This week we chat about the ways in which the world is obsessed with Black (and queer) culture without actually being connected to Black (and queer) people. Also, why we need to uplift those who are out here speaking truth to power.  Here’s some information about Black queer people's mental health.  We want to connect with you more! Send us an email with your thoughts/comments about the show: BlackFatFemmePod@gmail.com. Make the haters mad and rate us 5 stars.  Follow the show on social: Twitter | Instagram Follow DoctorJonPaul: Twitter | Instagram | Website  Follow Jordan: Twitter | Instagram | Website   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week we discuss things we appreciate more now that we are older, how to remain a good person in what can often feel like a very, very, very, VERY terrible world and why we are tired of being nickeled and dimed to death by corporations.  We want to connect with you more! Send us an email with your thoughts/comments about the show: BlackFatFemmePod@gmail.com. Make the haters mad and rate us 5 stars.  Follow the show on social: Twitter | Instagram Follow DoctorJonPaul: Twitter | Instagram | Website  Follow Jordan: Twitter | Instagram | Website  Follow our guest - Elijah Mckinnon :  Instagram | Website See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week we talk about getting to (and staying) in your happy place, moving up the corporate ladder and why Beyonce's "Renaissance" tour is for Black queer people and Black queer people ONLY.  We want to connect with you more! Send us an email with your thoughts/comments about the show: BlackFatFemmePod@gmail.com. Make the haters mad and rate us 5 stars.  Follow the show on social: Twitter | Instagram Follow DoctorJonPaul: Twitter | Instagram | Website  Follow Jordan: Twitter | Instagram | Website  Follow our guest - Imara Jones: Twitter | Instagram | Website See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week we talk respectability politics, the authentic complications we wish we got to see around Black queer characters in television and film and why we all need to be putting our mask back on! Got a question or comment on the show? Shoot us an email BlackFatFemmePod@gmail.com. Make the haters mad and rate us 5 stars.  Follow the show on social: Twitter | Instagram Follow DoctorJonPaul: Twitter | Instagram | Website  Follow Jordan: Twitter | Instagram | Website   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week we get learned some Hip-Hop feminism, discuss some of our favorite Black rappers, and the best hood snacks. Got a question or comment on the show? Shoot us an email BlackFatFemmePod@gmail.com. Make the haters mad and rate us 5 stars.  Follow the show on social: Twitter | Instagram Follow DoctorJonPaul: Twitter | Instagram | Website  Follow Jordan: Twitter | Instagram | Website   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week we dabble with what revelations we have had this year (so far), what our big gay agenda is and why we are SO EXCITED for pumpkin spice season.  Got a question or comment on the show? Shoot us an email BlackFatFemmePod@gmail.com. Make the haters mad and rate us 5 stars.  Follow the show on social: Twitter | Instagram Follow DoctorJonPaul: Twitter | Instagram | Website  Follow Jordan: Twitter | Instagram | Website   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week we dabble with why we LOVE being Black and queer, the right way to handle accountability and why we need to forgive ourselves in the process of forgiving others.  Got a question or comment on the show? Shoot us an email BlackFatFemmePod@gmail.com. Make the haters mad and rate us 5 stars.  Follow the show on social: Twitter | Instagram Follow DoctorJonPaul: Twitter | Instagram | Website  Follow Jordan: Twitter | Instagram | Website   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week we talk about why we love being Black, the struggles that come with being Black + fat while flying, why we need to keep saying O'Shea Sibley's name and why aliens are our friends.  We want to connect with you more! Send us an email with your thoughts/comments about the show: BlackFatFemmePod@gmail.com. Make the haters mad and rate us 5 stars.  Follow the show on social: Twitter | Instagram Follow DoctorJonPaul: Twitter | Instagram | Website  Follow Jordan: Twitter | Instagram | Website   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week we talk about the best in media, why folks (i.e. comedians) needs to be more careful with their platforms and how BFF's can navigate a world that is often always so very disappointing.  We want to connect with you more! Send us an email with your thoughts/comments about the show: BlackFatFemmePod@gmail.com. Make the haters mad and rate us 5 stars.  Follow the show on social: Twitter | Instagram Follow DoctorJonPaul: Twitter | Instagram | Website  Follow Jordan: Twitter | Instagram | Website  Follow our guest - Shar Jossell : Twitter | Instagram | Pin Game See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week, we FINALLY give y'all the Drag Race episode you've been asking for, specifically naming our favorite Black drag queens of yesterday and today (rest well Chi-Chi!), talk Tik-Tok snacks and pride conspiracy theories.  We want to connect with you more! Send us an email with your thoughts/comments about the show: BlackFatFemmePod@gmail.com. Continue to make the haters mad and rate us 5 stars.  Follow the show on social: Twitter | Instagram Follow DoctorJonPaul: Twitter | Instagram | Website  Follow Jordan: Twitter | Instagram | Website See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week we celebrate 50 years of hip-hop (again) by talking about the good, the bad AND the queer, discuss rejection (edges SNATCHED) and why we deserve at least one more album from Rihanna. We will be back next week with another all new episode  Make the haters mad and rate us 5 stars.  Send us an email with your thoughts/comments about the show: BlackFatFemmePod@gmail.com Follow the show on social: Twitter | Instagram Follow DoctorJonPaul: Twitter | Instagram | Website  Follow Jordan: Twitter | Instagram | Website See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week we sit down with creator Michael Rice to discuss the exploitation of Black queer bodies, when we feel most authentic and why America's got a true problem.  Trigger Warning - Discussion of drug usage - for those who might want to skip this weeks "Category Is" section because of the discussion of chem sex, you can fast forward to 51:19. Keep in mind that this is not an episode shaming those who use drugs - but a conversation about how Black queer bodies are exploited through drug usage.  We want to connect with you more! Send us an email with your thoughts/comments about the show: BlackFatFemmePod@gmail.com Thank you to EVERYONE who came to our defense against the trolls and got us back up to an amazing rating score. We appreciate you! Continue to make the haters mad and rate us 5 stars.  Follow the show on social: Twitter | Instagram Follow DoctorJonPaul: Twitter | Instagram | Website  Follow Jordan: Twitter | Instagram | Website  Follow Our Guest: Micheal Rice Twitter | Instagram | Website   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week we sit down with TV Producer and writer of the amazing book, "My Government Means to Kill Me" to discuss why it is so important for BFF's to use their voice intentionally - specifically in times like now where the government is actively using any means to take it away.  We want to connect with you more! Send us an email with your thoughts/comments about the show: BlackFatFemmePod@gmail.com Make the haters mad and rate us 5 stars.  Follow the show on social: Twitter | Instagram Follow DoctorJonPaul: Twitter | Instagram | Website  Follow Jordan: Twitter | Instagram | Website  Follow Our Guest: Rasheed Newson Twitter | Instagram | Website   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week we get into a (closing Pride) conversation about growth, why we need to change our outlooks on activism and why this Pride season is giving Great Value over Up & Up overall. IYKYK. IT'S A PRIDE CELEBRATION WITH APPLE PODCAST!  OUR SHOW IS BEING SPOTLIGHTED BY APPLE! HOORAY! With that, we have put together the perfect (queer) Apple Music playlist for you here.  “Rarely do you hear people talking about what makes them happy to be Black, fat, and queer,” says Jon Paul, co-host and creator of BFF: Black, Fat, Femme, Apple Podcasts' Spotlight pick for June 2023. “Our show does that.” Paul is joined on the mic by co-host and friend Jordan Daniels. Both are experienced storytellers, creatives, and social justice educators. They launched the podcast one year ago and since then, BFF has become a beacon of light for folks who feel their voices don’t matter. “I want them to laugh fully, feel part of our conversations, and nourished,” says Daniels. BFF tackles heavy topics but Paul says, “90% of the time we’re cracking jokes and celebrating our intersections.” “I love making this show because we get to express all pieces of ourselves, share it with the world, and create a space for our BFFs to exist alongside us,” says Daniels. “This show is for them as much as it is for us. I hope listeners take away a whole list of fascinating and incredible people that they can follow, connect with, and learn from!” says Daniels.  We want to connect with you more! Send us an email with your thoughts/comments about the show: BlackFatFemmePod@gmail.com Make the haters mad and rate us 5 stars.  Follow the show on social: Twitter | Instagram Follow DoctorJonPaul: Twitter | Instagram | Website  Follow Jordan: Twitter | Instagram | Website   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week we get into a conversation about why we love being Black, accountability around fat-phobia and if oatmeal can be savory.  IT'S A PRIDE CELEBRATION WITH APPLE PODCAST!  OUR SHOW IS BEING SPOTLIGHTED BY APPLE! HOORAY! With that, we have put together the perfect (queer) Apple Music playlist for you here.  “Rarely do you hear people talking about what makes them happy to be Black, fat, and queer,” says Jon Paul, co-host and creator of BFF: Black, Fat, Femme, Apple Podcasts' Spotlight pick for June 2023. “Our show does that.” Paul is joined on the mic by co-host and friend Jordan Daniels. Both are experienced storytellers, creatives, and social justice educators. They launched the podcast one year ago and since then, BFF has become a beacon of light for folks who feel their voices don’t matter. “I want them to laugh fully, feel part of our conversations, and nourished,” says Daniels. BFF tackles heavy topics but Paul says, “90% of the time we’re cracking jokes and celebrating our intersections.” “I love making this show because we get to express all pieces of ourselves, share it with the world, and create a space for our BFFs to exist alongside us,” says Daniels. “This show is for them as much as it is for us. I hope listeners take away a whole list of fascinating and incredible people that they can follow, connect with, and learn from!” says Daniels.  We want to connect with you more! Send us an email with your thoughts/comments about the show: BlackFatFemmePod@gmail.com Make the haters mad and rate us 5 stars.  Follow the show on social: Twitter | Instagram Follow DoctorJonPaul: Twitter | Instagram | Website  Follow Jordan: Twitter | Instagram | Website   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week discuss the idea of what it means to be a "mean queen" and projection.  IT'S A PRIDE CELEBRATION WITH APPLE PODCAST!  OUR SHOW IS BEING SPOTLIGHTED BY APPLE! HOORAY! With that, we have put together the perfect (queer) Apple Music playlist for you here.  “Rarely do you hear people talking about what makes them happy to be Black, fat, and queer,” says Jon Paul, co-host and creator of BFF: Black, Fat, Femme, Apple Podcasts' Spotlight pick for June 2023. “Our show does that.” Paul is joined on the mic by co-host and friend Jordan Daniels. Both are experienced storytellers, creatives, and social justice educators. They launched the podcast one year ago and since then, BFF has become a beacon of light for folks who feel their voices don’t matter. “I want them to laugh fully, feel part of our conversations, and nourished,” says Daniels. BFF tackles heavy topics but Paul says, “90% of the time we’re cracking jokes and celebrating our intersections.” “I love making this show because we get to express all pieces of ourselves, share it with the world, and create a space for our BFFs to exist alongside us,” says Daniels. “This show is for them as much as it is for us. I hope listeners take away a whole list of fascinating and incredible people that they can follow, connect with, and learn from!” says Daniels.  We want to connect with you more! Send us an email with your thoughts/comments about the show: BlackFatFemmePod@gmail.com Make the haters mad and rate us 5 stars.  Follow the show on social: Twitter | Instagram Follow DoctorJonPaul: Twitter | Instagram | Website  Follow Jordan: Twitter | Instagram | Website   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week we chop it up with the incomparable Amber Abundance about how Black Fat Femmes can make "abundance" a mindset, navigating intergenerational healing and why Target shouldn't be the standard for pride merch. Make the haters mad and rate us 5 stars.  Send us an email with your thoughts/comments about the show: BlackFatFemmePod@gmail.com Follow the show on social: Twitter | Instagram Follow DoctorJonPaul: Twitter | Instagram | Website  Follow Jordan: Twitter | Instagram | Website  Follow Our Guest - Amber Abundance: Twitter | Instagram | WebsiteSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week we get into a deeper dive around Pride Month, how to celebrate it without being problematic and how to support the movement - now more than ever.  Make the haters mad and rate us 5 stars.  We want to connect with you more! Send us an email with your thoughts/comments about the show: BlackFatFemmePod@gmail.com Follow the show on social: Twitter | Instagram Follow DoctorJonPaul: Twitter | Instagram | Website  Follow Jordan: Twitter | Instagram | Website   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week Jon & Joho are traveling, but they didn't want to leave you without a beat to step to! Enjoy a quick kiki as they talk about all the mess that is pop culture.  Make the haters mad and rate us 5 stars.  We want to connect with you more! Send us an email with your thoughts/comments about the show: BlackFatFemmePod@gmail.com Follow the show on social: Twitter | Instagram Follow DoctorJonPaul: Twitter | Instagram | Website  Follow Jordan: Twitter | Instagram | Website   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week we welcome one of the baddest, Cheyenne M. Davis, to the show to talk about pleasure in all its forms, media representation both on screen and behind the scenes, and the oppression still caused today by that bag Carrie gave Louise in the SATC movie.  Make the haters mad and rate us 5 stars.  Send us an email with your thoughts/comments about the show: BlackFatFemmePod@gmail.com Follow the show on social: Twitter | Instagram Follow DoctorJonPaul: Twitter | Instagram | Website  Follow Jordan: Twitter | Instagram | Website  Follow Our Guest - Cheyenne M. Davis: Twitter | Instagram | TwitchSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.