Seasoned Sessions

We break down John Boyega’s Star Wars experience, Mariah Carey addressing *that* Ellen interview, Chadwick Boseman’s co-star opening up about him, and more.

We discuss the protests in Kenosha, NBC News mixing up Usain Bolt with Kevin Hart, Taylor Swift donating over £20k to a student’s university fund, and more.

We’re talking about Russell Brand mansplaining the “WAP” video, The Office’s Leslie David Baker opening up about the hateful DMs he receives, and we're also joined by the very talented Tom Moutchi, who stars in BBC3’s hilarious sketch show Famalam.

Stephen Lawrence’s murder investigation has been close, leaving his remaining killers at large, MP Dawn Butler was stopped and search, The WAP video that's causing a stir, and more. And we're also joined by Wumni Mosaku, the star of the brand new HBO show Lovecraft Country, which is out on the August 17th

Zoe Saldana has apologised for playing Nina Simone, a family in Colorado were held at gunpoint by the police, and the BBC have said the N-word again.

An NHS worker has been left with awful injuries after a violent attack, Wiley’s been banished from social media, and the Emmy nominations this year are record breaking!

This week, we’ll be talking about a teenage protester who was assaulted by the police, the aftermath of Megan Thee Stallions shooting, Jeff Bezos breaking billionaire records, and more...

This week, we’ll be talking the tragic deaths of Nicole Thea and Naya Rivera, Edward Enninful getting racially profiled while a Vogue, Fenty beauty branching out into skincare, and more. We’ll also be talking to the woman who was behind getting that dress to Kylie –  Iman Leila, who represents Loudbrand Studios.

Kanye saying that he’s running for president, the woman who called the police on a black bird watcher facing charges, Halle Berry apologising for saying she wanted to play a trans character, and more.

This week, we’ll be discussing Jada Pinkett and Jaden Smith calling out Shane Dawson for sexualising Willow when she was 11-years-old, Anthony Mackie criticising Marvel for their lack of diversity behind the scenes, the fact that lots of TV shows are editing out episodes that include blackface, and more.

Every Saturday, the voices behind Seasoned will be here to bring you all the black news you may have missed. From pop culture to politics, each week, Ada and Hanifah will be giving you their take on everything that’s been happening. Brought to you by BuzzFeed UK, make sure you tune in - full episode starting Saturday July 4!