EPISODES
Join Fredia and Jena for a monthly dose of comedy and curiosity through a curated collection of candid interviews, sonic experiences, and live podcasting shows.
Volume 22: Christopher John Rogers, McMullen Boutique owner, Sherri McMullen, and Tamu McPherson provide A Look Into Luxury FashionVolume 22 of the It’s A Look Podcast couldn’t drop at a more opportune time than in the midst of #NYFW2020. The episode itself is bedazzled with a pop, pizzaz, and a point of view you can only gain from conversing with three luxury fashion entrepreneurs.
In this episode, hosts Fredia & Jena sat at the hem of CFDA Vogue Fashion Fund Winner Christopher John Rogers (CJR).The conversation is laced with stories about our guest’s humble introductions to the fashion industry, the evolution of the Christopher John Rogers eponymous line, and why Oakland is a luxury fashion destination. |
Volume 21: A Look Into Three Years: A Live Podcast Recording with PandoraRecorded live at Pandora’s HQ in the heart of downtown Oakland, Fredia & Jena sit down in front of a live studio audience to celebrate and discuss three years of podcasting. It was an evening of laughter and honesty all amongst fans, family, and friends.
Relive the magic of It’s A Look’s first-ever live podcasting experience. |
Volume 20: How do you show up in bed? A Look into the Language of Sex and Why It Matters
“This is so personal!” That’s the text I sent to Fredia after I listened to Round 2 of track edits. Sitting in my living room thinking, “I can’t believe I went on the record to talk about THE SEX!”
Volume 20 of #IAL is an in-depth look into the current status of Fredia and Jena’s sex lives. They discuss sex zodiacs, sex education, masturbation, and most importantly the verbal and physical language we use around sex. |
Volume 19: A Look Into The Bag: How to Turn Your Coin Purse to a Duffle Bag
Volume 19 is for the entrepreneurial spirit that's ready to turn their financial goals from dreams into reality.
In this month’s episode, your two favorite hosts get real honest, sharing:
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Volume 18: A Look Into Dating: Why Black Women Are For Grownups
The following podcast episode is for grown-ups ONLY.
Fredia and Jena share their ongoing trials and experiences of dating in the Bay Area. Inspired by the #BlackWomenAreForGrownups movement started by Stevona Elem-Rogers, the duo explores their love languages, shines a light on their current relationship status, and proclaim what they’re looking for in both romantic and platonic relationships. |
Volume 17: A Look Into the The Town: Where to eat + drink, enjoy art, cowork, and relax in OaklandIf the roots of a tree are strong, then the branches, leaves, and fruit that grow will be bountiful, rich, and proud. In the case of Oakland, California that tree is a powerful Oak tree and the roots are the rich history of community, activism, fashion, and music.
This episode we've collected some of our favorite Oakland eats, shops, and destinations. Consider this a small taste of what Oakland has to offer. Go ahead-- take a bite. |
Volume 16: A Look Into Cofounding: 7 Keys to Elevate Your Friendship to a Bountiful Business PartnershipSociety will tell you that working with friends is a recipe for disaster. We’d wholeheartedly disagree. If you can’t work with friends, who can you work with? With that being said, we can’t say it’s easy. It requires intentionality and dedication.
In this episode, we identify and share the 7 keys in our dynamic that have elevated our friendship to a prosperous business partnership. |
Volume 15: A Look Into Sex Work: On the legalization of prostitution, the consensual sex industry, and the BIG business behind it
In this volume of It’s A look, we sit down with documentarian, photographer, and sex worker ally Rachel Lena Esterline, and in doing so are able to see behind her lens on sex work in the Bay Area. Viewer discretion is advised as we delve deep into, the role of sex work in the feminist agenda, how U.S. legislation is negatively impacting sex workers, and what we can all learn from sex workers.
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Volume 12: A look into Building Local Partnerships @ Women’s Audio Mission’s 15 Year Anniversary
With any business, passion project, or side hustle the need for partnership is persistent and real. In this episode Jena and Fredia talk through the methodology for securing their first local partner: how they conceptualized the pitch, the services they offered, and what they guaranteed their client. In this case, the client was Women's Audio Mission (WAM), a Bay Area-based nonprofit dedicated to advancing women in music production and the recording arts. |
Volume 11: A Look into Securing the Bag: Finding a co-founder, raising capital, and the waves of entrepreneurship
For the season II finale of It's A Look, Fredia and Jena sat down with Marcus Carey, co-founder, of Homage Hospitality Group. Homage Hospitality, founded in 2016, is on course to open a series of hotels around the country. We sat down with Marcus Carey to talk about what it means to create a product for the culture, transferring to a growth mindset, and how he and his co-founder built Homage from the ground up. |
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Volume 8: A Look into Being Black in Fashion and Being Black in America
Fredia and Jena sit down this week with Jessica Egbu, style writer, content producer, and most commonly recognized for her fashion blog and Instagram account both entitled "The Oxfordist".
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Volume 7: A Look into Imposter Syndrome; What does it mean to be an Artist?
Fredia and Jena sit down this week with Quinnton Harris, Creative Director of Blavity (@blavity) and Former Design Lead of @Bevel and @formbeauty.
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Volume 6: A Look into The Soul; Connecting to your higher self & living with your “Inner Roommate”
Fredia and Jena sit down this week with Adereni Fashokun, co-founder of We Brunch (@we_brunch) and Transformative Life Coach.
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Volume 5: A Look into building and sustaining grassroots organizations: How to design intersectional festival experiencesFredia and Jena sit down this week with Max Murphy Gibson the Co-Founder and Creative Genius behind Wine and Bowties - a digital platform for the celebration of art and culture and a full fledged event production.
In this episode F+J talk with Max on what it means to be a carefree black man in America, truths about Oakland and what's holding it back, and what it feels like to have five years of experience in the event production game - specifically with the return of their celebrated art and music exhibition FEELS arriving in its sixth formation. |
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