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Your Aunties Could Never

YOUR AUNTIES COULD NEVER

Your Aunties Could Never bring you entertaining no-nonsense straight talk from women who aren't afraid to say all the things you wish you could say.

AK, Farrah & Nana, are three friends from the UK who have lived life and are well respected in business endeavors and amongst friends and family. Elevating them to Elite Auntie status.

The Aunties have a voice and are not fearful of being heard. Join them as they discuss topical news and politics, comment on popular culture, and give advice all from an informed (mature) Black woman's perspective.

Think a daytime chat show but with seasoning, real talk & large amounts of Melanin Magic.

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  • #316
    Yesterday · 1 hr 55 min

    They Said She Was Too Young for Breast Cancer. She Was 27! WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT CANCER!

    Told she was too young. Told it was her deodorant. Told to pray it away. Three Black women share what breast cancer really looks like and what life looks like after. For Breast Cancer Awareness Month and Black History Month, the Aunties sit down with three incredible women from Black Women Rising, the UK charity supporting women of colour through every stage of a cancer diagnosis. Founded eight years ago with eight women in a room in Peckham, it now supports 950. This is honest, funny and full of hope. ⚡ Misdiagnosed at 27 with a toddler: "You're too young for cancer" ⚡ Chemo myths, herbal "cures" and why everyone suddenly becomes a doctor ⚡ Fighting for a mastectomy, implants, scars and loving your body after ⚡ Family reactions, "cancer for clout" and the rule: you get one cry ⚡ Cancer ghosting, losing people and becoming a new version of yourself ⚡ PLUS: our Lyric Hammersmith live show, the Blacklisted Honours, Kelso's "man before child" take and we run to the comments on Coach Anwar This one is for every Black woman who has ever been brushed off, and every one of us who has been scared to say the word. 💗 Black Women Rising UK: blackwomenrisinguk.org | IG: @blackwomenrisinguk 📞 Need to talk? Macmillan Support Line: 0808 808 00 00 (free, 7 days) ⚠️ Our guests share personal experiences, not medical advice. Always speak to your GP or oncology team. 🎙️ New episodes every [DAY] 📩 Email us: [EMAIL] 📲 Follow us: [HANDLE] ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Welcome to Extra Aunties + meet our guests 01:30 What is Black Women Rising? 02:30 Three diagnosis stories 08:30 "Am I gonna die?" – first reactions 10:30 Cultural myths: "Chemo isn't for Black people" 14:00 Soursop, vitamin C & CBD – everyone's a doctor 16:30 Why chemo isn't one-size-fits-all 19:30 Fighting for a mastectomy 21:00 The BRCA gene explained 24:30 Mastectomy vs lumpectomy 27:00 Implants, scars & body image after surgery 31:30 The "dark passenger": fear it'll come back 33:45 Family reactions & "you get one cry" 36:45 "You got cancer for clout" 40:00 Cancer ghosting & losing people 43:00 Grieving who you were 43:45 Peer support at Homerton Hospital 47:00 How Black Women Rising started 50:30 Why fear-based campaigns don't work for us 53:45 Can you reduce your risk? 56:30 "Get good at disappointing people" 59:00 How to support the charity 1:00:45 What the Aunties have learned from guests 1:06:30 Advice for aspiring health presenters 1:12:15 Auntie-vention: stop messing with our food! 1:13:30 Our Lyric Hammersmith live show – thank yous 1:20:15 The Blacklisted Honours 2026 1:24:45 Enemy of progress: Kelso's "man before child" take 1:30:15 Chrisean & Blueface, Sacha Baron Cohen & Drewski 1:33:15 Run to the comments: Coach Anwar 1:55:00 Bye bye now #BreastCancerAwareness #BlackWomenRising #BreastCancerAwarenessMonth #BlackHistoryMonth #BlackWomenAndCancer #BreastCancerSurvivor #YourAuntiesCouldNever #BlackBritishPodcast #BlackWomenPodcast #BlackWomenOver40 #CancerSupport #HealthIsWealth #BlackWomensHealth #UKPodcast #BlackBritishWomen #MastectomyJourney #CheckYourBreasts #AuntieVibes

  • #315
    October 19 · 1 hr 39 min

    SPECIAL GUEST ANWAR WHITE - "Black Women SHOULD Date Everyone NOT just Black Men!"

    If he hasn't committed in three months, he's not confused — he's just not choosing you. Dating and relationship coach Anwar White, the "fairy godbrother of dating," sits down with the aunties to break down why so many good Black women are stuck in the dating trenches, and what to do about it. From strategic vulnerability and the 3-month rule to why our "type" is really our trauma, this one is a whole free coaching session. Plus, Anwar diagnoses the aunties using the four dating archetypes from his new book, Girl, Get Your Guy. ⚡ Never ask a man "what are we?" — here's what to say instead ⚡ The 3-month rule and the 2-year rule: when to walk away ⚡ "Our types are our traumas" — and why butterflies are really anxiety ⚡ Should Black women date everybody? The numbers behind it ⚡ Noelle, Tia, Violet or the Perfect Girl — which dating archetype are you? ⚡ Auntie-ventions: she's letting him pay for law school… then leaving. Strategy or scam? This is for every Black woman who's been told she's "too independent" and never once been shown how to receive. 📖 Girl, Get Your Guy by Anwar White — out 2 February. Pre-order: www.girlgetyourguy.com #YourAuntiesCouldNever #BlackWomenPodcast #BlackBritishPodcast #DatingAdvice #BlackWomenDating #DatingCoach #AnwarWhite #GirlGetYourGuy #DatingOver35 #DatingOver40 #RelationshipAdvice #SoftLife #DatingStrategy #BlackLove #UKPodcast #Situationship #HealingJourney #BlackWomenOver40

  • #314
    October 5 · 1 hr 33 min

    Kicking Out Your Grown Son, The Truth About Reparations & Viral Relationship Madness

    She put her grown son out after years of verbal abuse. Was she wrong, or had she finally chosen peace? A.K., Farah and Nana discuss the guilt, expectations and pressure placed on Black mothers. When does protecting your child become accepting behaviour you would tell anyone else to walk away from? Plus, a woman sets off on a 20-hour drive to confront a man who won’t answer her messages. The Aunties have questions, starting with: what happens when you have to drive home? We also get into reparations, Britain’s slavery history, racial justice, Hasan Piker’s interview, co-parenting and whether staying together for the children actually helps them. And yes, we’re revisiting the argument that upset the comments: are beards makeup for men? No guests this week. Just your favourite Aunties, honest opinions and plenty to debate. Tell us in the comments: can you love your child and still tell them they can’t live with you? TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Being “ladylike” and the rules girls grow up with 03:00 Driving 20 hours for a man who won’t reply 13:00 A mother puts her adult son out 16:00 Why is the mother being blamed? 22:00 Meet the Aunties and live show chat 28:00 Welcome to the Family: Buy Back Brixton 30:00 Britain’s slave trade register 32:00 The Aunties challenge arguments against reparations 39:00 What should reparations actually involve? 46:00 An invitation to come and debate the Aunties 49:00 A Mississippi case and questions about justice 58:00 News narratives, state violence and accountability 1:00:00 Britain, slavery and whose history gets told 1:05:00 Hasan Piker, political interviews and Palestine 1:14:00 A mum carries the baby and everyone’s food 1:16:00 Co-parenting: can you change the dynamic? 1:20:00 Should parents stay together for the children? 1:26:00 Should women dress differently for their partners? 1:27:00 Unwanted touching and personal boundaries 1:28:00 Are beards makeup for men? We answer the comments Subscribe to Your Aunties Could Never for more conversations about relationships, motherhood, Black culture and the stories that get the group chat talking. Share this episode with someone who needs to join the conversation.

  • #313
    September 22 · 2 hr 30 min

    Special Guest Aaron Dale: Parenting Gone Too Far? Lindsay Clancy, Steparents & Raising Children

    Your favourite Aunties, Ak, Farrah and Nana are back with another packed episode, joined by Aaron Dale, founder of Raising Boys 2 Men and author of the new book The Co-Parent: A Toolkit for Parenting Together, Apart. AUNTYVENTION 🫂 Is he a good dad? A father cancelled his daughter's birthday mid celebration after she got her period, leaked and was too embarrassed to continue. He then took away $250 of her birthday money to teach her about "consequences". Her mum and family were furious. Was this parenting or punishment without compassion? WELCOME TO THE FAMILY 💐 NACK Clothing, celebrating African identity and culture through fashion. 💐 Vatika Naturals, bringing more than 140 years of heritage and natural ingredients to haircare for diverse hair types. 💐 Nubian Jak Community Trust, following the unveiling of a blue plaque in Westbourne Park celebrating the history and legacy of Notting Hill Carnival. 💐 Your Aunties Could Never LIVE at the Lyric Hammersmith! Book your tickets now! ENEMIES OF PROGRESS 🚩 A stepmother forcing her stepchild to call her "Mum". You can build a loving relationship with a child, but can you demand the title? 🚩 Joanna Wietrzyk, after the Hyrox world champion continued competing after soiling herself mid race. How badly do you need to win?! 🚩 Black girls walking barefoot down the street! Farrah and AK witnessed heels in hands and bare feet on the pavement and couldn't believe their eyes. Some traditions must be preserved. Gen Z, Gen Alpha ... fix up. 🚩 The Lindsay Clancy case, from the campaigning for her freedom to the doxxing of the Black male juror who reportedly held out against a not guilty verdict. We unpack race, sympathy, mental health, the treatment of that juror and whether the three young children who died are being lost in the conversation. This is the honest conversation you won't hear anywhere else. www.yourauntiescouldnever.com

  • #312
    September 17 · 1 hr 1 min

    Trillary Banks: “I’m Sticking By My Mum. Period.” AUNTYVENTION

    Trillary Banks joins the Aunties for an honest conversation about family loyalty, public judgement and supporting her mother through a prison sentence following a fatal car accident. Trillary explains why she refuses to abandon her mum, while acknowledging the lives lost and the pain experienced by the families involved. Can you love someone, stand beside them and still accept that what they did was wrong? The conversation also explores the pressure on women to marry and have children, fertility, intentional dating, distrust, the realities of the UK music industry and why some people struggle to celebrate another person’s success.

  • #311
    September 3 · 2 hr 45 min

    Tahirah Sharif & 3ShotsOfTequila: Predatory Men, Exposing relationship drama, Brits appropriating Soul Food

    Your favourite Aunties, Ak, Farrah and Nana are back with another packed episode, joined by actress Tahirah Sharif and Marvin and Tazer from 3ShotsOfTequila. We catch up with Tahirah about her role in the new 50 Cent produced series Fightland, Tazer reflects on another huge R&B Slow Jams with Chuckie at Magazine London, and Marvin has stories from his latest trip to Jamaica. AUNTYVENTION 🫂 Ladies, are we sometimes too handsy with men? Touching arms and chests, pinching bums, all passed off as harmless flirting. If we know unwanted touching isn't okay, why do we sometimes assume men are fine with it? And men, do you need to speak up more when you're uncomfortable? WELCOME TO THE FAMILY 💐 Shan the Brand, for her brilliant coverage travelling across the Caribbean and taking us along for the journey. 💐 E Man, for the hilarious content exposing some truly shocking gaps in the British public's general knowledge. ENEMIES OF PROGRESS 🚩 Humanoid robots! Tahirah wants a word with the people designing robots to look increasingly human. Why do we need them to look like us, and are we casually paving the way for the robot uprising? 🚩 Taking your relationship drama to the internet. Marvin asks why private relationship problems need to become public content, including Serayah sharing what led to the end of her relationship with Joey Bada$$. 🚩 The Royal Family, for honouring Dolly Parton following her death while facing questions about their own charitable spirit, including reports of NHS ambulances being charged to park on royal land. 🚩 Zeze Millz's comments about men and predatory behaviour caused an internet frenzy. But are we more outraged by how she said it than by the uncomfortable realities behind the conversation? This is the honest conversation you won't hear anywhere else. Watch and listen now. YouTube. Apple Podcasts. Spotify. www.yourauntiescouldnever.com

  • #310
    August 26 · 2 hr 35 min

    Symeon Brown & Blue Sevenz: Black Excellence, Jason Arday & Why Are We Scared to Celebrate Our Wins?

    Your favourite Aunties, Ak, Farrah and Nana are back with another packed episode, joined by author and journalist Symeon Brown and musician Blue Sevenz. AUNTYVENTION 🫂 Are we scared to celebrate our wins? After performing with Fat Joe at one of Jay Z’s recent shows, Jadakiss admitted it was one of the happiest nights of his life, but being that happy scared him. Why do we sometimes struggle to enjoy our wins without fear or doubt creeping in? WELCOME TO THE FAMILY 💐 Trevor Nelson, sending love to the legendary DJ and broadcaster as he recovers from surgery following a brain tumour diagnosis. After decades championing R&B, soul and Black music, we’re happy he’s doing well. 💐 Vic Mensa, from legal troubles to sobriety to using his platform to explore Black history, politics and Pan Africanism. Now he’s launching The Vic Mensa Show, bringing music, politics and culture together. Loving his growth. 💐 Marcia Hutchinson, author of The Mercy Step, for pushing through years of rejection to finally release her acclaimed debut novel. ENEMIES OF PROGRESS 🚩 Seedless fruit! Grapes were bad enough, but now M&S are selling seedless oranges. Where have all the seeds gone?! 🚩 Black Excellence? With Symeon Brown, author of The Good, the Black and the Boujee, we ask whether Black Excellence is a problem. 🚩 The UK and our Black British music legacy. With Blue Sevenz making his musical comeback, why don’t we preserve and celebrate UK Black artists? 🚩 Trevor Phillips, for using a piece about the National Theatre’s The Story to bring Jason Arday into another discussion about truth, race and fabricated narratives. RUN TO THE COMMENTS 🏃🏾‍♀️ We return to Jason Arday and some of the criticism of our own coverage. How do we discuss accountability while recognising the scrutiny Black academics can face? This is the honest conversation you won’t hear anywhere else. Watch and listen now. YouTube. Apple Podcasts. Spotify. www.yourauntiescouldnever.com

  • #309
    August 18 · 1 hr 36 min

    Special Guest Melissa Berry - Jason Arday, Blueface & Are Black British Women Too Stush?

    Your favourite Aunties, Ak, Farrah and Nana are back with another packed episode, joined by Melissa Berry, aka Mel Boss Lady, executive coach, leadership expert and founder of PowHer Collective. AUNTYVENTION 🫂 Following the devastating death of Professor Jason Arday, the Aunties reflect on the media storm that surrounded him, racism, accountability and our own responsibility when criticism becomes a public pile on. Jason died aged 41, shortly after resigning from Cambridge amid allegations he denied, with his family condemning what they described as a sustained campaign of harassment. 💸 And how do you actually ask for your money back? Apparently Gen Z are losing serious money because they find chasing friends for what they owe too awkward. Group dinners, holidays, concert tickets... when does being polite become being out of pocket? WELCOME TO THE FAMILY 💐 Adrian and Tara Thorpe, for showing the internet what 23 years of marriage and knowing how to take a joke looks like. After Adrian's comments about Tara's edges and bum had social media ready to defend her honour, the couple handled the whole thing with jokes, banter and a 24 hour deadline for everybody to get their think pieces off. ENEMIES OF PROGRESS 🚩 The NHS and TfL, as nurses reportedly faint in sweltering wards and London bus drivers take action over cab temperatures reaching around 40C. 🚩 The white dad who told his mixed race son his Afro fade was "too urban". His son loved his haircut. Dad clearly had other ideas. 🚩 Blueface, Chrisean and maybe all of us, because at some point we have to discuss why we keep making the wrong people famous. A livestream involving a 21 year old dark skinned woman descended into colourism, racism and her being put out of Blueface's car at 4am. 🚩 Jan Leeming, for criticising Charlene White and for claiming Black, Asian and other non white people have an easier route to success. 🚩 Loose Women, as separate claims from Chrystal Rose and Nadia Sawalha raise questions about who gets a voice on the panel and what happens when women don't fit the show's preferred mould. 🚩 Afroman, after accusing Africans of selling Black Americans' ancestors into slavery and describing Africans in America as arrogant and disrespectful. RUN TO THE COMMENTS 🏃🏾‍♀️ Are Black British women stiff, stush and unfriendly? You lot had plenty to say after our April Jackson conversation, including some Black British women agreeing that our American sisters might just have us beat when it comes to warmth and sisterhood. This is the honest conversation you won't hear anywhere else. www.yourauntiescouldnever.com

  • #308
    August 10 · 2 hr 18 min

    THE PROBLEM WITH BLACK BRITS IS??... DR JASON ARDAY, ALI G, BOUNCER - SPECIAL GUEST LYDIA FORSON

    Your favourite Aunties, Ak and Nana are back with another packed episode, joined by Ghanaian actress and Kinky Matters founder Lydia Forson. AUNTYVENTION 🫂 This week’s Auntyvention looks at the conversation around Loyce Nagawa, after she publicly shared her experience of an alleged sexual assault and the online commentary that followed. When someone shares something this sensitive, what responsibility do content creators have when questioning, critiquing or discussing their story? WELCOME TO THE FAMILY 💐 Bukky Asehinde, founder of TALES House London, for creating a permanent home just off Oxford Street showcasing African and diaspora fashion, art, homeware and lifestyle brands. 💐 The Montgomery Riverfront Brawl, three years on from the moment Black solidarity, a heroic swim and one folding chair entered the history books. 💐 The LOX, five years after absolutely bodying Dipset in one of the most memorable Verzuz battles ever. A special one for Aunty AK, who was also busy surviving Covid at the time! ENEMIES OF PROGRESS 🚩 The Jason Arday controversy, as the former Cambridge professor faces fresh scrutiny over his academic record and allegations of misconduct, which he denies, while Kehinde Andrews argues we're watching a smear campaign. 🚩 Ariana Grande's team... or is it us? As she steps away from public life citing relentless scrutiny, the Aunties ask where concern ends and invasive commentary begins. 🚩 Sacha Baron Cohen for deciding that 2026 is apparently the year we needed Ali G back. 🚩 Black British women?! After April Jackson claimed Black American women have been more supportive and welcoming to her than Black British women. Generalisation or uncomfortable conversation worth having? RUN TO THE COMMENTS 🏃🏾‍♀️ You lot had A LOT to say, so we're running straight back to the comments. This week we address being called out for talking over each other, our conversations about Black Americans and African identity, interracial dating, colourism, that viral Nigerian skin bleaching statistic and why people STILL think Black hair is public property. Some fair criticism, some strong disagreements and some comments that definitely needed an Aunties response. This is the honest conversation you won't hear anywhere else. www.yourauntiescouldnever.com

  • #307
    August 1 · 2 hr 19 min

    Special Guests - n My Opinion and Cam'ron's Anti-African comments, Red Flag Dating and Black Hair Boundaries

    Your favourite Aunties, Ak, Farrah and Nana are back with another packed episode, joined by the In My Opinion crew, DT, Uzoma and Sukali. AUNTYVENTION A woman spent the day with a man she's dating and wondered if him shoppign for himself and leaving her waiting in his car for three hours while he worked. She wanted to know if his behaviour was a collection of red flags or an original approach to dating? WELCOME TO THE FAMILY 💐 Beverly Naya for her Netflix documentary Skin continues that tackled colourism, skin bleaching and beauty standards in Nigeria. 💐 Mulinde welcomes Zeze Millz for defending In My Opinion podcast from critics who tried to lump them into the "take the mics away from men" conversation. ENEMIES OF PROGRESS 🚩 People who think Black children's hair is public property. Admiration is one thing. Ignoring consent is another. 🚩 New UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham's questionable new cabinet choices. 🚩 Cam'ron, for being disrespectful about Africans as he denies any African heritage. RUN TO THE COMMENTS 🏃🏾‍♀️ This week, the Aunties revisit your reactions to two conversations that got people talking: Kelso's comments about Caribbean immigration history in Britain and the ongoing debate around why some Black men don't date Black women. This is the honest conversation you won't hear anywhere else. Watch and listen now. YouTube. Apple Podcasts. Spotify. www.yourauntiescouldnever.com

  • #306
    July 20 · 2 hr 28 min

    WHY BLACK MEN DATE OTHER RACES! "Windrush Should’ve Stopped With Us?!" Kelso Sparks Heated Debate

    The Aunties are back, and this week we are joined by content creator, host, and viral personality Kelso (@Kelsoshow)! From his controversial comments on immigration and Windrush to the viral debate on where all the 40+ Black men are, no topic is off-limits. We dive deep into Caribbean vs. African identity, building wealth, height privilege, and why Kelso officially stopped talking to girls after hitting the limelight. Plus, we run through the comments, call out the latest viral madness (including that Paraguayan senator and World Cup politics), and talk about Kelso’s insane rise from corporate manager to online star. ⚡ Kelso explains (and defends) his Windrush comments — was it really what people think he meant? ⚡ Being 6'7": the DMs, the dating, the disadvantages nobody talks about ⚡ Buy Back Brixton, Ghana's reparations bid, and who actually got rich off the slave trade ⚡ The Paraguayan senator's vile comments about Mbappé — and Trump getting FIFA to overturn a red card ⚡ "Where are the Black men over 40?" — we run to the comments and it gets heated ⚡ Kelso's actual rise: from a corporate job at Peabody to going viral in Grenada in three months

  • #305
    July 7 · 2 hr 27 min

    Special Guest Kelechi Okafor - India Arie vs Yung Miami, Oprah vs Whitney

    Your favourite Aunties, Ak, Farrah and Nana are back with another packed episode, joined by Kelechi Okafor! AUNTYVENTION 🫂 This week's Auntyvention looks at the end of LaVar and Tina Ball's 30-year marriage. After raising three sons together and supporting each other through Tina's stroke and LaVar's leg amputation, the couple have separated. So, if you've built a life together and survived the hardest of times, is it ever okay to walk away because you're no longer happy? WELCOME TO THE FAMILY 💐 BET for an unforgettable tribute to Lauryn Hill, with performances from SZA, Doechii, Tems, Doja Cat, Nas, Queen Latifah, Common, Rapsody, Lizzo, YG Marley and more celebrating one of music's greatest icons. ENEMIES OF PROGRESS 🚩 Sexist MCs for the tired, lazy and misogynistic crowd banter that's long overdue for retirement. 🚩 India.Arie or Yung Miami? The Aunties unpack the debate over Spend Dat. Is India.Arie right to question the messages our music reinforces, or is Yung Miami simply making the soundtrack to the summer? 🚩 Megyn Kelly for her racist rant telling Haitians to "go home", reigniting anti immigrant rhetoric and dehumanising an entire community. 🚩 Justice Amy Coney Barrett after joining the Supreme Court majority allowing the Trump administration to move forward with ending Temporary Protected Status for hundreds of thousands of Haitians, despite being the adoptive mother of two Haitian children. 🚩 Oprah Winfrey after claiming Whitney Houston had relapsed during her final Oprah appearance, a version of events firmly disputed by Whitney's estate. RUN TO THE COMMENTS 🏃🏾‍♀️ This week, the Aunties dive into your reactions to Gina Yashere's comments about African and Caribbean identity on One54 Africa. The debate has sparked strong opinions, emotional responses and thousands of comments. Now it's time to hear what you had to say. This is the honest conversation you won't hear anywhere else. www.yourauntiescouldnever.com

  • #304
    July 4 · 23 min

    EXTRA AUNTIES - Hopeless Dreams and Soul Ties

    In this Extra Aunties episode your favourite Aunties AK & Nana are joined by Marianne Sunshine and Elaine the Pain to discuss how to be truthful about your friends' hairbrained schemes and are Soul Ties real!

  • #303
    July 1 · 1 hr 29 min

    Gina Yashere, Jamaicans vs Africans Divide: The Conversation NOBODY Is Having - SPECIAL GUESTS ELAINE THE PAIN AND MARIANNE SUNSHINE

    FAMILY, this one's REAL! SPECIAL GUESTS ELAINE THE PAIN AND MARIANNE SUNSHINE In this episode of Your Auntie's Could Never, the aunties gather to unpack the viral Gina Yashere clip from Godfrey the Comedian's 154 Africa podcast that had the entire Black internet in a chokehold. Gina's comments about Caribbean people specifically Jamaicans not knowing their African ancestry until Roots came out have stirred up DECADES of unresolved tension between African and Caribbean communities in the UK. But this conversation goes SO much deeper than one clip. We're talking about: 🔹 The bullying African kids faced from Caribbean kids in 70s & 80s Britain — and vice versa 🔹 Why Gina's generalisation of Jamaicans stung so many people 🔹 The role the British education system played in keeping Black children ignorant of their history 🔹 Colourism, class divides, and the "acceptable Black" pecking order 🔹 Marcus Garvey, Nanny of the Maroons, and the Caribbean icons Gina's comments erased 🔹 African identity denial — when children pretended to be Jamaican to fit in 🔹 The Windrush generation's fight for Black rights in the UK 🔹 Why the "divide and conquer" seed is STILL growing in our communities 🔹 What unity actually looks like for the diaspora in 2025 and beyond This wasn't a clean, PC conversation. It was raw, it was real, and it was NECESSARY. Because if we can't sit at the same table and have the uncomfortable conversations, how are we ever going to move forward as a people? Whether you're Jamaican, Nigerian, Grenadian, Ghanaian, Trinidadian, Black British, African American — this is YOUR story too. 🗣️ WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU: Did you experience the African vs Caribbean divide growing up? Do you think Gina was wrong, or was she telling her truth? Drop your thoughts in the comments — let's keep this conversation going. Timestamps: 0:00 — Intro & welcome to the aunties 0:30 — Setting the scene: What did Gina Yashere actually say? 2:20 — The Roots comment that set the internet on fire 5:10 — Was Gina lying? Lived experience vs generalisation 10:45 — The bullying: African kids vs Caribbean kids in 70s/80s Britain 18:30 — "African boo-boo" and culturally specific cusses — where did kids learn them? 25:15 — Identity crisis: When Africans pretended to be Jamaican 32:00 — The class divide: Middle-class Africans, West Indians, and the pecking order 38:20 — Caribbean legends Gina's comments erased: Marcus Garvey, Nanny of the Maroons 44:10 — "My mum would rather I had white friends than Jamaican friends" 50:30 — The white man attacked her at 12: What does that do to a child? 57:00 — Saturday schools, community work, and who shows up for Black Britain? 1:05:00 — The bigger picture: Divide and conquer is STILL the plan 1:10:30 — Grace vs accountability: How do we have these conversations? 1:15:00 — Final thoughts: We're stronger together 1:18:00 — Outro & where to find us #YourAuntiesGeneva #GinaYashere #AfricanVsCaribbean #BlackBritish #DiasporaConversation

  • #302
    June 23 · 1 hr 34 min

    Where Are the Black Men Over 40? Kanye King, and Kemi Badenoch on Stop and Search

    Your favourite Aunties, Ak, Farrah and Nana are back with another packed episode. AUNTYVENTION 🫂 This week’s Auntyvention starts with a speed dating disaster. One woman paid for a dating event only to discover it was almost entirely women. She's asking for her money back and wants to know: where are all the Black men over 40? Why do these events always seem packed with women, and where exactly are the men hanging out? WELCOME TO THE FAMILY 💐 Kanya King, the legacy of what she built with the MOBO Awards and its impact on Black British music, culture and generations of artists is being celebrated following her passing. 💐 Nicky Slimting who has taken his No Phones parties to another level! The latest one, on a grounded aeroplane! ENEMIES OF PROGRESS 🚩 The men who ignored the dress code at Nicky's event. Mandem, why is dressing up such a struggle? 🚩 Francis Foster for his suspect views around DEI, race, education and what teachers should expect from Black boys in the classroom. 🚩 The Love Island Ope debate: Is he an enemy for continuing to pronounce his Nigerian name incorrectly? 🚩 Mississippi police after a one-year-old child, Kohen Kartier Wiley, was killed when an officer opened fire on a vehicle during a response to an alleged shoplifting incident. 🚩 Kemi Badenoch for saying she's for increasing stop-and-search of Black boys. 🚩 Those trying to take Brixton Market out of local hands, as traders, residents and community groups fight to protect one of London's most important cultural spaces. This is the honest conversation you won’t hear anywhere else. Watch and listen now. YouTube. Apple Podcasts. Spotify. www.yourauntiescouldnever.com

  • #300
    June 16 · 1 hr 28 min

    Elon Musk & Belfast Race Riots, Trump's Knicks Curse and FIFA's World Cup Mess

    Your favourite Aunties, Ak, Farrah and Nana are back with another packed episode. AUNTYVENTION 🫂 This week’s Auntyvention asks a question many of us have faced. When two close friends fall out, each has their own version of events and accuses the other of lying. Who do you believe? The friend you've known for decades or the one who came later but has never given you a reason to doubt them? WELCOME TO THE FAMILY 💐 Lewis Hamilton: should he be welcomed or barred for saying there should be a cap on wealth? Whilst being wealthy himself and dating the wealthy Kim Kardashian. 💐 Chanelle Sykes aka @LoveChanellenje, beauty creator, founder of Dainty Girl Beauty and proud representative of the two scoops gang. ENEMIES OF PROGRESS 🚩 America & FIFA's mishandling of World Cup 2026. From seemingly racialised visa issues, entry bans and ridic ticket prices. 🚩 Donald Trump for pulling up to the Knicks game, jinxing their winning streak and turning a basketball match into security madness. Watch parties cancelled vibes thoroughly disturbed. 🚩 Elon Musk and others accused of fuelling tensions around the Belfast riots through inflammatory social media posts and anti immigration rhetoric. 🚩 Gwyneth Paltrow for promoting luxury property developments in Israel while the war in Gaza continues to dominate global headlines. 🚩 The Karmelo Anthony case verdict and the adultification of young Black people. This is the honest conversation you won’t hear anywhere else. www.yourauntiescouldnever.com

  • #298
    June 8 · 55 min

    EXTRA AUNTIES WITH REMI BURGZ

    Your Favourite Aunties get into Remi Burgz's business. They get into life as a Black Queer woman, dating, raising children, her radio career and what she can't live without.

  • #299
    June 8 · 58 min

    YOUR AUNTIES COULD NEVER @ SXSW LONDON SPECIAL

    Your favourite Aunties, Ak, Farrah and Nana are coming to you live from SXSW London for a special episode packed with dilemmas, culture and nonsense that needs addressing. AUNTYVENTION 🫂 Should she stay or should she go? After six years of marriage and six years of cheating, one woman finally asked her husband for a divorce. Now he wants another chance. The Aunties unpack whether some relationships are worth saving and when enough is enough. 🫂 And a guy is considering ending a 20-year friendship after watching his best friend become what he sees as a deeply disengaged father. Is it fair to judge someone else's parenting that harshly, or does character matter? WELCOME TO THE FAMILY 💐 Ruka Hair, founders Tendai Moyo and Ugo Agbai, after securing $4.5 million in new funding to continue transforming the textured hair and extensions industry through innovation and science. 💐 Jay Z following a headline-making Roots Picnic performance that reminded everyone why he remains one of Hip Hop's GOATS. ENEMIES OF PROGRESS 🚩 The jury that cleared Rick Chow, the South Carolina store owner who shot and killed 14-year-old Cyrus Carmack Belton following a dispute over alleged stolen bottles of water, reigniting painful comparisons to Latasha Harlins and Trayvon Martin. 🚩 The theatre company that thought Dreamgirls didn't need Black people, after a predominantly white production of the musical had its licence revoked following public backlash. 🚩 The US and Kenyan governments over plans for a US funded Ebola quarantine facility in Kenya, raising serious questions about transparency, sovereignty and who carries global risk. 🚩 David French, whose comments about only truly understanding racism after adopting his Ethiopian daughter sparked debate about empathy, privilege and people only caring when it becomes personal. 🚩 The Trump administration bombing over 205 Caribbean people under the guise of combating drug trafficking. 🚩 Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner for their controversial luxury resort plans on Albania's Sazan Island, facing protests and backlash This is the honest conversation you won't hear anywhere else.. www.yourauntiescouldnever.com

  • #297
    June 2 · 2 hr 3 min

    Special Guest Remi Burgz | Toxic Banter, Kevin Hart and Patrick Ta

    Your favourite Aunties, Ak, Farrah and Nana, are back with another packed episode, joined by the long overdue Remi Burgz, broadcaster, DJ, music journalist, cultural commentator and one of the voices behind Spotify's Who We Be Talks. AUNTYVENTION 🫂 This week’s Auntyvention asks a simple question: when does a joke stop being a joke? After creator Nigel Tatem shared how years of racist "banter" at school left him feeling isolated. The Aunties unpack the difference between mutual jokes and making someone the punchline every day. WELCOME TO THE FAMILY 💐 Jodeci, as Forever My Lady celebrates 35 years. One of the greatest R&B debuts of all time, four huge hits, decades of influence, plenty of ups and downs, and now finally back on tour. ENEMIES OF PROGRESS 🚩 The Mama Drama podcast debate for the careless way they discussed feeling aroused while breastfeeding. 🚩 Kevin Hart for dismissing criticism of the George Floyd joke at his Netflix roast by declaring that "people are stupid", while sidestepping questions around accountability. 🚩 The pastor who tried to part the sea, because faith is one thing but social media miracles are becoming another thing entirely. 🚩 Patrick Ta for trademarking "transition blush", a term popularised by Black MUA Painted by Esther. 🚩 Judge Nicholas Rowland for sentencing three boys involved in the r*pe of two girls with youth rehabilitation orders while stating he wanted to avoid "criminalising" the perpetrators. This is the honest conversation you won’t hear anywhere else. Watch and listen now. YouTube. Apple Podcasts. Spotify. www.yourauntiescouldnever.com

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