Z and Koreama are a mother and daughter from Philadelphia who finally decided to stop having their best conversations in private. Every week they sit down and talk about the things most people keep in the house. Career. Family. Relationships. What it actually looks like to navigate the world as a Black woman at two very different points in your life. Real talk. Two generations. Nothing off the table.

]]>chickenbuttandream.kit.comRiverside.fm (https://riverside.com)Sun, 07 Jun 2026 09:19:09 GMTMon, 16 Mar 2026 04:29:32 GMT60Chicken Butt & Ream<p>Z and Koreama are a mother and daughter from Philadelphia who finally decided to stop having their best conversations in private. Every week they sit down and talk about the things most people keep in the house. Career. Family. Relationships. What it actually looks like to navigate the world as a Black woman at two very different points in your life. Real talk. Two generations. Nothing off the table.</p>episodicChicken Butt & Reamchickenbuttandream@gmail.comnoIt looks different at 24 than it does at 46 and they are both still figuring it out. In this episode Z and Koreama get into what it actually felt like to step into womanhood, whether independence is empowerment or just survival with better branding, what gets passed down between women without anyone ever saying it out loud, and the loneliest parts of being a woman that most people never admit to. Plus the moment she said freedom and then immediately said psych. Real talk. Two generations. Nothing off the table.

]]>e56705e0-d113-4e0f-969d-461e36762e1bSun, 31 May 2026 12:00:00 GMT<p>It looks different at 24 than it does at 46 and they are both still figuring it out. In this episode Z and Koreama get into what it actually felt like to step into womanhood, whether independence is empowerment or just survival with better branding, what gets passed down between women without anyone ever saying it out loud, and the loneliest parts of being a woman that most people never admit to. Plus the moment she said freedom and then immediately said psych. Real talk. Two generations. Nothing off the table.</p>no01:01:5417Womanhood & The Things That Sneak Up On YoufullIn Philly prom is not just a dance. It is a block party, a community moment, and sometimes the first time a family gets to exhale. This episode Z and Koreama get into what Black prom means across generations, why the spending makes sense even when it doesn't, how social media turned an intimate moment into a performance, and the story of the last thing a grandfather was able to do before he passed. Real talk. Two generations. Nothing off the table.

]]>6e809b11-3634-4871-bbfd-1876ab39ac27Sun, 24 May 2026 12:00:00 GMT<p>In Philly prom is not just a dance. It is a block party, a community moment, and sometimes the first time a family gets to exhale. This episode Z and Koreama get into what Black prom means across generations, why the spending makes sense even when it doesn't, how social media turned an intimate moment into a performance, and the story of the last thing a grandfather was able to do before he passed. Real talk. Two generations. Nothing off the table.</p>no00:41:0716Black Prom & The Rite of PassagefullThey both have locs now. Getting there took longer than it should have because somewhere along the way they were both told that natural was not enough. This episode Z and Koreama get into the hair journey that brought them back to the same place, the BBL era and what it says about a generation of women who were handed a beauty standard they never asked for, what happens when the women raising daughters start changing their faces, and what Islamic beauty standards taught them about visibility and what it actually means to be seen in a world that only looks at the surface. It goes deeper than they planned.

]]>f58d326a-a225-48ea-b746-368f7fd74163Sun, 17 May 2026 12:00:00 GMT<p>They both have locs now. Getting there took longer than it should have because somewhere along the way they were both told that natural was not enough. This episode Z and Koreama get into the hair journey that brought them back to the same place, the BBL era and what it says about a generation of women who were handed a beauty standard they never asked for, what happens when the women raising daughters start changing their faces, and what Islamic beauty standards taught them about visibility and what it actually means to be seen in a world that only looks at the surface. It goes deeper than they planned.</p>no00:53:4915Hair, Bodies & The Standards We Grew Up InfullThey both watch it. They just watch it for different reasons. In this episode Z and Koreama get into Bravo versus Zeus versus Now That's TV, who carried those networks and why, the Bravo to jail pipeline, cancel culture in reality TV, and whether the people running these networks owe anything to the culture they profit from. Plus the realization that Sonya Morgan is just your auntie in the projects who knows everybody. Real talk. Two generations. Nothing off the table.

]]>b7abc789-f66f-4574-9d09-7fbf09fbb872Sun, 03 May 2026 12:00:00 GMT<p>They both watch it. They just watch it for different reasons. In this episode Z and Koreama get into Bravo versus Zeus versus Now That's TV, who carried those networks and why, the Bravo to jail pipeline, cancel culture in reality TV, and whether the people running these networks owe anything to the culture they profit from. Plus the realization that Sonya Morgan is just your auntie in the projects who knows everybody. Real talk. Two generations. Nothing off the table.</p>no00:59:2514Trash TV & The Culture It CreatesfullNobody handed them a blueprint. In this episode Z and Koreama get into what it actually meant to grow up without being parented, the unspoken pressure of being a kid who was not allowed to mess up, and the moment Z asks her mom a question nobody has ever asked her before. What do you take from people who never showed you how. What it cost to break the cycle. And what it looks like when two people are still figuring it out together. Real talk. Nothing off the table.

]]>c229bc15-f1dc-4755-bae4-5d7ef1b128d1Sun, 26 Apr 2026 12:00:00 GMT<p>Nobody handed them a blueprint. In this episode Z and Koreama get into what it actually meant to grow up without being parented, the unspoken pressure of being a kid who was not allowed to mess up, and the moment Z asks her mom a question nobody has ever asked her before. What do you take from people who never showed you how. What it cost to break the cycle. And what it looks like when two people are still figuring it out together. Real talk. Nothing off the table.</p>no00:50:3213No Blueprint & The Courage to ChangefullNot everyone gets in. This episode Z and Koreama get into what actually constitutes a friendship, what loyalty looks like when nobody is watching, and who gets access to the real version of you and why. From chosen family to dating in 2026 to the one man who set the standard before either of them knew what the standard was. Real talk. Nothing off the table.

]]>7768b16b-eec7-479f-962f-31095611723eSun, 19 Apr 2026 12:00:00 GMT<p>Not everyone gets in. This episode Z and Koreama get into what actually constitutes a friendship, what loyalty looks like when nobody is watching, and who gets access to the real version of you and why. From chosen family to dating in 2026 to the one man who set the standard before either of them knew what the standard was. Real talk. Nothing off the table.</p>no00:51:2312Loyalty, Love & The People We Let InfullIt started with an iftar. It ended with an apology. In the first episode of Chicken Butt & Ream, Z and Koreama sit down to talk about a simple family dinner that turned into a conversation about expectations, communication, and the things we never actually said out loud. Two generations, one household, and a lot of unfinished business. Nothing off the table.

]]>cb554660-a691-4ee2-9e17-6e7f796248a2Sun, 12 Apr 2026 12:00:00 GMT<p>It started with an iftar. It ended with an apology. In the first episode of Chicken Butt &amp; Ream, Z and Koreama sit down to talk about a simple family dinner that turned into a conversation about expectations, communication, and the things we never actually said out loud. Two generations, one household, and a lot of unfinished business. Nothing off the table.</p>no00:52:0611Expectations & Unfinished BusinessfullBefore we get into it, here is who we are and what we are building. Chicken Butt & Ream is a mother-daughter podcast from Philadelphia hosted by Z and Koreama. Two generations, one very real relationship, nothing off the table. Episode 1 drops April 12th.

]]>4106790e-a15c-41a9-94eb-ff18172d143dTue, 24 Mar 2026 02:07:34 GMT<p>Before we get into it, here is who we are and what we are building. Chicken Butt &amp; Ream is a mother-daughter podcast from Philadelphia hosted by Z and Koreama. Two generations, one very real relationship, nothing off the table. Episode 1 drops April 12th.</p>no00:00:481Welcome to Chicken Butt & Reamtrailer