Referential

'AFRORI: Brighton's Black Bookshop' (with Carolynn Bain & Victor Alexander)

Dropcall #10 Victor and I sit down with Carolynn Bain! Carolynn is the founder of Brighton's 'Afrori', The UK's only Black owned bookshop specialising in books by Black authors. Afrori recently launched a book drive to sell 1000 books to help keep its doors open. They managed to sell 1500 and are now launching a patreon to help make sure they're here for the long haul! We chat about * The History of Afrori * Building a 'village' * The importance of a third space for Brighton's Black community (and their allies) * Asking for help vs Pride * Supporting independent businesses * Changing our habits * Shout out to 'Men of Melanin Brighton' * Carolynn: "As young men in your 20s" * BUY A BOOK * JOIN THE PATREONS Recommendations: Carolynn's : 'Kin' (2026) by Tayari Jones Victor’s : 'Black England: The Forgotten Georgian History' (2022) by Gretchen Gerzina Khaliden’s : 'The Day God Saw Me As Black' (2024) by D. Danyelle Thomas ___________ JOIN AFRORI'S PATREON! https://www.patreon.com/AfroriBooks [https://www.patreon.com/cw/AfroriBooks] YOU CAN ALSO FIND THEM ON INSTAGRAM AND THREADS: https://www.threads.com/@afroribooks [https://www.threads.com/@afroribooks] https://www.instagram.com/afroribooks/ [https://www.instagram.com/afroribooks/] TO BUY A BOOK + CHECK FOR UPCOMING EVENTS + FIND OUT HOW TO SUPPORT ON THEIR WEBSITE! https://afroribooks.co.uk/ [https://afroribooks.co.uk/] _____ You can find Victor @ugly_knowws + @roughcopyzine on insta and tiktok! ________ SUBSCRIBE TO REFERENTIAL PODCAST'S PATREON! https://www.patreon.com/ReferentialPodcast [https://www.patreon.com/ReferentialPodcast] Keep up to date with Khaliden and the podcast by following @AlsoPurp on all socials. __________ Original podcast Artwork by Valentine M. Smith [http://valentinemsmith.com/].  Video Production by Victor Alexander (@Ugly_knees on insta and @clevvergirl on Tiktok) Subscribe to our Youtube Page! https://youtube.com/@referentialpod More at www.alsopurple.com ___________ THANK YOU FOR LISTENING! DON’T FORGET TO LEAVE A 5 STAR RATING AND REVIEW TO HELP PEOPLE FIND THE PODCAST! NEXT UP: Xena (& Gabrielle) The Warrior Princess (with Sara Century) Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands [https://redcircle.com/brands] Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy [https://redcircle.com/privacy]

'This Podcast May Contain K-Pop [Demon Hunters]' (with Victor Alexander & Ash Alleyne)

Dropcall #9 Ashley and Victor came to visit me in my new flat and I decided to record it. Chaos ensues. Topics covered include: * Victor hates K-Pop Demon Hunters * Ashley and Khaliden loved K-Pop Demon Hunters * Wallace and Gromit is not a children’s film * We debate if most of American Animation is for children. * What’s the state of Western Adult Animation today? * Common Side Effects, Blue-Eyed Samurai, Prey * Darth Maul, Star Wars Visions * American Samurai is… racist * Shogun is why white people keep trying be asian  * Paradise!  * Quadroons * ‘ADHD’ by Paris Hilton written by Sia.  * Pluribus baby  * Problematicville, Problem Promenade & Cancel-isle * X-Men 97 Season 2 Electric Boogaloo  * Sunspot, Tanspot, Sundodgingspot, Sunscreenspot, SPFspot  * Doechii say no to more things please  * Abandoning RuPaul’s Drag Race  * We don’t support celebrity podcasts * Lily Allen the British Taylor Swift * Raye’s ‘This Album May Contain Hope’ * Casiano Prado, Sam Smith and Kerry Washington * It’s handled. Recommendations: Victor’s : ‘Girls’ by Princess Nokia  Ashley’s : ‘Pretty Idea’ by Amber Mark Khaliden’s : ‘Once Upon a Time…’ by Donna Summer ___________ Find Victor @roughcopyzine on insta and @roughcopyzinebtn on tiktok! Keep up to date by following @AlsoPurp on all socials. Original podcast Artwork by Valentine M. Smith [http://valentinemsmith.com/].  Video Production by Victor Alexander (@Ugly_knees on insta and @clevvergirl on Tiktok) Subscribe to our Youtube Page! https://youtube.com/@referentialpod More at www.alsopurple.com Thank you for listening! Don’t forget to leave a 5 star rating and review to help people find the podcast! ___________ NEXT UP: Xena (& Gabrielle) The Warrior Princess (with Sara Century) Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands [https://redcircle.com/brands] Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy [https://redcircle.com/privacy]

Mix #3: Brandy's Full Moon (2002) (With Dr. Jonathan Paul Higgins)

New Series! MIXepisodes: Where I'm joined by past guests and new to talk about, what I’ve been, calling their ‘cornerstone album’. We go in depth and track by track on some of our favourite musical projects to break apart what it’s doing, why we love it and why it’s important.  On the second chair, I'm joined by Black Fat Femme Podcast's Dr Jonathan Paul Higgins to talk about the album known as the 'Blueprint of Modern R&B', Brandy Norwood's 2002 third full musical release 'Full Moon'. Cited by everyone from the Red Hot Chilli Peppers to Jazmine Sullivan to Beyonce for its influence; this is the album that first garnered Brandy the moniker of the 'Vocal Bible'. 'Full Moon' was birthed in collaboration with Brandy Norwood, legendary producer Rodney 'Darkchild' Jerkins and his songwriting team (that included the likes of Kenisha Pratt, Fred Jerkins & LaShawn Daniels); the album also featured the work of Mike City, Warryn Campbell and Keith Crouch (+ an uncredited Michael Jackson on background) to create its tableau fusion of R&B, Pop, Garage, House and Soul. We get into all that + * Dr Jon Paul Higgins! * 'Black Fat Femme' the podcast/the book * Remembering the world before streaming * Giving 'real tea' * Shout out to André Leon Talley * Shout out to Remy Ma * Bring back 'boomkak' * Our beef with Clive Davis * Brandy, BraNU, B-Rocka * "awoowoo" * R&B Enya * Brandy's most difficult vocal album * The productions * The riffs * The harmonies * The 'vocal bible' * Aaliyah * NEW MONICA * Patreon! ___________ Find Dr Jon Paul Higgins @DoctorJonPaul and @blkfatfemmepod on socials! Keep up to date by following @AlsoPurp on all socials. Original podcast Artwork by Valentine M. Smith [http://valentinemsmith.com/].  Video Production by Victor Alexander (@Ugly_knees on insta and @roughcopyzine) Additional audio production by Laila Subscribe to our Youtube Page! https://youtube.com/@referentialpod More at www.alsopurple.com Thank you for listening! Don’t forget to leave a 5 star rating and review to help people find the podcast! _____ NEXT UP: Xena (& Gabrielle) The Warrior Princess (with Sara Century) ______ Join the Patreon! https://patreon.com/ReferentialPodcast Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands [https://redcircle.com/brands] Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy [https://redcircle.com/privacy]

'The Screamisode' (With Victor Alexander)*

*'Or why we're skipping Scream 7' Drop Call #8 Victor and I did not watch Scream 7 and tell you all about why. Then we talk about our history with the Scream franchise * Distracting yourself. * Haden Panitierre’s Scream * Jenny McCarthy’s Scream * Heather Graham’s Scream * Jennifer Love Hewitt’s Ghost Whisperer * Aisha Tyler’s Bruce Willis  * Bangs * The bear necessities * Nostalgic for nostalgia * Footloose 2: Footlooser * Our Charmed sisters ranking  * Patreon! ___________ Find Victor @roughcopyzine on insta and @roughcopyzinebtn on tiktok! Keep up to date by following @AlsoPurp on all socials. Original podcast Artwork by Valentine M. Smith [http://valentinemsmith.com/].  Video Production by Victor Alexander (@Ugly_knees on insta and @clevvergirl on Tiktok) Subscribe to our Youtube Page! https://youtube.com/@referentialpod More at www.alsopurple.com Thank you for listening! Don’t forget to leave a 5 star rating and review to help people find the podcast! _____ NEXT UP: MIX #3: Breaking Down Brandy’s Full Moon’ [2002] (with Dr. Jonathan Paul Higgins from the ‘Black, Fat, Femme’ Pod!) Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands [https://redcircle.com/brands] Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy [https://redcircle.com/privacy]

'Wuthering's Next Top Model' (With Victor Alexander)

Drop Call #7 Victor watched Emerald Fennell’s 'Wuthering Heights' and gives me his review before we unpack Netflix’s new documentary series ‘Reality Check: Inside America's Next Top Model’ about Tyra Banks and America’s Next Top Model. The controversial reality show that ran from 2003 to 2018 and has been getting reappraised by the TikTok era. * Brontë Classics * Tyra Banks  * The Netflix 'Documentary' * Les Moonves and Janet Jackson * RuPaul and that twink medium * Rita Ora hosted ANTM (?) * Fruits of the Oprah tree * Miss Jay Alexander, Jay Manuel and Nigel Barker * Accountability and obfuscation * Shared Complicity  * "Do you want to play a game?" * Remember when Tyra Banks gave that homophobe a beard weave? * Guess which Batman villain we decide is Tyra’s alter ego ___________ Find Victor @roughcopyzine on insta and @roughcopyzinebtn on tiktok! Keep up to date by following @AlsoPurp on all socials. Original podcast Artwork by Valentine M. Smith [http://valentinemsmith.com/].  Video Production by Victor Alexander (@Ugly_knees on insta and @clevvergirl on Tiktok) Subscribe to our Youtube Page! https://youtube.com/@referentialpod More at www.alsopurple.com Thank you for listening! Don’t forget to leave a 5 star rating and review to help people find the podcast! _____ NEXT UP: MIX #3: Breaking Down Brandy’s Full Moon’ [2002] (with Dr. Jonathan Paul Higgins from the ‘Black, Fat, Femme’ Pod!) Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands [https://redcircle.com/brands] Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy [https://redcircle.com/privacy]