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GVRNZ, Halima and Simran come together in advance of what are set to potentially be some of the hottest days in British history. They discuss the ongoing economic crisis, protests and palace storming in Sri Lanka, as well as the fallacy of ethnic representation in regards to the Tory leadership contest. GVRNZ then catches up with Aaron AK to discuss all things music, before rounding off the episod...

GVRNZ and Simran chat about the latest in news and pop culture, including Boris Johnson's resignation, Love Island, and beef between Stranger Things' Noah Schnapp and Doja Cat. GVRNZ also chats with North London's Gloryuss about his new album 'Natanavā'.

GVRNZ and Halima kick off the episode by giving their thoughts on the latest instalment of 'Stranger Things'. They're then joined by Josephine Ewoma to delve into the recent devastating floods in Sylhet, Bangladesh, and how the climate crisis and colonialism are strongly linked. In the latter half of the episode, GVRNZ and Simran discuss the latest news and events, including Glastonbury 2022.

In the first half of the episode, photographer/writer Martyn Ewoma returns to chat with GVRNZ and Halima about how Britain's hostile border policy (most recently seen with attempted deportations of asylum seekers to Rwanda) isn't something of a surprise. In the second half of the episode, GVRNZ and Simran chat with DJ Joy To The World about DJing, pride, being a female creative, radio production,...

Halima tells GVRNZ all about her recent excursions around South Eastern Europe. They also delve into hotel horror stories, the current nightmare surrounding getting a passport in the UK, age gaps in relationships, and recent events in UK politics.

In light of Queen Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee, GVRNZ and Simran discuss whether or not it's something to be celebrated. They also delve into the deaths of Sidhu Moose Wala and KK, Liam Payne's big mouthing on Logal Paul's podcast, Swedengate on social media, and the upcoming series of Love Island.

As they enter their mid/late 20s, GVRNZ, Halima and Simran discuss whether they're getting old. They also delve into what festivals they have coming up this summer.

GVRNZ & Simran catch up on the latest in their personal lives and pop culture, including the birth of Rihanna and A$AP Rocky's baby, the Wagatha Christie trial and Amber Heard v Johnny Depp. They then delve into two racially motived attacks which occurred within the past week; the Buffalo supermarket shooting in America and the recent beating of an 11 year old school boy in Wales that resulted...

In honour of mental health awareness month, GVRNZ is joined by Wolverhampton's DJ Bhavin to discuss the importance of being open and honest with one another about mental health, especially within the South Asian community.

GVRNZ, Halima and Simran discuss Eid al-Fitr, cancel culture, and the recent leaked documents which suggest the US Supreme Court will overturn Roe v Wade, potentially banning abortions in up to 22 states. GVRNZ also chats to writer/photographer Martyn Ewoma in more detail about the ramifications of Elon Musk's desire to bring back "free speech" on Twitter.

GVRNZ and Halima delve into the news of the past week, including: Elon Musk buying Twitter in the name of "free speech" DJ Tim Westwood facing allegations of sexual harassment MP Neil Parish being suspended from the Conservative Party for watching pornography in the House of Commons

GVRNZ, Halima and Simran get patriotic as they commemorate St. George's Day with discussions surrounding national pride, the nationality and borders bill and citizenship. They also delve into the murder of Stephen Lawrence, and its continued significance 29 years on.

GVRNZ chats to activist/advocate and strategist Prisha Bathia about her recent work with Vatika UK as part of their #BeVisible campaign. He's then joined by Halima and Simran as they delve into recent news topics, including Alia Bhatt and Ranbir Kapoor's wedding, the recent exclusion of trans people from a UK LGBTQ+ conversion therapy ban, Priti Patel facilitating the deportion of UK asylum seeker...

GVRNZ, Halima and Simran discuss a range of topics, including: Unwarranted advances on social media Keir Starmer's recent declaration that he believes Israel is not an apartheid state, contrary to Amnesty International's recent report The aftermath of the Oscars and the GRAMMYs

GVRNZ chats to Tamil-American artist Praveen Gunendran about his first major project 'Arivu', featuring the likes of S.A.M, Pritt and Vinnin. GVRNZ and Halima then discuss the latest news, including the outcome of the partygate fines, and recent research which has shown a link between genetic pre-deposition in South Asians to put on weight and their ancestors suffering famine at the hands of colon...

GVRNZ chats to writer and photographer Martyn about the Royal Family's recent visit to Jamaica during their Caribbean tour which didn't go entirely to plan... Later he's joined by Kami Kane to discuss his latest single with Luqy, 'Maa Tere Jeya (Live Version)', released in honour of Mother's Day.

GVRNZ and Simran start off the episode by celebrating the good weather and summer approaching after what's felt like the longest winter. They also delve into examples of things that shouldn't work together, but miraculously do... They then discuss the horrific case of Child Q that's come to light recently, in which a 15 year old girl was strip searched at school by Metropolitan Police after they i...

GVRNZ chats with Ms damnshestamil herself, Priya Ragu, about her latest single 'Illuminous' and musical journey so far. Halima & Simran then join him to engage in a debate that's been doing the rounds on social media recently - are there more doors or wheels in the world? On a more serious note, the trio then discuss International Women's Day and the importance of intersectional feminism. GVRN...

GVRNZ and Halima break down the latest on Russia's invasion of Ukraine, including the racist treatment of non-white refugees. They're later joined by AminaB a spoken-word artist based in Manchester, and local up-and-coming rapper K2 Cruddy.

GVRNZ catches with Rayners Lane's own S.A.M on his latest single 'Cha Cha' and how he's found his true sound going into the rest of 2022. Halima and Simran then join the chat, firstly covering one of the many reasons why (in our opinion) living in the North > the South. Today's topic; house prices. Finally, the group delve into the topic of growth in regards to both romantic and platonic relati...

GVRNZ and Simran delve into all the latest news from the past week, including the Super Bowl, Prince Andrew paying off Virginia Giuffre (via the Queen), Angela Rayner's "shoot first, ask questions later" policy on terrorism, and Sha'Carri Richardson's allegations of double standards after Kamila Valieva was allowed to compete in the Winter Olympics, despite failing her doping test.

GVRNZ, Halima and Simran discuss recent news highlights, including Kurt Zouma's animal abuse and Met Commissioner Cressida Dick's resignation. GVRNZ then catches up with Toronto's inFuze to chat about their latest single 'Kadhal Kandraavi'.

GVRNZ and Halima delve into the recent announcement that the cap for electricity prices is set to rise by 54% in a few months time. In light of this, they then discuss their hypothetical plans for how they plan to leave the UK... Later on in the episode, GVRNZ catches up with Mango Masala's 'One To Watch In 2022', Namxn, to break down his debut EP 'Flight No. 6'.

Simran interviews local duo Emfour x Kenno, talking about their most recent release 'SVR' and what they have planned for 2022. GVRNZ and Halima then join to discuss all things travel, and the recent announcement that all COVID restrictions are set to be dropped on March 24th 2022.

London's Supriya joins GVRNZ to chat about her latest single 'No Lie', as well as how she's been killing it in the industry from such a young age. As COVID restrictions are set to ease, Halima then joins GVRNZ to discuss the impact of lockdown on Muslims, with particular consideration of the Muslim Census' report from last year. The two then cover Bury South MP Christian Wakeford's defection from...