Bonus: TBT and California Love’s Walter Thompson-Hernández on IG Live

Introducing Truth Be Told, Hosted by Tonya Mosley: KQED’s Truth Be Told is a brand-new advice show made by and for people of color. If Miss Manners tells you how to behave, Truth Be Told explores how you can be you in a world that doesn’t always want you to…just be. Through unfiltered advice, by Truth Be Told

2 min listen

Joy – Episode 1: The world is burning … so, is it okay to feel joy? Host Tonya Mosley travels to her hometown of Detroit to talk with her grandmother, Ernestine Mosley, and New York Times best-selling author adrienne maree brown about why feeling joy is not only a good... by Truth Be Told

31 min listen

Colonized Desire – Episode 2: In a world dominated by white supremacy, Tonya talks with Dr. Amy Sueyoshi about how we can “decolonize our desires” by taking a hard look at who we love, and why. by Truth Be Told

30 min listen

Family Ties – Episode 6 by Truth Be Told

36 min listen

Well-Meaning White Folks – Episode 4: Allies are necessary to our collective pursuit of racial equity and antiracism, but sometimes talking across and through differences can be messy, hurtful, and downright exhausting. As people of color we ALL have had our fair share of those “unintentio... by Truth Be Told

20 min listen

Enough – Episode 3: As a person of color chances are high that you’ve been made to feel like you aren’t black enough, queer enough, Asian enough, LatinX enough... never enough. In this episode, we talk with Mala Muñoz, Diosa Femme, by Truth Be Told

31 min listen

White World, Black Body by Truth Be Told

39 min listen

Truth Be Told is Back Y’all!: How many times have you paused and asked, Is it just me or — Yeah, us too. We all experience life in our unique bodies and skin. And yet, we’re alone in surviving, growing and thriving. The world we live in gaslights us into thinking anything to do wit... by Truth Be Told

1 min listen

Motherhood – Episode 5: Before we even know who we are and what we want out of life, women are expected to mother, to ultimately be mothers. And for women of color? There are added financial and cultural pressures as well as legacies of historical trauma and present-day racis... by Truth Be Told

30 min listen

Community - Bonus Live Show: Truth be Told is all about building community and connecting people of color to find collective wisdom and joy in these dangerous and difficult times. We are also a podcast proudly made in the Bay Area, so we knew from the start that we HAD to do a li... by Truth Be Told

71 min listen

Healing for Black America: Listen to this week’s episode to hear our host Tonya Mosley and Kiese Laymon, author of Heavy: An American Memoir, unpack the question: “How are black Americans expected to overcome and thrive in this country without the necessary mechanisms of healing... by Truth Be Told

36 min listen

Deportation Wounds: Many of us are feeling isolated right now as we rely on Zoom and FaceTime to see our friends and family. When this will end exactly is unknown, but for some it will remain their reality. Households impacted by family separation and deportation see this... by Truth Be Told

32 min listen

'Rona and Racism: A Survival Guide by Truth Be Told

37 min listen

Coming Out While Staying In: Dealing With Homophobia At Home: June is Pride month and COVID-19 has altered the ways the LGBTQ can celebrate together. For many, the uprisings have been a reminder that Pride started as a riot and that Black Lives Matter includes Black trans, queer, by Truth Be Told

30 min listen

You’re OK, I’m Not: Black Men and Therapy: We don’t discuss enough the emotional and mental health needs of black men. So in this week’s episode, we make space for it. Tonya Mosley sits down with three Wise Ones to answer our listener’s question: “Dear Truth Be Told, by Truth Be Told

39 min listen

Mom, We Need a Break: The global coronavirus pandemic is bringing mixed emotions to Mother’s Day this year. Many are grieving the loss of a mother and the inability to mourn or celebrate in person. Many are trying to reconnect after being estranged. by Truth Be Told

37 min listen

Friendship: The Other Love of Your Life: This week, Tonya Mosley is joined by “Call Your Girlfriend” podcast hosts Aminatou Sow and Ann Friedman to answer a round of listener questions. Sow and Friedman met in Washington D.C. in 2008 at a “Gossip Girl” viewing party. After that, by Truth Be Told

30 min listen

Holding on to Joy: We yearn for glimmers of joy as we dismantle racist systems and consume traumatic news updates, all while sheltering at home in a pandemic. So, we’re revisiting our very first episode, Holding on to Joy, with an updated conversation between host Tonya ... by Truth Be Told

34 min listen

Together Apart: Redefining Home: How do we fight an enemy like COVID-19 without the power of physical connection — the very force that has bolstered us through tough times in the past? That is the question we are unpacking in this week’s episode, prompted by our very own host, by Truth Be Told

29 min listen

Protesting for the Soul of America: The New Civil Rights Movement: We have been watching the uprisings across the country calling for justice, not just for George Floyd, but for all Black Americans. It has been 53 years since this country experienced unrest of this magnitude with the Long, Hot Summer of 1967. by Truth Be Told

35 min listen

Under One Roof: Doing the Best We Can: There is no right way to parent during a pandemic, and everyone is doing their best. On this week’s episode, we hear from parents in the thick of raising children during the coronavirus pandemic. We got a lot of questions from listeners, by Truth Be Told

38 min listen

Bonus: TBT and California Love’s Walter Thompson-Hernández on IG Live: Walter Thompson-Hernández has reported and hosted videos from nearly every continent and throughout the United States, covering Japan’s Chicano subculture, the Compton Cowboys’ legacy and the disruption of cosplay stereotypes. by Truth Be Told

56 min listen

It Is Not In Your Head: Earlier this week, we woke up to another morning of tragic news: Jacob Blake was shot and tasered several times by police on Sunday in Kenosha, Wisconsin, leaving him in serious condition as of Tuesday. He was trying to break up a dispute. by Truth Be Told

29 min listen

Pain and Purpose: Lessons From Bruce Lee and Frida Kahlo: The days are shorter and colder, and like you, we’re looking for inspiration to sustain us through winter. For our last episode of the season we talk with two authors who are passing on the wisdom of the great icons Bruce Lee and Frida Kahlo to teach u... by Truth Be Told

38 min listen

Fight Like Chadwick: On Aug. 28, 2020, the world heard the news that actor Chadwick Boseman had died at the age of 43 of colon cancer. Boseman was known for his role as King T’Challa in Marvel’s “Black Panther.” He also portrayed iconic Black figures such as James Brown, by Truth Be Told

32 min listen

If I Ruled the World: Black women are, by and large, on the front lines of the political fight for democracy. Last year, we saw a record number of Black women serving in Congress and a record number of Black women serving at the state level in politics. by Truth Be Told

31 min listen

Hey, Young World, the World is Yours: To share a bit of inspiration, Tonya Mosley speaks to young activists about what kind of future they want to see. by Truth Be Told

38 min listen

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Bonus: TBT and California Love’s Walter Thompson-Hernández on IG Live

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