The Antidote

Giving Grace with Tabitha Brown Feb 08, 2023

In this episode of The Antidote, Amy and Grace connect with actor, entrepreneur, and two-time New York Times bestselling author Tabitha Brown about the joy of giving grace to others, how to adopt a vegan lifestyle, and why there’s no such thing as time wasted.

Amy and Grace share their bummer news of the week – a mom gets called a bully for protecting her daughter, and a metaphorical clock sounding an alarm for humanity. They also share their antidotes: closet organizing, and impromptu friend visits.

This week’s Creative Tap-In:

“There is a fountain of youth: it is your mind, your talents, the creativity you bring to your life.”

- Sophia Loren

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The Antidote - Live from LA! - with Jay Ellis & Sydnee Washington Feb 01, 2023

In this episode of The Antidote LIVE from The Virgil in Los Angeles, Amy and Grace connect with actor, director, and producer Jay Ellis. Jay discusses owning the start of his day and the mental health benefits of walking. Later in the episode, stand-up comedian and actor Sydnee Washington joins Amy and Grace for our wellness shot segment, where we give advice to our audience and listeners to help solve their real-life issues, from dating to bad weaves.

Amy and Grace share their bummer news of the week – M&M’s replaces “polarizing” mascots to make them more inclusive, and how the 2023 Oscars failed to nominate any women directors. They also share their antidotes: a neighborhood find, and reading by the fire.

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Storytime with Amy and Grace: Traveling Solo Jan 25, 2023

On this episode of The Antidote, Amy and Grace share their first solo trips – a grad school vacation to England, and a language immersion program in the south of France.

Amy and Grace also share their bummer news of the week – an indie romance author faked her death, and white TikTok influencers “discover” Black hair products. They also share their antidotes: drag queen performances, and a juicy audiobook.

This week’s Creative Tap-In:

“Negativity is the enemy of creativity” - David Lynch

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Boxing It Out with Bassey Ikpi Jan 18, 2023

In this episode of The Antidote, Amy and Grace connect with poet, mental health advocate, and New York Times bestselling author Bassey Ikpi about the power of virtual reality fitness, romance novels, and living with bipolar two disorder.

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Amy and Grace share their bummer news of the week – artists missing from Rolling Stone’s 200 greatest singers of all time list, and the pressures within the entertainment industry. They also share their antidotes: cooking and New Year’s rituals.

This week’s Creative Tap-In:

“Creativity is more than just being different. Anybody can plan weird; that’s easy. What’s hard is to be as simple as Bach. Making the simple, awesomely simple, that’s creativity.”

- Charles Mingus

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Astrology as Art with Mecca Woods Jan 11, 2023

In this episode of The Antidote, Amy and Grace get a natal chart reading from astrologer Mecca Woods and chat about the purpose of astrology and get self-care recommendations according to their signs.

Amy and Grace share their bummer news of the week – the impact Black Twitter’s demise will have on social justice reform, and a children’s book created entirely using AI. They also share their antidotes: a closet purge and an early morning walk and talk with a friend.

This week’s Creative Tap-In:

“You don't start out writing good stuff. You start out writing crap and thinking it's good stuff, and then gradually you get better at it.

That's why I say one of the most valuable traits is persistence.”

- Octavia E. Butler

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Defending Your Stillness with Roy Wood Jr. Jan 05, 2023

In this episode of The Antidote, Amy and Grace connect with Roy Wood Jr. about baseball, travel, and therapy.

Amy and Grace share their bummer news of the week – A reddit post that speaks to how unsafe women feel in public, and a man’s Tesla shut down and locked him inside the car. They also share their antidotes: haircare, and vacation pics.

This week’s Creative Tap-In:

“Don’t think. Thinking is the enemy of creativity. It’s self-conscious, and anything self-conscious is lousy. You can’t try to do things. You simply must do things.”

- Ray Bradbury

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Storytime with Amy and Grace: End of Year Reflections Dec 21, 2022

On this episode of The Antidote, Amy and Grace share the most important lessons they’ve learned this year, from trusting their gut to focusing their energy.

Amy and Grace also share their bummer news of the week – Stephen “tWitch” Boss’ death, and Megan Thee Stallion’s testimony in court around her trauma.

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They also share their antidotes: a luxurious advent calendar and window shopping with friends.

This week’s Creative Tap-In:

“Creativity is intelligence having fun.”

-Albert Einstein

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Get Well with Jordan Carlos Dec 14, 2022

In this episode of The Antidote, Amy and Grace connect with standup comedian, writer and actor Jordan Carlos in a live conversation from this year’s New York Comedy Festival. Jordan joins Amy and Grace in a new segment called The Wellness Shot, where we give advice to our audience and listeners to help solve their real-life issues.

Amy and Grace also share their bummer news of the week – Odell Beckham Jr. was recently removed from an American Airlines flight, and an antibiotic shortage. They also share their antidotes: Broadway and a “hot girl walk.”

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FULL TRANSCRIPT

Amy The world is a dumpster fire. I'm Amy.

Grace And I'm Grace.

Amy And we want to f---ing help.

Grace We're comedy writers in Los Angeles. And as a reflex to the madness on the news, we're keeping a positive but opinionated.

Amy We talk about cultural moments we love.

Grace Talk to people we adore.

Amy Crushes we have.

Grace And self-care we stan.

Amy During these trying times, we all need a show that focuses on joy.

Grace This is The Antidote.

Amy Pow, pow, pow.

Grace Hi, everybody. Welcome, welcome, welcome. We are back. I'm a little crazy today. We finished shooting last night at 1 a.m. and here I am in the morning and I feel good. I still haven't seen my friend. Hi, amy

Amy Yay hi. And also congratulations to my friend for finishing her shoot. Like, literally, I feel like you've lived in New York for nine years.

Grace I know I do too. I feel like it's been 20,000 years. I was young when I left. I'm old now.

Amy But at the end of it you have a beautiful, magnificent, funny and hilarious show to show the world and hopefully we will be seeing it soon.

Grace Yeah, one that my wonderful friend Amy directed two episodes of. So, so, you know, stay tuned for the Amy and Grace collabo with Michelle Buteau and other wonderful people.

Amy Yes, that's right.

Grace Girl, girl, did you hear about this Good Morning America thing?

Amy The Good Morning America scandal is all over my timeline. My thing about the Twitter feed this past week is that I had to come in contact with two people who I did not know who they were. And now I know everything about them. And I'm talking about T.J. Holmes. Yeah. And Amy Robach. Yeah. I'm like, who are y'all?

Grace Yeah, I had no idea who they were either. I mean, the T.J. Holmes guy looked a little bit more familiar to me, but I was like, oh, I've maybe seen that before. But that woman, she she looks like a copy of so many other women I've seen on tv.

Amy You know, so crazy to me because both of them are married in other relationships. T.J. Holmes, a man I didn't know existed, you know, posted like a tribute to his wife, man, a year ago, like less than a year ago, posted a tribute to his wife about how I tried to make her leave and she won't leave because she's got a black superwoman energy,

Cozy Mysteries with Dulcé Sloan Dec 07, 2022

In this episode of The Antidote, Amy and Grace connect with comedian, writer, and actor Dulcé Sloan. In a live conversation from this year’s New York Comedy Festival, Dulcé shares her favorite murder mysteries, the joys of crafting, and savoring hobbies.

Amy and Grace share their bummer news of the week – owl attacks are becoming more common, and how Stacy Abrams’ loss felt like a gut punch for Black women. They also share their antidotes: a new Netflix show and waffles.

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FULL TRANSCRIPT

Amy The world is a dumpster fire. I'm Amy.

Grace And I'm Grace.

Amy And we want to f---in help.

Grace We're comedy writers in Los Angeles, and we like to take the bad sh-- we hear and work through it together.

Amy We talk about cultural moments we love.

Grace Talk to people we adore.

Amy Crushes we have.

Grace And self-care we stan.

Amy During these trying times, we all need a show that focuses on joy.

Grace This is The Antidote. Live.

Amy That's right. That's motherf---ing right. Friends, we are very happy to share with you all our first ever live show from Brooklyn, New York, which was a part of the New York Comedy Festival on November 12.

Grace We're joined by our friends Dulce Sloan and Jordan Carlos.

Amy Not only were they the funniest and most awesome guests ever, that live energy really just gotten to all of us. It was so much fun.

Grace This is part one of the antidote live with Dulce Sloan motherf---ing Brooklyn. Thank you all for coming to our first live show. We're so excited to be here with you.

Amy We're super excited. And, you know, like for you guys who know the podcast, we always talk about our antidotes and our bummer news. But I do want to say that this live show is coming at the end of a month of New York with my best friend, Grace. Yeah. And there have been some real highlights to be in New York with you. Like our fancy dinner, we had to scarf it up.

Grace Literally bought, like everything on the menu and they're like, Can you eat all this f---ing food? I was like, Yeah.

Amy Yeah, yeah, watch me, watch it. Also also, we saw Top Dog Underdog on Broadway.

Grace We did. And let me tell you about. Yeah, yeah.

Amy Yeah, Ya-Ya can get it. He can get it. I don't know what the play was about because in my head the play was about his thighs. I don't know what I saw.

Grace But it was really good. Like I would recommend everybody see it. First of all, like Corey Hawkins, such a great actor. Yeah, yeah, yeah. A great actor as well. Didn't really focus on his acting because like I said.

Amy Once again, the thighs. Once again the thighs. And we also did other fancy things, like we had a little nightcap at Dumbo house one night. I saw how the other half lives, the other half being my friend Grace. Um, it was really, really fancy.

Storytime with Amy and Grace: Songs in the Key of Beyoncé Nov 30, 2022

On this episode of The Antidote, Amy and Grace share songs that score the defining moments of their lives, from Beyonce’s Church Girl to Fiona Apple’s Sleep to Dream to Smokie Norful’s Still Say, Thank You.

Amy and Grace also share their bummer news of the week – a debate over Disney’s first plus-sized protagonist, and TikTokers taping their mouths shut while sleeping for “beauty rest.” They also share their antidotes: impulsive shopping and pre-made cocktails.

This week’s Creative Tap-In:

“I remember being really young and having this voice inside that told me to trust my gut. And my gut has been really, really strong in my life. It’s pretty vocal and it leads me.”

-Solange Knowles

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FULL TRANSCRIPT

Amy The world is a dumpster fire. I'm Amy.

Grace And I'm Grace.

Amy And we want to f---in help.

Grace We're comedy writers in Los Angeles, so we're taking those bad news lemons and making them into lemonade. Thanks, Beyonce.

Amy We talk about cultural moments we love.

Grace Talk to people we adore.

Amy Crushes we have.

Grace And self-care we stan.

Amy During these trying times. We all need a show that focuses on joy.

Grace This is The Antidote. Hi, everyone. Welcome to another week of the antidote. Yeah, I'm. And I'm a real zippy this morning. I had my go go juice.

Amy Yeah, clearly. No., that's perfect. But, you know what's so funny is sort of like such a pretty day in New York that it does kind of feel like you're in a musical. Like, I woke up and there's just, like, sun shining, and I'm like, Oh.

Grace I know. And you're leaving me this week. Amy, I'm so sorry. Amy's going back to Los Angeles, and then I'm still here working on this show until the beginning of the summer. I love this show, but it's been so nice having you direct, Amy. It's been so fun.

Amy It's wonderful getting to work with my bestie. I'm like, This has been such a treat. It so bittersweet to be done.

Grace I know. And then, like, everybody's just. Like, yuck. GROSS.

Amy There was one day I bet no one on crew has ever seen that. One day I got to set and I just. walked over to Grace and held her like, why is the director hugging? This producer was like, okay.

Grace And then like, we literally like sang together on set. And then I told all the actors, I was like, You treat her good because this is my friend. They were going to treat her good any way. But I was. Just like warning people. Like warning people just to, like, be f---ing cool. My friend's coming, but everybody was wonderful. So it was a really lovely month having you here. Our offices literally next door to each other. It was very adorable.

Amy It was super adorable.

Hot Girl Walks with Ashley Blaine Featherson-Jenkins Nov 16, 2022

In this episode of The Antidote, Amy and Grace connect with actress, podcaster, and beauty maven Ashley Blaine Featherson-Jenkins about how we all can benefit from a ‘hot girl walk’, the act of surrendering, and falling in love with New York City again.

Amy and Grace share their bummer news of the week – racist backlash over The Lord of The Rings series on Amazon, and the state of Texas sending students home with DNA kits so their bodies can be identified “in case of emergency.” They also share their antidote: an overnight mask and showering at night.

This week’s Creative Tap-In:

“A creative life is an amplified life.”

-Elizabeth Gilbert

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FULL TRANSCRIPT

Amy The world is a dumpster fire. I'm Amy.

Grace And I'm Grace.

Amy And we want to f---in help.

Grace We're comedy writers in Los Angeles. And as a reflex to the madness on the news, we're keeping it positive, but opinionated.

Amy We talk about cultural moments we love.

Grace Talk to people we adore.

Amy Crushes we have.

Grace And self-care we stan.

Amy During these trying times we all need to show that focuses on joy.

Grace This is The Antidote. Hey, everybody. You're back for another week.

Amy Ooh, I love. Wow. Grace given us Broadway. Give it up. Musical theater.

Grace Give you some vocal stylings, I guess. I don't know what that was. But thank you for coming to The Antidote for yet another week, friends.

Amy Yeah, and thank you guys for attending our live show in New York.

Grace Oh, it's so great to see you.

Amy The listeners who were able to make it. It was so awesome. For those who weren't able to attend. Stay tuned to our live show. We're going to be putting out a recording as a future episode. You can kind of experience it. You know, it won't be the same, but it'll be similar.

Grace Yeah, but we'd love to do more live shows in 2023, so stay tuned and see when our next one is.

Amy Yeah. Anyway, I know this is kind of old, but I guess I was just like going back. There are old texts or something. Grace and I saw the video of Maxwell breaking it down on stage with his niece.

Grace Yes. I was like is Uncle season now here? Okay. He came to make the aunties first and Auntie Junior is like myself. Because I was like, ok Maxwell. And the funniest tweet that I thought about it was. Like when he was like. Doing his little Meghan thee stallion knees move Like they're like there's literally no song Maxwell has that justifies this cause, because somebody put it over this woman's work. So it's like.

Amy And I just want to be like n---- stand up.

Grace But like he, you know, we got all our jokes off our Black Twitter and Instagram.

The Healing Powers of Brooklyn Nine-Nine with Samantha Irby Nov 09, 2022

In this episode of The Antidote, Amy and Grace connect with comedian, writer, and essayist Samantha Irby about her love of Judge Mathis, processing her emotions post-pandemic, and how she balances being ‘quietly hostile’ and loveable.

Amy and Grace share their bummer news of the week – the Fyre Fest founder is starting a new festival, and Megan Thee Stallion’s home was broken into. They also share their antidote— going to the ballet and meal delivery.

This week’s Creative Tap-In:

“You can’t put your finger on who I am. I can’t put my finger on who I am.”

-Beyoncé

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FULL TRANSCRIPT

Amy The world is a dumpster fire. I'm Amy.

Grace And I'm Grace.

Amy And we want to f---in help.

Grace We're comedy writers in Los Angeles, and we like to take the bad sh-- we hear and work through it together.

Amy We talk about cultural moments we love.

Grace Talk to people we adore.

Amy Crushes we have.

Grace And self-care we stan.

Amy During these trying times, we all need a show that focuses on joy.

Grace This is The Antidote. Hi, everyone. Welcome, welcome, welcome. We're so glad that you're back.

Amy Welcome. From both coasts. Now I'm in New York and Grace is in L.A..

Grace I know we switched it, though, while I'm here for an event. And, yeah, I had to leave Amy back in New York.

Amy Yeah, but she'll be coming back soon because we have our live show coming up. So Saturday, November 12th, 7:30 p.m. at Union Hall in Brooklyn, New York. Don't forget about it.

Grace Yeah, doors open at 7 p.m. and we can finally announce our two wonderful guests.

Amy Oh, my God.

Grace Who are... Drum roll...Please Dulce Sloan and Jordan Carlos. We are so, so excited for these two amazing guests to talk to them live. So you don't want to miss that. You better come.

Amy Yeah come on you can purchase tickets now at NYComedyFestival.com or at the link in our shownotes. And you guys Dulce Sloan and Jordan Carlos like they busy people.

Grace Okay yeah.

Amy Let's respect them. Let's respect them and show up.

Grace Yes, tickets are selling fast, so if you'd like to come see us, we would love to see you.

Amy By the way, Grace, I was just thinking about how there's new music coming out this week, and I saw that like Chloe Bailey and Ashanti and Rihanna. And SZA are all dropping songs. There's a song Shirt is like, Okay, girl, just rip through my heart. I know.

Grace Oh, sh--. I haven't heard it yet.

Amy We sad outside. We sad outside. These men be treatin us bad.

Gr

Bed Peace with London Hughes Nov 02, 2022

In this episode of The Antidote, Amy and Grace connect with comedian, writer, and actor London Hughes about the practice of letting your sparkle show, how sex is self-care, and letting things come to you.

Amy and Grace share their bummer news of the week – the FBI’s 40-year investigation of Aretha Franklin, and how some hospitals are raking in high profits while their patients drown in medical debt. They also share their antidote: wanderlust.

This week’s Creative Tap-In:

“Life can be dark and horrible, but what makes humans so resilient is their ability to find the light in dark situations. I think that’s the only reason why we’re still on this planet.”

-Quinta Brunson

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FULL TRANSCRIPT

Amy The world is a dumpster fire. I'm Amy.

Grace And I'm Grace.

Amy And we want to f---ing help.

Grace We're comedy writers in Los Angeles, so we're taking those bad news lemons and making them into lemonade.

Amy We talk about cultural moments we love.

Grace Talk to people we adore.

Amy Crushes we have.

Grace And self-care we stan.

Amy During these trying times. We all need a show that focuses on joy.

Grace This is The Antidote. Hi, everyone. Welcome back to The Antidote for another week.

Amy Yes, we're so happy to have you in. Just a quick reminder before we get into everything, don't forget, our live show is coming up Saturday, November 12th at 7:30 p.m. at Union Hall in Brooklyn, New York.

Grace Yep, doors open at 7 p.m., like she said. And you can purchase tickets now at NYComedyFestival.com or at the link in our show notes.

Amy And actually our guest this week, London Hughes, she's performing at the New York Comedy Festival, too. So if you're feeling nasty. Go ahead and buy tickets for Friday night as well. And you get to see London Hughes. She's hilarious. Fall in love with her in just a moment on this episode.

Grace Yes, definitely is a fun conversation. But Amy, we wouldn't need the antidote if we didn't have something to get an antidote from.

Amy Starting now, up top with our bummer news of the week. Well, guys, I read on Vice recently that there are all these wild things coming out from FBI's 40 year investigation of Aretha Franklin.

Grace Forty years.

Amy I didn't even know that they were investigating her like that. Apparently the FBI file shows the singer was under investigation from. 1967 to 2007.

Grace Wow.

Amy Mostly because she was politically outspoken and was friends with MLK. They thought that her performance, that MLK funeral could start a revolution, and they were nervous about, quote unquote, black militant power. This is literally nuts. And I lit

Storytime with Amy and Grace: Just Back That A$$ Up Oct 26, 2022

On this episode of The Antidote, Amy and Grace share advice they would give their younger selves to help them better navigate relationships, including not taking romantic relationships so seriously, and setting boundaries within their friendships.

Amy and Grace also share their bummer news of the week – Ime Udoka’s cheating scandal, and the leaked audio with racist remarks from a member of the Los Angeles City Council. They also share their antidotes: a new coat and a new vision board.

This week’s Creative Tap-In:

“I think it’s just as important what you say no to as what you say yes to.”

-Sandra Oh

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FULL TRANSCRIPT

Amy The world is a dumpster fire. I'm Amy.

Grace And I'm Grace.

Amy And we want to f---in' help.

Grace We are comedy writers in Los Angeles, so we're taking those bad news lemons and making them into Lemonade. Beyoncé reference.

Amy We talk about cultural moments we love.

Grace Talk to people we adore.

Amy Crushes we have.

Grace And self-care we stan.

Amy During these trying times. We all need a show that focuses on joy.

Grace This is The Antidote. Hi, everybody. Welcome to another Wednesday. Another us.

Amy Hey, hey. The only thing that I want to talk about this week is that we finally got the details for our first live show. Ooh. Listeners. That's right. If you listeners want to become viewers will come out to the first live show ever. It's going to be Saturday, November 12th, at 7:30 p.m. at Union Hall in Brooklyn, New York. You can purchase tickets now at NY Comedy Festivalt.com. That's NYComedyFestival.com or at the link in our shownotes.

Grace We are so stupid excited and we will have an announcement of the guests very soon. But come see us. We are so excited to actually meet some of you in person. And yeah, we have been planning this and so we're ready to turn up with y'all and hear you guys and adults. Oh, my God, I'm so excited.

Amy And you'll also get a little bit more dose of us. So you're going to hear a little later in the episode our storytime segment. And you'll see that if you come to our live show, you get to hear a little bit more from us. Isn't that you see what you want?

Grace You will see unedited Grace and Amy.

Amy Yes, uncut Grace and Amy.

Grace Uncut. But you know what? We wouldn't need an antidote if we didn't have something to get an antidote from.

Amy Starting now, up top with our bummer news of the week. Okay, well, guys, I'm not a sports fan by nature. I don't really follow sports well. But I'll tell you what, when a Nigerian man is a head coach, I'm paying attention. And when that Nigerian man chooses a baddy as his fiancee, I'm paying attention. So I've

The Juice with Solomon Georgio Oct 19, 2022

In this episode of The Antidote, Amy and Grace connect with comedian, writer, and actor Solomon Georgio about his favorite kind of gossip, the practice of being kind to yourself, and karaoke.

Amy and Grace share their bummer news of the week – scam robotexts have surged in recent months, and the shift to remote work drove over 60% of the house-price surge. They also share their antidotes: change of season, and a new pair of glasses.

This week’s Creative Tap-In:

“I feel like the youthful experience is what drives the creativity, and I feel like experience and maturity as an adult, experience as an elder statesman, THAT refines it.”

-Black Thought

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Amy The world is a dumpster fire. I'm Amy.

Grace And I'm Grace.

Amy And we want to f---in help.

Grace We are comedy writers in Los Angeles, so we're taking those bad news lemons and making them into Lemonade. Beyonce reference here.

Amy We talk about cultural moments we love.

Grace Talk to people we adore.

Amy Crushes we have.

Grace And self-care we stan.

Amy During these trying times. We all need a show that focuses on joy.

Grace This is The Antidote. Hi, everyone. Welcome to another week of The Antidote. You are our constant antidote. So thank you for being here.

Amy Thank you, listeners. And also it's fall time, you know, and I'm not trying to be like a Trader Joe's ad or anything, but I know I said my antidote a few weeks back. My antidote was a Trader Joe's Overnight Oats, and I went to Trader Joe's yesterday and they had pumpkin flavored overnight oats. I had to get them. I had to snatch up.

Grace So you love the pumpkin. You like the pumpkin and the fall spices that are your jam?

Amy Well, I like a seasonal snack. I won't even say it's fall specific. I think there's something fun even outside of Trader Joe's when the seasons change and you get to have something that's just for that season. But I think I'll be honest, I think Trader Joe's kind of overdoes it with the pumpkin, like, you don't need pumpkin mochi and like pumpkin burritos and pumpkin eggrolls. Calm down. Yeah, they do too much.

Grace Calm down. You try- you have a pumpkin patch that's why you got so much pumpkin but do you like I did I like I do you know it's so interesting it's always the end of the year where we get, like special snacks or whatever, special foods. I'm more of a Christmas snack person because I love, like, like like a peppermint brownie or like, you know, like peppermint in. I guess I just like peppermint. So that's usually Christmas. So I do I do enjoy those. Or, you know, at Starbucks, they used to have this thin

I Love A Lifetime Movie with Naomi Ekperigin Oct 12, 2022

In this episode of The Antidote, Amy and Grace connect with comedian Naomi Ekperigin about the joys of a swimming pool, the power behind ‘most’, and procedural Lifetime movies.

Amy and Grace share their bummer news of the week – holiday airfare will be super expensive this year, and the former Governor of Mississippi helped Brett Favre secure welfare funds for a volleyball stadium. They also share their antidotes: a lymphatic drainage massage, and celebrating.

This week’s Creative Tap-In: ”Creativity doesn’t wait for that perfect moment. It fashions its own perfect moments out of ordinary ones.”

-Bruce Garrabrandt

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Amy The world is a dumpster fire. I'm Amy.

Grace And I'm Grace.

Amy And we want to f---ing help.

Grace We're comedy writers in Los Angeles, so we're taking those bad news lemons and making them into lemonade. Ow Beyonce reference.

Amy We talk about cultural moments we love.

Grace Talk to people we adore.

Amy Crushes we have

Grace And self-care we stan.

Amy During these trying times. We all need a show that focuses on joy.

Grace This is The Antidote. Hi, everybody. Welcome to another week of this podcast. Welcome back to the antidote.

Amy And another week of this garbage world.

Grace Yes. Yes, that is that is very true. I mean, yet we are still on this spinning orb of garbage.

Amy This trash island called Earth.

Grace Trash island called Earth. So, Amy, did you hear about this story? I saw it on Condé Nast Traveler that now there's going to be 80 minute flights from London to New York, like the Spanish designer Oscar biennials. He made like a super, like, futuristic, hyper strength jet that can get from London to New York in 80 minutes, like just a little over an hour.

Amy I'm laughing at that because I just imagine Black. Women's wigs flying off. Like peww, just everything ends up in New York all bald. What happened. That was too fast. I don't want to be on that fast ass flight. Like there's something wrong with that. Why would you doing that?

Grace That's scary.

Amy We're not even supposed to be in the sky like people are not supposed to fly.

Grace I mean, this is just concept art right now. But it's still wild that they're trying to do this.

Amy Why can't that guy do something else with his genius? Like, I'm just like, we don't. Yeah, I want to get places faster, but sometimes it's like, don't try and be God. Don't try and fly too fast is going to f--- something up.

Favorite Patterns with E.R. Fightmaster Oct 05, 2022

In this episode of The Antidote, Amy and Grace connect with actor E.R. Fightmaster about living with intention, tales of cryotherapy, and discovering their voice.

Amy and Grace share their bummer news of the week – Starbucks recalled some of their drinks due to possible contamination, and a judge refused to dismiss a lawsuit against a cancer survivor’s 'FCANCER' vanity plate. They also share their antidotes: pre-exploring a new neighborhood, and canceling plans.

This week’s Creative Tap-In:

“If you’re creating anything at all, it’s really dangerous to care about what people think.” -Kristen Wiig

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Amy The world is a dumpster fire. I'm Amy.

Grace And I'm Grace. We're comedy writers in Los Angeles.

Amy And we want to help.

Grace As a reflex to the f---ing madness on the news for keeping it positive, uplifting, but opinionated.

Amy We talk about cultural moments we love.

Grace Talk to people we adore.

Amy Crushes we have.

Grace And self-care we stan.

Amy During these trying times. We all need a show that focuses on joy.

Grace This is The Antidote. Hey, everybody.

Amy I love that, wow. Given Mr. Rogers.

Grace I miss singing a lot. So sometimes in unexpected points, I just break into song.

Amy Girl. Same like in meetings, I'll be like, and then we're going to get the nuts.

Grace Why? Oh, it's because there's something that my soul wants that I don't do anymore. Yeah, I mean, I'm actually thinking because I want to learn how to sing plastic on the sofa. So I'm thinking that while I'm in New York doing production stuff, that I might actually get a voice teacher.

Amy Wait. You should do that. You should do that. I have a friend who did this recently. It was a while back, but he he used to sing in an a cappella group in college and he was like, I really miss it. And so he ended up getting a vocal coach. And then that vocal coach introduced him to some of the other singers that he was coaching. And then they formed an a cappella group. And they put on a show.

Grace Oh my goodness.

Amy It was right before the pandemic they put on a show. And I was like, What? You're like a 35 year old man in a group? What's happening.

Grace No, I love it. It's like just something you do for fun. Like, my my theory was to be, like, do a little cabaret act where I, like, wear a sparkly dress and I have my kids, like, all hiked up to my chin. And be like, Let me get right to the point. Big spender.

Amy It has to be when you're old enough not to care. It's like your 75th birthday. You're just like.

Storytime with Amy and Grace Sep 28, 2022

On this episode of The Antidote, Amy and Grace introduce a new segment, ‘Storytime,’ where they tell each other a story about themselves! Grace and Amy share their happiest childhood memories, which include Narnia, teeny weeny afros, and redefining beauty.

Amy and Grace also share their bummer news of the week – rent in Manhattan reaches a new high, and sitting all day can cause health problems, even if you exercise. They also share their antidotes: the two of them went to a beautiful patio restaurant for a de-stress dinner date.

This week’s Creative Tap-In:

“Make up a story... For our sake and yours forget your name in the street; tell us what the world has been to you in the dark places and in the light. Don't tell us what to believe, what to fear. Show us belief's wide skirt and the stitch that unravels fear's caul.”

― Toni Morrison

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Amy The world is a dumpster fire. I'm Amy.

Grace And I'm Grace. We are comedy writers in Los Angeles.

Amy And you know what? We're here to help.

Grace So as a reflex to the f---ing madness on the news, we're keeping it positive, uplifting, but opinionated.

Amy Damn straight. We talk about cultural moments we love.

Grace We talk to people we adore.

Amy Crushes we have.

Grace And self-care we stan.

Amy During these trying times. We all need to show that focus is on joy.

Grace This is the antidote. Oh. Hi, everybody. You know what? I am looking at such a great day in L.A., but I'm so happy to be here with my friend and be here with you doing the antidote for another week.

Amy Yeah, you guys. Grace is about to leavin on a jet plane. She's about to be out of here.

Grace Oh, you too, bitch. Like we going to be cruising. We going to be high fiving in the sky. You know who says yes? Actually, you're. You're leaving, actually, before me. But tell us, where are you flying off to, my lady?

Amy Oh, well, by the time this airs already, be back, y'all. But I am on my way to France, you know, my other home. And I haven't really spent considerable time there since before the pandemic, so I'm really, really excited to go. Yeah, yeah.

Grace Yeah, yeah. You got to have some cheeses and some breads.

Amy That's right. You know. Yeah, exactly. So.

Grace You know, I am sort of lactose intolerant, but when I go to I can eat that cheese and nothing happens to me. What are we putting in our cheese? And the American.

Amy Literally, America is a cesspool like, what? They're just like,.

Grace Why does our bread taste so bad?

Amy I used to think I hated bread, and then I went to France and I was like, Hmm, say, roses, take them numb because they have.

A Good Edit with Topher Grace Sep 21, 2022

In this episode of The Antidote, Amy and Grace connect with actor Topher Grace about reliving the 90s, finding balance and the upside of burnout.

Amy and Grace share their bummer news of the week – the haunted house from horror movie “The Conjuring” sold for $1.5 million, and there’s a new startup that helps layoff workers more “humanely.” They also share their antidotes: a new piece of art from JC3 Art, and a Bose portable speaker.

This week’s Creative Tap-In:

“The beauty of art is that it allows you to slow down, and for a moment, things that once seemed unfamiliar become precious to you.” -Kehinde Wiley

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Amy The world is a dumpster fire. I'm Amy.

Grace And I'm Grace. We're both comedy writers in Los Angeles.

Amy And we want to help.

Grace As a reflex to the f---ing madness on the news for keeping it positive, uplifting, but opinionated.

Amy We talk about cultural moments we love.

Grace Talk to people we adore.

Amy Crushes we have, and self-care. We stand during these trying times. We all need a show that focuses on joy.

Grace This is The Antidote. Hi Everyone. Welcome to another week of The Antidote. We are so happy that you're back with us this week.

Amy Yes, we're so happy. And thank you guys for continuing to share your antidotes. One of the antidotes we recently received was from listener Sara Lowe. She said, I have to say that my antidote is the themes controlling little people's lives, cheating their needs to make them never hungry or sleepy or have to go to the bathroom, getting them a promotion every two days with spare time to master the violin skills. So cathartic. Oh. I love that, Sarah.

Grace Oh my God. That takes me back. I have not played The Sims in very, very long, but I'm glad that The Sims are still around, still, you know, has fans and. Yeah. We're so glad, Sarah, that that is something that brings you joy. Sometimes you got to take a little brain break and move around other little people that aren't yourself.

Amy So true. So true. Grace?

Grace Yes.

Amy I know it's been out for a while, but I've been obsessively watching the Halle Bailey Little Mermaid trailer.

Grace Oh. My God, I am so excited. It's like.

Amy Truly.

Grace Like I The Little Mermaid is one of my favorite Disney movies. One of my favorite Disney movies of all time. The music is fire. It's really good. And I remember there was a time in my life that our dad used to take us to the movies, like when a New Disney thing came out. And I remember it was just like you would go to the Star Theater in Southfield, Michigan, and we would go and we would sit and we were watching. So great.

The Power of No with Ijeoma Oluo Sep 14, 2022

In this episode of The Antidote, Amy and Grace connect with author Ijeoma Oluo about the importance of community, the art of make-up, and not shrinking back.

Amy and Grace share their bummer news of the week – A certain famous singer doesn’t want Virgo dancers on tour, and neighbors threw a note over the fence after hearing a woman having sex with her windows open. They also share their antidotes: a new Netflix documentary about personal finance, and Trader Joe’s overnight oats.

This week’s Creative Tap-In:

“You can't use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have.”

-Maya Angelou

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Amy The world is a dumpster fire. I'm Amy.

Grace And I'm Grace. We're comedy writers in Los Angeles.

Amy And we want to help.

Grace As a reflex to the f---ing madness on the news, we're keeping it positive, uplifting, but opinionated.

Amy We talk about cultural moments we love.

Grace Talk to people we adore.

Amy Crushes we have.

Grace And self-care we stan.

Amy During these trying times. We all need a show that focuses on joy.

Grace This is The Antidote. Hi, everybody. Welcome back to The Antidote. We missed you so much.

Amy We missed you. It's been like a month. A month plus?

Grace I know. Like, what is the life without this podcast?

Amy I know what were y'all even doing. How did you even go on?

Grace Yeah. Like what happened? Like what happened while we were gone? Like, you know, send us a little message or something. We want to know what was going on.

Amy Well, actually, we did get a message from someone. Did you see?

Grace We did?

Amy An antidote listener who goes by at Writeous_Warrior and that's spelled W-R-I-T-E-O-U-S underscore warrior. That's right. They're a writer. They said felt my anxiety creep up a little this week, so I started working out on my elliptical again. I always feel better after that and I'm just going to go ahead and add hashtag. That's my antidote. And I love that they shared this.

Grace Oh yeah. I used to stand that elliptical machine that used to be like my main machine when I had the strength. And right now I don't even have the strength anymore. I used to be on that puppy for 45 minutes to an hour. So I am so happy that your elliptical machine brought you peace and joy this week, Writeous_Warrior.

Amy I also haven't seen a lot of you in the last month, so like what have you. What have you been up to, my friend?

Grace Oh, so much. Just, you know, catching up on some projects and you know, yeah, I'm going to do my Thanos, you know,

Getting Booksmart with Phoebe Robinson Aug 10, 2022

In this episode of The Antidote, Amy and Grace connect with comedian, actress, and publishing maven Phoebe Robinson about expanding your world, gratitude journals, and wow moments.

Amy and Grace share their bummer news of the week: A Chick-Fil-A store in North Carolina is trying to get people to volunteer for food, and a couple in San Francisco is fighting a parking ticket they got very unexpectedly. They also share their antidotes: making new friends, and spontaneity.

This week’s Creative Tap-In:

“Make visible what, without you, might perhaps never have been seen.” – Robert Bresson

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Amy The world is a dumpster fire. I'm Amy.

Grace And I'm Grace.

Amy And we want to help.

Grace As a reflex to the f---ing madness on the news for keeping it positive, uplifting, but opinionated.

Amy We talk about cultural moments we love.

Grace Talk to people we adore.

Amy Crushes we have.

Grace And self-care we stand.

Amy During these trying times, we all need a show that focuses on joy.

Grace This is The Antidote. Hi, everyone. Welcome to another week of The Antidote. We here again.

Amy We here again. And just so you know, we're going to be going on hiatus for a few weeks, a little summer break. But don't worry, hotties, we'll be back September 14th. So in the meantime, don't be a stranger. Send us your antidotes. And if you have any requests for an antidote and anything you want to tell us that is bringing you joy, send us that, too, so slide into our dm's on Instagram at theeantidotepod. That's the with two E's. Or you can also go to our web site, antidoteshow.org.

Grace So, girl, I don't know if you've seen this, but the other day I was like, in a meeting, I can't even remember who I was meeting. And then all of a sudeen I get a little alert that says that Governor Newsom is declaring a state of emergency in California because of monkeypox, bitch.

Amy I'm overwhelmed by this. I can't take another pandemic. I'm like we we barely are out of this panini. We're actually fully still inside the sandwich.

Grace Still in the panini.

Amy We're inside the panini still. And now there's something else coming up.

Grace The panini still on the George Foreman Grill cooking, you know what I'm saying? And there's.

Amy Sprinkle some monkeypox in there.

Grace Now. We got to be sprinkled with monkeypox. And I am staying in a hotel this month. And I'm just worried about that sh--.

Amy For the month?

Big Moon Energy with Sasheer Zamata Aug 03, 2022

In this episode of The Antidote, Amy and Grace connect with Sasheer Zamata about matching tattoos, estate sales, and tapping into energy.

Amy and Grace share their bummer news of the week – flight attendants warn not to drink any water on planes, and it’s getting harder to get a passport. They also share their antidotes - giving back to the community, and going to a plant nursery.

This week’s Creative Tap-In:

Art is never finished, only abandoned - Leonardo da Vinci

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Amy The world is a dumpster fire. I'm Amy.

Grace And I'm Grace.

Amy And we want to help.

Grace As a reflex to the f---ing madness on the news, we're keeping it positive, uplifting, but opinionated.

Amy We talk about cultural moments we love.

Grace Talk to people we adore.

Amy Crushes we have.

Grace And self-care we stand.

Amy During these trying times. We all need a show that focuses on joy.

Grace This is The Antidote. Hi, everybody. Welcome. Oh, my God. Can you believe it's like the most of the year's over in that crazy.

Amy What's it is?

Grace Most of the year is over.

Amy You're right. Oh, we're in the second half - we're officially in the second half. It's my birthday month.

Grace Yeah. Holla holla holla.

Amy Yeah.

Grace It just seems like just the other day that me, you and Iman were at that Malibu hotel, like, you know, the first day of the year.

Amy Oh, my God.

Grace Seems like just-

Amy That was so long ago.

Grace It was, but.

Amy Yeah, when we went on that hike, when I pretended I was someone who hikes and then y'all were like, You want to do this again? I was like, Nah.

Grace Literally, guys, this is Amy. This is Amy. I was just like, Oh my God, I need to hike more. And then Iman is just like, Yeah, I hike all the time. And Amy's just like, I don't like hiking. I loved being here with you guys. I just want you to know that I don't like what I'm doing right now.

Amy Yeah. I was like, this was fun. Never again. Love the views. Fly me there like Kylie Jenner and her jet fly me. 3 minutes to the top. Oh, let me take a look and I'll go back down. Literally nuts. And we know Beyonce finally dropped her album. I can't.

Grace Yeah.

Amy I can't believe we we haven't talked about it on here.

Grace I mean, listen, we you know, we love it. You know we love it. I mean, the thing is, we've talked about it a lot on here. We talked about.

Amy No, I can't even I don't want to cry today.

Rosé all day with Michelle Buteau Jul 27, 2022

In this episode of The Antidote, Amy and Grace connect with comedian and writer Michelle Buteau about balance, blunt honesty, and the power of no.

Amy and Grace share their bummer news of the week - thousands of beagles who had to be rescued from a laboratory in Virginia, and Desus and Mero’s breakup. They also share their antidotes: stand-up shows, and making matcha in the afternoon.

This week’s Creative Tap-In:

“Don’t wait for inspiration. It comes while working." - Henri Matisse

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Amy The world is a dumpster fire. I'm Amy.

Grace And I'm Grace.

Amy And we want to help.

Grace As a reflex to the f---ing madness on the news, we're keeping it positive, uplifting, but opinionated.

Amy We talk about cultural moments we love.

Grace Talk to people we adore.

Amy Crushes we have.

Grace And self-care we stand.

Amy During these trying times, we all need a show that focuses on joy.

Grace This is The Antidote. Hi everyone. Welcome back to another week of The Antidote. We are here once again.

Amy Oh, I like that sing-song. That was nice.

Grace Ant-ti-dote. You know what? I'm feeling the spirit of Beyoncé coursing through my veins. Everything feels very sing song-y. Everything feels very new, real. She is edging us right now. At this point, she is keeping us, like, excited enough, but not given us the whole thing. So the Queen has dropped a couple of a little, you know, scoches of things. So she gave us a reel. Did you see that reel, Amy?

Amy I loved that it. I loved it. And I'm like, Beyonce's doing reels now. I mean, she's been doing videos and reels, but like this one felt different. I don't know why. Why did it feel different?

Grace I don't know. Maybe it's on her TikTok, too, because, you know, Beyoncé now has a TikTok. But Beyonce, um, are you going to singlehandedly bring back f---ing vinyl? Because I haven't thought about it in a while.

Amy Vinyl is back.

Grace And I feel like when, you know, you and I were, you know, in our twenties, vinyl had sort of made like a kind of a comeback or whatever. Like the hipsters were super into vinyl.

Amy Everybody had from Urban Outfitters. They were selling that little I can't remember the brand, but there was like a little record player that everybody was getting from Urban Outfitters that wasn't very good, but everybody had one.

Grace Yeah. But like, that was a moment. That was a moment. But I feel like, you know, we move past that moment. We're just like we don't even have to do any kind of physical media. It's all streaming, you know, it's all Spotify, it's all Apple. So now Beyonce has given us album covers.

Trusting the Water with Laci Mosley Jul 20, 2022

In this episode of The Antidote, Amy and Grace connect with actress and comedian Laci Mosley about amazing first dates, swimming, and ancestry.

Amy & Grace share their bummer news of the week: U.S. inflation reached a 40-year high in June, and New York’s nuclear attack PSA worried residents.

Amy and Grace also share their antidotes for the week, which include: twerking on a boat and celebrating friends.

This week’s Creative Tap-In:

“As is the case with most people in this game, I am driven by financial motives and creative motives; the question I had to answer is which motive I will give priority to?” -Nipsey Hussle

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Amy The world is a dumpster fire. I'm Amy.

Grace And I'm Grace.

Amy And we want to help. And fair warning. Our help comes with some strong language attached. So if you've got some kids, put some headphones on them, hand them a little iPad, tuck them into another room. Because we about to say some things.

Grace As a reflex to the f---ing madness on the news. We're keeping it positive, uplifting, but opinionated.

Amy We talk about cultural moments we love.

Grace Talk to people we adore.

Amy Crushes we have.

Grace And self-care we stand.

Amy During these trying times, we all need a show that focuses on joy.

Grace This is The Antidote. Hi, everybody. Welcome. We're back again. Back, back, back again.

Amy Yeah. And today we're coming to you from Santa Barbara.

Grace Santa Barbara. Me and Amy are in the same house.

Amy Yeah, she's right on the other side of the door.

Grace Yeah, yeah. I can say I'm waving at her right there. Yeah.

Amy You all can't see that. It's a podcast. But I'm waving right now.

Grace But I'm high fiving. High fiving your high five.

Amy Santa Barbara seaside coastal community filled with many old people. Lots of wine, greenery and good food.

Grace Yeah. And you see-

Amy Light on seasoning.

Grace Oh, light on seasoning. You right.

Amy Why did I just drag Santa Barbara?

Grace I don't, like we. It's beautiful. Here we are. We're happy to be here. And our house is very adorable. And, you know, you can see the mountains as you're driving. You see like little, little vineyards. It's very, very adorable. Very cute.

Spontaneity With ALOK Jul 13, 2022

In this episode of The Antidote, Amy and Grace connect with internationally acclaimed author, public speaker, and comedian, ALOK, about spontaneity as self-care, getting through writer’s block, and a love for fashion.

Amy and Grace share their bummer news of the week: The battle over student loan forgiveness, and cheese-scented manicures (does anyone really need that?)

Amy and Grace also share their antidotes for the week, which include getting pedicures, and having champagne for no reason.

This week’s Creative Tap-In:

“Creativity comes from a conflict of ideas.” - Donatella Versace

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Amy The world is a dumpster fire. I'm Amy.

Grace And I'm Grace.

Amy And we want to help. And fair warning. Our help comes with some strong language attached. Super strong. So, you know, hide your kids because we about to say some things.

Grace As a reflex to the f---ing madness on the news for keeping it positive, uplifting, but opinionated.

Amy We talk about cultural moments we love.

Grace Talk to people we adore.

Amy Crushes we have.

Grace And self-care we stand.

Amy During these trying times we all need to show that focuses on joy.

Grace This is The Antidote. Hi, everyone. Welcome to another week.

Amy Hi. Every time I think about "This is The Antidote." I like, want to like high five you or start doing, like, little kid, like patty cake. That's why- I don't know, guys, we're on like a zoom together, but every time after Grace says "this is the antidote," I start, like, high fiving my hands like a little kid. That's what's happening.

Grace High fiving a thousand angels. Yeah. It's. I mean, I guess every week in 2022, we' re going to be like, it's been a week. So it's like, this is not a new thing. But, you know, on those days when I feel a little bummed out, my often antidote is little Kaavia James. Oh, my goodness.

Amy Oh, my God. Uh, Queen Kaav.

Grace She's so cute and smart and, you know, has a little personality, her own little attitude. I started to say sassy, but I was just like, Ooh, that word is weaponized against us. No, let's-

Amy No, sassy, sassy's canceled.

Grace Yeah. She's just a beautiful little girl living her best life with her very rich parents, having all types of experiences around the world.

Amy And also I'm just saying that Kaavia gave the tour of their new house.

Grace Ha ha ha. Oh, my God. Well, I have to watch that.

Non-Negotiables with Tefi Jul 06, 2022

In this episode of The Antidote, Amy and Grace connect with Tik Tok’s best friend Tefi, to discuss enjoying friends around the dinner table, releasing negative energy, and the power of a healthy reframe.

Amy and Grace share their bummer news of the week: FINA, the world governing body for swimming, bans transgender women from women’s events, and New York ruled that Happy the Elephant cannot be released to a sanctuary, and must remain at the Bronx Zoo.

Amy and Grace also share their antidotes for the week, which include going to a sauna, and pilates.

This week’s Creative Tap-In:

“Creativity is a wild mind and a disciplined eye.” - Dorothy Parker

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Amy The world is a dumpster fire. I'm Amy.

Grace And I'm Grace.

Amy And we want to help. And fair warning. Our help comes with some strong language attached. So if you don't know me by now, turn this podcast off because we're going to say some things.

Grace As a reflex to the f---ing madness on the news. We're keeping it positive, uplifting, but opinionated.

Amy We talk about cultural moments we love.

Grace Talk to people we adore.

Amy Crushes we have.

Grace And self-care we stand.

Amy During these trying times. We all need a show that focuses on joy.

Grace Don't we know, this is The Antidote. Hi, everybody. Welcome to another week. And it is been a week.

Amy Oh.

Grace It has been a 2022. You know what I'm saying?

Amy It has been a 2022. I really hope y'all are like on vacation somewhere, like an elongated vacation. And you haven't come back from your 4th of July activities and you're still, like, on a beach somewhere enjoying life.

Grace Yeah, we wish that for you. But, you know, you got to tap into some of these simple pleasures. Like both Amy and I had the most delish vegan chocolate chip cookies the other day.

Amy Yes, we did. Oh, my gosh. They were so good because there was salt on top. There was Maldon.

Grace Yes.

Amy There was Maldon salt sprinkled on top.

Grace Yeah. Yeah. Like, you know, the salty with the sweet, you know. And then it's also like they came out kind of warm, too, so it was like melty and, you know, the kind where you have to use like three napkins for one cookie. And they were like a good size too.

Amy They were really big. I was like, for me, sometimes a big cookie is overwhelming because I love a cookie.

Gratitude and Donuts with Tian Richards Jun 29, 2022

In this episode of The Antidote, Amy and Grace connect with actor Tian Richards (Tom Swift) about staying present, finding the best donuts in his favorite cities, and loving Black women.

Amy and Grace share their bummer news of the week - The Supreme Court Overturning Roe v. Wade - and also provide resources for how to fight back. They also share a joint antidote this week: listening to, “Break My Soul,” by the queen, Beyoncé Knowles-Carter.

This week’s Creative Tap-In:

“Make an empty space in any corner of your mind, and creativity will instantly fill it.”

- Dee Hock

If you’re looking for resources following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision on Roe v. Wade, check out the following:

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Call or text the Miscarriage and Abortion Hotline: 1-833-246-2632

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Amy The world is a dumpster fire. I'm Amy.

Grace And I'm Grace.

Amy And we want to help. And fair warning. Our help comes with some strong language attached. Because we grown, y'all. So, you know, prepare yourselves.

Grace As a reflex to the f---ing madness on the news. We're keeping it positive, uplifting, but opinionated.

Amy We talk about cultural moments we love.

Grace Talk to people we adore.

Amy Crushes we have.

Grace And self-care we stand.

Amy During these trying times. We all need a show that focuses on joy.

Grace This is The Antidote. Hi, everyone. Welcome to another week in the final days of America.

Amy I mean I mean, the end is nigh. The end is right here.

Grace Yeah, I think it's a wrap, wrap, wrap. I'm just trying to figure out which country I'm going to escape to. But, you know, for now, we are here. And welcome to all you lovely listeners to yet another episode.

Amy Yeah, it's exhausting to be here and no further proof of that than I went to my first comedy show, guys like. Just like Grace. I f---ing love live comedy. I love stand up. I love being in the energy of a theater where we all agree that this is funny. I just love that feeling. And I went to my first comedy show since the pandemic, like literally two and a half years, my very first show this week. And I f---ing fell asleep.

Grace Oh, baby.

Amy I fell the f--- asleep. I was so. I'm just so tired. I'm so tired.

Grace Oh, I hope you were to where it could be seen.

Amy Girl, I was in the front row. We got in and the place was packed and I was like, Oh no. And they told us our seats. I did not intend to buy front row seats. I don't that we didn't know we had front row seats.

Staying Chic with Ryan O’Connell Jun 22, 2022

In this episode of The Antidote, Amy and Grace connect with writer, actor, and disability advocate Ryan O’Connell (“Queer As Folk,” “Special,” “Awkward”) about finding the perfect swing set, working out, and staying chic.

Amy and Grace share their bummer news of the week: Russia extending the detention of WNBA star Brittney Griner and people finding fentanyl on crumpled dollar bills in Tennessee.

Amy and Grace also share their antidotes for the week, which include: listening to the “Sibling Rivalry” podcast and taking a long walk with ya’ mama.

This week’s Creative Tap-In:

“Without leaps of imagination, or dreaming, we lose the excitement of possibilities. Dreaming, after all, is a form of planning.” -Gloria Steinem

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Amy The world is a dumpster fire. I'm Amy.

Grace And I'm Grace.

Amy And we want to help. And fair warning. Our help comes with some strong language attached. So you know the drill by now. Hide your kids, because we've got to say something.

Grace As a reflex to the f---ing madness on the news. We're keeping it positive, uplifting, but opinionated.

Amy We talk about cultural moments we love.

Grace Talk to people we adore.

Amy Crushes we have.

Grace And self-care we stand.

Amy During these trying times. We all need a show that focuses on joy.

Grace This is The Antidote. Hi, everybody. Welcome to another week.

Amy Enough with that welcome. We need to talk about Beyonce. That's enough. It's time to talk about the Renaissance.

Grace Okay. Okay, okay, okay. All right. This was the jump straight in, which I appreciate because I'm also a member of the hive.

Amy Of the big hive.

Grace Okay. So we were just peacefully enjoying well, I don't know if enjoying our existence.

Amy Peacefully? Enjoying?

Grace That we were doing.

Amy We were alive on a Thursday.

Grace You were alive on a Thursday when all of a sudden my friend Amy texted me out of nowhere and says, Did you get your Beyoncé box? I was like, What the f--- are you talking about? Beyonce box? What the f---? It literally I texted, what the f---? Dash, dash. Never mind. I'm buying them all.

Coffee in Cars with Sierra Teller Ornelas Jun 15, 2022

In this episode of The Antidote, Amy and Grace connect with showrunner and writer Sierra Teller Ornelas (“Rutherford Falls,” “Brooklyn Nine-Nine,” “Happy Endings”) about choosing power pieces, bathtub luxuries, and big Cathy energy.

Amy and Grace share their bummer news of the week: baseball players who decline to wear Pride-themed jerseys and people on the internet criticizing Cardi B for putting her own singles on her album. Huh? Don’t come for her.

Amy and Grace also share their antidotes for the week, which include buying a pink blazer and finding a sexy rooftop to hang with friends.

This week’s Creative Tap-In:

“When creativity melds together with global issues, I believe you can bring the world together.” -Virgil Abloh

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Amy The world is a dumpster fire. I'm Amy.

Grace And I'm Grace.

Amy And we want to help. And fair warning. Our help comes with some strong language attached. So you know the drill. Prepare for us. We've got to say some things.

Grace As a reflex to the f---ing madness on the news. We're keeping it positive, uplifting, but opinionated.

Amy We talk about cultural moments we love.

Grace Talk to people we adore.

Amy Crushes we have.

Grace And self-care we stan.

Amy During these trying times, we all need a show that focuses on joy.

Grace This is The Antidote. Hi everyone and welcome. Another week, another Wednesday, another us.

Amy Another us. That already makes my week feel nicer.

Grace So Amy, I, you know, I talked last week about that. You know, my antidote was that, oh, I'm going on a trip that well, I plan my trip. I have done all my hotels, I've done all my flights. I'm so excited why I am buying impractical things for my trip. I'm going to.

Amy I understand.

Grace A new little bag, cross-body bag for when I'm traveling. So, I mean I'm excited.

Amy You need some cute little outfits for the gram.

Grace Yeah, like cute little outfits for the gram or just for me. You know, sometimes it's just nice to, like, be dressed up in a new place and look at new boys and all that.

Amy Yes to looking at new boys. Let's talk more about that.

Grace I know, no. 100%. But, you know, there is something, you know, I'm sure when they come here, they think we're exotic. So when we go over there, they're kind of exotic to us.

Amy Do they? Uh. I would like to believe that I feel like they come to America and they're like, oh gross, let me slum it for a bit, this whole country is ghetto.

The Perfect Mashup with Bowen Yang Jun 08, 2022

In this episode of The Antidote, Amy and Grace connect with actor, comedian and podcaster, Bowen Yang, about Soundcloud music mashups, bad dates in New York and formative romcoms.

Amy and Grace share their bummer news of the week: a nationwide lifeguard shortage and strawberries spreading Hepatitis A. Eww!

Amy and Grace also share their antidotes for the week, which include reconnecting with their favorite places and people, from Portugal to old friends to bad restaurants from their twenties.

This week’s Creative Tap-In:

“Vulnerability is the birthplace of innovation, creativity, and change.”

- Brene Brown

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Amy The world is a dumpster fire. I'm Amy.

Grace And I'm Grace.

Amy And we want to help. And fair warning. Our help comes with some strong language attached. So, you know, like, get your kids out of here, because we about to say some things.

Grace As a reflex to the f---ing madness on the news for keeping it positive, uplifting, but opinionated.

Amy We talk about cultural moments we love.

Grace Talk to people we adore.

Amy Crushes we have.

Grace And self-care we stan.

Amy During these trying times we all need to show that focuses on joy.

Grace This is The Antidote. Hi, everybody. Welcome to another episode of The Antidote. We are so happy to here.

Amy I'm happy to be here, but I'm also like a little, like, bummed we recorded on Saturday mornings and like. June gloom is in full effect. Yeah.

Grace It's really, you know, you're used to the Los Angeles sun and, you know, just during May and June, there's just always like fog in the morning. It's like really makes the city look gray.

Amy It's really odd. It usually burns off around lunch, but it does mean that every morning. And for people who don't know, maybe people outside of California don't know that June gloom is like a thing in the L.A. area. And it's it really just like wake up, you wake up and you feel like you're, like, sleepy and behind, which I always feel. But you feel it like even more during the month of June, because the sky is so gray and you're just like, Why is the sky reflecting my mood?

Grace Oh, that's funny. Like, sometimes I like it because, you know, I'm from the you know, I'm from Michigan and I spent a long time in New York. And so you spend large stretches of the year when it's sort of foggy and cloudy and cool and stuff like that. So it kind of gives me a homey feeling sometimes.

Amy Oh.

Grace Because sometimes.

Amy I moved here for the weather.

Shining Bright with Steven Canals Jun 01, 2022

In this episode of The Antidote, Amy and Grace connect with director, screenwriter, and producer, Steven Canals, about Oprah interviews, traveling to France, and never dimming his light.

Amy and Grace share their bummer news of the week: The mass shooting at Robb Elementary in Uvalde, Texas that killed 19 students and 2 teachers and left at least 17 others injured.

Amy and Grace share ways you can support the victims of recent mass shootings and urge lawmakers to step up to end gun violence.

You can donate to:

The Texas Elementary School Shooting Victims Fund, organized by Victims First.

The Buffalo 5-14 Survivors Fund organized by The National Compassion Fund

You can Send a letter through Everytown USA to your senator to

prioritize gun legislation.

You can text ACT to 644-33 which connects you to Everytown USA.

Amy and Grace also share their antidotes for the week, which include a bathroom spa day and a hot toddy.

This week’s Creative Tap-In:

“Trust that still, small voice that says, This might work and I’ll try it.”

- Diane Mariechild

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Amy The world is a dumpster fire. I'm Amy.

Grace And I'm Grace.

Amy And we want to help. And fair warning. Our help comes with some strong language attached. And you should know the drill by now. We're at like episode ten, get your kids out of here, because we're about to say some things.

Grace As a reflex to the f---ing madness on the news. We're keeping it positive, uplifting, but opinionated.

Amy We talk about cultural moments we love.

Grace Talk to people we adore.

Amy Crushes we have.

Grace Self-Care we stan.

House Parties with Sam Jay May 25, 2022

In this episode of The Antidote, Amy and Grace connect with comedian and actress Sam Jay about the grown way to drink tequila, quick visits back home, and organizing the sweetest proposal for her fiancée.

Amy and Grace share their bummer news of the week: Black doctors facing discrimination at hospitals and no sign of relief for inflation! Amy and Grace also share their antidotes for the week, which include watching Girls5eva and savoring pesto pasta!

This week’s Creative Tap-In:

“I cannot expect even my own art to provide all of the answers, only to hope it keeps asking the right questions.” -Grace Hartigan

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Amy The world is a dumpster fire. I'm Amy.

Grace And I'm Grace.

Amy And we want to help. And fair warning. Our help comes with some strong language attached. So, you know, like cocomelon them kids, you know, turn up the volume on Cocomelon and you step into another room because we've about to say some things.

Grace As a reflex to the f---ing madness on the news. We're keeping it positive, uplifting, but opinionated.

Amy We talk about cultural moments we love.

Grace Talk to people we adore.

Amy Crushes we have, and.

Grace Self-Care we stand.

Amy During these trying times, we all need a show that focuses on joy.

Grace This is The Antidote. Hi, everybody. Here comes another episode. So here we come again. Once again. A new week. New episode.

Amy New thing to make me mad online. I'm a little annoyed at online shopping, to be honest. I just went back to a store I hadn't really shopped at in a few years, and my sizes are not my sizes anymore. Some things arrived and I'm sending them back.

Grace Yeah, that's the thing about online shopping. It's so convenient because you're just like, Oh, I'm just on my couch. I can look through all of these sweaters and dresses, but then, you know, you just have to have faith that it' s going to fit. And if it doesn't, I keep so many things that do not fit me because I don't want to go through the drama of taking it to the place to return it. The FedEx or the UPS. I don't feel like going, so.

Amy I literally don't shop at stores that don't have easy return policies. Like I will check the return policy on a store and if it's like it costs 4.95 to return this and it must go to UPS, I'm like, Oh, I guess you don't want me to shop here. I'm literally unless it comes in a box and I can put tape right back on that box and push it out the door. I don't even shop there because I'm like, not worth it. I need convenience of all forms.

Acts of Service with Aya Cash May 18, 2022

In this episode of The Antidote, Amy and Grace connect with actress Aya Cash about peanut butter and jelly, thrifting, and parents that support your dreams.

Amy and Grace share their bummer news of the week: Trans women being denied safety at Ukraine's borders and microplastics found in the lungs of living people. Yuck! Amy and Grace also share their antidotes for the week, which include Black-owned candles and twerking around your house!

This week’s Creative Tap-In:

“To practice any art, no matter how well or badly, is a way to make your soul grow. So do it.”— Kurt Vonnegut

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Amy Hey, listeners. Before we start this episode of The Antidote, we want to express that at the time of this recording on May 14th, we heard that ten people were shot and killed and three people were wounded in Buffalo, New York. Our hearts are with the families of the victims.

Grace So before we get into the fun of it all, we wanted to acknowledge that we have heavy, heavy hearts. Words feel hollow right now, but we couldn't not acknowledge this tragedy. Authorities have described this as racially motivated extremism. And we denounce this violence and all violence against Black and brown people.

Amy So as we start the show, we want to remind you that today and every day, Black lives matter.

Grace Black Lives Matter. Thanks for listening.

Amy The world is a dumpster fire. I'm Amy.

Grace And I'm Grace.

Amy And we want to help. And fair warning. Our help comes with some strong language attached. You know, put some earplugs in the ear holes of anybody who shouldn't be. Listen to this. Because we about to say some things.

Grace As a reflex to the f---ing madness on the news. We're keeping it positive, uplifting, but opinionated.

Amy We talk about cultural moments we love.

Grace Talk to people we adore.

Amy Crushes we have.

Grace And self-care we stan.

Amy During these trying times. We all need a show that focuses on joy.

Grace This is The Antidote.

Amy Woo! Woo!

Grace Hi, everybody. Welcome. Well, we can't have the antidote if we don't have something to have an antidote from.

Amy Starting now, up top with our bummer news of the week. Guys, I'm really bummed out about this one. So transwomen are apparently being denied safety at Ukraine's borders, which is just a blow because black people are also being denied safety at Ukraine's borders. And I'm just like, come on, it's a war. See humans as humans and just help people. I also kind of feel like there's just been so much trans violence in the last like, I mean, since forever. But in the last couple of years it's been so much trans violence. And this always makes me think of the intersectionality of being black and trans or of color and trans, and it means you're double unsafe. And

A Bold Lip with Tunde Oyeneyin May 11, 2022

In this episode of The Antidote, Amy and Grace connect with Peloton instructor, makeup artist, motivational speaker, and writer Tunde Oyeneyin about gifting people with confidence,discovering her calling, and walking down the street with her tiny king Caesar.

Amy and Grace share their bummer news of the week: The Supreme Court versus Roe V. Wade, plus wildfires ravaging New Mexico. Amy and Grace also share their antidotes for the week, which include watching stand up live again and happy hours on IG Live.

This week’s Creative Tap-In: "The creative adult is the child who survived." -- Ursula Le Guin

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Amy The world is a dumpster fire. I'm Amy.

Grace And I'm Grace.

Amy And we want to help. And fair warning. Our help comes with some strong language attached. So if you are sensitive, maybe go lie down and, you know, like, turn this off. Because we about to say some things.

Grace As a reflex to the f---ing madness on the news. We're keeping it positive, uplifting, but opinionated.

Amy We talk about cultural moments we love.

Grace Talk to people we adore.

Amy Crushes we have..

Grace And self-care we stan.

Amy During these trying times. We all need a show that focuses on joy.

Grace This is the Antidote. Oh, hi. Welcome, everyone, to another episode of our show. We're so happy to have you.

Amy Yeah. Welcome back. This week has been a little insane.

Grace Yeah, in so many ways.

Amy So many ways. Like culturally, spiritually, physically.

Grace Nationally.

Amy Nationally.

Grace News wise. Yes. All those things. All the things.

Amy Mm hmm. Yeah. I mean, the Met was last week, which is like I mean, you can't I'm not even going to talk about Kim K and the disrespect of wearing that dress, but I will talk about how beautiful Rihanna looked as a marble statue.

Grace Oh, my God. Because the thing is, is she's like 15 months pregnant. Yeah. So everywhere. So she probably didn't want to go through all the drama of, like, getting dressed to go to the Met just so we could live, you know what I'm saying.I was just like, it's for us every time. So they did this beautiful marble statue of her. I think it's her Vogue cover where she is pregnant. It was so stunning. So we still got our Rihanna moment.

Amy I'm like, Is it real art?

Grace It's digital art. But regardless, at least I got my Rihanna moment, you know, cause that's who I watched the Met Ball for. And the only other person that I was like ahhh was Lenny Kravitz looking fine in that corset. I don't know how.

Amy He he never misses. He never. He's like, Hey, guys, I'm going to allow you to see me.

Grace If you need a little treat for your eyes. Go look at him getting ready on his Instagram. He's got, li

Schnecken Meat with Ilana Glazer May 04, 2022

In this episode of The Antidote, hosts Amy Aniobi and Grace Edwards connect with comedian, writer, and actress Ilana Glazer about motherhood, weed, and good trips.

Amy & Grace share their bummer news of the week: Black women having to defend themselves on primetime and Twitter selling to the highest bidder. Amy & Grace also share their antidotes for the week, which include indulging in luxurious lifestyle videos and brownie cravings.

This week’s Creative Tap-In: “Develop an interest in life as you see it; the people, things, literature, music - the world is so rich, simply throbbing with rich treasures, beautiful souls and interesting people. Forget yourself.”- Henry Miller

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FULL TRANSCRIPT

Amy The world is a dumpster fire. I'm Amy.

Grace And I'm Grace.

Amy And we want to help. And fair warning. Our help comes with some strong language attached. So if you got a kid, yeet em. Yeet em right out the window because we about to say some things.

Grace As a reflex to the f---ing madness on the news. We're keeping it positive, uplifting but opinionated.

Amy We talk about cultural moments we love.

Grace Talk to people we adore.

Amy Crushes we have.

Grace And self-care. We stand.

Amy During these trying times. We all need a show that focuses on joy.

Grace This is The Antidote.

Grace Oh, hello. Hi, everyone. To yet another episode of The Antidote. Thank you for coming.

Amy Yeah. This week has been rough for me. I don't know about you, Grace.

Grace Yeah, it's been a long week.

Amy It's been running through me. There's something like COVID is back. She's straight up surging again.

Grace Yeah, she's just like. Like the f---ing groundhog on the day. Like she popped her head up out of the hole and said whoop, whoop, click, click or whatever.

Amy What sounds do groundhogs make?

Grace Five more years of COVID. Five more years. Five more. You thought you all were gon' get out your house. Oh, no, no, no.

Amy No, no, no. I'm here. I'm here to stay. But it's just been rough. I have like four friends who have COVID right now.

Grace I'm so sorry.

Amy Work is working and stress is stressing. I don't know. This is just been one for the books.

Grace It has been a week. I agree. It's been so busy. I've had to wake up so early to do work before work. You know what I'm saying?

Amy I know that.

Grace My work day at work week is not done. I still have some stuff to do today. So tomorrow I'm just getting my nails done. So I'm excited about that. That'll be kind of a mini antidote for me. I'm getting my nails done tomorrow.

Nail Art with Amber Ruffin Apr 27, 2022

In this episode of The Antidote, hosts Amy Aniobi and Grace Edwards connect with comedian, writer and actress Amber Ruffin about braids, painting nails, taking a break from the news and the secret to self-love.

Amy and Grace share their bummer news of the week: Airlines dropping the mask mandate and Black and brown NYC residents waiting for millions in emergency aid. Amy & Grace also share their antidotes for the week, including their love for streaming TV.

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FULL TRANSCRIPT

Amy The world is a dumpster fire. I'm Amy.

Grace And I'm Grace.

Amy And we want to help. And fair warning. Our help comes with some strong language attached. So maybe tuck some little cotton balls into the ears of your little ones, because we bout to say some things.

Grace As a reflex to the f---ing madness on the news we're keeping it positive, uplifting, but opinionated.

Amy We talk about cultural moments we love.

Grace Talk to people we adore.

Amy Crushes we have.

Grace And self-care we stand.

Amy During these trying times. We all need a show that focuses on joy.

Grace This is The Antidote. Hi, everybody. Welcome to another episode of our show, The Antidote. We are so grateful that you are here with us today.

Amy Yeah, it literally means so much. We've been seeing people rating us five stars on on Apple Podcasts and leaving beautiful reviews and tagging us on Instagram and Twitter. And it's just amazing. Thank you so much.

Grace Thank you for tagging us in your stories. Thank you for sending us love in our DMS. Thank you for, you know, telling a friend about the show. Thank you for telling your mama about the show your daddy, your cousin. Thank you so much for all the love. And Amy, did you hear that Oprah.

Amy What?

Grace Oprah, yes. Has heard.

Amy Well, to be completely accurate, Oprah Daily has heard.

Grace Okay.

Amy But you know what?

Grace It's got Oprah in it.

Amy You right, Oprah Daily is adjacent to Queen Oprah herself. So in my mom's eyes, we friends with Oprah.

Grace But but thank you for all of the beautiful press that we've received. We will continue to try to bring you a show that you enjoy and cool guests that you like to listen to. All right. So anyway, moving on from the little love fest, we can't have the antidote if we don't have something to get an antidote from, unfortunately.

Amy Starting now, up top with our bummer news of the week. This first one, Grace, it's really a bummer. You heard about how these airlines are dropping the mask mandate.

Grace Yes, I did hear. Some people are very happy about it. I on the other hand, I'm very sad.

Amy Yeah, I'm very sad. It fills me with a sense of dread and panic because it feels like like isn't how this sh-- spread in the first place, like people getting on planes sick. And then and I know people are saying that like, oh, they've changed the air filtration in the plane. But what I do know is pre-pandemic, every flight I ever took, I felt a little sick afterwards. And with the mask, that doesn't happen.

Grace Listen. So let's talk first about Naomi Campbell, f---ing icon of the skies. Okay? Ok

Pole Control with Nicole Byer Apr 20, 2022

In this episode of The Antidote, hosts Amy Aniobi, and Grace Edwards connect with comedian, host, writer, and actress Nicole Byer on answering emails, dancing on the pole, and clap backs for haters on the internet.

Amy & Grace share their bummer news of the week: Georgia allowing everybody and their mama to carry guns, the national baby food shortage, and tragic new reality show: The Ultimatum. They also share their antidotes for the week - RuPaul’s Drag Race and staying hydrated!

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FULL TRANSCRIPT

Amy The world is a dumpster fire. I'm Amy.

Grace And I'm Grace. And we want to help.

Amy And fair warning. Our help comes with some strong language attached. So, like, hide your kids hide your wife, unless she into that, because we about to say some things.

Grace As a reflex to the f---ing madness on the news. We're keeping it positive, uplifting, but opinionated.

Amy We talk about cultural moments we love.

Grace Talk to people we adore

Amy Crushes we have.

Grace And self-care we stand.

Amy During these trying times, we all need a show that focuses on joy.

Grace This is The Antidote. Hi, everybody. Welcome to yet another episode of The Antidote.

Amy Yay. Oh, my God. Grace, did you see these photos of Rihanna being made pregnant and mad cute?

Grace Why is she- Rihanna, I'm going to talk directly to you. Could you give the rest of us women on planet Earth a f---ing break? Can you just get off our necks? I mean, you're 12 months pregnant looking like a full meal, like that red dress.

Amy Beyond the snack status.

Grace That's- If I wore that red dress, I would look like a grandma. She looks like-

Amy I'd look like a bottle of ketchup. I'd look like a bottle of ketchup. Looking for a burger.

Grace Anyway, moving on, we can't have the antidote if we don't have something to get an antidote from.

Amy Starting now, up top with our bummer news of the week. So first up, Georgia Governor Kemp signed a bill that allows people to carry guns without license. Did you hear about this?

Grace I unfortunately did hear, yeah.

Amy Literally mere hours after the subway shooting in New York, Kemp said owning a gun without a permit is, quote, "a constitutional authority that people have. And they certainly shouldn't have a piece of paper from the government to be able to legally carry a weapon," end quote, which I think is lunacy. Okay.

Grace Well, how is it legal without a permit? That's my question.

Amy Well, it's legal in Georgia, anyone can just pop off now.

Grace I don't want to go to there anymore.

Amy No.

Grace I'm just like, nah, I mean, I. I get it. I mean, I'm from Michigan. A lot of people have guns in Michigan. You know,.

Amy Texas. I'm from Texas.

Grace I personally. Yeah. You know, I'm personally against gun ownership, but at the very least, the bare minimum, there should be at least background checks, making sure the person is not a domestic abuser. Like making sure that the person doesn't have a criminal record. Like those are what the permits are good for truckin. But I guess he's like, not even that.

Cereal Break with Yassir Lester Apr 13, 2022

In this episode of the Antidote, hosts Amy Aniobi and Grace Edwards connect with writer and comedian Yassir Lester about dipping into his favorite cereal, managing anxiety, risking it all for celebrity crushes, and giving back to the kids.

Amy and Grace share their bummer news of the week: the Amir Locke verdict, the world’s shitty air quality, and more. They also share their antidotes for the week-old friends! City Girls! - and discuss the confirmation of Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown.

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FULL TRANSCRIPT

Amy The world is a dumpster fire. I'm Amy.

Grace And I'm Grace

Amy And we want to help. And fair warning. Our help comes with some strong language attached. So I took them little kiddies into bed because we about to say some things.

Grace As a reflex to the f---ing madness on the news. We're keeping it positive, uplifting, but opinionated.

Amy We talk about cultural moments we love.

Grace Talk to people we adore.

Amy Crushes we have.

Grace And self-care we stan.

Amy During these trying times. We all need a show that focuses on joy.

Grace This is The Antidote. Hi, everybody. Welcome to another episode of The Antidote.

Amy Well, we're so happy to be here back in L.A..

Grace You are.

Amy Grace is still in transit.

Grace Yeah, yeah, I'm headed on a flight. I'm headed on a jet plane back to sunny Los Angeles soon. But I'm really sad, actually, to leave New York because, you know, I know not to L.A., man, but y'all don't really give women compliments the way.

Amy Oh, we come in spicy this morning.

Grace A man stepped out of his cab yesterday, and I was waiting for my Uber. And a man came out of my his cab and was just like, I love your shoes. This you're doing is says like, what? Look at your outfit. You know, I love that you made an effort. I do it in the elevator said that.

Amy And then the cab driver was like, sir, yeah, please pay your fare.

Grace You know what I'm saying. That was a cab driver who did it.

Amy Wait, the cab driver was like, I would rather talk than make my money.

Grace Now it's not even just men and women do it to like.

Amy What?

Grace I stepped I was getting on the elevator the other day and this woman, like this Black woman, just stopped and she's like, Excuse me, sis, what you have on, you're doing it today. And I was just like, oh, my God, New York. Thank you. Wow. Sometimes I'll be in an outfit in L.A. and nobody don't say sh-- to me.

Amy I'm just going to ask. I'm just asked real quick for my mind. Do these people have masks on while they're doing this? I'm just curious.

Grace No.

Amy Because I will say, okay, because I will say this. And I think L.A., the friendliness has gone down. L.A. is not a super friendly city. And I and I agree with you on the higher end for sure. But I have noticed the general friendliness has gone down because of masks. Yeah. And I'm like, when you're in stores, people don't really talk to you. When they do, you're like, what? You're like, I can't see your mouth moving. I don't know what you're saying.

Grace And I know I know a lot of wome

Pasta Time with Robin Thede Apr 06, 2022

In this episode of the Antidote, hosts Amy Aniobi and Grace Edwards connect with actress and comedian Robin Thede about what her talent built, the ways her design aesthetic calms her, and why she takes the time to finish her lunch.

Amy and Grace share their bummer news of the week - stressful job market! expensive Covid tests! - and also share their antidotes for the week which include fitting in vacation and spending time with loved ones outside of work.

OUR SPONSORS:

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FULL TRANSCRIPT

Amy The world is a dumpster fire. I'm Amy.

Grace And I'm Grace.

Amy And we want to help. And fair warning, our help comes with some strong language attached. So hide your kids, like tuck them into bed, it's time to say night night. Because we're about to say some things.

Grace As a reflex to the f—-ing madness on the news, we're keeping it positive, uplifting, but opinionated.

Amy We talk about cultural moments we love.

Grace Talk to people we adore.

Amy Crushes we have.

Grace And self-care we stan.

Amy During these trying times, we all need a show that focuses on joy.

Grace This is The Antidote. Hi, everybody. Welcome to our second episode of The Antidote. Thank you for coming back. We are so appreciative that you're here again.

Amy Yay! Thank you! Warm my little heart.

Grace And let me tell you guys, my friend Amy.

Amy Who, me?

Grace Is looking like a whole ass snack. Like she switched up her hair. It's like, more like a blow out. It's like a beachy wave thing, I mean.

Amy Yeah. Mama got a new wig.

Grace Oh, my goodness. That is a good wig. Like, it looks like it's going right down to your roots, girl.

Amy I mean, literally I feel like the Black woman power to change your look at the drop of a hat and the drop of a few hundred dollars is a phenomenal gift. And even though it's sometimes really annoying, I miss, especially pre-pandemic, like being able to just change my look up every now and then.

Grace Yeah, yeah. I mean, I love it. I mean, you know me, girl, I got braids. Right now I have faux locs.

Amy Your faux locs are bangin, like y'all. I'm always here for a faux locs moment and Grace, like she whips those things around. I'm like, yes, whatever you want, I shall do it. All right. Well, let's get into the show.

Grace Well, we can't have The Antidote if we don't have something to get an antidote from.

Amy So we're starting now up top with our bummer news.

Grace Oh, no.

Amy It's all about the great resignation. Basically, 4.4 million Americans have quit their jobs in the last month. Not year, in the last month, because there's so much dissatisfaction with working conditions, uninspiring jobs, bad bosses. It's literally gone global. Everyone is like, I'm done, I'm out self-care moment. I literally saw a tweet a couple of weeks ago that a boss had sent all these tasks to his assistant to do in a text message, and the assistant responded, it's giving shackles I quit.

Grace I actually live. Who is that icon? I need to find this person, follow them on Twitter forever.

Amy They covered their name to

Self-Talk with Tracee Ellis Ross Mar 30, 2022

In the first episode of The Antidote, hosts Amy Aniobi and Grace Edwards connect with Tracee Ellis Ross on plant care, positive self-talk and belly rubs.

Amy and Grace share their bummer news of the week, discussing the U.S. Supreme Court nomination of Ketanji Brown Jackson, Texas Republicans removing books from kids' classrooms and the return of the platform shoe.

Amy and Grace also share their antidotes for the week - hiking! flowers! - that helped them deal with the madness.

OUR SPONSORS:

BetterHelp Online Therapy - betterhelp.com/ANTIDOTE

FULL TRANSCRIPT

Amy The world is a dumpster fire. I'm Amy.

Grace And I'm Grace.

Amy And we want to help. And fair warning. Our help comes with some strong language attached. So hide your kids, please. Like hide them now, because we've got to say some things.

Grace As a reflex to the f---ing madness on the news. We're keeping it positive, uplifting, but opinionated.

Amy We talk about cultural moments we love.

Grace Talk to people we adore.

Amy Crushes we have.

Grace And self-care we stan.

Amy During these trying times. We all need a show that focuses on joy.

Grace Welcome to our first episode of The Antidote. My name is Grace Edwards.

Amy And I'm Amy Aniobi.

Grace And as close as we are, we actually don't remember when or where we officially met. But since there is not a ton of Black lady comedy writers in Tinsel Town, we probably met through friends, you know. Somewhere like.

Amy Bitch. Tinsel Town, you old.

Grace Tinsel Town. I stand by it because it's what, festive. But I suppose it is more commonly known as Hollywood. But we got a lot closer when we started working together on an HBO show. You might have heard of it called Insecure, starring the wonderful Issa Rae. And we were kind of work wives. Everybody at work was very disgusted.

Amy I still remember a day that I was late to the zoom, and I came in and you were like, There's my perfect friend Amy. She's so brilliant and flawless. And everyone went, ugh.

Grace I know. Oh, my God, same. I am Amy's hype woman. I just. I don't know. I just think everything you do is perfect. Nothing you've ever done was wrong.

Amy Right back at you, girl. You're a f---ing queen. Let no one near me ever say nothing else. Okay, well, Insecure, sadly, has ended, and we no longer work together.

Grace So since we're always kiki-ing in about how f---ed up the world is right now, and we help each other through the bullsh--, we thought we could invite y'all in to join us. So here we are on this lovely ass and hopefully healing ass podcast.

Amy Mm. The world is so dark right now.

Grace It's bleak.

Amy So f---ing heavy, and it's important to us to be able to absorb the news, but we don't want the news to absorb us. So we were like, okay, we need to know what's going on in the world. But after we take in that trauma, what's our antidote? What are the things that heal us from how shady the messes we made the show The Antidote because it's what we needed. But then we actually discovered a quote by Queen bell hooks that fully convinced us the name was solid.

Grace The quote is The practice of love is the most powerful antidote to the politics of domination. Again, the pra

Introducing The Antidote Mar 15, 2022

The world is a dumpster fire. Work wives, best friends, and TV writers/producers Amy Aniobi and Grace Edwards want to help. In response to the madness in the news, they share the culture that lights them up and activities that bring them joy, plus strategies they use to cope with these wild times. They also invite inspiring special guests to share their own self-care strategies. And since Grace and Amy are comedy writers, they bring a level of casual, edgy fun to it all. During these trying times we all need a show that focuses on joy. This is The Antidote.

FULL TRANSCRIPT

Grace Hey, y'all. I'm Grace Edwards.

Amy And I'm Amy Aniobi.

Grace We're comedy writers and best friends, and we want to inject a little bit of joy into your day.

Amy In our podcast. The Antidote. We're going to recap some bummer news, then tell you what we're doing to stay sane through all the chaos. In other words, we'll give you our antidotes for the week.

Grace Because here's the thing about the world. Everything sucks.

Amy Pandemics. Multiple war zones. Ivy Park. About to bankrupt me again. You get it? Life is hard right now.

Grace Amy is often my antidote.

Amy Oh, you're mine, too.

Grace And we invite very special guests to talk about their strategies for self-care and how they get through the B.S.. We get deep, but we also have a good time.

Amy We talk about everything from politics to pop culture to the trauma of low rise jeans coming back.

Grace For real. Man, my butt crack is not ready for prime time.

Amy Don't get me started. See, that's why we're here.

Grace So join us Weekly for the antidote. Wherever you get your podcasts.

Amy We look forward to Doomscrolling and surviving together.