This week, Mario and Twenty unveil the origin, confirm the meaning, and assess the value of the romantic and endearing phrase, Absence Makes The heart Grow Fonder.

Watch as Mario and Twenty are joined by writer, author, and cultural critic Mikki Kendall to discuss her experiences with divorce, parenting, and if being away from someone really makes you miss it.

Mikki Kendall is a writer, diversity consultant, and occasional feminist; she has appeared on the BBC, NPR, The Daily Show, PBS, Good Morning America, MSNBC, Al Jazeera, WBEZ, and Showtime, and discusses race, feminism, police violence, tech, and pop culture at institutions and universities across the country. She is the author of the New York Times-bestselling HOOD FEMINISM (recipient of the Chicago Review of Books Award and named a best book of the year by BBC, Bustle, and TIME). She is also the author of AMAZONS, ABOLITIONISTS, AND ACTIVISTS, a graphic novel illustrated by A. D’Amico. Her essays can be found at TIME, the New York Times, The Guardian, the Washington Post, Essence, Vogue, The Boston Globe, NBC, and a host of other sites.

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0:00 The Absence of Success Makes Michael Jordan Fonder of the NBA: Dynasty to Retirement to Dynasty

1:06 ATP Theme

1:39 Life's Busy Season

3:44 Mikki Kendall, Author of Hood Feminism

8:18 That's All I Have To Say About Absence Makes The Heart Grow Fonder

15:16 Confirm the Meaning: Cambridge Dictionary and Dictionary.com

22:33 Unveil The Origin - Friendship Absence from Familiar Letters by James Howell

36:45 Unveil The Origin - The Isle of Beauty

39:29 Unveil The Origin - The Homie Bussy (Boosie) Badazz

43:16 Black Hero Roller Coaster

48:07 The Science of Absence and Fondness

1:01:58 Assess The Value | Phrase Grades

1:06:19 Dictionary of Misinformation: Vegetarians and Vegans

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