YR Media’s Adult ISH Podcast, Talks Schoolyard Beef, Canna-business and Self Love Scams in Season 9

Written By Jazmyn Burton

Co-hosts Dominique French and Nyge Turner team up with teens and other twenty-something contributors to tackle topics in boundary-pushing season 

OAKLAND—April 25, 2023—Adult ISH, the award-winning advice, culture and storytelling podcast, is back for an all-new season. Nyge Turner and Dominique “Dom” French explore taboo subjects in an effort to lift stigmas and process the hard stuff together. As BIPOC creators in their 20s, Turner and French aim to create space to be curious in a world where we’re supposed to have everything figured out. Adult ISH is produced by YR Media and brought to audiences in partnership with Radiotopia from PRX, a network of independent podcasts.

This season, the dynamic duo dives into stories of cannabis, self-love shams, the joy of drag, and grudges. Turner and French bring on teen and twenty-something co-hosts, authors, and up-and-coming stars in Adult ISH’s most boundary-pushing season yet.

New episodes of Adult ISH drop every Thursday, starting April 27, 2023, through June 15, 2023, including the following:  

  • WEED JUST LIKE TO TALK - Why do some people call it cannabis, while others say marijuana? Adult ISH is breaking down the health effects of weed use on your brain, confronting the justice system’s racist enforcement history, and explores social and racial equity in cannabusiness with activist/entrepreneur Amber Senter.

  • ACCEPTANCE - When college acceptances (or rejections) start rolling around, it’s important to remember that the picture we paint of ourselves in an application is only one perspective of who we are. French and Turner talk with Emi Nietfeld, author of Acceptance, about being forced to bend her experiences with homelessness, the foster care system, and more into her Harvard admissions essay.

  • DRAG ME - For Pride, Adult ISH is celebrating, unpacking, and fighting back with a special episode all about the joyful creative power of drag. How does the art form empower LGBTQ+ folx and clap back against transphobic attacks and laws? Queens Poison Oakland and Panda Dulce help you embody acceptance in all its forms.

  • THE SELF LOVE TRAP - The phrases “self-love” and “self-care” have been used so often the last few years, sometimes it feels like they’ve lost all meaning. Is spending money on stuff like scented candles, bubble baths, and face masks really all it boils down to? The Adult ISH team talks it out.

  • BEEF - Whether it’s a schoolyard grudge, a friendship turned sour, or a professional nemesis, most of us have beef with someone. Do these rifts serve a purpose or should we always aim to forgive and forget? The Season 9 finale features the Adult ISH team trying to answer these questions while confronting some of their own old wounds in the process. Plus, Kaitlin and Natalie Prest from award-winning podcast The Heart talk about sibling rivalry, sibling healing, and working together on their deeply personal, popular series, "Sisters."

“I’m so excited for this season,” said Turner. “We are covering a ton of topics that we have been wanting to do since we started this show. I’m especially excited for some of the format changes we are making this season. I’m not going to ruin anything but I’m making some long-term podcast dreams come true on this one.”
“The show is a place of safety, exploration and friendship,” said French. “These are the conversations our POC, queer and other marginalized listeners deserve to hear. And if those categories don’t apply to you, it’s even more important that you listen.”

YR Media CEO Kyra Kyles also expressed excitement for this new season, which launches as the nonprofit celebrates 30 years of operation and the opening of a new Midwest hub in Chicago this spring.

“When it comes to amplifying previously unheard and underserved perspectives, the Adult ISH team does not miss,” said Kyles. “It’s so exhilarating to see how well the team connects with their all-star interviewees, as well as the way they seamlessly weave in Gen Z and Alpha perspectives through their storytelling. Throw those earbuds in and prepare for an audio party with a purpose in Season 9.”  

Adult ISH is available for free across all major podcast platforms, including Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, TuneIn, Overcast, Pocket Casts, and Amazon Music. 

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Jazmyn Burton
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