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Oct 6, 2021

The one where we talk to a Black British icon born of a Black British icon

This Black History Month, Emma and Nicole speak to actress Lenora Crichlow - a Black British icon herself and daughter of Black British icon Frank Crichlow, owner of the Mangrove and one of the Mangrove 9. You may have recently connected with...


Sep 1, 2021

The one where we humbly request that parents to talk to their children about race and difference

Emma and Nicole continue the discussion with white mums about their worries around fetishisation, whitesplaining to your children and holding yourself accountable, fetishisation, white fragility, privilege and accepting...


Aug 25, 2021

The one where we learn that modern day mums have a plan for raising mixed kids

Emma and Nicole speak to white mums about raising mixed kids. In part one of this two part conversation, the mothers discuss having a different experience from your children as a white parent, when to bring up race and othering, and having a...


Aug 18, 2021

CW: Domestic abuse

Emma and Nicole speak with Paula Rhone-Adrien, an award-winning family law barrister with over two decades of experience as a domestic violence lawyer. Knowing that COVID has meant restrictions on leaving the home during the pandemic, they felt moved to share this conversation. 

Paula Rhone-Adrien is...


Aug 11, 2021

The one where its ALL just a metaphor for being mixed

Emma and Nicole have an incredibly candid conversation Ben Bailey Smith aka Doc Brown. They discuss football as a unifier, class, identity politics, being fetishised as a mixed man, and how the Britain he grew up in bears little resemblance to the one today.

Ben is a...