OPN TABS

This week on OPN TABS, we're joined by Nana, formally known as Herreality, a creator known for challenging the stories we've been told about womanhood, romance, religion and identity! From fairy tales and dating expectations to feminism and faith, Nana has built a platform that encourages people to question the narratives they've inherited and decide for themselves what they truly beli...

This week on OPN TABS, we’re opening the tab on something we all use every day but rarely stop to question properly… social media. From filters and digital footprints to parasocial relationships and children growing up online, we unpack how the internet is quietly shaping the way we think, behave, connect and see ourselves. We discuss whether social media has blurred the line between public and pr...

This week on OPN TABS, we’re joined by a guest who’s become a refreshing voice in the world of self-discovery, masculinity and religious deconstruction. With over 7,800 followers on TikTok, TimTalks has been creating space for honest conversations around Christianity, atheism, and what it really means to unlearn belief systems that many of us were raised inside. In this episode, Tim opens up about...

In this episode of OPN TABS , we take a closer look at the concept of virginity - its cultural weight, its origins, and its impact today. We explore purity culture and how its messages around intimacy, shame, and morality can shape women’s identities, relationships, and mental health. We also reflect on the intersections of religion, culture, and Black womanhood , and how these influences impact t...

In this episode of OPN TABS, we open the tab on friendship - what it really takes to build it, sustain it, and show up in it fully. From meeting at university to becoming genuinely close, we reflect on our journey and the intentional choices that shaped our connection. We get into the cost of avoiding vulnerability and how surface-level friendships can leave us feeling disconnected, even when we’r...

In this episode of OPN TABS , we open the tab on glow up culture and the beauty standards shaping the way we see ourselves. We reflect on our first experiences of a “glow up” in secondary school, when it happened, how it felt, and how those moments shaped our relationships with beauty, confidence, and our bodies. We talk about aesthetics and self-image, the rise of the UK Black Girl aesthetic , an...

Welcome to OPN TABS! ✨ In our very first episode, we’re opening the first tab by introducing who we are, two creative Black women with academic roots in politics and sociology, navigating culture in real time. We share why we started this podcast, the need to be seen, building community, and creating space for conversations that feel honest, layered and a little bit “too deep.” Plus, in the spiri...