In this episode Mercy comes back fresh from her holidaze where we catch up on highlights from her vacay and bday as well as how we feel about turning a year older. Your fave unserious duo also get chatting about our best dressed Met Gala lewks and run through a thorough Love is Blind season 4 recap! After watching the Longest Third Date docu, we dive into our thoughts on spontaneous romances and give a PSA on avoiding digital Blackface. Chat with us on: @swgtapodcast (insta) / [email protected] / swgta podcast (linktree) Follow your hosts:  Diana: @dianagithwe / @anabundanceofmelanin Mercy: @mercy_abel Recs of the week:  Watch the Longest Third Date on Netflix  Get yourself some Teva Sandals  Watch Severance on Apple TV+ TIMESTAMPS: Knowing lyrics for concerts (00:00:50) Mexico was a movie (00:04:27) Making a big deal of birthdays (00:17:16) Met Gala lewks (00:21:12) Love is Blind season 4 recap (00:37:12) The Longest Third Date & Spontaneous romances (01:28:24) Meme-ifications of serious topics (01:51:30) Our recommendations and faves (01:57:19) 

Lucky number 13? We’re going with it because we’re only here for positive superstitions. Join us for another episode of shenanigans and unserious chat as we discuss our Glasgwegian accent journey, our fave accents and why languages are so damn hard! Mercy finally speaks on her hate for voice notes and we bring Twttter’s latest conversation on meet cutes for your enjoyment.  Chat with us on: @swgtapodcast (insta) / [email protected] / swgta podcast (linktree) Follow your hosts:  Diana: @dianagithwe / @anabundanceofmelanin Mercy: @mercy_abel Recs of the week:  Get into spoken word by listening to Rudy Francisco  Got dry lips? Get yourself some of Glossiers’ balm dot com and thank us later  TIMESTAMPS: The number 13 and superstitions (00:00:28) Pronunciation of words and accents (00:11:01) Our favourite accents and languages (00:32:12) Mercy’s hate for voice notes (00:53:37) Meet cutes stories on Twitter (01:11:03) Our recommendations and faves (01:30:53) 

Is it just us that can recognise Black folk just by their voice? We get into the unserious chat that is the beautiful relationship between Black people and their pets and the funny traumatising moments we experienced as kids.  Speaking of trauma, things we don’t miss about uni is exams but as bby girls trying to adult, we’re really trying to navigate this cozzie livs!  Chat with us on: @swgtapodcast (insta) / [email protected] / swgta podcast (linktree) Follow your hosts:  Diana: @dianagithwe / @anabundanceofmelanin Mercy: @mercy_abel Recs of the week:  Get yourself a dehumidifier and thank us later! Aveeno body oil spray will get you feeling 10/10. We can all thank Mel for making us do it + passing on the message. 

Coming at you pre-recorded whilst Mercy is on her holibobs, your fave unserious duo are chatting about getting some vitamin D and the best times to book your vacays. We also chat about working on our punctuality, building a capsule wardrobe and how wedding season is an investment for all involved! Chat with us on: @swgtapodcast (insta) / [email protected] / swgta podcast (linktree) Follow your hosts:  Diana: @dianagithwe / @anabundanceofmelanin Mercy: @mercy_abel Recs of the week:  Get yourself a pair of UGGs Grab some pieces from Black owned businesses, Daily Paper & Kai Collective Rotate your wardrobe with Vinted / Depop TIMESTAMPS: Get yourself some vitamin D, please! (00:01:28) Booking holidays during off-peak seasons (00:11:44) People taking advantage of your kindness (00:20:15) Working on our punctuality (00:36:50) Building a capsule wardrobe (00:47:41) Wedding season is here & it’s expensiveee (01:03:28) Our recommendations and faves (01:36:59)

This week we’re giving you belly laughs as we remind ourselves of all those very embarrassing actions that happen in public that should not be that embarrassing. We reminisce about our favourite holidays and talk about what type of holiday-er we are. Do you have a favourite on-screen romance that you’ll ship forever? We share some of ours, but also discuss our biggest icks that put us right off!!  Chat with us on: @swgtapodcast (insta) / [email protected] / swgta podcast (linktree) Follow your hosts:  Diana: @dianagithwe / @anabundanceofmelanin Mercy: @mercy_abel Recs of the week:  Make sure to give Abott Elementary a watch Follow emilia.science to learn about the wonderful world of science  TIMESTAMPS: Holiday-ing being an investment (00:00:52) Traveling back home (00:06:34) Type of holidayers (00:18:00) Solo tripping (00:35:37) Non-embarrassing moments that are actually embarrassing (00:43:10) Our favourite on-screen romances (00:51:52) Icks (01:14:10)     Our recommendations and faves (01:35:15)

This week your fav unserious duo are chatting about if we’ve really processed the pandemic and how the future is looking a likkle scarrrry with recent AI developments. We also get into the wild side of stan culture and question does work life balance really exist??  Chat with us on: @swgtapodcast (insta) / [email protected] / swgta podcast (linktree) Follow your hosts:  Diana: @dianagithwe / @anabundanceofmelanin Mercy: @mercy_abel Recs of the week:  Watch The Last of Us and The Capture  Watch some real estate reality faves - Selling Sunset, Luxe Listings Sydney, Million Dollar Listing  Get yourself some crocs (& unserious jibbitz) TIMESTAMPS: Have we processed the pandemic? (00:00:24) The Last of Us (00:08:52) AI is taking over & TV shows that tried to warn us (00:11:53) Hiding the truth & making decisions for others (00:28:03) Stan culture (00:50:04) Work life balance (01:16:16) Our recommendations and faves (01:29:27)

Trying to control everything and chronic perfectionism has got us in a chokehold and it’s time for them to go!! We chat about how the world is truly deep in Y2K nostalgia and when it comes to fashion, do we really need to change our dress sense as we get older? Mercy’s sleep routine has got us chatting about sleep hygiene and how much we value goooood sleep, as adults.  Chat with us on: @swgtapodcast (insta) / [email protected] / swgta podcast (linktree) Follow your hosts:  Diana: @dianagithwe / @anabundanceofmelanin Mercy: @mercy_abel Recs of the week:  Get yourself a weighted blanket Listen to UK’s best R&B girl group Flo Watch the new season of Love is Blind Remember to be kind + check on your loved ones.  TIMESTAMPS: Being a perfectionist (00:01:49) Favourite numbers (00:20:39) Y2K nostalgia (00:30:19) Dress sense changing as you get older (00:43:58) Sleep hygiene and routines (01:00:35) Our recommendations and faves (01:14:20)

We are giving Queen Mother, aka Auntie Angela Bassett all her flowers this episode following her Academy Award snub and chatting all things Vanity Fair Afterparty, including THAT Black excellence photo. Getting back into our TV show bag, we debrief on the latest season of You on Netflix, sparking the question… can people really change? In this ep, we also speak on the crime that is catfishing and the unseriousness of hatfishing because we really gotta know why a hat can change an entire head and face shape!?!? And following on from last week, we talk more about Black women hair and why representation matters when it comes to “beauty standards”. Chat with us on: @swgtapodcast (insta) / [email protected] / swgta podcast (linktree) Follow your hosts:  Diana: @dianagithwe / @anabundanceofmelanin Mercy: @mercy_abel Recs of the week:  Watch FusionOfCultures, Chizi Duru, Abbie Curls, Naptural85 to inspire your hair journey Get yourself an Amazon Fire Stick to keep up with our tv recs TIMESTAMPS: Angela Bassett deserved that Oscar (00:02:36) Law Roach retiring from celebrity styling (00:21:46)  You season 4 (00:28:59)  Can people change? (00:35:26)  Catfishing & Hatfishing (00:46:36)  Black women hair & beauty standards (01:12:52)  Our recommendations and faves (01:28:07) 

As Black women, we often feel that movements such as International Women’s Day are not speaking to us. But, it’s important to find pockets of joy such as watching incredible performers such as Lizzo in concert and amplifying the need for Black Deaf representation in movies such as Creed III. Love Island is officially over (until summer 🤪) and shows such as these makes us wonder where the onus lies on the portrayal and experience of Black women on TV. Are the expectations of female maintenance too high? We chat about our own maintenance, how people should mind their own business, and the ridiculous conversations that surround Black women’s hair. Chat with us on: @swgtapodcast (insta) / [email protected] / swgta podcast (linktree) Follow your hosts: Diana: @dianagithwe / @anabundanceofmelanin Mercy: @mercy_abel Recs of the week: Watch the Terrell Show on Youtube Looking for a natural deodorant alternative, check out Wild Deodorant Be sure to cop the Hey Estrid razors TIMESTAMPS: International Women’s Day 2023 (00:04:15) Lizzo’s concert (00:09:12) Our recent cinema watches (00:16:33) Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (00:29:17) Winter Love Island 2023 has come to an end (00:39:47) Why should Black people stop enjoying TV? (01:07:54) Black people being the villain (01:19:29) Paying for maintenance as a woman (01:28:40) Men not minding their own (01:43:03) Black girls and their hair (01:49:41) Our recommendations and faves (01:54:26)

That’s. Not. My. Name! We chat about our experiences with ‘traditional names’ in western societies and the struggles of fitting in. Another round of love island chats has us questioning what it really means to be ‘exclusive’. We also speak on our favourite compliments we like to hear (so we hope you all listen well well, and take notes!) and whyyyy everything needs to be TikTok-ified!? Chat with us on: @swgtapodcast (insta) / [email protected] / swgta podcast (linktree) Follow your hosts: Diana: @dianagithwe / @anabundanceofmelanin Mercy: @mercy_abel Recs of the week: Read Diana’s blogpost: English Names for Non-English People Read Rachel’s (Mercy’s sister) blogpost: Reclaiming My Name Follow @embracingblackculture on insta Watch Ginny & Georgia on Netflix TIMESTAMPS: So many subscriptions (00:01:50) Mercy the music producer (00:05:05) Baby names that would be cute if they weren’t already words (00:08:31) Uncommon names (00:15:06) What is a traditional name (00:17:14) Yewande & #SayMyName (00:32:49) Love Island (00:48:48) Favourite compliments (01:09:33) The TikTok-ification of everything (01:26:14) Our recommendations and faves (01:39:22)