Dose of Duality
Every beautiful human is made up of many sides. Public Persona, Private Person. Partner, Independent Human. Creative, Professional. Strong, Vulnerable. Fighter, Lover. On this ever-evolving journey of life, co-hosts Deja Riley + Alicia Ferguson invite you to listen to the Dose of Duality podcast. Together we’ll move through conversations that explore opposing viewpoints, look at both sides of situations and showcase how a variety of emotions and multiple perspectives can coexist within every experience. Wellness, culture, relationships, social issues and more will all be explored together and celebrated. You’ll spend time with very special guest hosts and guests along the way - bringing you a weekly Dose Of Duality.
Episodes
39 episodes
Ep 36 | Healing From Politics
What happens when you are the story and are telling the story? Gerren Keith Gaynor, White House correspondent and Managing Editor of Politics for The Grio, covers the current state of politics as a journalist. As a black queer man h...
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Ep 35 | Healing From Burnout
Entrepreneur, wellness leader, philanthropist and media personality, Tai Beauchamp, like always delivers gems with a gratitude filled tone. Join us on this throwback last recording before Deja’s maternity leave where we discuss how to use...
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Ep 34 | Healing Through Forgiveness
Join Alicia and Alechia, Triggered AF Podcast cohost, as they discuss why picking your partner is the most important decision and how dating is not trash, but how we date is trash. Learn more about the playbook they’ve created for meeting...
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Ep 33 | Healing Through Food
Today we sit down with marketing professional turned viral cooking sensation, Alex Hill. From instant Cafe Bustelo, to apple cobbler to jollof rice, food tells the stories of our lives and Alex realized early on how food is so closely tie...
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Ep 32 | Healing Through Writing
We need a minute y’all! As we explore healing this season, we may need a few pauses, deep breaths and “run that backs” as we get into these profound conversations. It was our honor to sit with Jonathan Jones and learn more about how...
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Ep 31 | Healing Through Language
Yerp or Yert. Out Of Pocket or For Real For Real. Death and life is in the power of the tongue. The lingo and the language of our people has been scrutinized and judged by other groups and cultures against their “norms”. In th...
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Ep 30 | Stewards Of Our Healing
We’re back! Season 3 kicks off with a healthy conversation about the topic of healing. We’ll be focusing on healing of all types this season. And as our new intro says, it might get a little messy. But the learning, the ...
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Season 3 Trailer
Season 3 is here! As we get ready to drop Season 3 and for Deja to bring baby Izy into the world, we are excited about our Dose Of Duality family growing in every way. This season we will be diving into healing. This is not a ...
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Ep 29 | Dose Of Growth, Compilation Episode
Grief, doubt, fear . . . . growth. The life experiences we and our guests have endured are masterclasses in evolution and growth. As we prepare for Season 3, we bring you a Dose Of Growth. We know the only constant is change.&...
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Ep 28 | Dose Of Identity, Compilation Episode
Identity. Are we born with it or is it shaped? Does society define it for us or do we define it for ourselves? Join us as we bring you the first Dose Of . . . Episode where we flashback to meaningful conversations we’ve had ar...
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Ep 27 | I Deserve To Be At Ease
“I am an anxious, overthinking, autistic entrepreneur who is a husband and a father.” Mic drop with that statement to close out our second season with vulnerability and uncomfortable truths shared by special guest Michell Clark. This seas...
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Ep 26 | In Our Shoes
From dancing at a fraternity party and being pointed at as the only “approved” person to sing the expletives to having to educate your romantic partner on cultural differences and norms, frankly it’s STILL exhausting being a Black woman in Amer...
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Ep 25 | Education, Excellence And The Lie Of The American Dream Part 2
Excellence. Excellence in Education. Black Excellence. When the phone rings and the President of Morehouse College is on the other end saying you are the best woman for the job, you answer the call. In part 2 of our conversati...
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Ep 24 | Education, Excellence And The Lie Of The American Dream Part 1
It’s profound to change the life of one person. Even more so to change the lives of several. But today we’ll listen to the story of Dr. Nina Gilbert who has been able to change the lives of many by giving them education, opportunity...
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Ep 23 | Is There Sulfur In Perm?
From sulfur in the St. Lucia body scrubs to questioning if there is sulfur in Perm, we get nostalgic in this episode. Coming off the baby moon, Deja and Alicia do a run down of the Caribbean islands. Deja discusses her adaptability ...
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Ep 22 | I Stand With Fran
It’s an actor’s wildest dream to be working regularly on a popular series on a major network. But what happens when the residual checks you receive from streaming can’t even buy you a bottle of water? Along with your fellow actors, ...
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Ep 21 | Nigerian, Catholic & Queer
How does a Nigerian, Roman Catholic, homophobic young woman evolve into a fluid, queer, limitless ethereal being? You’ll have to listen in on this special conversation between Deja and Tochi Fatima to find out. We journey through he...
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Ep 20 | Boundaries: Block Them Sis
In this episode, alongside Dr. Amber Thornton, Clinical Psychologist, we will explore the boundaries that support you in navigating friendships, dating, and family life. As we know from this season, Deja is actively practicing setting boundarie...
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Ep 19 | Organize For Love
In this episode, alongside Rebekah Bashorun from Organize For Love, we explore how our physical environment affects our emotional landscape and our emotional dependence on possessions. We’ll learn not only how important it is to create a ...
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Ep 18 | Black Masculinity
Masculine or feminine. Strong or weak. Protector or nurturer. Powerful or powerless. The duality within these words and concepts has been shaped by our circumstances, society and culture. What does it mean to be a ...
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Ep 17 | The Group Chat
What about your friends?!? Channeling our best TLC over here. In this episode, we join Alicia and Deja as they delve into the importance of community care and the role friendship groups play in their overall self-care journey. They ...
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Ep 16 | Meet Our New Co-Host
We catch up after two weeks of powerful conversations to talk about what is going on in life and introduce you to our newest team member. It’s been a journey and we can’t wait to take this next one together. Aliens or nah? Tun...
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Ep 15 | The Art Of Communication
Sex, spirituality and selfishness, oh my! You know it’s going to be a spicy episode when La Shell Wooten sits on the couch with us. We knew from the moment we met her that La Shell would bring the wisdom and she did not disappoint.&...
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