Janelle Monáe: We Should Thank Our Exes

Janelle Monáe joins Call Her Daddy to discuss her personal
evolution and the work required to reach her own age of pleasure.
Addressing past rejection and trauma from her father's
instability, she opens up about how these struggles impacted her
personal relationships and how she found herself closed off to
love. Janelle and Alex reflect on lessons learned from
failed relationships and share why we should actually be
going back and thanking our exes. Janelle speaks about her
experience being in polyamorous relationships and her choice to
openly talk about her sexuality despite coming from a religious
family. Janelle and Alex discuss what it means if a partner
refuses to post you on social media and debate whether this is
actually a red flag. Janelle speaks about the inspiration for her
new album, The Age of Pleasure, and what this phase of life means
to her. For the game mentioned in the episode look for: Real
Talk: 110 Relationship Questions You Should Only Ask Your Friends
by Amil Barnes


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