Introducing xoMAN Podcast, where host Kiara Walker peels back the layers of masculinity with candid conversations that challenge stereotypes and celebrate vulnerability. Through intimate interviews with Black men from all walks of life, xoMAN explores the unfiltered thoughts and stories of Black men as they navigate love, ambition, and self-discovery. This isn’t just a podcast, it’s a front-row seat to conversations that matter.

Hosted by Kiara Walker.

🎙️ Premieres Tuesday June 17th with Devale Ellis who shares lessons from therapy, partnership, and parenting. 

This podcast will release new episodes on Tuesdays on all Audio platforms and on Wednesday for YouTube.

In this premiere episode of the xoMAN Podcast, host Kiara Walker sits down with actor, content creator, husband, and father Devale Ellis (@iamdevale) for a raw, real, and revealing conversation about accountability, fatherhood, and what it really takes to be a partner.

Devale shares the lessons that reshaped how he shows up in marriage, the unlearning he had to do as a Black man raised to suppress his emotions, and how love without healing can become an obsession. From emotional unavailability to learning how to lead with love, this episode sets the tone for the powerful season ahead.

🔊 New episodes every Tuesday. Watch the full video on YouTube every Wednesday.

🖤 Stay Connected with xoMAN & xoNecole
→ Instagram: @xonecole
→ YouTube: @xonecoletv
→ Website: www.xonecole.com

✨ Host: @kikisaidso
🎙️ Guest: @iamdevale

Chapters

00:00:00 - Grace, Boundaries, and Intent

00:00:43 - Marriage as a Partnership

00:02:09 - Red Flag Green Flag Segment

00:03:36 - Father’s Role

00:03:55 - Social Media and Relationships

00:05:11 - Behind The Man Segment

00:53:06 - Love, Life, Lessons

01:03:53 - Hot Takes Segment

01:05:07 - Ask an xoMAN Advice Segment

Credits:

Produced by:

Nimmi Mohan

Sheriden Garrett

London Whitson

Kiara Walker

Crew:

404 Creators

This is an xoNecole and Will Packer Media Production

In this episode of the xoMAN Podcast, Kiara Walker sits down with storyteller, father, and Dear Future Wifey host Laterras R. Whitfield for an unfiltered, soul-stirring conversation about manhood, healing, and the emotional scars too many men carry in silence.

From a failed marriage and parenting as a single Black man to adopting children and breaking generational cycles, Laterras opens up about the real work required to lead with integrity, vulnerability, and love. He also shares his personal lessons on cheating, abstinence, masculinity, and why the modern-day “manosphere” is often rooted in unresolved pain.

This is a powerful exploration of what it means to become the man you may have never seen growing up.

📅 New episodes every Tuesday (audio) | Wednesdays (video on YouTube)

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→ Instagram: @xonecole

→ YouTube: @xonecoletv

→ Website: www.xonecole.com

✨ Host: @kikisaidso

🎙️ Guest: @dearfuturewifeypodcast

🔗 www.dearfuturewifey.com

00:00:00 Intro & Welcome Laterras R. Whitfield

00:05:28 Red Flag / Green Flag

00:10:22 Behind the Man Segment

00:37:45 Love, Life, and Lessons

00:57:38 Hot Takes Segment

01:03:18 Ask an xoMAN: Advice Segment

01:05:12 Closing Reflections

Keywords: masculinity, healing, Black fatherhood, accountability, Dear Future Wifey, therapy for Black men, emotional growth, redefining manhood

“You’re a slave to another man’s belief if you can’t cry.”

Actor Skyh Black joins the xoMAN Podcast to explore how Hollywood, masculinity, and his own upbringing shaped — and almost broke — his identity. In this raw and inspiring conversation, he opens up about becoming a professional ballet dancer, navigating fame while staying true to his roots, and unlearning toxic definitions of manhood.

Host Kiara Walker (@kikisaidso) dives deep with Skyh on:

• Being raised by strong Black women and protecting his emotional core

• His early career as a dancer for Beyoncé and how it shaped his discipline

• The cost of code-switching and pressure to be palatable in Hollywood

• His evolving views on love, family, and fatherhood — including a hint at future plans 👀

• Why vulnerability, not bravado, is a man’s real strength

This episode is a masterclass in shedding the performance and showing up as your whole self.

🎧 New episodes every Tuesday.
📺 Full video on YouTube.com/@xonecoletv available Wednesday 7/2
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This week on the xoMAN Podcast, host Kiara “Kiki Said So” Walker sits down with singer, songwriter, husband and father Adrian Marcel, to talk about the personal evolution behind the music. Known for his smooth vocals and Bay Area flavor, Adrian gets candid about love, fatherhood, and the identity shifts that come with both.

He opens up about meeting his wife at a time when she wasn’t fully over her ex — and why he took that as a challenge, not a red flag. From losing his record deal to finding clarity in fatherhood and faith, Adrian shares how life checked his ego and made space for the man he’s become.

They get into:

• The moment he realized he was performing pain for a check

• Why he kept his relationship private early on

• How becoming a father of four transformed his priorities

• The role faith and therapy played in his healing

• Red flags, emotional accountability, and letting go of control in love

It’s emotional, insightful, and full of gems about navigating purpose, partnership, and masculinity as a Black man in the public eye.

📱 Stay connected:
Follow Adrian Marcel on Instagram: @adrianmarcel
Follow the host: @kikisaidso
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💻 Watch video episodes on YouTube: @xonecoletv
More at: www.xonecole.com

Roscoe Dash was once everywhere—radio hits, viral hooks, and club anthems. But what happens after the fame fades?

On this episode of xoMAN, Roscoe Dash opens up to Kiara “Kiki Said So” Walker about the personal journey that followed his meteoric rise in music. From navigating fatherhood, ego death, and bad relationships to literally landing in jail during one of his lowest points, Roscoe shares how spirituality, perspective, and hard lessons helped him rebuild his life—and purpose.

They explore what it means to redefine manhood, the difference between faith and fear, why being “too helpful” cost him his freedom, and how raising daughters is reshaping his approach to love and legacy. This is Roscoe like you’ve never heard him—transparent, wise, and funny as hell.

• Red Flag/Green Flag dating scenarios & relationship perspectives
  
  

• How bad relationships and overextending led him off track—and to jail
  
  

• The importance of ego death, spiritual growth & mentorship
  
  

• Why fatherhood changed everything (and how his daughters inspire him)
  
  

• Lessons on self-worth, emotional intelligence & redefining masculinity
  
  

• Stories from high school to the come-up (recording “Turnt Up” at home)
  
  

• Facing the pressure of being the provider, and how that can go wrong
  
  

• Why he believes “faith and fear can’t coexist”
  
  

• Unpacking industry expectations vs. living in purpose
  
  

What it really means to be free—and how he's raising his kids to feel that way

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📸 Instagram: @urdjuice

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🎧 Available on:
Spotify | Apple Podcasts | Amazon Music | iHeart | YouTube (video episodes drop Wednesdays)

In this revealing episode of the xoMAN Podcast, R&B singer and podcaster Emanny sits down with host Kiara Walker to talk about love, loss, masculinity, and becoming a better man. From growing up in a household of women to raising sons of his own, Emanny opens up about how his upbringing shaped his emotional maturity, romantic relationships, and musical journey.

He reflects on past mistakes, including moving off ego, cheating himself out of quality love, and learning the hard way that real growth takes vulnerability and accountability. The two also dive into his time on The Joe Budden Podcast, being labeled "toxic," how he handles internet criticism, and the evolution of his artistry.

Whether you're here for the real talk, the dating stories, or the musical inspiration, this episode is full of gems.

✨ New episodes every Tuesday. Like, comment, and subscribe to xoMAN for more unfiltered conversations with Black men about love, life, and growth.

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⏰ Timestamps
00:00 - Intro
01:45 - Red Flag / Green Flag game
09:00 - Masculinity vs. Femininity
16:00 - Growing up in the Bronx, losing both parents
23:00 - Raising sons and learning from past mistakes
30:00 - Love, heartbreak & making music from pain
36:00 - Writing about exes, being vulnerable through R&B
41:00 - Joe Budden Podcast & addressing “toxic” labels
49:00 - Dating stories, standards, and how he defines love
057:00 - Encouraging emotional growth in other men
01:03:00 - Final reflections on being a better man

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🎙 Podcast Host: @kikisaidso
🎧 Guest: @emannymusic
📱 Instagram: @xonecole
🌐 www.xonecole.com

David Banner joins Kiara Walker on xoMAN for a powerful and deeply personal conversation on masculinity, emotional evolution, and what it means to love Black women out loud. From the first eye contact to the last word, he brings honesty, softness, and heat.

This episode will leave you feeling hot, bothered, and honored—because David isn’t just talking about change, he’s embodying it. He opens up about how he’s unlearning ego, why intimacy is about presence, and how protecting Black women is about more than words. It’s about how you move, think, and lead.

Whether you're here for the growth, the gems, or the grace—this conversation has all three.

✨ xoMAN is the podcast where Black men get honest about love, life, career & masculinity.

🎙 Stay connected with xoMAN:
📱 Instagram: @xonecole
 📺 YouTube (video episodes drop Wednesdays): @xonecoletv
🌐 Website: www.xonecole.com

👤 Hosted by Kiara Walker:
IG, TikTok, X: @kikisaidso