The Antidote

In this episode of The Antidote, Amy and Grace connect with actor, entrepreneur, and two-time New York Times bestselling author Tabitha Brown about the joy of giving grace to others, how to adopt a vegan lifestyle, and why there’s no such thing as time wasted. Amy and Grace share their bummer news of the week – a mom gets called a bully for protecting her daughter, and a metaphorical clock sounding an alarm for humanity. They also share their antidotes: closet organizing, and impromptu friend visits. This week’s Creative Tap-In: “There is a fountain of youth: it is your mind, your talents, the creativity you bring to your life.” - Sophia Loren Do you have a favorite antidote, or need an antidote suggestion? A question for Grace and Amy, or something you loved that Amy, Grace or one of their guests has said on the podcast? Share a message with The Antidote team: https://forms.gle/GrtDBkcbHLB5ty7X6 or tag us on Instagram with the hashtag #ThatsMyAntidote, or leave us a message on our hotline at 833-684-3683. OUR SPONSORS: Hello Fresh - hellofresh.com/ANTIDOTE65

In this episode of The Antidote LIVE from The Virgil in Los Angeles, Amy and Grace connect with actor, director, and producer Jay Ellis. Jay discusses owning the start of his day and the mental health benefits of walking. Later in the episode, stand-up comedian and actor Sydnee Washington joins Amy and Grace for our wellness shot segment, where we give advice to our audience and listeners to help solve their real-life issues, from dating to bad weaves. Amy and Grace share their bummer news of the week – M&M’s replaces “polarizing” mascots to make them more inclusive, and how the 2023 Oscars failed to nominate any women directors. They also share their antidotes: a neighborhood find, and reading by the fire. Do you have a favorite antidote, or need an antidote suggestion? A question for Grace and Amy, or something you loved that Amy, Grace or one of their guests has said on the podcast? Share a message with The Antidote team: https://forms.gle/GrtDBkcbHLB5ty7X6 or tag us on Instagram with the hashtag #ThatsMyAntidote, or leave us a message on our hotline at 833-684-3683. OUR SPONSORS: Hello Fresh - hellofresh.com/ANTIDOTE21

On this episode of The Antidote, Amy and Grace share their first solo trips – a grad school vacation to England, and a language immersion program in the south of France. Amy and Grace also share their bummer news of the week – an indie romance author faked her death, and white TikTok influencers “discover” Black hair products. They also share their antidotes: drag queen performances, and a juicy audiobook. This week’s Creative Tap-In: “Negativity is the enemy of creativity” - David Lynch Do you have a favorite antidote, or need an antidote suggestion? A question for Grace and Amy, or something you loved that Amy, Grace, or one of their guests has said on the podcast? Share a message with The Antidote team: https://forms.gle/GrtDBkcbHLB5ty7X6 or tag us on Instagram with the hashtag #ThatsMyAntidote, or leave us a message on our hotline at 833-684-3683. OUR SPONSORS: Hello Fresh - hellofresh.com/ANTIDOTE21

In this episode of The Antidote, Amy and Grace connect with poet, mental health advocate, and New York Times bestselling author Bassey Ikpi about the power of virtual reality fitness, romance novels, and living with bipolar two disorder. ***If you or someone you know is experiencing suicidal thoughts or a crisis, please call or text the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline by dialing or texting 988.*** Amy and Grace share their bummer news of the week – artists missing from Rolling Stone’s 200 greatest singers of all time list, and the pressures within the entertainment industry. They also share their antidotes: cooking and New Year’s rituals. This week’s Creative Tap-In: “Creativity is more than just being different. Anybody can plan weird; that’s easy. What’s hard is to be as simple as Bach. Making the simple, awesomely simple, that’s creativity.” - Charles Mingus RSVP to our live show: antidoteshow.org/events Do you have a favorite antidote, or need an antidote suggestion? A question for Grace and Amy, or something you loved that Amy, Grace or one of their guests has said on the podcast? Share a message with The Antidote team: https://forms.gle/GrtDBkcbHLB5ty7X6 or tag us on Instagram with the hashtag #ThatsMyAntidote, or leave us a message on our hotline at 833-684-3683. OUR SPONSORS: Hello Fresh - hellofresh.com/ANTIDOTE21

In this episode of The Antidote, Amy and Grace get a natal chart reading from astrologer Mecca Woods and chat about the purpose of astrology and get self-care recommendations according to their signs. Amy and Grace share their bummer news of the week – the impact Black Twitter’s demise will have on social justice reform, and a children’s book created entirely using AI. They also share their antidotes: a closet purge and an early morning walk and talk with a friend. This week’s Creative Tap-In: “You don't start out writing good stuff. You start out writing crap and thinking it's good stuff, and then gradually you get better at it. That's why I say one of the most valuable traits is persistence.” - Octavia E. Butler Do you have a favorite antidote, or need an antidote suggestion? A question for Grace and Amy, or something you loved that Amy, Grace or one of their guests has said on the podcast? Share a message with The Antidote team: https://forms.gle/GrtDBkcbHLB5ty7X6 or tag us on Instagram with the hashtag #ThatsMyAntidote, or leave us a message on our hotline at 833-684-3683. OUR SPONSORS: Hello Fresh - hellofresh.com/ANTIDOTE21

In this episode of The Antidote, Amy and Grace connect with Roy Wood Jr. about baseball, travel, and therapy. Amy and Grace share their bummer news of the week – A reddit post that speaks to how unsafe women feel in public, and a man’s Tesla shut down and locked him inside the car. They also share their antidotes: haircare, and vacation pics. This week’s Creative Tap-In: “Don’t think. Thinking is the enemy of creativity. It’s self-conscious, and anything self-conscious is lousy. You can’t try to do things. You simply must do things.” - Ray Bradbury Do you have a favorite antidote, or need an antidote suggestion? A question for Grace and Amy, or something you loved that Amy, Grace or one of their guests has said on the podcast? Share a message with The Antidote team: https://forms.gle/GrtDBkcbHLB5ty7X6 or tag us on Instagram with the hashtag #ThatsMyAntidote, or leave us a message on our hotline at 833-684-3683.

On this episode of The Antidote, Amy and Grace share the most important lessons they’ve learned this year, from trusting their gut to focusing their energy. Amy and Grace also share their bummer news of the week – Stephen “tWitch” Boss’ death, and Megan Thee Stallion’s testimony in court around her trauma. If you or someone you know is experiencing suicidal thoughts or a crisis, please call or text the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline by dialing or texting 988. They also share their antidotes: a luxurious advent calendar and window shopping with friends. This week’s Creative Tap-In: “Creativity is intelligence having fun.” -Albert Einstein Do you have a favorite antidote, or need an antidote suggestion? A question for Grace and Amy, or something you loved that Amy, Grace, or one of their guests has said on the podcast? Share a message with The Antidote team: https://forms.gle/GrtDBkcbHLB5ty7X6 or tag us on Instagram with the hashtag #ThatsMyAntidote, or leave us a message on our hotline at 833-684-3683.

In this episode of The Antidote, Amy and Grace connect with standup comedian, writer and actor Jordan Carlos in a live conversation from this year’s New York Comedy Festival. Jordan joins Amy and Grace in a new segment called The Wellness Shot, where we give advice to our audience and listeners to help solve their real-life issues. Amy and Grace also share their bummer news of the week – Odell Beckham Jr. was recently removed from an American Airlines flight, and an antibiotic shortage. They also share their antidotes: Broadway and a “hot girl walk.” Do you have a favorite antidote, or need an antidote suggestion? A question for Grace and Amy, or something you loved that Amy, Grace or one of their guests has said on the podcast? Share a message with The Antidote team: https://forms.gle/GrtDBkcbHLB5ty7X6 or tag us on Instagram with the hashtag #ThatsMyAntidote, or leave us a message on our hotline at 833-684-3683. FULL TRANSCRIPT Amy The world is a dumpster fire. I'm Amy. Grace And I'm Grace. Amy And we want to f---ing help. Grace We're comedy writers in Los Angeles. And as a reflex to the madness on the news, we're keeping a positive but opinionated. Amy We talk about cultural moments we love. Grace Talk to people we adore. Amy Crushes we have. Grace And self-care we stan. Amy During these trying times, we all need a show that focuses on joy. Grace This is The Antidote. Amy Pow, pow, pow. Grace Hi, everybody. Welcome, welcome, welcome. We are back. I'm a little crazy today. We finished shooting last night at 1 a.m. and here I am in the morning and I feel good. I still haven't seen my friend. Hi, amy Amy Yay hi. And also congratulations to my friend for finishing her shoot. Like, literally, I feel like you've lived in New York for nine years. Grace I know I do too. I feel like it's been 20,000 years. I was young when I left. I'm old now. Amy But at the end of it you have a beautiful, magnificent, funny and hilarious show to show the world and hopefully we will be seeing it soon. Grace Yeah, one that my wonderful friend Amy directed two episodes of. So, so, you know, stay tuned for the Amy and Grace collabo with Michelle Buteau and other wonderful people. Amy Yes, that's right. Grace Girl, girl, did you hear about this Good Morning America thing? Amy The Good Morning America scandal is all over my timeline. My thing about the Twitter feed this past week is that I had to come in contact with two people who I did not know who they were. And now I know everything about them. And I'm talking about T.J. Holmes. Yeah. And Amy Robach. Yeah. I'm like, who are y'all? Grace Yeah, I had no idea who they were either. I mean, the T.J. Holmes guy looked a little bit more familiar to me, but I was like, oh, I've maybe seen that before. But that woman, she she looks like a copy of so many other women I've seen on tv. Amy You know, so crazy to me because both of them are married in other relationships. T.J. Holmes, a man I didn't know existed, you know, posted like a tribute to his wife, man, a year ago, like less than a year ago, posted a tribute to his wife about how I tried to make her leave and she won't leave because she's got a black superwoman energy,

In this episode of The Antidote, Amy and Grace connect with comedian, writer, and actor Dulcé Sloan. In a live conversation from this year’s New York Comedy Festival, Dulcé shares her favorite murder mysteries, the joys of crafting, and savoring hobbies. Amy and Grace share their bummer news of the week – owl attacks are becoming more common, and how Stacy Abrams’ loss felt like a gut punch for Black women. They also share their antidotes: a new Netflix show and waffles. Do you have a favorite antidote, or need an antidote suggestion? A question for Grace and Amy, or something you loved that Amy, Grace or one of their guests has said on the podcast? Share a message with The Antidote team: https://forms.gle/GrtDBkcbHLB5ty7X6 or tag us on Instagram with the hashtag #ThatsMyAntidote, or leave us a message on our hotline at 833-684-3683. FULL TRANSCRIPT Amy The world is a dumpster fire. I'm Amy. Grace And I'm Grace. Amy And we want to f---in help. Grace We're comedy writers in Los Angeles, and we like to take the bad sh-- we hear and work through it together. Amy We talk about cultural moments we love. Grace Talk to people we adore. Amy Crushes we have. Grace And self-care we stan. Amy During these trying times, we all need a show that focuses on joy. Grace This is The Antidote. Live. Amy That's right. That's motherf---ing right. Friends, we are very happy to share with you all our first ever live show from Brooklyn, New York, which was a part of the New York Comedy Festival on November 12. Grace We're joined by our friends Dulce Sloan and Jordan Carlos. Amy Not only were they the funniest and most awesome guests ever, that live energy really just gotten to all of us. It was so much fun. Grace This is part one of the antidote live with Dulce Sloan motherf---ing Brooklyn. Thank you all for coming to our first live show. We're so excited to be here with you. Amy We're super excited. And, you know, like for you guys who know the podcast, we always talk about our antidotes and our bummer news. But I do want to say that this live show is coming at the end of a month of New York with my best friend, Grace. Yeah. And there have been some real highlights to be in New York with you. Like our fancy dinner, we had to scarf it up. Grace Literally bought, like everything on the menu and they're like, Can you eat all this f---ing food? I was like, Yeah. Amy Yeah, yeah, watch me, watch it. Also also, we saw Top Dog Underdog on Broadway. Grace We did. And let me tell you about. Yeah, yeah. Amy Yeah, Ya-Ya can get it. He can get it. I don't know what the play was about because in my head the play was about his thighs. I don't know what I saw. Grace But it was really good. Like I would recommend everybody see it. First of all, like Corey Hawkins, such a great actor. Yeah, yeah, yeah. A great actor as well. Didn't really focus on his acting because like I said. Amy Once again, the thighs. Once again the thighs. And we also did other fancy things, like we had a little nightcap at Dumbo house one night. I saw how the other half lives, the other half being my friend Grace. Um, it was really, really fancy.

On this episode of The Antidote, Amy and Grace share songs that score the defining moments of their lives, from Beyonce’s Church Girl to Fiona Apple’s Sleep to Dream to Smokie Norful’s Still Say, Thank You. Amy and Grace also share their bummer news of the week – a debate over Disney’s first plus-sized protagonist, and TikTokers taping their mouths shut while sleeping for “beauty rest.” They also share their antidotes: impulsive shopping and pre-made cocktails. This week’s Creative Tap-In: “I remember being really young and having this voice inside that told me to trust my gut. And my gut has been really, really strong in my life. It’s pretty vocal and it leads me.” -Solange Knowles Do you have a favorite antidote, or need an antidote suggestion? A question for Grace and Amy, or something you loved that Amy, Grace, or one of their guests has said on the podcast? Share a message with The Antidote team: https://forms.gle/GrtDBkcbHLB5ty7X6 or tag us on Instagram with the hashtag #ThatsMyAntidote, or leave us a message on our hotline at 833-684-3683. OUR SPONSORS: BetterHelp Online Therapy - betterhelp.com/ANTIDOTE FULL TRANSCRIPT Amy The world is a dumpster fire. I'm Amy. Grace And I'm Grace. Amy And we want to f---in help. Grace We're comedy writers in Los Angeles, so we're taking those bad news lemons and making them into lemonade. Thanks, Beyonce. Amy We talk about cultural moments we love. Grace Talk to people we adore. Amy Crushes we have. Grace And self-care we stan. Amy During these trying times. We all need a show that focuses on joy. Grace This is The Antidote. Hi, everyone. Welcome to another week of the antidote. Yeah, I'm. And I'm a real zippy this morning. I had my go go juice. Amy Yeah, clearly. No., that's perfect. But, you know what's so funny is sort of like such a pretty day in New York that it does kind of feel like you're in a musical. Like, I woke up and there's just, like, sun shining, and I'm like, Oh. Grace I know. And you're leaving me this week. Amy, I'm so sorry. Amy's going back to Los Angeles, and then I'm still here working on this show until the beginning of the summer. I love this show, but it's been so nice having you direct, Amy. It's been so fun. Amy It's wonderful getting to work with my bestie. I'm like, This has been such a treat. It so bittersweet to be done. Grace I know. And then, like, everybody's just. Like, yuck. GROSS. Amy There was one day I bet no one on crew has ever seen that. One day I got to set and I just. walked over to Grace and held her like, why is the director hugging? This producer was like, okay. Grace And then like, we literally like sang together on set. And then I told all the actors, I was like, You treat her good because this is my friend. They were going to treat her good any way. But I was. Just like warning people. Like warning people just to, like, be f---ing cool. My friend's coming, but everybody was wonderful. So it was a really lovely month having you here. Our offices literally next door to each other. It was very adorable. Amy It was super adorable.

In this episode of The Antidote, Amy and Grace connect with actress, podcaster, and beauty maven Ashley Blaine Featherson-Jenkins about how we all can benefit from a ‘hot girl walk’, the act of surrendering, and falling in love with New York City again. Amy and Grace share their bummer news of the week – racist backlash over The Lord of The Rings series on Amazon, and the state of Texas sending students home with DNA kits so their bodies can be identified “in case of emergency.” They also share their antidote: an overnight mask and showering at night. This week’s Creative Tap-In: “A creative life is an amplified life.” -Elizabeth Gilbert Do you have a favorite antidote, or need an antidote suggestion? A question for Grace and Amy, or something you loved that Amy, Grace or one of their guests has said on the podcast? Share a message with The Antidote team: https://forms.gle/GrtDBkcbHLB5ty7X6 or tag us on Instagram with the hashtag #ThatsMyAntidote, or leave us a message on our hotline at 833-684-3683. Sponsors: BetterHelp Online Therapy - betterhelp.com/ANTIDOTE FULL TRANSCRIPT Amy The world is a dumpster fire. I'm Amy. Grace And I'm Grace. Amy And we want to f---in help. Grace We're comedy writers in Los Angeles. And as a reflex to the madness on the news, we're keeping it positive, but opinionated. Amy We talk about cultural moments we love. Grace Talk to people we adore. Amy Crushes we have. Grace And self-care we stan. Amy During these trying times we all need to show that focuses on joy. Grace This is The Antidote. Hey, everybody. You're back for another week. Amy Ooh, I love. Wow. Grace given us Broadway. Give it up. Musical theater. Grace Give you some vocal stylings, I guess. I don't know what that was. But thank you for coming to The Antidote for yet another week, friends. Amy Yeah, and thank you guys for attending our live show in New York. Grace Oh, it's so great to see you. Amy The listeners who were able to make it. It was so awesome. For those who weren't able to attend. Stay tuned to our live show. We're going to be putting out a recording as a future episode. You can kind of experience it. You know, it won't be the same, but it'll be similar. Grace Yeah, but we'd love to do more live shows in 2023, so stay tuned and see when our next one is. Amy Yeah. Anyway, I know this is kind of old, but I guess I was just like going back. There are old texts or something. Grace and I saw the video of Maxwell breaking it down on stage with his niece. Grace Yes. I was like is Uncle season now here? Okay. He came to make the aunties first and Auntie Junior is like myself. Because I was like, ok Maxwell. And the funniest tweet that I thought about it was. Like when he was like. Doing his little Meghan thee stallion knees move Like they're like there's literally no song Maxwell has that justifies this cause, because somebody put it over this woman's work. So it's like. Amy And I just want to be like n---- stand up. Grace But like he, you know, we got all our jokes off our Black Twitter and Instagram.

In this episode of The Antidote, Amy and Grace connect with comedian, writer, and essayist Samantha Irby about her love of Judge Mathis, processing her emotions post-pandemic, and how she balances being ‘quietly hostile’ and loveable. Amy and Grace share their bummer news of the week – the Fyre Fest founder is starting a new festival, and Megan Thee Stallion’s home was broken into. They also share their antidote— going to the ballet and meal delivery. This week’s Creative Tap-In: “You can’t put your finger on who I am. I can’t put my finger on who I am.” -Beyoncé Do you have a favorite antidote, or need an antidote suggestion? A question for Grace and Amy, or something you loved that Amy, Grace or one of their guests has said on the podcast? Share a message with The Antidote team: https://forms.gle/GrtDBkcbHLB5ty7X6 or tag us on Instagram with the hashtag #ThatsMyAntidote, or leave us a message on our hotline at 833-684-3683. OUR SPONSORS: BetterHelp Online Therapy - betterhelp.com/ANTIDOTE FULL TRANSCRIPT Amy The world is a dumpster fire. I'm Amy. Grace And I'm Grace. Amy And we want to f---in help. Grace We're comedy writers in Los Angeles, and we like to take the bad sh-- we hear and work through it together. Amy We talk about cultural moments we love. Grace Talk to people we adore. Amy Crushes we have. Grace And self-care we stan. Amy During these trying times, we all need a show that focuses on joy. Grace This is The Antidote. Hi, everyone. Welcome, welcome, welcome. We're so glad that you're back. Amy Welcome. From both coasts. Now I'm in New York and Grace is in L.A.. Grace I know we switched it, though, while I'm here for an event. And, yeah, I had to leave Amy back in New York. Amy Yeah, but she'll be coming back soon because we have our live show coming up. So Saturday, November 12th, 7:30 p.m. at Union Hall in Brooklyn, New York. Don't forget about it. Grace Yeah, doors open at 7 p.m. and we can finally announce our two wonderful guests. Amy Oh, my God. Grace Who are... Drum roll...Please Dulce Sloan and Jordan Carlos. We are so, so excited for these two amazing guests to talk to them live. So you don't want to miss that. You better come. Amy Yeah come on you can purchase tickets now at NYComedyFestival.com or at the link in our shownotes. And you guys Dulce Sloan and Jordan Carlos like they busy people. Grace Okay yeah. Amy Let's respect them. Let's respect them and show up. Grace Yes, tickets are selling fast, so if you'd like to come see us, we would love to see you. Amy By the way, Grace, I was just thinking about how there's new music coming out this week, and I saw that like Chloe Bailey and Ashanti and Rihanna. And SZA are all dropping songs. There's a song Shirt is like, Okay, girl, just rip through my heart. I know. Grace Oh, sh--. I haven't heard it yet. Amy We sad outside. We sad outside. These men be treatin us bad. Gr

In this episode of The Antidote, Amy and Grace connect with comedian, writer, and actor London Hughes about the practice of letting your sparkle show, how sex is self-care, and letting things come to you. Amy and Grace share their bummer news of the week – the FBI’s 40-year investigation of Aretha Franklin, and how some hospitals are raking in high profits while their patients drown in medical debt. They also share their antidote: wanderlust. This week’s Creative Tap-In: “Life can be dark and horrible, but what makes humans so resilient is their ability to find the light in dark situations. I think that’s the only reason why we’re still on this planet.” -Quinta Brunson Purchase tickets to our live show: https://nycomedyfestival.com/lineup/the-antidote-podcast-live/ Do you have a favorite antidote or need an antidote suggestion? A question for Grace and Amy, or something you loved that Amy, Grace, or one of their guests has said on the podcast? Share a message with The Antidote team: https://mpr.tfaforms.net/111 or tag us on Instagram with the hashtag #ThatsMyAntidote, or leave us a message on our hotline at 833-684-3683. OUR SPONSORS: BetterHelp Online Therapy - betterhelp.com/ANTIDOTE FULL TRANSCRIPT Amy The world is a dumpster fire. I'm Amy. Grace And I'm Grace. Amy And we want to f---ing help. Grace We're comedy writers in Los Angeles, so we're taking those bad news lemons and making them into lemonade. Amy We talk about cultural moments we love. Grace Talk to people we adore. Amy Crushes we have. Grace And self-care we stan. Amy During these trying times. We all need a show that focuses on joy. Grace This is The Antidote. Hi, everyone. Welcome back to The Antidote for another week. Amy Yes, we're so happy to have you in. Just a quick reminder before we get into everything, don't forget, our live show is coming up Saturday, November 12th at 7:30 p.m. at Union Hall in Brooklyn, New York. Grace Yep, doors open at 7 p.m., like she said. And you can purchase tickets now at NYComedyFestival.com or at the link in our show notes. Amy And actually our guest this week, London Hughes, she's performing at the New York Comedy Festival, too. So if you're feeling nasty. Go ahead and buy tickets for Friday night as well. And you get to see London Hughes. She's hilarious. Fall in love with her in just a moment on this episode. Grace Yes, definitely is a fun conversation. But Amy, we wouldn't need the antidote if we didn't have something to get an antidote from. Amy Starting now, up top with our bummer news of the week. Well, guys, I read on Vice recently that there are all these wild things coming out from FBI's 40 year investigation of Aretha Franklin. Grace Forty years. Amy I didn't even know that they were investigating her like that. Apparently the FBI file shows the singer was under investigation from. 1967 to 2007. Grace Wow. Amy Mostly because she was politically outspoken and was friends with MLK. They thought that her performance, that MLK funeral could start a revolution, and they were nervous about, quote unquote, black militant power. This is literally nuts. And I lit

On this episode of The Antidote, Amy and Grace share advice they would give their younger selves to help them better navigate relationships, including not taking romantic relationships so seriously, and setting boundaries within their friendships. Amy and Grace also share their bummer news of the week – Ime Udoka’s cheating scandal, and the leaked audio with racist remarks from a member of the Los Angeles City Council. They also share their antidotes: a new coat and a new vision board. This week’s Creative Tap-In: “I think it’s just as important what you say no to as what you say yes to.” -Sandra Oh Do you have a favorite antidote, or need an antidote suggestion? A question for Grace and Amy, or something you loved that Amy, Grace, or one of their guests has said on the podcast? Share a message with The Antidote team: https://forms.gle/GrtDBkcbHLB5ty7X6 or tag us on Instagram with the hashtag #ThatsMyAntidote, or leave us a message on our hotline at 833-684-3683. OUR SPONSORS: BetterHelp Online Therapy - betterhelp.com/ANTIDOTE FULL TRANSCRIPT Amy The world is a dumpster fire. I'm Amy. Grace And I'm Grace. Amy And we want to f---in' help. Grace We are comedy writers in Los Angeles, so we're taking those bad news lemons and making them into Lemonade. Beyoncé reference. Amy We talk about cultural moments we love. Grace Talk to people we adore. Amy Crushes we have. Grace And self-care we stan. Amy During these trying times. We all need a show that focuses on joy. Grace This is The Antidote. Hi, everybody. Welcome to another Wednesday. Another us. Amy Hey, hey. The only thing that I want to talk about this week is that we finally got the details for our first live show. Ooh. Listeners. That's right. If you listeners want to become viewers will come out to the first live show ever. It's going to be Saturday, November 12th, at 7:30 p.m. at Union Hall in Brooklyn, New York. You can purchase tickets now at NY Comedy Festivalt.com. That's NYComedyFestival.com or at the link in our shownotes. Grace We are so stupid excited and we will have an announcement of the guests very soon. But come see us. We are so excited to actually meet some of you in person. And yeah, we have been planning this and so we're ready to turn up with y'all and hear you guys and adults. Oh, my God, I'm so excited. Amy And you'll also get a little bit more dose of us. So you're going to hear a little later in the episode our storytime segment. And you'll see that if you come to our live show, you get to hear a little bit more from us. Isn't that you see what you want? Grace You will see unedited Grace and Amy. Amy Yes, uncut Grace and Amy. Grace Uncut. But you know what? We wouldn't need an antidote if we didn't have something to get an antidote from. Amy Starting now, up top with our bummer news of the week. Okay, well, guys, I'm not a sports fan by nature. I don't really follow sports well. But I'll tell you what, when a Nigerian man is a head coach, I'm paying attention. And when that Nigerian man chooses a baddy as his fiancee, I'm paying attention. So I've

In this episode of The Antidote, Amy and Grace connect with comedian, writer, and actor Solomon Georgio about his favorite kind of gossip, the practice of being kind to yourself, and karaoke. Amy and Grace share their bummer news of the week – scam robotexts have surged in recent months, and the shift to remote work drove over 60% of the house-price surge. They also share their antidotes: change of season, and a new pair of glasses. This week’s Creative Tap-In: “I feel like the youthful experience is what drives the creativity, and I feel like experience and maturity as an adult, experience as an elder statesman, THAT refines it.” -Black Thought OUR SPONSORS: BetterHelp Online Therapy - betterhelp.com/ANTIDOTE Brooklinen.com - use promo code ANTIDOTE for $20 off your purchase of $100 or more plus free shipping Do you have a favorite antidote or need an antidote suggestion? A question for Grace and Amy, or something you loved that Amy, Grace, or one of their guests has said on the podcast? Share a message with The Antidote team: https://forms.gle/GrtDBkcbHLB5ty7X6 or tag us on Instagram, with the hashtag #ThatsMyAntidote, or leave us a message on our hotline at 833-684-3683. FULL TRANSCRIPT Amy The world is a dumpster fire. I'm Amy. Grace And I'm Grace. Amy And we want to f---in help. Grace We are comedy writers in Los Angeles, so we're taking those bad news lemons and making them into Lemonade. Beyonce reference here. Amy We talk about cultural moments we love. Grace Talk to people we adore. Amy Crushes we have. Grace And self-care we stan. Amy During these trying times. We all need a show that focuses on joy. Grace This is The Antidote. Hi, everyone. Welcome to another week of The Antidote. You are our constant antidote. So thank you for being here. Amy Thank you, listeners. And also it's fall time, you know, and I'm not trying to be like a Trader Joe's ad or anything, but I know I said my antidote a few weeks back. My antidote was a Trader Joe's Overnight Oats, and I went to Trader Joe's yesterday and they had pumpkin flavored overnight oats. I had to get them. I had to snatch up. Grace So you love the pumpkin. You like the pumpkin and the fall spices that are your jam? Amy Well, I like a seasonal snack. I won't even say it's fall specific. I think there's something fun even outside of Trader Joe's when the seasons change and you get to have something that's just for that season. But I think I'll be honest, I think Trader Joe's kind of overdoes it with the pumpkin, like, you don't need pumpkin mochi and like pumpkin burritos and pumpkin eggrolls. Calm down. Yeah, they do too much. Grace Calm down. You try- you have a pumpkin patch that's why you got so much pumpkin but do you like I did I like I do you know it's so interesting it's always the end of the year where we get, like special snacks or whatever, special foods. I'm more of a Christmas snack person because I love, like, like like a peppermint brownie or like, you know, like peppermint in. I guess I just like peppermint. So that's usually Christmas. So I do I do enjoy those. Or, you know, at Starbucks, they used to have this thin

In this episode of The Antidote, Amy and Grace connect with comedian Naomi Ekperigin about the joys of a swimming pool, the power behind ‘most’, and procedural Lifetime movies. Amy and Grace share their bummer news of the week – holiday airfare will be super expensive this year, and the former Governor of Mississippi helped Brett Favre secure welfare funds for a volleyball stadium. They also share their antidotes: a lymphatic drainage massage, and celebrating. This week’s Creative Tap-In: ”Creativity doesn’t wait for that perfect moment. It fashions its own perfect moments out of ordinary ones.” -Bruce Garrabrandt OUR SPONSORS: BetterHelp Online Therapy - betterhelp.com/ANTIDOTE Brooklinen.com - use promo code ANTIDOTE for $20 off your purchase of $100 or more plus free shipping Do you have a favorite antidote or need an antidote suggestion? A question for Grace and Amy, or something you loved that Amy, Grace, or one of their guests has said on the podcast? Share a message with The Antidote team: https://forms.gle/GrtDBkcbHLB5ty7X6 or tag us on Instagram, with the hashtag #ThatsMyAntidote, or leave us a message on our hotline at 833-684-3683. FULL TRANSCRIPT Amy The world is a dumpster fire. I'm Amy. Grace And I'm Grace. Amy And we want to f---ing help. Grace We're comedy writers in Los Angeles, so we're taking those bad news lemons and making them into lemonade. Ow Beyonce reference. Amy We talk about cultural moments we love. Grace Talk to people we adore. Amy Crushes we have Grace And self-care we stan. Amy During these trying times. We all need a show that focuses on joy. Grace This is The Antidote. Hi, everybody. Welcome to another week of this podcast. Welcome back to the antidote. Amy And another week of this garbage world. Grace Yes. Yes, that is that is very true. I mean, yet we are still on this spinning orb of garbage. Amy This trash island called Earth. Grace Trash island called Earth. So, Amy, did you hear about this story? I saw it on Condé Nast Traveler that now there's going to be 80 minute flights from London to New York, like the Spanish designer Oscar biennials. He made like a super, like, futuristic, hyper strength jet that can get from London to New York in 80 minutes, like just a little over an hour. Amy I'm laughing at that because I just imagine Black. Women's wigs flying off. Like peww, just everything ends up in New York all bald. What happened. That was too fast. I don't want to be on that fast ass flight. Like there's something wrong with that. Why would you doing that? Grace That's scary. Amy We're not even supposed to be in the sky like people are not supposed to fly. Grace I mean, this is just concept art right now. But it's still wild that they're trying to do this. Amy Why can't that guy do something else with his genius? Like, I'm just like, we don't. Yeah, I want to get places faster, but sometimes it's like, don't try and be God. Don't try and fly too fast is going to f--- something up.

In this episode of The Antidote, Amy and Grace connect with actor E.R. Fightmaster about living with intention, tales of cryotherapy, and discovering their voice. Amy and Grace share their bummer news of the week – Starbucks recalled some of their drinks due to possible contamination, and a judge refused to dismiss a lawsuit against a cancer survivor’s 'FCANCER' vanity plate. They also share their antidotes: pre-exploring a new neighborhood, and canceling plans. This week’s Creative Tap-In: “If you’re creating anything at all, it’s really dangerous to care about what people think.” -Kristen Wiig Do you have a favorite antidote, or need an antidote suggestion? A question for Grace and Amy, or something you loved that Amy, Grace or one of their guests has said on the podcast? Share a message with The Antidote team: https://forms.gle/GrtDBkcbHLB5ty7X6 or tag us on Instagram with the hashtag #ThatsMyAntidote, or leave us a message on our hotline at 833-684-3683. Sponsors: BetterHelp Online Therapy - betterhelp.com/ANTIDOTE Brooklinen.com - use promo code ANTIDOTE for $20 off your purchase of $100 or more plus free shipping FULL TRANSCRIPT Amy The world is a dumpster fire. I'm Amy. Grace And I'm Grace. We're comedy writers in Los Angeles. Amy And we want to help. Grace As a reflex to the f---ing madness on the news for keeping it positive, uplifting, but opinionated. Amy We talk about cultural moments we love. Grace Talk to people we adore. Amy Crushes we have. Grace And self-care we stan. Amy During these trying times. We all need a show that focuses on joy. Grace This is The Antidote. Hey, everybody. Amy I love that, wow. Given Mr. Rogers. Grace I miss singing a lot. So sometimes in unexpected points, I just break into song. Amy Girl. Same like in meetings, I'll be like, and then we're going to get the nuts. Grace Why? Oh, it's because there's something that my soul wants that I don't do anymore. Yeah, I mean, I'm actually thinking because I want to learn how to sing plastic on the sofa. So I'm thinking that while I'm in New York doing production stuff, that I might actually get a voice teacher. Amy Wait. You should do that. You should do that. I have a friend who did this recently. It was a while back, but he he used to sing in an a cappella group in college and he was like, I really miss it. And so he ended up getting a vocal coach. And then that vocal coach introduced him to some of the other singers that he was coaching. And then they formed an a cappella group. And they put on a show. Grace Oh my goodness. Amy It was right before the pandemic they put on a show. And I was like, What? You're like a 35 year old man in a group? What's happening. Grace No, I love it. It's like just something you do for fun. Like, my my theory was to be, like, do a little cabaret act where I, like, wear a sparkly dress and I have my kids, like, all hiked up to my chin. And be like, Let me get right to the point. Big spender. Amy It has to be when you're old enough not to care. It's like your 75th birthday. You're just like.

On this episode of The Antidote, Amy and Grace introduce a new segment, ‘Storytime,’ where they tell each other a story about themselves! Grace and Amy share their happiest childhood memories, which include Narnia, teeny weeny afros, and redefining beauty. Amy and Grace also share their bummer news of the week – rent in Manhattan reaches a new high, and sitting all day can cause health problems, even if you exercise. They also share their antidotes: the two of them went to a beautiful patio restaurant for a de-stress dinner date. This week’s Creative Tap-In: “Make up a story... For our sake and yours forget your name in the street; tell us what the world has been to you in the dark places and in the light. Don't tell us what to believe, what to fear. Show us belief's wide skirt and the stitch that unravels fear's caul.” ― Toni Morrison Do you have a favorite antidote, or need an antidote suggestion? A question for Grace and Amy, or something you loved that Amy, Grace or one of their guests has said on the podcast? Share a message with The Antidote team: https://forms.gle/GrtDBkcbHLB5ty7X6 or tag us on Instagram, with the hashtag #ThatsMyAntidote Sponsors: BetterHelp Online Therapy - betterhelp.com/ANTIDOTE Brooklinen.com - use promo code ANTIDOTE for $20 off your purchase of $100 or more plus free shipping FULL TRANSCRIPT Amy The world is a dumpster fire. I'm Amy. Grace And I'm Grace. We are comedy writers in Los Angeles. Amy And you know what? We're here to help. Grace So as a reflex to the f---ing madness on the news, we're keeping it positive, uplifting, but opinionated. Amy Damn straight. We talk about cultural moments we love. Grace We talk to people we adore. Amy Crushes we have. Grace And self-care we stan. Amy During these trying times. We all need to show that focus is on joy. Grace This is the antidote. Oh. Hi, everybody. You know what? I am looking at such a great day in L.A., but I'm so happy to be here with my friend and be here with you doing the antidote for another week. Amy Yeah, you guys. Grace is about to leavin on a jet plane. She's about to be out of here. Grace Oh, you too, bitch. Like we going to be cruising. We going to be high fiving in the sky. You know who says yes? Actually, you're. You're leaving, actually, before me. But tell us, where are you flying off to, my lady? Amy Oh, well, by the time this airs already, be back, y'all. But I am on my way to France, you know, my other home. And I haven't really spent considerable time there since before the pandemic, so I'm really, really excited to go. Yeah, yeah. Grace Yeah, yeah. You got to have some cheeses and some breads. Amy That's right. You know. Yeah, exactly. So. Grace You know, I am sort of lactose intolerant, but when I go to I can eat that cheese and nothing happens to me. What are we putting in our cheese? And the American. Amy Literally, America is a cesspool like, what? They're just like,. Grace Why does our bread taste so bad? Amy I used to think I hated bread, and then I went to France and I was like, Hmm, say, roses, take them numb because they have.

In this episode of The Antidote, Amy and Grace connect with actor Topher Grace about reliving the 90s, finding balance and the upside of burnout. Amy and Grace share their bummer news of the week – the haunted house from horror movie “The Conjuring” sold for $1.5 million, and there’s a new startup that helps layoff workers more “humanely.” They also share their antidotes: a new piece of art from JC3 Art, and a Bose portable speaker. This week’s Creative Tap-In: “The beauty of art is that it allows you to slow down, and for a moment, things that once seemed unfamiliar become precious to you.” -Kehinde Wiley Do you have a favorite antidote, or need an antidote suggestion? A question for Grace and Amy, or something you loved that Amy, Grace or one of their guests has said on the podcast? Share a message with The Antidote team: https://forms.gle/GrtDBkcbHLB5ty7X6 or tag us on Instagram, with the hashtag #ThatsMyAntidote Sponsors: BetterHelp Online Therapy - betterhelp.com/ANTIDOTE Brooklinen.com - use promo code ANTIDOTE for $20 off your purchase of $100 or more plus free shipping FULL TRANSCRIPT Amy The world is a dumpster fire. I'm Amy. Grace And I'm Grace. We're both comedy writers in Los Angeles. Amy And we want to help. Grace As a reflex to the f---ing madness on the news for keeping it positive, uplifting, but opinionated. Amy We talk about cultural moments we love. Grace Talk to people we adore. Amy Crushes we have, and self-care. We stand during these trying times. We all need a show that focuses on joy. Grace This is The Antidote. Hi Everyone. Welcome to another week of The Antidote. We are so happy that you're back with us this week. Amy Yes, we're so happy. And thank you guys for continuing to share your antidotes. One of the antidotes we recently received was from listener Sara Lowe. She said, I have to say that my antidote is the themes controlling little people's lives, cheating their needs to make them never hungry or sleepy or have to go to the bathroom, getting them a promotion every two days with spare time to master the violin skills. So cathartic. Oh. I love that, Sarah. Grace Oh my God. That takes me back. I have not played The Sims in very, very long, but I'm glad that The Sims are still around, still, you know, has fans and. Yeah. We're so glad, Sarah, that that is something that brings you joy. Sometimes you got to take a little brain break and move around other little people that aren't yourself. Amy So true. So true. Grace? Grace Yes. Amy I know it's been out for a while, but I've been obsessively watching the Halle Bailey Little Mermaid trailer. Grace Oh. My God, I am so excited. It's like. Amy Truly. Grace Like I The Little Mermaid is one of my favorite Disney movies. One of my favorite Disney movies of all time. The music is fire. It's really good. And I remember there was a time in my life that our dad used to take us to the movies, like when a New Disney thing came out. And I remember it was just like you would go to the Star Theater in Southfield, Michigan, and we would go and we would sit and we were watching. So great.

In this episode of The Antidote, Amy and Grace connect with author Ijeoma Oluo about the importance of community, the art of make-up, and not shrinking back. Amy and Grace share their bummer news of the week – A certain famous singer doesn’t want Virgo dancers on tour, and neighbors threw a note over the fence after hearing a woman having sex with her windows open. They also share their antidotes: a new Netflix documentary about personal finance, and Trader Joe’s overnight oats. This week’s Creative Tap-In: “You can't use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have.” -Maya Angelou OUR SPONSORS: BetterHelp Online Therapy - betterhelp.com/ANTIDOTE Brooklinen.com - use promo code ANTIDOTE for $20 off your purchase of $100 or more plus free shipping Do you have a favorite antidote or need an antidote suggestion? A question for Grace and Amy, or something you loved that Amy, Grace, or one of their guests has said on the podcast? Share a message with The Antidote team: https://forms.gle/GrtDBkcbHLB5ty7X6 or tag us on Instagram, with the hashtag #ThatsMyAntidote FULL TRANSCRIPT Amy The world is a dumpster fire. I'm Amy. Grace And I'm Grace. We're comedy writers in Los Angeles. Amy And we want to help. Grace As a reflex to the f---ing madness on the news, we're keeping it positive, uplifting, but opinionated. Amy We talk about cultural moments we love. Grace Talk to people we adore. Amy Crushes we have. Grace And self-care we stan. Amy During these trying times. We all need a show that focuses on joy. Grace This is The Antidote. Hi, everybody. Welcome back to The Antidote. We missed you so much. Amy We missed you. It's been like a month. A month plus? Grace I know. Like, what is the life without this podcast? Amy I know what were y'all even doing. How did you even go on? Grace Yeah. Like what happened? Like what happened while we were gone? Like, you know, send us a little message or something. We want to know what was going on. Amy Well, actually, we did get a message from someone. Did you see? Grace We did? Amy An antidote listener who goes by at Writeous_Warrior and that's spelled W-R-I-T-E-O-U-S underscore warrior. That's right. They're a writer. They said felt my anxiety creep up a little this week, so I started working out on my elliptical again. I always feel better after that and I'm just going to go ahead and add hashtag. That's my antidote. And I love that they shared this. Grace Oh yeah. I used to stand that elliptical machine that used to be like my main machine when I had the strength. And right now I don't even have the strength anymore. I used to be on that puppy for 45 minutes to an hour. So I am so happy that your elliptical machine brought you peace and joy this week, Writeous_Warrior. Amy I also haven't seen a lot of you in the last month, so like what have you. What have you been up to, my friend? Grace Oh, so much. Just, you know, catching up on some projects and you know, yeah, I'm going to do my Thanos, you know,