What Are You Bringing?
25 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 3 years ago - ★★★★★ - 172 ratingsNew podcast weblogWhat Are You Bringing? @waybpodcast
A weekly podcast where hosts, best-selling author @jenpastiloff and @aceyogala, discuss what they are bringing to the table, life, and to the BBQ.
Along with producer Aviv Rubinstien aka @rambocalrissian, Jennifer and ACE cover a variety of topics including authenticity, mental health, vulnerability, social justice, sex, love, friendship, anxiety, spirituality, loosely based on a theme-of-the-week.
These are conversations you'd want to have with your new best friends.
Often Jennifer and ACE will welcome guests to their barbecue to discuss the topics of the week and demystify, decode, and deconstruct preconceived notions of the way we're "supposed" to function in our community, in society, and in our own bodies.
What Are You Bringing? is dedicated to a quality podcast experience with the most creative shenanigans from Jen & ACE.
Their hope is to make you laugh, cry, and pee just a little bit. We're bringing the tissues.
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Episodes
Episode 25: The Thriving Artist with Kawai Matthews
March 04, 2021 10:00 - 56 minutes - 129 MBAce's other BFF Kawai Matthews (thrivingartist.life) joins us today. Kawai is a producer, director and editor that specializes in short form content for TV specials, award shows, brands, non-profits and corporate companies. Topics include: hustling from a young age, growing up in LA, found art, famous people from Santa Monica, and how a stroke of luck started her on her visual art journey. Today's sponsor is Movement Maker Mentorship: Abbey Gibb is an Emmy- award winning journalist turned ...
Episode 24: The Pursuit of Peace and Pleasure with Shadeen Francis
February 25, 2021 10:00 - 1 hour - 149 MBShadeen Francis (@shadeenfrancis) joins us this week to discuss her work as a sex therapist, how she had a mid-life crisis at 11, and how she truly believed that she grew up a mutant. Topics include: Big purple dildos, the word "clitical", and being seen and sexy for yourself. Today's sponsor is Movement Maker Mentorship: Abbey Gibb is an Emmy- award winning journalist turned business coach mentoring women on how to make the media work for them and their business. Think: top podcasts, TED ...
Episode 23: We Need Your Voice with Dr. Michele Harper
February 18, 2021 10:00 - 1 hour - 155 MBEmergency room physician and author Dr. Michele Harper joins Jen and Ace this week to discuss her book The Beauty in the Breaking and how her work as a doctor led her to discover she could help people by sharing her own stories. Topics include: Rejection, systemic racism and misogyny, maintaining balance, the meditative ritual of making coffee, and moisturizing. Get Michele's book here! Today's sponsor is Movement Maker Mentorship: Abbey Gibb is an Emmy- award winning journalist turned bu...
Episode 22: The Beautiful No with Sheri Salata
February 16, 2021 10:00 - 1 hour - 145 MBSheri Salata (@sherisalata) is the former executive producer of The Oprah Winfrey Show, co-president of Oprah Winfrey Network and Winfrey’s Harpo Productions and the Author of The Beautiful No (in paperback now!). She joins us today to talk about her beautiful book and her philosophy that every "no" you receive, might be the best "no" you'll ever get. Topics include: Spiritual bypassing, orange dragons, giving yourself a break, getting unstuck, making happiness your compass, and money rain...
Episode 21: Don't Give Me The Lion with EbonyJanice
February 11, 2021 10:00 - 1 hour - 176 MBWomanist, scholar, and author EbonyJanice joins us this week to discuss minding your own damn business and how it can improve your life. Topics include: Aviv's Mom, moisturizing, getting white people to act like they have some sense, chocolate skin, being vulnerable, and whatever a "cum countdown" is... Today's sponsor is Movement Maker Mentorship: Abbey Gibb is an Emmy- award winning journalist turned business coach mentoring women on how to make the media work for them and their business...
Episode 20: Donut Be Racist with Rachel Ricketts
February 04, 2021 10:00 - 52 minutes - 119 MBSpiritual activist and mystic disruptor seeking liberation for Black and Indigenous women, femmes and non-binary folx, Rachel Ricketts (@iamrachelricketts) joins Jen and Ace on the show this week to discuss what everyone, especially white people can Do Better, which happens to be the title of her new book! Topics include: Donuts, Performative Allyship, Spiritual Bypasssing, Grief and Self Care vs Soul Care. Content warning: the topic of suicide is discussed briefly on today's episode. We l...
Episode 19: Choosing to Be a Blessing with Nicole Avant
January 28, 2021 10:00 - 1 hour - 188 MBOn Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. day, we had the honor of sitting down with Nicole Avant. Nicole is not only the former ambassador to the Bahamas under President Obama, she was the finance co-chairwoman of Obama's 2008 campaign. She also happens to be the daughter of Motown pioneer Clarence Avant. Topics include Dr. King as a warrior of light, choosing to be of service every day, the magic of grandmothers, meditation through music, and telling the truth. Producer's note: This was recorded bef...
Episode 18: Transmitters of Kindness with Naomi Shihab Nye
January 21, 2021 10:00 - 1 hour - 163 MBThe Poetry Foundation's Young People's Poet Laureate, and Jen's all-around favorite, Naomi Shihab Nye joins us this week to discuss her work and the beauty of the language of poetry. Topics include: Powdered sugar cookies, finding the shine, the magic of "sifting", and incredible travel stories. Follow us on instagram @waybpodcast Hosts: Jennifer Pastiloff @jenpastiloff Alicia 'ACE' Easter @aceyogala Produced by: Aviv Rubinstien @rambocalrissian Music by: Alexandra Kalinowski @alex...
Episode 17: Don't Come Out of Hell Empty-Handed with Rabbi Steve Leder
January 18, 2021 10:00 - 1 hour - 179 MBAs a special bonus episode, to celebrate the publication of his book, The Beauty of What Remains, Rabbi Steve Leder joins Jen and Ace today to talk about love, loss, touch, peace and not going through hell empty handed. Topics include: Grief, The Coen Brothers, Jen's unofficial uncle Frankie Farts, and chiseling away what is not beautiful to find what is. Follow us on instagram @waybpodcast Hosts: Jennifer Pastiloff @jenpastiloff Alicia 'ACE' Easter @aceyogala Produced by: Aviv Rubi...
Episode 16: Be Your Own Superman with Erin Brockovitch
January 14, 2021 10:00 - 1 hour - 183 MBThere is laughter and tears on this week's episode. Ace and Jen welcome Erin Brockovitch, the real Erin Brockovitch (@the_real_erin_brockovitch), activist, author, inspiration and podcaster-- to the show to discuss her new book on the national water crisis: Superman's Not Coming. Topics include, being your own Erin Brockovitch, The Wizard of Oz, letting go, and naming your (inner) asshole. Follow us on instagram @waypodcast Hosts: Jennifer Pastiloff @jenpastiloff Alicia 'ACE' Easter @a...
Episode 15: A Manifesting Mom with Rachel Pastiloff`
January 07, 2021 10:00 - 1 hour - 178 MBJen's sister Rachel Pastiloff (@rachelpastiloff) joins us this week to talk about her upcoming health cleanse and her son's journey with Prader-Willi syndrome. (info here). Topics include: an 80/20 approach to health, the best store bough cookies, and that one time that Jen stabbed Rachel in the butt, and of course, masturbation. Follow us on instagram @waypodcast Hosts: Jennifer Pastiloff @jenpastiloff Alicia 'ACE' Easter @aceyogala Produced by: Aviv Rubinstien @rambocalrissian Mus...
Episode 14: Hood Wellness with Tamela Gordon
December 31, 2020 10:00 - 55 minutes - 127 MBTo celebrate the new year, Jen and Ace welcome writer and Hood Wellness practitioner, Tamela Gordon (@shewritestolive) to discuss working on her upcoming book, Hood Wellness, tuning in, tuning out and investing in yourself. Topics include: The history of potato salad, alter egos, bubbles, and staying hydrated. If you want to venmo/paypal Tamela to help make wellness starter kits venmo: tamela-gordon paypal/zelle: [email protected] cashapp: tamela1982 Follow us on instagram @wa...
Episode 13: The Gifts of Loneliness w/ Kiese Laymon
December 24, 2020 10:00 - 1 hour - 178 MBBest selling author of Heavy: An American Memoir and How to Slowly Kill Yourself and Others in America, Kiese Laymon (@kieselaymon) joins us for our Christmas episode, one of our all-time favorite conversations, to discuss his journey as a black author in America. Topics include: Publishing rights, family, loneliness, and the "Maya Angelou Accent". Follow us on instagram @waypodcast Hosts: Jennifer Pastiloff @jenpastiloff Alicia 'ACE' Easter @aceyogala Produced by: Aviv Rubinstien @r...
Episode 12: Being a Professonal Troublemaker with Luvvie Ajayi Jones
December 17, 2020 10:00 - 1 hour - 150 MBThis week Jen and Ace are joined by Professional Troublemaker, writer, and host of Jesus and Jollof Luvvie Ajayi Jones (@luvvie). Topics include: Nigerian weddings, skincare, writer's block, and taking your own damn advice. Follow us on instagram @waypodcast Hosts: Jennifer Pastiloff @jenpastiloff Alicia 'ACE' Easter @aceyogala Produced by: Aviv Rubinstien @rambocalrissian Music by: Alexandra Kalinowski @alexandrapaloma
Episode 11: Own Your Worth with Dr. Safiya Noble
December 10, 2020 10:00 - 57 minutes - 132 MBIn collaboration with this year's Power Women Summit (www.thewrap.com/power-women-summit-2020/) we sat down with best-selling author Dr. Safiya Noble. (@safiyanoble). Topics include Dr. Noble's best-selling book Algorithms of Oppression, racism in data collection and analysis, owning your worth, Prince Harry and Meghan, and finding people who believe in YOU. Watch the video on The Wrap's Power Women Summit website! Follow us on instagram @waypodcast Hosts: Jennifer Pastiloff @jen...
Episode 10: Running the Show with Krista Vernoff
December 03, 2020 10:00 - 58 minutes - 134 MBWe need 10cc's of Vernoff stat! Today writer, musician and show runner of Grey's Anatomy, Krista Vernoff (@kristavernoff) show runner of Grey's Anatomy, Station 19, and the upcoming Rebel (based on the life of Erin Brockovich) joins Ace and Jen to talk about her long career in TV and finding finding the strength to serve. Topics include, self care, crystals, goddess pearls and, of course, Grey's Anatomy. Follow us on instagram @waypodcast Hosts: Jennifer Pastiloff @jenpastiloff Alicia ...
Episode 09: Love is the Way with Bishop Michael Curry
November 26, 2020 10:00 - 58 minutes - 133 MBBishop Michael Curry (@pb_curry) graces our stage this week (get it?) Topics include Love, Religion, a human being's need for touch, and post production. **note, his instagram handle does not stand for Peanut butter curry, that would be gross. Follow us on instagram @waypodcast Hosts: Jennifer Pastiloff @jenpastiloff Alicia 'ACE' Easter @aceyogala Produced by: Aviv Rubinstien @rambocalrissian Music by: Alexandra Kalinowski @alexandrapaloma
Episode 08: Masturbation, Poop, and White Privilege
November 19, 2020 10:00 - 1 hour - 153 MBJen, Ace, and Aviv sit down for their first in-person What Are You Bringing? podcast and the conversation flies! Topics include religion, depression, poop, masturbation, and white privilege. Buckle your seat belts for this one. Follow us on instagram @waybpodcast Hosts: Jennifer Pastiloff @jenpastiloff Alicia 'ACE' Easter @aceyogala Produced by: Aviv Rubinstien @rambocalrissian Music by: Alexandra Kalinowski @alexandrapaloma
Episode 07: Life Is An RV Road Trip with Laura Brown
November 12, 2020 10:00 - 1 hour - 152 MBLaura Brown (@laurabrown99) editor-in-chief of InStyle Magazine (@instylemagazine) rocks us like a hurricane this week. Topics include road trips, authenticity, aviator sunglasses, cancelling big plans thanks to the pandemmy, and poop. Quick note: This was recorded the week before the decisive Biden/Harris victor in the 2020 Presidential election, so there is some talk about being nervous about the outcome, which has now come out! Follow us on instagram @waypodcast Hosts: Jennifer Past...
Episode 06: Masks
November 05, 2020 10:00 - 49 minutes - 113 MBRecorded a bit before the election, Ace, Jen and Aviv discuss masks, putting them on and taking them off. Topics include code switching, social pressure and the sad passing of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg. Follow us on instagram @waypodcast Hosts: Jennifer Pastiloff @jenpastiloff Alicia 'ACE' Easter @aceyogala Produced by: Aviv Rubinstien @rambocalrissian Music by: Alexandra Kalinowski @alexandrapaloma
Episode 05: Awakened to Non-attachment with Tracee Stanley
October 29, 2020 09:01 - 49 minutes - 114 MBWe have the honor of talking to Author, Yoga Nidra Expert, and former Hollywood movie producer Tracee Stanley (@tracee_stanley) Topics include Coherence, Non-attachment, and Being Awake. Follow us on instagram @waypodcast Hosts: Jennifer Pastiloff @jenpastiloff Alicia 'ACE' Easter @aceyogala Produced by: Aviv Rubinstien @rambocalrissian Music by: Alexandra Kalinowski @alexandrapaloma
Episode 04: Breaking Bread with Elizabeth Gilbert (pt2)
October 29, 2020 09:00 - 46 minutes - 106 MBElizabeth Gilbert (@elizabeth_gilbert_writer), author of Eat Pray Love, Big Magic, and City of Girls joins us once again to continue our discussion. Let's be real, we could talk to her every day. Topics include the origin of companionship and breaking bread, and the tao of activism. Follow us on instagram @waypodcast Hosts: Jennifer Pastiloff @jenpastiloff Alicia 'ACE' Easter @aceyogala Produced by: Aviv Rubinstien @rambocalrissian Music by: Alexandra Kalinowski @alexandrapaloma
Episode 03: The Art of Saying “No” with Elizabeth Gilbert (pt1)
October 22, 2020 07:01 - 42 minutes - 96.8 MBElizabeth Gilbert graces our stage today (@elizabeth_gilbert_writer), author of Eat Pray Love, Big Magic, and City of Girls Topics include the delicate art of saying "no". And the joys of finally saying "yes". This is only part one of our conversation, so be sure to tune in next week for the thrilling conclusion! Follow us on instagram @waypodcast Hosts: Jennifer Pastiloff @jenpastiloff Alicia 'ACE' Easter @aceyogala Produced by: Aviv Rubinstien @rambocalrissian Music by: Alexandr...
Episode 02: Genre Defying Human Beings with Lidia Yuknavitch
October 22, 2020 07:00 - 56 minutes - 130 MBToday we are joined by our first guest, Lidia Yuknavitch (@lidiayuknavitch), author of The Chronology of Water, The Small Backs of Children and The Misfit's Manifesto. We discuss shyness, finding your bubble and what it means to not fit in as an artist and a human. Follow us on instagram @waypodcast Hosts: Jennifer Pastiloff @jenpastiloff Alicia 'ACE' Easter @aceyogala Produced by: Aviv Rubinstien @rambocalrissian Music by: Alexandra Kalinowski @alexandrapaloma
Episode 01: What Are You Bringing?
October 21, 2020 19:31 - 42 minutes - 96.8 MBWhat Are You Bringing? aka @waybpodcast 👇👇 A weekly podcast where hosts, best-selling author @jenpastiloff and @aceyogala, discuss what they are bringing to the table, life, and to the BBQ. Jennifer and ACE cover a variety of topics including authenticity, mental health, vulnerability, social justice, sex, love, friendship, anxiety, spirituality, loosely based on a theme-of-the-week. These are conversations you'd want to have with your new best friends. Often Jennifer and ACE will welc...