Small Doses with Amanda Seales

Small Doses with Amanda Seales

Now in its 7th season, just like its host, artistic intellectual, Amanda Seales, Small Doses podcast is known for its hilarious, honest, and philosophical take on all “Side Effects” of life it tackles. Each episode be edutained by high level topics grounded in down to earth conversations with icons, experts and sometimes, Ms. Seales flying solo. Small Doses podcast raises awareness, piques curiosity, and challenges toxic norms expanding minds with one of a kind convos one episode a time!

Episodes

Side Effects of How Neuroscience Saves Relationships (with Martin Ali Simms)

August 20, 2025 • 53 mins
This week, we talk to Neurosequential Sport Specialist Martin Ali Simms about relocating to Mexico at the start of the pandemic, unpacking dissociation and trauma in therapy, developing the D.O.P.E Framework (Develop, Organize, Process, Engage), and the importance of self-regulation for well-being.

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Side Effects of The Black Bourgeoisie

August 13, 2025 • 39 mins
This week, I get into the ways white supremacy is used as a currency by the Black bourgeoisie on our descent into fascism 

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Side Effects of a Two-Party System (with Eugene Puryear)

August 6, 2025 • 53 mins
This week, we are joined by journalist and activist Eugene Puryear to give historical context to how the US got stuck in a two-party system, clear up misconceptions around 3rd party votes, and imagine a different way forward.

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Side Effects of Young People Leading the Climate Movement (with Sunrise Movement)

July 30, 2025 • 63 mins
This week, we are joined by Aru Shiney-Ajay and Dejah Powell of Sunrise Movement, a youth organization with a mission of stopping the climate crisis and winning a Green New Deal, to talk about the ways mass movement momentum can change the Democratic Party for the better.

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Side Effects of The Politics of Palestine (with Noura Erakat)

July 23, 2025 • 41 mins
This week, we are joined by activist, attorney, and Rutgers University professor Noura Erakat, to contextualize the ways the US is intrinsicly implicated in the genocide, and how the lies around Zionism mirror the lies around captialsm and racism.

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Side Effects of Imagination as Resistance (with Ruha Benjamin)

July 16, 2025 • 48 mins
This week, we talk to sociologist Ruha Benjamin about finding imagination in unexpected places, and harnessing its power to disrupt the status quo.

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Side Effects of A Kids Book About... (with Jelani Memory)

July 9, 2025 • 45 mins
This week, we are joined by Jelani Memory, author and creator of the A Kids Book About... series, for a conversation about talking to kids, raising their consciousness, and the power of books.

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Side Effects of Mainstream Media (with Mehdi Hasan)

July 2, 2025 • 55 mins
This week, we are joined by Mehdi Hasan, journalist and founder of Zeteo, to discuss the failures of the media in the era of Trump's 2nd term, America's descent into facism, and how independent journalists are navigating this landscape.

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Side Effects of The Misrepresentation of Mysticism (with Dayna Lynn Nuckolls)

June 25, 2025 • 56 mins
This week, Dayna Lynn Nuckolls, The People’s Oracle, joins us to demystify spirituality outside of traditional religious spaces, and discuss the connections between politics and prophecy.

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Side Effects of Being Young Black and Radical (with Afeni Evans)

June 18, 2025 • 66 mins
This week, organizer and activist Afeni Evans (@factsandfire) joins us to talk about finding her way to radical politics, the work of the Mass Liberation Project, and the incoming phase of American facism and expansion of white supremacy.

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Side Effects of Loving Corrections (with adrienne maree brown)

June 11, 2025 • 44 mins
This week, we are joined by writer, activist, and facilitator adrienne maree brown about ways to communicate within relationships.

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Side Effects of Socialism (with Claudia De la Cruz)

June 4, 2025 • 51 mins
This week, we talk to activist and former presidential nominee Claudia De la Cruz about the crimes of capitalism, what socialism and communism really means, and how to imagine a better United States.

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Side Effects of Divesting From Celebrity

May 28, 2025 • 36 mins
This week, we unpack notability vs. notoriety, redifining success, and the path to artistic intellectualism. 

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Side Effects of Being In A Hurricane

May 21, 2025 • 36 mins
This week, I share my experience of living through Hurricane Beryl in Grenada.

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Side Effects of White Dissent (with Dr. Myriam François)

May 14, 2025 • 51 mins
This week, we're joined by British journalist and documentary filmmaker Dr. Myriam François to talk about navigating the world as a white Muslim person, the limitations of inter-class allyship, and how the world perceives the current state of US politics.

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Side Effects of Engaging Youth In Activism (with Kimberly Latrice Jones)

May 7, 2025 • 46 mins
This week, we are joined by activist, author, and filmmaker Kimberly Latrice Jones, to talk about practical ways to help the youth get involved in civics, why the older generations need to put their thirst for power aside, and the difference between Black policy vs. Black politics. Make sure to check out Kimberly's work with Vocation Ventures and The Aster Project.

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Side Effects of Being Neurodivergent (with Margaux Joffe)

April 30, 2025 • 61 mins
This week, we talk to Margaux Joffe, Board Certified Cognitive Specialist (BCCS), Certified Accessibility Professional (CPACC), and the founder of Minds of All Kinds. We get into the spectrum of neurodiversity, the social identity of neurodivergence, tools for coping with daily stressors and challenges, and learning how to advocate for yourself.

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Side Effects of Ryan Coogler's Sinners

April 23, 2025 • 106 mins
This week, we're bringing you a special crossover episode with Views From Amandaland, where I break down the narrative genius of Ryan Coogler's new film Sinners. 

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Side Effects of Brotherhood As Community (with Rasu Jilani & Daoud Abeid)

April 16, 2025 • 54 mins
This week, we are joined by Rasu Jilani & Daoud Abeid, two of the co-founders of Men At Work Healing, to talk about spiritual eploration, ecosystems vs. egosystems, and how men can overcome the patriarchy and do the internal work.

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Side Effects of How COVID Affected Young Lives (with Mahogany L. Browne)

April 9, 2025 • 53 mins
This week, poet, author, organizer, and educator Mahogany L. Browne joins us to reflect on our time in COVID lockdown, the impact it had on kids and teenagers, whether community has been strengthened or weakened in the years since, and her new book, A Bird in the Air Means We Can Still Breathe.

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