Rhythm of Love - The Podcast

For a lot of our marriage, we were basically joined at the hip. Grocery shopping was a full family event. If one of us was showering, the other was holding the towel. Yalonda even had Clarence watching Lifetime movies and he had her watching basketball and scifi. But over the years (okay, decades), things shifted a bit. Not in a dramatic, “we’re growing apart” kind of way—but in a healthy, quietly powerful way.

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Is it okay for a man to cry at the movie theater or to express that he was hurt by what a loved one said to him? What does it mean when a guy is told to man up on the job or in his relationships? Is being a man under attack? In this episode, we get into a phrase that's used a lot these days: "toxic masculinity." What does it mean to each of us when we hear it? Is "toxic femininity" a thing, too? Chop it up with us!

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Our relationship has been a musical journey since our beginnings in 1993 with Sade's Love Deluxe through Joseph Solomon's Black Like You. Along this journey—much of which took place literally on the road—we've introduced each other to soulful R&B (his bag) and uplifting gospel music (mine). Come with us as we get wax nostalgic on the tunes that bind us.

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For many of us as children, our parents were superhuman, until one day they weren't. Over time, they became real people - people who don't know everything about everything, people who could lose a step, people who could make a mistake, people with private lives that didn't include us. Join the conversation as Clarence and Yalonda talk about when those realizations hit them -- their parents were people all along.

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The recent political turmoil and haphazard government layoffs that started on January 20, 2025, are affecting the Lewis family. Yalonda has been unjustly furloughed from the job she cherished. She and Clarence get into what a furlough means, what it's like being thrust into this situation, and what their next steps might be.Also in this episode, Threebies are back! The couple shares three helpful ways they support their autistic da...

Ever pretend to like something just to be in solidarity with your partner? In this episode, Clarence and Yalonda dive into the danger zone and reveal things they secretly dislike, but pretend to enjoy for the sake of their marriage. You won’t believe what they’ve been “lying” about all this time!

Plus, they kick off a brand-new segment on what the internet has totally ruined. As veterans of life before the web, they have plenty to s...

What have you and your spouse done to get healthier and how is that working out for you? We discuss what it's like for us trying to get "skinny from the side." It's one thing to suck your gut in and look good from the front. It's a whole other thing to be skinny from the side.

We also introduce a new segment called 3 Freebies, or Threebies for short. Good things come in 3's!

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In their season-ending episode, Yalonda and Clarence do their first-ever in-person interview with one of their favorite couples from the YAY-AREA, Twomp Tha DJ and his wife affectionately known as T So Crafty. We get into what really happens in the clubs as opposed to what our wives think happens in the clubs. Contact us:  contactcylent@gmail.com Website: cylentertainment.com LinkTree: linktr.ee/contactcylent Please check out: ...

Clarence and Yalonda's son is home for the summer from college and asked to spend the night over a friend of the opposite sex's house. We manage most of his expenses but he is 20, so should he really have to ask? How do you manage children as they transition from adolescence to full adulthood? Also in this episode, Clarence and Yalonda are sent a surprise message. You won't believe from who. Contact us:  contactcylent...

"Anyone who hasn't considered divorce isn't really married..." This is one of the quotes from our book and during this episode, we discuss some of the tough times we considered "calling it quits" over our 30 years together. Somehow the conversation led to a discussion of the philosophical meaning of time.

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