What's going on, guys? This is not a drill. The Need to Know podcast has been nominated for best co-host team in the third annual Signal Awards. We're so honored to be nominated alongside some incredible podcasters, and we need your help to take home the win. Click the link at the top of this episode's description and cast your vote for the Need to Know podcast today. It only takes a few seconds and every single vote matters.

Hey, you can even do it while you're listening to this week's episode.

We appreciate you so much for your continued support of the podcast and hope you enjoy the episode.

This episode of the Need to Know podcast is brought to you by McDonald's.

Fashion loves black style, but black designers don't always get their shine.

That's why McDonald's has partnered with five rising black designers and five industry

insiders to help change more than clothes.

The designers have hit culture's biggest red carpets and runaways

and connected with fashion industry insiders

for ongoing career-changing mentorships,

all while building their brands and bringing along fans like you.

Plus, there's so much more to come.

Want to see what's happening with these designers on the come up?

Follow their journey on Instagram at We Are Golden. I wonder what the comments are going to look like this week. Wait, why? What are we going to get into? We've got, you know, one of our home girls with us. Family at this point. At this point, honestly. It's her again? Yeah.uh they go they've got to be like uh-uh

i know that voice i'm not listening this week i'll see you guys next week i feel like they be lying

i feel like that's what when y'all type that by the way that is how y'all sound i'm not listening

i'm gonna go somewhere else you already making them mad. Okay, sorry, guys.

I will say, I will say, I feel like the people who comments are like, oh, I'm skipping this week, guys. I feel like those people really do listen, though. Oh, yeah. Like, they stay around for the episode. Oh, yeah. And then they terrorize me for a month. Yeah, no, I don't believe them anytime they speak. No, I'm excited to be back.

I think there's some good topics.

Yeah, a lot to get into.

We got a lot to get into.

Maybe every time you're here, I was just reflecting on this on the way back.

...