Alexandra and Lenya check in about COVID 19, and how Lenya is staying clear of it but Alexandra is having a harder time. They have both traveled recently and relay how different people behaved in the different areas, regarding masking up and general awareness.   They also discuss the Russian war against Ukraine, the racism that's showing itself because of the war, and more.   Stay subscribed because we have some great guests and deep conversations still to come.   --   Please **rate and review** this podcast if you enjoyed it; reviews greatly help new listeners see this pod ..read more

Join us to talk with Kadeem Aaron, a successful Ninja Warrior on both the Australian and American versions of the show! He also happens to be Lenya’s son.   Kadeem goes over how he got started, what it takes to be a Ninja, some of the differences between the American and Australian shows, and his training practice. Lenya and Alexandra make analogies to their respective Formula One and teaching knowledge bases.   We’re changing the frequency of releases to two per month, so look out for those, and reach out if you have a topic idea or would like to be a guest.   --   Please ..read more

Where is the line between breaking the law and being a crappy person? That’s just the first thing on the agenda today.    Lenya and Alexandra are together again and the conversation goes from sexual assult on social media, to Bill Clinton and abuse of power, naturally, and transitions to Formula 1, Star Trek, and the war on Ukraine.   Events like these can bring to light a lot of racism that we all just live with and think is the norm, until the flashlight of light-skin elluminates the evils we have all accepted.    --   Please **rate and review** this podcast if ..read more

Jumping right into it this episode with discussions of white fragility, and how easily and unwillingly it can present itself. Lenya brings in some tales of people whitesplaining on TikTok, and they discuss the fear regarding critical race theory.   Alexandra brings up a good point about past life regression for white people, and what racism you’ll find in your past.   They just had so much to talk about, that they’re going to have to put off the Super Bowl halftime show until next week! Send us your thoughts on that and everything we discussed on the episode.   Here are some of ..read more

Your favorite ladies are back at it again! And jumping right into it with fresh rants and raves. Well, not many raves, not much to rave about, but plenty to rant about.   Lenya has a big decision to make. She was invited to the USA Power Lifting competition, but they ban trans people. So she’s weighing if she should go and try to speak up about her views, or not go in protest. There are difficult and strong views on both sides. What do you think, listener? Let us know via email or social! We want to hear from you.   Alexandra got some frank news from her doctor, and it was a bitter p ..read more

It’s the final episode of the season and the year! Lenya and Alex have some holiday stories to tell, and they are good ones!   Lenya went to her white neighbor’s house for Thanksgiving dinner where the topic of race and police violence came up. Lenya spoke out about policing injustice, and was met with, well, the reaction you probably expect but also can not believe. What’s great though is that this story has a very happy ending.   Less happy are two more stories of police interacting with Lenya and Alex at points in their lives, and how the police took things too far, and how their ..read more

Alexandra’s sister, Candice, joins to discuss race and womanhood, in TikTok, in lacrosse, in being a mother, and in growing older. Candice D’Italia Gray is a former fourth grade teacher and reading specialist.  She taught in Inner City Baltimore and Southside Chicago. Twenty years later, her students still contact her and call her the teacher that made them love to learn. Vet tech, animal rescue volunteer, and girls’ lacrosse coach, Candice lives in a predominantly white  community in Wisconsin and raises her two children to not only believe in love and equality for al ..read more

We continue this excellent conversation with JC, Lenya’s neighbor and fan of the show.   JC recommends the HBO documentary [Exterminate all the Brutes](https://www.hbo.com/exterminate-all-the-brutes) but warns it is not an easy watch about all the ways we still have slavery in this country.   The conversation spans a wide breadth of topics including the housing costs of LA County, to how a middle class person can afford housing, to religion as a salve for the sting of impending death.   Reach out and tell us if you want a Women Bridging The Gap TikTok, where we can engage furthe ..read more

Fan of the show and neighbor of Lenya, JC joins the ladies to discuss politics, sports, and race throughout the world, and here in the US. As always, Alexandra and Lenya want to pull out the racial linings of every topic, and with JC it’s sports!   JC shares some stories of how the NFL fans have split and rejected the NFL because of Colin Kapernick, and Lenya describes what it’s like to see that whole situation unfold as a Black person in America.   There was so much great conversation with JC that we’re splitting into two episodes. Listen next week for the rest of this discussion ..read more

After a fantastic update on Lenya’s current lift training status, Alexandra and Lenya open up about the dogs they’ve raised, where they got them, what they asked for to get them, and how they lived their lives.    But as these things go, the conversation turned to race, and what is the nature of culture? How do you define culture, and when is it right to question a person’s actions, or their culture?    The episode wraps back to the perils of social media (Hey there, Capitalism, funny I’d meet you here.) and Lenya explains how TiKTok is the only social media platform she ev ..read more