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Second Pour: Pour Me Something Real - The Other Side of the Pillow by Zane
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Pour something silky and press play, because this 57-minute ride is draped in satin and soaked in real talk. Zane’s no-holds-barred tale of passion, power plays, and second chances has the Black Girls Lit! crew in their feelings—and their fantasies—as they dissect how love and lust can cradle the heart or crush it. Lex, Natasha, Nicole, and Star waste no time rating the spice level, swapping “been-there” stories, and dropping the kind of one-liners that make you rewind just to laugh again. Throughout the episode, three secret pours—each smoother than the last—keep the vibe mellow even as the conversation turns raw, from messy situationships to the razor-thin line between “boy, bye” and “come over.”
By the second glass the crew is unpacking heartbreak hangovers, trust issues, and the art of wiping the slate clean without losing your whole self in the process. When Star opens up about fresh starts, the table gets real on healing, boundaries, and why self-love is the one relationship we can’t ghost. A final round toasts Black legacy, literary freedom, and the unapologetic joy of grown-woman choices. Laughter bubbles through every candid confession, but so does the reminder that freedom tastes sweetest when you’re writing your own ending.
So fluff your pillows, sip with intention, and settle in as the squad serves literature, libations, and life lessons in equal measure—because with Black Girls Lit!, we stay lit.
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Chapters
1. Welcome Back & Pour-Up Vibe Check (00:00:00)
2. BGL Cocktail of the Week - Gold Rush (00:01:00)
3. Introduction of the Author - Zane (00:01:55)
4. Rating Scale Explained - How We Are Scoring Zane's Spice (00:02:55)
5. Natasha's Rating (00:03:34)
6. Nicole's Rating (00:03:42)
7. Lex's Rating (00:04:21)
8. Star's Rating (00:05:01)
9. First Sip: Glenfiddich (00:07:17)
10. The Beginning (00:08:43)
11. Just Toxic: Did Someone Say...Roster? (00:12:17)
12. Second Sip: Elijah Craig (00:15:30)
13. Spillin' The Tea (00:17:51)
14. Final Sip: Uncle Nearest 1865 (00:27:54)
15. What About Your Friends? (00:30:36)
16. Shootin' It Straight (00:38:35)
17. Who Should Read "The Other Side of the Pillow" by Zane? (00:45:38)
18. The Lit Challenge (00:54:35)
19. The Next Read: The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah (00:56:42)
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