This Mama Got Drama

This Mama Got Drama

Lady Ray and Dreena Gonzalez discuss everything mamahood! Hang out with these Bay Area radio personalities to discuss the highs the lows and everything in between!

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April 22, 2024 32 mins
His vocals and music are responsible for creating the mood and his baby making music has not only helped him build a family where he’s daddy to five kids but he has probably helped you grow your family too. He’s four-time GRAMMY® Award-nominated R&B icon Tank and we were able to catch up with him before he kicks off his first tour as headliner: Live Nation Urban presents “The R&B Money Tour”. Come with as we talk with the s...
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Black Joy is a real celebration and not just during Black History Month. Come with us as we introduce you to Elisha Greenwell! You may already know her as the founder of the Black Joy Parade (BJP) in Oakland! Let's also get to know her as the visionary, joy sharing, mama to be who is learning how to juggle business and mom-life as she prepares for her first Baby (BJP) to have its 7th Birthday February 2024 - all the while, her newe...
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October 13, 2023 29 mins
Let’s talk storytelling and being the writer of your own story! Meet May Yam a dedicated mom, an International award-winning filmmaker, Primetime Emmy®-nominated, whose last documentary premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival and was nominated for Best Short Documentary. Her latest feature length documentary, "Egg Whispers," explores family planning and fertility. She also serves as the Virtual Reality & Film Department Manager ...
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You have an eye for looks that excite, always moving fashion forward? Have you ever thought my style belongs on the runway? Meet Lydia Querian, she is using her vision in fashion to share Filipino culture while honoring the art of weaving and the elders that came before her. Join us in this episode as we get a behind the scenes peek at her journey towards her debut at Paris Fashion Week. We talk about the excitement, the groundwork...
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Your pets are your extended family and you want the best for them when it comes to food, toys, and even fashion. Meet Leelee mother of 4, well 6 if you count her pets! She and her partner had an idea and ran with it to create a community space where furry pet lovers can not only come to get all their essential supplies, but they can also come socialize with other animal lovers! Their store Shipyard K9 provides a nearby option in th...
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September 11, 2023 28 mins
We first intro’d you to our on of amazing team members from our digital team right before she went into labor with her first baby. Now that our Radio Sis Josie’s baby girl is here and she has settled back into work after maternity leave we hear about how her transition has been. What’s been the toughest to get used to and juggle while working from home and caring for her baby girl. She give gratitude for her village and we get to s...
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Imagine searching for a doll for your baby girl and going down aisle after aisle and searching far and wide online only to realize there aren’t any dolls that look like you or represent your culture. That’s when SF resident Elenor Mak decided the needed to make a change in the world. She is the founder and CEO of Jilly Bing the first toy company to create dolls and characters that resemble Asian American Children. With her huge vis...
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We’re back for Season 2 and She’s back too! In case you missed the talented, caring and motivational Kelly K Armstrong in Season One of This Mama Got Drama-now’s your chance to soak up some of her wisdom. As a successful multi-career holding woman of color Kelly has held down roles and created businesses in the Fashion, Hospitality, Music Industries to name a few. Join us as we talk about how she recently won a prestigious lifetime...
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Join us as we flip the convo to hear from the daughters instead of the Mamas this time! Meet Lexi and Autumn, they are high achievers in their classes, taking on exciting new career opportunities and holding leadership roles at Career Girls an amazing non-profit helping young women connect to successful working women to get guidance as they journey on the path towards finding a passion and turning it into a thriving career. These y...
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Meet Court Smith another one of the first Dope Dad’s to be our guest on This Mama Got Drama as we celebrate Father’s Day all through June! He is a designer, a businessman and a dad of 3 who assumes his responsibility to protect and guide the children in his community like they were his own. He started his work designing team uniforms when he realized the kids in the league his kids played in we’re feeling and looking like they were...
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There’s been a major shift in racial awareness, acceptance and harmony when you look through the lens of interracial relationships and families, but in 2023 there’s still a lot of work to do. Meet Georgio Reed a new dad to a beautiful mixed baby girl, who is also a proud Black and Filipino man. He joins us to talk about his part in the new documentary 1000% Me: Growing Up Mixed, which spotlights and celebrates Bay Area families tha...
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The convo on This Mama Got Drama features SuperHero Mamas that are breaking through obstacles, challenging their lives to achieve their goals and dreams while juggling full-time mom life, family and finding creative ways to carve out time for vital self-care. For the first time ever, we’re excited to feature Dads on our podcast – not only to celebrate Dads during Father’s Day Month, but also because us Mommies know we couldn’t do i...
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The convo on This Mama Got Drama features SuperHero Mamas that are breaking through obstacles, challenging their lives to achieve their goals and dreams while juggling full-time mom life, family and finding creative ways to carve out time for vital self-care. For the first time ever, we’re excited to feature Dads on our podcast – not only to celebrate Dads during Father’s Day Month, but also because us Mommies know we couldn’t do i...
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Join us as we welcome a superhero mama that transformed her life and made it her business to help others transform theirs. Meet LaTasha Renee she’s the founder and owner of P2P – Pushups 2 Pinups Transformation center that is not only helping people transform their mental and physical but also helping them as they find their WHY to keep them motivated! She is not only an entrepreneur that launched it all while being a single mom, s...
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Join us as we welcome Danielle Banks – who if you don’t know, you’re about to get to know since her resume continues to grow and she steps into her role as mogul. She is a mommy of two young ladies as well as a new baby girl and while she’s shaping their growth her work with her non-profit Project Level allows her to help shape and guide Bay Area youth through the music business and media world. She also runs her own artist managem...
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Anxiety and stress are constant when you don’t know how to manage them or aren’t aware of your triggers. Come learn about the 5 foods to avoid to help control anxiety when we talk nutrition, digestion and health with Dr. Julie Gatza. She gives tips that you can incorporate now that will get you on a path to a healthier and stronger you, as wells as some easy changes you can make to help your kids thrive too! Gas, bloating, indigest...
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Single mamas stand all the way up! Single dads don’t think we forgot about you - y’all are all superheroes! Join us as we welcome Sana G from the Sana G Morning Show on 106 KMEL as we explore arriving at the teenager phase and what that looks like when bullying, social media and dating start to become a real thing. Do you have choice when it comes to how you juggle your career and the time you’re able to parent and be with your kid...
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March 21, 2023 21 mins
Safety with kids - It might be on your mind constantly or something that you’re managing and well! Either way it is so vital and in this episode we talk about instances where our kids safety was in question. LadyRAY shares her experience when a complete stranger approached and went straight up creepy offering to take her daughter home! Cue the curse words and anger emoji. Mama Bears it’s time to switch into protect mode and talk pr...
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Birthday, Labor Day, Contractions on the way! Join us as we welcome our radio sis Josie Untalan to This Mama Got Drama just days before she fully stepped into Mamahood. We talk about juggling her work responsibilities as the Digital Lead for multiple radio stations and creating a plan as she prepares to go into maternity leave. As a first time mommy and all the new experiences pregnancy brings we of course get talk to her about wha...
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Join us as we welcome Corie Adjmi - mom, soon to be grandma and award winning author! She pushed her dreams of becoming a published writer to the back burner when she became a mother. We discuss her book of fictional short stories, Life and Other Shortcomings, featuring the stories of women who are deciding whether or not to get married, stay married, or to get divorced and how and when to pursue your own dreams. We also explore cu...
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