Yes, Girl!

By ESSENCE PODCAST NETWORK

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At Black Girl Magic headquarters, senior editors Cori Murray (@corimurray), Charli Penn (@ManWifeDog) host ESSENCE's Yes, Girl! Podcast every Thursday. The award-nominated, podcast fills your glass with celebrity interviews, pop culture and unapologetic perspective. From week-to-week, they're uplifting everybody who’s taking Black culture a little higher. 


Episode Date
Ruth E. Carter Teaches Us How To Dress Like Royalty
Feb 25, 2021
Tessa Thompson and Aja Naomi King Spread Love (and Style) The Christmas Way
Dec 17, 2020
Janelle Monae Talks Rest As Resistance For Black Women
Sep 26, 2020
Yes, Girl! Tributes Chadwick Boseman, The King
Sep 20, 2020
Do You Know How To Chase Your Passion?
Sep 17, 2020
Tamron Hall Teaches Us How To Bet On Ourselves!
Sep 15, 2020
John David Washington Casually Saves The World & We Head To THE PYNK With Nicco Annan!
Sep 11, 2020
How Angelica Ross Gets Her GLOW!
Sep 03, 2020
Lecrae Takes Us Soul Searching!
Aug 27, 2020
A Blackity Black Podcast Party With Yes, Girl! And The Nod!
Aug 20, 2020
Pandemic And All, Tasha Smith Is Living Her Best Life!
Aug 13, 2020
Drinkin’ and Podcastin’ With Podcast Queen Tracy Clayton!
Aug 06, 2020
Brandy's Back! Need We Say More?!
Jul 30, 2020
Nia Long Is Unapologetically Black & Deserving Of Her Crown!
Jul 21, 2020
Gratitude Is Tia Mowry’s Youth Serum!
Jul 17, 2020
Tichina Arnold Has Been Pandemic-Prepared Since 1991!
Jul 10, 2020
A Playlist Pick-Me-Up with Spotify Playlist Queen, Mjeema Pickett!
Jul 02, 2020
Patti LaBelle Feels 35 And Looks Just As Fierce!
Jun 25, 2020
This Is Juneteenth: A Celebration of Our Black Freedom, History, and Future
Jun 19, 2020
Farrah Fawx Set FIRE to Our Feeds with the #ESSENCEChallenge!
Jun 18, 2020
We LOVE Kirk & Tammy Franklin’s Authentic Love!
Jun 12, 2020
Black Moms On The Front Lines: These Black Women Reporters Are Bringing Us Life-Saving News
Jun 11, 2020
Tracee Ellis Ross Is Absolutely The High Note Of Our Week!
Jun 05, 2020
Black Moms On the Front Lines: The Power of Trust Is NOLA Mayor LaToya Cantrell’s Biggest Weapon Against COVID-19
Jun 04, 2020
Insecure’s Kendrick Sampson Is At Peace With Disturbing the Peace
May 29, 2020
Tika Sumpter & Thai Randolph Unite to Create a (Safe) Sweet Space For Black Moms!
May 22, 2020
Black Moms On the Front Lines Ep. 2: Kenya Slaughter Never Wanted To Be A Front-Line Worker
May 19, 2020
Can Kelis Adopt Us And Let Us Live On Her Zen Glam Farm?
May 14, 2020
Black Moms On the Front Lines Ep. 1: Twin Doctors Uché and Oni Blackstock Are Battling Structural Racism in Healthcare
May 08, 2020
Kandi's Got Advice For Women Considering Surrogacy!
May 07, 2020
Teddy Riley Wrote "Let's Chill" About His Own Puppy Love!
Apr 30, 2020
Kelly Rowland Stands Solidly In Her Sexuality & It's A Whole Vibe!
Apr 23, 2020
Kierra Sheard Is Blessed and Highly Favored, For More Reasons Than You Think
Apr 15, 2020
Eva Marcille Gives Us A Masterclass On Confidence, Beauty, and Unapologetic BLACKness!
Apr 09, 2020
Last Night DJ D-Nice Saved Our Lives - And We’re FOREVER Grateful!
Mar 26, 2020
We Aspire to Keep Calm (and Unbothered), Just like Omarion!
Mar 19, 2020
Lauren & Cameron From Netflix’s ‘Love Is Blind’ Are As Adorable As You Imagine And They're Already Thinking About Their Future Children!
Mar 11, 2020
Our Homegirl Danielle Brooks Has a Beautiful New Baby And A Few “Champagne Problems!” + SURPRISE!!! 'The Great Girlfriends' Brandice Daniel And Sybil Amuti Are Here!!
Mar 06, 2020
New Empire. Same Woman. Taraji P. Henson Is A Boss, And Don’t You Forget It
Feb 25, 2020
Robin Thede Stays Winning Because She ALWAYS Has A Plan!
Feb 20, 2020
K.Michelle Is In Transition - Mind, Body & Music!
Feb 14, 2020
The Sexiest, Funniest, & Most Motivating Yes, Girl! Moments of 2019!
Feb 06, 2020
This One’s For The #GirlDads | #RIPKobeandGianna
Jan 30, 2020
Michael B. Jordan Is Taking Total Control Of His Creative Destiny & We STAN
Jan 10, 2020
A Standing O For The Black Girl Magic Moments That Made The Decade!
Jan 03, 2020
LL Cool J’s STILL Rockin’ The Bells + Davido Is...Planning A Wedding!
Dec 27, 2019
Sophia Chang Is Unapologetically The Baddest Chick In EVERY Room
Dec 21, 2019
‘Watchmen’ Star Yahya Abdul-Mateen II Did Not Come To Play With Hollywood!
Dec 13, 2019
Chadwick Boseman & Stephan James Break Down What It Means To Be A Leading Man!
Dec 06, 2019
Kelly Rowland Sprinkles Holiday Cheer With A New Christmas Movie SHE Produced!
Nov 28, 2019
All Rise For QUEEN Regina King!
Nov 25, 2019
Tamela Mann Talks Getting Snatched and Having The Most Supportive Hubby Ever (Who's Also Here!)
Nov 14, 2019
Nobody Loved Whitney Like Robyn Crawford - The Interview You've Been Waiting For
Nov 12, 2019
Give Tank His R&B Roses, Please!
Oct 31, 2019
Tracee Ellis Ross, The Queen of Natural Chic, Is Living Her Juiciest Life and Reflects on Her Fame During "Girlfriends"
Oct 30, 2019
The Best Ki-Ki Ever With First Wives Club Star Ryan Michelle Bathé
Oct 24, 2019
Truth Is: Love & Faith Helped Set Fantasia Free
Oct 17, 2019
Bebe Winans Just Found Out He’s A Bearded Bae!
Oct 10, 2019
Raphael Saadiq’s Hits Have Some Dope Backstories + So Does His Name!
Oct 03, 2019
Sexpert, Shan Boodram’s Got The Recipe For That Special Relationship “Sauce”
Sep 26, 2019
Jidenna Just Gave The Best Explanation EVER For Why He’s Single (And We Can’t Even Be Mad)
Sep 20, 2019
THE Shea Butter Baby, Ari Lennox’s Voice (And Laugh) Is Like Soul Food! (We Stan So Hard!)
Sep 12, 2019
Erika Alexander Schools Us On Rising From Rejection + New Hulu Series: ‘Wu-Tang: An American Saga’
Sep 05, 2019
Sak Pase?! This Is How Jessie Woo Prayed, Worked, & Joked Her Way To The Top
Aug 29, 2019
Larenz Tate's Thoughts On Family, Black Film and the FINAL Season of POWER!
Aug 22, 2019
Tyler Perry Challenges the #BlackExcellence in All of Us
Aug 16, 2019
Boris Kodjoe’s Got Fineness and Fitness On Lock! (+ BONUS Content)
Aug 08, 2019
Monica’s Commitment and Friendship Commandments (Preach!)
Aug 02, 2019
QUEEN Loretta Devine Drops A Word On Fame And Family
Jul 26, 2019
Why Senator Cory Booker Is Inspired By Black Women
Jul 20, 2019
Rotimi Is Giving Us LIFE and 'Love Riddim' This Summer
Jul 13, 2019
2019 Guide to a Hot Girl Summer, Plus a Read From Robin Givens
Jun 30, 2019
Kofi Siriboe Pours Out His Heart and Steals Ours
Jun 14, 2019
Bishop T.D. Jakes and Tonya Lewis Lee Bring Food to Our Souls
Jun 08, 2019
Blair Underwood, Ladies! (You're Welcome!)
May 31, 2019
Alicia Keys Sits Before Us As A Grown Ass Woman
May 22, 2019
Yara Shahidi’s An Old Soul, Plus Diddy Love Continues #CantStopWontStop
May 17, 2019
For Diddy, It's Faith and Family over Everything
May 09, 2019
Michael Ealy + Meagan Good Are Welcome To Our Home Anytime
May 03, 2019
Be Still Our 90s-Loving Hearts! Turn Up With Salt n Pepa and SWV
Apr 26, 2019
Robin Givens Read Us Like a Book, and We Loved It!
Apr 18, 2019
Issa Rae + Regina Hall Invite Us to Their #BlackGirlMagic Party
Apr 10, 2019
Live from Brooklyn, It’s SNL’s Chris Redd
Apr 05, 2019
Why Salli Richardson-Whitfield Is Hollywood’s Secret Weapon
Mar 28, 2019
Winston Duke is BAE & Wakanda...FOREVER
Mar 22, 2019
Roy Wood Jr. is the Big Brother We All Need
Mar 15, 2019
Bozoma Saint John Is A Walking Testament To Owning Your Power
Mar 08, 2019
Eve is here for our 100th episode! She’s a master of reinvention and we’re basking in her light!
Mar 01, 2019
We’re Hustling Hard with Side Hustle Pro’s Nicaila Mathews Okome
Feb 22, 2019
Business Is Always Personal for Killer Mike and His Wife Shay
Feb 15, 2019
DeVon Franklin Translates Your Man’s Bad Behavior
Feb 07, 2019
We’re Black-ish and Better with the Real “Rainbow Johnson” and Life Coach Lindsay Fauntleroy
Feb 02, 2019
Amanda Seales Wants Black Women to Win
Jan 25, 2019
Be Yourself, Because Everyone Else Is Taken
Jan 23, 2019
Beloveds! Iyanla Vanzant Speaks On R. Kelly, Practicing Self Love and Healing Our Community
Jan 18, 2019
How Ronnie and Shamari DeVoe Saved Their Marriage and Made It Stronger
Jan 11, 2019
Are You the Driver or the Passenger in Your Own Life?
Jan 10, 2019
Actions Speak Louder Than Resolutions
Jan 04, 2019
Lil Rel Howery and Trevante Rhodes are Funny, Sexy and Cool
Dec 27, 2018
Erica Campbell is Booked, Busy and Blessed
Dec 20, 2018
Two Snaps and A Circle For David Alan Grier's Career
Dec 14, 2018
Bet On Yourself, Like Jemele Hill Did
Dec 06, 2018
Love Callled, and Porsha Williams Answered
Nov 29, 2018
A Thanksgiving Word with David + Tamela Mann
Nov 22, 2018
Go Best Friend! Tisha Campbell And Tichina Arnold In The House
Nov 21, 2018
NeNe Leakes Is Stronger Than Ever and Owning Her Dopeness
Nov 15, 2018
How Faith and Love Heal w/ Michelle Williams and Fiancé Chad Johnson
Nov 08, 2018
A Seat At the Red Table with Jada Pinkett-Smith and Her Mom Adrienne Banfield-Norris
Nov 01, 2018
A Lesson In Finding Your Purpose With Beauty Boss Jackie Aina
Oct 25, 2018
DeRay McKesson Makes His Case for Hope
Oct 18, 2018
A Lesson In Self Love w/ Vivica A. Fox and Raven Symoné
Oct 11, 2018
Boo'd Up: Remy Ma and Papoose's Countdown to Baby Mackie
Oct 04, 2018
From Self-Care to Slay with Mikki Taylor, Plus Star’s Ryan Destiny
Sep 28, 2018
Love Is In the Hair: Conversations with Sanaa Lathan and Lynn Whitfield, plus Curly Girl Collective’s Gia Lowe
Sep 20, 2018
The Black Women Behind LeBron James' New Sneaker
Sep 13, 2018
Lil Rel Howery Hearts Awkward Black Girls
Sep 06, 2018
Bobby Brown and Alicia Etheredge-Brown share the love
Aug 30, 2018
Mixing Business and Pleasure With Rev Run and Justine Simmons
Aug 27, 2018
Triple Threat and Black Rom-Com Bae Taye Diggs Is Here!
Aug 20, 2018
Summertime Shine with Tracy G.
Aug 09, 2018
Let’s Hear It For Sherri Shepherd’s Powerful Sister Circle
Aug 02, 2018
Hey Auntie! Angela Bassett Is Here, Plus 'Blindspotting’s Daveed Diggs & Rafael Casel Came Through
Jul 26, 2018
Brunch with Bae: We got cozy with Michael B. Jordan at ESSENCE Fest
Jul 18, 2018
Girl Down! Big Freedia’s Our Guest In New Orleans, Plus The First Purge Cast Is Here!
Jul 13, 2018
We Saw A Ghost In Miami! Yup, Omari Hardwick’s Here!
Jul 06, 2018
'Luke Cage' Star Simone Missick Could Teach a Masterclass In Praying and Believing
Jun 28, 2018
Matters of the Heart with Mara Brock Akil
Jun 21, 2018
We Weren’t Ready! Marlon Wayans Pours Out His Heart and Opens Up About the Realities of Fatherhood
Jun 14, 2018
Boss Moves Brought To You By Mona Scott-Young
May 31, 2018
Taraji’s Got A Man At Hoooooome (Encore Episode)
May 17, 2018
Jay Ellis Explains Why Men Really Hate Being Called F*ck Bois
May 11, 2018
Getting All the Longevity Tea with Our Fave Fabulous Auntie, Vanessa Bell Calloway
May 04, 2018
As Free as She Wanna Be: Janelle Monáe
Apr 26, 2018
Beychella Hangovers, Woke Notes with Tessa Thompson and ESSENCE President Michelle Ebanks On What's Next
Apr 19, 2018
A deep dive into why we’re here for Cardi B., plus Erica Ash shares why she’s ready to be a leading lady
Apr 13, 2018
Sonequa Martin-Green boldly takes us to the land of Black girl joy
Apr 06, 2018
Tyler Perry gives a word on faith, fatherhood and acting on your dreams!
Mar 29, 2018
Jussie Smollett meets us in Arkansas + Roxanne Shante and Chante Adams on finally telling this hip hop legends story
Mar 22, 2018
**BONUS** She better preach! Why Iyanla Vanzant wants people to stop clinging on to struggle
Mar 20, 2018
Black Panther’s costume designer Ruth Carter + actress Florence Kasumba take us behind-the-scenes of Wakanda
Mar 15, 2018
Kym Whitley on the plight of Black female comediennes…and Mo’Nique argument!
Mar 08, 2018
Lena Waithe on how dope it is to be a Black woman in Hollywood right now
Mar 01, 2018
All Rise For Black Panther’s Princess Shuri: It’s Letitia Wright Appreciation Day
Feb 20, 2018
You're In The Presence Of 2 Dope Queens
Feb 15, 2018
Bonus Episode: Why Kandi Burruss is as real as they come
Jan 23, 2018
Let the Black Panther countdown begin…we already got our tickets!
Jan 17, 2018
It’s A Black Girl Magic Explosion: Yvonne Orji and ESSENCE Bawse Vanessa K. DeLuca Are Here!
Dec 28, 2017
From Tootie to Regine: Kim Fields gets real about her rise from child star to queen
Dec 21, 2017
Taraji P. Henson joins us for a Jamaican vacation!
Dec 14, 2017
Symone D. Sanders is breaking 2017 down, for the culture
Dec 07, 2017
Laughing along with late night’s Robin Thede
Nov 30, 2017
Why Erykah Badu ain’t afraid of nobody
Nov 23, 2017
"She's Gotta Have It" star DeWanda Wise is our #WCE
Nov 16, 2017
Issa Bonus Episode: Keke Palmer pours up a cup of tea
Nov 14, 2017
We kiss and make up with Insecure's Amanda Seales
Nov 09, 2017
Jennifer Hudson gives a word on the art of living your truth!
Nov 02, 2017
Ayesha Curry’s recipe for dream chasing, plus Latham Thomas gives get-your-glow lessons
Oct 26, 2017
Gabrielle Union on Who Hates Her the Most and Why We Love Her for It (LIVE)
Oct 19, 2017
Demetria McKinney on playing her idol Whitney Houston
Oct 12, 2017
Tamar Braxton gets real, plus two queens from Queen Sugar are here!
Oct 05, 2017
Empire’s Jussie Smollett is sooo lit, plus creator Lee Daniels has another show up his sleeve and it’s juicy
Sep 28, 2017
Kim Kimble's Prayer for Your Edges
Sep 21, 2017
Celebrity hair stylist Ursula Stephen, plus a champagne fueled Insecure recap
Sep 14, 2017
The Real's Loni Love
Sep 07, 2017
Mary J. Blige, Jada Pinkett Smith, Queen Latifah & Friends Get Real About Pushing Through
Aug 31, 2017
Tichina Arnold and Love Talk with Flex & Shanice
Aug 24, 2017
Marlon Wayans and Essence Atkins
Aug 17, 2017
Tyra Banks and 'Bachelorette' Rachel Lindsay
Aug 10, 2017
Badass Bozoma Saint John
Aug 03, 2017
Halle Berry
Jul 27, 2017
Regina Hall (Girls Trip)
Jul 20, 2017
Angela Rye (#Woke100) and Candice Benbow (4:43 essayist)
Jul 13, 2017
Iyanla Vanzant (Live at Essence Festival)
Jul 06, 2017
Courtney A. Kemp (Power creator and executive producer) and The Matchmaking Duo
Jun 29, 2017
June Ambrose #RockMom
Jun 22, 2017
Janet Mock (Surpassing Certainty: What My Twenties Taught Me)
Jun 15, 2017
Tiffany Haddish and Amber Stevens West (The Carmichael Show) and #WokeBaes Greg and Helanah
Jun 08, 2017
Charlamagne Tha God (LIVE)
Jun 01, 2017
Mary J. Blige
May 25, 2017
Lena Waithe (Master of None) and Gabby & Andrew Wilkes
May 18, 2017
Luvvie Ajayi & Abiola Abrams
May 11, 2017
Bill Bellamy and Oneika the Traveller
May 04, 2017
Meagan Good and Devon Franklin
Apr 27, 2017
Tameka "Tiny" Harris and Daughter Zonnique Open Up
Apr 20, 2017
Yvonne Orji (Insecure) and Kel Mitchell & Asia Lee (Game Shakers)
Apr 13, 2017
Danai Gurira (The Walking Dead) and Demetria Lucas D'oyley (A Belle in Brooklyn)
Apr 06, 2017
Angie Nwandu (The Shade Room) and Prentice & Tasha Penny
Mar 30, 2017
Sanaa Lathan & Gina Prince-Bythewood (Shots Fired) and The Matchmaking Duo
Mar 23, 2017
Niecy Nash / Beyonce's Dance Captain Ashley Everett
Mar 16, 2017
Uzo Aduba / Remy Ma & Papoose
Mar 09, 2017
Teaser Episode
Feb 16, 2017