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The Too Grown To Pretend Podcast
The Too Grown to Pretend Podcast is hosted by Chipo and Regina. Two very different women, who are clumsily building a friendship in real-time, with a microphone in the room. They talk about navigating faith, family, and Zim-life in a constantly changing world, with all the random thoughts that are sure to pop up along the way.... because neither of them have a filter.Their dialogue promises to be peppered with hilarity, strong opinions…and a fair amount of hyperbole! They hope that their conversations will reveal things about friendship, each other, and the world we live in. And that ultimately, the way they engage with honesty, vulnerability, and a sense of humor in this friendship will encourage their listeners to do the same in their own relationships.
Episodes
19 episodes
Too Grown To Pretend: Our Lent Experience is Graciously Complicated
Chipo and Regina talk about their individual journeys through the sacred season of Lent this year. The lessons, the gentle and gracious convictions, and the significance. Lent is about sacrifice and the authentic display of our weakness. ...
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29:21
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Too Grown to Pretend: Publicly Petty? Oh We've Got Time
Chipo and Regina talk about the current levels of their pettiness. They have this in common-- on any given day they are on the "I've got time" and "I ain't got time" spectrum. Grown Folk, what's been your biggest and "proudes...
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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13:03
Too Grown To Pretend: Exposure Won't Pay The Bills
Chipo and Regina discuss their feelings about exposure...you know, working for free. The halftime show Rihanna performed was unpaid as it always is, but not all exposure is created equal.Grown Folk, have you ever been asked to...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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25:10
Too Grown To Pretend: Giving Birth is Easy....or Fun
On this International Women's Day, Chipo and Regina take us back in time as they recall 28 January 2015 and 14 September 2020 - the days they gave birth to their (biological) daughters. They talk pregnancy, how their husband's behaved in the de...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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25:34
Too Grown To Pretend: Recovery Is Not A Sprint
Regina and Chipo tackle a big topic in this one!Regina takes us on a journey to recovery. These 24 years of sobriety have been no small feat. Her road of recovery has been one of lessons, grace, growth and love, 24 hours at a time.<...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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39:25
Too Grown to Pretend: That We Take Your Hair Rules Seriously
Chipo and Regina talk about hair... Natural hair. Wait, specifically natural hair for black folk. (How come we don't call white people hair "natural", ever wonder about that, Grown Folk?)Recently, Regina and her little one had a hair em...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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33:19
Too Grown To Pretend: This Year Has Got To Be Different
Chipo and Regina get real about what needs to stay the same and what needs to change in 2023. Because this year just needs to be -- and do-- better.Grown Folk, what are some lessons you learned in 2022? What do you need to take wi...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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34:00
Too Grown To Pretend: Sometimes Life Just Gut Punches You!
They're BACK! Chipo and Regina fell off of the face of the planet for a while there. Their friendship continued to grow via whatsapp voice notes and tear-filled virtual coffee dates during the unexpected hiatus.Life was lif...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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36:47
To Grown To Pretend: Lead Well or Get Out Of Our Way, Please.
Chipo and Regina tackle a conversation about leadership- the good, bad and ugly. Now more than ever, we are confronted with the truth that leadership matters, a lot! Kuda jump started the conversation by acknowledging that women make the best l...
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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23:34
Too Grown to Pretend: Boundaries Can Be Hard
Chipo and Regina discuss boundaries. Regina likes to believe that "No." is a complete sentence. Chipo is learning to risk not being liked for saying, "No." How does this play out in the culture of the Zim context? Kuda gives them a ...
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46:58
Too Grown to Pretend: This Small House Culture Got Us Wondering...
Chipo and Regina dive into what they understand about "Small Houses" and their take on this particular Zim phenomenon. Regina and Nyasha once lived in a tiny house with their two girls but that is a story for another day... Grown f...
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31:52
Too Grown To Pretend That We Don't Have Daddy Issues
Chipo and Regina talk about the impact their fathers and fatherhood had on their lives. These relationships can be complicated and Chipo and Regina's stories show that they are too grown to pretend they aren't. Grown Folks, what ar...
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28:30
Too Grown to Pretend We Don't Need Our Mamas
Chipo and Regina talk about their moms. Linda Marie and Joyce were very different women. Their daughters grew up with dramatically different experiences, yet in this conversation, they find common ground. Grown Folk, are ther...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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22:46
Too Grown to Pretend that Adulting Is Fun
Chipo and Regina talk about navigating adulthood. The consensus is that it is a pain. Adulting is hard and we all need to take time out to recalibrate when things get wild. They address the necessity of mental wellness - and talk about ho...
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30:14
Too Grown to Pretend We're Gonna Fit In
Today Chipo and Regina talk about the difference between introverts and extroverts at parties. They dig down deep and try to decide if they are ever going to fit in anywhere... and if they even want to.Also, Chipo says "benefactors" ins...
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27:19
Too Grown To Pretend That We Have Filters
Kuda teaches Chipo and Regina the African proverb that says, "All truth is good to know but not all truth is good to say." And then reveals that he agreed to do this podcast simply because neither of these women has a filter.And that is...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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36:44
Too Grown to Pretend That This Zim Life is Easy
Chipo & Regina talk about their Zim life.They address tardiness (who is the most guilty of this— spoiler it’s these ladies.) This place holds a special place in their hearts despite some its heartbreaking realities. Z...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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38:26
Too Grown to Pretend I'm Gonna Watch His Shows
Chipo and Regina talk about Netflix and Marriage. They address what it's like to be married to men who are very different than them. These differences come up in all kinds of ways. And sometimes it's a TV show that has you saying, "Who th...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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28:32
Too Grown to Pretend We Know What We Are Doing
Chipo Chikara-Nyoni is a drama teacher and actor who was born and raised in Harare and spent a few years in the States. Chipo loves Jesus, Dumisani and Zaza, and mascara. She loves to laugh and to make other people laugh too. She has an unnatur...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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