{"podcast":{"title":"Conversations With Candice","slug":"conversations-with-candice-7731431","podcast_index_feed_id":7731431,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/6995bf2a435569254bd050b5","website_url":"https://shows.acast.com/conversations-with-candice","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/6995bf2a435569254bd050b5/1775458962143-1a853455-f1d7-4244-8cfc-f34f1c13c9bc.jpeg","author":"Bode Aboderin","episode_count":17,"summary":"What if the most radical thing you could do was refuse to shrink? Conversations with Candice is the podcast where the talks go a little bit deeper. Hosted by two-time Sunday Times bestselling author, broadcaster and cultural commentator Candice Brathwaite, this is a space built for people who are done playing small and ready to rebuild on their own terms. Using the metaphor of building a house, each episode explores a different stage of reconstructing your life, from identity, boundaries and self-trust, to relationships, parenting, ambition, career and emotional healing. Candice speaks honestly about the experiences often left unspoken: parental estrangement, burnout, marriage, friendship and the relentless pressure to “hold everything together”. This isn’t a self-help podcast that lectures. It’s a conversation, warm, honest, sometimes funny and always real. Think auntie’s living room, but make it transformative. For the people navigating work, family, love and personal change who value emotional intelligence, cultural awareness and a no-bullshit approach to growth. Remain Unrealistic. New episodes every week. Got a question or want to get in touch? Email us at contact@conversatio…","last_synced_at":"2026-07-27T06:19:31.459540+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/conversations-with-candice-7731431"},"episode":{"title":"The Men Don't Want to Work","slug":"the-men-don-t-want-to-work","published_at":"2026-06-29T00:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/conversations-with-candice-7731431/the-men-don-t-want-to-work","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/conversations-with-candice-7731431","url":"https://shows.acast.com/conversations-with-candice/episodes/the-men-dont-want-to-work","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6995bf2a435569254bd050b5/e/6a4135a66b6690f46a85b192/media.mp3","summary":"\"Respect the want like it's a need. The way you need to breathe is the way you need to get to your class. Because as women with busy lives, it's very easy to not respect the want... and when you disrespect the want, one day it’s gonna come down the road and fling your head back and disrespect you.\" Bob’s your uncle if you’ve got an uncle called Bob! Welcome back to Episode Two of Chapter Two of Conversations with Candice. This season is all about love and relationships, and today Candice is flying solo in the studio to tackle three incredibly raw, layered, and jaw-dropping listener dilemmas. But before unlocking the inbox, today's episode starts with a heavy heart. Candice pays tribute to the legendary Kanya King OBE, founder of the MOBO Awards, who recently passed away from colon cancer. In honour of Kanya’s memory, maternal spirit, and legacy, we are shining a massive light on the life-saving work of Black Women Rising, a charity dedicated to supporting Black women navigating cancer care. Please see the links below to support, donate, or volunteer. Inside the Dilemma Inbox today: Dilemma 1: What do you do when you're with an older man who refuses to work a 9-to-5 while you raise three dependent children? Candice breaks down how to slowly, safely pull your hand out of the lion's mouth. Dilemma 2: Unpacking the trauma of a 14-year marriage to a deadbeat, narcissistic ex who is currently weaponising your children and sending inappropriate messages. We talk about alignment, vibrations, and setting radical boundaries through third-party communication. Dilemma 3: How to completely rediscover your individual identity and independence after 18 years of being solely relationship centred and mother-focused. No experts, no perfection. Just real conversations about life as we're…","meta_description":"\"Respect the want like it's a need. The way you need to breathe is the way you need to get to your class. Because as women with busy lives, it's very easy…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2354,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/conversations-with-candice-7731431/episodes/the-men-don-t-want-to-work/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/conversations-with-candice-7731431/the-men-don-t-want-to-work.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}