I'm Here for The Food
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I'm Here for The Food
“My dating life MUST be part of God’s cosmic gag reel.” Putting a comedic (and real life) spin on the title, Melyssa Ford’s new podcast reflects the difficulties she, and most women, experience in their dating lives. Wanting to expand the conversation to include topics that relate to ‘Today’...
Recent Episodes
33 episodes
S2 Ep7: Let God Be Your Therapist featuring Ariane Davis
Ariane Davis first came to the public’s attention on Love & Hip Hop, the Atlanta franchise.
As tumultuous as the show and...
S2 Ep2: Mya: A Woman on a Mission
On today’s episode of I’m Here For The Food we catch up with the multi hyphenated and multi talented singer Mya Harrison, otherwise known as Mya. She’...
29: Season Two: Welcome Back, Foodies
Trigger warning: The following episode may be difficult to listen to.
It’s no secret to the HFTF family and friends that our host Melyssa lost...
28: Saying Goodbye... For Now
This episode is dedicated to Oksana Barbara Raisa Ford, Melyssa’s mother. She passed at 12:45pm on Tuesday May 19th, 2020. This episode is to update t...
27: Self Love is the Best Love ft. Mercedes Coffman
We are living in strange times these days. Sheltering in Place, forced to quarantine while watching a constant news cycle of a rising death toll due t...
26: Quarantine and Sex… or Nah?
Anyone else getting a case of cabin fever? Has your relationship held up during the Shelter in Place Mandate? Or, If you’re single, have you been Quar...
25: The À la Carte Series ft. Elise Neal
Elise Neal is a household name. She’s been a fixture on our TVs and the Big Screen for 30 years. From roles on TV shows like Fresh Prince of Bel Air t...
24: King For a Day Ft. Datwon Thomas, Adell Henderson and Shaka Senghor
Have you ever met someone who, after speaking to them, you’ve realized it was almost predestined for you to meet? That your lives have seemingly been...
23: The Hidden Epidemic ft Kalyn Fahie and Ralph Godbee
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22: Writing My Wrongs feat. Shaka Senghor
How does one go from being an honor roll student, living in a middle class household in Detroit to a 19 year old crack dealer/user, tried and convicte...
21: Pulling The Trump Card feat. Marc Lamont Hill and Dr. Bernard Ashby
Flattening the Curve. Pandemic. Social Distancing. Self Quarantine. Just a few weeks ago, these were words and phrases not often used by most of us. N...
20: Panic at the Costco ft. Noelle Reid
Coronavirus. Covid 19. A few weeks ago, these terms meant nothing to us. Now, they represent fear, widespread panic, unknown financial repercussions o...
19: Ready For Love feat. Laz Alonso
Laz Alonso. Mention his name and women collectively start swooning like the heart eyes emoji! One of the stars of the new Amazon Prime series “The Boy...
18: Chicks Over Dicks ft. Toccara Jones
When the Fabulous Miss Toccara Jones walks into the room, it’s as if a category 5 hurricane just swept through the place. Trailblazing, charismatic, d...
17: Girl Talk ft. Skye P. Marshall
Amber Rose’s Slut Walk and Face Tattoos. Kobe Bryant’s Legacy. Gayle King’s Mea Culpa. Snoop Dogg's apology. These are just some of the subjects the l...
16: “A Life of No Regrets” ft Bernard & Shirley Kinsey
Valentines Day may be over but we may have found the secret to long lasting LOVE. Meet the Kinsey’s: Bernard and Shirley met at Florida A&M University...
15: Happy Gal-entine’s Day ft. Rosa Acosta, Parker McKenna & Rocsi Diaz
Valentine's Day is fast approaching and love is in the air! But what do u do if it seems like Cupid’s arrow couldn’t find your ass if you had a bullse...
14: Battle of the Sexes ft. Hollywood Hino & Spank Horton
They say Men are from Mars and Women are from Venus; well, on today’s show the hosts decide to battle it out with two of the funniest guys around! Com...
13: Introducing Rose Short from NBC’s The Voice
Season 17 of NBC saw the return of Gwen Stefani as a judge and she was quick to turn her chair once she heard the powerhouse voice singing with a voic...
12: Who Will Cry When You Die ft. Alua Arthur
We’ve all heard of birthing dula’s; professionals who assist women who reject the dogma of conventional medicine and birth their children at home duri...
11: Girl Talk with Guest Host Claudia Jordan
We listened to your requests and as promised we’ve invited guests to sit in our rotating third chair; our first of the year being TV/Radio show host C...
10: A King Amongst Men ft. Mike Rashid King
Hello Everybody and welcome to 2020!! Not only are we in a new year but a new decade! And if we’re to believe every meme on IG it’s going to be EVERYO...
9: HFTF Episode 9: Empire State of Mind ft Dr Michael Eric Dyson
Professor. Orator. Minister. Scholar. Regarded as one of the greatest critical thinkers of our era, award winning and NY Times best selling author Dr...
8: Let's Get Lit! (A Holiday Themed Episode w/Special Guests)
Tis the season to be jolly! And jolly we were, with the help of Cannabis-infused food provided by @ChefBuds and libations provided by @shot_box! For o...
7: Dick in a Box ft. Mr Marcus
Labels. We love to use them on other people but HATE when they are used on us. Have you ever given any thought to who someone is PAST the label that t...
6: Are Our Streets Safe? ft. Jayla Baxter
Imagine a product that can be used over and over. Criminal enterprises have caught onto this and applied it to the fastest growing crime, globally. Th...
5: Mama Don’t Take No Mess ft. Marcia L. Dyson
Reverend Marcia Dyson joins the ladies to dissect an array of topics including: women’s empowerment, prison reform, political policy, and intimacy & s...
4: Forgiveness / Master Thy Selfie
This week's episode focuses on forgiveness through lens of the Amber Guyger murder trial. The ladies share their perspective of the subject matter bef...
3: Dick in a Box ft. Ryan Davis
On our special segment "Dick in a Box” comedian Ryan Davis joins the ladies of the hour to talk companionship, standards of dating, and the infamous i...
2: The Colorism Conundrum w/ Guest Kristen Scott (Part 2)
The colorism fiasco surrounding Basketball Wives has blown over to social media! We welcome cast member Kristen Scott to the show to give her perspect...
2: The Colorism Conundrum (Part 1)
Colorism is a variable that has plagued many communities of black and brown people, ironically it's a conversation that isn't addressed. Colorism or...
1: Meet Your Besties
Meet the hosts of the enticing and deliciously informative podcast I'm Here for the Food! Chantelle Anderson, Blue Telusma, & Melyssa Ford discuss how...