Hair What I'm Saying

"Is Natural Hair That Deep?" An Interactive Community Experience

Send us Fan Mail Is natural hair that deep? It sounds like a casual question until you put real people in a room and give them the space to answer with their own lives.

When the Dance Team Excluded Curly Hair: Sydney Bresnahan's Story

Send us Fan Mail When the Dance Team Excluded Curly Hair: Sydney Bresnahan's Story explores what happens when appearance standards unintentionally leave textured ha

Black Hair in Uniform: Who Were Military Standards Written For?

Send us Fan Mail What happens when your hair won't stay in regulation, your beret rubs out your edges, and the water on deployment is turning your hair orange? In

Are Hair Products Solving Problems for Black Hair or Selling Them?

Send us Fan Mail The hair aisle has a script, and it’s been playing in our heads for years: control, tame, smooth, fight frizz, define curls. When I hear those words, I

What Ivy Braids Reveal About Black Hair Standards

Send us Fan Mail Ivy braids are trending, but the internet's reactions reveal a much bigger conversation about Black hair, beauty standards, and the language we use

Part 1: The Truth About Black Hair; History, Identity, and Industry - Lori L. Tharps

Send us Fan Mail Click Here to Watch This Episode on YouTube! In this episode, historian and Hair Story co-author Lori L. Tharps joins Hair What I'm Saying to disc

Season 6 Trailer - Black Hair Care Is Not a Scam, But the System May Be...

Send us Fan Mail Black hair has been turned into a marketplace for generations and once you notice it, you can’t unsee it. Season 6 of Hair What I’m Saying starts with a

What is a Cloud Bob, Vogue? So the Afro Gets a New Name?

Send us Fan Mail Vogue called Tracy Ellis Ross’s afro a “cloud bob,” and I couldn’t let that slide. Not because the photo wasn’t stunning, but because that one little re

Hair Loss, Homelessness, and Hope: The Story Behind The Haircare Project

Send us Fan Mail Watch this episode on YouTube! Hair Loss, Homelessness, and Hope; Arianna Howell shares a powerful journey from childhood instability and homelessness

Black Men, Texturism, and Identity: Was It Chemicals or Culture?

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Hair What I’m Saying, we unpack Black men, texturism, and identity through one deeply personal story. DK shares his journey from hig

Texturism and Black Men: Duke, S-Curl, and Black Men’s Identity

Send us Fan Mail Watch on Youtube! Hair isn’t just style; it’s code, history, and identity. In this episode on texturism and Black men, we sit down with Darius of Premi

Black Girl Hair & Identity: Mother & Daughter Edition feat Majik

Send us Fan Mail Memory carries what our kids forget, especially when those memories live in our hands. In this Black girl hairconversation, I sit with my daughter, Maji

“When a Haircut Goes Viral: Fear, Communication, and the Emotional Attachment to Black Hair”

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Hair What I’m Saying, we unpack the haircut that went viral on TikTok and why it sparked so much emotion. From the fear many Black wo

Curl Pattern Myths Pt. 2: Why the Curl Pattern Chart Fails Black Hair Care

Send us Fan Mail Labels make hair feel simple, until they don’t. In Curl Myths Pt. 2, we move past the alphabet soup of curl types and dig into what actually matters for

“Curl Pattern Chart Myths: What Stylists Want You to Know”

Send us Fan Mail Watch on YouTube The curl chart went viral, but it never learned your life. We sit down with Minnie of Shag Noir Salon ATX to unpack why letters and nu

Happy Birthday to Hair What I'm Saying!

Send us Fan Mail Celebrating two years of podcasting growth from nervous beginnings to international reach and award-winning status. This anniversary episode reflects on

Texturism Starts at Birth- Jasmine Brown Speaks Out

Send us Fan Mail Have you noticed how quickly conversations about Black baby girls turn to their hair texture and skin tone? This episode dives into the uncomfortable re

TikTok Sparks Episode 1 Fallout Over "Long Hair for a Black Woman" Comment

Send us Fan Mail Our conversation about Black hair takes an unexpected turn when a clip that almost went viral before I turned off the comments to slow down the engageme

Texturism & Lengthism: At Home, At Work, and Within

Send us Fan Mail Watch on YouTube! Nia Ford returns to unpack the deep, quiet ways texturism affects Black women's relationship with their hair, from childhood exp

Are Silicones Bad for Curly Hair? Myths, Benefits & How to Use Them

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