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Dipped With Sweet and HotJuneteenth With 'Sweet and Hot:' Season 3 Sneak PeekWe. are. BACK! Your favorite irresponsible podcasts hosts celebrate this beautifully Black holiday with you -- while also getting you ready for what we're going to 'dip' into for Season 3: The Audacity! Join Melanie Loren and Hollee Chanel for a grand time LOL.2025-06-1925 minDipped With Sweet and HotBlack Love Blind Dates: Season 2 FinaleWe finally get the scoop on the blind dates for our hosts! What happened and why did it take so long to share here on the pod?!? Dating with Dipped with Sweet and Hot.We also toss around some possibilities for Season 3, and we want to hear from YOU!In Sweet and Hot, Hollee is Hot, or green with envy, rather— while Mel takes on Sweet, and what a sweet story it is. Tune into this Season finale and let’s continue the ride. 2025-03-1048 minDipped With Sweet and HotBlack Love Black HairListen, hair care is a special kind of Black love language! Actors and hair stylists Jos N. Banks and Keirsten Hodgens join us to share their stories, including funny tales of using their siblings as guinea pigs. One thing about it: "We won't let each other go out in these streets looking crazy!" Also, we discuss how hair care is therapeutic for both client and stylist.Plus, Mel shares 'Sweet' details of an upcoming TV appearance-- while Hollee tackles 'Hot" with seasonal depression and how she's handling it.2024-12-3140 minDipped With Sweet and HotKings and Queens: Black Romantic Love Pt 2In this second episode on Black Romantic Love, we discuss money and relations. Does it play a huge role and if so how?Do men have issues with their women making more money then they do?In a relationship, should finances be dealt with separately?In Sweet and Hot, Hollee is currently in a position for a new career and Mel is frustrated with car issues.2024-10-2647 minDipped With Sweet and HotKings and Queens: Black Romantic Love Pt 1Why is it so hard for some of us to find healthy, loving relationships?!? Mel and Hollee turn their attention to heterosexual love among Black people in this episode.Shoutout to @datingcoachanwar for his intriguing IG post about why he feels “Black men are the hardest to date.” Y’all know your girls have some thoughts! Plus, Mel is ‘Sweetly’ anticipating being set up on blind dates, while Hollee is “Hot” about a musician asking her for an interesting favor.2024-10-1234 minDipped With Sweet and HotMy Dawg: Black Bromance LoveAs we know, Mel and Hollee have a strong sisterly love, and for this episode, they dip into some brotherly love.Our duo chops it up with Dr. Nathan Connolly and Dipped’s own Super Producer Louis Jacques, addressing what makes their best-friend bond so strong and deep. The fellas discuss origin stories, supporting each other through life changes and what brought about a recent bro “pilgrimage” to Europe.In Hot and Sweet, Hollee speaks on the DNC bringing about a Wellesley reunion while Mel talks about someone rather close to her ignoring her calls. E...2024-09-0444 minDipped With Sweet and HotDaddy’s Girls: Black Fathers’ LoveWe’re joined by two Black ‘Girldads’ in this episode. Robert Charles, father of two and brother to our co-host Hollee, and Titus Cooper, who has three daughters of his own. These dads share:What they have discovered while being fathers What has been most rewarding How they felt and feel about raising Black girlsThey also talk about tackling dating and sex. In Sweet and Hot, Mel turns over a new leaf online and Hollee talks DNC headaches.2024-08-2844 minDipped With Sweet and HotNobody’s Darling: Black Communal Love Pt. 2In “Sweet and Hot,” Mel chats about a popular celebrity at a listening party, which triggers Hollee, who went to a listening party of her own with a very different experience.We also chat with two other VIPs, Renauda Riddle and Angela Barnes. They are co-owners of a popular, woman-centered bar and lounge called Nobody's Darling. We dive into the bar and how it’s an expression of love from two Black women to their community. 2024-08-0744 minDipped With Sweet and HotWhere Is The Love? Sonya Massey, Kamala HarrisBlack women under attack: Our hosts unpack the brutal shooting of Sonya Massey, the outrage and aftermath. They also discuss Kamala Harris, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, who also has been dragged and targeted in different ways.Stand up for and #ProtectBlackWomen.On a lighter note, in Sweet and Hot, Hollee discusses finally taking a day to herself.2024-07-2944 minDipped With Sweet and HotMy Brother’s Keeper: Black Communal Love Pt. 1We talk to Nathan Ollie, the President and Chairman of the Board for 100 Black Men of Memphis, one chapter of the 100 Black Men of America, a mentoring organization with the slogan: “What they see is what they'll be.”Find out why Nate feels his organization is so important for the community, the positive impact that is has, and how you can support the cause. We also discuss their new up and coming program L.I.F.E = Living In Full Expectation.Do yourself a favor and listen.2024-07-1842 minDipped With Sweet and HotMy Girl: Black Mother-Daughter LoveOur dynamic duo continues the topic of Black Love, focusing this time on the love between a Black mother and her children. In this episode, they interview The Coopers. Mother Geri Cooper and her daughter, Kiersten Cooper, discuss:Their current relationship and hopes for the futureMothering then and nowWhat Black parents and kids can do to improve their relationships with each otherIn Sweet and Hot, Mel finds a good vacation spot after a long search, and Hollee is napping now , but something is interrupting her new found habit. Find out w...2024-07-1244 minDipped With Sweet and HotBlack Love LanguagesOur duo dives into the different ways Black folks show each other love (aka Black love languages) —like nick names and card games, for example. Which other ones come to mind for you?Plus:Hollee discusses her Juneteenth event. Did Mel show up? Listen and find out!Mel discusses surging prices in these streets as she hunts down some caramel cake lol!2024-07-0332 minDipped With Sweet and HotJuneteenth: Free to love…America?As America celebrates Juneteenth:Mel and Hollee dig into the complex love relationships Black Americans have with their ‘free’ country. Some love it. Some, not so much. Others leave. Our duo shares their thoughts and plans for the now-federal holiday. Plus:Mel’s “sweet” gratitude for recent experiencesHollee’s “hot” summer2024-06-1932 minDipped With Sweet and HotIntro to Black Love: Men’s Panel Pt. 2 Our ladies are back for Season 2, and they’ve got the Men’s Panel with them! They delve into the focus for this DWSH second season. Plus, the men put our hosts in the hot seat and ask them impromptu questions. We also give Black women their flowers in a section we like to call, "Here's to You!" Welcome to Season 2!2024-06-121h 03Dipped With Sweet and HotThe Men Get Dipped: Season 1 FinaleSeason Finale! Three gentlemen join us for our first Men’s Panel, weighing in on juicy topics covered this season, including: -dating (and sleuthing lol)-cohabitation-Broken ‘Bones’ in the bedroom-mental health and self-awareness…and more! Check it out and catch up on any episodes you missed.Special thanks to our guests: Manny Johnson, Lorenzo Rush, Jr., and Olumiji Jones.2024-02-2849 min