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Hey GrUB fam! This week on The GrUBcast we’ve got a great episode featuring a good friend, Andrew Lim, and his experience growing up as a Korean American in the suburbs of New Jersey and beyond. Growing up we often realize that we share certain hardships with other minorities but rarely talk about the differences we may go through due to our different cultures, customs, and general ways of life. In this episode Andrew talks about his experience as a first generation American, dating, and navigating adulthood while staying in touch with his Korean roots. Honestly I learned a lot about a culture that I knew nothing about prior, and I hope the episode provides some insight for you all as well. Be sure to leave your comments, rate us on iTunes and continue to share the cast on all of your social media networks! That’s how the GrUB fam continues to grow and you never know who might benefit from hearing someone else’s story. Also from this point on, there’ll be new episodes of The GrUBcast every Monday! So make sur

We have another great episode of the GrUBcast with my newest guest Candace Rogers where we discuss something most of us have but rarely speak on: debt. Most of the time no one teaches us about the process of loans or investing before going to college and as a result we’re thrown into a system we don’t quite understand and seemingly can’t escape. In this episode Candace talks about her journey dealing with loans, middle class syndrome and her new workshop Financially Lit, which debuts tomorrow morning (2/20) at 11 am in NYC. This is definitely another great conversation about handling your money, the stress debt brings and the journey of reconditioning one's mind. Be sure to leave your comments, rate us on iTunes and continue to share the cast on all of your social media networks! That’s how the GrUB fam continues to grow and you never know who might benefit from hearing someone else’s story. Blessings, much love, and as always, keep eating.

2/5: Happy Friday Everyone! Today we have a very real podcast with my good friend Dakota Degree and his transition from Yonkers to Ossining. We talk about Crip culture in NY, the way he grew up in Yonkers, struggles with staying on the right path and more. When most people think about Westchester, there’s often an ideal image of suburbia in our minds. However cities like Yonkers are often on the other end of that spectrum and the lifestyle surrounding it is often overlooked. With the help of Dakota we take a different look into the city of Yonkers and his journey to navigate his own path. Definitely a great listen a deep conversation about pain, struggle, and perseverance. Be sure to leave your comments, rate us on iTunes and continue to share the cast on all of your social media networks! That’s how the GrUB fam continues to grow and you never know who might benefit from hearing someone else’s story. Blessings, much love, and as always, keep eating.

Today we have Part 2 of last week’s GrUBcast "Break Ups: Getting Through It" with Jessica Valles. We talk about our progress since the break up, what we wish we knew when in the relationship, family, advice for anybody going through something similar and much more. Thank you all for the feedback from last week! I’m incredibly happy that everyone is gaining something from these podcasts and hearing back from you all is the motivation to continue doing this. Be sure to leave your comments, rate us on iTunes and continue to share the cast on all of your social media networks! That’s how we’ll keep the GrUB fam growing and you never know who might benefit from hearing someone else’s story. Blessings, much love, and as always, keep eating.

Happy New Year GRUB fam! As you know, this podcast is about sharing stories with an emphasis on vulnerability. For the first episode of the new year, I interviewed my ex-girlfriend Jessica Valles on how she dealt with our break up, how her journey has changed, and how much she has grown as a result of the process. As you can imagine, this was extremely honest conversation and if you have, or are currently going through a break up, you’re bound to relate. Jess and I were together for 2 years, and as with any long term relationship, you become intertwined with one another in terms of mannerisms, feelings, and overall essence of being. As a result letting that other piece go can often be a difficult process. We spoke about how she worked through it, how I got through it, what caused it in the first place and a whole lot more. With that said, this is definitely the podcast I’m most proud of thus far. So please, sit back, relax, and enjoy this episode of The GrUBcast. P.S. Be sure to leave your comments, rate us o

Merry Christmas GrUB Fam! Today we have a very special episode of the GrUB-cast for you all. As it is Christmas, it’s to think about your family, your friends, and all the memories you’ve made during this time every year in the past. Beyond the shopping, the gifts, and the stocking stuffers, the holidays have always brought a special feeling attached to it and I wanted to remind us of what that feeling is. In order to get everyone in the holiday spirit, I went around and asked a bunch of people what their earliest, favorite, or most memorable holiday memory was and I got some incredible stories for you all. Some are funny, some are sad, but all are definitely heartwarming. So go ‘head and grab your egg nog, sit back, relax, and enjoy this special Christmas Episode of Growing Up Black. Blessings and Happy Holidays!

Episode 4 of The GrUB-cast is finally up and we are talking about an often overlooked topic of discussion within the community: Fatherhood. This episode features Anthony Berrios discussing what his journey has been like thus far as a young father in NY. We talked about the worries, the goals, and most importantly the love it takes to raise a child today. We live in a society where being a parent gets increasingly difficult with each passing day. And as times change, people rarely talk about what they’re going through when a child comes up in the mix of their daily lives. Today we took a look at Anthony’s journey to becoming a father and how it’s changed him as a person overall. Another deep conversation about family, struggle, and hope, and a story that we can all learn something from. Be sure to leave your comments, rate us on iTunes and continue to share the cast on any and all of your social media networks.You never know who might benefit from hearing someone else’s story. Blessings, much love, and as alwa

Happy Friday GrUB Fam! Episode 3 of The GrUB-cast features Jasmine Clarke touching on a subject that is rarely discussed openly in our community as a whole: Celibacy and what it's like to be a woman and celibate in this day and age. Even more, we talked about taking control of your life, new beginnings, faith, and growth in becoming the person you always knew you could be. Sex education is a constantly debated topic in this country and while there are places that teach you about safe sex, and abstinence, we rarely, if ever mention celibacy in the conversation. So today we’re taking a deep dive into that topic. This has definitely been one of the most organic and vulnerable discussions I’ve had thus far and I’m sure you’ll feel that too. You will laugh, you will snap and shake your head in agreement, and you will learn. Guaranteed to be another great listen. Be sure to leave your comments, rate us on iTunes and continue to share the cast on any and all of your social media networks.You never know who might ben

This week’s episode is on Black Love featuring my friends Celeste Winston and Jalil Bishop. In it we talk about their story, what exactly black love is, and the vulnerabilities that everyone faces when in a long-term relationship. More often than not, we see the highlight reels of everyone’s relationships but not the behind the scenes. We don’t really focus on the hard work it takes to make love work despite differences of opinions, locations and the trials and tribulations we all face in our own individual growth. On this episode we talked about a multitude of things from the political aspects of black love to the difficulties of expressing one’s love for the first time to the little-big arguments we all face (like fighting over sharing a or, in this case, over carrying a water bottle). If you’re in a relationship, looking to get in one, or aren’t interested in looking for someone at all, I guarantee you’ll enjoy what you hear. So with that said, enjoy! If you like it, please share it with your friends, your

Episode 1 is finally here! Dark as Night, Black as Coal: The Complexities of Skin Complexion featuring my long time friend Adjoa Boateng. We talked about how mean we are as kids, finding yourself, comparing your skin to various forms of chocolate and, in some cases, fried chicken. It’s all over the place but I guarantee you’ll enjoy it. If you like it, please share it with your friends, your family, that kid from down the street you don’t talk to anymore, literally every and anyone you can. You never know who might benefit from hearing someone else’s story. Also if you have any feedback, you want to be featured, or you have topics that you’d like us to talk about, please email anything and everything to Grubcast@gmail.com. I promise I’ll read everything and get back to you as soon as possible. If you want to be featured, I will come to you or we can set up a phone call and make something happen. Everybody has a story. Thank you all for the support and all the kind words before I even gave you something to lis