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Sign up for a free trial@audible.com I'm the home girl that knows a little bit about everything and everybody exclusive. You know she don't lie about that, right? Lauren came in. Hey, y'. All, what's up? It's Lauren LaRosa. And this is the latest with Lauren LaRosa. This is your daily dig on all things pop culture, entertainment news, and all of the conversations that shake the room, baby. Oh, good. Back on the grind. Morning, guys. I mean, we honestly checking in behind the scenes of the grind. It's just excitement. The Oscars going down have happened, and there is a lot to celebrate. Our girl Teyana Taylor did not go home with the Oscar. But if I'm being honest, Teyana Taylor won this award season. Okay. Jumping right on into the latest because, yes, like, let. Let's. Let's just go on over there, and I got a conversation that is going to shake this room for sure today. Let's get into it. So Teyana Taylor did not win. She was up for best supporting actress, and it was a very tough category. She was nominated alongside a few other amazing women, including Wamni Masaku from Sinners and Amy Magden for weapons. And Amy Magden actually took the award home. And, I mean, she shouted out Teyana Taylor in her award speech. And then also Teyana Taylor, like, when they announced because, you know, people are always watching to see, like, how people feel about, like, okay, that person won. Let's pan to them and let's see how they feel. The way Teyana Taylor was so energetic, so excited all night long. Like, all night long. Like, it. Honestly, it's like her energy gives. She knows, even though she did not take home that trophy for this particular award because one battle after another did win several awards that evening. Sis already won. She understood the assignment. She did award season very fashionably, very clean. You know, she has everybody talking about how she is, you know, Hollywood's new girl, even though she's been around. But it's just amazing to see. And I mean, I don't know about you guys, but if you've been following just even the Oscar predictions and all the things it was slated that she was going to have an amazing award season, like, just to be in the conversation alone is just so amazing for Teyana Taylor. So I'm so proud of her. Michael B. Jordan Took home the award for best actor, which was his first nomination. Ryan Coogler is officially an Oscar winner. Winning original screenplay. There's just so much excitement here. I want you guys to like, you know, as you're watching these award shows, you know, the Oscars, if you haven't watched it or anything moving forward, like, a lot of times when I'm watching them, it's like, okay, I want certain people to win. I want certain things to happen. But I always think about, like, just what causing the conversation means. They had asked Michael B. Jordan after the Oscars, how does he feel? What's his message to people who tell black actors to not care about the awards? Because a lot of times we get shut out of them, right? And here's what he had to say as someone who just one tonight. What does this recognition mean to you and to other writers coming up, man? Feel like it feels timely. You know, I feel like, like I said before, I'm. I'm here because of the people that came before me. You know, Sydney and Denzel and, you know, Halle Berry and Forrest and, you know, all those actors who graced the stage and not looking for awards and not looking for acknowledgement. They're artists. They want to do the work, you know, and that's something I've always focused on, was trying to do the work. My father always told me, don't expect anything to be handed to you. You know, do the work, you know, and everything else is going to figure itself out. And, you know, there is a selfishness in understanding that in your craft, in your industry, this is a pinnacle, and this is. This is what, you know, our industry standard. This is what we put value on in a big way. That. That competitiveness, you do want that, you know, but at the same time, there's a, you know, what's for you is for you. And you can't take anybody's blessings away from anybody else. So I'm just, like, walking my path, man, and just trying to be locked in. So I would encourage other actors and other, you know, artists, no matter what their, you know, their medium is to try to keep that in mind and be honest and truthful and just, you know, do, you know, dream big, man. You know, dream big and. And be kind, bro. Be honest. I'm really. I'm really big on, like, pouring into the universe, and the universe is gonna pour back into you. And that's. That's how I try to live. You know what I'm saying? Because if you think about it, like, I mean, as Much as people say this stuff doesn't matter, I feel like this stuff matters. It puts your work amongst the greats and hangs them in great places. And even though Sinners is great and what it did for box office is legendary regardless of an Oscar. You gotta like, I mean, think about the fact that. So if Michael B. Jordan. I'm sorry, if Ryan Coogler had won best director, he would have been the first black man to win best director in 98 years of the Oscars. As sad as that stat is, think about how groundbreaking that is for another director. But even though he didn't win, think about what seeing Ryan Coogler and all of the sinners cast there, how groundbreaking it is for other creators, entertainers, directors. So shout out to everybody. Shout out to all the winners. Shout out to everybody that just made it in the conversation, in the room, on the stage. Okay, how about that? But speaking of stages and rooms, I did a live conversation over the weekend at south by Southwest for I Heart with Ciara. She is not just an artist. I mean, iconic. My goodies. It is 21 years of, you know, just that era of good feeling music. And now Ciara is using her song one two Step to help people understand why they should be doing everything they can to prevent HIV in today's time. I think these conversations are still very taboo. Even my decision to get involved in the conversation. When my team came to me, they're like, are you sure you want to do? And I'm like, yes. In my household, I grew up where my mom, we talked about this stuff. She made us get tested. We knew what being tested meant. We knew the windows you were supposed to test in the amount of months in between you were supposed to test in. I was doing that since eighth greed. Just because she wanted to make it not taboo. And I didn't know that that was not normal to other people until I got older. So what Sierra is doing is pairing music and culture and her influence with telling people, hey, especially black women, y'. All. Look, I learned in this conversation that of new HIV cases, 50% of them are black women. And out of that 50%, there is, you know, only 2% that are doing preventative things like utilizing an immune system boosting drug like a prep or, you know, just even being tested properly. Having conversations with your partners like this conversation is why I think pop culture and the movement of it is so important. So please take a listen. What's up, everyone? My name is Dr. Jay Barnett and I am the host of just healed with Dr. J podcast listen one thing that I remember about my childhood is being able to remember my phone number. Because it was like the theme at that time. You got to remember your phone number. In case you get somewh and you can't get in touch with anybody, you need to be able to remember your phone number. 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Each episode invites you into a raw, unfiltered conversations about recovery, resilience and redemption. On a recent episode, I sit down with actor cultural icon Danny Trejl talk about addiction, transformation and the power of second chances. The entire season two is now available to binge, featuring powerful conversations with guests like Tiffany Adish, Johnny Knoxville, and more. I'm an alcoholic and without this trope I'm a die. Open your free iHeartRadio app. Search the Cino show and listen now whose brilliant idea it was to say we're gonna take 12 step and say 12 prep. I'm just saying they might need a little raise cause that looks really great idea and it made it fun. In that case it was me. You know, it really made it fun and I'm excited to be here today. I know we're going to talk about some good stuff, but this is the power of music. You know, music has the ability to connect us all, you know, beyond the color of our Skin our ethnicities, socioeconomic backgrounds, different languages. Like, music defies all barriers, and it really is. I mean, I feel so blessed. This is my daytime. It's my job that I do every day. Well, what do you think about Sierra's music being featured in our spot? I mean, I think it's genius. I think when she was walking up and the song was playing, I just remember, like, how old I was and going skating, Just everything I was doing with my friends, you know, when the song was like, this is our song, it just feels like it belongs to us. But so I think to use it to have a conversation that should belong to everybody as well, I think it was a great correlation, and it's catchy. So that works. That's right. And, of course, Dr. Moore, what did you think of our spot? Yeah, I love it. I love it. And, I mean, I agree with Ciara that whoever came up with 1:2 prep should receive a raise. Again, it's just me, but when you think back to, like, just any movement that we've ever had, like, especially if you're trying to talk to black people, music has always been, like, a part, literally used as language to guide and to, you know. You know, just get people from one place to another. I just. I don't know. I think on all our platforms nowadays, like, if you're having conversations the right way and you're utilizing pop culture the right way, you talk about, like, impacting people, you can literally change somebody's life, you know, depending on what you're talking about. So, you know, I think these are. These are the ways that you should be using pop culture and music and influential voices and figures like Sierra and her song to have these conversations, like, it's. It's almost like a. I would say, like a rite of passage. Almost like until your song becomes a part of a movement, it ain't a song. Okay. But, yeah, it's just one of those things that should be happening. We talk about it when everything else. And pop culture is what's popular, and these conversations should be popular. They're hard to have. Yeah. Right. Sierra, what do you think about that? 100%. You know, I say that there's. I've always said there's the three M's of the most powerful forces on earth. Music, money, and medicine. And I said that music gives you a feeling that money can't buy sometimes. And music can be a healing source for those that may be suffering from terminal illnesses that medicine can't even cure. So that's why I know the power of music. And I just feel so blessed that this is literally, I get to express my voice through the platform of music. And I do agree with Lauren. You know, there is something about the power of urban pop culture or pop culture, as they would say. Sometimes the message just travels faster through music. Right. And that's the beauty of it. That's what music is supposed to do. Right. It's supposed to feed the soul in all kinds of ways, whether it's a spiritual desire, whether it's an emotional need. Like I said, if someone's healing, I mean, that is a beautiful gift and power of music. So, you know, I added a fourth M today on this journey. I said I'm gonna add media. Right? Because when you bring music and media together, it's incredibly powerful and potent. Right? So I agree with Lauren. You know, I think back to days, you know, there was a platform called Teen Summit. Does anyone remember that? Right? And you think about how heightened the conversation was surrounding things like HIV and STIs. Get all my acronyms down. But, you know, you think about how prevalent those conversations were, and it was heightened at one point in time, and then it just kind of became chill, kind of silent in the background. Any thoughts around being able to. The power of music and pop culture and making changes within the healthcare space? I think anything you can do to make change within the healthcare space, do it. So if it's music, and I think music is, I mean, you know, it's like, cliche when people are like, music is a universal language. But, like, if you think about it, like, when you are going through the toughest or the best of times, you know, you're pregame, you want to turn up with your friends, or, you know, you remember somebody that you love or a moment like I was telling you guys about when I was. Was watching Sierra walk up here, it's music that, like, makes you get there, right? So if that's the entryway into somebody's thoughts, minds, behavior patterns, I say do it. Like, there are so many things, like, I'm a caretaker for my mom and my grandmother, and they're good, but they're older and things are changing. And, you know, so being closer to home has been so helpful for me and for them. And I was having a conversation with my grandmother Friday. She called me and was like, well, I have this, like, bubble thing on the back of my leg, and it's been bothering me for two months. I didn't want to tell you, but I think I should go to the doctor now. And I'm like, mama, what? But when she gets in the car and she's on her way to the doctors, she's listening to the radio and she calls me. She's like, oh, I'm listening to you on the radio. What's the song they're playing after the. And I'm like, okay. Even if something as easy as her turning on the radio on her way to the doctor's office makes her ask questions about something she should be doing, please make it happen, because she won't go any other way. You know what I mean? Like, help us all out. So I think that it's kind of like. It's like, you know, if you can open that doorway and ease people on into it, and sometimes you have to do that, you know, unfortunately. And Dr. Moore, do you agree with that? Yeah, I totally agree with that. And I think music transcends, you know, and in a lot of ways, for many of us. When I think about you, for example, Sierra, you've been like, in our ears, in our hearts and our minds, free, right, with your music and the impact you've made. Because if we don't talk about things like, we don't know, and then it's. I wish I could have. Yeah, wish I could. Yeah. You know, you think about that like, that's real. So we have to do more of that. This episode is brought to you by Spreaker, the platform responsible for a rapidly spreading condition known as podcast brain. Symptoms include buying microphones you don't need, explaining RSS feeds to confused relatives, and saying things like, sorry, I can't talk right now. I'm editing audio. If this sounds familiar, you're probably already a podcaster. The good news is Spreaker makes the whole process simple. You record your show, upload it once, and Spreaker distributes it everywhere. People listen. 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The second half of our series takes us to the digestive system with a multi part series on what happens after we eat. Okay, I just have to say that all of my favorite words apparently are digestive words. Yeah, sphincter, peristalsis, duodenum. It's fascinating, it's funny, and it matters so much more than you think. Episodes of our new series run from January 20 through February 17, with new episodes every Tuesday on the Exactly Right Network. Listen to this podcast will kill you as part of the Exactly Right Network on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. On the Adventures of Curiosity Cove Podcast what if the Right Fit isn't what everyone expects? In the case of the Right Fit, Ella explores movement, confidence and belonging and learns that not all strength looks the same. Tennis is powerful, fast, focused and kind of fun. 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From Atlas Obscura, Rococo Punch and visit Myrtle beach comes Charlie's Place, a story that was nearly lost to time until now. Listen to Charlie's place on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. It can normalize conversations, especially when it comes to, you know, topics like hiv, HIV prevention prep, where it's not top of mind for a lot of people and it is so stigmatized. And discussions like this can help to bring the conversation into the mainstream. And, you know, you should be proud of taking care of your health. Right? Yeah. Yeah. Dr. Leo, any thoughts on that? Yeah, I love what you said about making health, keeping, staying healthy. Cool. I love that also. I'm just thinking about, like, longevity and having us think about HIV testing and prep all of these as a overall health and wellness goals. Right. Thinking about them in the same way we think about getting blood pressure screenings that, you know, that we think about getting diabetes screenings, etc. That this is all just a part of staying healthy. It feels good, though. It really does. When you can walk in your confidence, as I kind of was, you know, saying all the things that came to my mind a second ago. But it is a good feeling, though, when you, you know, can walk out confidently, knowing where you stand. Right. You know, like, so for me, like I said, I would begin to get excited. I'm going to do my blood panel, going to my ekg. And the thing is, it's so freaking fast. Like, the process is not long now. You do have to wait for your panels to come back, you know, and you're checking your levels and making sure everything is right. But, you know, it's a, it's a good feeling to like, check off all those important boxes in your life. Right. So it's like you want to be, you know, from my perspective, my legacy is like, you know, in my mind, I want to be one, hopefully, you know, be the best artist that I can be and hopefully leave a good legacy there. And then the most important one is the wife and the mom part of it. I want to leave legacy there, but the thread through is my health. If I don't have my health right, then I can't be great in all those areas. Right. So, you know, making it a cool thing. Yeah. Yeah. I love that. It just makes it more relatable. Right, right. And that's what we want, to get more people into the conversations, right? Yeah. Lauren, any thoughts around that? I just was thinking about all the conversations we were having just before we came up here, and just everything I didn't know. Like, and I'm. I'm not, like, young. Like, I'm older. I'm in the world. I'm around, I'm learning things. I'm. You know, I think I'm a little educated, but, like, it doesn't. None of that matters because, like, literally today there were things that I was talking and I was like, I didn't know that. And it was, like, kind of scary. And then I started thinking about, like, you know, like, you have group chats with your friends or, like, you know, wherever y' all talk, whether it's Facebook, text message, whatever. And I started thinking. I'm like, we. Me and my friends, we ask each other a lot of things and we check up on each other, and, you know, the mental health conversations are such a big thing now and all of that. But I'm like, we've never had a conversation about, like, yo, are y' all getting tested for anything? Honestly, like, I think we just all assume that it's, like, happening. And, you know, we all assume that everybody knows how often they should be doing things or what are preventative measures, like, prep. And, like, you know, like, I didn't even know that prep wasn't just for men. Like, I had no idea about that because of the way that I've always heard it talked about. Right. So just, I don't know, like, you're. I don't think any question is a dumb question. I also don't think that you're ever too. Like, you don't know anything enough to not know something. Like, you're always going to be finding out new things and it's okay. And coming to spaces like this and having conversations like this, that's the only way to really educate yourself, like, in real time. Because I don't know, at any point, if I would have just sat down and be like, let me look into prep. Like, to be honest, and you're busy day to day. Like, if we're being realistic, like, you don't take as much time to just, like, randomly do things like that unless something's wrong normally. Right. Or unless it's brought to you. So just being here today, I was finding out so much stuff. I'm like, yo, like, if I don't know this, how many people do I know that don't know this? And Doc was. When he was talking to us back there, he was like, you know, one thing I just challenge you guys to do. Please tell a friend about what we're talking about today. Like, and that's the easy ask. Like, that's the easiest homework I've ever gotten. So. Yeah, the fear of knowing. Right, the fear of knowing your HIV status and that. That fear can sometimes keep people from even getting tested. But I think it's really important for people to know that, you know, know, knowing is the most important thing. Once, you know, we have treatment, we have prevention available, that HIV is not a death sentence. Right. You know, like, those things that people still think we. We have to make sure that we're dispelling those myths so that more people will come in and get tested and have those conversations with their doctor. Yeah, Doc, can you please share some of the amazing things you were sharing with us backstage on that piece? Yes. Yes. So one sobering statistic that I'll share is that among women, women who are Black account for 50% of new HIV diagnosis in 2023. So that's the most recent surveillance data that we have. 50%. We also have data that shows that less than 2% of women prep users are. Excuse me. Less than 2% of prep users are black women. Less than 2%. And that's why I'm using my platform. Come on. That's right. That's right. That's right. Yeah. Yes. And obviously, this is why we were able to leverage your song and making sure that we're getting the word out out there, and, you know, people are going to pay attention to you when that song comes on. Right. And so that's. But also. Too, what was also big for me, being the Mexican that I am, is the Latino community as well, has also been significantly impacted by the HIV virus as well. So it's not just, you know, one particular, you know, part or community of the world. It's, you know, you see how it's pouring throughout everywhere. But again, in these other specific spaces was very enlightening for me. Right. And we got to just get. For me, from my perspective, you know, being a woman of color, I want my girls to get out. Let's. Let's go, like, have no fear. Like, let's know our health status. Let's be confident in that. And then I think, to your point, Dr. Moore, which has to be reassure for people is that you still can thrive. You still can, you know, go and live a full, robust, happy, healthy life, even if you are impacted by it. Right? So I think that's very encouraging for those that need to hear that as well. Curious what you think the next kind of year looks like as we have introduced culture of music into this conversation. I will. Thanks for the question. I mean, definitely it's going to take longer than a year, but just within this, like, upcoming time and the time that we're in right now, I mean, I think the biggest thing that you could do is provide information for people. Because, like, okay, whenever I've heard even health conversations, right, about who doesn't go get checked out, I've always heard the conversation, men, men, men, go get this. Like, that's literally been the conversation, the stigma that I've heard. And today when I was talking and he was telling me about, you know, that 50% and then the two, I was like, wait, I thought, you know, women, we were doing good and I want everybody to do well. But, like, it just blew my mind that I'm hearing the conversation one way all the time, everywhere, when, like, it's. These numbers are so different over here on this side, right? So I think that is a big part of it is just putting correct information out there. And I think for everybody. Is anybody in here media? Yeah, so anybody that's media. Even if you. I mean, you want X, you want threads, you know, TikTok, whatever you're doing, even if you're not working for a platform, I think that that's like the. Where we are right now, that's the wave and that's where we sit, is people want things that are factual and they want. They want to understand things. They want clarity. And I think if you have a platform, that is the best thing that you could do for people because there's so much other noise out there and do it around things like this, like me being here today, it wasn't like a hard answer. It was like, yes, I want to go and be a part of it. But I don't know a lot of people who'd be like, yeah, sign me up. Because people don't want to have this conversation of like, yo, this is really happening. I don't know everything. I want to know more. So I think, to answer your question, I hope that I'm answering it. It's just putting out information that is factual. I also think too, we share a lot in this era right now when. What was her name again? The young lady that passed. Hadiya. Rhonda Hadiya. Yeah. So I was talking to GLAAD to their platform today, and I couldn't remember her name, but I remember going and watching a young woman named Hadiya speak about her journey being HIV positive, and she was talking about being young and dating. And there was just so many things that I never thought about when it came to a person who was living HIV positive and how they lived their life. And it changed my whole perspective of what that looks like. Right. Stop sharing your story. And I know certain things are personal. I'm not telling everybody. No, I'm just. Whatever. But if you are okay with that, I think that that's a part of it as well, too. Like, people don't know because they just don't know or because they don't know someone that's talking about it. Like, me getting to go and watch her talk about her life and her journey, God rest her soul, changed my whole world of how I think about everything when it comes to people who live HIV positive and the fact that you can live a life. Right. But I wouldn't have known that if she wasn't sharing her story. So I think putting factual information out there, statistics, platforming, people who really know what they're talking about, and then sharing your journeys and your stories, and that could even be as simple as talking about being here today and what you learned. You don't got to put all your business out there, but just literally being like, yo, I went to this panel today and here, everything I learned. And then somebody's gonna watch that and be like, oh, wait, okay. So, you know, I think that that's a big part of it. Like, we gotta just. It's on us now. Like, we just gotta do it. This episode is brought to you by Spreaker, the platform responsible for a rapidly spreading condition known as podcast brain. Symptoms include buying microphones you don't need, explaining RSS feeds to confused relatives and saying things like, sorry, I can't talk right now. I'm editing audio. 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Explore the best selection of audiobooks, podcasts and originals all in one easy app. Audible. There's more to imagine when you listen. Sign up for a free trial@audible.com thank you for this incredible conversation. A very important conversation in a time like now, when so many people don't know about prep and access to this type of preventative care. But also at the same time, we have legislation being passed to actually now, this month, 20 states or more are now scaling back their access to HIV care, which will ultimately also impact people on a global scale. So how do we use pop culture and also health professionals to combat the scaling back of these things, the rollouts of these policies, while also getting people more informed that these medications do exist. But now there's a hurdle to get there. We just can't stop on the message. Right. We can't stop. Right. They can try to put all these things in place, but I think we have to go harder on getting the message out. Right. And that's why I'm really pumped again to use my platform. We have to go hard here. And I think it's also about Dr. Moore. I'm going to toss it to you, but I think it's also about people just simply knowing where you can go. And it might have to be a little drive, but, you know, to get to the place if they're starting to shut down certain locations or making it complicated. But I'm going to toss it to you on that piece. Yeah, I'll add to that. I think this is one of those times that we, we have to really double down on advocacy, honestly. And I think having conversations like this and having platforms such as yours where you talk about these issues that you just of those 23 states pulling back, like, we essentially have to make noise. We have to make ourselves big enough to be seen and be heard and for that impact to be felt at that level. And so I think that's why I really loved your answer, Lauren, around using your platform in order to share about this. And in the same way using your platform to share about how access is being limited during this time, I think is key because otherwise there are a lot of people who won't know about it. And what I find is a lot of HIV messages just aren't permeating well. Like, they're not making it to people. And a big part of that is like kind of the limited reach of the platform of the health department or the limited reach of certain platforms. So it's like when there is responsible use of a platform that's bigger than ours, then it allows for those messages to really reach people who need them the most. Look, Lauren, we got this, baby. We got this. We can have voices. Just big, you know, to answer your question too. That's why I think platforms like Breakfast Club, like, we have a lot of fun there. But every day I just, I like, watch some of the conversations that we have and I'm like, it's so powerful. Certain platforms that, like, you're on, like, if you guys are here and you work for a platform, I really do implore you to. And Jonathan will crazy hear me say this because he. He literally screams it at me every day to, like, really think about the why because, like, it's fun and we get to have fun. And like, if you think about it, like, culture makes things cool for real. But, like, we're having conversations there about, like, going and getting certain things checked up on and, you know, like in our front page news, Mimi Brown, she talks so much about, like, what's happening with the administration and gives a call to action against of where you can go, what websites, who you can call. Like, that is so important because it's all we kind of can do to a certain extent. Unless you're working in government. I mean, we're out, we're voting, we're doing those things. But sometimes that's all you got. And it matters a lot. Like, people really, culture and media is like our love language amongst all of us. You don't have to love or like a person at all. But y' all might be listening to the same radio show every morning at 6am and maybe it's the Breakfast Club, but, like, you get what I'm saying? So it's like, you know, you have a all these people that attach to what you're saying on a daily and you become a part of their routine. So if you're on these platforms, tell people talking about all the stories are cute, but it's like, what's the why? What are you really providing for people? And if you think about it that way, that can start to solve problems because now the resources are there and it's in a place that they think is cool. So they're listening. And then action comes From I'm Lauren LaRosa. This has been another episode of the Latest with Lauren LaRosa. Tell you guys every single episode. 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