Esn: Eloquently Saying Nothing

In this episode we welcome guests Ola CurvyCreativeUK & Rachael UK Afrolista and discuss: • The ideas behind body positivity • What a curvy body means to different people • How each person in the room would fit into an individual photoshoot • Sex and religion • The continuation of Pusha T v Drake • The England v Nigeria football match • The Nike Nigerian Football clothing range shortage • Why companies create limited edition stuff • The press' agenda against Raheem Sterling • Why Stan Collymore is not the best spokesperson for Black (or any) cause • If one can ever be forgiven in the public eye for past problems • The 30 year old who refused to leave his parental home • If it's wrong for someone to not leave the parental home till they get married • Being un/comfortable staying in the in-laws' house • A hospital patient refusing help from Black medic because they're dirty • Black women and natural hair • #StavrosSays Recommendation : Atlanta Connect with our guests: Ola is @Curvycreativeuk and @olaaphotogra

In this episode we discuss: • The pros and cons of polygamy after Ronaldinho's upcoming dual wedding • AfroRepublik and the inter-racial relationships there • Babes Wodumo's Metro FM interview exposing her DV • If men should have a vote on abortion laws • If we'd appreciate our friend giving their honest but negative opinion on our partner • If men not paying the majority of the bills in a relationship makes them waste • Pusha T / Drake Beef • #StavrosSays Recommendation : Sky Arts Shows; Hip-Hop Evolution Fridays 9pm & Generation Grime Documentaries on the History of Hip-Hop and the story of Grime respectively. Connect with us at & send your questions & comments to: #ESNpod so we can find your comments www.esnpodcast.com www.facebook.com/ESNpodcasts www.twitter.com/ESNpodcast www.instagram.com/ESNpodcast @esnpodcast on all other social media esnpodcast@gmail.com It's important to subscribe, rate and review us on your apple products. You can do that here... www.bit.ly/esnitunes

In this episode we discuss: • Prince Harry & Meghan Markle's Royal Wedding • The absence of Meghan's family • If Blacks or Whites focused on the racial aspect of the wedding more • Men denouncing new born babies because they don't look like them • How adults make new friends • Meeting new people through your children • Proposing in public • If a man proposes to a women during an event centered around her, are they stealing her shine. • LGBTQ issues with Rita Ora song 'Girls' • Tanzanian Police's new laws to outlaw sexually suggestive comments towards women • The idea of parents requesting permission from their children before changing their nappies • If men are only loved when they have something to provide • Inviting an Ex to a wedding Connect with us at & send your questions & comments to: www.esnpodcast.com www.facebook.com/ESNpodcasts www.twitter.com/esnpodcast @esnpodcast on all other social media

In this episode we welcome guest Fiona Compton and discuss: • Accent objectification • The #MuteRKelly movement and his removal from Spotify playlists • Epitomes of 'White Trash' • Bill Crosby & Roman Polanski's ejection from the Academy • Money to Phallus comparison ratio of importance • The art of Quinting • White Women vs Black Women's work rate in the bedroom • Lying to your friends partner for your friend • When it's ok to cheat on someone • Childish Gambino's "This is America" video • Soft v Hard and Old v New parenting methods • The pros and cons and staying at home raising children • If men and women dress for the opposite sex or themselves Connect with Fiona: Instagram: @fiona758 Twitter: @fiona758 Instagram: @knowyourcaribbean Facebook: @ParadisePrintsClothing www.fionacompton.com Connect with us at & send your questions & comments to: www.esnpodcast.com www.facebook.com/ESNpodcasts www.twitter.com/esnpodcast @esnpodcast on all other social media

In this bonus episode of the Eloquently Saying Nothing podcast, the guys hook up with the UK Hip Hop legend Ty to discuss his new album, A Work Of Heart, his career and more. Connect with Ty: Instagram: @tymusical Twitter: @tymusic Facebook: @TyChijioke www.tymusic.co.uk Connect with us at & send your questions & comments to: #ESNpod so we can find your comments www.esnpodcast.com www.facebook.com/ESNpodcasts www.twitter.com/ESNpodcast www.instagram.com/ESNpodcast @esnpodcast on all other social media esnpodcast@gmail.com It's important to subscribe, rate and review us on your apple products. You can do that here... www.bit.ly/esnitunes

In this episode we welcome guest Ty and discuss: • Gentrification and what the community didn't do to stop it • Kanye's 'Slavery was a choice' comment and if's he's faking it all for promo • Issa Rae's Asian men and Black women should get together remarks • Comdian Kojo co-signing Kanye's Slavery comment then backtracking on his Twitter • Teaching ethics and morals and what those mean to different people • The 'Incel' movement and the steady rise of hyper-misogyny • How much is too much on a first date • Women offering to pay on dates • #StavrosSays Recommendation : Netflix documentary 'Wild Wild Country' Connect with Ty: Instagram: @tymusical Twitter: @tymusic Facebook: @TyChijioke www.tymusic.co.uk Connect with us at & send your questions & comments to: #ESNpod so we can find your comments www.esnpodcast.com www.facebook.com/ESNpodcasts www.twitter.com/ESNpodcast www.instagram.com/ESNpodcast @esnpodcast on all other social media esnpodcast@gmail.com It's important to subscribe, rate and review us on you

In this episode we welcome guests Aysha Scott & Laurelle Jones and discuss: • Absent Fathers and ways to force them to be proactive in their children's lives • Kelis interview outing Nas as domestic abuser and faking his pro Black stance • Bill Cosby's guilty verdict in his sexual abuse case • Meek Mill released from jail • Kanye West controversial tweets regarding Trump and his new tracks • Janelle Monáe and the definition of 'pansexual' • Colouism • Old tweets catching up with you • Cleaning and seasoning meat • Retroactively wiping minor weed convictions once weed is made legal • J. Cole in Nigeria • #StavrosSays Recommendation : Ms Banks' Album - The Coldest Winter Ever album Connect with our guests: Aysha Scott is @ayshascott and www.ascottproductions.com and Laurelle Jones is @laurellejones Connect with us at & send your questions & comments to: #ESNpod so we can find your comments www.esnpodcast.com www.facebook.com/ESNpodcasts www.twitter.com/ESNpodcast www.instagram.com/ESNpodcast @esnpodcast on a

In this episode we discuss: • The Dark Ages and Black people in British Monarchy over history • Various forms of holiday etiquette • Metro systems from around the world and comparing them to the London Underground • The difference between how corruption is described from country to country • Asylum seekers in Austria being asked for phone and money before entrance • Lycamobile's alleged money laundering and Tory donations • The possible conspiracy surrounding the bombing of Syria • If Will Smith could have been good as Neo in Matrix • The possible conspiracy around the nerve agent attack in Salisbury • The Windrush expulsion controversy • Tottenham MP, David Lammy's recent personal growth • Starbucks arresting two Black people and their 8000 store shutdown for racial bias training • Radar Radio mass exodus of talent due to allegations of sexual and racial misconduct • Jessie J winning Chinese singing competition • The movie 'I Feel Pretty' causing uproar and calls for boycott due to trailer • Azealia Banks

In this episode we discuss: • The continued KFC shortage • Why it's off limits for fellow Blacks to insult Somalians • Biskit gripping his Mother's buttocks • Tristan Thompson's infidelity against Khloe Kardashian • Watching adult content with parents • AFTV guys getting a programme on Channel 4 • Best crews in the rap game, ever • Whether Missy Elliott or Lauryn Hill is best • Female rappers and why they're always pitted against each other • What would put us off having sex with a woman • Having sex with disabled people and what that means • GDPR and its implementation in the European Union • Drake's "Nice For What?" video and why its a woman empowerment piece • Feeling intimidated by women in the current climate and if any of us would be described as a feminist • The US, British & French military attack against Syria and what it all means • #StavrosSays Recommendation : Stephen : The Murder That Changed A Nation. BBC Documentary about Stephen Lawrence will be shown on BBC 1 over the course of three days.

In this episode we discuss: • Matrix & The Wachowskis • If technology has destroyed the art of cam bootlegs • Getting followed by police • Stephon Clark's old tweets insulting Black women and the following clapback • White comedian Gary Owen getting his Black wife to call someone else the N word • Lil Dicky's Freaky Friday song and use of the N word • If Black men are more derogatory to their women than men of other races are to their own • If men marry the woman they love or the woman that's around when they're ready to marry • If women know who they should marry but wait out for something better • #VisaBae, the fashion youtuber who requested money to pay for a visa to stay in the country • If Emily B's father was weak for not going harder at Fabolous after their domestic violence incident • Conor McGregor travelling overseas to fight for his friend • Carbi B's album • The rise in London's youth crime • Winnie Mandela's passing • The 50th anniversary of the death of Martin Luther King Jnr's • #StavrosSays R

In this episode we discuss: • Feminine energy of the mandem • CBeebies Jollof • Nigerian cuisine • What an "alternate minority" is • If temporarily reversing slavery would or could cure some of the world's ills • There being no criminal prosecutions of the Alton Sterling's police killers • Unarmed Father of two, Stephon Clark, shot at 20 times in his grandparents garden. Mostly in the back. • Devonte Hart & other Black adopted siblings probably killed by adopted parents in suspected murder-suicide • South Africa's first person sent to jail for racism, Vicki Momberg. Was 2 years too long? • Viagra now being readily available over the pharmacy counter in the UK • Is it cheating to "Quantum Leap" and have relations with someone on the other side • Taking one for the team when the team didn't need one taken • If we'd forgive each other for having improper thoughts about our partner • The Heineken advert called out for racism by Chance The Rapper • Fabolous' DV episode against long term girlfriend Emily B • Waha

In this episode we welcome guests Tracey & Wayne & discuss: • Calling people Caribbean or West Indian • Surname changes after marriage • Africans throwing their language and culture away • Taking DNA test to find out ethnic makeup • The best and worst part of our relationships • The highs and lows of Ghanaian food • Not understanding modern music and culture • Growing old and embracing it • Comparing credit scores • People in their 2nd Childhood • What it'd be like to be single again • The joys of approval and pain of rejection when trying to get a whine in a dance • Israel / Palestine conflict & Israel's mass deportation of African migraints • Wahala's #Fatwatch : 122kg • #StavrosSays Recommendation : 'The Fits' movie & accompanying song Aurora by Kiah Victoria Connect with our guest Wayne at: waynebaptiste@hotmail.co.uk Connect with us at & send your questions & comments to: #ESNpod so we can find your comments www.esnpodcast.com www.facebook.com/ESNpodcasts www.twitter.com/ESNpodcast www.instagram.com

In this episode we welcome guests Simply Tops & her husband Joseph & discuss: • DatActors monologue interruption from last week • Telling your peoples when they flop • The Bruno Mars, cultural appropriation debate • How skin shade affects a career • White people passing for a person of colour • The conclusion of the issue around inviting women on the podcast late at night • If it's an issue to say 'no children' on a wedding invitation • Nigerian Wedding Etiquette • Being attacked by Nigerian Twitter • The idea Cardi B could ruin her career by having a child now • If women need to stay home after having a child • Looking down on women who choose not to breastfeed • De Montfort University racist suspension • Danry Vásquez caught on CCTV battering girlfriend & DV in general • Men waiting for someone special for a first kiss • Katy Perry sexually abusing American Idol contestant • DJ Envy defending his wife's honour on the Breakfast Club against Desus & Mero • Wahala's #Fatwatch : 122kg • #StavrosSays Recommen

In this episode we welcome guest Mark 'SliderCuts' Maciver & discuss: • What it's like for SliderCuts going from local neighborhood barber to award winning, celebrity barber • How having a PA can stop you getting numbers from DMs • How local Black businesses can help give work to young people in the community • Ways to help deal with mental illness in the Black community • Barbershops acting as a middle ground between the streets and the corporate world • Vanessa Carlton not wanting to be associated to Chris Brown after a shout out due to his DV history • Skepta's comments regarding racism in GQ magazine • Tips for barbers • Nightmare hair stories • The African-barbers-can't-cut-hair sterotype • If being respectful to women can be seen as being condescending • What Black men really say/think about Black women behind closed doors • If social media gives a false misrepresentation of real society • The idea that broke men will leave a woman once they come up • Men waiting to build a foundation before a relatio

In this episode we discuss: • The etiquette of inviting a woman to the podcast when no-one has met her • If men should take decisions away from grown women in regards to their safety • Anthony Joshua's comments on his Son and Niece • If boys and girls should be taught the same in regards to sexual expression • If men hold women to the same standards that they do themselves • If people teach boys to be good husbands the same way they do girls to be good wives • Skepta and Naomi Campbell being a couple. • If we'd rather have a loyal partner or a faithful partner • #HurtBae 2 • If Mo'nique proved her point regarding Netflix gender and race discrimination claims after the breakfast club interview • Mo'nique's beef with Oprah • Safaree's nudes, women going mad over them and the men who were crying about it • Arsenal being a disgrace of a football club • The Golden State Warriors skipping their White House visit to take children to the African American History Museum • The potential problems of a transitioning Wom

In this episode we discuss: • The ESN work rate • Tiffany Haddish explains Groupon • Will & Jada Smith's dominance • Official Film spoiling people • Stormzy's armour • How they treating Theresa May • Young black Power couples • All-star courtside action • Oprah's interracial relationship • How M'Baku got the juice • The culture of School shootings • The art of petty • Africans in the Winter Olympics • The oil find in Jamaica • Friendship dates with the opposite gender • Wahala's Fat Watch : Week 4 • #StavrosSays Recommendation : Black Mirror Connect with us at & send your questions & comments to: #ESNpod so we can find your comments www.esnpodcast.com www.facebook.com/ESNpodcasts www.twitter.com/ESNpodcast www.instagram.com/ESNpodcast @esnpodcast on all other social media esnpodcast@gmail.com It's important to subscribe, rate and review us on your apple products. You can do that here... www.bit.ly/esnitunes

In this bonus episode of the Eloquently Saying Nothing podcast, the guys get together to give an in depth break down, top to bottom, of Ryan Coogler's Black Panther movie. Connect with us at & send your questions & comments to: #ESNpod so we can find your comments www.esnpodcast.com www.facebook.com/ESNpodcasts www.twitter.com/ESNpodcast www.instagram.com/ESNpodcast @esnpodcast on all other social media esnpodcast@gmail.com It's important to subscribe, rate and review us on your apple products. You can do that here... www.bit.ly/esnitunes

In this episode we discuss: • The healing properties of Rubb & Abenaki • Beyonce v Michael Jackson (again) • Men crying • Drake's "God's Plan" video & the negative comments around it • Taking hand outs from other men • If taking out the trash a mans job even if the woman is a housewife? • If good sex stops a partner complaining • If men get pussy whipped like women get dickmatised? • The Black Panther movie • Blac Chyna's leaked sex vid • Fergie's atrocious national anthem • Examples of White people leaving their appropriation behind • Filter bubbles • The uproar of KFC running out of Chicken • Wahala's Fat Watch : Week 3 • #StavrosSays Recommendation : Black Panther Movie Connect with us at & send your questions & comments to: #ESNpod so we can find your comments www.esnpodcast.com www.facebook.com/ESNpodcasts www.twitter.com/ESNpodcast www.instagram.com/ESNpodcast @esnpodcast on all other social media esnpodcast@gmail.com It's important to subscribe, rate and review us on your apple products. You can do

In this episode we discuss: • Elon Musk, his businesses and if he's the real life Tony Stark • Nike's 'Nothing Beats A Londoner' Advert & the North's issues with London always being the focus in England • Asian's complaints about being underrepresented in adverts • Irene Major skin bleaching & whipping off her hair on live TV • Mathew Knowles' comment that his daughter's light skin plays some part in her massive success • Beyonce v Michael Jackson v Prince v ? ? ? • Quincy Jones' explosive Vulture interview • Erykah Badu's Poison Pussy • If the dismantling of F1 Grid Girls & Darts Walk-On Girls roles is feminism or something else • Parenting - The most important job/role in the world • Valentine's Day v Champions League • Wahala's Fat Watch : Week 2 • #StavrosSays Recommendation : Pruvo.net The website that could save you money on hotel bookings Connect with us at & send your questions & comments to: #ESNpod so we can find your comments www.esnpodcast.com www.facebook.com/ESNpodcasts www.twitter.com/ESNpod

In this episode we discuss: • The last time we got angry and switched • Stav and Wahala getting beaten by their sister • Should a wife always leave her husband in every situation of domestic violence. • If women have forgiven Chris Brown for the Rihanna beating • Wearing native regalia to the Black Panther movie • If David Oyelowo's Black Panther premiere attire a disgrace • Stefflon Don's Shadeism tweet controversary • Why people are shadeist • If dark skinned men have the same issues in society as dark skinned women • Deleting social media when getting famous • Fenty's "BIIITCH" advert • Kim Kardashian's Bo West braids issue • If Kanye West is pimping out Kim K • Selling your own sex tape • Prison's hierarchy system • West Ham recruitment director fired for saying he doesn't want African players • Wahala's Fat watch • #StavrosSays Recommendation : The cinephilia app Letterboxd to rate, review, collate, organise & share movies Connect with us at & send your questions & comments to: #ESNpod so we can fi