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Join Josie Totah, Alycia Pascual Peña, and Yasmine Hamady – three young actresses, disruptors, and best friends as they navigate the issues that affect their lives; from hookup culture and social media to structural racism and LGBTQ+ rights. Our fearless hosts won’t shy away from diving deep into controversial topics even turning to their elders (aka actors, activists, comedians, experts, politicians, 26 year olds) to try to understand the world their generation was handed. So grab your komb ...
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I Survived an Eating Disorder - Lori’s Story of Self-Rescue | The Resilience Files Ep6
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47:22Raised by a bipolar alcoholic mother and a father with a gambling addiction, Lori Thomas spent her childhood in constant motion—physically, emotionally, and mentally. In this unfiltered episode of The Resilience Files: Unlocked, Lori opens up about surviving addiction, bulimia, instability, and eventually learning how to put herself first. This isn…
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He Stabbed Me in the Throat, But I Survived - LaDios Muhammad’s Story | The Resilience Files Ep. 5
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1:02:50“I was stabbed five times… and they told me I’d never speak again.” In this gripping episode of The Resilience Files: Unlocked, LaDios Muhammad shares her harrowing story of surviving an attempted murder at the hands of her ex-husband. Told she’d never talk again, she now uses her voice to advocate, heal, and uplift others. Her journey is one of un…
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Zach Shot Himself in the Head...And Survived. | The Resilience Files Ep. 4
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1:07:50“I pulled the trigger… and then I woke up.” Zach survived a suicide attempt that should have killed him, and came back with a mission to live differently. In this powerful episode of The Resilience Files: Unlocked, he shares what it’s like to live with the consequences of that moment, how he’s healing emotionally and physically, and why he wants to…
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Elise Neal: The Pain I Hid From Hollywood | The Resilience Files
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44:29What do you do when the world expects you to entertain—while you're quietly grieving the loss of the most important person in your life? In this powerful episode of The Resilience Files: Unlocked, acclaimed actress Elise Neal (The Hughleys, Hustle & Flow, Scream 2) reveals what it took to keep performing under the spotlight while her personal world…
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Fighting for His Daughter’s Life: Mike Knox’s Story of Faith and Fatherhood | Episode 2
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55:21"They told me she wouldn’t survive... but I refused to believe that was the end of our story." Mike Knox was living a vibrant, full life when everything changed—his young daughter was diagnosed with epilepsy, and seizures began threatening every part of her future. What followed was a journey filled with sleepless nights, hospital visits, prayer, p…
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Blown Up, But Not Broken: Andrew’s Story of Survival | The Resilience Files: Unlocked - Episode 1
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56:35“I thought I was dead. Then I heard someone yelling, ‘You’re gonna be alright, Brown.’” In this powerful premiere episode of The Resilience Files: Unlocked, we sit down with Andrew Brown, an Army veteran who survived a life-altering explosion in Afghanistan. But what happened after the blast is just as gripping: PTSD, recovery, and the journey to r…
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Welcome to The Resilience Files: Real People. Real Pain. Real Power.
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0:29Welcome to The Resilience Files, a powerful and heartfelt podcast hosted by three survivors—Carrie Bernans, Jessie B. Evans, and Anjelika Washington—who’ve each faced life-altering trauma and found a way to rise. In this trailer episode, get to know your hosts, their unique stories, and what inspired them to create this healing space. Carrie surviv…
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See you later, y'all; this is Dare We Say's finale. Josie, Alycia, and Yasmine wrap up the pod with the campiest eulogy, the sweetest memories, and the coolest upcoming projects. WE LOVE YOU SO MUCH, DON'T FORGET IT! Thank you for listening ❤️ Show Notes Josie Totah Alycia Pascual-Peña Yasmine Hamady…
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Frank Ocean, what are you doing out there in the desert? This week, Josie's busy filming, so Alycia and Yasmine sit down with Dare We Say associate producer Fiona to talk all things Coachella. Then, we get wise during Advice to Our Elders, answering questions from the elderly (anyone over 30) about makeup contouring, party beverages, and whether or…
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Praise This sweet girl! Josie, Alycia, and Yasmine invite their bestie Anjelika Washington to chat about her new movie on Peacock, the different stages of her acting career — from auditioning while driving for Lyft to being booked and busy — living in LA, prioritizing her mental health (even when therapists take vacations), and everything in betwee…
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Alcohol is one helluva drug! Josie, Alycia, and Yasmine sit down with writer, actor, and daddy Christian Weissmann to talk about alcohol. They discuss their relationships with booze, how people drink differently in different places, their thoughts on sobriety, and how some college nights took some crazy turns. Then, the girls offer their tips for h…
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I can think of more than 13 Reasons Why y'all should listen to this one. Alisha Boe joins Josie, Alycia and Yasmine to talk about everything: her acting career — including her latest flick, When You Finish Saving the World — living everywhere from Oslo to Edinburgh to the Valley, being Norwegian and Somali in the entertainment industry, caring for …
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All in the family, عائلة, y familia! Josie, Alycia, and Yasmine gather to discuss their different cultures: Josie and Yasmine as Arab women, and Alycia as an Afro-Latina. The girls bond over feeling at home with their food, learning from one another, and wanting to take down the monster of white supremacy with grace and patience. Show Notes Institu…
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Miley's New Album (and More Sh*t You Should Know)
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29:51Good thing Miley is buying herself flowers because — love her, but — I don't know if they're coming from us this round! Josie, Alycia, and Yasmine discuss the latest on their minds: a conservative governor acting pretty fruity, Jonathan Majors owning Hollywood, Bad Bunny and Kendall Jenner...dating? and everything in between. Then, the girls dive d…
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Murdaugh, Victoria's Secret, Chris Rock, and more with Austin Crute
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41:29¡Hola! Alycia jet-set to Puerto Rico, so Josie and Yasmine asked bestie Austin Crute to address some of the week's hottest topics: Republicans being transphobic AF at CPAC, the Victoria's Secret Fashion Week coming back, the Oscars approaching this weekend (ft. an incredible Jamie Lee Curtis impression), and more. Show Notes Human Rights Campaign: …
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These gays, they're trying to murder me! Josie, Alycia and Yasmine get a little fruity this week, talking about their queer journeys, LGBTQ+ representation in Hollywood, and fighting for the gay agenda in a world that loves to hate the alphabet people. Plus, a few of their friends chime in to answer some crucial questions, like: what straight celeb…
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NOW, this is a story all about how his life got flipped-turned upside down! Josie, Alycia, and Yasmine sit down with Olly Sholotan (Peacock's Bel-Air) to discuss their close friendship, their Family Feud feud, and his reimagining of Carlton Banks, and why the movie Inception wrecked him. Show Notes Olly Sholotan: Instagram, Tiktok, Twitter Bel-Air …
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This week is about our IT GIRLS! Josie, Alycia, and Yasmine start by addressing the Fenty Bowl (Rihanna's Super Bowl half-time show) before Coco Jones joins for a chat about her career in the music and entertainment industries, from Disney's Let It Shine to her debut EP "What I Didn't Tell You" and her lead role on Bel-Air. Show Notes Coco Jones Be…
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TW: eating disorders Savage x Fenty, you better listen to this one! After a Grammys debrief (was Beyonce snubbed, or did Harry deserve it?), Josie, Alycia, and Yasmine welcome model and icon Alexa Jay to the studio. They talk everything from the painstaking, crucial journey to self love to what it's like being curvy in the fashion industry. Show No…
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Reunited and it feels so good! Josie, Alycia, and Yasmine welcome their BFF Austin Crute (altogether, all in the U.S. of A.) to talk about everything on their minds: Paris couture fashion week (Doja Cat, Ziwe, Lisa Rinna, oh my!), Keke Palmer's pregnancy (I'm jealous of that baby), and more. Show Notes Tyre Nichols Memorial Fund (GoFundMe) Austin C…
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Online sleuths, beware! Josie, Alycia, and Yasmine dive deep into the murder of four University of Idaho students with our show mommy (showrunner), Caroline Reston, before discussing the ethical implications of true crime content. Show Notes r/idahomurdersBy Crooked Media
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New best friend alert! Peyton List joins Josie, Alycia, and Yasmine to talk about it all: her acting career (from Jessie and Cobra Kai to Diary of a Wimpy Kid), her beauty brand, speaking up about politics during her Disney era, preserving her mental health...the range. She can do it all! Show Notes Pley Beauty…
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Trend Forecasts, Football Problems, and Falling in Love
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55:19Is this an episode of the View?! Josie, Alycia, and Yasmine start a new segment, Hot Topics, where they each bring stories to the table to discuss. This week: Damar Hamlin, Prince Harry's memoir, North West's TikTok, a bad chef gone viral, and 2023 trend forecasting. Plus, another new segment called Bone to Pick; this episode, Yas rants about pro-l…
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Dese gehls ah bloody great, huh mate?! Josie, Alycia, and Yasmine have a major catch up sesh, chatting about their New Year's festivities, the media they've been consuming (from White Lotus to SZA's new album SOS..."Kill Bill" does go off), and the cultural differences between the UK and the US.By Crooked Media
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Icon and legend Jon Favreau joins Josie and Yasmine for an Offline x Dare We Say crossover episode! After a thorough roast of his age (over 40), they answer questions from Offline's listeners, such as "Do you ever wonder what it'd be like NOT to be a digital native?" and "What emojis are cringe?" Show Notes Offline with Jon Favreau…
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Josie hates when people cough, Yasmine stops smoking weed, and Alycia spills some tea about ride or die bitches. Plus, the girls discuss the complex relationship between body image and the holidays, reminding you that you are beautiful, you are enough, and nothing will change that (TW: eating disorders).…
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Josie, Alycia, and Yasmine dish on White Lotus, The Menu, Glass Onion, and everything else they've been watching lately. Plus, breakups fucking suck! The girlies discuss how to move forward with your life after heartbreak because of lovers, friends, or family (you might need our sad girl playlist after this one) before getting into a HEATED Ickuati…
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Jon Lovett puts on his Gen Z skirt and helps Josie, Alycia, and Yasmine draft the most problematic, chaotic and perfect U.S. government. Like, don't you want Kris Jenner, Olivia Wilde, Christian Walker, and Snooki leading our country? Also in this episode: Alycia's mom thinks her daughter died, and country music is the girlies' guilty pleasure.…
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Turkey trotting awayyy from our colonial past. Josie, Alycia, and Yasmine talk to icon and legend Crystal Echo Hawk from IllumiNative about Native American Heritage Month and how we should reframe the way we think about Thanksgiving — and indigenous people all year round. Then, the girlies share their tips and tricks for not starting WWIII at the d…
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Phones! Can't live with 'em, can't live without 'em. Josie, Alycia, and Yasmine talk about our dependency on our iPhones (boo, green texts) and how we can feel a bit less overwhelmed by them. Then, we're blessed with another Unhinged with Yasmine. Show Notes Are screen devices soothing children or soothing parents? Smartphones revolutionize our liv…
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Twitter is dead, Elon Musk is unhinged, and TSwift Era's Tour has initiated a gay frenzy. This week Josie, Alycia, and Yasmine turn the conversation towards the midterms and talk to four activists and politicians who are doing the real work and ask their fellow GenZers to get involved! Show Notes Tiffany Dena Loftin + The Debt Collective Lauren Ran…
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We are fully in our villain era and Josie, Alycia and Yasmine are setting boundaries bbs! Taylor Swift might think it's exhausting always rooting for the anti-hero, but baby we live for them. This week we're taking a cold hard look at "the villain"....are villains just heroes in disguise? Who are the real villains? Is being a villain kind hot? Plus…
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Sad Girl Autumn is upon us, and some of us are already crying to TSwift and wishing we had someone to snuggle. Josie, Alycia, and Yasmine get into the szn's loneliness and learn that maybe, making friends and hanging with your loved ones is worth trudging through a foot of snow. Show Notes can i get a tissue? (the official Dare We Say sad girl play…
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November's midterms are coming up, and we've got tips for staying civically engaged AND aggressively hot. Josie, Alycia, and Yasmine get into common questions among Gen Z'ers who are eligible to vote — everything from "why does this matter, the world is ending?" to "what does voter suppression even mean?" — before sharing their top 10 hottest ways …
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Slay Queen Yas Period (& other stolen language)
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56:33Gen Z slang may sound silly to other demographics, but joke's on them: our BIPOC and queer elders are actually the ones who coined these terms! So, calling it "Gen Z slang" is...misleading. Join us as we talk about the history behind the "urban" in urban dictionary. Then, grab a hot drink and sit down with Alycia as she talks about Black hair durin…
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Rihanna is redefining the NFL as the National Fenty League. Plus: missing middle school sleepovers? Us too! Grab your matching pajamas, and get to know Josie Totah, Alycia Pascual-Peña, and Yasmine Hamady a little more through a series of icebreaker questions and a classic game of truth or dare. Show Notes Taller Salud (non-profit helping Puerto Ri…
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Let's talk about sex, baby! This week, we're answering all the hot 'n' heavy questions about hookup culture. What does it even mean to "hook up"? Why are society's patriarchal values penetrating us in the bedroom? What makes consent sooooo sexy? Plus, we debut a new segment: Unhinged with Yasmine.By Crooked Media
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The Queen my lord is dead, but the online takes live on! Also it was 9/11, also also Alycia came face to face with the Succession cast, it's been a week! Josie, Alycia and Yasmine talk about the fallout of the Queen's death, celebrity death culture, and the nuance of mourning problematic favs. Plus, we celebrate Latin Heritage Month!…
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We are worrying darling! The Hunger Games is here and it's taken shape in the form of The Venice Film Festival, and queen Florence Pugh is our victor! Also sort of Chris Pine too?? In the spirit of chaos, Josie, Alycia and Yasmine get vulnerable and dig into how they give and receive...love and the challenges of opening up. Plus! Josie debuts a bra…
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This episode is giving VMA Vanguard because we are LEADING! Josie, Alycia and Yasmine dive into the VMA's, Addison Rae's mom dating Yung Gravy, and Yas' confrontation with Ben Shapiro at Podcast Movement. Then, the girls explore the lowkey highkey erosion of church and state and the way religion has manifested throughout their lives. Plus, a new se…
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What the fuck is pretty privilege and do you have it? Are you hot or just rich? That's what we're asking this week because in world where social media is king and influencing is an aspirational career, the way you physically look has undoubtedly become thee form of currency. But who gets to cash in, and who gets left behind? I guess you'll have to …
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To post or not to post? That is the question...at least for us. This week Josie Totah, Alycia Pascual Peña, and Yasmine Hamady talk about performative activism and how social media has mobilized the activists in all of us for the best and for the worst. Plus introducing, a new segment" 'The Ickuation Room', the epicenter of the most divided politic…
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Welcome! Come on in to the very first episode of Dare We Say. This week, besties Josie Totah, Alycia Pascual Peña, and Yasmine Hamady are celebrating! Our Leo queens Josie and Yas turn 21 and 24 and the girls reflect on the birthday scaries, the anxieties of getting older and the proper way to birth a brand new baby podcast. Plus, Josie, Alycia and…
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Introducing Dare We Say (coming August 11th)
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3:18Join Josie Totah, Alycia Pascual Peña, and Yasmine Hamady – three young actresses, disruptors, and best friends as they navigate the issues that affect our lives; from hookup culture and social media to structural racism and LGBTQ+ rights. They won’t shy away from diving deep into controversial topics, even turning to their elders - actors, activis…
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