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The Chocolate Auntie Podcast By Shewanda Riley

This multi episode podcast series will focus on engaging conversation as we explore pop culture, literature, film, and current events through the lens of the contemporary African American aunt. For example, some women embrace being an aunt and others consider it an insult. We’ll talk about the good, the better and best part of our lives as aunts and seeing the world through auntie-colored glasses.

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30:50

Your Year in Review

The Chocolate Auntie Podcast By Shewanda Riley ·

2026/01/08

At this time of the year, many peopleare putting out their list of the best of list. Many times, when we think of the end of the year and a year in review, we look at things like the best in entertainment, movies, TV shows, songs, or maybe your favorite concert. The more Ive thought about it, Ive thought about how about instead of talking about what other people did, how about we talk about what we did. What if our year in review and the year's best of is our year in review? It's what we did, what

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29:40

Auntie Em and Them

The Chocolate Auntie Podcast By Shewanda Riley ·

2025/12/03

This episode explores one of the most famous aunt's in movie history: Auntie Em from The Wizard of Oz. Considering the recent buzz surrounding the movie Wicked: For Good, this discussion takes a look at how this fictional aunt influenced some of the most important themes of home, reconnection and belonging in the 1939 movie.

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9:03

Chocolate Auntie - Preserved by Purpose Facing the...

The Chocolate Auntie Podcast By Shewanda Riley ·

2025/10/31

This special segment of the Chocolate Auntie Podcast experience focuses on dealing with the fear of rejection.

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13:29

Back to School Prayer and Affirmation

The Chocolate Auntie Podcast By Shewanda Riley ·

2025/09/01

This episode focuses on a back to school prayer and declaration for children. It is designed to encourage and affirm our children as they begin another school year.

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31:21

The Darkside of Auntiehood: The Auntie that you Hate

The Chocolate Auntie Podcast By Shewanda Riley ·

2025/06/25

In this episode Aunt Wanda explores that dark side of being an aunt - being that aunt this is hated or disliked by their family.

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27:03

Badge of Shame: Childfree, Childless or Carefree

The Chocolate Auntie Podcast By Shewanda Riley ·

2025/05/09

You aint got no kids! This episode probes the complicated emotions that come with the child status of African American auntie. For some, to be childfree is a badge ofshame in a society that values being a mother.This episode will unpack what it means to willingly love the children of others when you have none of your own.

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Season 2 Episode 1 - Badge of Shame: Childfree,...

The Chocolate Auntie Podcast By Shewanda Riley ·

2025/05/08

You aint got no kids! This episode probes the complicated emotions that come with the child status of African American auntie. For some, to be childfree is a badge ofshame in a society that values being a mother.This episode will unpack what it means to willingly love the children of others when you have none of your own.

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Chocolate Auntie Podcast Episode 11- A Conversation...

The Chocolate Auntie Podcast By Shewanda Riley ·

2023/01/29

This episode concludes the 2 part series where Tarrant County College students discuss poetry with me and poet LL Burke.

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Chocolate Auntie Podcast Episode 10 - A Conversation...

The Chocolate Auntie Podcast By Shewanda Riley ·

2022/12/24

This week's episode is the first of a two part series featuring a discussion with students from my college English class about the poetry of L.L. Burke. As an added surprise, the poet joins the conversation.

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Chocolate Auntie Podcast Episode 9 - Lessons from The...

The Chocolate Auntie Podcast By Shewanda Riley ·

2022/10/03

This episode features Auntie Wanda discussing intersections of sisterhood and strength in the box office hit The Woman King.

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Chocolate Auntie Podcast Episode 8 -Interview with...

The Chocolate Auntie Podcast By Shewanda Riley ·

2022/08/29

This episode concludes our conversation with author Michelle Stimpson about using aunts as characters in her books as well as her personal experiences as a niece and an aunt.

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29:48

Chocolate Auntie Podcast Episode 7 - Interview with...

The Chocolate Auntie Podcast By Shewanda Riley ·

2022/08/22

This episode is part 1 of a 2 part interview featuring Essence best-selling author Michelle Stimpson. We discuss how her aunts influenced her writing as her personal life. We also discuss how she used aunts as important characters in her ground-breaking Christian fiction novel Divas of Damascus Road.

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Chocolate Auntie Podcast Episode 6 - Tia Lisette

The Chocolate Auntie Podcast By Shewanda Riley ·

2022/08/15

This episode features a discussion with Dr. Lisette Blanco-Cerda about her experiences as an aunt from the Latino/Chicano perspective. She shares compelling details about her relationship with her nephew and how she was influenced by her "Tias" growing up.

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34:41

Chocolate Auntie Podcast Episode 5 - Interview with...

The Chocolate Auntie Podcast By Shewanda Riley ·

2022/08/08

This is part 2 of a conversation with National Association of Black Journalist Hall of Fame inductee Cheryl Smith. In this episode we explores the importance of having a strong support system as a custodial aunt and the legacy she has created with her nieces and nephew.

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Chocolate Auntie Podcast Episode 4 - Interview with...

The Chocolate Auntie Podcast By Shewanda Riley ·

2022/08/01

This episode is an intriguing conversation with publisher, veteran journalist and National Association of Black Journalist Hall of Fame Inductee Cheryl Smith. In this episode, Cheryl describes her experiences as a custodial aunt to her nieces and nephew and how being an aunt impacted her personally and professionally. This episode is part one of a two part series.

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Chocolate Auntie Podcast - Episode 3 (Guest Aunt 'Nora)

The Chocolate Auntie Podcast By Shewanda Riley ·

2022/07/25

The episode is an interview I did with my Aunt 'Nora about her experiences as an aunt and how she influenced my aunting lifestyle.

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31:38

Chocolate Auntie Podcast - Episode 2: Black TV Aunts...

The Chocolate Auntie Podcast By Shewanda Riley ·

2022/07/18

This episode explores the vibrant legacy of Black Aunts from television shows of the last 50 years.

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29:46

Chocolate Auntie Podcast Episode 1 - Who You Calling...

The Chocolate Auntie Podcast By Shewanda Riley ·

2022/07/11

This episode explores whether called auntie is a slur or a title of honor.

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1:56

The Chocolate Auntie Podcast - Preview Episode

The Chocolate Auntie Podcast By Shewanda Riley ·

2022/07/09

This provides a brief overview of the Chocolate Auntie Podcast series.

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