Secrets to success? No, thank you. Welcome to Work Friends, a podcast for sharing upfront and unfiltered career stories—the good, the bad, and the unapologetically ambitious. Because what’s better than a bit of real talk among friends? Each episode, Sali Christeson, Founder and CEO of women’s workwear brand, Argent, hosts one of her Work Friends for a conversation about climbing the corporate ladder, building a brand from scratch, raising money, and finding success on their own terms. Meet i ...
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The Freedom Train is a community resource radio show linking the resources available to the community that needs them. We go out of our way to find and honor the movers and shakers in the Black Community giving them a platform to share their voices and services. You can catch us every Wednesday where ever you get your podcast or on the Freedom Train Website at www.freedomtrainradio.com
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Huma Abedin on Women's Ambition & Breaking Down Barriers
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This episode of Work Friends was recorded on October 3, 2024. In this episode, Sali is joined by Huma Abedin who, for over 25 years, has worked alongside Secretary Hillary Clinton in a number of leadership roles. Beginning as an intern in the then-First Lady’s office in 1996, Huma rose to Senior Advisor to then-Senator Clinton; Traveling Chief of S…
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Beth Lynk on Radical Optimism, Pink Suits of Armor, & When We All Vote
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Today, Sali is joined by Beth Lynk, the Executive Director of When We All Vote. Recorded right on the heels of the Voting Suits You launch—the viral joint campaign to maximize voter participation in the upcoming election, in partnership with Argent and the nonpartisan organization founded by Michelle Obama, When We All Vote—this conversation addres…
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Melissa Winter On What It Means to Be Michelle Obama's Chief of Staff
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Our next guest, Melissa Winter, has a career that’s so remarkable and, yet, hard to pin down. In fact, that’s the point. Melissa has been the Chief of Staff to former First Lady Michelle Obama for the past seven years. She first joined Mrs. Obama’s staff 17 years ago when President Obama was a Senator in Chicago, and would go on to serve all eight …
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Malika Andrews on Meteoric Success & the Truth About Luck
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In today’s episode, Sali—Argent’s resident NBA superfan—is joined by Malika Andrews, journalist and host of ESPN’s NBA Today and NBA Countdown. Malika stands out in a league all her own. In 2018 she was named one of the youngest-ever sideline broadcast reporters; in 2021, she was the youngest person to host the NBA Finals Trophy ceremony; and in 20…
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Anjali Sud on Rejection, Impatience, and Success on her Own Terms
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Anjali Sud is the CEO of Tubi, the free streaming platform that houses the world’s largest library of movies and TV series. Since she’s taken the helm last year, the platform has hit a record number of viewers. But Tubi is far from Anjali’s first rodeo as far as CEO tenures go. She first stepped into the coveted role several years ago at Vimeo when…
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Armchair Expert's Monica Padman on Surprise Success & Finding Her Voice
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This week, we’re joined by Monica Padman, the co-host and producer of the wildly successful Armchair Expert podcast. Her career story is nothing short of inspiring as she’s gone from aspiring actress and babysitter to Dax Shepard (her Armchair Expert co-host) and Kristen Bell’s children to the all-around creative force behind the whole umbrella of …
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Laura Brown Is Reclaiming The Narrative on Getting Fired
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Laura Brown has been a fixture of fashion media for over two decades, since arriving in New York from her native Australia. She was the creative force behind Harper’s Bazaar for 11 years before joining InStyle as the publication’s Editor-in-Chief where she continued to work her magic, notably leading the publication through the pandemic. Then in 20…
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Ai-jen Poo on 25+ Years of Activism & The Power of Women Coming Together
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Ai-jen Poo embodies what it means to be a caring leader. She’s the Co-founder and President of the National Domestic Workers Alliance, an organization focused on the rights of 2.2 million domestic workers across the country, as well as the Co-Founder and Director of Caring Across Generations and Co-Founder of Supermajority. A MacArthur "Genius" Awa…
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Symone Sanders-Townsend on Breaking Down Barriers and Why Her Nails Aren't Going Anywhere
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Symone Sanders-Townsend is the embodiment of speaking truth to power. Whether in her role as the host of MSNBC’s The Weekend or on her own social media accounts, Symone has become a go-to source for navigating the country’s rapidly changing (and often alarming) news cycle. She first came to prominence as the national press secretary for Bernie Sand…
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Betsy Beers on Producing "Grey's Anatomy," "Bridgerton," & TV That's Shaped Culture
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Meet Betsy Beers, the Executive Producer of Shondaland. For over 20 years, Beers has been helping to fuel our collective cultural obsessions by producing shows like Grey’s Anatomy, Scandal, How to Get Away With Murder, and, of course, Bridgerton. But Betsy’s path was not without roadblocks—and she hardly knew what a producer even did before she bec…
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Secrets to success? No, thank you. Welcome to Work Friends, a podcast for sharing upfront and unfiltered career stories—the good, the bad, and the unapologetically ambitious. Because what’s better than a bit of real talk among friends? Each episode, Sali Christeson, Founder and CEO of women’s workwear brand, Argent, hosts one of her Work Friends fo…
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Thank you for Listening Please Share Kyrie Irving just recently returned to the Brooklyn Nets starting lineup after serving a seven game suspension for a tweet that shook up the world. Week's ago, Kyrie Tweeted a link to the documentary From Hebrews To Negros, which is thought of as an anti-Semitic film. Kyrie didn't apologize until after …
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Thank you for Listening Please Share This week on the Freedom Train Podcast, Joe & Pat are joined by Professor Carl Tone Jones, as they discuss the Malika Andrews saga. Malika Andrews is gaining a reputation for having hatred against black male athletes. She seems to go out of her way to highlight any negativity surrounding any black male …
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Thank you for Listening Please Share Oh Hell Naw!!! Reports have come out alleging that former NFL Hall of Fame quarterback Brett Favre, is involved in taking welfare money to build a volleyball stadium for Sothern Mississippi University. This is wild. The quarterback who made over $100,00,000 as an NFL player is resulting to taking from t…
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Thank you for Listening Please Share Tiffany Haddish and Aries Spears are trippin. I mean trippin hard. Recently Areis Spears said negative remarks about Lizzo in an interview. Following his remarks, the public became aware of a skit he and Tiffany Haddish did years ago. The skit was said to bring awareness to child sexual abuse, but the w…
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This episode of the Freedom Train Podcast. Pat & Joe cover the story of an Atlanta woman being arrested in a park after midnight. The woman was accompanied by a man in an Atlanta park last month. A police officer approaches the two to issue them tickets for being in the park after dark. The gentleman complied with the officer, but the woman refused…
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Thank you for Listening Please Share This week on the Freedom Train Podcast, Joe and Pat discuss a crazy ass CPS worker who was encouraging a teenage black girl to become a prostitute. The teen girl was one of nine children to her mother, because the mother could not properly care the the girl she was placed in foster care. While in foster…
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Thank you for Listening Please Share Pastor Carlton Funderburke needs his damn watch from his congregation. This past week, a video went viral of Pastor Funderburke reminding his congregation that they have yet to purchase his Movado watch from Sam's. He called them broke and told them to give up the money they use to feed and entertain th…
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Thank you for Listening Please Share This week on the Freedom Train Podcast Series, Joe and Pat cover the Janee Pedescleaux saga. Janee allegedly stabbed her two children, ending the life of one. According to a news report, the father of the children was attempting to gain full-custody of the children because he did think the children were…
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Thank you for Listening Please Share On this episode of the Freedom Train Podcast Series, Pat & Joe react to the @justperlythings YouTube channel. The topic is do men receive unconditional love? If so, who gives them unconditional love? What's more important for a man, love or respect? Does a man have to become someone valuable to be worth…
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Thank you for Listening Please Share This week on the Freedom Train Podcast, Joseph interviews Mr. Josh Johnson. Mr. Johnson is running for the Leon County Commission seat in the upcoming elections. He is also an educator and art advocate, being the president of the 621 Art Gallery in Tallahassee, FL. As a teacher, small business owner, an…
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Thank you for Listening Please Share From Broken To Beautiful SILA LOTT is an author, writer, and mother of two beautiful boys. She believes in encouraging, uplifting, and inspiring heartbroken women with the word of God and her testimony. She manages an inspirational Facebook page and website titled: Sil.Inspiration. Sila is also a stu…
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Thank you for Listening Please Share Ericka J. Cromartie, is the head Girls’ Basketball Coach at Florida A&M University Developmental Research School, where she ensures each team member masters the skills of playing basketball through exposure to the game. Coach Cromartie is the daughter of Jerome and Claudette Cromartie and a current res…
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Thank you for Listening Please Share On May 23rd, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled, and declared by Clarence Thomas, that the Federal Courts can no longer review evidence to help overturn convictions where inadequate legal representation was present. This would mean the number of innocent going to prison will increase. Innocent people wi…
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Thank you for Listening Please Share A few weeks ago, comedian Mo'Nique went slap off on comedian D.L. Hughley during a comedy show in Detroit. Originally, Mo'Nique stated that she went off on him because of a contract dispute. Then she said she went off because she had a vendetta against him because of things he said in the past. D.L. Hug…
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Thank you for Listening Please Share In this episode of the Freedom Train Podcast, Joe & Pat react to social media influencer and comedian B. Simone, as she criticizes Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. In a podcast discussion, B. Simone decided to analyze the life and accusations of Dr. King cheating on his wife. She said he wasn't a great man be…
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Thank you for Listening Please Share In this episode of the Freedom Train Podcast Series, Joe & Pat analyze the Buffalo and Uvalde shootings. Within a two week period, two armed gunmen killed a great number of people in mass shootings. The Buffalo shooting was race based, and we are still learning more about the Uvalde shooter. Once again …
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Thank you for Listening Please Share This week on the Freedom Train Podcast Series, Joe and Pat get some things off of their chests about the state of the black community. Across the board, black America is riddled with disparities, in conjunction with systematic racism. We have more children born into single parent homes, we don't own or …
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Thank you for Listening Please Share This week on the Freedom Train Podcast Series, Joe and Pat get into the Amber Heard Johnny Deep trial. Originally, Johnny Deep was said to be the perpetrator of intimate partner violence against Amber Heard. Johnny was guilty in the court of public opinion, he even lost many acting jobs. Years later, ev…
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Thank you for Listening Please Share This week on the Freedom Train Podcast Series, Joe and Pat go on a rant about the trash relationship condition between black men and black women. Is this the end of black marriages, black families, and black America? The death of Mr. Kevin Samuels further revealed the rift between black women and black …
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Thank you for Listening Please Share This week on the Freedom Train Podcast Series, Joe and Pat are covering the story of the alleged sex cult leader, Eligio Bishop aka Nature Boy, was arrested for rape, false imprisonment and three counts of “prohibition on nude or sexually explicit electronic transmissions, according to DeKalb County Pol…
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Thank you for Listening Please Share The year 2022 has brought a lot of emotions and controversy surrounding women's colligate swimming. Transgender swimmer Lia Thomas is the center of the controversy because of her competition in and dominance of women's swimming. Many of the ladies competing against Lia feel they have no chance to win, n…
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Your browser does not support the audio element. Former star quarterback for the Houston Texans Deshaun Watson, will not face criminal charges and is now the starting quarterback for the Cleveland Browns. After 22 civil lawsuits were filed against Deshaun Watson on April 15, 2021, alleging sexual assault, a grand jury decided no criminal charges wi…
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Your browser does not support the audio element. A few Sundays ago the Oscars had its most memorable moment. Will Smith slapped Chris Rock after Rock made a joke about Jada Pinkett Smith. Over the last 3 years, the marriage of Will and Jada was the subject of much public discussion, because of the conversations at Jada's Red Table Talk show. From t…
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