The Price of Care, The Power of Purpose & The Michael Jackson Debate
The Breakfast Club
The Black Effect Podcast Network and iHeartPodcasts
4.4 • 14.4K Ratings
🗓️ 24 April 2026
⏱️ 18 minutes
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Summary
In this episode, Loren LoRosa gets real about navigating the healthcare system while advocating for her mother—and the emotional toll that comes with it. From insurance setbacks to finding alternative care, it’s a raw look at what so many families silently face.
Then, she dives into the buzz around the new Michael Jackson biopic—breaking down the early criticism, what’s missing, and the bigger question: can you tell MJ’s story without addressing the controversy?
Plus, reflections on legacy and purpose inspired by Tina Knowles, and a powerful, grounding perspective from Sarah Jakes Roberts on navigating new seasons, self-doubt, and growth.
It’s a mix of culture, conversation, and real-life perspective—just how you like it.
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| 0:00.0 | This is an I-Heart podcast. |
| 0:02.6 | Guaranteed Human. |
| 0:06.4 | I'm a homegirl that knows a little bit about everything and everybody. |
| 0:10.0 | You know if you're going to lie about that, right? |
| 0:12.2 | Lauren came in hot. |
| 0:14.1 | Hey, y'all. |
| 0:14.6 | What's up? |
| 0:15.0 | It's Lauren La Rosa, and this is another episode of the latest with Lauren La Rosa. |
| 0:19.3 | This is your daily dig on all things, pop culture, entertainment news, and all of the |
| 0:22.8 | conversations that shake the room, baby. |
| 0:25.1 | Now, you guys, we always start off checking in behind the scenes of the grind, which is where |
| 0:30.0 | we really take some time to check in on ourselves and just kind of like sit down. |
| 0:33.3 | I need it today. |
| 0:38.2 | I'm coming off of running my mother around New York City because this is where she gets |
| 0:44.6 | all of her skins and does all of her. |
| 0:47.4 | However, this time, and this happened to us last time as well, we've been having hiccups |
| 0:52.6 | with her insurance. |
| 0:53.2 | I've talked to you guys about that a bit. She was on the Breakfast Club on the podcast, some episodes ago in our first season, because we are in our second season now. Yeah, yes. Like, there was just so many things that were changing with my mom's insurance. And I'm still getting used to the fact that she has this new insurance. So sometimes there's kickback when we schedule the whole thing. |
| 1:16.4 | So what she actually came here to do was some body scans just to check in on her cancer, |
| 1:22.3 | make sure there are new growth, or any of that. We were at the doctor's office for about two hours, before they even told us that they didn't have the right approvals from the insurance company. |
| 1:27.9 | Have learned so much about these insurance systems and who pays who for what, who calls who for |
| 1:32.6 | what because when my mom was going through everything with chemo, because I wanted to get her |
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