Hair What I'm Saying

About Hair What I'm Saying

“Hair What I’m Saying” is where healing, beauty, and honest storytelling meet. Hosted by Kinetra, a licensed hair expert, deep thinker, and truth-teller, this show has earned a spot in the top 5% of podcasts worldwide, on Listen Notes. It goes beyond the surface to explore the emotional, spiritual, and personal layers behind hair, identity, and growth. Whether it’s uncovering the science of hair loss, breaking generational cycles, or reflecting on real-life relationships, each episode holds space for vulnerable conversations, self-discovery, and unapologetic truth. If you’ve ever found power in your pain or beauty in your becoming, this podcast is for you.

Publisher

Kinetra

Category

arts · business · business

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

13 Sept 2023

Latest episode

25 Aug 2026

Latest episodes

3 of 56 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   25 Aug 2026

   "Is Natural Hair That Deep?" An Interactive Community Experience

   Send us Fan Mail Is natural hair that deep? It sounds like a casual question until you put real people in a room and give them the space to answer with their own lives. In this episode of Hair What I’m Saying, we revisit our first Is Natural Hair That Deep? community event in Austin, Texas, and share real stories from our Story Wall. Attendees wrote about learning to care for their natural hair, protective styles, relaxers, heat damage, dating, self-expression, workplace experiences, and fina...

2. 

   28 Jul 2026

   When the Dance Team Excluded Curly Hair: Sydney Bresnahan's Story

   Send us Fan Mail When the Dance Team Excluded Curly Hair: Sydney Bresnahan's Story explores what happens when appearance standards unintentionally leave textured hair out of the picture. In this episode of the Hair What I'm Saying Podcast, host Kinetra Stewart sits down with former high school dancer Sydney Bresnahan to discuss the reality of navigating dance team hair expectations with naturally curly hair. Sydney shares how being in uniform often meant straightening her natural curls or wea...

3. 

   5 Jul 2026

   Black Hair in Uniform: Who Were Military Standards Written For?

   Veteran Jacinda Mitchell shares her experiences navigating Black hair in military uniform, revealing the challenges and compromises faced during her 23-year service.

Inside a recent episode

What Ivy Braids Reveal About Black Hair Standards

Published 8 Jun 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] Now, before anyone gets defensive, let's be clear. Everyone is allowed to have preferences. You can love sleek styles. You can love polished styles. You can love knotless braids, silk presses, twists, locks, afros, wigs, weaves, or shaved heads. None of that is the issue. The question I'm interested in is, where do our preferences come from? Have you ever stopped and asked yourself that? Because many of us inherit beauty standards long before we ever consciously choose them. We grow up hearing certain words attached to certain appearances. Professional, presentable, polished, neat, appropriate, acceptable. […]

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

24 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

3 ratings