Seasoned Sessions

Welcome back to Seasoned Sessions! This week, we talk about Twitter Discourse, the four people who toppled the Edward Colston statue during 2020’s BLM protests being cleared, Tristan Thompson’s most recent cheating scandal, our New Year's Resolutions, and more. Get in touch with us at  @seasonedsessionspod,   @adaenechi, and @its_hanifahh. Have a great week!

Welcome to our first episode of 2022 – Happy New Year! In this special episode, we’re joined with Maia Wade, AKA TikTok sensation, @maiachondrialmembrane to talk about her viral commentary videos. We chat about the timeline of Black culture and features being appropriated, the rise in BBLs, the Kardashians, and more. Get in touch with us at  @seasonedsessionspod,   @its_hanifahh and @ada...

Welcome to our special Christmas episode of Seasoned Sessions! To celebrate, we’re teamed up with the lovely Imriel Morgan, the CEO of Content is Queen , and immersive media producer and host of The Voices of our People  podcast Michelle Scarlett. We chat about podcasting life, motherhood and growing up, our favourite Christmas songs, and much more! Get in touch with us at  @seasonedsess...

Welcome back to Seasoned Sessions! On this week’s we talk about the death of the untimely death of writer bell hooks, Lewis Hamilton getting knighted, our Christmas dinner traditions, and our pettiest dating icks. You can get in touch with us at  @seasonedsessionspod , @adaenechi, or @its_hanifahh. Have a great week!

Welcome back to Seasoned Sessions! In this week’s episode, we discuss the revelation of Downing Streets’s 2020 winter lockdown Christmas party and more of our government’s most recent indiscretions, COVID’s latest mutation, Kyle Rittenhouse’s post-trial podcast interview, and more. You can get in touch with us at  @seasonedsessionspod , @adaenechi , and @its_hanifahh . Have a great week!

Welcome back to Seasoned Sessions! This week we’re joined with the lovely Henrie Kwushue, and we talked about the 2021 MOBO awards, the untimely death of designer Virgil Abloh, and an asteroid that, according to NASA, is set to break into the Earth’s orbit next week. You can get in touch with us at  @seasonedsessionspod , @adaenechi , or @its_hanifahh . Have a great week!

Welcome back to Seasoned Sessions! This week, Aml Ameen joined us to talk all about his latest film “Boxing Day,” – which he also wrote and directed – and the importance of seeing joyful, authentic Black stories on the big screen. The Christmas film has an ensemble cast, including Aja Naomi King, Leigh-Anne Pinnock, and of course Aml – catch it in cinemas from December 3rd! Before that, we discuss...

Welcome back to Seasoned Sessions, which is now an award-winning podcast! In this week’s episode, we talk about our Lovie win, the tragedy at Astroworld Festival, the Kyle Rittenhouse case (which was ongoing at the time we recorded), Tessa Thompson’s latest film Passing, and more. Get in touch with us at  @seasonedsessionspod, @adaenechi, and @its_hanifahh. Have a great week!

Welcome back to Seasoned Sessions! This week, things are a little different to our regular programming and are joined by the lovely Ivy and Samira from the Black, Broke and Brilliant podcast. We talk about this year's John Lewis Christmas advert, which is facing backlash because it stars a Black family, then we all share some of the most outrageous memories from our school days. Some of the scanda...

Welcome back to Seasoned Sessions! In this week’s episode, we talk about this years’ Jingle Bell lineup, Jay-Z’s brief spell on Instagram, Leomie Anderson opening up about having to do her own hair and makeup for fashion shows, and the experience of being Black in majority-white spaces. Get in touch with us at  @seasonedsessionspod,  @adaenechi, and @its_hanifahh. Have a great week! Tran...

Welcome back to Seasoned Sessions! In this week’s episode, we talk about the Kyle Rittenhouse trial, Vanessa Bryant finding out about Kobe and Gianna’s deaths via social media, and Dave Chappelle doubling down on his jokes in his Netflix special. Get in touch with us at  seasonedsessions@buzzfeed.com , @adaenechi, and @its_hanifahh. Happy Black History Month!

Welcome back to Seasoned Sessions! In this week’s episode, we talk about Dave Chappelle’s Netflix special and the trans employee who was fired from the company, Billy Porter calling out Harry Styles for wearing a dress on the cover of Vogue, and what we thought of season three of You. Get in touch with us at  seasonedsessions@buzzfeed.com , @adaenechi, and @its_hanifahh.

Welcome to Seasoned Sessions! Hanifah’s back from her week off, and the podcast has been nominated for a Lovie Award! You can vote for us here: https://rb.gy/jl8lmj . In this week’s episode, we discuss our favourite Squid Game theories and Nicki Minaj’s response to the criticism Jesy Nelson has received for cultural appropriation. You can get in touch with us at  seasonedsessions@buzzfee...

Welcome back to Seasoned Sessions! This week in Hanifah is off so we have a special guest, Dionne Grant! This week Dionne and Ada chat about Ada getting mugged, Jesy Nelson forgetting her race and why you should pay your wedding photographer. You can get in touch with us at  seasonedsessions@buzzfeed.com

Welcome back to Seasoned Sessions! It’s Black History Month, so to kick things off, we share a few of our favourite Black-Owned British brands and the events we’re looking forward to the most. We also discuss the violence of the Metropolitan Police, Jada and Will Smith opening up about their marriage, and the politics of being a celeb couple. You can get in touch with us at  seasonedsessions@...

Welcome back to Seasoned Sessions! This week, Ada’s on holiday so we have friend and listener Hafsa Ahmed filling in as a guest host! We’re talking about Michaela Coel’s history-making Emmy win, violence against women in the wake of the killing of 28-year-old Sabina Nessa, equality minister Kemi Badenoch’s alleged comments on colonialism, and the panic around gas shortage in the UK. TRIGGER WARNIN...

Welcome back to Seasoned Sessions! This week we’re talking about our favourite looks from the Met Gala. Nicki Minaj taking on the British government on Twitter, the proposed new reality show "The Activist," and more. Catch some of the discussion over on our TikTok @seasonedbf, and you can get in touch with us at  seasonedsessions@buzzfeed.com , @adaenechi, or @its_hanifahh. Have a great week!

Welcome back to Seasoned Sessions! This week we’re talking about the death of actor Michael K. Williams, Boris Johnson’s announcement of the news health and social care tax, and the news that Grenfell Tower will be demolished. Catch some of the discussion over on our TikTok @seasonedbf, and you can get in touch with us at  seasonedsessions@buzzfeed.com , @adaenechi, or @its_hanifahh. Have a g...

Welcome back to Seasoned Sessions! This week we’re talking about the racism England players were faced with at a World Cup qualifier match in Hungary, Cheryl Tweedy hosting a new R&B podcast for BBC, the ongoing R Kelly case, and more. Catch some of the discussion over on BuzzFeed UK’s YouTube channel, and you can get in touch with us at  seasonedsessions@buzzfeed.com , @adaenechi, or @it...

Welcome back to another episode of Seasoned Sessions! This week Ada is stuck in Germany and Hanifah had technical difficulties but we didn't want to disappoint so we put out an episode anyway. We might not have had music but we talked about real issues in the world like Love Island and Beyoncé. Reach out to us at seasonedsessions@buyyfeed.com

Welcome back to Seasoned Sessions! This week we’re talking about Rihanna’s company being sued for playing a song containing Islamic scripture at a Fenty fashion show, Lizzo responding to the constant online harassment she faces, weird school rules, and more! Catch some of the discussion over on BuzzFeed UK’s YouTube channel, and you can get in touch with us at  seasonedsessions@buzzfeed.com ,...

Welcome back to Seasoned Sessions, we hope you’ve missed us! A lot happened while we’ve on our break, and in this episode we catch up on the aftermath of the Euros, the Olympics, Rihanna’s billionaire status, the climate crisis, and some of the latest conspiracy theories. Model Eva Apio also joined us to tell us all about the non profit organisation she’s developing in Uganda. Catch some of the di...

Welcome to a bonus episode of Seasoned Sessions! We’re joined by Natalie Narh & Nigel Atta-Mensah, co-founders of New Comma, an online platform dedicated to discovering, supporting, and providing opportunities to African and Black creatives. Find out more on  new-comma.com . We’re on a short break, but you can still get in touch with us at  seasonedsessions@buzzfeed.com , @adaen...

Welcome back to Seasoned Sessions! This week is a celebration – It’s our one year podcast anniversary!! We look back at the rollercoaster that this past year has been, discuss some of our most memorable moments, shout out some of our favourite businesses and organisations, and more! Catch some of the discussion over on BuzzFeed UK’s YouTube channel, and you can get in touch with us at  season...

Welcome back to Seasoned Sessions! This week we’re joined by the one and only Fleur East! We talk about her experience on the the X-Factor, the pressure Black reality stars can feel when it comes to representing the community, and her brand new prime-time gameshow The Void, which she’ll be co-hosting with Ashley Banjo. Catch some of the discussion over on BuzzFeed UK’s YouTube channel, and you can...