That Black Couple Podcast

About That Black Couple Podcast

This is an accidentally funny podcast about the realities of Blackness and adult life. Our goal is to create a space for Black millennials to discuss and embody adult life on their own terms. We aren’t beholden to “traditional” gender or parenting roles, queerness is fluid and present in the ways we show up in our relationships and in the world, and we want to build community with other 30-something Black folx who are trying to figure this ish out. We do “adult” differently. -About Daren and Jenn- Jenn is a queer, Black feminist from Oakland. Daren is an introverted nerd and novelist from Anaheim. They are boo’ed up and have been since 2002 when they bonded over a mutual love of Brian McKnight’s “Never Felt This Way”, their favorite Brandy lyrics, and nineties TV like Family Matters, Fresh Prince of Bel Air, and Living Single. It was a shared obsession with Black cultural icons, histories, and artistry that drew Jenn and Daren to one another even though they are actually completely different personality-wise. Jenn and Daren have always said to themselves, “Wouldn’t it be cool if we had a show?” Well, no major networks have reached out yet. So, until that happens, you can find the them here, sharing their views on race and culture and everything in between. They are young thirty-somethings who have been married since for over a decade. Jenn and Daren have three beautiful, brilliant, radical, snarky kids who play no games.

Publisher

Jenn and Daren

Category

society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

23 Aug 2017

Latest episode

16 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

3 of 99 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   16 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   S9E3 - Poly Without Hierarchies

   Jenn and Darren explore dismantling hierarchies in polyamory, advocating for ethical communication and a love-centered approach to relationships.

2. 

   4 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT

   S9E2 - Black & Poly With Kids

   Hosts Jenn and Daren discuss navigating polyamory and parenting, sharing insights on fostering healthy family dynamics and challenging misconceptions about non-monogamous relationships.

3. 

   27 May 2026TRANSCRIPT

   S9E1 - WTF Is A Platonic Marriage?

   Daren and Jenn Jackson explore the history and personal experience of platonic marriage, offering insights into navigating love and identity beyond traditional norms.

Inside a recent episode

S9E3 - Poly Without Hierarchies

Published 16 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] And I like that language because you know, unrecognized and implicit hierarchies versus the explicit ones, right? So what I started off the episode talking about was an explicit hierarchy. I knew what I was getting into. You know, it's a very clear set of rules. It's like, this is the person I live with. This is the person who I do most of my life with. And you are my girlfriend kind of thing. Like you are my other girlfriend. That's an explicit hierarchy. What my concerns have always been around are the implicit or the prescriptive, like the ones that just kind of happen, right? I'll give another example. […]

Reach and audience

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

YouTube views

3,004

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.9 / 5

62 ratings

Spotify

4.8 / 5

18 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 64 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

46

Social presence

91

YouTube

68

Engagement

92

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