Esn: Eloquently Saying Nothing

This week, we host guest Oseme and discuss: • What being passive aggressive is • Fat Jose - Safe 2 Say v Beanie Sigel - Get Down • Nigerian talking volume • How can you ask someone to talk at a lower volume politely • The origins of the word passive aggressive • Jamaican skanking • Do animals worship a higher power • Is the moon a star • Meeting people through the ESN Facebook group • Debate v discussion • Telling someone a problem without wanting a solution • Can you talk to women and men exactly the same way • Tyla calling herself 'Colored' and the negative response that's garnished • How power dynamics can change how offended or threatened you are • The similarities between American Blacks and South African Blacks protectionism • Afrobeats rise v Dancehall's decline • Neil deGrasse Tyson responding to Terrence Howard • Star Wars' The Acolyte's negative response • #AITA for not going to my sister's online wedding • StavrosSays: Neil deGrasse Tyson's response to Terrence Howard [https://www.youtube.com/wat

This week, we host guest Darran Griffiths and discuss: • Thinking you know how podcasters are • KG deserves respect • Tory v Labour debate • People’s lack of political vim • Faiza Shaheen kicked out of Labour seat • People not knowing who Labour leader, Kier Starmer is • Bernie Sanders should have been democratic leader • Trump being Teflon • American style petty politics coming to the UK • The aspirational vote • Choosing private schooling or not • Choosing private healthcare or not • AI taking over if not regulated • Humans not being able to rest • Grif on his comedy special being released on YouTube • Sharing writing credits as a comedian • Responding to trolls online • Apple’s top 100 album list • #AITA: For not being interesting on answer phone calls • StavrosSays: - The Overlap, Fathers Day Episode [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CwGdF_0o64o] - Darran Griffiths - Inconceivable [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xGMoTjhauLI] Connect with our guest Darran Griffiths. Twitter: https://x.com/darrangriff

In this episode we welcome guest Nothando and discuss • Wedding wardrobe malfunction • Podcast envy • Air fryer love • Air fryer etiquette • Agege bread v Challah bread • Analka's wild Viera story • The Crazy Gang • John Fashanu's highs and lows • Nigerian farming - Barnardo's Boys • A bit of Xhosa & Ndebele • The growth of South African and Zimbabwean languages in English via music • Caribbean's taking on or rejecting other [Black] cultures • Is 'This is a Man's World' a sexist song • South African elections • Trump found guilty in the Stormy Daniels hush case • Labour's culling of the left • Diane Abbott's issues with the Labour party pre-election • Is there a hierarchy of racism • Should Diane Abbott rest now • Labour party of old vs Labour party now • Adventures From The Bedrooms Of African Women live podcast • City Splash • Cancelled festivals • Wanting to rave again • #AITA for telling my husband he doesn't earn enough to warren asking me to be a traditional woman • Mr Wolf recommendation : The Thomas

This week's topics: • Stav's daughter's sports day • How old before kids can venture out by themselves • Participation trophies • Losing childish innocence • Intellectual growth spurts • Pushing children beyond school • Children doing things their parents can't • Who'd make a good parent • How old you are before your parents trust you • Sending your child on sleepovers • Buying kids expensive food when they want the cheap stuff • Sugar on food • Failed Congo coup • Kenya's sending troops to Haiti • South African xenophobia • Top 5 African economies by IMF • Tunisia dumping Black Africans in the desert • ICC placing arrest warrant on Israeli President Benjamin Netanyahu & Hamas leaders • #AITA for putting a lock on my daughter's bedroom door? • #StavrosSays : - The Wire Clips [https://www.youtube.com/@TheWireUni/videos] - Fear and Loathing in South Africa [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rogZ8BYg-kM] Connect with us at & send your questions & comments to: #ESNpod so we can find your comments www.esnpodcast

This week's topics: • Lil' Wayne appreciation • Has Lil' Wayne ever been in a big beef • Producers that have had a chart domination run • Recently released video of Diddy abusing Cassie • Diddy's video apology • Statute of limitations, a good or bad thing • Diddy's story • Why a redemption story gets highlighted more than just a good guy • Can you - should you - forgive someone for their past sins • Would you accept your team losing if it meant your arch enemy team having a bigger loss • #AITA for purposely misunderstanding my baby's Father • #StavrosSays : ChatGPT 4o [https://chatgpt.com] 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 with guests Wavey & D Double U and we discuss: • Pulp Fiction a classic film • Katt Williams' new Netflix special • Tom Brady roast • Comedians being brutal with each other • Kevin Hart funny or no? • Shaq & Shannon Sharpe Beef • NBA's European player bias • The difference between young American sports stars and young British sports stars • The word Oriental • Male teacher getting his braids taken out by students at school • The levels of what a teacher should do above and beyond just teaching • Taking neighbours' children to school • Drake being attacked for not being Black enough because he's mixed race or...? • Mixed race identity • A deeeeep dive into the Kendrick v Drake beef • J. Cole apologising and backing out and manhood Connect with our guests: D Double U: @pumpfakeshop & @Diondoubleu on Instagram Wavey: @waveythefirst on twitter Connect with us at & send your questions & comments to: #ESNpod so we can find your comments www.esnpodcast.wsdwww.twitter.com/ESNpodcast www.instagram.

In this episode we welcome guest Nothando & Simone: • Hight between men and women • General Levy's lack of payment • Shaky music business • If you could be any race, what race would you be • Racism or not • Shadism in other colours outside of Black • Mixed race people replacing light skinned people in the media • #AITA for taking my daughter's friend's gift away from her • #StavrosSays : Nine Lives : Walt Whitman Poem. WARNING: THIS SCENE IS A MASSSSIVE SPOILER. If you intend on watching the film, perhaps give this a miss [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pR2i24iJTX4] Connect with our guests; Simone: Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/cocoasistahspod 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

This week's topics: • Is Beyonce a god tier rapper • DJ Supa D v DJ Pioneer • Candance Owen's lack of 'blackness' • Diddy’s homes being raided by homeland security • Jay-Z being roped into issues due to connections with Diddy & R Kelly • 50 Cent’s new issue with his baby’s Mother due to calling her out over Diddy allegations • Story of botched kidnapping & murder in Mexico resulting in mob justice • Is mob justice valid punishment • One conjoined twin gets married, leaving the other hanging • • Accepting you’re ugly and won’t find love because of that • Wedding ring sizes • #AITA for wanting my stay-at-home girlfriend to do all the housework 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/esn

This week's topics: • Talking a lot • Work team building and training • Knowing when to talk and when to hold back • Different communicating styles • Boys and girls emotion during their formative years • Social media's influence on changing culture • Children learning instruments • Shitz n Giggles podcast making big moves on the podcast scene • Showering and its effect on the world • Big music artists we don't know much about • Beyonce music list • #AITA for not letting my friend know that his woman is cheating on him • #StavrosSays : 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

This week's topics: • Not collaboration songs from Drake & Future / Rick Ross • Women with tattoos • Playing sports with your spawn • Being proud of the youngsters in the family • Shxts'n'Gigs Podcast selling out the o2 arena • Beef between rappers and singers • Music artists sharing the same women • Discrete women • Acting at the start of a relationship • Women approaching men for relations • Men not asking follow up questions • Having strict boundaries on what you can talk about with someone • Proposed smoking ban • Trying to impose bans on humans • Speed limit limitations • Browser cookies • Nestle found to be putting unhealthy amounts of sugar in baby food in the products they sell • How clean is the water we drink • Alkaline water benefits • Healthy eating and how hard it is • #AITA for wanting to walk out on my good but unhygienic husband • #StavrosSays : Civil War Movie [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2G18nIVpNE] • #StavrosSays : Oasis Water Ratings [https://www.live-oasis.com/search/bottled-water

This week's topics: • Problems with last week's episode • The massive influence of Future on the rap game • The Weeknd before and after the fame • Rappers who don't change and rappers who do • Tyler, The Creator's influence on anyone he's around • The Mount Rushmore of present rap • Who are under Drake's rap family tree • Mike Dean's influence on rap • The rap beef between Future, Metro Boomin', Kendrick, The Weeknd, Rick Ross, A$AP Rocky v Drake • Is it corny for a bunch of rappers to collectively diss a single rapper • Drake's rap battle prowess • J Cole's apology to Kendrick Lamar for returning the diss • Avoiding trouble • Multiple Hip Hop beefs • Jay Z v Nas Beef • Busta's Biggie verse dissing 2Pac • Men not asking follow up questions • Listening to people complaining without trying to solve the issue • #AITA for not wanting my husband to give money to his dead Ex's little sister • #StavrosSays : Melissa Sigodo's X/Twitter page : https://twitter.com/melissasigodo Connect with us at & send your questio

In this episode we welcome guest Simone and Native discuss: • Tyler, The Creator v Kanye West • Women wanting tall men and shaming short ones • Non negotiable body parts • Being realistic in partner requirements • Changing clothes to appease your partner • Pharrell & Chad beefing??? • J Cole clapping back at Kendrick Lamar • Drake lyrical prowess • Boyfriend's good female friends • #AITA for being the friend that my guy friend's girlfriend hates • #StavrosSays : Cynthia Erivo & Laura Mvula - It Would Be Connect with our guest, Simone Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/cocoasistahspod Connect with our guest, Native: Massage Services : @nativetouch Nativeskins Skincare : @nativeskins "Points Of Contact" Book : amzn.eu/d/9MUnmrL 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

This week's topics: • Artificial Intelligence • AI music creation • Ai's effect on the world for the future • Matrix & The Terminator in relation to AI • The creator of Matrix & The Terminator • Richard Taylor 'Damilola Taylor's Father' death • Kendrick Lamar sending shots at Drake & J Cole • Who has the best catalogue of Drake, Kendrick & Cole • The progression of J. Cole • Future and Metro Boomin having beef with Drake • Freaknik • Triple Entendre • #AITA for asking for a paternity test from my girlfriend • #StavrosSays : Artificial Intelligence (AI) - Suno.ai [https://www.suno.ai/] - Chat GPT [https://chat.openai.com/] - Descript [https://www.descript.com/] - Dall-e [https://openai.com/dall-e-2] 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 a

This week's topics: • Is the 1986 World Cup the best World Cup of all time • Diego Maradona's 'Hand of God' and one of the greatest World Cup goals ever • Football drug takers • Arsenal v Porto results • CBS' UCL Today show, the comradery, the banter and their recent controversy • Ian Wright and his effect on Black football fans • Arsenal's Ben White refusing to play for England • Missing people and specifically Black missing people being found dead • Teaching children to be vigilant • Vybz Kartel murder conviction overturned by the UK's Privy Council • Diane Abbott the victim in a race row with Tory donor who believes she should be shot • #AITA for telling my sister her child is White • #StavrosSays : Justin Timberlake - Everything I Thought I Was [https://open.spotify.com/album/716B2iWcwoKolCXrqwLGQh] 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 @esnpodcas

This week, we host guest Mummy W and discuss: • Losing your daughter • Mother’s Day • 450 episodes deep • Will you criticise your daughters clothing • Wearing lounge clothes outside • Being the fancy uncle gift buyer • Having grandchildren and great grandchildren • Being crazy that your Nephews and Nieces grow up • The wow factor of being a parent • Is it better to have one or more children • 39 year old Draya Michele pregnant for 22 year old basketball star, James Green • Anthony Joshua beats Francis Ngannou • New ways of promoting fights • UFC fighters boxing • Darran Griffiths’ comedy special • #AITA for complaining to my Mum on Mother’s Day 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/esni

This week, we host guest Nana and discuss: • English talking English in foreign lands • Preferring Sza before or after the cosmetic transformation • Dune Part. 2 • Best movie trilogies • The Rock’s return to WWE • Vybz Kartel’s legal appeal • Jamaica’s court system running through the UK • More Diddy sexual madness allegations • Meek Mill, Usher and more get roped into the Diddy madness • Ghana’s new anti-gay bill • Africa and homosexuality • Russia and homosexuality • Blackout performance of theatre play in the UK • #AITA: For being upset my son felt he couldn't tell me he's Gay • #StavrosSays: Debbie [https://open.spotify.com/artist/36qFUmqGdV8FYYhXIDhc17] Connect with our guest Nana: Twitter: @Elaineadu_poku / @LetsRead_UK Instagram: @Lailai78 / @LetsRead_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 esnpodca

This week's topics: • We reminisce on some old school Grime (again) • Wahala waxes lyrical about wrestling (again) • Old action films and their place in modern society • Ghetts' new album • Podcast recording days and topic preference • Bob Marley's legacy being questioned since the new film • Some of our legends having very checkered lives • Blacks apparently having the highest numbers of DV / GBV • Women liking toxic men • Omah Lay bringing a girlfriend on stage incident • Going up on concert stages • #AITA for giving my African child a European name for their future • #StavrosSays : Bluesky [https://bsky.app/] 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

We had some audio issues this week and the first segment of the pod is of such poor quality that we decided to just delete it altogether. You still get a hearty episode though, so we hope you enjoy/ This week, we host guest Bianca Hughes and discuss: • Our guest's sabbatical • The stresses of life • The privilege (or not) of being able to travel • The difference between luck, blessings and alliances • Having knowledge of self • Being true to yourself and the potential repercussions of that • The stresses of being a psychologist • Is it ok for men to open up to a woman? • Is it a waste of time to cry • #AITA: For cancelling my step-daughter's wedding money for not walking her down the aisle • #StavrosSays: Griselda Records' New Albums [Benny The Butcher: Everybody Can't Go - https://open.spotify.com/album/13IanJ8zx7YcCJ5yIvArIq] [Conway The Machine: Speshal Machinery - https://open.spotify.com/album/5TLBUEAHg2ZDWGep2LnlCe] Connect with our guest: www.biancakhughes.com and @authenticallybeyou Connect with

In this episode we welcome guests Tedd & 2 Gigs and discuss: • AFCON semi-finals results • The vim between Ghana, Nigeria & South Africa • Cheat Codes UK breakdown • The why's and how's of cheating • Possible danger of chasing and confronting cheaters • The issues with work wives and husbands • If you made £10k a month from a lottery win, would you still work and would you have your spouse still work • Working when you have enough money not to work • Men not wanting their woman not to work • MadCat calls in • Women finding younger men to fraternise with • Buying alcohol for women • Nigerian men paying for tables • Splitting bills • Speaking different languages in front of guests who can't • AITA for leaving my girlfriends family dinner if they speak in a language I don't understand Connect with our guest Cheat Code UK Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/cheatcodeuk YouTube : https://www.youtube.com/@cheatcodeuk TilTok : https://www.tiktok.com/@cheatcodeuk Twitter : https://www.twitter.com/cheatcodeuk

This week's topics: • Not trusting people • Having your woman around slippers • Sleeping less than 5 hours constantly • Diet's effect on everything • The restrictions after removing a cyst • Exercise one can do to avoid sweating • Letting your child hurt themselves a little so you don't hurt a lot • Letting children learn from their mistakes • 16 year old girls with 19 year old boys • Being around the bad crew without being bad • Types of women feel they can't approach • Intermittent fasting and counting calories • Notting Hill Carnival kicking out 4 floats from the next carnival for breaking rules • Notting Hill Carnival's music changing with the times • #AITA for not accepting my stepmother as a mother • #StavrosSays : Kizazi Moto: Generation Fire [https://www.disneyplus.com/en-gb/series/kizazi-moto-generation-fire/58adLe8sXzLz] 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.instag