Hair What I'm Saying
“Hair What I’m Saying” is where healing, beauty, and honest storytelling meet. Hosted by Kinetra, a licensed hair expert, deep thinker, and truth-teller, this show has earned a spot in the top 5% of podcasts worldwide, on Listen Notes. It goes beyond the surface to explore the emotional, spiritual, and personal layers behind hair, identity, and growth. Whether it’s uncovering the science of hair loss, breaking generational cycles, or reflecting on real-life relationships, each episode holds space for vulnerable conversations, self-discovery, and unapologetic truth. If you’ve ever found power in your pain or beauty in your becoming, this podcast is for you.
Episodes
Natural hair content has become more than styling tutorials and product recommendations. It's a space where inspiration, comparison, and expectations influence how we see and experience our own hair.
In this episode of Hair What I'm Saying, host Kinetra Stewart sits down with curly hair content creator Tiara to explore the evolving natural hair community and what happens when personal hair journeys become public cont...
The natural hair movement has come a long way, and its evolution is far from over.
From the rise of natural hair influencers and changing styling techniques to emerging trends and a new generation discovering its own relationship with textured hair, the movement continues to take on new meaning.
Styles that once defined the movement are evolving, perspectives are shifting, and conversations that once centered on embra...
Is natural hair that deep? It sounds like a casual question until you put real people in a room and give them the space to answer with their own lives.
In this episode of Hair What I’m Saying, we revisit our first Is Natural Hair That Deep? community event in Austin, Texas, and share real stories from our Story Wall. Attendees wrote about learning to care for their natural hair, protective styles, relaxers, hea...
When the Dance Team Excluded Curly Hair: Sydney Bresnahan's Story explores what happens when appearance standards unintentionally leave textured hair out of the picture. In this episode of the Hair What I'm Saying Podcast, host Kinetra Stewart sits down with former high school dancer Sydney Bresnahan to discuss the reality of navigating dance team hair expectations with naturally curly hair.
Sydney shares how being i...
What happens when your hair won't stay in regulation, your beret rubs out your edges, and the water on deployment is turning your hair orange?
In this episode of Hair What I'm Saying, veteran Jacinda Mitchell shares what it was really like navigating Black hair in uniform while serving more than 23 years in the military. From getting her entire squad smoked because her ponytail wouldn't stay up during basic training ...
The hair aisle has a script, and it’s been playing in our heads for years: control, tame, smooth, fight frizz, define curls. When I hear those words, I don’t just think about Black hair products, I think about beliefs and the quiet way beauty marketing trains us to see textured hair as a problem that needs a solution. So I’m asking a bigger question than “who made the rules” about beaut...
Ivy braids are trending, but the internet's reactions reveal a much bigger conversation about Black hair, beauty standards, and the language we use to describe textured hairstyles.
In this episode of Hair What I'm Saying, I explore why a textured, boho-inspired braid style sparked debates about what is considered neat, polished, professional, and acceptable. We unpack the difference between personal preference and in...
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In this episode, historian and Hair Story co-author Lori L. Tharps joins Hair What I'm Saying to discuss Black hair history, cultural identity, beauty standards, and how generations of misinformation have shaped our relationship with our hair.
Black hair gets called “too big” and “too wild” like that’s an objective fact, but it’s really a...
Black hair has been turned into a marketplace for generations and once you notice it, you can’t unsee it. Season 6 of Hair What I’m Saying starts with a clear promise: we’re not just talking about hair, we’re talking about what hair reveals about history, identity, and the stories that shape how we see ourselves in the mirror.
We get into how Black hair has been studied, marketed, poli...
Vogue called Tracy Ellis Ross’s afro a “cloud bob,” and I couldn’t let that slide. Not because the photo wasn’t stunning, but because that one little rename reveals a whole system: the way Black hair gets rejected as “too much” until it’s repackaged with softer language for a wider audience. The hair didn’t change. The narrative did. And when the narrative change...
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Hair Loss, Homelessness, and Hope; Arianna Howell shares a powerful journey from childhood instability and homelessness to becoming a licensed natural hairstylist and founder of The Hair Care Project. What happens when you have always been known for your hair, and suddenly you are experiencing hair loss from stress and iron deficiency anemia? We talk about the emotional side of that shi...
In this episode of Hair What I’m Saying, we unpack Black men, texturism, and identity through one deeply personal story.
DK shares his journey from high-top fades to S-Curls, chasing a look that felt polished, acceptable, and confident. What started as influence from a cousin turned into years of chemical processing, wave caps, brushing routines, and the legendary “red box.” But when thinning began ...
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Hair isn’t just style; it’s code, history, and identity. In this episode on texturism and Black men, we sit down with Darius of Premium Fade League to explore how styles like Duke and S-Curl shaped Black men’s identity, masculinity, and ideas of what looks “professional” or “clean.” From the 70s through the 90s and into today, we unpack how texture became ti...
Memory carries what our kids forget, especially when those memories live in our hands. In this Black girl hairconversation, I sit with my daughter, Majik, for a mother and daughter reflection on Black girl identity and the emotional roots behind our hair journeys. As a mother, I revisit the moment a little boy called her locs ugly, and how that moment shaped her early sense of identity as a Black girl.
We start with ...
In this episode of Hair What I’m Saying, we unpack the haircut that went viral on TikTok and why it sparked so much emotion. From the fear many Black women have around cutting their hair to the deep emotional attachment we place on our strands, we dive into the psychology behind why haircuts can feel personal.
I break down the importance of consultations and clear communication with your stylist, showing why un...
Labels make hair feel simple, until they don’t. In Curl Myths Pt. 2, we move past the alphabet soup of curl types and dig into what actually matters for real results in hair care. Let’s talk texture, not type, and shift the focus to porosity, density, elasticity, moisture–protein balance, and how your scalp and strands respond to water, products, heat, and climate.
I share why the popular curl patte...
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The curl chart went viral, but it never learned your life. We sit down with Minnie of Shag Noir Salon ATX to unpack why letters and numbers can’t tell you what your hair needs; and what actually can. From porosity and pH to water hardness, climate, and stress, we share a simple way to decode your hair’s real behavior and build rituals that work in the real world, not just on a grid. Minni...
Celebrating two years of podcasting growth from nervous beginnings to international reach and award-winning status. This anniversary episode reflects on the journey, impact, and future of Hair What I'm Saying.
- Started with just a microphone, vision, and nerves two years ago.
- Now in the top 5% of podcasts on Listen Notes with an international audience
- Won the Women Who Podcast Award for Reppin the Southw...
Have you noticed how quickly conversations about Black baby girls turn to their hair texture and skin tone? This episode dives into the uncomfortable reality of how our community scrutinizes Black girls from the moment they're born, sometimes even before. When Cam Newton's child's mother, Jasmine Brown, spoke out about the constant questioning of her daughter's hair and complexion, she hit a nerve that resonates wit...
Our conversation about Black hair takes an unexpected turn when a clip that almost went viral before I turned off the comments to slow down the engagement, showcasing the messy yet necessary path toward healing from texturism and lenthism in our community.
• Addressing the fallout when a short TikTok clip from a longer conversation about "long hair for a black woman" sparked cruel comments
• Examining how the same con...
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