Seasoned Sessions

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16. Black women love ginger men ft Pip Oct 17, 2020

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Welcome back to Seasoned Sessions, this week Ada (@adaenechi) will be joined with guest host Pip (@phillyconcarne) as they talk about the calls for the BAME community to sign up for vaccine trials, Meghan Markle talking about being the most trolled person in the world and lot more. If you want to chime in on the discussion reach out to us at seasonedsessions@buzzfeed.com - have a nice week!

15. Is Rihanna immune from cancel culture? ft Pass The Meerkat Oct 10, 2020

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This week, we talk about a Texas police officer being charge with murder, Puregym apologising for their mess of a workout challenge, Rihanna apologising for using a disrespectful song in her fashion show, and more. Plus, we're joined by the guys from Pass The Meerkat! If you want to weigh in on the discussion email us at seasonedsessions@buzzfeed.com or reach out to Ada (@adaenechi) and Hanifah (@its_hanifahh)

14. Sickle Cell Anaemia is more than an invisible disease – ft Mary Adeturinmo Oct 03, 2020

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Welcome back to Seasoned Sessions! This week; we discuss the Royal Mail’s contribution to Black History Month – painting four post boxes black. We also share our dream cast for the new Peter Pan film that’s set to star Yara Shahidi. And we break down why Lizzo is calling out the body positivity movement. We’re also joined by Mary Adeturinmo – @professionalpatient_ – an NHS BAME & Sickle Cell Ambassador, who shares what life with the disease is like. If you want to weigh in on the discussion, reach out to us on @its_hanifahh and @adaenechi, or drop us un email on seasonedsessions@buzzfeed.com! This episode is sponsored by NHS Blood and Transplant, and features a tweet from @hadleyogarro

13. Is your mask cat-fishing people? Sep 26, 2020

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Welcome back to Seasoned Sessions! This week; we discuss the fact that, despite an officer being charged for firing into a neighbouring apartment, no one has been charged for the killing of Breonna Taylor. We talk about why brands need to do more than just acknowledge their racist pasts. And we ask why someone would make up such NSFW rumours about Odell Beckham Jr. Plus, we celebrate all the Black excellence featured in Time Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People, and more. If you want to weigh in on the discussion, reach out to us on @its_hanifahh and @adaenechi, or drop us un email on seasonedsessions@buzzfeed.com!

12. Why are people always disrespecting John Boyega? Sep 19, 2020

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Ada and Hanifah discuss the Breonna Taylor lawsuit, ITV responding to the complaints about Diversity’s dance on Britain’s Got Talent, Cardi B and Offset splitting, and more.

11. Black people are not here just to entertain you — ft Sebby Sep 12, 2020

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We’ll be talking about a 12 year old black boy being suspended from school because of a toy, Naomi Osaka using her platform to support black lives matter and much more

10. We hope John Boyega has eaten today Sep 05, 2020

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We break down John Boyega’s Star Wars experience, Mariah Carey addressing *that* Ellen interview, Chadwick Boseman’s co-star opening up about him, and more.

9. The fastest man alive can't run away from COVID Aug 29, 2020

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We discuss the protests in Kenosha, NBC News mixing up Usain Bolt with Kevin Hart, Taylor Swift donating over £20k to a student’s university fund, and more.

8. Who asked for Russel Brand's opinion anyway? — ft Tom Moutchi Aug 22, 2020

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We’re talking about Russell Brand mansplaining the “WAP” video, The Office’s Leslie David Baker opening up about the hateful DMs he receives, and we're also joined by the very talented Tom Moutchi, who stars in BBC3’s hilarious sketch show Famalam.

7. Not everything needs a think piece — ft Wunmi Mosaku Aug 15, 2020

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Stephen Lawrence’s murder investigation has been close, leaving his remaining killers at large, MP Dawn Butler was stopped and search, The WAP video that's causing a stir, and more. And we're also joined by Wumni Mosaku, the star of the brand new HBO show Lovecraft Country, which is out on the August 17th

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