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Aug. 1, 2022

Ayana Explains It All - Ayana Explains The Keys to Healthy Romantic Relationships

There are smart cars, smart refrigerators, and smart-mouth kids. Why not smart relationships? Find out how you can get yours back to healthy!* *results not guaranteed --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app (https://anchor.fm/app) Episode link: https://anchor.fm/ayana-fakhir6/episodes/Ayana-Explains-The-Keys-to-Healthy-Romantic-Relationships-e1lvn49 (video made with Headliner.app)

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July 25, 2022

Ayana Explains It All - Ayana Explains the Temerity of White Privilege

ANCESTORS ASSEMBLE! This one is long overdue. Works Cited: "10 Examples That Prove White Privilege Protects White People in Every Aspect Imaginable." November 26, 2015. J (https://everydayfeminism.com/author/jong/) on Greenberg. https://everydayfeminism.com/2015/11/lessons-white-privilege-poc/ "Riot for Me" by Burden featuring Mesus. music by Skilsel at Pixabay --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor:…

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July 19, 2022

Ayana Explains It All - Ayana Explains Why Young People Need a Tool Kit

If you're on your way out the door to college (or looking for a refill on your "things you should know" mental folder), don't go before you've heard these "7 Hard Truths" that may make you a better human or hate being a grown up altogether. Put them in a…

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July 5, 2022

Ayana Explains It All - Ayana Explains Why it's Tough Being Black and Muslim in the US

It's a special episode of "Ayana Explains It All," I breakdown what's giving me the blues lately. Life is full of surprises but this ain't one--you guessed it, this country sucks. NSFW unless you accidentally stream the podcast without your headphones on, then it's a happy accident. --- This episode…

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June 27, 2022

Ayana Explains It All - Ayana Explains Why The 4th of July IS CANCELED.

NSFW message about the state of the union. Works used in this podcast: "Justice Samuel Alito, the architect of overturning Roe v. Wade, told senators he viewed the abortion rights landmark as 'important precedent.' Now he says 'stare decisis' doesn't protect it." Jacob Shamsian. Business Insider.com. June 24, 2022. Music…

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June 20, 2022

Ayana Explains It All - Ayana Explains the Toxicity of Traditional Gender Roles

Tradition is bullying from dead people and while you're in 2022 using gender roles from 1693, they're watching you from the Upper Room laughing their assess. Works Cited: "Traditional Gender Roles: Do They Make, and Then Break, our Relationships." William Ickes. Journal of Social Issues, Vol. 49, No. 3, 1993,…

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June 13, 2022

Ayana Explains It All - Ayana Explains PTSD

June is PTSD awareness month, but I don't need a fancy title to be reminded of my trauma. Listen up for some things you should know about this invisible illness. Works used in this episode: "PTSD Examined: The Five Types of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder" at https://bestdaypsych.com/ptsd-examined-the-five-types-of-post-traumatic-stress-disorder/. Music by Skilsel from…

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June 6, 2022

Ayana Explains It All - Ayana Explains America's Gun Problem

I like guns how I like packages from Amazon that arrive daily at my house: handled with care. Works used in the making of this podcast: 1. "Ghost Guns. Aren't hard to make and new laws won't restrict them all." By Adi Guajardo. May 31, 2022. https://www.newsy.com/stories/ghost-guns-aren-t-hard-to-make-new-laws-won-t-restrict-them/ 2. "Right to…

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May 23, 2022

Ayana Explains It All - Ayana Explains What Makes Her Crazy!

I recently graduated from Crazy Town University. This is my valedictory speech in honor of Mental Health Awareness Month. Intro music by audionautiX and outro music by madIRFAN (https://pixabay.com/users/madirfan-50411/?tab=audio&utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=audio&utm_content=13316) from Pixabay (https://pixabay.com/?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=music&utm_content=13316). --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app (https://anchor.fm/app) Episode…

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May 16, 2022

Ayana Explains It All - Ayana Explains the Hypocrisy of the Infant Formula Shortage Crisis

I scream! You scream! We all scream but only some voices are heard! *womp womp* Works Used: 1. “Baby Formula Factory Says Its Still Months Away From Production” Laura Reiley and Same Easter, Washington Post, May 14, 2022. 2. “President’s 2021 Budget Would Cut Food Assistance for Millions and Radically…

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May 9, 2022

Ayana Explains It All - Ayana Explains The Recent Assault on Reproductive Rights in the US

Molly, you're in danger, GIRL! The government is coming for your lady parts to build a cachet of babies to download when convenient to their political aspirations. We have to stop them before they force us to mass produce. And, no, I'm not kidding. Works cited: 1. “Law experts warn…

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April 27, 2022

Episode 12: Ayana Explains What's Ailing Black Men

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April 18, 2022

Ayana Explains It All - Ayana Explains Ohio's Wrongful Conviction Problem

It easier than you think to be accused, tried and convicted of a crime you did not commit or one that did not happen. It's harder, much harder, to have that conviction undone. In the state of Ohio 94 persons have been exonerated, but that is not the end of…

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April 14, 2022

E9: Ayana Explains The Myth of Protecting Black Women

eople will say anything, it's what we do that matters most if we are to be believed. As James Baldwin said, "I cannot believe what you say because I see what you do." And if the legislative and everyday record reflects what we care about--protecting Black women ain't it. We're…

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April 14, 2022

E7: Ayana Explains Ramadan

This episode is brought to you by God...well, in a roundabout way. Ramadan is fast approaching for the Muslim community, join me as I deep dive into the Holy month with everything you wanted to know about why your Muslim friend is declining your offer of bottled water during the…

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April 14, 2022

E5: Ayana Explains Empathy

Who doesn't like being told after losing their job or calling off a wedding that they'll get over it and they should have seen it coming? A lot of people. I'll explain why telling people this makes you a jerk and how there are jerks bigger than you ruining the…

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April 14, 2022

E10: Ayana Explains The US Black Maternal Health Crisis

Check out the latest episode of Ayana Explains It All! Listen to the full podcast here https://anchor.fm/ayana-fakhir6/episodes/Ayana-Explains-the-US-Black-Maternal-Health-Crisis-e1h1kom (video made with @headlinervideo)

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April 14, 2022

Send me your questions!

Bored with what I'm yammering on about and you want your voice heard through me? Send me your questions and topic ideas and I'll research it and put it on a future episode of Ayana Explains It All! SLeRnucYs703y6z4LBxK --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way…

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April 14, 2022

E4: Ayana Explains Narcissism

Putin, your dad, your boss, your girlfriend--Narcissistic personalities have invaded Earth and like roaches they won't go away on their own, you have to spot them and exterminate them from your life. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app (https://anchor.fm/app) Episode…

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April 14, 2022

E6: Ayana Explains MICROAGGRESSIONS

There's this thing people say or do when they don't want you to know that they're quietly judging you for your immutable characteristics--microaggressive behavior--it's quietly announcing you're sexist or racist or homophobic, and those microaggressions are present in all facets of our lives and are destroying relationships and workplaces. Unfortunately,…

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April 14, 2022

E8: Ayana Explains The Gender Wage Gap and Equal Pay

"Young girl, you'll be a woman soon, and then have a job where you're paid only 88 cents to the dollar of a man" or however the song goes. Women in the United States earn less money than men and strictly because we're women, and though Equal Pay Day has…

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April 14, 2022

Episode 3: Ayana Explains Codependency

You're a codependent mess and it's not okay. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app (https://anchor.fm/app) Episode link: https://anchor.fm/ayana-fakhir6/episodes/The-One-Where-Ayana-Explains-Codependency-e1em84n (video made with Headliner.app)

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April 14, 2022

Episode 1: Ayana Explains It All - An Introduction

In West Philadelphia born and rais…no it it’s just me introducing myself and my podcast, my new venture. Here is where you will find the best primer on the host (me) and what topics I’ll cover throughout my journey in the podcast world. Get in touch at AEIAPodcast@gmail.com. --- This…

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April 14, 2022

Episode 2: Ayana Explains Why Muslims Do Not Celebrate Valentine's Day.

If you've ever been the victim of love, call me and I'll sue the pants off it. No, really, love is great but here's why it's missing you the rest of the year. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app (https://anchor.fm/app)…

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