{"podcast":{"title":"Softly Unfiltered","slug":"suburban-black-girl-podcast-7091865","podcast_index_feed_id":7091865,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/softly-unfiltered/","website_url":"https://softlyunfiltered.com","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/802cdc3b-abe7-4334-a6e5-3935a9521a2f/SEASON-2-updated.jpg","author":"Ashlyn & Blake","episode_count":87,"summary":"Hosted by Ashlyn and Blake, two multifaceted Black women based in Houston, Softly Unfiltered is where soft meets honest. Each week, we get real about personal growth, healing, navigating corporate America, and the messy, funny, and complex realities of modern dating. From breaking generational cycles to finding our voice in spaces that weren't built for us, our conversations blend honesty, humor, and hard truths—all rooted in our lived experiences. Whether we're swapping stories, tackling trending topics, or unpacking the unspoken rules of friendship, relationships, beauty, ambition, and womanhood, we're here to remind you that you can be soft and strong, ambitious and at peace, healed and still healing. If you've ever felt like you're balancing a hundred different versions of yourself, welcome. This is a space for the multifaceted girlies. Pull up a seat. The group chat is live. 💕 New episodes every Wednesday.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-09T10:19:48.162993+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/suburban-black-girl-podcast-7091865"},"episode":{"title":"Not Black Enough? Movies, Food & The Unspoken Rules of Blackness","slug":"not-black-enough-movies-food-the-unspoken-rules-of-blackness","published_at":"2025-12-21T20:16:05+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/suburban-black-girl-podcast-7091865/not-black-enough-movies-food-the-unspoken-rules-of-blackness","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/suburban-black-girl-podcast-7091865","url":"https://rss.com/podcasts/suburbanblackgirlpodcast/2403887","audio_url":"https://content.rss.com/episodes/282520/2403887/suburbanblackgirlpodcast/2025_12_21_20_15_37_c2ab9e56-34c1-4592-b7ad-1ac3b03111f9.mp3","summary":"In this episode, we’re keeping it lighthearted and real as we ask the question everyone jokes about but rarely unpacks: what actually gets your Black card “revoked”? From classic Black movies we still haven’t seen, foods we don’t love, games we don’t know how to play, and music we pretend to know the lyrics to — we laugh through the moments that supposedly make us “less Black.” But beneath the jokes is a deeper conversation about identity, respectability, stereotypes, and the pressure to perform Blackness a certain way. We talk about being labeled “whitewashed,” why articulation gets confused with whiteness, how upbringing shapes culture, and why Blackness is not a checklist. Because the truth is: we are not a monolith. This week’s Mantra Moment: “Your Blackness is not up for debate. Your Black card cannot be revoked for living life authentically.” Come laugh with us and stay for the reminder that being yourself is enough.","meta_description":"In this episode, we’re keeping it lighthearted and real as we ask the question everyone jokes about but rarely unpacks: what actually gets your Black card…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2253,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/suburban-black-girl-podcast-7091865/episodes/not-black-enough-movies-food-the-unspoken-rules-of-blackness/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/suburban-black-girl-podcast-7091865/not-black-enough-movies-food-the-unspoken-rules-of-blackness.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}