Plenty Opinions
38 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 37 ratingsLife comes at you fast. Zuri and Jenai are 30-something newlyweds and new moms with full careers trying to figure out how to manage adult responsibilities while maintaining their youthful joie de vivre. They host a bi-weekly podcast featuring candid, insanely opinionated conversations on various topics including relationships with a rotating cast of guests. New episodes every other Tuesday everywhere podcasts are broadcast. Cover art illustration by @princesskay
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Episodes
Episode 030: LIVE - Man Up
March 21, 2022 22:59 - 1 hour - 92.4 MBLIVE EPISODE: The opinions are PLENTY in this episode as we pick up the conversation from last week and discuss all things manhood and masculinity. Is it insecurity that makes men feel threatened by high-earning women or is there something else there we are missing? If you prefer to watch a video version of this episode visit @plentyopinions on IG. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/plentyopinions/message
Episode 029: Listener Letters LIVE
March 21, 2022 22:38 - 1 hour - 55.9 MBLIVE EPISODE: If you prefer to watch a video version of this episode visit @plentyopinions on IG. In this episode, we did deep in our mailbag to catch up on people's problems and offer some amateur advice. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/plentyopinions/message
Episode 003: Are spoilers wack?
March 06, 2022 01:36 - 48 minutes - 110 MBWe don't believe them but Talisa (Staff Accountant) & Janika (HS Dance Teacher) swear they don't background check the dudes they date. Jenai & Zuri are sure they are hiding something. The girls analyze how you determine where you are from. In listener letters, what do you do when your friend has bride brain? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/plentyopinions/message
Episode 004: Is the past ever in the past?
March 06, 2022 01:36 - 39 minutes - 90.5 MBUgh, Scorpios - Amirite? Jenai and Jermaine (Associate Vice President for Student Affairs at Southern Connecticut State University) support each other while Zuri and Tiffany (Postal Inspector for the Federal Government) gang up on them. Is it or isn't okay to be a petty betty? We may never know. In listener letters, not all baby names are good names. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/plentyopinions/message
Episode 002: Can you lie to me though?
March 06, 2022 01:36 - 53 minutes - 122 MBWe're back and the husbands have invaded the podcast. Inspired by Nikki Giovanni & James Baldwin, we learn that Emond (Entrepreneur / State Farm Agent) is pretty sick and tired of hearing Jenai's entrepreneurial ideas. Zuri & Mike (Assistant Principal) discuss the importance of communication. In listener letters, the guys say shoot your shot. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/plentyopinions/message
Episode 001: Ride and Die or Nah?
March 06, 2022 01:35 - 54 minutes - 126 MBIt's the first episode! Jenai is super thirsty over a serial killer and Zuri is apparently proud to be a snitch. The girls have Patricia (ACS attorney) and Saleda (TV producer) on the mic to discuss when you should be loyal and when you need to cut and run. Along the way they review the New York State prison system visitor's policy. Listener letters have the girls considering changing the podcast to a matchmaking service. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/sh...
Episode 028: LIVE Big Little Lies
March 05, 2022 02:49 - 1 hour - 122 MBLIVE EPISODE: Video version is posted @plentyopinions on IG. After watching Tinder Swindler and Inventing Anna we decide to talk about lies and liars. What are the little lies people tell that should be red flags? What type of lies are deal-breakers and what type are innocuous? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/plentyopinions/message
Episode 027: LIVE: What about your friends?
February 18, 2022 02:46 - 1 hour - 76.9 MBLIVE EPISODE: If you prefer to watch a video version of this episode visit @plentyopinions on IG. Inspired by Kanye West's latest tirade where he accuses Kid Cudi of betraying him by staying friends with Pete Davidson we discuss everything friendship with a few friends. Why is making friends so hard? What type of friends should you have? What does friend mean? How many friends do you actually need? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/plentyopinions/message
Episode 026: Spare the Rod and Spoil the child?
December 21, 2021 04:41 - 51 minutes - 47.8 MBBONUS EPISODE: Enter a time machine back to late summer 2020 and listen to us discuss if the old adage "those who can't hear must feel" still applies now that we are parents? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/plentyopinions/message
Episode 025: Are the kids too American?
November 23, 2021 03:16 - 56 minutes - 52.4 MBBONUS EPISODE: Can we raise kids with immigrant values even though we grew up here? Pulled from the panorama archives we recorded this episode remotely with Sue-Ann & Said when everyone was still in quarantine. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/plentyopinions/message
Episode 027: Coca Cola Bottle Shape or nah?
November 09, 2021 19:20 - 1 hour - 107 MBWhy did BBLs become the norm? Our first mega-episode back from the panorama includes struggle freestyles, body dysmorphia, double penetrations and Robert Frost. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/plentyopinions/message
Episode 023: Why are we still explaining what it's like to be a black girl?
March 12, 2020 00:00 - 54 minutes - 37.8 MBWhy do we still have to explain being black to people? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/plentyopinions/message
Episode 023: Why are we still explaining what it's like to be a black girl?
March 12, 2020 00:00 - 54 minutes - 37.8 MBIn this episode, we talk to Natalie (Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner) and Ori (Nurse & Grad Student) about all the frustrating aspects of working while black and how we cope. In listener letters, we tell a 17-year-old to get off of tinder and go crack open a book.
Episode 022: What is the deal with monogamy?
February 26, 2020 15:00 - 1 hour - 46.2 MBIs monogamy even worth it? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/plentyopinions/message
Episode 022: What is the deal with monogamy?
February 26, 2020 15:00 - 1 hour - 46.2 MBMansa & Jerk Sauce from the podcast "What happened to yuh accent?" joined us to talk about all things monogamy. Through a ton of tangents, we dive into what monogamy is? If it is even worth it? Why do we want it? Do we need it? Is the desire for it destroying us? All the things.
Episode 021: Is struggle love even love?
February 12, 2020 21:00 - 40 minutes - 28.1 MBHow do you know if you are in a committed relationship or experiencing struggle love? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/plentyopinions/message
Episode 020: Do moms need to stop complaining?
January 15, 2020 04:00 - 42 minutes - 29.2 MBDo moms need to stop complaining all the time? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/plentyopinions/message
Episode 019: Is it a problem to put your children on a pedestal?
January 15, 2020 03:00 - 52 minutes - 36.3 MBIs it a problem to put your children on a pedestal? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/plentyopinions/message
Episode 018: How do you get over heartbreak?
November 05, 2019 20:00 - 53 minutes - 37 MBDayna (Financial Services) and Joey (Finance Compliance) discuss how we overcome disappointment when a relationship dies. Is there any shortcut to returning to the bad bitch you were before you met that waste of time ball and chain? Or, is going through the process of mourning at the end of a relationship just as important as the relationship itself?
Episode 018: How do you get over heartbreak?
November 05, 2019 20:00 - 53 minutes - 37 MBIs there a right way to get over heartbreak? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/plentyopinions/message
Episode 017: Keep 'Em or Cut them off?
October 23, 2019 03:00 - 51 minutes - 35.2 MBWhen it comes to friends and family when do have to cut them off? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/plentyopinions/message
Episode 016: Does a bad bitch have to submit?
October 09, 2019 19:00 - 1 hour - 41.4 MBIn the age of the independent woman, does a bad bitch have to learn to submit for their relationship to thrive? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/plentyopinions/message
Episode 015: Can you ever change?
September 25, 2019 04:00 - 52 minutes - 36.3 MBDo the big mistakes you've made in your life follow you forever? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/plentyopinions/message
Episode 014: Can you man be your best friend?
September 25, 2019 04:00 - 52 minutes - 35.9 MBIf your partner is your best friend is your relationship in danger? --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/plentyopinions/message
Episode 014: Can your man be your best friend?
September 25, 2019 04:00 - 52 minutes - 35.9 MBIf your partner is your best friend is your relationship in danger? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/plentyopinions/message
Episode 015: Can you ever change?
September 25, 2019 04:00 - 52 minutes - 36.3 MBBONUS EPISODE!!! First of all welcome our new co-host, Zora! Zuri’s baby makes an appearance or two in this episode. You’re welcome. We discuss if you can ever move beyond the big mistakes you’ve made in your past with special guests from the Love & REALations podcast, Ti (Nurse) & JB (Finance).
Episode 013: Check Auntie or Nah?
September 10, 2019 21:00 - 52 minutes - 35.8 MBIs it disrespectful to check our elders when we disagree? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/plentyopinions/message
Episode 012: Can we still throw dem bones?
August 28, 2019 05:00 - 44 minutes - 30.5 MBAre we too old to still be fighting? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/plentyopinions/message
Episode 011: Fight or Flight?
August 06, 2019 16:00 - 56 minutes - 38.6 MBHow should we protect ourselves from being hurt the same way twice? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/plentyopinions/message
Episode 010: Pick and pick until you pick shit?
July 23, 2019 14:00 - 1 hour - 42.7 MBSettle for good enough or pick and pick until you pick shit? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/plentyopinions/message
Episode 009: Can we both be dreamchasers?
July 09, 2019 16:00 - 57 minutes - 39.7 MBIn a relationship can we both chase our goals with fervor or does someone need to fall back? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/plentyopinions/message
Episode 008: Do we overshare?
June 25, 2019 15:00 - 58 minutes - 40.5 MBDo we owe it to our friends to be discerning about what we share with them to protect them? Or is it more important to lean on your friends for an outlet and sounding board? And when the shoe is on the other foot how do you behave responsibly? We discuss with Jessica (Dean of Students) and Jonathan (PhD, Psychologist). Plus, we got a WHOLE professional in this episode for some actual professional advice - finally. Lastly, TRIGGER WARNING if you are a cat lover. Zuri airs her strong unwaverin...
Episode 008: Do we overshare?
June 25, 2019 15:00 - 58 minutes - 40.5 MBDo we owe it to our friends to be more discerning about what we share with them to protect them? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/plentyopinions/message
Episode 007: Why do we buy luxury brands instead of our own?
June 11, 2019 09:00 - 1 hour - 29 MBAre we in an emotionally abusive relationship with our luxury labels? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/plentyopinions/message
Episode 006: He cheated. Leave him or stay?
May 28, 2019 09:00 - 58 minutes - 27 MBIs there ever a situation when its ok to stay once you've been betrayed? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/plentyopinions/message
Episode 005: Is girl code still at thing?
May 14, 2019 09:00 - 51 minutes - 23.7 MBIs one person's trash another person's treasure? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/plentyopinions/message
Episode 001: Ride n' Die or nah?
March 20, 2019 04:00 - 54 minutes - 25.2 MBThe girls discuss when you should be loyal and when you need to cut and run. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/plentyopinions/message
Episode 000: Plenty Opinions is what?
March 02, 2019 03:00 - 5 minutes - 2.79 MBA quick introduction to Plenty Opinions --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/plentyopinions/message