"Truth Be Told: Time to Thrive" revisits nine of host Tonya Mosley's favorite episodes, exploring crucial topics that resonate deeply with our current times. From challenging societal norms around rest and productivity to addressing the impacts of deportation, racial trauma, and body image, this collection offers profound insights and conversations with thought leaders, activists, and experts. Each episode provides a unique perspective on personal growth, social justice, and the pursuit of a more equitable world, inviting listeners to reflect, learn, and ultimately thrive.
Latest episodes
-
39 min
Unwavering Love
One of the highlights of this show was having the late famed poet Nikki Giovanni on as a guest. It felt like we were all sitting at the dining room table, soaking up her wisdom. Gi…
-
26 min
Phat/Fat
Ozempic and other weight loss drugs have opened up a new conversation about our nation’s obsession with thinness. This episode from 2022 delves into our nation’s refusal to acknowl…
-
42 min
Protection
How do we raise Black children who feel free? One way, conscious parenting coach Yolanda Williams says, is for caregivers to face their own childhood trauma. Yolanda sat down with…
-
29 min
The Body
Trauma is a word we throw around so often these days it has lost its meaning. Healer, trauma specialist, and author Resmaa Menakem reorients our understanding of complex trauma, ho…
-
40 min
The Womb
As of the reairing of this episode, 13 states in the US have a total abortion ban. 7 states ban abortion at or before 18 weeks' gestation. 21 states ban abortion at some point afte…
-
40 min
You’re OK, I’m Not. Black Men & Therapy
We’re talking about therapy a lot more than we were when we taped this episode five years ago, but there’s still a lot more to talk about. Black men are still four times more likel…
-
18 min
Numb
What are the words - when there are no words?In the face of violence, death, and heartbreak, we revisit minister and writer Danté Stewart’s 2022 conversation about what he calls “l…
-
33 min
Deportation Wounds
In 2020, Truth Be Told producer Isa Mendoza shared her truth about the painful impact her father’s deportation has had on her life. We are revisiting this powerful conversation in…
-
34 min
Rest Is Resistance
Every new year, we play the same game, compiling a list of resolutions to be more productive, pushing ourselves to the limit to attain some version of ourselves that will be better…
-
6 min
Truth Be Told: Time To Thrive
"Truth Be Told: Time to Thrive" revisits nine of host Tonya Mosley's favorite episodes, exploring crucial topics that resonate deeply with our current times. From challenging socie…
-
42 min
Bonus Episode: The EmbraceRace Podcast
We’re back with another special bonus episode for you. The EmbraceRace Podcast brings you the best and latest advice on how to raise kids to have healthy attitudes and behaviors wh…
-
33 min
Bonus Episode: What Happened In Alabama?
We’re sharing a special episode in the feed this week of the APM Studios podcast What Happened in Alabama?What Happened in Alabama? is a series born out of personal experiences of…
-
49 min
The Investigation Continues ...
In this final episode of the She Has A Name series, we take you behind the scenes to delve into the making of the show and what we’ve discovered since the show launched. Learn more…
-
1 h 10
Live From the D
Tonya and Antonio join native Detroiter Candice Fortman to talk all things She Has A Name before a live audience at the community space Spot Lite Detroit. We hear from people invol…
-
33 min
Dear Anita
Throughout this podcast, we’ve told Anita’s story through the words of her family and friends. Now it’s Anita’s turn. Through a journal she left behind, we explore the last months…
-
47 min
Healing
After decades of searching, Anita’s son Antonio has just learned the very gruesome details about how his mother was murdered. As he grapples with what he’s learned, he and Tonya as…
-
40 min
Theories
Who killed Anita? Did her involvement in the drug game somehow lead to her murder? A serial killer? Or maybe the man her family says used and abused her was somehow involved?In thi…
-
36 min
The Guy From Detroit
What does a boy hold on to when he realizes his mother is gone? The ways she taught him to survive - and the creation of falsehoods, omissions, and a version of the truth he’s crea…
-
38 min
Father Figure
How could Tonya, Anita, and Antonio go almost a lifetime without knowing each other? We explore the tangled roots of this family tree and the man Tonya, Anita, and Antonio all have…
-
34 min
The Sinking of the Titanic
In the late seventies and early eighties, things were looking up for Anita. She was in her early twenties and coming out of a low point in her life with the death of her mother. An…