Smart Funny & Black Productions
Episodes
Side Effects of Drama (with Jonathan Van Ness)
20 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week, comedian and hairstylist Jonathan Van Ness joins us to talk about how not to do drama and what to do when it shows up.
Side Effects of Drag (with Bob the Drag Queen and Monét X Change)
13 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we have a ball with drag queens and comedians Monét X Change and Bob the Drag Queen.
Side Effects of a Pregnancy Loss
06 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In honor of Pregnancy Loss Awareness Month, I share my own story.
Side Effects of Owning Your Platform (with KevOnStage)
29 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we’re joined by comedian and entrepreneur KevOnStage to get the scoop on the good the bad and the unexpected of starting your own streami...
Side Effects of the Amber Ruffin Show (with Amber Ruffin)
22 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we’re joined by mastermind and host of the Amber Ruffin Show, Amber Ruffin to talk about, well, the Amber Ruffin Show.
Side Effects of Reality TV (with Tami Roman)
15 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week, reality TV star and actress Tami Roman joins us to keep it 100 about the world of unscripted TV.
Side Effects of Catching Covid (with Ts Madison)
08 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we get a first hand account of Covid from the bold and the brash TS Madison.
Side Effects of Being Jordan Chiles
01 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we vault into the heart and mind of 2020 Olympics Artistic Gymnastics silver medalist Jordan Chiles and talk all things from tumbling to ti...
Side Effects of Answering the Call (with Immortal Technique)
25 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we are body slammed with knowledge when joined by MC and humanitarian Immortal Technique.
DMT Edition: Side Effects of Buying a House
18 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
By popular demand, we’ve decided to invite you in for an extended DMT session on all things homeownership.
Side Effects of Buying a House
11 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week we unlock the doors to the adventures of pursuing homeownership.
Side Effects of Turning 40
04 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we go over the hill to enjoy the lovely ride of turning 40.
SD Revisited: Side Effects of Being in Your 30s
28 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we revisit our homage to the decade of your 30s! If you’re wondering if you’re where you should be, how you’ll get where you going, o...
SD Revisited: Side Effects of Knowing Your Worth (with Yamaneika Saunders)
21 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we revisit an episode from the archives, where comedian Yamaneika Saunders joined us to discuss what it means to value yourself and not be ...
Side Effects of DuBois Love (with Wade Allain-Marcus)
14 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week we are joined by Actor/writer/Director and my TV husband, Wade Alain-Marcus to reminisce on our 5 Season run as Tiffany & Derek DuBois o...
Side Effects of Jealousy
07 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week we look through the lens of the green-eyed monster.
Side Effects of Starting an Apparel Brand (with Kelechi Anyadiegwu)
30 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we’re joined by souk + Sepia founder Kelechi Anyadiegwu to sew up the ins and outs of fashion entrepreneurship.
Side Effects of Intersectionality (with Chris Emdin)
23 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week we vibe with professor and author Chris Emdin (Ratchetdemic: Reimagining Academic Success) about the myriad of ways intersectionality shows ...
Side Effects of One Drop (with Dr. Yaba Blay)
16 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week we have a candid convo with author and professor Dr. Yaba Blay about her book One Drop and the concept of what is Black?
Side Effects of Amandaland
09 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week, I take you on the journey to creating and launching Views From Amandaland, my new web series.
Side Effects of the Politics of Queerness (with David J. Johns)
04 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week we are joined by National Black Justice Coalition founder David Johns who illuminates the way government unjustly intersects with queer iden...
Side Effects of Palestine (with Nada Mays)
26 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week I’m joined by my sister (yes, I have a sister) Nada Mays, a first generation American descendant of Palestinian refugees, to give some ins...
Side Effects of Organizing (with Erica Ford)
19 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we are joined by organizer Erica Ford of LIFE Camp, who empowers us with proactive ways to approach social justice.
Side Effects of Redemption (with Shaka Senghor) Part 2
13 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we continue our conversation with author and criminal justice reform advocate Shaka Senghor, who shares his path and empowers us on our own...
Side Effects of Redemption (with Shaka Senghor) Part 1
05 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week, author and criminal justice reform advocate Shaka Senghor joins us to share his path and empower us on our own paths to glowing up. Come ba...
Side Effects of Black in Fashion (with Nicole Chapoteau)
28 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we’re joined by VF fashion editor Nicole Chapoteau, who gives us the head to toe on all things Black in Fashion.
Side Effects of the 2021 Oscars (with Desmond Thorne)
21 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week we prove that there were enough movies for the Oscars to happen this year, and we get the picks and nix from our resident cinephile Desmond ...
Side Effects of DMX
14 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week we pay our respects to the late DMX with a revisit and reflection on my 2005 interview with me and the mc.
Side Effects of Autism (with Holly Robinson Peete)
07 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we kick off April, Autism Awareness Month, with actress and autism awareness advocate Holly Robinson Peete, who talks us through her journe...
Side Effects of Being Underestimated (with Arlan Hamilton)
31 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we tap into our money minds with investor/venture capitalist Arlan Hamilton, author of It’s About Damn Time, who helps us make sense of h...
Side Effects of Wisdom (with Bevy Smith)
24 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week, author, host, and actress Bevy Smith joins us to help us identify and receive from the gem droppers in our lives.
Side Effects of Freezing Your Eggs
17 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Amanda cracks open the behind the scenes of her experience freezing her eggs.
Side Effects of Saving Yourself
10 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week we strap on our proverbial life vests, tighten our carabiners, and get our shovels, as we talk about the ways in which we save ourselves.
Side Effects of Songwriting (with Emily King)
03 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week we get into the language of lyricism with singer-songwriter and Grammy award nominee Emily King.
Side Effects of Teaching the Babies (with Rio Cortez)
24 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week we talk teaching the truth to the young Black youth with Rio Cortez, NYT best selling children's book author of the ABCs of Black History.
Side Effects of Black History Month
17 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week we take an objective look at the month that has come to be known as BHM.
Side Effects of Black Power (with Charles M. Blow)
10 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we speak to author, New York Times columnist, and revolutionary thinker Charles M. Blow about his new book The Devil You Know: A Black Powe...
Side Effects of Woo-Woo (with Jessica Lanyadoo) Part 2
03 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week we continue our conversation with astrologer, psychic, and medium Jessica Lanyadoo about all things physical and metaphysical.
Side Effects of Woo-Woo (with Jessica Lanyadoo) Part 1
27 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week we talk to astrologer, psychic, and medium Jessica Lanyadoo about all things physical and metaphysical. Come back next week for part 2!
Side Effects of a Song: Girl Like Me (by Jazmine Sullivan)
21 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we debut our first Side Effects of a Song episode, and with the help of Jazmine Sullivan’s Girl Like Me, explore how the internet got wom...
Side Effects of Watching the Coup as a Black American (with Brandon Victor Dixon)
13 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week we take a peak into the minds of America's black folks as we watched the attempted "Coup on Capitol Hill" unfold.
Side Effects of a Reset
06 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we ctrl-alt-delete for a new year.
The Small Doses Keep and Dump List 2020 (Part 2)
30 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
2020 has been a doozy, but it wasn’t a full wash. And we’re wrapping up this year letting you know why, in Part 2 of our Keep and Dump list!
The Small Doses Keep and Dump List 2020 (Part 1)
23 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
2020 has been a doozy, but it wasn’t a full wash. And we’re wrapping up this year letting you know why. Come back next week for part 2!
Side Effects of Living Together
16 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we commiserate on what it means to cohabitate.
Side Effects of Being a Woke White Guy (with Jesse Mechanic)
09 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week we talk to writer Jesse Mechanic about the road to impactful allyship.
Side Effects of Gratitude
02 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we explore the art appreciation and why it’s a masterpiece.
Side Effects of Expectations
18 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we get realistic about what we want from everybody, including ourselves.
Side Effects of Hope
11 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In the wake of the election, this week we celebrate what possibility looks like from sea to shining sea.
SD Revisited: Side Effects of Free Speech (with Natasha Korgaonkar)
04 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In the wake of this momentous election, we revisit an episode from the archives where we got into the nitty gritty of the 1st Amendment. My friend Nat...
Side Effects of Inspiration
28 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week we seek to spark the inner flame that gives each of us the momentum to keep on moving.
Side Effects of Community
21 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we come together to identify what makes community and why it’s so important to preserve it.
Side Effects of Surgery
14 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week I talk getting your mind and body right after going under the knife.
SD Revisited: Side Effects of Toxic Relationships
07 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week we take another look at toxic relationships and how we can be a compassionate co-pilot to navigating out of them!
Side Effects of Being Outspoken
30 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week we revisit why now, more than ever, being outspoken is so imperative and how to find your voice.
Side Effects of Self-Care
23 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we identify 5 ways to fight that funk that we’re all in.
Side Effects of White Privilege (with Layla Saad)
16 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week we talk to author Layla Saad about how talking to white people about racism can be exhausting AF.
Side Effects of Checking In
09 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week we drop a pin on where we’re at in the world right now.
Side Effects of Apologies (with Sonya Renee Taylor)
02 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week we get honest about apologizing with author Sonya Renee Taylor, founder of The Body Is Not An Apology.
Side Effects of Black Voters (with LaTosha Brown)
26 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we talk to organizer and political strategist LaTosha Brown about why Black votes and voters matter, and what it means to take the power.
SD Revisited: Side Effects of Communication
12 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week we re-introduce and revisit the conversation about how we have conversations.
Side Effects of Raising Gen Z (with Sunny Hostin)
05 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Sunny Hostin, lawyer and host of The View, let's us in on the fun and the fails of raising Gen Z kids!
Side Effects of James Baldwin (with Eddie S. Glaude Jr.)
29 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we talk to Eddie S. Glaude Jr., author of Begin Again, about the depth, value, and necessity for James Baldwin and his work in our current ...
Side Effects of Black Cinema (with Desmond Thorne)
22 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we delve into the deep canon of Black cinema with Desmond Thorne, film expert and host of Adventures in Black Cinema, the debut show on the...
Side Effects of Feelings
15 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In true Cancer season fashion, it’s only right that we not only get in our feelings, but get real about why so many of us are scared of them.
Side Effects of Journalism (with Errin Haines)
08 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we connect with Errin Haines, journalist at The 19th (https://www.19thnews.org/), to assess where journalism as a medium exists in the curr...
Side Effects of Voting (with Tiffany D. Cross)
01 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we are joined by author and journalist Tiffany D. Cross, and uncover a bunch of ways we affect voting and voting affects us that we never c...
Side Effects of Being a Black Man in Hollywood (with Blair Underwood)
24 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we talk to iconic actor Blair Underwood about what it means to be brotha in showbiz.
Side Effects of Black Motherhood (with Tika Sumpter)
18 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week, actress Tika Sumpter joins us to speak on creating a much-needed sweet space for Black mamas.
Uprising: A Small Doses Forum (Part 2)
11 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Part 2 of our first Small Doses Forum, where we discuss the multiple ways in which the nation's eruption of consciousness can effect change.
Uprising: A Small Doses Forum (Part 1)
04 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In part 1 of our first Small Doses Forum we discuss the multiple ways in which the nation's eruption of consciousness can effect change. Come back nex...
Side Effects of Being a Black Intellectual (with Marc Lamont Hill)
27 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week, author, professor, and pundit Marc Lamont Hill joins us to illuminate the realities and sometimes contradictions of being smart, funny, and...
Side Effects of Living Alone
20 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week, I take a solo look at livin’ solo.
Side Effects of Politics (with Angela Rye)
13 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week, CNN correspondent Angela Rye schools us on the necessities of being politically engaged and why your vote matters.
Side Effects of Covid-19 on the Black Community (with Joy Reid)
06 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week Joy-Anne Reid, journalist and host of AM Joy, let’s us in on the unspoken conversations around how Corona is indiscriminately impacting Bl...
Side Effects of New Orleans (with PJ Morton)
29 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we bounce down to the Big Easy with musician and community leader PJ Morton to learn about all things NoLa.
Side Effects of Values
22 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week I get down in the dirt with what makes up the soil that you grow from as a person, and how it affects the way we interact with the world.
Side Effects of Being A Boss (with Issa Rae)
15 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we get awkward with writer, producer, actress Issa Rae about how confidence and being insecure make a leader.
Side Effects of Traveling Alone
08 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week I take y'all on a ride of the do's, don'ts, and dopeness of hittin the road solo!
Side Effects of Uncorked (with Prentice Penny)
01 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week, writer, director, and Blackspert, Prentice Penny joins us to decant the process of making his new hit Netflix film, Uncorked. Warning: spoi...
Side Effects of Quarantine
25 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This episode we talk about what everybody is talking about, BEING STUCK INSIDE THE GOT DANG HOUSE!
Side Effects of Writing for TV (with Kenya Barris)
18 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s show, we connect with writer extraordinaire Kenya Barris on creating your favorite -ishes and the nuance of nuance. Kenya's new show ...
Side effects of Black Festivals (with Brandon McEachern)
11 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we sit with Brandon McEachern, creator of Broccoli City Festival, and talk all the reasons why safe spaces for black celebration are necess...
Side Effects of the Hyphy Movement (with Mistah F.A.B.)
04 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week we get down to Town Biz with Oakland MC and entrepreneur, Mistah F.A.B. to talk Bay Area things and the Hyphy Movement.
Side Effects of Being an LA Transplant (with Adrienne Houghton)
26 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we're joined by my The Real cohost Adrienne Houghton to talk leaving the mean streets of NY for La La Land.
Side Effects of Hair (with Dickey)
19 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we sit down with Dickey, texture guru, author, founder, and creator of Hair Rules to dive into the texture paradigm of black girl tresses.
SD Replay: Side Effects of Fuckboys (with James Bland)
12 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This Valentine's Day, we have an episode from the archives! We go in on the whos, whats, and whys of Fuckbois - in an effort to rid the world of them ...
Side Effects of Being an Empath
05 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we explore the tortured soul of being a hypersensitive person and how to find peace.
Side Effects of Everything! Everything? Everything. (Part 2)
29 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In continuation of last week's episode, we're answering any questions you have about anything!
Side Effects of Everything! Everything? Everything. (Part 1)
24 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In celebration of our 100th episode, we're answering any questions you have about anything!
Side Effects of Being on The Real
17 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week go behind the scenes and in the mind of my first week as the new cohost on daytime talkshow The Real.
Side Effects of Moving On
11 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we talk about how to clear out our proverbial closets of the real-life baggage we’re leaving in the last decade.
10 Things Amanda Learned This Decade (Part 2)
25 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we close out the year with part 2 of our top 10 things Amanda learned in this decade!
10 Things Amanda Learned This Decade (Part 1)
20 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we close out the year with part 1 of our top 10 things Amanda learned in this decade! Come back next week for 5-10! Learn more about your a...
Side Effects of Insecure Men - Live! with Alice Smith
12 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week we go Live! and get honest about the sources, repercussions, and realities of men who lack confidence.
Side Effects of the Age of Influence
05 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week we discuss how we contribute to and drown out the noise that’s guiding our path.
SD Replay: Side Effects of the Holidays
28 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we have a re-release from last year, where we get festive for that special time of year full of funny style family members, exes resurfacin...
Side Effects of Getting Your Life Together with Sasheer Zamata
20 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week we’re joined by comedian Sasheer Zamata (SNL, “The Weekend” film) to talk getting real with the real ways you can get re-focused.
Side Effects of Virginity
13 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week we enter into virgin territory.
Side Effects of Being Misunderstood
06 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we attempt to understand how to be a paradox without becoming a pariah.