Episodes
Drivin’ while…coaching?!
This week, we talk with Sincerely Syreeta, a true blacktrepreneur, developing expertise in the fields of journalism, writing, motivational speaking, and coaching people on their personal growth journeys. She’s got roots in Pittsburgh and Delaware, but has double-parked her way into these Philly streets with a vengeance. Syreeta represents for all the women supporting other sistas, even if it means ridin dirty at age 6.
Host, Creator, Producer: Tezarah Wilkins
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Published 04/03/20
Drivin’ while…thinkin’ of revenge?!
This week, we talk with Erica, who has called Philly home for a while, but she still remembers the culture shock of moving here and trying to merge. And don’t get her started about the PPA, either. We get into how early experiences in the car with her mom instilled an explorer’s spirit and we learn her ultimate parking authority fantasy.
Host, Creator, Producer: Tezarah Wilkins
Story Editor, Producer: Melissa Tsuei
Guest: Erica...
Published 03/20/20
Drivin’ while…bad and bougie?!
This week, we talk with social media evangelist, Alyssia Swans who confesses her bad and bougie driving behaviors, how her family has influenced the way she moves in the world and on the road, and tells our host why road trips are now off the table.
Host, Creator, Producer: Tezarah Wilkins
Story Editor, Producer: Melissa Tsuei
Guest: Alyssia** **Swans
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Published 03/07/20
Driving while sick?! is no fun.
So while flu weather lays some of us all the way down this week, we present some entertainment you can listen to or watch while you’re all cozied up in the house.
This week you’ll hear our very first live podcast performance with the PRX Google Podcasts creator program. In the first international cohort of the program, we participated in a 6 month podcast intensive on design thinking and all things pod related. We even mounted a live show, invited folx and...
Published 02/21/20
Drivin’ while…meditating?!
This week, we talk with storyteller, digital media producer and filmmaker Jos Duncan, about her small stint as a Cutlass Ciera Girl. She’s got lots of love to give…in a totally platonic way, of course. And might take her mobile therapy idea on the road. I mean, it did get her the scoop on a celebrity film. Come ride with us!
Host, Creator, Producer: Tezarah Wilkins
Story Editor, Producer: Melissa Tsuei
Guest: Jos Duncan
IG- @josduncan
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Published 02/07/20
Drivin’ while…um we can’t even say it?!
This week, we talk with artist, author and educator Khalil Munir, about flipping the script on road rage. He’s got way too many tickets, does fast and furious spins on the way to shows, and has had some very unorthodox driving lessons. Skip the Uber, call the Hackman and come along for the ride.
Host, Creator, Producer: Tezarah Wilkins
Story Editor, Producer: Melissa Tsuei
Guest: Khalil Munir
IG- @khalil1pound4ounces
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Published 01/24/20
Drivin’ while small time preppin’?!
This week, we talk with none other than Nina “Lyrispect” Ball, an award winning poet, author, and performer. She talks, exploring small time prepping, bike lanes or the lack thereof, and Nina’s own enduring road trip memories. The conversation takes us around the block and then some, reminding us to reconsider our privilege as a driver and to take just a smidge more perspective. ****
Host, Creator, Producer: Tezarah Wilkins
Story Editor, Producer:...
Published 01/10/20
Drivin’ while sleeping ?!
This week, we ride along with Michael, a senior who enjoyed the spoils of working and is relaxed and retired. We talk about some of his experiences on the road as a young Taiwanese man with professional aspirations and how you shouldn’t sleep on driving…literally! Buckle up cuz this is sure to be a bumpy ride!
Host, Creator, Producer: Tezarah Wilkins
Story Editor, Producer: Melissa Tsuei
Guest: Michael Tsuei
Torque of the Town- To Whom It May Concern
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Published 12/27/19
Drivin’ while watching movies?!
This week, we leave Philly and drive up into the mountains of Lehighton to catch a triple feature at The Mahoning Drive-In, a true retro 35 mm outdoor theater.We interview the lovely and talented Virgil Cardamone, who helps us understand the place the Mahoning holds in history, and how it’s events have become a staple of community and counter-culture for Pennsylvanians and beyond.
Host, Creator, Producer: Tezarah Wilkins
Story Editor, Producer: Melissa...
Published 12/14/19
Drivin’ while black ?!
This week, we ride along with Josh, a young tech entrepreneur who seeks competition in everything he does. We talk about some of his experiences as a Lyft driver and the disparities between the life he’s accomplished and how he’s treated on the road as an African American male. Buckle up and Happy Black on Black Friday!
Host, Creator, Producer: Tezarah Wilkins
Story Editor, Producer: Melissa Tsuei
Co-Produced by: Tanikka Charraé
Guest: Josh Myers
Torque of the...
Published 11/29/19
Drivin’ while tree-hugging ?!
This week, we ride along with Corey, a military kid who once took a 4,000 mile road trip as a 5 year old. We talk reckless behavior by pedestrians, what travel and relocation taught him as a child, and why he has owned 22 cars as a pretty young guy. Corey helps us understand how the design of cars and experience of driving are a full-on sensory exploration.
Host, Creator, Producer: Tezarah Wilkins
Story Editor, Producer: Melissa Tsuei
Guest: Corey Ricks
IG-...
Published 11/15/19
Drivin’ while on the run?!
This week, we ride shotgun with Journee, an all around creative who not only dreams of a Thelma and Louise type life; she lives one. But at 47 years old, she’s never had a driver’s license. We get into class and access and how it feels to watch the generations after you obtain a status symbol you don’t yet have. Journee helps us think more about the value of community and how technology can impede our natural abilities to problem-solve and relate to one...
Published 11/01/19
Driving while haunted?!
A double feature, just in time for Halloween! In this sequel, we pack the car with our favorite horror analysts from The Ghouls Next Door , Gabe and Kat. In preparation, we assigned ourselves the mother of all Carror Movies, Stephen King’s classic, Christine. We explore the car as a metaphor for female fury, applying a feminist lens to scary movies and Gabe’s special brand of sidewalk rage. Turn up your speakers and get spooked with us!
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Published 10/18/19
Driving while haunted?!
Tezarah and producer Mel hop in the backseat and let Gabe and Kat from The Ghouls Next Door take the wheel. We get into the 2006 movie clunker, Penny Dreadful and explore the bounds of the therapist-patient relationship. Our conversation winds through hitchhiking, our guest’s driving histories, and why letting your kids ingest madness and mayhem is excellent parenting. Then we veer off the road and straight into Kat’s grandpa fetish. Come back for the sequel later...
Published 10/18/19
Drivin’ while time shifting?!
This week, we ride along with Amun, a poet and master of metaphysics, as well as a maker of one-of a-kind art pieces for the body. He takes us on a journey where mountains tell the future and, on a lucky day, drivers can manifest parking spaces.Ride along while we explore the power of connection and the importance of alignment with our surroundings. But don’t be fooled. Amun still wants that Ferrari.
Host, Creator, Producer: Tezarah Wilkins
Producer: Melissa...
Published 10/04/19
Drivin’ while underage?? maybe just riding.
Kids really do say the darndest things. In honor of back to school month, we thought it'd be cool to interview some kids about driving. WTYH2D?! brings you this medley of children talking about how Mom and Dad drive, their ideas of the rules of the road, and their favorite cars.
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Intersections: children and families, driving safety, car trends, back to school
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Published 09/20/19
Drivin’ While Compassion Fatigued
In our season 2 premier, we ride along with Charelle, a ball of energy and a self-described caretaker in both her private and professional life. Having just left her job at a human service agency, Charelle describes the compassion fatigue that can plague people who are accustomed to giving. She feels like a burden when she asks for help. Sound familiar? Come along on a journey that takes us from crying in the car to whether immigrants should have a quick...
Published 09/20/19
Drivin’ while hosting?!
This week, in our season 2 opener, you ride along with US! Our host updates listeners on the team’s award of the Google Podcasts creator program, which included an intensive 6 month training period with teams from across the globe. Tezarah gets personal about what drew her to the subject of driving, and we gear up for a fantastic and funny Season 2, where the show is a little older and a lot wiser.
Host, Creator, Producer: Tezarah Wilkins
Producer: Melissa...
Published 09/20/19
After an amazing first year and winning a spot in the very first cohort of the PRX Google Podcasts creator program, Who Taught You How To Drive?! is back with a new tagline, “Popping the hood on humanity”, even more pun-filled segments, and a caravan full of dope guests. Join us on Friday September 20th for a second season of this quirky comical podcast that digs deep to show how something as mundane as driving could mean so much about our identities and who we are! Binge on season 1, cuz...
Published 09/09/19
Ep. 14
I Could Be Downtown In 5 mins. on a Spin Bike
Tune in to our final episode of Season 1!
Shakera rides shotgun and we talk Hertz Gold membership status, when your Cousin’s Cousin’s Friend’s Friend’s Cousin’s Aunt’s Uncle is your Lyft driver, and how they’re gentrifying alphabets in the public transit community.
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Facebook: Shakera Jones Quartet
IG: jazzkat77
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Published 10/31/18
Ep. 13 ft. Angela Berry
SEPTA Drivers Got Business Cards?!
This week we hear from Angela and we talk the importance of being cordial, the woman who pushed out pounds of poop, and why you shouldn’t sleep on SEPTA; literally and figuratively!
Check out Who Taught You How To Drive?!'s web site for more info about upcoming guests.
https://whotaughtyouhowtodrive.podbean.com/
Host and Executive Producer: Tezarah Wilkins
Co-Producer: Melissa Tsuei
Co-Producer: Tanikka Myers
Guest: Angela...
Published 10/24/18
Ep. 12
I Gotta Get A Car
This week Ebony rides shotgun and we talk her moment of revelation at Trader Joes, the mathematical equation for why she can’t make turns, and the unexpected hazards of riding public transportation.
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IG @ebonythestar
Check out Who Taught You How To Drive?!'s web site for more info about upcoming guests.
https://whotaughtyouhowtodrive.podbean.com/
Host and Executive Producer: Tezarah Wilkins
Co-Producer: Tanikka Myers
Co-Producer: Melissa Tsuei
Guest:...
Published 10/17/18
Ep. 11
If I Spill My Coffee You’re Gonna Fail
This week we hear from Kadyjah. We talk the Philly Slide, DIY driving courses, and her frustration with her mom holding onto the oh s**t handle whenever she drives. I think Kadyjah’s got some explaining to do.
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IG @mzdejah
Check out Who Taught You How To Drive?!'s web site for more info about upcoming guests.
https://whotaughtyouhowtodrive.podbean.com/
Host and Executive Producer: Tezarah Wilkins
Co-Producer: Tanikka...
Published 10/10/18
Ep. 10
Straight Up Stranded In Russia
This week we hear from Tanikka Charrae. We talk about the importance of second chances, how you can serve your community and spread love through driving, and we take a short break to indulge in childhood memories, while we chase down Mr. Softee for Strawberry Shortcake pops!
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@tanikkacharrae
www.tanikkacharraemusic.com
Check out Who Taught You How To Drive?!'s web site for more info about upcoming...
Published 10/03/18