We Talk Back: Roses Are Red, Flags Are Too
We Talk Back
The Black Effect Podcast Network and iHeartPodcasts
4.4 • 737 Ratings
🗓️ 12 February 2026
⏱️ 48 minutes
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Summary
The Black Effect Presents... We Talk Back!
In this episode of We Talk Back, AJ Holiday and Tam Bam unpack the real meaning of love, relationships, and self-care as Valentine’s Day approaches. The hosts share personal stories and honest reflections on dating, romantic expectations, and the emotional pressure that social media can place on modern relationships. From Valentine’s Day gift culture to relationship standards, they challenge fairytale narratives and encourage more grounded, intentional connection.
The conversation explores love languages, communication in relationships, self-love, and partner expectations, highlighting how couples can better understand each other without performance or pressure. With humor and transparency, AJ and Tam Bam remind listeners that healthy relationships require clarity, reciprocity, and emotional awareness — not just grand gestures for the timeline.
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| 0:00.0 | This is an I-Heart podcast. |
| 0:02.3 | Guaranteed Human. |
| 0:04.3 | Welcome to We Talk Back Podcast, a production of IHart Radio and the Black Effect Network. |
| 0:10.8 | Talk to Talk to them. |
| 0:13.2 | We're just two unapologetically black women with an opinion who talks back. |
| 0:20.1 | Happy Valentine's. Happy Valentine's. |
| 0:22.1 | Happy Valentine's. |
| 0:24.9 | Galentines. |
| 0:25.5 | I never celebrated a Galentine. |
| 0:27.7 | Why? |
| 0:28.8 | Because I'll be having a Valentine's. |
| 0:31.0 | You could do both. |
| 0:33.7 | I don't, I'm tired of hanging with bitches. |
| 0:36.7 | I'm so sick of it. |
| 0:38.0 | We back, y'all. |
| 0:40.5 | We're back. |
| 0:42.1 | What's up, y'all? |
| 0:43.0 | It's your co-host, AJ Holiday. |
| 0:46.4 | And it's Tam Bam. |
| 0:47.5 | I love y'all so much. |
| 0:48.6 | I miss y'all so much these few weeks without y'all. |
| 0:51.5 | I've been feeling sick. |
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