Indulging in the Sweetness of Love with Karen Pittman
The Suga
Tika Sumpter, Thai Randolph
4.8 • 773 Ratings
🗓️ 6 December 2021
⏱️ 52 minutes
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Summary
This week we are joined by actress Karen Pittman, who is known for her work in shows like "Yellowstone," “The Americans,” "Luke Cage," and, most recently, for her portrayal of Mia Jordan on Apple TV’s Golden Globe-nominated, “The Morning Show."
In our conversation, we talk about how Karen's Southern family roots impacted her parenting style, how her role as Mia Jordan evolved post #BlackLivesMatter, and why she believes it's important for Black women to prioritize love and romance.
We also talk about how she landed the role of Dr. Nya Wallace on the highly-anticipated HBO Max reboot of "Sex and the City," called, "And Just Like That..." And, last but not least, we discuss why there's "extra sweetness in being a Black woman."
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, I'm Rushmastajani, founder of Girls Who Code. Look, I'd consider myself a pretty successful |
| 0:06.8 | adult woman. I've written books, founded two successful nonprofits, and I'm raising two incredible kids. |
| 0:13.7 | But here's the thing. I still wake up wondering, is this it? And if the best years are yet to come, when's that going to start? Join me on my |
| 0:25.0 | so-called midlife, my new podcast with Lemonada Media, where we're building a playbook for navigating |
| 0:31.2 | midlife, one episode at a time. Each week, I'll chat with extraordinary guests who've transformed their midlife crisis |
| 0:39.3 | into opportunities for growth and newfound purpose. At some point, we all ask ourselves, |
| 0:47.2 | is there more to life? I'm here to discover how to thrive in my second act, right alongside you. |
| 0:57.0 | My so-called midlife is out now, |
| 1:03.8 | wherever you get your podcasts. Hi, I'm Ellie Kemper from The Office and Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt. And this is my fantastically funny friend, Scott Eckert. Hi, everyone. We host a podcast |
| 1:09.0 | called Born to Love. It's a show where we talk to the people we love about the things they love. |
| 1:14.7 | Each week, we bring on a celebrity guest to discuss their secret passion. |
| 1:18.4 | Did you know that my friend, Jenna Fisher, loves Keanu Reeves movies? |
| 1:22.5 | She does? |
| 1:23.4 | She does. |
| 1:24.3 | And how about Al Roker, Samantha B., Tony Hawk, Jane Lynch? |
| 1:28.2 | What do they love, Ellie? You have to listen to the show to find out. So, check out Born to Love, wherever you get your podcast from Lemonata Media. |
| 1:36.8 | This week on the sugar. I found that when I lowered my standard, when I shut that down, I lowered my ability to love myself, |
| 1:46.9 | and not just the warm, fuzzy love, but the love that is reflected in respecting myself, |
| 1:53.4 | that is reflected in esteeming myself. So I deal with the brother I really like, but it doesn't |
| 1:58.7 | work out. And then suddenly I'm questioning all of those matters related to self-esteem and how much do I respect myself. |
| 2:07.1 | Those things matter so much more to me than they ever had. |
| 2:10.4 | And taking a risk on continuing to look and find and search for good love, I think is a part of Black excellence. I really do. |
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