Welcome to the Cool Ass Black Woman podcast hosted by Ashley Glaspie. This is a safe space where we discuss whatever we want to talk about.. With no limits!
Comedian Jess Hilarious and host Through Our Lens: NYC explore how embracing authentic self-expression defines a "Cool Ass Black Woman."
10 Sept 2026
The Hustle. The Growth. The Industry. | Through Our Lens, Season 5.2 New York City Edition
Everybody Dropped Out the Week Before New York… But I Still Went.
If you've been following the story, you already know — getting to New York did NOT go according to plan.
People dropped out. Plans changed. I had to pivot. And there were definitely moments when I had to ask myself, Do I keep going?
I did.
And in a lot of ways, that experience became part of the very story Through Our Lens was created to tell.
Through Our Lens continues its campaign rooted in truth, power, and the undeniable magic of Black storytelling.
In this NYC chapter, we step into the lives of Black women and men shaping culture, chasing purpose, building legacy, and navigating the weight of ambition in one of the fastest-moving cities in the world.
Because hustle isn't always glamorous.
Sometimes hustle looks like the plan falling apart and going anyway.
Sometimes it's starting over. Pivoting. Betting on yourself. Questioning yourself. Creating with what you have. And finding the courage to keep moving when you have absolutely NO idea how the story is going to end.
That's the part I want us to talk about.
The becoming.
We're telling the stories behind the accomplishments — the survival, self-definition, creativity, resilience, pressure, purpose, and all the messy shit in between.
And we're doing it in our own words, through our own eyes.
This season, New York adds a new rhythm, a new pressure, and a whole new layer to the journey.
But the mission remains the same.
Still truth.
Still power.
Still us.
Just through a New York lens. 🖤
Welcome to Through Our Lens: NYC.
And yes… I'm VERY glad I still got on that plane. 😂
Subscribe, join the conversation, and come back as we continue telling our stories — Through Our Lens.
22 Apr 2026
Wounds To Wisdom with Tye Grays
Jerri Curls.
Shot 5 times while pregnant.
And still here telling her story.
Life didn't break Tye Grays—it built her.
Tap in as Tye and I sit down and talk about survival, truth, and the lessons that come when life tests you in ways you never imagined.
This is strength. This is legacy.
#CoolAssBlackWoman #ThroughOurLens
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Inside a recent episode
Til Death Do We Parent w/ Jess Hilarious
Published 7 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] I went and got a room for us. Okay, because we're here. Yes, girl. He's never left me since. And we are now married with. All right, lovely two kids because he treats my son as if that's his son. And then our daughter, Marley, who she'll be too soon. Yeah, she said she wanted what she wanted that day when you was trying to drop it on a long line. She said, I just want more snacks. Oh, Lord. That's where you start over after 14 years. Girl. Like that is a beautiful thing. And I do have a question on how long did it take for it to be like, oh, this is mine after that first date? Honestly, okay. Not the next day. […]
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