In this final episode of the podcast, Amena is joined by emcee, poet, podcast host and Forth District site A&R Adan Bean. Amena switches places from interviewer to interviewee as Adan asks the questions about all things How to Fix a Broken Reco

Episode 9: The Soundtracks featuring Chantae Cann

Dec 19th, 2017

Each Part of the book How to Fix a Broken Record has a feature called the Soundtrack where Amena writes about the albums that influenced her in the areas of Love and Be Yourself, Dating, Marriage, Lessons in Adulting, Ctrl+Alt+Surrender, Home a

Episode 8: Searching for the Groove featuring Brandon Gilliard

Dec 11th, 2017

In Part 7, the final section of the book How to Fix a Broken Record, Amena writes about the lessons she's learned from vinyl records, Herbie Hancock, and finding her own voice. In this episode of the podcast about the book, Amena talks with bas

Episode 7: Home featuring Dr. Una Mulale

Dec 4th, 2017

In Part 6 of the book How to Fix a Broken Record, Amena writes about all the ways she searches for and finds home: moving into a house, visiting Africa and returning to her family's roots. In this episode of the podcast about the book, Amena in

Episode 6: Ctrl+Alt+Surrender featuring Sandra Van Opstal

Nov 28th, 2017

In Part 5 of the book How to Fix a Broken Record, Amena uses a play on the classic PC reset, by calling this section Ctrl+Alt+Surrender to talk about the things in life she tried to control, the places she learned to surrender and the ways she

Episode 5: Lessons in Adulting featuring Jennifer Chung

Nov 13th, 2017

In Part 4 of the book How to Fix a Broken Record, Amena writes about the lessons adulting has taught her from the power of saying yes and no, to navigating social media, surviving failure and redefining success. In this episode of the podcast a

Episode 4: Marriage featuring Montell and Kristin Jordan

Nov 6th, 2017

In Part 3 of the book How to Fix a Broken Record, Amena writes with humor and candor about her experience in the first five years of being married to her husband, Matt. In this episode of the podcast about the book, Amena talks with Montell and

Episode 3: Dating featuring Annie Downs

Oct 30th, 2017

In Part II of the book How to Fix a Broken Record, Amena writes about her dating pitfalls and successes: the innocence of her first date, dating myths she had to unlearn, break ups and what happens when dating goes good. In this episode of the

Episode 2: Love and Be Yourself w/ Hair Artist Giselle Grant

Oct 23rd, 2017 53h 28m

In Part 1 of the book How to Fix a Broken Record, Amena writes a chapter on her natural hair journey and the day she did the big chop with her hair stylist Giselle. In this episode of the podcast about the book, Amena interviews Giselle about t

Episode 1: Intro featuring Grandma

Oct 14th, 2017 1h 3m

On the premiere episode of the How to Fix a Broken Record podcast, Amena is joined by a very special guest: her grandma. The book, How to Fix a Broken Record, is dedicated to Amena's great grandmother, grandmother and mom. Amena and her grandma

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