Are we still single moms? Feat. Shekem and Orlando

Good Moms Bad Choices

The Black Effect and iHeartPodcasts

Kids & Family, Parenting, Personal Journals, Society & Culture

4.9 • 2.1K Ratings

🗓️ 2 April 2025

⏱️ 127 minutes

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Summary

This week, Erica and Milah are joined by their partners Orlando and Shekem to talk about how men prepare, pursue, and grow with a partner.

Shekem & Orlando give men a checklist they’ll need to complete before even THINKING about a relationship. And yes, hygiene is on that list ; this is your reminder to wash those sheets! Surprisingly though, so is begging lol!

You can expect to hear:

(9:00) Erica introduces her partner Shekem to the tribe

(20:00) The Ultimate Pre-Dating Checklist For Men

(25:00) Why you need to travel with your parter

(34:00) The importance of verbally “choosing” your significant other

(47:00) Why Shekem’s energy was a “nervous system reset” for Erica

(57:00) Is your relationship fun?

(1:05:00) Why “Can we talk?” is never a great start to a sentence

(1:16:00) Real true masculinity

(1:26:00) Playfully inquiring

The ladies also share what you can expect at our upcoming retreat in Costa Rica!! We're giving $1000 off, FIND OUT HOW!!!!!

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0:00.0	What's up Tribe? It's good moms bad choices. And guess what? We'll be in the building at the third annual Black Effect podcast festival. So join us Saturday, April 26th at Pullman Yards in Atlanta. And you know it's going to be a vibe. We're going to be joined with live podcasts from R&B Money, Naked Sports with Kari Champion, The Trap Nerds, and Women Evolve with Sarah Jake Roberts. And we are bringing live podcasts from some of your favorites, plus good energy, good people,
0:25.9	and unforgettable moments.
0:27.8	Don't miss out.
0:28.7	Get your tickets at blackeffect.com slash podcast festival.
0:32.6	See you there.
0:34.3	Hey, what's up, y'all?
0:35.0	This is Eric Andreke.
0:35.9	I made a podcast called bombing about absolutely tanking on stage.
0:40.8	I tell gnarly stories and I talk to friends about their worst moments of bombing in all sorts of ways.
0:46.5	Bombing on stage, bombing in public, bombing in life.
0:49.0	Like the time I stole a girl's phone during a set and she dumped on stage and threw a big haymaker punch to my nose.
0:55.3	Listen to bombing with Eric Andre and Will Ferrell's Big Money Players Network on the IHart
0:58.9	Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.
1:03.4	Hi, I'm Bob Pittman, chairman and CEO of IHeart Media.
1:06.7	I'm excited to introduce a brand new season of my podcast, Math and Magic, stories
1:11.0	from the Frontiers of Marketing.
1:12.6	I'm having conversations with some folks across a wide range of industries to hear how they
1:17.3	reach the top of their fields and the lessons they learned along the way that everyone can use.
1:21.6	I'll be joined by innovative leaders like chairman and CEO of Elf Beauty to Rang Amin.
1:26.6	Legendary singer-songwriter and philanthropist, Jewel.
1:29.6	Being a rock star is very fun, but helping people is way more fun.
1:33.4	And Damien Maldonado, CEO of American financing.
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