It’s the season finale of Bridges & Breakdowns (!!!) and the girls did not come to play, they came with their mamas. 💐

In this closing episode of our “Curiosity” season, Alyzza and Lorryn sit down with the women who raised them, taught them to side-eye foolishness, and modeled what it looks like to survive, love, and protect Black children in an unwell country.

In classic Bridges & Breakdowns fashion, there’s cackling, soapbox moments, a few “whew, that was a word,” and some unexpectedly tender reflections on mother-daughter relationships, safety, and what it means to be Black, alive, and paying attention right now.

The episode also closes the loop on Season 2’s core question:

What happens when we let curiosity lead us — even when it’s uncomfortable, political, spiritual, or deeply personal?

If you’ve ever wrestled with your mama’s choices, your own, or the world you’re trying to raise children in (or just survive in), this season finale will feel like sitting in the living room with aunties/cousins/sisters who love you and will also drag you… lovingly.

✨ Thank you for rocking with us this season. We laughed, we ranted, we organized, we healed out loud — and we’re just getting started.

🎧 Listen to Episode 23 now and go call your mama (or the women who mothered you).

Movie Recommendation

One Battle After Another

Podcast Recommendations 

ThanksForAsking

Jokes on You Podcast

Good Hang w/ Amy Poehler

Where Should We Begin w/ Esther Perel

Jenkins and Jonez Podcast

Pour Minds

Science Vs.

Book Recommendations 

Set Boundaries, Find Peace by Nedra Glover Tawaab

Weathering by Arline T. Geronimus

The Look by Michelle Obama

It's a Vibe Book Series by JD Southwell 

The Christmas Catch by Toni Shiloh 

Reel by Kennedy Ryan

The Close Up by Kennedy Ryan

Chapters

00:00 Welcome

02:40 Glow & Grow

19:40 Break the Ice, Not the Bridge

23:09 Amend the Record

35:41 Whew Girl, What is Going On?

38:01 Government Shutdown and Its Implications

50:08 The Historical Erasure of Black American’s Contributions to the US

58:58 Democratic Momentum and Future Outlook

01:05:44 Congratulations Misty Copeland!!

01:07:03 Tinfoil Hat Theory: Megan Pete Thompson???

01:15:04 Verzuz: No Limit Smoked Cash Money

01:18:34 TikTok Shenanigans

01:22:34 Keep Our Sick and Shut-in Icons Lifted in Fervent Prayer

01:30:18 Bridges & Breakdowns

02:28:51 Arrivederci Season 2

02:49:40 P.S.