai.com and use code PAPAYA to get 15% off your entire purchase
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Jayne Mattingly is a long-time IG friend of mine who continually inspires me and today I am so excited to sit down with her and discuss work as a Body Image Coach, and her work as a disability advocate. Jayne’s personal story is also an important one. From able-bodied to disabled-bodied, Jayne discusses her journey with body grief and the importance of the word “and” (we’ll explain).
You can follow Jayne for her personal story and her work @RecoveryLoveAndCare on the gram, www.recoveryloveandcare.com and learn more or contribute to The And Initiative there.Go to www.talkspace.com and use code papaya for $100 dollars off your first month
Go to www.hydrojug.com and use code PAPAYA for 10% off your order today
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As a longtime user of Arrae I was so excited to bring on my friend Siff Haider to talk about how she launched a brand targeting something so many of us deal with - bloat. Siff’s approach to the brand and her intentionality around creating safety for ALL bodies, including those who have struggled with eating disorders - is one of the reasons I fell in love. We get into ALL of that. We also discuss how creatorship/influencing isn’t often trusted or taken seriously and why she and her co-founder (& husband) Nish decided to invest back into influencer marketing with trust. This conversation is so great for anyone who’s dealt with digestive embarrassments, curious about creatorship, or investing in social media while growing a brand!
You can find Siff @SiffHaider on IG, listen to her podcast @TheDreamBiggerPodcast and checkout more about Arrae @Arrae.co Go to www.talkspace.com and use code PAPAYA for $100 off your first month Produced by Dear Media -
You may know her from MTV’s Catfish, or have seen her recently named a Sports Illustrated Swim model, but sit down and get to know Kamie Crawford, behind the scenes. Her podcast, Relationsh*t talks about all sorts of relationships, and right now, Kamie is going through big relationship changes in her own world. Breakups, Dating, Navigating social media in the midst of it all…
You can find Kamie on IG @KamieCrawford and find her podcast “Relationsh*t” wherever you listen to podcasts!Go to www.hydrojug.com and use code PAPAYA for 10% off your order today.
Go to www.dipsea.com/papaya for a extended 30 day free trial
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Their podcast called “Good Moms, Bad Choices” is in the top 1% of podcasts in the world, and for going reason - THEY GO THERE. Known for uncensoring topics around cannibis and sex, Erica & Milah lead through conversations that push us through what makes a good mom, having conversations that make us uncomfortable, including challenging social stereotypes of moms. We touch on being touched out, and getting in touch with yourself, too.
You can find Milah & Erica @GoodMoms_BadChoices on IG and find their podcast Good Moms Bad Choices wherever you listen to podcasts for more uncensored contentGo to simplyprotein.ca or simplyprotein.com and use code PAPAYA15 for 15% off
Go to www.gldn.com/papaya or use PAPAYA at checkout for 15% off your first purchase
Go to www.talkspace.com and get $100 off your first month with promo code PAPAYA
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From the moment he shakes his iced coffee in the air summoning the energy to get through that day, it’s hard to not immediately fall in love with who we know as @Rod. How one man took what was Gen Z’s space and made it his own, Rod gives us the millennial experience, through mental health, celebrity scream worthy moments and so much more. Today we talk about his journey into being a creator, along with body dysmorphia, the most surprising celebrity encounters and yeah, I asked about it - “the poop story”.
You can find Rod on Tiktok @Rod or on IG @Justme.Rod and listen to his BRAND NEW PODCAST “Millennial Made with Rod”Go to simplyprotein.ca or simplyprotein.com and use code PAPAYA15 for 15% off
Go to www.gldn.com/papaya or use PAPAYA at checkout for 15% off your first purchase
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You may have come to know Monique Melton through her highly-followed instagram page @moemotivate and anti-racism work through her Shine Bright School (that I’m a student in) and The Shine Brighter Together Podcast. But today we rewind her career a bit, her journey from makeup artist, mom, wife to her highschool sweetheart into the work she does today and how it ALL connects.
If you’re open to supporting and following Monique’s work you can follow her @MoeMotivate, The Shine Brighter Together Podcast and explore more at www.moniquemelton.comGo to www.byjus.com/podcast to sign up for your first class absolutely free
Go to simplyprotein.ca or simplyprotein.com and use code PAPAYA15 for 15% off
Go to www.gldn.com/papaya or use PAPAYA at checkout for 15% off your first purchase
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We recently welcomed home organization team Go Simplified into our home to de-clutter, get organized and learn new skills. This process for me began with a lot of shame and fear, and landed me in a place of peace and awareness and compassion. So today as we took a break from the home organizing, I sat down with Megan Golightly, founder of GoSimplified to talk about how to start, some tips on a process, and ultimately - reasons we hold onto things. I hope this episode helps us unclutter our lives and minds and help us build new skills and release the shame! Clutter happens!
You can follow Megan @GoSimplified on IG for her tips and tricks and visit www.go-simplified.com for more.Go to www.dipseastories.com/papaya and get a 30 day free trial
Go to simplyprotein.ca or simplyprotein.com and use code PAPAYA15 for 15% off
Go to www.gldn.com and use code PAPAYA at checkout
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