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Bigger Than The Stage
Bigger Than The Stage is a comedy podcast that broadcasts live every Thursday 12 noon CST on Beat District Radio, hosted by St. Louis comedians Taji and Shante Love. We talk about stand-up comedy and so much more with the occasional guest, whether they're comedians (local and national), artists, or entertainers.
Episodes
Bigger Than The Stage"Hiking with sweaty strangers." ft. Enzo Nitti
St. Louis comedian Enzo Nitti is on the podcast and we have a great time! We talk about squatters, traveling, and habit stacking.
Bigger Than The Stage"My daddy is gone!" ft. Akhtab Muhammad
For the first hour, we have St. Louis comedian Akhtab Muhammad on. We talk about the Muslim faith, staying true to yourself, and our last meals.
Bigger Than The Stage"She got that bacteria!"
We ain't have no headphones, so apologies if the audio mixing is off. ANYWAY, we talk about shouting at church, plan our funerals, and our busy weekends.
Bigger Than The Stage"If I let anybody play in my face, it's gone be someone I birthed."
We get pretty deep pretty early. We talk about religion, life lessons, and there's even a motivational speech at the end.
Bigger Than The Stage"Everything's going to be fine."
Technology was working against us, but still we rise. We talk about being angry, Ziploc bags, and what we've learned about ourselves this year.
Bigger Than The Stage"I ain't never seen a fine racist."
We're back with a silly episode! We talk about mobile ads, Cracker Barrel, and sketches.
Bigger Than The Stage"Gems or Jawns" *no intro*
Taji is only human so you'll miss the first two minutes of the episode. We intro and chat about the weather so if you read this you're all caught up! We talk…
Bigger Than The Stage"Back to overnight oats!"
We start off with childhood trauma, then we get into Stevie Wonder's tour, and we bring back the list of Black people and their chicken orders! Also at the…
Bigger Than The Stage"Anne Frank was the first Moesha."
We're live and on that foolishness. We talk about the recent celebrity deaths, what Heaven looks like, and food recalls.
Bigger Than The Stage"They almost got me, but I'm too slick!" ft. Jennie Weaver
Funny Bone's 2026 Funniest in St. Louis winner Jennie Weaver is in the building! We talk about comedy competitions, online scammers, and Spiderman. Which…
Bigger Than The Stage20 Year Voyage
Shante brings gifts to the studio (take a guess whose face is on the game). We talk about Smokie Robinson, The Odyssey, and car troubles.
Bigger Than The Stage"RIP Mammer Jammer"
We're in the studio talking about a lot of different things. We talk about sandwiches, voting (please go vote!), and give Taji her flowers a lil bit.
Bigger Than The Stage"Stevie wants a skullet." ft. Travis Haughton
*TRIGGER WARNING: mentioning suicide* St. Louis made movie director Travis Haughton is in the building with us and we have a great time. We talk about his new…
Bigger Than The Stage"I shoulda treated him like a McRib."
We talk about a whole bunch of stuff. Taji featured at a club for the first time. Shante doesn't need therapy as frequently. Papa Bear and his affair with…
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A Grip-less Episode
The two of us are surviving off of maybe three hours of sleep combined, so bear with us. We tried to get a grip on the conversation, but there's a reason why…
Bigger Than The Stage"Megabus me."
We're back (no kids in the background, either) and we're talking about the trips we took last weekend. Taji was in Chicago and Shante was in LA and we talk…
Bigger Than The Stage"It's inevitable." ft. Reggie Kush
From the way of St. Louis, New York's Reggie Kush is in the building with us. He's a comedian, rapper, and battle rapper. We talk about the intricacies of…
Bigger Than The Stage"The Bible is a banger."
It's Juneteenth Eve! Leave some cornbread (with the honey butter) out for Harriet Tubman tonight! Taji and Shante talk about our favorite things about being…
Bigger Than The Stage"Women in STEM!"
We are in the booth today talking about Scary Movie 6. Well, Shante's talking about it, Taji didn't see it. Then we talk about high school reunions and people…
Bigger Than The Stage"Tommy made me do it!" ft. Tommy Dangerfield
Maybe our most controversial episode yet? Listen and tell us. Tommy Dangerfield is with us and we have a BALL! We talk about social media, baby mamas, and Pop…
Bigger Than The Stage"Shonda Rhimes should run the country."
We're back in the booth this week to talk about a lot of things. Topics range from heroes versus villains to how we gone change when we get money. AND we bring…
Bigger Than The Stage"I put the out in side." ft. DLC
DLC is back in the building with us! When the cousins get together, we clown a lil bit, LITERALLY. He brings us gifts again and we talk about bald men, yogurt…
Bigger Than The Stage"Put the bumpers up."
Taji and Shante Love are in the studio, and we're in a silly goofy mood. We talk about real life and summer and telling yourself to #getoverit.
Bigger Than The Stage"Chopped unc territory." ft. Will O'Donnell
Comedian Will O'Donnell (willythrillycomedy) is in the booth with us. We talk about doing comedy, embracing cringe, and controversial opinions. DO IT RIGHT…
Bigger Than The Stage"We just wreak havoc at the same time." ft. IAmKeysh
We have our good friend IAmKeysh back in the booth with us. What a great way to end National Poetry Month. We talk poetry, Shante's birthday, and the power of…
Bigger Than The Stage"There are no rules." ft. authoruhtee
April is National Poetry Month and we got our favorite poet in the booth! This episode was so good. We give a name to our fans (Ensemble), talk about our…
Bigger Than The Stage"We just...learned to season." ft. Paul Cereghino
Beloved friend of the pod Paul Cereghino is in the booth with us today! Comedian, stage and film actor, musician, what don't he do? We talk about being…
Bigger Than The Stage"God knew what He was doing." ft. Smoooth
Unc Smoooth (with 3 Os, mind you) is in the booth with us. Or rather, we in the booth with him! We talk about how he met his wife and their relationship, blind…
Bigger Than The Stage"Take my Kohl's cash, baby!" ft. John Grimes
St. Louis-born LA comic John Grimes is in the building with us. We get a look into his comedy-wired brain, talk about growing up poor, and sibling dynamics…
Bigger Than The Stage"Forty Dollas?!" ft. Christopher Jayy
Comedian Christopher Jayy is in the booth with us. We discover the group mind we shared, talked about the Venn diagram between comedy and music, and Taji's…
Bigger Than The StageONE YEAR RADIOVERSARY!
air horn air horn air hornnn! It's officially our one year radioversary, if that's a word. (We're calling it a real world.) We celebrate a full year of…
Bigger Than The Stage"I LOVE Arby's!" ft. KayBee
The three of us came together and had a good ole tiiiiiime, chile. We talked about the beloved fast food chain, gave KayBee her flowers, and downloaded a…
Bigger Than The Stage"HIT THE BUTTON!" ft. Alicia Revé
Artist, singer, songwriter, actor, opera librettist (lowkey limitless legend) Alicia Revé is in the booth with us this week! We talk about how Taji and Revé…
Bigger Than The Stage"I am Hannah Montana."
Not even 10 minutes in and Shante brings up Michael B. Jordan. heavy Negro sigh. We talk about finding joy whenever you can, Bridgerton, and fractions. They…
Bigger Than The Stage"Who benefits from me feeling like a big back?" ft. authoruhtee
Poet, activist, writer, all-around BEAST authoruhtee is in the studio with us tuh-day. This was an episode that flewww by while we talked about everything…
Bigger Than The Stage"You outta orda!" ft. Larry Greene
We have Larry Greene in the building once again, talking about But Baby I Love You pt. 12 and so much other stuff. This was truly silly, we covered all the…
Bigger Than The Stage"Baby please!"
It's a frosty afternoon in St. Louis, but we brought the sunshine! We talk about the snow, the hit 90s sitcom, the cornerstone of culture that is A Different…
Bigger Than The Stage"Arnold Schwarzenegro!" ft. Tony Tone
Our first repeat guest Memphis-based Tony Tone is back! He stayed with us for half the time. We talked about Shaq, Michael B. Jordan (guess who brought him…
Bigger Than The Stage"Wake up to musty, BIG MUSTY!"
We take the time to love on Shante and her fantastic set at City Winery opening up for Amber Wallin earlier this month. If you're getting FOMO, that's okay…
Bigger Than The Stage"Gimme communication with commas!" ft. Nuunie LaRue
We have St. Louis local comedian Nuunie LaRue in the booth with us today. It was nice to have some girl talk, and it was really funny, too. We have a ball!…
Bigger Than The Stage"I'm never gonna argue with a crackhead."
Happy New Year! We're live in the studio, talking about our 2025 at a glance, what we want for 2026, and Black people at the movies. Less than half an hour in…
Bigger Than The Stage"Yeah we not making it out the hood with this one." ft. Zado
It's Christmas and it's our 40th week on air anddddd we have our first rapper in the booth! air horn air horn air hornnnn for Zado! We talk about his latest…
Bigger Than The Stage"Bring out the 99, cuz I'm the one."
Taji and Shante get silly in the booth. We rank our Mount Rushmore for cereals, talk about villain laughs, and plan out Shante's new goal for 2026: twerk at…
Bigger Than The Stage"We po but we blessed." ft. Jovan Bibbs
We have St. Louis' own comedian Jovan Bibbs in the studio with us today. We talk about bottled water brands, Black movies that would get our cards revoked if…
Bigger Than The Stage"This isn't apples and oranges, this is steak and rocks." ft. Mia Jackson and Dulcé Sloan
Pinch us. No, for real. We were blessed to be able to get touring comedians Mia Jackson and Dulcé Sloan in the studio (we both cried). Shout out to Shante for…
Bigger Than The Stage"It's always a treat when real Gs meet." ft. Comedian CP
Taji flexed her networking muscles (it was really hard, I don't wanna do it again) and we got Detroit's finest in the building! Comedian CP was in town for the…
Bigger Than The Stage"White boy down!" ft. Eric Rueseler
It's a really silly episode today, maybe comedian Eric Rueseler brought it out of us, I don't know. With him in the studio with us, we talk about his own…
Bigger Than The Stage"Deez just jokes!" ft. Diane Corder
Chicago comedy legend Diane Corder was in the building with us. We were extremely grateful to learn from this fountain of wisdom. She let us know she's a…
Bigger Than The Stage'Be careful who you hand a hammer to." ft. Darius Bradford
We start this episode off without St. Louis comedic legend Darius Bradford. He comes in late with a good excuse, but turns out, he was just ironing his…
Bigger Than The Stage"I already have enough addictions, why not add another one?" ft. Jack Wright
Local comedian Jack Wright (producer of Don't Tell Comedy, Helium's 2024 St, Louis Funniest winner) is in the building with us. We talk about sports betting…
Bigger Than The Stage"With the kente cloth, looking like Nancy Pelosi."
This is a silly and fun episode and we clowned. Somehow we were able to talk about Love Jones, Kwanzaa, and adult diaper lovers. Taji's dad told us it's…
Bigger Than The Stage"Sometimes you gotta pop out and show, uh, a nickel."
so this is a prerecord but you be calling off to work too, so Shante Love and Taji break the fourth wall not even two minutes in. We always keep it real with…
Bigger Than The Stage"Other people are so stewpid."
Find out why Shante hates our previous guest DLC on this episode. It's because he gifted Taji a horn to honk. She's so giddy about it! We talked about…
Bigger Than The Stage"Inspired to be a problem."
We're super silly today! We talk about the rapture (spoiler: we're all still here), bring a big dog versus a cool car, and the first Black woman opera singer…
Bigger Than The Stage"The satisfaction is the creative endeavor." ft. Scott James
We have local STL comedian Scott James in the building for our 6-month radioversary! We talk about how influential Scott has been to our personal careers…
Bigger Than The Stage"Nah, make it ashy."
It's 9/11 and we're never forgetting Shante's uphill battle with lactose. She's three days dairy free. We talk about sugar daddies on this good episode along…
Bigger Than The Stage"You wanna go be with a glass of milk?!" ft. Da Lions Club
Well-known podcast Da Lions Club came in the building on this good Thursday. DLC and Gabby the Doll spent time and chile, we had a time!!! We laughed about…
Bigger Than The Stage"There's no way for me to lose." ft. Tonerio Brown
Shante had dairy again this week, y'all. And we hear all about it. One of Taji's coworkers threw away her lunch. And we hear all about it. Tonerio is filming…
Bigger Than The Stage"Boil that body meat, man!" ft. Brandon "Hotsauce" Glover
St. Louis native Brandon "Hotsauce" came onto the pod this week, and it was a real treat. We talked about looking for other people's validation (and how it's…
Bigger Than The Stage"You can get ice cream in the middle of the night!" ft. Mary Jayne
We in the studio with Mary Jayne and we not talking bout the stuff you smoke. We wanted her on since the conception of the radio show, and we were able to make…