Brown Sugar: The Podcast
Welcome to Brown Sugar: The Podcast, where we have candid conversations about everything from careers to culture, race to relationships, identity and anything in between. Grab your tea, we’ll bring the sugar! New episode out every two weeks...
Episodes
21 episodes
Episode 10: #adulting
In the final episode of Season 2, we reminisce on our not-so-smooth transition from university students to young 20-somethings with full-time jobs. We share our horror stories from missed flights to maxed out overdrafts and discuss how our rela...
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Season 2
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Episode 10
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53:25
Episode 9: But Where Are You Really From?
In episode 9, we explore the nuances of having a hybrid identity - being an ethnic “minority” raised in a white majority country. With our special guest, Vietnamese-German Jeuni Tran, from the platform @
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Season 2
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Episode 9
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58:48
Episode 8: Back To The Streets
This past year has been a difficult one for most. We know we’re all sick of talking about the pandemic, and most of all, we’re sick of being inside. But the light at the end of the tunnel is steadily approaching, and as things are opening...
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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47:19
Episode 7: 'Black Excellence' - does it do more harm than good?
In Episode 7 we are joined by special guest Fe Oj of The Motion Podcast to discuss the notion of 'black excellence'. We explore its historical roots in opposition to slavery and oppression. However, who defines what 'excellence' looks like? Is ...
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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57:59
Episode 6: But Your Boyfriend Isn't Here
TW: Topics around Sexual assault, harassment and violence are discussedIn episode 6, we talk about how although misogynistic microagressions might seem "micro", they are one of the foundations that uphold the extreme acts of gender-base...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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1:05:42
Episode 5: White Saviourism and the African Algorithm
In episode 5, we talk about the importance of authentic allyship and the fine line between allyship, saviourism and performative activism. We also have a special guest, Meghan Wimlett, who helps us navigate these muddy waters.
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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56:44
Episode 4: Is My Doctor a Racist?
Today's health-focused episode sheds light on the intersection between racial inequality and poor health outcomes for the black community. We dissect the foundations of racism within clinical trials and the medical curriculum. We t...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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54:57
Episode 3: Friend Zoned
Inspired by the podcast "Call Your Girlfriend" by Aminatou Sow and Ann Friedman, the Brown Sugar ladies discuss platonic relationships, particularly female friendships, and how friends often make connections based on "stories of sameness".<...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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59:26
Episode 2: Make Politics Great Again- Do Middle Grounds Exist?
In episode 2, we discuss the polarisation of politics and whether we can or should find middle grounds with views that are so different from our own. We also take part in a "radical rethinking challenge" where we each research and explain the o...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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52:51
Episode 1: Featuring Yomi
Your favourite girls are back, and for the first episode of Season 2, we've brought a friend, Yomi Adegoke! Yomi is an award-winning journalist and co-author of Slay in Your Lane and Loud black Girls. Join us as we find out more about her, hear...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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39:42
Episode 10: Lessons To Our Younger Selves
In Episode 10, the season finale, we have a candid conversation with the most special of guests, our lovely parents!Aside from raising these three cracking young ladies, they have plenty of accomplishments and valuable life lessons. Tun...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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44:30
Episode 9: Black to Work
In Episode 9, we are joined by tech start-up founder David Fisayo to explore the issues faced by young black professionals in the UK. We discuss code switching and how facets of black identity can be perceived as unprofessional. Finally, we als...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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49:12
Episode 8: "Politics Over Punani" (Part 2)
Episode 8 is Part 2 of our discussion around whether you can be pro-black and date outside your race. Joined by special guests Noni and Ore, we dig deeper into gender differences within this debate and whether it is fair to gatekeep other membe...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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45:27
Episode 7: Politics Over Punani (Part 1)
This week's episode is centred around the question of if you can be pro-black and date outside your race. To dissect this question, we’ll be discussing what exactly being “pro-black means, the importance of the black family and whether or not w...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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39:40
Episode 6: Brown Sugar Spills the Tea
In Episode 6, we play a card game called 'We're Not Really Strangers' which aims to dig deep and reveal intimate truths. We reveal our biggest fears, insecurities, embarrassing memories and life lessons and learn not only more about each other,...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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37:13
Episode 5: How To Win The Oppression Olympics
In episode 5, we dabble in a game of the Oppression Olympics i.e. the competition that arises when minority groups try to ascertain which group is the most oppressed, competing for a "prize": a seat at the table. Are there finite s...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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46:26
Episode 4: This Court Deems You Cancelled
In Episode 4, we'll have a chance to dissect what exactly "Cancel Culture" is and the many nuances to this ever expanding debate through a fun game of to cancel or to keep. We’ll also be joined by two guests Diyora Shadijanova and Xi Bovell to ...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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44:26
Episode 3: When Do You Off Your Wig?
This episode centers around dating as a black woman. We discuss the beauty standards surrounding hair and when we'd feel comfortable being wigless in front of a new partner. Black women face a constant seesaw of being either fetishised or deeme...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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50:38
Episode 2: #StopBlackPeople
In Episode 2, we dissect a term called 'white fragility' (coined by sociologist Robin D'Angelo), which describes the disbelief and sensitivity that white people exhibit when they are told they are complicit in society’s institutional racism.&nb...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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47:48
Get To Know Brown Sugar
Get to know Brown Sugar!Find out why we went to prison, why Aky finds incorrectly used apostrophes so frustrating, what Hannah would do with a million dollars and about Rachelle's awful dress sense in our Get to Know Me tag!<...
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Season 1
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Episode 0
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13:47
Episode 1: Where Have All The Good Men Gone?
In our dating episode, we give you advice on whether to give someone a shot, or put them in the bin and go back to your Argos catalogue of suitors. We play Horror Story Trivia, where we dish out our worst dating stories and share how we’ve hand...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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47:14
