Shows
Matzah and MelaninCOVID CLASSIC No More F***s to GiveIf you could change one thing about yourself what would it be? Is it because you hate it or did society make you hate it? The ladies take a deep dive into their own womanhood, what it means to look perfect, and why it’s not okay to call someone out for not wearing lipstick!!
2023-08-2232 min
Matzah and MelaninCOVID CLASSIC REWIND A Social DilemmaThe Ladies are on Vacation so here is a Covid Classic: Is social media ruining the world? The good the bad and the ugly side of social media. How billions of people are affected by it - what it’s like to date someone not on it and how to raise kids without it!!
2023-08-1531 min
Matzah and MelaninEpisode 60: THE FAMILY THAT IS FRIENDSHIPSometimes we have trouble telling people how we really feel- even our fab four females. This episode goes deep into the ties that bind and why it's always important to talk things out.
2023-08-0827 min
Matzah and MelaninWHY WE STRIKE!!It's been a scorching hot summer IN LA - especially if you're a striking actor or writer. But not everyone on the podcast agrees with the strike and they dig in to all sides!!!
2023-08-0129 min
Matzah and MelaninGREAT SCOTT WE FOUND HIM!!Heidi's hunt for the so called "one who got away" ends - but is it a happy ending? Find out that and what the ladies think about the whole Scott situation!
2023-07-2524 min
Matzah and MelaninTHERAPY VS. AYAHUASCAWould you rather sit on a couch and pour your heart out - or drink tea and trip your brains out? How to get to the bottom of your troubles and trauma - and the many ways to do that - explored by our Fab Four.
2023-07-1828 min
Matzah and MelaninSEX AND THE SHITTYThe reviews are in - and just like that - we all hate it. Join our in-depth chat about the show we are all loving to hate and find out why Jasmine is accusing Heidi of trying to kill her in the name of health.
2023-07-1130 min
Matzah and MelaninWelcome to Matzah and Melanin!Every week, we look at life through our multi-racial and multi-generational lenses and then talk, scream, argue, and laugh about it for about 30 minutes.
2023-07-0900 min
Matzah and MelaninTAKING A PLUNGE IN THE LESBIAN POOLThis week Janay wanted to go deeper into a little tiktok she heard on Heidi's account - that old lesbian story! Find out how it went down and how it ended.
2023-07-0427 min
Matzah and MelaninEpisode 54: DADDY DATING AND DIET DRUGSFrom daddy dating to dieting, the ladies dive into whats really going on at the old age home, and find out one member of the M&M team is hitting the Ozempic trail!! Plus we even take a deep dive into the titanic debacle.
2023-06-2733 min
Matzah and MelaninEpisode 53: TO SPAWN OR NOT TO SPAWN..."TO SPAWN OR NOT TO SPAWN..." -that was the question and this week the fab four go deep into the kiddie pool plus - exactly what is a Menty B?
2023-06-2025 min
Matzah and MelaninWe're Back!!AFTER ALMOST 3 LONG DULL YEARS - THE WOMEN OF MATZAH AND MELANIN ARE BACK!! From happiness to tragedy we run the gamut of life updates as we embrace the reboot you've all been asking for!
2023-06-1335 min
Matzah and MelaninTHE FINAL ONE We’ve really enjoyed coming into your homes, cars, offices, toilets, or wherever it was that you found us, but for me, it’s time to say goodbye. Thank you for listening, enjoying, not enjoying, yelling, laughing, crying or whatever you did with us for the past year and a half - we appreciate you. We hope you like our grand finale. Much Love, Heidi and the entire Matzah and Melanin team.
2020-12-1434 min
Matzah and MelaninMatzah and Melanin MenIn celebration of our men!! We start by interviewing our very own engineer Brian San Marco and Robin & Brian's two beautiful boys Theo and Emery. They’ve all had to listen to us for over a year and we finally let them have some air time. It’s both adorable and enlightening.
2020-11-3041 min
Matzah and MelaninNo More Fucks to Give Ep49If you could change one thing about yourself what would it be? Is it because you hate it or did society make you hate it? The ladies take a deep dive into their own womanhood, what it means to look perfect, and why it’s not okay to call someone out for not wearing lipstick!!
2020-11-2333 min
Matzah and MelaninGoodbye, Trump!!Sure there’s a pandemic happening but that isn’t stopping the ladies from making some big moves. From starting your own YouTube channel to first time home buying - the ladies are on the move and all have some great advice about how to set goals and get what you want. Plus, what the hell is going on with this country, the election, and half of America's refusal to understand that Joe Biden will be number 46.
2020-11-1632 min
Matzah and MelaninAGE IS JUST A NUMBERBut is it a scary old number? What age do you consider old? Plus, the ladies weigh in on the end of Quibi, the nastiest host of The Real, why Heidi buried her weed in the backyard and why none of the ladies know the word PROVERB.
2020-11-0239 min
Matzah and MelaninOur Social Dilemma Is social media ruining the world? The good the bad and the ugly side of social media. How billions of people are affected by it - what it’s like to date someone not on it and how to raise kids without it!!
2020-10-1231 min
Matzah and MelaninWHAT THE FORTY FIVE IS HAPPENING?!It’s a little post debate wrap from our Fab Four about the insanity that unfolded last Monday. Plus catch up on all things dating, mating and celebrating!
2020-10-0526 min
Matzah and MelaninHEIDI DOES DATING Lucky for you loyal listeners - Heidi has decided to go on dates just for you. This week you get to hear what it’s like to date a woman who has no idea how to date. From the “I want to do you” guy to the “aggressive texter” and some pure gossip about Jeremy Piven - it's a little happy , a little sad, a little judgmental and pure comedy.
2020-09-2830 min
Matzah and MelaninPERSPECTIVE — CAN YOU MAKE YOURSELF HAPPY?We’re tapping into our higher beings with a little help from Mindfulness, Meditation and Metaphysical teacher Laura Saltman. Get some tips on how to get happy and find out how you can get your own tarot reading from Laura.
2020-09-2137 min
Matzah and MelaninMatzah and Melanin: Talk Shows and HoesThe trash talk of our past jobs continues…. Who else was a Horrible Boss? More names get named plus we talk dressing sexy and the P word… how women should dress… and why we need to take back the PUSSY.
2020-09-1430 min
Matzah and MelaninMatzah and Melanin: THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE UGLY CRY This week we have a guest on the show - and it gets a little Jerry Springer. Janay gets called out by the friend she called a bitch, Ricki Lake gets called out for being a bitch and Heidi has a breakdown about turning sixty. Lord, its a nutty episode.
2020-09-0733 min
Matzah and MelaninMatzah and Melanin: Keep Your Friends Close Ride or die or say goodbye? What are your relationships like with your best girlfriends? The women explore friendships, how they differ from your twenties to your fifties and how to know who to trust with your darkest secrets.
2020-08-2426 min
Matzah and MelaninMatzah and Melanin: Cancel CultureWhat started as us naming names of those who have wronged us in the past - led us to dive deep into cancel culture and explain why we are driven to say things like “dude stop sucking Trump's dick” to total strangers. But do we cancel? Is it because it's the only way to get America to hear us? Or because we love the thrill of the “delete.”? You be the judge after you listen to this weeks pod.
2020-08-1731 min
Matzah and MelaninMatzah and Melanin: Horrible Bosses We may have a whole new name but we’ve got the same authentic attitude. This week - calling out all bad bosses. We’re mad as hell and we’re not going to take it anymore. From shit wages to shit fearful leaders, what we’ve all been through - racially - generationally - in the workplace. Micro aggressions and plain old harassment - we’re naming names and discussing how to change your own horrible boss job.
2020-08-1030 min
Matzah and MelaninMatzah And Melanin: Cookies Will Destroy You!Cookies, Taylor Swift, Ellen, and I May Destroy You. All topics covered, dissected, shredded, broken down, screamed about , and tossed away on this episode. The ladies sound off on all things pop culture and all things they popped off on - this week.
2020-07-3135 min
Matzah and MelaninMatzah And Melanin: Toxic PositivityWe’re still here!! Still recording on Zoom!! Still bringing you our fresh, bold, introspective options about life in quarantine. What we’ll never go back to. How we feel about the future. What we’ll never do again. All four generations weigh in on what’s new and what’s next. Also - the first time you hear the phrase… toxic positivity.
2020-07-2230 min
Matzah and MelaninMatzah And Melanin: Episode???Here we are in week ten billion of quarantine and we have breaking news - we’re still pissed about everything. How mercury in retrograde gave us all car troubles and money troubles and how each generation deals with the dollar bills. Plus - Jasmine’s new found viral fame. Janay gets a very important I Love You. Robin tries to get all of us to understand the reality of CoVid and well Heidi is just screaming about everything. We also get very real about just how hard it is to WORK FROM HOME.
2020-07-0833 min
Matzah and MelaninMatzah And Melanin: The MovementThe death of George Floyd erupted in protests this past week as people of all races flooded the streets in the name of Black Lives Matter. This week we offer a few thoughts on that, on how our podcast deals with our own race issues, why white influencers are being called out, and how Janay and Jasmine feel as black women - about finally seeing white people stand up and say NO MORE.
2020-06-1033 min
Matzah and MelaninMatzah And Melanin: George FloydIt’s difficult to know what to do sometimes when things happen in our country that are shameful go unpunished . We must stop killing our black brothers. Entertainment Tonight host Kevin Frazier tells us what he thinks is important for all people to do right now. Get smarter and know your history.
2020-05-2934 min
Matzah and MelaninMatzah And Melanin: Your Money or Your Dreams?Can you fulfill your dreams and make money? We break down the biggest fears of the corona virus - can you keep your dreams alive without being devastated financially from the pandemic? Are you even following your dream job or just making money? For one of us - things just got very real. The tears and fears of making money and not giving upon what you really want. Lessons from through the decades of how to lose and how to keep your dreams and your pot of gold alive.
2020-05-2729 min
Matzah and MelaninMatzah And Melanin: Corona Virus 2If a guy told you - you f--k like a porn star would you like it? Would a swimming pool make you stop wanting to murder your children? And why Heidi really is just your average jewish mother. That’s just the tip of the iceberg on this week's episode of Matzah And Melanin from Quarantine. Our audio might not be exactly the same but the conversation is just as bizarre and engaging as always.
2020-05-1228 min
Matzah and MelaninMatzah And Melanin: Ghosting Part TwoAfter letting all of our hairs down and revealing who ghosted us and how it felt - we decided - we needed more Ghosting Stories. Tune in to part two and listen to a sample of our favorite new game “That’s Problematic.” It’s real, it’s racial, and it’s all you need to get through the quarantine. Plus Janay does her best White Guy imitation. That itself is worth the "free" price of admission.
2020-04-2932 min
Matzah and MelaninMatzah And Melanin: CoronaVirusDay drinking, pot smoking, a lot of sex, and some tears... Want to know what your generational Podcasters Have been up to? AND then the rest.
2020-04-1530 min
Matzah and MelaninMatzah And Melanin: GhostingGirl, you ever been ghosted? Of course you have - who hasn’t? We may be forced not to see each other now - but pre pandemic we’ve all been peaced out on without even so much as a post it note. Don’t miss our ghost stories.
2020-04-0125 min
Matzah and MelaninMatzah and Melanin: People PleasingARE YOU A PEOPLE PLEASER? Do you say yes when all you want to do is say no? Do you have zero boundaries and too much empathy? Our generational ladies are here to tell you - YOU ARE NOT ALONE! Find out who is a people pleaser and how they got that way. It's informative and funny as hell!
2020-03-1633 min
Matzah and MelaninMatzah and Melanin: Politically Correct-ish Part 2In honor of Super Tuesday, we are back with part two of our entertaining and informative discussion about the current state of the democratic race for a presidential nominee. Actress and activist Aimee Carrero debriefs us on what matters most, who’s fighting for what, and why your voice matters.
2020-03-0227 min
Matzah and MelaninMatzah and Melanin: Politically Correct-ish Part 1It’s time to bring in an expert and Aimee Carrero helps our four women get their politics in order. A fresh voice in the mess that is the democratic election and our country’s backwards system - Aimee takes us inside what really matters - especially to people of color. She walks the walk and talks the talk and it’s all pretty damn funny.
2020-02-2532 min
Matzah and MelaninMatzah and Melanin: Irrational FearsWHAT KEEPS YOU UP AT NIGHT? MEETING A GIRAFFE OR FLYING AN AIRPLANE? OUR Fab Four DISCUSSES THEIR OWN IRRATIONAL FEARS and somehow it all comes back to black versus white. We always get to RACE - but that’s why this podcast is like no other. Find out how Tiffany Haddish, white people and their dogs, having babies and death, ended up topics on this episode.
2020-02-1934 min
Matzah and MelaninMatzah and Melanin: Do Overs and DildoesYes! This episode is called "Do overs and dildos” so how could anything with that title not be amazing? The ladies catch up on their hopes for 2020 and reveal some resolutions like buying a home, losing their virginity and producing a porn - and then they break down the best dildos in America. Why? Because they can.
2020-02-0432 min
Matzah and MelaninMatzah and Melanin: ConfessionsWhile they don’t normally dive to deeply into the world of celebrity - the ladies let loose and confess who in Hollywood they wish would just shut the hell up and go away! All that tea and some other cool confessions.
2020-01-2230 min
Matzah and MelaninMatzah and Melanin: Boundaries and TriggersWhat sets you off to the point where you completely lose it? Got some triggers? Need some boundaries? Our fab four talks about what sets them off. Why do we have triggers, where do they come from, and how can we get rid of them? We break down all of our boundaries to share some of our triggers. And as usual - it’s hilarious.
2020-01-0731 min
Matzah and MelaninMatzah and Melanin: HoroscopesWhat's your sign? The ladies discuss the good the bad and the ugly sides of their own zodiac signs. Accurate or silly? How on the nose were we? You be the judge. We’ve got four signs coming your way on this episode.
2019-12-2328 min
Matzah and MelaninMatzah and Melanin: Love LanguagesThe ladies get personal about love languages, the ones they speak and the ones they prefer to be spoken to them. Do you know what your love language is? Each one of the five is discussed and dissected and as usual - it’s an all out laugh fest that dissolves into a billion more topics. It’s a great one!! Fall in love with our love languages.
2019-12-1129 min
Matzah and MelaninMatzah and Melanin: Holidays!You know them, you don’t always love them, but the HOLIDAYS are here anyway and there’s nothing you can do to stop them! Our ladies breakdown their most loved and most annoying holidays and Kwanza makes the list but you may be surprised how. Happy Holidays from us with this new episode!
2019-11-2731 min
Matzah and MelaninMatzah and Melanin: PoliticsThe ladies do the absolute unthinkable and talk about politics!! Let’s get political or show just how much we don’t know. It’s funny - but it’s not!
2019-11-1431 min
Matzah and MelaninMatzah and Melanin: QuestionsThe Matzah and Melanin ladies answer some really important burning questions like - are there aliens, what keeps us up at night, are our vaginas going to fall out, and why we would all want to rob a bank. It’s a plethora of information from your favorite fab four.
2019-10-3028 min
Matzah and MelaninMatzah and Melanin: MortalityHow often do you think about death? From our twenties to our fifties the concept of mortality changes but with our Matzah and Melanin ladies it’s always funny. Find out what keeps us up at night and just how much faith we have in the great unknown!
2019-10-2330 min
Matzah and MelaninMatzah and Melanin: AbortionA little harsh but a lot funny - the women discuss birth control, abortion, and how adopting puppies is like adopting kids - but not really. From personal stories of unwanted pregnancies to our virgin podcaster in defense of abortion - we cover all the bases in this new - and as always - over the top discussion.
2019-10-1629 min
Matzah and MelaninMatzah and Melanin: PERIODIt’s every woman’s least favorite time of month - but our Matzah and Melanin ladies are about to make you crack up about your period. We break down the highs and the lows of Aunt Flo, The Curse, On the Rag, Your Friend, The Crimson Wave and The Girl Flu on a brand new episode. Trust us - your period is hilarious.
2019-10-0730 min
Matzah and MelaninMatzah and Melanin: Daniella MonetThis week Matzah and Melanin welcomes our very first guest - actress, animal activist, entrepreneur and mom to be Daniella Monet. Find out what's next for this booming businesswoman and the one career she still dreams about on the daily. Can you have it all? Find out - as we get to know Ms. Monet.
2019-09-3036 min
Matzah and MelaninMatzah and Melanin: SexualityFrom blow jobs to bisexuality - you may need to keep the volume lower than usual for the brand new episode of Matzah and Melanin. Cliche as it is to say - nothings off limits in this one - and our generational differences about sex really do stand out.
2019-09-2329 min
Matzah and MelaninMatzah and Melanin: Social MediaSocial Media - the good, the bad and the ugly side of instagram, facebook and twitter. Our fab four discuss the ups and downs of living a public life, how much social media is too much, and what life would be like without it. To post or not to post - that is the question.
2019-09-1630 min
Matzah and MelaninMatzah and Melanin: Pet PeevesPet Peeves - What or who gets under your skin and makes you crazy? The ladies break down some of their most hated pet peeves and no one is safe - especially moms with unruly kids! What makes you nuts? Tune in and see if what irks you - irks us too!
2019-09-0930 min
Matzah and MelaninMatzah and Melanin: Women We LoveThis week our fab four open up about the women in their lives, past and present, who have served as role models and why. Plus, we break down a few more racial walls and find out why two of our ladies say that they're black first and women second. Cheers, Jeers, and yes - a few more tears.
2019-09-0231 min
Matzah and MelaninMatzah and Melanin: HairAre there any women out there who really love their hair they were born with? None of our four podcasters think they have found follicle perfection and they're ready to talk about it. Why our hair is sometimes our most important feature and what we do to put our best head forward!!
2019-08-2629 min
Matzah and MelaninMatzah and Melanin: CheatingWhether you've been cheated on or done the deed yourself, hear what our ladies have to say about being unfaithful and what they've each done when faced with a man who done them wrong. Also, what's a fuck boy and why are they so popular?
2019-08-1931 min
Matzah and MelaninMatzah and Melanin: Body ImageBODY IMAGE: It is the subject matter that crosses all age groups because it’s hard to find a woman who isn’t unhappy with some aspect of her body. We explore body image - what we hate about ourselves, what we judge in others, and why we feel how we feel!
2019-08-1134 min
Matzah and MelaninMatzah and Melanin: RaceThe women of Matzah and Melanin try to bridge the racial divide. Is everything as Black and White as it seems or can we find ways to come together and help each other understand our differences? From white-splaining in 2019 to race wars in high school in 1978 - has anything changed in America?
2019-08-0533 min
Matzah and MelaninMatzah and Melanin: #Metoo PersonalAccording to some surveys - one in four women will be assaulted in their lifetime. Today on the podcast - all four of our women have stories to tell. Join us for some tears, some laughter, and some secrets we are finally ready to reveal. It ’s not easy but we hope someone listening will feel better after they tune in. Turns out no matter what generation you are from - abuse has touched us all.
2019-07-2930 min
Matzah and MelaninMatzah and Melanin: #Metoo In the WorkplaceSexual Harassment at the Office - has anything changed from the 80’s to now? Our four ladies break down what they’ve dealt with and how they’ve handled it over the decades as we take a look inside office politics and why it’s still so hard to just say NO.
2019-07-2232 min
Matzah and MelaninMatzah and Melanin: Dating!In the premiere episode, the women talk about their love lives (or lack thereof), dating, sex, sexting, and looking for love online. The ladies reveal the ways online dating was such a completely different experience for each of them. From sexting to sending tit pics and learning the meaning of 'no face no trace,' each woman is able to understand how different love - and looking for love - can be for every generation.
2019-07-1535 min