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ep 61: why am i in it?

It’s been a busy couple of weeks personally and on the twitter streets - boy do we have much to catch up on. From the Chet’s explanation of the Drake/Kendrick rap beef to his dad (Tom Hanks),  our thoughts on people sharing their lives so openly online and how D planned her bf’s 30th birthday extravaganza!  Chat with us on: @swgtapodcast [https://www.instagram.com/swgtapodcast/] (insta) / swgtapodcast@gmail.com [swgtapodcast@gmail.com] / swgta podcast [https://linktr.ee/swgtapodcast] (linktree) Follow your hosts:  Diana: @dianagithwe [https://www.instagram.com/dianagithwe/] / @anabundanceofmelanin [https://www.instagram.com/anabundanceofmelanin/] Mercy: @mercy_abel [https://www.instagram.com/mercy_abel/] / @audacityofwe [https://www.instagram.com/audacityofwe/] Recs of the week:  * Watch the Equalizer movies [https://www.netflix.com/title/70305892] on Netflix! * If you’re a gym babe and wanna step up your workouts, get yourself on the Gymshark training app [https://central.gymshark.com/article/the-gymshark-training-app-for-ios-and-android] * Chet/Tom Hanks exchange [https://x.com/complexpop/status/1792589685040021890?s=46&t=BdRVp3VoDBf_HkXrffVRTw]; American teacher scandal [https://www.tiktok.com/discover/Teacher-lets-students-unbraid-his-hair] TIMESTAMPS: * Update on episode uploads (00:00:15) * Chet Hanks explains the Drake/Kendrick beef to his dad (00:03:12) * American teacher being highly inappropriate  (00:10:45) * Being safe online (00:22:50) * Pregnancy and baby announcements (00:31:07) * Planning surprises (00:41:06)  * Our recommendations and faves (01:09:04) * Navigating buying Iphones (01:18:04)

ep 60: turn the volume all the way down

After a month, we are back peopledem! This week we talk about our hiatus, catch up on topics we most def needed to talk about including birthdays and life lessons, rap beef and met gala and how cinema is (also) so back with Challengers.  Chat with us on: @swgtapodcast [https://www.instagram.com/swgtapodcast/] (insta) / swgtapodcast@gmail.com [swgtapodcast@gmail.com] / swgta podcast [https://linktr.ee/swgtapodcast] (linktree) Follow your hosts:  Diana: @dianagithwe [https://www.instagram.com/dianagithwe/] / @anabundanceofmelanin [https://www.instagram.com/anabundanceofmelanin/] Mercy: @mercy_abel [https://www.instagram.com/mercy_abel/] / @audacityofwe [https://www.instagram.com/audacityofwe/] Recs of the week:  * Check out The Social Hub Glasgow (where our girl Mercy is an ambassador!) * Watch Challengers [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VobTTbg-te0] in the cinema   TIMESTAMPS: * Bear vs Man (00:02:28) * Turning 26 & life lessons (00:14:05) * Kendrick vs Drake (00:27:46) * Met Gala (00:36:47) * Cinema is back (01:08:08) * Our recommendations and faves (01:30:51)

ep 59: i can be a snob

Your unserious duo are back chatting a little more on Cowboy Carter (can you blame us?!) and how Diana’s pet peeves on common spelling mistakes are really peppering her spirit!  Chat with us on: @swgtapodcast [https://www.instagram.com/swgtapodcast/] (insta) / swgtapodcast@gmail.com [swgtapodcast@gmail.com] / swgta podcast [https://linktr.ee/swgtapodcast] (linktree) Follow your hosts:  Diana: @dianagithwe [https://www.instagram.com/dianagithwe/] / @anabundanceofmelanin [https://www.instagram.com/anabundanceofmelanin/] Mercy: @mercy_abel [https://www.instagram.com/mercy_abel/] / @audacityofwe [https://www.instagram.com/audacityofwe/] Recs of the week:  * Watch Damsel [https://www.netflix.com/title/80991090]and Lift [https://www.netflix.com/watch/81446739?source=35]on Netflix * Listen to Tyla’s [https://music.apple.com/us/album/tyla/1717680174] latest album on your chosen streaming platform TIMESTAMPS: * More chat about Cowboy Carter (00:00:15) * D’s being a snob and she’s not sorry (00:10:22) * Our recommendations and faves (00:34:30)

ep 58: we’re going to the ranch!

saddle up for a cowboy carter album review special! Your fave unserious duo do a deep dive on our thoughts about beyoncé’s newest body of work. Chat with us on: @swgtapodcast [https://www.instagram.com/swgtapodcast/] (insta) / swgtapodcast@gmail.com [swgtapodcast@gmail.com] / swgta podcast [https://linktr.ee/swgtapodcast] (linktree) Follow your hosts:  Diana: @dianagithwe [https://www.instagram.com/dianagithwe/] / @anabundanceofmelanin [https://www.instagram.com/anabundanceofmelanin/] Mercy: @mercy_abel [https://www.instagram.com/mercy_abel/] / @audacityofwe [https://www.instagram.com/audacityofwe/] Recs of the week:  * Listen to Cowboy Carter anywhere you stream music  TIMESTAMPS: * General thoughts on album as a whole (00:06:15) * Cowboy Carter deep dive (00:12:24) * Top 5 songs (01:03:27)

ep 57: girl-bossing way too close to the sun

March has finally marched its way out of the door, but alas, we still haven’t learned how to stop girl-bossing too close to the sun. Our friendship keeps making sense as we share our birth charts and find out how compatible we are. When it comes to meeting new people, when does sharing become oversharing? Chat with us on: @swgtapodcast [https://www.instagram.com/swgtapodcast/] (insta) / swgtapodcast@gmail.com [swgtapodcast@gmail.com] / swgta podcast [https://linktr.ee/swgtapodcast] (linktree) Follow your hosts:  Diana: @dianagithwe [https://www.instagram.com/dianagithwe/] / @anabundanceofmelanin [https://www.instagram.com/anabundanceofmelanin/] Mercy: @mercy_abel [https://www.instagram.com/mercy_abel/] / @audacityofwe [https://www.instagram.com/audacityofwe/] Recs of the week:  * Get yourself some Anker headphones [https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0C3HCD34R?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details] * Watch MAFS [https://www.channel4.com/programmes/married-at-first-sight-australia?gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjwk6SwBhDPARIsAJ59GwcV9JhOS46yFOC16DD7FeuD0khGaAizq2qDmzDbKg16R36VFJ10xnkaAhFhEALw_wcB] Australia on Channel 4 TIMESTAMPS: * March has been marching (00:00:20) * Kate has been found (00:07:46) * Sharing our birth charts (00:13:26) * When is it oversharing? (00:38:57) * Our recommendations and faves (00:51:16)