In this episode, Slim and Thick discuss their recent international trip to Tokyo. They provide updates on their podcast and website, including the launch of their YouTube channel. They also share personal updates on their careers, with Thick transitioning to a new job and pursuing her LCSW, and Slim continuing to work at the same place. The conversation then focuses on their experiences in Tokyo, including their itinerary, the culture, the food, and the public transportation system. They recommend planning and organizing trips in advance and highlighting the importance of self-care and taking time off. Thick shares helpful tips and recommendations for traveling in Japan in this conversation. She discusses the convenience of shipping luggage, the benefits of packing cubes, and the amenities hotels provide. She also talks about the abundance of convenience stores and their variety of products. Thick highlights the importance of caring for your feet while traveling and suggests using insoles and soaking your feet in a bath. She also provides insights into using eSIM cards for internet access and navigating the public transportation system. Slim and Thick share their experiences at theme parks and recommendations for those long lines. She concludes by mentioning the resources on their website and social media platforms.

Summary In this episode, the hosts discuss their recent concert experience and meet and greet with artist Mahalia. They talk about the affordability of tickets and compare it to other concerts they have attended. They also share their thoughts on concert etiquette and the importance of being considerate to other attendees. The hosts highlight the organized meet and greet process and the personal interaction they had with Mahalia. They also mention the joy of connecting with other concertgoers who share a love for music. The conversation discusses the concert experience, including the opener Alicia Creti and the main event Mahalia. The hosts share their personal experiences and highlight the unique aspects of each performance. In this conversation, Shannon and Caryn discuss their experience attending a Mahalia concert in Phoenix, Arizona. They highlight the formation of a friend group and the positive and organic atmosphere at the concert. They also share their stress-free experience and the excellent vibes throughout the event. The conversation takes a humorous turn as they recount their expensive shopping spree at CVS and their struggles with the hotel's AC and Wi-Fi. They contrast their experience in Phoenix with their previous trips to Las Vegas and discuss the kindness of strangers they encountered. Overall, they express their satisfaction with the concert experience and invite the community to share their own concert experiences and suggestions for future topics. Chapters 00:00 Introduction and Recent News 01:29 Review of Mahalia's Albums 06:11 Concert Etiquette 10:18 Affordability of Tickets 11:19 Small Venue Experience 19:03 Smooth Check-in Process 20:03 Personal Interaction with Mahalia 22:22 Connecting with Other Concertgoers 23:20 Concert Experience 29:19 Opener: Alicia Creti 39:58 Main Event: Mahalia 45:29 The Formation of a Friend Group 46:11 An Organic and Stress-Free Experience 47:09 The Best Concert Experience 48:02 The CVS Shopping Spree 49:14 The Hotel Experience 50:11 The Quest for Food 51:25 The AC and Wi-Fi Struggles 52:23 The Kindness of Strangers 55:21 The Contrast with Las Vegas 57:28 The Overall Experience 01:03:48 Engaging the Community 01:05:23 Inviting Suggestions for Future Topics 01:06:40 Closing Remarks

Check out the website for more resources and information! Please check out Love and Compromise the album on Spotify! Listen on Spotify: https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/Tiky73WJ8Ab Follow and Like on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/slimandthickpodcast Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/slimandthickw.c.podcast/ Visit the website: https://www.slimandthickwcpodcast.com Chapters: Introduction Hide Out I Wished I Missed My Ex Simmer Feat. Burna Boy Good Company Feat. Terrance Martin Regular People Feat. Hamzaa and Lucky Daye Karma/He's Mine What You Did Feat. Ella Mai Do Not Disturb Richie Consistency Square 1 Artist Overview Singles Outro References COLORS. (2017, September 18). Mahalia - Sober | A COLORS SHOW [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QK7JQl9jNzM DIFFUS. (2019, December 16). Mahalia talks about her debut album “Love And Compromise” | DIFFUS [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LoacFc1IGeA Mahalia. (2018, June 1). Mahalia - I Wish I Missed My Ex [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7kT52xL-7g Mahalia. (2019a, July 17). Mahalia - Simmer (feat. Burna Boy) [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GxjpzUgZvbo Mahalia. (2019b, September 9). Mahalia - What You Did (feat. Ella Mai) [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azA0RJMUK0E Mahalia. (2021a, July 16). Mahalia - Whenever You’re Ready [Official Video] [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9C-7_y453WY Mahalia. (2021b, September 30). Mahalia - Roadside (Feat. AJ Tracey) [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vyro-LqQuEI Mahalia. (2022a, February 17). Mahalia - Letter To Ur Ex [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZErsP0zAGWQ Mahalia. (2022b, April 27). Mahalia - In The Club [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tktsJBWSJ2U Mahalia - Hide Out Lyrics | Musixmatch. (2023, April 2). musiXmatch. https://www.musixmatch.com/lyrics/Mahalia/Hide-Out Mahalia - I Wish I Missed My Ex Lyrics | Musixmatch. (2023, June 5). musiXmatch. https://www.musixmatch.com/lyrics/Mahalia/I-Wish-I-Missed-My-Ex Mahalia - Plastic Plants Lyrics | Musixmatch. (2023, June 5). musiXmatch. https://www.musixmatch.com/lyrics/Mahalia/Plastic-Plants Mahalia Burkmar. (n.d.). BOA | Imagine Everything. https://www.boa-academy.co.uk/page/?title=Mahalia+Burkmar&pid=43 Mahalia feat. Burna Boy - Simmer (feat. Burna Boy) Lyrics | Musixmatch. (2023, June 5). musiXmatch. https://www.musixmatch.com/lyrics/Mahalia-feat-Burna-Boy/Simmer Mahalia feat. Ella Mai - What You Did (feat. Ella Mai) Lyrics | Musixmatch. (2023, June 5). musiXmatch. https://www.musixmatch.com/lyrics/Mahalia/What-You-Did Mahalia feat. Rico Nasty - Jealous (feat. Rico Nasty) Lyrics | Musixmatch. (2023, June 10). musiXmatch. https://www.musixmatch.com/lyrics/Mahalia-Rico-Nasty/Jealous-Rico-Nasty MahaliaVEVO. (2023, April 28). Mahalia - Terms & Conditions (Live) - Vevo Studio Performance [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0ahERY9kb0 MTV News. (2019, October 16). Mahalia Performs “What You Did,” “Simmer” & More + EXCLUSIVE Interview About New Album | MTV News [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3YPdqAFUB18 Neo Elite. (2019, November 26). Mahalia Interview | Millennials in Music [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=848FvDSkK1o Rose, O. (2019). [The singer was tipped for success on the BBC’s Sound of 2019 list] (M. Savage, Interviewer). In BBC. https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-47854958 take a leaf - film clips. (2020, April 30). “To Compromise? For What?!” - All by Myself: The Eartha Kitt Story (1982) - REMASTERED [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vyN3eBRYcDo

Music can do a many splendid things, it can heal and it can motivate. Slim and I LOVE our beats, but especially when we come across new music for us to enjoy. Sit down with your girls as we discuss this interesting musical experience and our personal reactions. Examining the artist Tove Love and her first independently released album, we review the synth-pop vibes mixed with lyrics that deal with subjects like dramatic love to self-doubt. Disclaimer: The views in this discussion are ours and we are reacting to the work at hand. The interpretation is biased because we are seeing it through our lens and our own personal experiences, but we do realize that everyone experiences music differently. This is us sharing our thoughts and views of experiencing this art, which we encourage others to do as well. Nobody should strive to be anything they are not, but we should all strive to open to challenging our own views or exploring why we hold them.  Chapters 1:00 Work is Work 11:00 Introduction to Tove Love 22:00 Criticism of Dirt Femme (Review by Peyton Thomas) 26:00 The Rebuttal 30:00 An Unanswered Question 33:00 No One Dies From Love 36:00 Suburbia 46:00 True Romance Check out the album here on Spotify Dirt Femme Songs Referenced No One Dies From Love Suburbia 2 Die 4 True Romance (True Romance Movie Synopsis) Grapefruit Pineapple Slice Support the Podcast! Listen on Anchor: https://anchor.fm/slimthickwcpodcast Follow and Like on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/slimandthickpodcast Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/slimandthickw.c.podcast/ Visit the website: https://www.slimandthickwcpodcast.com

The ladies sit down to get a bit tipsy and discuss some random topics. The ladies discuss community engagement, specifically the barriers that can be frustrating when you are trying to progressively engage in change in your community. The odds can seem to be stacked against you especially when it feels so overwhelming to have to overhaul your language, the way you spend your money, and who you support publicly. While these barriers are not an excuse not to try, the ladies also discuss why it is important to recognize those that are doing the work and trying. Also try to provide more means of addressing those barriers so that people can realistically engage without it putting them in a more vulnerable position. Slim and I try to allow ourselves some grace and we grow, so that we don't get too discouraged. We hope that others feel more encouraged and supported to make changes in this space as well.  Support the Podcast! Listen on Anchor: https://anchor.fm/slimthickwcpodcast Follow and Like on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/slimandthickpodcast Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/slimandthickw.c.podcast/ Visit the website: https://www.slimandthickwcpodcast.com

PLEASE VOTE, local elections are extremely important and determine a great deal of the legislation that goes into effect on the state level. Local elections also matter because it can shift the power in Congress and Nevada is a battleground state this year with Arizona and several other states who could determine the legislative agenda for the years to come. Now more than ever it is important to get involved and to exercise that right to vote, especially because others are having that right threatened. Sit down with us as we go through the ballot to discuss the different races, the positions up for election, and why voting in every race matters. Polling Stations and Locations: 2022 General Election - Early Voting Sites & Polling Locations For more information on voting please check out our website and the Political Engagement Resources. There is more information as well on our Local Government Page which explains the different duties of each branch of our state government.  Democratic Socialists of America - Las Vegas Chapter has a comprehensive Voting Guide to help with filling out your ballot. Battle Born Progress has a 2022 Voting Guide that explains the 3 Ballot Questions.  The Nevada Independent has a section dedicated to examining the judicial candidates on the ballot check it out here.  The Nevada Current has information on policies and candidates as well. 

The ladies are here to be messy!!! Join us as we sit down and talk about the "Try Guys's Situation" and the ramifications for everyone involved. Slim gets on her soap box to give us the 101 on her thoughts on cheating specifically, while Thick discusses how grief and loss and present itself in another form such as losing a friend. It's spooky season so grab your drinking challices and join the conversation! 0 minuetes - Professionals need Grace 20 minuetes - Try Guys Topic Introduction 21 minutes - Try Guys Summary 27 minuetes - Scandal Summary 30 minutes - Scandal Fallout 37 minutes - Nia Long Story 44 minutes - Cheating 101 according to Slim 54 minutes - Grief and Loss 101 according to Thick 1 hr 11 minutes - Jeffrey Dahmer Movie and True Crime Bad Movies and a Beat - Kennie J.D. Kimberly Foster Support the Podcast! Listen on Anchor: https://anchor.fm/slimthickwcpodcast Follow and Like on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/slimandthickpodcast Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/slimandthickw.c.podcast/ Visit the website: https://www.slimandthickwcpodcast.com

The Slim and Thick Podcast is a space for those in the community. Join two black femmes as they unapologetically take up space to provide knowledge, resources, and dialogue on current important topics. From politics to Tik Tok, two sisters provide an inclusive space for community organizers and marginalized populations to gather for a moment in a space made for them. It's a labor of love from us to the community that we love to serve. On the website, you can access more information about the podcast as well as the resources that are utilized to provide content on the show! Link to Website: slimthickpodcast.com Study And Relax by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5764-study-and-relax License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Sit down with the girls and talk about licensing exams.... the preparation, the test anxiety, and the relief of getting it over with. We share our tactics and strategies on how we passed our respective exams. We give a vote of confidence to those about to take their exams, with a couple of laughs of course.  Support the Podcast! Listen on Anchor: https://anchor.fm/slimthickwcpodcast Follow and Like on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/slimandthickpodcast Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/slimandthickw.c.podcast/ Visit the website: https://www.slimandthickwcpodcast.com

Mental Health is hard to work on and hard to maintain even after doing all the work to get on track. Join the girls as they discuss their own mental health journeys and how they have dealt with their own mental health needs. Slim discusses manifestation and how she sees herself being "in the present" which has helped open her up to positive experiences in her life. Thick discusses her recovery as a perfectionist and how she is dealing with trying to look inward for validation rather than from extrinsic sources.  Clarify: Thick is struggle bussing (we are not always at our best and that is okay), but she is basically saying that she feels that societal expectations put on young people to fit a certain mold or attain certain accomplishments from society has led to many people who are unsure of themselves if they do not attain those specific trappings of success. Parents feel pressure to make their children into these academic and child prodigies that if they do not fulfill those expectations then they end up slightly broken and unsure about what to do. Thick is not saying parents are bad or good, or how to parent but rather that what happens to the children who aren't doctors, lawyers, or nurses? Are these kids looked at the same or as having the same value as those other kids, if not then what is our society saying about our value as human beings. It's greatly wrapped up in these achievements and without them, what do we do with those that don't quite fit? Support the podcast! You can now subscribe or make donations, which helps us improve the podcast for you! Social Media Listen on Anchor: https://anchor.fm/slimthickwcpodcast Follow and Like on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/slimandthickpodcast Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/slimandthickw.c.podcast/ Visit the website: https://www.slimandthickwcpodcast.com