This is a podcast about the journey to 40. In lieu of having an epic 40th birthday party, I’m embarking on a journey to learn what it means to be 40 and how to make this next decade the best one so far. Each week I will feature a guest or two to explore a new topic. Like what you heard or have something to add? Click on the message link to send me a voice memo or email me at [email protected] and be sure to follow the show on Social Media for special announcements and bonus content.
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TJ Hendrix Podcasts
Hey, hey! I have been super busy but I did not want to end before sharing this episode. My guests are Lynette Talley of VIrago 24/7 (check it out! It is a fantastic podcast) and Valentine Pooley. We had this conversation over the summer and I was holding on to it for this special week. This Saturday I will turn 40! As the year draws to a close I wa…
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This week's episode is with THE Laron McAdoo and THE Sean McIntosh. I will definitely need to do a part two to this episode because Sean was a surprise. He is the descendant of a legendary figure in Arkansas History, Robert "Say" McIntosh. A person "of a certain age" from the city of Little Rock, AR would know who this man was and would agree that …
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This week I talk to my friend and MILS-Sister (Military Spouse-Sister) Meg Kelvington. During the pandemic, between her leadership and determination to keep us Christ-centered and sane, and my determination to keep us jubilant and maybe slightly tipsy, she and I worked our magic to keep the heart and soul of our community vibrant. While much of our…
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Oh, how I wanted to have a full episode ready this week but I have to be real with myself and you all. I am in the middle of moving and I am not superwoman (or a person who has a team to help produce this podcast. It's just me!) So, here is a quick bite and I will hopefully see you soon. Yes, there are updates and a praise report in this short epis…
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Perfectionism is... the stuff of victory and defeat. Best case scenario, our perfectionist habits propel us forward in our careers and talents and we make amazing contributions to our fields. Worst case scenario, these habits drive us crazy and lead us down paths that can be harmful for ourselves and others. My guest today is Susan Warren. She is b…
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Tarot is not scary, not demonic, and not fully occult, it really depends on the operator. It took me a while to work up to wanting to understand any of the psychic arts such as card reading, palm reading, or even mediums. Between last year and this year, I have met enough people and had enough experiences to realize that the boogyman is what you ma…
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Did you have a great PRIDE weekend?!?! I hope so! Wrapping up our month of Love is this episode featuring two couples, a lesbian and a gay couple. I enjoyed learning their union origin stories (they are very similar or else I really am getting to be too old!) and how they maintain health and balance in their relationships. Spoiler alert!! Communica…
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Interracial love is the topic of this episode. Although Loving Day has passed, I still wanted to take this time to commemorate the day by talking with my husband Ace about our experience as an interracial couple. As always, the music for this show is from the very talented Penn Davis. Check out his Instagram Page. The official art for the show is f…
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Juneteenth is... or means something different to different people. This week I discuss my views on the holiday and how my views have changed over time from my twenties until now. I put some research into this episode and learned some things that I didn't know before. Below are links to the articles and websites I visited to create this episode. htt…
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June is full of reasons to celebrate. The end of the school year, procurement of a degree, and even the opportunity to barbeque without fear in a semi-post pandemic world are great starters. Add to that the celebration of love and liberty and you have one month full of ticker-tape parades. Although many cities are forgoing their PRIDE parades in re…
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Words are powerful, but they are powerful because we give them meaning. This week, I'm having an intergenerational conversation with my Soror and friend Renea Lyles and my former student and friend Penn Davis. Subscribers to the show should know Penn from the Intro of the show; he has graciously allowed me to use his music to help frame and fuel th…
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As I wrap up other projects and get ready for a post-ish-COVID summer it's time to contemplate what's next for this podcast! I'm not out of ideas, and I have some shows in mind, but at the moment, I have bitten off more than I can chew! As always, the music for this show is from the very talented Penn Davis. Check out his Instagram Page. The offici…
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Goals are... great to have and can be achieved by those of us who can push past disappointments, failures, and pain to get there. My husband set a goal in 2019 to run one marathon (26.2 miles) before his 40th birthday. Now, he can run that distance every weekend, unphased. This week I am with my husband, Ace Hendrix, and we are discussing his birth…
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Depression is... part of the human experience. Whether for a moment or many, having feelings associated with depression is more common than we'd like to admit. The difference is in the frequency, duration, and symptoms of these feelings. In the past, I didn't talk much about my PDD (persistent depression disorder), and often brushed my symptoms off…
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This Bonus Friday I'm sharing more memories about my grandmother Mae Lou Pauley Sampson. Thank you to all of my family members who participated in making this week's episode. I hope that this was something that everyone enjoyed. Usually, we all get together downhome, in Mineral Springs. The day is filled with games, music, FOOD (lots of food), and …
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Bonus moms are...awesome additions to a family! It can be a bumpy road at the beginning, but if one is willing to learn humility and how to put the child, or children, before ego, life could be a wonderful co-parenting existence! I am the daughter of a bonus mom and a bonus mom to my son Brayden, whose mom is a bonus mom to his three bonus brothers…
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Change is...on the horizon! At least this is my hope. I will always remember that the year I turned 40 was the first time in my life a police officer was charged with three counts of murder for the death of a Black man in the United States. I never thought that it would happen and now that it has, I do wonder what’s next. Before the verdict, I prod…
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Art is... beautiful, phenomenal, inspirational, and fun! My guests today are from my home state of Arkansas. They will dispel some myths about collecting art and also discuss the importance that art plays in Black culture. My first guest is Garbo Hearne, the owner and director of Pyramid Art, Books, and Custom Framing/Hearne Fine Art and artist Naj…
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This week I'm talking to two amazing people from my amazing home state of Arkansas. Garbo Hearne, Owner, and Director of Pyramid Art Books, & Custom Framing and Hearne Fine Art, and Najee Dorsey, Artist and Co-Founder of Black Art in America (BAIA). These two people have cultivated platforms for Black Fine Art and though their approach differs, the…
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Today's episode is not a rant! I promise. It IS, however, an opportunity to learn about the mental health implications of legislation that will affect transgender communities, especially the youth in these communities, who are the most vulnerable. This was not the episode I'd planned for this week but legislative actions in Alabama, Tennessee, and …
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Mae Lou was... my maternal grandmother. My maternal grandmother (Mae Lou Pauley) Sampson was a phenomenal woman. She was beautiful, intelligent, strong, strong-willed, kind, and just everything to our family. She was born March 31, 1920, in Graves Chapel, Arkansas. She wasn't a saint, no real person is or was, but she was real and unapologetically …
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My Grandma Mae Lou was the matriarch of my mother's family. She was our anchor and she did a lot to keep us all connected. When she died in September of 2019, we were all heartbroken. However, in many ways, we were also filled with joy. She lived 99 years and 98 of them were spent in moderately good health and humor. She wasn't wheelchair-bound unt…
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My [Post-COVID] Style Is... in need of help. Here's the problem (and I really don't feel alone here), having no need to leave the house other than to quickly go to the grocery store and come back out, I lost myself for a minute. My priorities were to keep us safe, feed the family, and do only what was necessary for survival. Of course, that means t…
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Today’s guest is my friend and neighbor Tomekia Vikhrov, who is a licensed dietitian. Tomekia completed a Bachelor of Science in Food and Nutrition at the University of Minnesota, she went on to complete a dietetic internship at Western Carolina University which qualified her to sit for The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Registration exam to be…
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Today I continue my conversation with Dr. Routen and we focus on her work as a teacher and administrator in the Little Rock School District. She currently serves as the Fine Arts Coordinator in the Little Rock School District and director of Voices Without Borders, an elementary honor choir that specializes in Solid Gold music from the 60s and 70s …
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Joy is... growing up in a safe and loving community. These next two weeks feature the same guest, my aunt Dr. IJ Routen. Dr. Routen is a Little Rock native, though she is no stranger to the world. She has lived on both coasts and even abroad and has mastered the art of joy. Growing up with her around was very interesting. She always made good use o…
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The next two weeks feature a double punch of one of my favorite people, my aunt, Dr. I.J. Routen (there's no bias here, really). Auntie Doc and I talk about growing up on 9th Street in the early 20th Century (that seems weird to say) and the joy of being five, seven, and sometimes twelve. You will really enjoy her stories and her enthusiasm as she …
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This week I am interviewing one of my many mentors, Partick Oliver. Patrick is what I call a literacy activist. He has spent decades developing, facilitating, and championing programs that promote literacy in public schools that serve intercity and rural youth. He's used his connections in the publishing world to expose young people to the possibil…
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This week I interview one of my many mentors, Patrick Oliver. You can check him out on Social Media at @SayItLoudReadersandWriters or @SayItLoudLiteraryCafe (Facebook), as well as on his website, https://www.speakloudly.com/. This episode will air on Wednesday, February 17th at 8:00 am EST. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.co…
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Friends are...blessings! I have been blessed to have a strong bond with girlfriends and nothing - not miles, children, or ideological differences - will sever. My guests today are my three best and oldest friends, Carmen Portillo, Kiesha Nash, and Bernice Osei-Danquah. Keisha and Carmen are Arkansas natives, like me, and Bernice immigrated from Gha…
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Here's a teaser for the next episode, Friends are..., which airs at 8:00 am on Wednesday, February 10th! Put it on your calendar y'all! It's going to be a good time. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thisyeariturn40/message
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Sisters are...something else! I have many siblings, but the relationship that I have with these two sisters, Popi and Loni, is comical, loyal, and sometimes intense. We have vastly different personalities and there's a five-year gap between each of us. The combination of these two facts made the early years torturous, as you would imagine, but as w…
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This is a podcast about the journey to 40. In lieu of having an epic 40th birthday party, I’m embarking on a journey to learn what it means to be 40 and how to make this next decade the best one so far. Each week I will feature a guest or two to explore a new topic. I want to thank Penn Davis and Michaela Adams for their contributions to this proje…
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