Mixed Talk

TRIGGER WARNING: This episode explores domestic violence and abuse. If you have been a victim of domestic abuse, please call one of the helplines below or check out the websites. This episode we look at the infamous Johnny Depp v Amber Heard case that is currently happening. It has gripped the world and blown up on social media, in particular TikTok. We voice our opinions on what we think is the t...

This weeks episode we look back at the most recent Oscars (the 94th!) Of course, we start of with the infamous slap from Will Smith and look at how we felt about the action and reaction surrounding the situation, including whether there was any racial discrimination via the reaction. We also discuss whether the Oscars has moved forward in Diversity and Inclusion, e.g. Troy Kotsur being the first d...

This week's episode can only be explained as fun, messy and chaotic.  We are joined by Ming where we discuss how it feels to go from being the majority to being the minority. He talk all about his life struggles as well as openly discussing how it is to be a gay asian man in today's world.  Want to contact us?  Email: mixedtalk99@gmail.com insta: @mixedtalk99

This week we look at the different types of boundaries and what they mean to us/ what we expect. Boundaries are very important in life and for our health, however we can find it difficult to maintain the boundaries we want or others want. The boundaries we focus on are within Friendships, Relationships, Work and Family.  If you have any questions or want to comment on any topics we have looke...

This week we have a special guest joining us. Jordi is a former classmate and dear dear friend. We talk about his experiences as a black man at university of sussex and dive into race issued that he has had throughout the years. Jordi is one of the most motivated individuals we have met and we get tips and tricks to what he did to end up in the theatre business.  if you have any questions or what...

This episode we discuss racial discrimination in both the summer and winter Olympics, in light of the recent drugs test situation. We delve into runner Sha'Carri's disqualification in the summer Olympics due to failing the drugs test, whereas ice-skater Kamila Valieva was not disqualified in the winter Olympics after failing the drugs test. Olly explores black athlete Kelly Curtis who was describe...

This episode is all about love... Or more like Valentines day. We look at how we spend our Valentines, what has been our favourite Valentines and where Valentines orginiated from. Also find out our favourite Valentines movie! Email: MixedTalk99@gmail.com Instagram: MixedTalk99

Hey!!  We are back with a new season of Mixed Talk. It will be full of all your favourite things from season 1 but with a few tweaks and changes. Listen to this intro to find out how season 2 is changing for the better! Email: MixedTalk99@gmail.com Instagram: MixedTalk99

This week we talk about communication and how important it is. we touch bases on how it is important to communicate with people at work as well as communicating with people you are in a romantic relationship with. communication is usually the answer o a lot of the problems. 

This week Olly and Jaz look at the way gender is perceived in sports overall. We also delve a bit further into the sports we play ourselves, Netball and Rugby. Researching the difference between men and women playing these sports we discuss how there is a gender gap. Email: MixedTalk99@gmail.com Instagram: @MixedTalk99

This week we lean more to our film sides and talk about some of our favorite films.  Films we talk about are:  The Platform by Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia ( 2019 ) When Harry Met Sally by Rob Reiner ( 1989 ) Set it Up by Claire Scanlon ( 2018 ) The Power of the Dog by Jane Campion ( 2021 ) The Death and Life of Marsha P.Johnson by David France ( 2017 ) The White Tiger by Ramin Bahrani ( 2021...

This week Olly and Jaz talk about the woes of Christmas being over and starting the new year at perhaps not the best start. With the pressure of starting the year right, we look at January blues and how to help overcome them. Song Included: "Oh No" by Capone Intro Music by Olivia King Email: MixedTalk99@gmail.com Instagram: MixedTalk99

Happy New years my lovies, hope everyone had a great celebration and ready for a new year with many great adventures lined up. Hope you love this light hearted chatty episode because next year we will deep dive into more interesting subjects within the mixed race community. if there any topics you want to hear more about please text us on insta @mixedtalk99 or email us at mixedtalk99@gmail.co

This podcast we talk about our Christmas traditions and look at the difference between England and Norway. Olly also suprises Jazz with a Christmas quiz, which you can join in!  Merry Christmas! Email: mixedtalk99@gmail.com Instagram: @mixedtalk99

This week we dip our toes into the fashion world where Olly and Jaz discuss diversity within the fast fashion industries like Zara, H&M, Fashion Nova, Asos and Boohoo. We touch base not only on race diversity but body, gender, height and disabilities. We put our main focus on the modeling communities as well as touching base in the agensies. If you find this interesting and want to hear more a...

This week we talk about our tips and tricks that we swear by to help students through exam season. We know the pain! Email: mixedtalk99@gmail.com Instagram: mixedtalk99

This week we talk about Black Friday sales and the issues it causes with the environment and sweat shops. We also look at some tips to help shop more sustainably. E-mail: mixedtalk99@gmail.com Instagram: mixedtalk99

This week we talk about seasonal depression and give you guys some tips and tricks to cope with the darker seasons.  E-mail: mixedtalk99@gmail.com instagram: mixedtalk99

In light of what happened at Travis Scott's AstroWorld Festival, we decided to look at the ways we experience festivals and what we think "festival culture" is. We also talk about the events that happened at AstroWorld and how we feel about the situation.  Please note, some of the content may be upsetting.  If you have any feedback or want to discuss more about festivals send us a dm on...

Hope this week's episode is higher quality than the previous episodes.  This week's episode we talk about Ollys obsession with Hair history. We barely scratch the surface when it comes to talking about african hair history, we talk about dreadlocks and its significance within kenyan culture, slavery and the need to follow eurocentric beauty standards. If you have any feedback or want to discu...

This week we talk about spiking drinks and talk about what we do to keep safe while going out. We find it shocking that we have to do so many things just to feel safe going out. Keep safe guys! 

This week Olly and Jazz have a special guest Olivia King! (Jazz's twin). We ask Olivia questions on what it is like studying and working in the music industry. We focus on diversity, in particular race within the music industry and how included POC are in music.

This weeks episode Jaz is back from Holiday, so we have a catch up. We then talk about friendships and what we value in friends the most. 

Olly jinxed herself, she rushed things and life was not happy with her.  In this weeks episode Olly and Simen comes together and talks about why they didn't move into the place they originally thought about moving into. They first start talking about 5 things that are nice to know before or during renting a house. 

It is Jazz's birthday on 14th October, so Olly creates a special birthday episode dedicated to Jazz. Find out what Jazz's favourite birthday was, which famous people share the same birthday and fun facts about birthdays.