Let's Get Into It with Lettie

This episode covers my thoughts on the OnlyFans Ban, Should Genders be removed from legal documents but what about Race then, and Is she really a Gold Digger or is she smart?

Quote of the Day: "I'd rather have roses on my table than diamonds on my neck." -- Emma Goldman

Work Cited

Gender Removed from Birth Certificate: https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/remove-male-and-female-from-birth-certificates-heres-why-the-countrys-largest-group-of-physicians-recommends-it/

ICU Nurse's OnlyFans: https://www.thedailybeast.com/she-quit-being-an-icu-nurse-to-make-six-figures-on-onlyfans

Moneyist Article: https://www.marketwatch.com/story/my-husband-purchased-his-mothers-500k-home-his-siblings-called-me-a-gold-digger-now-he-wants-to-use-my-inheritance-for-renovations-11628622323

This episode are my thoughts on Rihanna becoming a Billionaire, Lizzo and the backlash after her video Rumors was released, A plus-size woman being denied entry on a Party Bus, and the Moneyist article about a son's thoughts on what to do with money left by his father to him and his brothers. 

Quote of the Day: "Your words have so much power. Everyday, if you tell yourself, 'I love you, if you give yourself one word of validation, it will change your mind." -- Ashley Graham

Work Cited

Moneyist Article: https://www.marketwatch.com/story/i-found-money-stashed-in-my-late-fathers-house-one-brother-owes-me-money-and-the-other-stole-from-my-mother-what-should-i-do-11628544203

No Entry Party Bus Article: https://www.chron.com/news/article/Fallon-Melillo-party-bus-Miami-denied-entry-Event-16382140.php#:~:text=News-,'Humiliating'%3A%20San%20Antonio%20woman%20denied%20entry%20by%20Miami%20party,service%20for%20being%20plus%2Dsize&text=When%20body%2Dpositive%20advocate%20Fallon,bus%20service%20on%20July%2031.

This episode talks about Money from a 22 year-olds six-figure business to a mother who does not want to provide for lazyitis son in death. Also, you will get me thoughts on going to College vs a Trade.

Quote of the Day: "If you don't find a way to make money while you sleep, you will work until you die." --- Warren Buffett

Work Cited:

Moneyist Article: https://www.marketwatch.com/story/my-son-has-lazyitis-he-only-contacts-me-on-birthdays-and-mothers-day-i-fear-that-inheriting-my-estate-will-only-make-him-worse-11627303832

22 year-old Cash Wash Owner Article: https://www.buzzfeed.com/andriamoore/22-year-old-business-owner-of-car-wash

This episode is about coveting what one should not: the topics discussed are life and death of a man killed by the hands of his child and her lover, a married man sleeping with his surrogate, and To Shower or Not to Shower...with celebrities. 

Quote of the Day: "Be Careful about wanting what others have. there is always a price. Perhaps God didn't give it to you, because He knew you wouldn't be able to pay it." -- Yasmin Mogahed

Work Cited:

Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher article: https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/mila-kunis-ashton-kutcher-raise-155046308.html

Teenage couple kills Dad: https://www.indy100.com/news/teenagers-murder-dad-youtube-video-b1864082

Married Man and Surrogate: https://www.thedailybeast.com/a-married-man-and-his-surrogate-had-an-affair-now-theyre-in-a-wild-custody-fight

This episode talks about legacies from Nick Cannon and his lineage goals to the CW series' Legacies and how TV series tend to mess up their own plot points the longer a show is on the air. 

Quote of the Day: "Carve your name on hearts, not tombstones. A legacy is etched into the minds of others and the stories they share about you." -- Shannon Adler, author

Nick Cannon article: https://madamenoire.com/1232315/nick-cannon-kids-on-purpose/

This episode goes into detail about the wealth gap between African Americans and their white counterparts, City Employees lack of pay, and how Co-signing with Automatic pay is not in your best interest. 

Quote of the Day: "If the Negro in the ghetto must eternally be fed by the hand that pushes him into the ghetto, he will never become strong enough to get out of the ghetto." -- Dr. Carter G. Woodson

Work Cited:

Moneyist article: https://www.marketwatch.com/story/i-co-signed-a-personal-loan-for-my-daughter-the-bank-withdrew-the-money-from-my-fathers-account-instead-how-could-this-happen-11624638282

The Lens article: https://thelensnola.org/2021/06/28/city-workers-from-department-of-public-works-initiate-strike/

New York Times Article: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/28/business/economy/black-workers-racial-pay-gap.html

This episode is all about Family: From the Male Doula helping Black women bringing their children into the world to Financial Advice for two families dealing with loss of parents, projected loss of spouse, and the finance issues that come with it. 

Quote of the Day: "We believe in ordinary acts of bravery, in the courage that drives one person to stand up for another." -- Veronica Roth, Divergent book series.

Black Doula Story article link: https://spectrumnews1.com/ca/la-west/health/2021/06/08/male-doula-helping-birth-process-for-black-moms

Moneyist on Rent-Free in Family home article link: https://www.marketwatch.com/story/my-sister-took-care-of-our-parents-and-kept-their-80k-savings-when-they-died-now-she-wants-to-live-rent-free-in-their-house-11623199508

Moneyist on Life Insurance on Spouse article link: https://www.marketwatch.com/story/i-want-to-take-a-life-insurance-policy-out-on-my-husband-he-says-hell-will-freeze-over-before-hes-worth-more-dead-than-alive-11623680777

New Segment entitled "Quick Shout outs" featuring Clueless star, One Tree Hill stars and Princess Lili. 

Main topics covered on this episode are Former University of Michigan Football players detail sexual abuse, Pregnant woman sues Police, and 80000 pennies of Child Support.

The Quote of the Day: "Don't waste your time in anger, regrets, worries, and grudges. Life is too short to be unhappy." -- Roy T. Bennett

Links to Articles: 

Football Players story: https://www.foxnews.com/us/university-of-michigan-football-doctor-sexual-abuse

Pregnant Woman story: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2021/06/10/arkansas-police-rammed-pregnant-womans-suv-traffic-stop-lawsuit/7645474002/

80000 Pennies story: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/domestic-violence-donation-from-penny-child-support-payment_n_60c20729e4b0b03d151fb691

The topics are on The Actor Sophia Bush and her time on the show One Tree Hill and being fetishized, The Clueless reboot, and Burger King Karen (can you blame another woman for what your husband does?)

The Quote of the Day: "A sister is both your mirror and your opposite." -- Elizabeth Fishel

Sophia Bush Article: https://people.com/tv/sophia-bush-one-tree-hill-set-treatment-fetishized/

Burger King Karen article: https://nypost.com/2021/06/02/karen-tells-burger-king-worker-uniform-is-a-distraction/

This episode features my Top 5 Movies for helping to get over a Heartbreak and my thoughts on two situations that deal with Redlining and Gentrification.

These are the links to the two articles mentioned: https://www.newsweek.com/black-woman-says-house-appraisal-increased-after-removing-family-photos-1589098 and https://www.nola.com/news/article_3c5d624e-af73-11eb-88f9-8fea3db71ce8.html

Quote of the Day: "People tend to think of gentrification in terms of race because it's presented that way, and I think it's presented that way because in poor cities that's what's really going on. Beyond that, I think it's presented that way as a way for the people who are really pushing it to make it just a black problem, so people don't care." -- Killer Mike

This episode includes my ultimate Top 10ish songs to get through/over a Break-up, the Quote of the Day, and my thoughts on the Moneyist article entitled: My ex-wife passed away. I’m the beneficiary on her life insurance. 

Link to article: https://www.marketwatch.com/story/my-ex-wife-passed-away-im-the-beneficiary-on-her-life-insurance-her-family-wants-me-to-pay-her-funeral-expenses-and-wont-leave-me-alone-2021-05-12

Quote of the Day: "You've got every right to a beautiful life." --- Selena Gomez and the Scene, lyrics to the song: Who Says!

Bonus episode: While I was recording this week's episode I decided to release one of the segments early. Porsha Williams from The Real Housewives of Atlanta has sparked a question, would you date your friend's ex-husband or in Porsha's case current husband? 

Listen for my thoughts on this topic. 

Link to Funky Dineva's Youtube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VlfofYdZZIQ

Link to Lailah Lynn's Youtube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2pB49NU9pA

The topics covered in this episode are Patterns and How We Succumb to Them, Learning to see the best in Difficult Situations, and Dealing with Others Exes.

Link to the article called My Boyfriend's Ex is Mad I'm pregnant: https://www.yahoo.com/news/boyfriend-ex-mad-m-pregnant-212316386.html

Quote of the Day: “I've learned so much from my mistakes, I'm thinking of making a few more." --- Charley Davidson book series by Darynda Jones

The topics covered in this episode are Representation in Entertainment specifically television, Charmed vs Charmed Reboot, and Black Americans moving out of the USA.

Link to the article called For Black Americans, Moving Abroad has a Different Appeal: https://www.cntraveler.com/story/for-black-americans-moving-abroad-has-a-different-appeal

Quote of the Day: “If we can't write diversity into sci-fi, then what's the point? You don't create new worlds to give them all the same limits of the old ones.” ― Jane Espenson

The topics covered in this episode are Welcoming in 2021, manifestation, Vision Boards, walking away from Childhood trauma,  and living your dream life. 

Link to the Moneyist article: https://www.marketwatch.com/story/my-elderly-father-was-physically-abusive-and-will-leave-his-farm-to-my-two-sisters-should-i-contest-his-will-2021-01-04

Link to Amber Scholl's vision board vlog video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awkmNGVwZ-M

 This episode topics are:

• Men's role in the life of the child(ren) of the women that they are dating.
• Domestic Violence and Men: Should it all be one-sided against the victim?
• When men tell you, that they don't want you, should you still manifest them into your present and future?
• Religion and changing religions for relationships

Quote of the Day: Comparison is the thief of joy...Karamo Brown 

Happy Valentine's Day!!

• The quote of the Day is by Amber Scholl, "Ladies be your own sugar daddy!"
• This episode will focus on being single on Valentine's Day and why friend-zoning from the beginning of a potential relationship hurts the blossoming relationship. 
• 11-year-old carjacker and his parents in New Orleans: Are the parents responsible for their child's actions? 

This is a bonus segment focusing on my thoughts on dating in your league. Is there even a league to aspire to? Additionally, should we be turning our wishes into goals?

This episode ask the Disney+ app where is the children's television series The Famous Jett Jackson. Since the launching of the app, this series and movie have not been added even though it is an original Disney Channel series.

This episode includes a thought of the day. 

This is episode is on my feelings about Justin Timberlake and Alisha Wainwright.  

This episode also includes a Quote of the Day by Jackie Kennedy. 

This is my very first podcast which includes my thoughts on a question from social media, a Quote of the Day, and a Fandom Moment on How to Get Away with Murder series.