Broke Talk Podcast

Have you wanted to get into real estate, or even purchase a home? Tune into this episode on the benefits of Investing in Homes, for yourself, the community, and your wallet. Jamiel talks through what he invests in now, how he started, and the joy it brings him.

A wonderful, calming episode with a Motivational Speaker, Certified Empowerment Coach, 7x Bestselling Author and a Nonprofit Strategist: SANDRA CHANEY. Sandra is extremely passionate and dedicates her life to empowering others. She has some wonderful advice for listeners on how to be empowered, and stay empowered

On this episode, Diamond gives a wonderful intro on Racism, from the perspective of a "unicorn": a Black Woman Engineer. She talks about her heartbreaking experience in the engineering field dealing with racism, and being the only woman, and person of color. 

Diamond's passion for data, tech, and engineering is evident and very informative. She worries for the future of representation in technology, and how she strives for more women and minorities to join the field that gives her so much joy. 

Patrick is a Master's Level  Licensed Mental Health Counselor and Certified Alcohol and Substance Abuse Counselor specializing in individual, group and couple therapy. He takes the time to talk to us about relationships on this episode. We talk about the importance of emotional connection, how trauma affects relationships, and the very real and very hard toll the pandemic has played on all of our relationships. Tune In for some exciting tips on how to strengthen your relationships with a partner, and yourself!

James Barry’s 16 + years in the culinary field started as a private chef. His inauguration into restaurant-style cooking came later when he was the vegan/vegetarian chef on the Van’s Warped Tour, which traveled to 50 North American cities in 60 days. Upon returning to Los Angeles, James continued to private chef and had the fortune of cooking for celebrities such as Tom Cruise, Mariska Hargitay, George Clooney, Gerard Butler, Sean “Puffy” Combs, Barbra Streisand, and John Cusack. Not wanting to limit the audience of his healthy and tasty style of cooking, James started Wholesome2Go, a healthy, high-quality food delivery company that served under his leadership in the Los Angeles area for 8 years. 

Most recently, James launched my first functional food product, Pluck, an organ-based, all-purpose seasoning. It's the first of its kind and an amazingly easy and delicious way for people to get organ meats into their diet.

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An important episode for anyone that introduces the basics of finance. From investment to credit, we talk about it all with Juanna Council Brown. Juanna is a Certified Tax and Insurance Agent, and we talk to her about the importance of managing your money. 

This episode we speak with Rod Peter Jr., an actor and theater performer in Canada. Rod is also a podcaster, and can be checked out in the link below.

We discuss privilege this episode, specifically Rod's unique position and understanding of it. His insight is honest, and straightforward, yet tricky. Rod also discusses the impact of the pandemic on the arts, and his frustrations with the system and the perceived position of artists in the hierarchy.

Amber is an artist and an art teacher. On this episode, we talk about how she found her creative style, and how she tries to teach creativity to her students. An interesting conversation exploring the importance of art, creativity, style, and fostering talent.

In this episode, we talk about the experience of fostering and adopting children with Ginger Baerg, who recently published a book, My Patchwork Family, on those topics. An interesting conversation pondering what it means to be a family.

"Human Design is a pseudoscience combining astrology, I Ching, Kabbalah and the Chakras," and on this episode Tracy Ko provides us with some background on it. We talk about the different "types" you can be (shown below), what they mean, and why Human Design is useful! Just knowing my type has helped me validate certain aspects of myself I was concerned about, and realized I didn't need to change!

Emphani Aldridge is an Attorney working in Corporate Law, and also a strong advocate for Detroit Youth. She co-founded Quad Advising, which is a non-profit which helps Detroit youth develop a post-high school plan. On this episode we discuss Emphani's experience attending Detroit Public Schools, and her passions and motivations to come back home to advise current students. 

Emojis to Space to Wi-fi Issues...

Virtually teaching is tough, and not surprisingly in lower-income areas, where there are problems galore from access to stable wi-fi, to access to learning materials. Joining us on this episode is Mr. Peter, a 5th grade teacher at Caesar Chavez Academy in Southwest Detroit. He discusses the supportive administration he's blessed to have, and how he is being creative with the virtual space.

Michigan State Representative for District 4, Abraham Aiyash, joins us on this episode of Broke Talk. He is a long time friend who has always had a passion for politics. Abraham discusses how his passion stemmed, why he does this work, and how he continues to fight, even through heartbreaking run-ins with the radical right. I urge you to follow him on Instagram, where he often educates the audience on the political process.

A therapeutic conversation with Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Cynthia Siadat. We discuss culture, articulating feelings, and Cynthia generously provides plethora of tips for onset of anxiety, depression, etc. She also walks us through an exercise at the end! Join us! 

Check her out/follow her on the sites below:

Instagram: livingfullyig

I met Rocco and Gloria last year, when they asked me to showcase my music as part of their Uprising exhibit at Hatch Gallery in Hamtramck. It was part of their series of exhibits, which they call The Gallery Project. Their mission is to showcase art that is thought-provoking, contemporary, and culturally aware.