Small Doses with Amanda Seales
Amanda Seales
Now in its 7th season, just like its host, artistic intellectual, Amanda Seales, Small Doses podcast is known for its hilarious, honest, and philosophical take on all “Side Effects” of life it tackles. Each episode be edutained by high level topics grounded in down to earth conversations with icons, experts and sometimes, Ms. Seales flying solo. Small Doses podcast raises awareness, piques curiosity, and challenges toxic norms expanding minds with one of a kind convos one episode a time!
Episodes
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Oct 1, 2025 • 52min
Side Effects of The Caribbean Diaspora (with Fiona Compton)
This week, we talk to artist and historian Fiona Compton about multiculturalism within the Caribbean, what tourists get wrong, and the differences between the Black American and Black Caribbean experiences.For more content, subscribe to our Youtube and Patreon!
Sep 24, 2025 • 60min
Side Effects of Challenging The Administration (with Prem Thakker)
This week, we talk to journalist Prem Thakker about holding the powers that be accountable, corporate influence in the mainstream press, the basic moral compulsion to acknowlege what is happening to journalists in Palestine, and why independant reporting is so important.For more content, subscribe to our Youtube and Patreon!
Sep 17, 2025 • 50min
Side Effect of Speculating A Black Future (with Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah)
This week, we are joined by author Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah to talk about the ways that imagining beyond our present reality can help us get to the nature of what's currently happening around us.For more content, subscribe to our Youtube and Patreon!
Sep 10, 2025 • 1h 1min
Side Effects of Black Resistance (with Kellie Carter Jackson)
This week, we are joined by Kellie Carter Jackson, author of We Refuse: A Forceful History of Black Resistance, to talk the multitude of forms that resistance can take, why violence is always forceful, but force is not always violent, and how to protest effectively while preserving your energy.For more content, subscribe to our Youtube and Patreon!
Sep 3, 2025 • 54min
Side Effects of Intuition (with Sarah Gregg and Jill Ritchie)
This week, we talk to Sarah Gregg and Jill Ritchie, founders of The Intuitive Psychology Association, to unpack the power of intuition as not only a concept, but a practical skill that can be harnessed to enrich your life.IG: @we.are.ipaThe 22 Question MethodFor more content, subscribe to our Youtube and Patreon!
Aug 27, 2025 • 1h 1min
Side Effects of The African Perspective (with Ahmed Kaballo)
This week, we are joined by Ahmed Kaballo, CEO and co-founder of African Stream, to unpack the sequence of events that led to the media outlet getting deplatformed.For more content, subscribe to our Youtube and Patreon!
Aug 20, 2025 • 54min
Side Effects of How Neuroscience Saves Relationships (with Martin Ali Simms)
This week, we talk to Neurosequential Sport Specialist Martin Ali Simms about relocating to Mexico at the start of the pandemic, unpacking dissociation and trauma in therapy, developing the D.O.P.E Framework (Develop, Organize, Process, Engage), and the importance of self-regulation for well-being.For more content, subscribe to our Youtube and Patreon!
Aug 13, 2025 • 39min
Side Effects of The Black Bourgeoisie
This week, I get into the ways white supremacy is used as a currency by the Black bourgeoisie on our descent into fascism For more content, subscribe to our Youtube and Patreon!
Aug 6, 2025 • 54min
Side Effects of a Two-Party System (with Eugene Puryear)
This week, we are joined by journalist and activist Eugene Puryear to give historical context to how the US got stuck in a two-party system, clear up misconceptions around 3rd party votes, and imagine a different way forward.For more content, subscribe to our Youtube and Patreon!
Jul 30, 2025 • 1h 4min
Side Effects of Young People Leading the Climate Movement (with Sunrise Movement)
This week, we are joined by Aru Shiney-Ajay and Dejah Powell of Sunrise Movement, a youth organization with a mission of stopping the climate crisis and winning a Green New Deal, to talk about the ways mass movement momentum can change the Democratic Party for the better.For more content, subscribe to our Youtube and Patreon!
