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