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Nov 25, 2020

The one where we exercise our very effective sadness suppression techniques

This week Emma and Nicole speak to Jordan Stephens - writer and performer best known for being one-half of Rizzle Kicks. These days he is a mental health campaigner and is refreshingly honest about the negative effects of hyper-masculinity. We...


Nov 18, 2020

The one where 55% of white women in the US still voted for Trump

Emma and Nicole kick off the first episode of Mixed Up Book Club with to Sophie Williams, author of Anti-Racist Ally. We talk all about what it means to do anti-racism work and what true allyship looks like in 2020.

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Nov 11, 2020

The one where we walk a day in Meghan’s shoes

Emma and Nicole are joined by Grazia social media editor and journalist Phoebe Parke, who penned the essay in Loud Black Girls, “The Meghan Markle Effect Made Mixed Race Identity A Hot Topic - But Are We Any Further Forward?” We unpack Meghan Markle’s treatment in...


Nov 5, 2020

The one where we slowed down and took the time to soak the rice.

Nicole and Emma meet Lydia Pang - the author of cooking zine, Eat Bitter, a beautiful exploration of identity through Hakka heritage cuisine.

Lydia, Nicole and Emma discuss growing up in predominantly white spaces and circling back to explore one side of...