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We made it and alone is worth celebrating! Join Stacy as she reflects on the lessons, experiences and interpersonal relationships of 2023 and give yourself the space to ask the questions, listen to your answers, and design a plan on how you can move forward in the year ahead.
Happy Happy Holidays, wishing you an incredible New Year!
KEY POINTS:
What did you learn about your own capacity for resilience and perseverance?
What aspects of your life brought you joy or moments of solace in tough times?
What steps can you take to continue your personal and professional growth?
Habits and behaviors helping or inhibiting your growth
Are you nurturing your relationships?
Lessons learned, blind spots, and moving forward
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The first six months of the year are behind us, and now is the perfect time to reflect on what’s been happening. What do you love? What don’t you love? Where might you need to pivot?
There’s no rule saying we have to wait until December to have this conversation with ourselves. And there is definitely no rule saying that whatever we set in January must continue throughout the year. So join Stacy as she reflects on the lessons and experiences of her year thus far and give yourself the space to ask the questions, listen to your answers, and design a plan on how you can move forward in the months ahead.
KEY POINTS:
Have you achieved the goals you set in January?
What has made you the happiest thus far?
How did you handle the challenges and surprises encountered?
Stacy’s favorite books and podcasts in the last 6 months
Habits and behaviors helping or inhibiting your growth
Are you nurturing your relationships?
Why investing in your rest and self-care is productive
Lessons learned, blind spots, and moving forward
QUOTABLES:
“Just because you started a certain way doesn't mean that's how you have to end. You want to make sure that you take the time and remember that you deserve the time to reflect within yourself on the experiences you've had and where you want to go.” - Stacy Ike
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In this episode, actor and author Marchánt Davis gets human to human about self forgiveness, learning to balance the uncertainties that come with our careers, and his first children's book - The Boy and His Mirror. A tribute to all the women who loved him into being, tune in as Marchánt shares more about the inspiration behind his first book, how he is consistently negotiating what forgiveness looks like for himself, and why he always likes to stay curious.
KEY POINTS:
Has Marchánt Davis “made it”?
Marchánt’s evolving negotiation with forgiveness
Learning to say no and honoring your boundaries
We are infinite beings in an infinite universe
What inspired The Boy and His Mirror?
Navigating the fear of not knowing what’s next
QUOTABLES:
“I guess I'm just constantly forgiving myself in knowing that I am an imperfect being.” - Marchánt Davis
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Grammy nominated artist, actor, husband, and father Tristan Mack Wilds gets human to human in this episode about grind culture and why both he and Stacy decided to unsubscribe.
Tune in as Tristen speaks to leaning into his own divinity, how he is reparenting himself through being a father, and the importance of facing the monsters in our mind in order to create a healthier relationship with our inner voice. A truly inspirational conversation with one of today’s most multi-hyphenated talents, this dialogue is not to be missed.
KEY POINTS:
Finding a safe space to be emotional as a Black man
What Tristan learned about himself through the lens of his marriage
The thing no one tells you about fatherhood
Re-parenting himself through being a parent
Why Tristan does not subscribe to the grind
Learning to balance the wins and the losses
QUOTABLES:
“You got to really start to understand yourself. And to understand yourself, you have to look under the bed of your mind and see where those monsters live, see where those things are that don't feel right and that you shy away from.” - Tristan Mack Wilds
“I don't want to grind. I want to work. I want to create. I want to build.” - Tristan Mack Wilds
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There are so many books, videos, podcasts, and all these things that talk about romantic relationships, how to find a partner, how to make it last…but what about all our other relationships? Our sisters, girlfriends, and non-romantic relationships that have played such a large part in our lives?
In this episode, licensed psychologist, author, and creator/host of Therapy for Black Girls, Dr. Joy Harden Bradford gets human to human about giving language to Black sisterhood, the healing power of friendship, and continuously pursuing well-being in the midst of achieving.
So don’t miss this episode for every “girl’s girl” and sister trying to find her tribe, and start writing your new story with Dr. Joy Harden Bradford.
This episode is empowered by All Ways Black and Penguin Random House. Check out @allwaysblack on Instagram for your next amazing read!
KEY POINTS:
How Harden confronted perfectionism while writing her first book
The importance of intentional communication in friendships
When is it time to listen versus problem- solve?
Asking the therapist: How are YOU doing?
The power of community and group therapy
Shifting away from romantic partners being our everything
Tips to finding the right therapist for you
QUOTABLES:
“We have shifted our romantic partner to being everything for us. They don't need to be our best friend and work-out partner and all of these things. No one person can fill all of those roles. So we really need to be making sure that we are spreading all of that out and being intentional about building multiple different relationships in our lives.”
GUEST RESOURCES:
Dr. Joy Harden Bradford
IG | instagram.com/hellodrjoy
Therapyforblackgirls.com
Book: Sisterhood Heals
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When we enter new opportunities or environments, it is assumed that we should know everything. But when did we decide that we have to know everything all the time? And why does not knowing everything make us an imposter?
If you have ever bought into the lie that we must be perfect in every space we inhabit, this episode is for you. Tune in as award-winning business leader, board director, investor, advisor, and writer, Daria Burke, gets human to human about overcompensating as a young Black woman growing up in an unstable environment, why growth takes practice, and her goal to love everything about her life every day.
A conversation that feels like a weekly support group meeting, get ready to feel encouraged and inspired with Stacy and Daria Burke.
KEY POINTS:
What is perfectionism trying to protect you from?
The importance of acknowledging ALL your emotions
Why we need to re-define boundaries in real-time
Do you hold on to burdens as part of your perfectionism?
How to objectively analyze fear
Why true success is about quality of life
Does Daria believe in imposter syndrome?
QUOTABLES:
“Where's the humanity in perfectionism?” - Daria Burke
“It's okay to master things. And it's more important in a lot of ways to have a beginner's mind. And I think, you know, so much of our willingness to begin does start with fear.” - Daria Burke
“I don't believe in impostor syndrome. I just flat-out don't believe in it. I believe that you have mastered something or you're starting something.” - Daria Burke
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dariaburke.com
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With the world as it is right now, there are so many unwanted changes happening for all of us, and we can't stop them. We can do what we can to influence and ameliorate them, but honestly, there are unstoppable things we just can't control. So to help us get comfortable with this sense of uncertainty and lack of control, Stacy welcomes writer, author, and podcaster Katherine May to the show.
Tune in as Stacy and Katherine deep dive into how we can embrace uncertainty and experience enchantment in our daily lives amongst change and growth. Referencing her new book Enchantment, Katherine does not simply hand us the answers to life's questions but instead, leaves us with a mirror of relatability, leading to a fresh curiosity and a perspective shift on how to view our everyday life as magic.
KEY POINTS:
Embracing a sense of uncertainty
How to work with desire and discipline
“I find happiness quite boring.”
Why is it so hard to forgive ourselves?
Releasing the toxic notion of perfection
What is enchantment?
Preaching and practicing genuine diversity
QUOTABLES:
“I've learned the hard way that force just doesn't work for me and that grace is the only way forward.” - Katherine May
“Enchantment is a daily granular practice in your life that you find wherever you are. So don't go looking for enchantment once and for all in one special place. Keep looking for it everywhere every day.” - Katherine May
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Katherine-may.co.uk
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Are you constantly waiting for the shoe to drop? Waiting for things to go wrong? Living in a space of doubt and anxiety - pulling you away from the present, relationships, and abundance? But what might happen if we start waiting for things to go right?
In this episode, NYT best-selling author, certified breathwork coach, and Restorative writing teacher Alex Elle wants us to start letting things be good. Sharing her own journey of self-discovery, Alex joins Stacy to talk living intentionally, showing up flawed, and honoring your boundaries.
So while healing might not get easier, it can get softer with self-compassion and Alex Elle’s daily practices to reclaim your peace.
KEY POINTS:
Working through self-doubt and finding your why
What does self-compassion look like in the midst of deadlines?
Boundaries, sacrifice, and compromise
How to develop trust in your own voice
Perfectionism versus discipline
The difference between transactional and reciprocal relationships
Stop waiting for the shoe to drop!
Why Alex does not believe in balance
QUOTABLES:
“We don't have to dishonor our boundaries for the sake of wanting to make other people comfortable.” - Alex Elle
“Perfectionism will leave you raggedy, will leave you run down, and will leave you thinking you're still not good enough even when you did your best. Discipline is staying committed and connected to the highest truth of yourself.” - Alex Elle
“Shoes are going to drop, but we can't be sit standing there waiting for it to drop.” - Alex Elle
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Alexelle.com
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Today’s word is confidence, something we often speak of lightly or as if it doesn’t take a lot of work to create and experience. But in reality, confidence is an incredibly important topic that your girl Stacy is on her own journey embracing.
So tune in as Stacy reflects on the difference between confidence, ego, and self-awareness, and what it actually means to reside in a confident existence as a confident person.
KEY POINTS:
What does it mean to be truly confident?
Ego versus self-confidence
Do you have a good relationship with the unknown?
How to embrace, love, and be confident in your own story
Why confidence is earned through clarity
QUOTABLES:
“My ability to learn, my ability to apologize, my ability to be wrong, my ability to try again, my ability to unlearn and relearn - that is where I built my confidence.”
“Confidence is earned. It's not just given. Ego is given. Ego feels like entitlement, but confidence is earned in the moments that we have the courage to try again.”
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Today's special guest is TV personality, podcaster, and the first black lead of the Bachelorette franchise, Rachel Lindsay.
A self-described “risk taker with boundaries,” tune in as Rachel gets human2human about relationships she was in before The Bachelor, how writing her book Real Love allowed her to explore the “what ifs” of life, and how she is working through and preparing to be a mother soon.
So if you feel like you’re at a crossroads in life, feeling unfulfilled, or just have this insatiable appetite for more but can’t quite put your finger on it, this episode is for you!
KEY POINTS:
What part of Rachel’s story is told through her book?
The desire to please and the fear of the unknown
How fear is the root of all evil
Holding on, even when you don’t know why
“Giving myself the permission to forgive myself”
Why women need to stop “fixing” men
Finding your authentic voice and the power of saying no
QUOTABLES:
“I was scared of everything. Because for so long I had lived the life I was supposed to live, I did what I was supposed to, got the job I said I would, and dating the guy who checked all the boxes.” - Rachel Lindsay
“Not every risk that you take always results in success. But the reward when it does, it's just so great.” - Rachel Lindsay
“Would you rather live in a place of knowing that hey, it didn't work out or would you rather live in a place of wondering - I wonder what would happen?” - Rachel Lindsay
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Join Stacy for this impromptu recording as she reflects on her journey as a recovering perfectionist.
Recognizing how deep her perfectionism truly runs, listen in as Stacy speaks through a difficult moment of realization, asking herself how she can start genuinely allowing enough space in her life for the human part of her.
Tune in and don’t miss this raw episode on Stacy’s path to the best version of herself, without perfection.
KEY POINTS:
What is support gluttony?
Are you allowing enough space for the human part of you?
“Perfectionism does not hold our highest selves.”
QUOTABLES:
“I'm just trying to learn the difference between doing good work and trying to be perfect.”
“I'm just sitting in the fact that if you've practiced perfectionism for so long, that's what you have the best skill in. And I haven't practiced enough grace.”
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In this episode, author, TV writer, and self-proclaimed relationship expert Tracy McMillan gets human2human about her new Hulu show, UnPrisoned. About the relationship between a father and daughter following his release from prison after 17 years, Tracy reveals the catharsis of writing this show based on her own childhood and healing journey. A path that ultimately led her to prioritize home, love, and accepting ourselves right where we are, totally imperfect.
KEY POINTS:
What does “home” mean to Tracy?
Who are you having the “relationship” conversation with?
How do you know when to let go?
Identifying a need versus a want
Why Tracy created UnPrisoned
QUOTABLES:
“When you choose a partner, you're choosing a particular set of unsolvable problems. You want to pick somebody who has the right things wrong with them for you.”
“I think what happens is, you just commit to being you more and more, aligning with what is highest in you. And everybody who doesn't match that will float out of your orbit.”
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In this episode, Stacy reflects on a time when she was afraid to try new things, leave the old behind, and ask herself difficult questions, even as someone who asked questions for a living! As a perfectionist, Stacy left little room for mistakes or asking “dumb questions” until she shifted her mindset, took a backseat, and let curiosity take the wheel!
Today Stacy is excited to get curious and urges you to evaluate where you are on your curiosity journey. Listen to her prompts to get you started, and take fear and ego along the ride. Just don’t let them drive!
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Two-time best-selling author and founder of Forbidden Knowledge Incorporated, Billy Carson is changing the world by awakening consciousness and bringing the truth forward. And in this episode, Billy and Stacy got Human 2 Human about his journey to becoming a serial entrepreneur at 16 years old, how trauma can be passed down from your ancestors, tips to rewriting your DNA, and the beauty of tapping into your third eye.
So tune in and be sure not to miss this incredible story of turning trauma into purpose with Billy Carson!
KEY POINTS:
- When Billy first realized the “power of the head”
- Why are we afraid of the power of our thoughts?
- How to rewire our brain from automatic negative thoughts
- The pineal gland and your third eye
- Ways to detox your third eye
- Loving and forgiving yourself FIRST
QUOTABLES:
“That's when I had the real epiphany - if there's nobody coming to save me, I'm gonna save myself. I just knew it in my heart. If I come up with ideas and take action, I know I can change my surroundings.”
“Being born again has nothing to do with getting doused in a water or lake or a pot of water. It has to do with realizing that you've achieved a higher level of consciousness. That's when you've been born again. And you'll be born again many times in one lifetime.”
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Billy Carson
4biddenknowledge.tv/browse
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You’ve been getting to know Stacy through her interviews and the different guests she has had on the show, but in this episode, she wants you to get to know her a little more fully and reveals some of the pieces she hasn’t filled you in on yet.
From her biggest healing and validation moment to her dream job getting canceled to learning to fail forward, tune in as Stacy shares how she is with you in building, rebuilding, breaking, and succeeding all at the same time.
KEY POINTS:
- Auditioning, working, and hustling in LA
- How getting fired was one big turning point in Stacy’s life
- Stacy’s journey to Oprah and her own late-night talk show
- The inspiration and birth of Human 2 Human
- The freedom of realizing “you don’t know shit”
QUOTABLES:
“Just because the show got canceled, my gift did not get canceled. My genuine love for connecting and for interviewing and for storytelling did not get canceled. That's when I started building my team.”
“It's amazing to find out you don't know shit. It is so healing. It is so freeing to find that out because then you can be a lifelong student. Then you can learn without boundaries, without shame, and without judgment of yourself or others.”
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Intimacy expert and certified sexologist Shannon Boodram has spent the past 15 years teaching women about the delicious ways of loving yourself as a sexual being. And while Shannon and Stacy discuss understanding sexuality in their own unique way, Shannon also shares her journey as an immigrant coming to America, inviting God into her life, and moving through every version of herself with pride. Oh and you will also hear our host Stacy Ike share an intimate part of her journey as well.
Don’t miss this candid talk on sex, faith, liberation, and living in your own truth with Shannon Boodram.
KEY POINTS:
- The truth behind coming to America and investing in yourself
- Shannon’s evolving relationship with God and Catholicism
- Going through versions of yourself, good and bad
- How media has affected Shannon’s perception of herself
- What sexual liberation really looks like
- Why sexuality does not always mean having sex
QUOTABLES:
“The truth is that God ultimately wants you to make decisions that bring you closer to the best version of yourself and your potential.”
“I think we're conditioned to believe that everything else matters and then worry about the sexuality part. But it's the connection to your creativity. It's the connection to your pleasure to yourself, to the permission to be good to yourself.”
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Shannon Boodram
Shanboodram.com
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Raised in America but Nigerian by blood and culture, Stacy dedicates this episode to being bi-national and the bi-national experience. Speaking to the fear and shame of not feeling “enough” in either culture, listen in as Stacy shares some of the triggers and difficult experiences she had to learn and grow through on her journey of self-discovery and acceptance.
So for those of you who grew up not wanting your teachers to know what kind of home you came from, or have your parent’s thick accent answer the phone, or just didn’t like how your food smelled at lunch, this ode to the bi-national experience is for you.
KEY POINTS:
- Not feeling Nigerian enough, American enough, or even Black enough
- Trying to “fit in” and be understood growing up Nigerian in America
- Triggers that made Stacy question her own truth
- Honoring both sides of your bi-national experience
- The insight, skill, and privilege of being bi-national
QUOTABLES:
“I just wanted them all to integrate because I didn't want these lives to feel separate. But at the same time, I still felt like I didn't know how to speak to both of those lives.”
“It's such a privilege to be able to experience two different worlds in the same lifetime - to be able to merge those worlds, to be able to visit two different worlds, live in two different worlds, and to understand them.”
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You may recognize Banky Wellington from the romantic comedy “The Wedding Party,” or maybe from his incredible career as an award-winning writer and artist. But in this special episode shot on site in Lagos, Nigeria, Banky and your host Stacy Ike sit down for an honest conversation about his journey into politics, learning true communication through his wife, and battling skin cancer three times.
From how he honors his identity as a Nigerian American to love languages to the dangers of being a reckless single male, don’t miss Banky Wellington’s story behind the success and how he finds the ability to keep hoping, keep trying, and keep believing.
KEY POINTS:
- Living as a dual nationality Nigerian American
- What relationships can teach you about communication
- Physical touch and discovering new things with your partner
- The danger of the “reckless single phase”
- “It’s not so much about money as it is about meaning.”
- The good thing about hitting rock bottom
QUOTABLES:
“I would internalize a lot of the trials and the tough times and just use it as fuel.”
“I was so limited in motion I started drawing strength from just being able to sit next to my wife and just our hands touching - just that period of being able to depend on somebody and draw strength and love and encouragement from just that touch.”
“When you find somebody that you're willing to try to do life with, you learn things about yourself. They help you find things that you didn't even know were there.”
GUEST RESOURCES:
Banky Wellington
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This week’s episode of human2human with Stacy Ike features
Actors Morris Chestnut, Harold Perrineau, and Terrence Howard of The Best Man, The Best Man Holiday and The Best Man: Final Chapters. In this special episode, Stacy chats with each guest about letting go of control, their relationship with time, self-forgiveness, and the experience of playing these beloved characters in The Best Man: The Final Chapters.
SHOW NOTES | KEY TAKEAWAYS:
00:00 - Intro
01:19 - Song of the week
01:23 - Book of the week
01:28 - Reflection Question - What tools do you have in place when you are in a moment of fear or control and you want to lean on trust instead?
01:58 - Interview with Terrence Howard
07:31 - Terrence dives into the perception of perfection
08: 25 - Terrence tells us how you should trust the divinity within yourself
11:10 - #Ad Prime Video
11:45 - Interview with Harold Perrineau
12:20 - Harold shares if this really is the Best Man’s final chapter
13:20 - Harold talks about not being able to control the good and bad times
15:13 - Harold shares how he cultivates his relationship with time
17:50 - Harold dives into self-talk, why it’s important and learning how to hear it
19:37 - Season Question - What's the last thing you forgave yourself for, for the first time?
21:39 - Interview with Morris Chestnut
22:18 - Morris dives into how his character Lance doesn’t have control over everything
23:19 - Morris shares his relationship with having control within his career and within fatherhood
25:04 - Morris talks about managing his time throughout his career
27:00 - Season Question - What's the last thing you forgave yourself for, for the first time?
28:08 - Morris reflects on moments of not being 100% present
“There’s something about the way these women [Nia Long, Regina Hall, Melissa De Sousa, Sanaa Lathan, Monica Calhoun] played these characters, none of them tried to emasculate the men they were with, but they still got their point across.” - Terrence Howard [03:30]
“It’s learning to forgive yourself for the things that you had no choice in the making.” - Terrence Howard [06:47]
“I don’t need the fairytale, show me the truth.” - Terrence Howard [10:56]
“Time isn’t thinking about you, it’s moving.” - Harold Perrineau [16:40]
“Things aren’t always going to go how you plan and what I’ve come to know is that they never go the way you plan. There is always something different whether it be success or failure.” - Morris Chestnut [24:33]
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This week’s episode of human2human with Stacy Ike features spiritual teacher and co-author of the Seven Secrets to Healthy, Happy Relationships - Don Miguel Ruiz Jr. Don and Stacy discuss communication in romantic relationships, things to consider before placing blame on our partners, and the importance of honoring personal commitments so our relationships with others can thrive in honesty, love, and freedom.
SHOW NOTES | KEY TAKEAWAYS:
00:00 - Intro
01:27 - Song of the week
01:34 - Book of the week
01:40 - Reflection Question - Where do you need to build your self-commitment in order to honor the commitments of others?
03:10 - Don explains The Seven Secrets to Healthy, Happy Relationships
05:38 - Don dives into the difference between guilt and remorse
12:10 - Don shares tangible tools on how to genuinely let go
15:58 - Don tells us when we should use the past to make better decisions and when we should just leave it alone
24:44 - Don talks about accepting yourself and not comparing yourself to your illusion
25:25 - Don breaks down the fine line between unconditional love of ourselves and acceptance of ourselves
33:04 - Don shares how you’re able to bring in compromise, unconditional love, and self-commitment all in the same space
38:05 - Don dives into how couples in relationships can start to control each other’s will
46:44 - Don shares the most recent compromise between him and his wife
52:35 - Stacy and Don talk about parenting and their relationships with their parents
55:55 - Don speaks on updating your partner on who you are now
1:02:00 - Honest Gems Segment
What don't they tell us about unconditional love?
What don't they tell us about the one life that all humans share?
What don't they tell us about freedom in relationships?
1:10:40 - Season Question - What's the last thing you forgave yourself for, for the first time?
1:14:32 - Don shares what he has newly learned about himself from his romantic relationship
1:17:00 - Don tells us tools on how we can investigate the stories we tell ourselves before bringing them to our partners
1:20:53 - Don shares tools about how we can start the journey of rekindling self-commitment
“It’s no longer about understanding women or men, it’s understanding the person that’s in front of you.” [09:30]
“A teacher shared with me ‘Forgiveness is the moment you no longer wish the past was any different.” [12:30]
“Heartbreak is the moment that we realized that the illusion we believed in wasn't the truth.” [22:54]
“The very first thing that comes when you are debating or arguing with someone, you put your fingers in your ears, metaphorically which simply means ‘I’m no longer listening’ because if I listen, the chance of losing the argument comes up.” [44:45]
“We’ve learned how to not disrespect each other in an argument.” [51:25]
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CREDITS:
Executive Producer: Stacy Ike
Producer: Paris McCoy
Associate Producer: Emma Jackson
Theme Music: Pieces by “After The Fall"
Music released by: Chill Out Records
Post Production Audio: The Revolt Podcast Network
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