Is the Target boycott over or nah? Did it "work"? What did we get in return? Where did we spend our money instead, and was that company any better?

In this episode, I’m unpacking what it would mean to move from symbolic boycotts to strategic ones… the kind that don’t just send a message, but force change. Creating that kind of pressure might require a level of inconvenience most of us, myself included, haven’t fully embraced.

So the question is… how far are we actually willing to go to make change?

Time to say the quiet parts out loud! Let’s get into it.

31: Convenience is the Problem

What happens when the media we grew up trusting starts breaking down?

In this episode, I reflect on what’s happening across media, from the Paramount-Discovery saga to uncertainty at CBS, CNN, TikTok and more. Shrinking newsrooms and billionaire ownership are reshaping what information reaches the public.

More than ever, it’s on all of us to verify what we’re hearing, question headlines, and support the journalists doing independent, accountable work.

If you’re looking for voices worth following, start with: Phil Lewis, Michael Harriot, Joy Reid, Don Lemon, Roland Martin, and Charles Blow.

Time to say the quiet parts out loud! Let’s get into it.

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30: Media is Getting Messy

Geneva Says is back — and stepping into a new chapter!

In this relaunch episode, I share what’s ahead for the show, unpack the cultural legacy and contradictions behind the America’s Next Top Model Netflix documentary, and recommend a few must-watch projects if the ANTM conversation pulled you in.

Time to say the quiet parts out loud! Let’s get into it.

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29: She's Back! + Why No One Gets a Pedestal

Guess who's back?! Sharing a few updates on all I've been working on and my next big thing coming July 6, 2023! All the deets at gamenightish.eventbrite.com, follow the event on IG @thenodpresents, follow me on IG @thegenevasays

28: Big Tings

Lots of researchers and news outlets are saying we are in a loneliness epidemic. People are losing friends, and more people than even say they don't have any close friends. Can we do anything about it? Or is it just the era of 'no new friends'? 

Referenced article: https://www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/2023/01/09/how-to-adult-friends-relationships/

27: No New Friends 

I reflect on the emotional toll of witnessing another Black life lost at the hands of police - Tyre Nichols. As this downward spiral of police violence against Black people continues, where are the Black leaders we can look to? Sure we have the NAACP, the National Urban League, Color of Change...but is the community at large really looking to those organizations or their leaders for guidance? Is the era of well known Black civil rights leaders gone, and do we need to try to get it back?

26: Where Are The Black Leaders?

I talk about how we should think more critically about the ways we expose Black culture in the name of satisfying an ever evolving demand for more and more content. Tweets/trends referenced in the episode: https://twitter.com/nytimes/status/1615745850180763648 https://twitter.com/elle__monique/status/1612303065205325830 https://twitter.com/CamTheKing/status/1615733064025489410

25: Protecting the Culture

2022 was a year of healing and growth but nobody told me that healing would hurt so much! Still, I chose me, and I'm not sorry. 

24: Healing Hurts

Reflecting on the 2022 midterm elections, my own thoughts as my term as Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner comes to an end, and the fact that all these political pundits were wrong, wrong, wrong, wrong, wronggggg.

23: So, About That Election

Therapy journey + mental health check-in: the power of acceptance. For more pods, subscribe on YouTube & iTunes (search Brittany Geneva).

22: Mental Health & Acceptance

Thoughtful takes on culture, life, and everything in between.