05: You RESPECT The Muppets (Holiday Party, Part 1 of 2)

Special 2020 Holiday Party Episode! Perfect for being cooped up in your house in a Holiday quarantine! (Part 1 of 2) with LATASHA BARNES, JOEY OTENG, LAUREL RYAN, MICHELLE STOKES, and STEFFANIE AK SCHILLING! (Also check out the visual of the party on YouTube!)  And if you're a cheesy holiday movie fan, Joey's Hallmark lovefest is a must-listen (at 37:00) CONTENTS (Approximates, may vary with commercials) (0:00) Slave talk, or more fun racial things? (4:00) Introductions (9:40) "Black Solstice" super powers (11:30) Question #1: In friendship relationships, what are you easy going about, what are you NOT easy going about? (12:00) Those who say they'll do something and then don't do it (13:30) Passion and affirmation (16:30) I like my sweets (21:00) Black Hair (24:00) Healthy marriage via not digging too deep (27:00) Steffanie & Chisomo met (28:00) Lauren & Michelle met (31:00) Collision-based relationships & Tasha (32:30) Connecting with people (36:00) Question #2: Favorite Cheesy Holiday Movies (37:00) Hallmark movies & Joey (47:00) The Nutcracker (51:00) Jingle Jangle  (1:03:00) Pride & Prejudice with Colin Firth --------------- Welcome to Integrated Rhythm! Two Swing Dancing besties (Chisomo Selemani & Bobby White) navigate race and the Black Experience in the world of Jazz Dance and other Afro-centric social dancing. Our goal is comfortable conversations about uncomfortable things. In this episode... Our music is by Laurel Ryan & Michelle Stokes, our "We're back! song" was an improvisation by Steffanie AK Schilling, and the background drumming is by Bobby White Find us at your local podcast ap, or at: https://anchor.fm/integratedrhythm  Please donate to help keep us in business: Patreon: patreoncom/integratedrhythm PayPal: [email protected] Venmo: @bobbyswungover (Where applicable, lease put the note "IR" in it, so that we know it's for the podcast.)