“Courtside Les” On Why She Only Dates Black Men, Pickleball With Cam Newton, & Living In Atlanta.
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What inspired Courtside Les to start her podcast?
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Did you say you only date black guys? Yeah.
I'm just saying. He's the smirk.
Well, no, it ain't no smirk, but... Clearly you probably belong to the black market because of your height and everything. Cause like what's more tall black men than probably any other race.
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Welcome to Truth After Dark.
Do you think that men or women are more toxic? Welcome everybody to another episode of the Truth After Dark. I am your host, Azar Faraday.
Paul Peasy.
And tonight we have a very special guest, somebody that's really paving her own way in the industry and building a strong voice for herself in media and podcasting.
How did Courtside Les meet Cam Newton and what was their pickleball experience like?
You may have seen her from some of her viral clips on her podcast, Talk Less. Everybody welcome Les to Truth After Dark.
What's up, Les? What's up? You got a nickname? Is that your nickname?
My full name is Lesia.
Yeah, so Les is your nickname.
Les is my name because people can pronounce Lesia. So when I moved to this, so my full name is Olesia. So it's you say Alesia. But nobody can say it because it starts with an O and it's pronounced with an A. And so when I was playing tennis, that's how people would call me because like I used to coach kids and they'll just be like, can we just call you Les? yeah I'm like you know what I like it so it's either lessy or less yeah simple yeah yeah and when I started when we were doing you know when I came up with a name for the show it wasn't even me it was somebody said that would be so fire if you would name your show talk less because you talk so much talk less because you talk so much and I'm like this is fire this is like this is a play yeah so I can say anything less I'm like I always say as long as I'm not homeless
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What inspired Courtside Les to start her podcast?
0:00–3:48
2
How did Courtside Les meet Cam Newton and what was their pickleball experience like?
3:48–6:30
3
Why does Courtside Les only date Black men?
6:30–8:37
4
What challenges does Courtside Les face as a woman in the podcasting industry?
8:37–10:08
5
How does Courtside Les balance her personal life and career?
10:08–11:50
6
What strategies does Courtside Les use to connect with her audience?
11:50–13:53
7
How does Courtside Les view the dynamics of dating and relationships?
13:53–16:25
8
What future projects does Courtside Les have in mind for her podcast?
16:25–59:22
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