
The AW Confidential Podcast is a place to discuss everything you may think about but will not share out loud. Episodes cover a wide range of topics with a fantastic group of guests.
Host, Yvette Bodden, and guests have unfiltered conversations about love, dating, authenticity, men, relationships, motherhood, childhood, mental health, death, friendship, trauma, intimacy, empowerment, beauty, cheating, career, entrepreneurship, community, identity, Latinidad, everything in life!
The podcast spotlights male and female guests from all walks of life. You will hear from public figures in comedy, entertainment, journalism, television, beauty, and business. Pop-up guests help AW explore different perspectives on all things. The takeaway will always be something to motivate, entertain, or plant a seed that offers an opportunity for the audience to learn how to open a dialogue with friends and family in their own lives.
Episodes are sure to be anything but confidential. Sometimes, educational and other times, provocative. Listen, as we put everything on the table and engage in honest, candid adult conversations.
The podcast is now available on Spotify, Apple, Amazon Music, and other streaming services. Some episodes can be watched in their entirety on the AW Confidential YouTube Channel.
Ep1 with Nikki Boyer, 2-time Emmy-Winning Television Personality and Host, Ambie Winning, “Dying for Sex” Podcast
Ep2 with Brad Walsh, Host, Empowerography Podcast
Ep3 with Liz Kennedy, On-Air Beauty Expert for E!, Access Hollywood, QVC, Aesthetician, and Founder of Beauty Magnet
Ep4 with Kevin Savage, Actor from BET’s The Quad, HBO’s Love Craft Country, & Lifetime’s Single Black Female
Ep5 with Benita Alexander, Emmy-Award Winning News, and Documentary Writer
Ep6 with RON G, Award-Winning, Comedian, Writer, and “Sweetie” of HBO’s Insecure, Actor
Ep7 with Kareem Grimes, Actor from CW’s #1 hit series, All American
Ep8 with Cheldin Barlatt Rumer, CEO, Executive Producer, and Host of This is It TV
Ep9 with Shantall Lacayo, Winner of S19 Bravo’s Project Runway 2021, Fashion Designer
Ep10 with Christopher Chacon, a Parapsychologist with 40 years of experience, Guest appearance on National Geographic Explorer, Unsolved Mysteries, ABC’s 20/20, NBC News, Eye to Eye with Connie Chung, and many other news shows.
Ep11 with Sormeh Attarzaden, CoFounder Zentap
Ep12 with Grasie Mercedes, Actress (NBC’s “Grand Crew”), Writer, Filmmaker, and Host of You’re Not (Blank) Enough Podcast
Ep13 with Gigi Diaz, Host, “Chats with Gigi”
Ep14 with Nicole Remy, Leading Lady, USA’s The Courtship
Ep15 with Kantu Lentz, Television and Film Director
Ep16 with Darcey Kesner Hawkins, Relationship Coach talks about Intimacy in Relationships.
Ep17 with Joelle Garguilo, Emmy-Award Winning Producer and NBC Television Host, New York Live and Today Show
Ep18 with Kevin Walton, Actor, Tyler Perry’s, BET hit-show “Sistas” and film “Step Up Revolution”
Ep19 with Alessandra Conti, Hollywood Celebrity Matchmaker, Dating Expert, and Co-Founder of Matchmakers in the City
Ep20 with Jordan Johnson-Hinds, Actor, USA’s “Suits,” NBC’s Blindspot, Nurses, and “The Endgame”
Ep21 with Cecilia Tement, Life Coach and Trauma Counselor talks about the types, effects, and healing of abuse.
Ep22 with Kamal Bolden, Actor, NBC’s “The Endgame,” and “Chicago Fire,” Fox’s “The Resident”
Ep23 with Dr. Olivia Richman, TedX Speaker, Creator of YouTube Sex Ed channel, and Author
Ep24 with Erin Lim Rhodes, E! News Host, The Rundown, Contributor to DailyPop
Ep25 with Isadora Ortega, Dominican/Venezuela Actress, Writer, and Producer talks about her film, Another Love Story, toxic relationships, and mental health.
Ep26 with Jay Barnett, Author, Speaker, Mental Health Therapist, and Former NFL Football Player talks about his healing journey, suicide ideation, therapy, men, and mental health.
Ep27 with Jon Seda, Actor from the hit movie, Selena, and NBC’s La Brea & Chicago P.D.
Ep28 with Gabrielle Stone, Actress, Bestselling Author, Eat, Pray, FML#, and Host of FML Talk Podcast.
Ep29 with Nicholas Gonzalez, Actor from The Good Doctor, Pretty Little Liars, The Flash, How to Get Away with Murder, Being Mary Jane, and La Brea.
Ep30 with Jesus Castro, Actor from “Diary of a Gigolo” sexy-thriller, streaming on Netflix and Telemundo. The interview was conducted in the Spanish language.
Ep31 with Bevy Smith, Award-Winning TV & Radio Personality, Co-Host of Bravo’s “Fashion Queens, Bestselling Author, Ted Talk Speaker, Host of Sirius”Bevelations” on Radio Andy, and Ted Talk Speaker.
Ep32 with Spicy Mari, a powerhouse. She is a Matchmaker, CEO, and Founder of The Spicy Life focusing on helping individuals and couples unlock the power to attract their purpose-mate and find love.
Ep33 with Eilyn Jimenez, Netflix Star of “Designing Miami,” Founder and Creative Director of Sire Design, Shares her Dream with AW
E34 with Adrian Hernandez (Ugly Primo), Founder and Creative Director of Need Pastel. The artist who created the cover art for Bad Bunny’s “Un Verano Sin Ti” which has become one of the most recognized albums in the world.
E35 with Esoteric Esa, Astrologer & Psychic seen in Cosmopolitan, E! News, Popsugar, and Us Weekly Shares 2023 Love Predictions.
E36 with Karen Swensen, Award Winning Journalist and Founder, of Life’s About Change Shares her Faith.
E37 with Jaina Lee Ortiz, Actress, ABC’s Station 19, FOX’s Rosewood, Lionsgate Film “Righteous Thieves” Shares her Fire.
E38 with Sasha Merci, Comedian and Actress, “Righteous Thieves” and De Lo Mio. Also, on Fuse Channel’s “Share, Like, Dimelo.”
EP39 with Lara Everly, an award-winning Director/ Her political short “Always & Forever” went viral with 26 million views.
EP40 with Naz Meknat, a Hollywood Celebrity Fashion Stylist, works with some of the biggest names in the industry including Sterling K. Brown and Jeannie Mai. She has been featured in People and InStyle Magazines. In 2021, she wrote the memoir, 7000 Miles to Freedom to share her story of survivorship.
EP41 with Loren Escandon, Award-Winning Filmmaker, Afro Latina Actress from Netflix’s “Purple Hearts” and Freevee’s “Casagrande.”
EP42 with Naibe Reynoso, Emmy-Award Winning Journalist, Peabody Board Member, Producer, Host, Author, Founder of Con Todo Press, and Co-Founder, of Latinafest.
EP43 Mother-Daughter Relationships with special guest, Daughter of AW Founder.
EP44 AW Founder, and Host of the AW Confidential Podcast, Yvette Bodden Gets Personal in a solo episode. The video and audio of this episode are available on Spotify.*
EP45 with V. Castro, Mexican American Author Named in People Espanol Magazine, as one Latinx Authors to be Excited About in 2023.
E46 with Nelson Ascencio, Actor in The Hunger Games, Max’s White House Plumbers, Manifest, and Mad TV.
EP47 with Nikki Boyer, Host of the Near Death Podcast, Ambie Winner Gets Real about Death
EP48 with Andrea Navedo, Actress, Jane the Virgin, and A Million Little Things, Author of “Our Otherness is Our Strength: Wisdom from the Boogie Down Bronx”
EP49 with Veronica O. Olivares, MSW, LCSW, Psychotherapist Talks about Mental Health and Therapy
EP50 with AW Founder, Yvette Bodden, Single Girl Chronicles: How I Got Gaslighted and Didn’t Even Know It!
EP51 with Actresses and co-hosts “After We Wrap Podcast,” Jaina Ortiz and Gabriella Ortiz play a game of 20 questions with AW Founder.
EP52 with Johanna Ferreira, Journalist, Digital Creator, and Content Strategist, talks career journey and life as a Writer. Watch how the Latinas connect to their Dominican roots!
EP53 with Dr. Shannon Chavez Beverly Hills Licensed Psychologist, Clinical Director of SHAPE Center, and Sexual Health Expert educates AW during Sexual Awareness Month.
EP54 with Aida Rodriguez, Actress, Writer, Comedian, and Author of “Legitimate Kid” talks about upbringing, generational trauma, our mothers, colorism, and more.
EP55 with Tinabeth Piña, Award-Winning Journalist, Creator, and Television Host shares her journey to television.
EP56 with Ydelays Rodriguez, CEO and Founder of Golden Dream Beauty and Beauty Influencer shares her American dream.
EP57 with Dr. Dusan Sajic shares the best tips for maintaining healthy skin this Winter season.
EP58 with Zoila Darton, Founder of the WORD agency. She is building spaces for people of color by using cultural storytelling with big brands like HBO, Nike, Converse, Meta, Rare Beauty, Shea Moisture, and many more!
EP59 with April Hernandez-Castillo, Actress, Speaker, and Creative Director of Lionchaser Media talks about her generational trauma.
EP60 with Jasmine Ruiz, Comedian, Writer, and Actress talks about love, dating, and relationships during a game of 20 questions with AW Founder.
Stay tuned. New, Bigger, Bolder episodes are coming soon!
*Watch interviews on the AW Confidential YouTube Channel.
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