Tea & Theory

Tea & Theory is a podcast where real conversations meet real research. Each week, we sip and chat about the topics we’re already unpacking in our everyday lives, from navigating relationships and building community to protecting your peace and pouring into your wellness.

Tea & Theory is a health podcast hosted by Cassandre Jean-Ceide & Quanisha Whittfield, with 11 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Cassandre Jean-Ceide & Quanisha Whittfield hosts Tea & Theory, a health show with 11 episodes published.

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  Episode #10

  We’re Tired: ICE, Epstein, Accountability, and our Humanity

  Feb 9, 20261h 40mS1

  <p>In today’s episode we go a bit (not too much) off script and get candid about our feelings about, well, everything. We grapple with the horrors of ICE and the Epstein files, while also grounding our reactions in conversations around Afropessimism, weathering, and allostatic load, naming the cumulative toll that constant exposure to violence and uncertainty takes on our bodies and communities. We also reflect on research around the impacts of consuming violent media, as we try to balance staying informed with staying well, all while juggling the ongoing need for accountability, care, and community in these times.</p>...

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  Episode #9

  Papa Was an ATM? On Black Father-Daughter Relationships

  Jan 28, 20261h 17mS1

  <p>In today’s episode, we unpack Shannon Sharpe’s recent interview with comedian Ryan Davis. Davis opened up about his personal life, including a controversial take on the “transactional” nature of his relationship with his 10-year-old daughter. The internet wasted no time reacting, with some folks even labeling the child a “gold digger.”</p><p>We dive into this tea with the support of Erik Erikson’s stages of psychosocial development, what the research says about Black father-daughter relationship’s positive impact on the well-being of young black girls, and even get a little Freudian as we get into impact of the Ha...

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  Episode #8

  Get Us OFF this Ride: Navigating the Overcorrecting Pendulum

  Dec 22, 20251h 18mS1

  <p>In today’s episode, we discuss a scene from a recent episode of Married To Medicine, a reality TV show set in Atlanta, Georgia, which follows the lives of women who are either doctors or the wives of doctors. In this scene, Dr. Simone Whitmore, a successful board-certified OBGYN, discusses her sons’ finances over dinner. This conversation quickly turns into a heated debate about entitlement, privilege, and financial responsibility. We unpack this topic using research on strong Black womanhood, gendered racial socialization, privilege/disenfranchisement, and overcorrection psychology.</p><p>Tea & Theory podcast is where real conversations meet real research. Each...

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  Tea & Theory

  And the Gag is...Men Need to Decenter Men Too: A Minisode

  Dec 1, 202544 minS1

  <p>In today’s minisode, we discuss the Danish Deception, Journalist Chanté Joseph’s follow up to her hit Vogue op-ed, and yes, we’re still decentering men! Chanté Joseph asked if having a boyfriend in 2025 was embarrassing and the gworls were upset! To top it off we give you the TLDR on a 28-part (yes, you read that right) TikTok story time in which Onyeka Ehie discusses her experience being deceived and providing further evidence for why we should decenter men. Hear our takes as we unpack and connect both the follow up to the op-ed, the #DanishDeception, and reflect...

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  Episode #7

  Is Having a Man Low Vibrational? On Decentering Men

  Nov 17, 20251h 2mS1

  <p>In today’s episode, chile, we’re decentering men! We discuss Journalist Chanté Joseph’s Vogue op-ed unpacking the question, is having a boyfriend in 2025 embarrassing? We also connect this to a tiktoker’s story exposing the harms of “male-centeredness”in women’s friendships. We unpack these topics with the help of literature surrounding the burden of knowledge, self-definition, heteronormativity, and sexual scripts theory.</p><p>This ain’t therapy but Tea & Theory is in session! So, grab your favorite cup of tea (or any other beverage, we ain’t judging!) and join us on the couch.</p><p>Follow Us on IG: @t...

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