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Big Fish: Sink or Swim
Maia E. and Carmen J. Carroll
18 episodes
5 days ago
Hosts @CarmenJCarroll & @MaiaMacchiato discuss the topics that Black zillennial women in their early 20s face day-to-day. From dating to how to curse out your manager (respectfully), Big Fish tackles the dilemmas and decisions we need to face in order to get to the next level. Taboos don’t exist here, Black women do.
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Hosts @CarmenJCarroll & @MaiaMacchiato discuss the topics that Black zillennial women in their early 20s face day-to-day. From dating to how to curse out your manager (respectfully), Big Fish tackles the dilemmas and decisions we need to face in order to get to the next level. Taboos don’t exist here, Black women do.
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Big Fish: Sink or Swim
Episode 206 | Bawdy: A Journey to Self-Love

@CarmenJCarroll and @MaiaMacchiato pick back up with SZN 2 of Big Fish Pod. Our zillennial hosts sit down with influencer and TikTok star @CeCeColes to discuss fashion, the body positivity movement, and how to validate yourself in a social media era.

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3 years ago
42 minutes 36 seconds

Big Fish: Sink or Swim
Episode 205 | "Red Flags"

@maiamacchiato and @carmenjcarroll, inspired by Summer Walker's debut album "Still Over It", discuss all the red flags. From relationships to friendships, we discuss what we avoid, what we desire, and when it's time to dip!



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3 years ago
51 minutes 35 seconds

Big Fish: Sink or Swim
Episode 204 | "Jack of All Trades"

@MaiaMacchiato and @CarmenJCarroll chat with podcaster and digital and content creator, @BriMColeman. @BriMColeman talks about building multiple businesses, whether you can give 100% to everything, and the importance of exploring your interests and skills.

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3 years ago
35 minutes 53 seconds

Big Fish: Sink or Swim
Episode 203 | "Quarter Life Crisis"

@maiamacchiato and @carmenjcarroll discuss whether they are experiencing a quarter-life crisis, what turning 25 means to them, their biggest fears as they navigate adulthood, and what lessons they've learned in their early 20's.

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3 years ago
46 minutes 31 seconds

Big Fish: Sink or Swim
Episode 202 | "Generation Genius"

@MaiaMacchiato and @CarmenJCarroll sit down with their first guest of Season Two, digital and content creator Maia the Mogul (@maia_melanin). Maia the Mogul and the Big Fish squad discuss digital marketing, building your own brand, and providing opportunities to your community using social media.

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4 years ago
51 minutes 56 seconds

Big Fish: Sink or Swim
Episode 201 | "Manifestation Mamis"
@CarmenJCaroll and @MaiaMacchiato return to Big Fish with Season 2! On the first episode back, we discuss what we've been working on, the power of manifestation, whether we believe in it, and what's coming in season two.
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4 years ago
46 minutes 35 seconds

Big Fish: Sink or Swim
Episode 112 | "Big Sad"

@carmenjcarroll and @maiamacchiato end Season 1 with a trip down memory lane. They discuss how they met, what started Big Fish, and what's in store for SZN 2.

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4 years ago
32 minutes 50 seconds

Big Fish: Sink or Swim
Episode 111 | "Black Male Privilege?"

@carmenjcarroll and @maiamacchiato discuss whether Black male privilege truly exists, itsa manifestation in the real world, and how this affects the dynamics between Black men and women.

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4 years ago
56 minutes 29 seconds

Big Fish: Sink or Swim
Episode 110 | "Gen Z Culture or Black Culture"

@carmenjcarroll and @maiamacchiato discuss Gen Z culture, appropriating marginalized communities and what it means for Black Gen Zers.

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4 years ago
1 hour 5 minutes 14 seconds

Big Fish: Sink or Swim
Episode 109 | "I'm a business, man"

@carmenjcarroll and @maiamacchiato discuss bring in 2021 discussing their career goals, how they got where they are, "professionalism", and being Black in corporate spaces.

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4 years ago
1 hour 19 minutes 40 seconds

Big Fish: Sink or Swim
Episode 108 | "Heals Hurt to Walk In"

@carmenjcarroll and @maiamacchiato discuss healing from past relationship traumas, how they found love in their 20s and turning dating regrets into lessons learned.

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4 years ago
1 hour 20 minutes 38 seconds

Big Fish: Sink or Swim
Episode 107 | "Ebony & Ivory" Part Two

@carmenjcarroll and @maiamacchiato continue the conversation from episode 106 about how non-black people can better support the Black folx in their lives. We sit down with Carolina Velazco to discuss being an ally, how to actively fight against anti-blackness, and advocating for your Black friends.

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4 years ago
58 minutes 15 seconds

Big Fish: Sink or Swim
Episode 106 | "Ebony & Ivory" Part One

@carmenjcarroll and @maiamacchiato chat with close friend of the show @d_dobbs_ about how non-Black and/or white people can reduce harm within their friendships with Black folx. In this two part episode, we talk creating community guidelines, when to cut your friends off, and how to show up for your Black friends during times of distress.


PART TWO AIRING TUESDAY 11/7 @ 9AM EST.

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5 years ago
1 hour 20 minutes 6 seconds

Big Fish: Sink or Swim
Episode 105 | "Silent Battles"

@carmenjcarroll and @maiamacchiato chat with their very first guest @naydeline_mejia about Black mental health. When is it time to see a therapist? What resources are available to us and what is a mental wellness journey like in a Black household? @naydeline_mejia chats about her personal struggles and how she destigmatizes the issue in her Afro-Latinx community.

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5 years ago
1 hour 18 minutes 16 seconds

Big Fish: Sink or Swim
Episode 104 | "The Brownest Eye"

Can light skin folk experience colorism? @CarmenJCarroll & @MaiaMacchiato discuss colorism, its perpetuation in music culture, being masked as a "dating experience", and its relation to texturism. How do we combat colorism and who bears the responsibility? 

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5 years ago
1 hour 14 minutes 40 seconds

Big Fish: Sink or Swim
Episode 103 | "Soul Ties"

Is purity culture real and what constitutes a soul tie? Hosts @carmenjcarroll and @maiamacchiato give their opinions monogamy, finding your soul mate, and hook up culture in their 20's. 

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5 years ago
1 hour 15 minutes 41 seconds

Big Fish: Sink or Swim
Episode 102 | "Laugh Now, Cry Now"

"To be Black and conscious in America is to be in a constant state of rage." - James Baldwin. 

@maiamacchiato and @carmenjcarroll discuss the traumatic experiences that come with being Black in America and how one copes with losing members of their community during a pandemic.

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5 years ago
1 hour 2 minutes 29 seconds

Big Fish: Sink or Swim
Episode 101 | "Big Mad"

@carmenjcarroll & @maiamacchiato discuss their opinions on cancel culture and losing their problematic favs. Can one be redeemed from cancellation or are they forever in the sunken place?

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5 years ago
1 hour 13 minutes 57 seconds

Big Fish: Sink or Swim
Hosts @CarmenJCarroll & @MaiaMacchiato discuss the topics that Black zillennial women in their early 20s face day-to-day. From dating to how to curse out your manager (respectfully), Big Fish tackles the dilemmas and decisions we need to face in order to get to the next level. Taboos don’t exist here, Black women do.