Tales From The Plantation

In our latest round of recaps, we feature Tales from Volume 3.5 and 8.5! Please remember to like/rate and review on Soundcloud, Apple Podcasts and Spotify. SC: @talesfromtheplantation AP: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/tale…on/id1403137269 Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/26ki3XvVIIl…ENRbCB7rOP-AirBA Hit us up on: Instagram - @talesfromtheplantation Facebook - @talesfromtheplantation SoundCloud - @ta...

03:42 - R Kelly sentencing and our faves who probably back him 17:42 - RIP Sabina Nessa/Sarah Everard and the ridiculous police advice 37:52 - Defund/abolish the police/wild tax ideas 41:16 - Petrol crisis & the ineptitude of this Brexit government 57:20 - Children as autonomous beings - should they be able to pick their food? Please remember to like/rate and review on Soundcloud, Apple Podcasts a...

We've been on a brief hiatus, but while we get a new episode ready for you all, here's a recap of some of the Tales From The Plantation that we've experienced, starting right back from Episodes 1 and 2! Intro beat: @akilhenrymusic Please remember to like/rate and review on Soundcloud, Apple Podcasts and Spotify. SC: @talesfromtheplantation AP: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/tale…on/id1403137269 Spo...

03:00 - #ShaCarriRichardson 09:52 - #CryptoCrash #Investing 15:50 - #ShaCarriRichardson (resumed) 33:33 - #RaheemSterling, England and the Euros - would you wear an England shirt/fly an England flag? 47:48 - Rooting for everyone Black - shout out to #CocoGauff and #SerenaWilliams (our GOAT) 50:16 - #MattHancock #GinaColadangelo 55:40 - #LoveIsland should be cancelled (Harry's rant, part 2) Please...

00:37 - Creepy / predatory songs 07:00 - Aaliyah 10:50 - Noel Clarke & the stories of sexual assault 13:17 - Kony 2012, national anthems 15:45 - Noel Clarke/John Barrowman 36:50 - Should we get rid of art that predators/sexual assaulters make? 43:10 - Turtle Bay & the watermelon fried chicken 49:05 - Dr Umar Johnson vs Kevin Samuels & the rise of incel (Black) men 68:24 - Black men and aggression...

First of all, RIP to Richard Okorogheye, and our thoughts and prayers go out to his family. 00:36 - Ranking supermarkets 06:44 - Harry's snobbery towards concentrated juice 10:16 - We finally introduce the podcast 12:18 - Freestyling 14:10 - Teens' first dates 15:45 - RIP Richard Okorogheye 21:06 - Tunde's social media fast 25:25 - Blaming Boris, or is it our fault at this point if we don't get to...

00:35 - Harry gets the episode number wrong 01:00 - Tunde on social media fasting for Lent and being kind to ourselves 09:10 - Do you season your baked beans? 19:27 - UK BLM and an extra long spiel from Harry (to skip it if you know the background, go to 25:19 44:10 - Shamima Begum losing her appeal for citizenship, what that means for Black people within the UK 51:00 - do you feel British? 61:53...

We've been away for a minute, but we are back like we never left! Topics this week: - Candice Brathwaite being done dirty by TV producers and the struggles of dark skinned/monoracial Black women - #CanChristiansBeFeminist - the madness going on in that Clubhouse room and why feminism is such an issue for Christians - The best song in Sister Act 2 - The GOAT that is Serena Williams and her trophy t...

Apologies for the poor mic quality on this - Tunde knew and said nothing smh. We had a couple of special guests this week (@TashaSampa from @asoulfulstorm and @DomHThompson from @Blackinabox) as we talked about: - The evolution of Clubhouse - Is London bad vibes? - Twerking in a restaurant - is this okay or should you have decorum? - Snoop's comments on WAP - Are the GRAMMYs still relevant? - Whit...

What a Black History Month it was! Topics this week: * Trump loses (or does he?) * Kamala Harris and the question of representation * One drop rule and the erasure of mixed identities * #EndSARS and the tragic Lekki Toll Gate massacre * Octavian's domestic violence and how some men enable abusers * Should some podcasts have stayed in the group chat (including ours)? * Black Reception Playlists - w...

Happy UK Black History Month everyone! Topics this week: * Trump and COVID, do we care? * Sainsbury’s making a stand and gammons having a meltdown * Cancel culture and the Harper’s letter * BAME (again) - are Black people in fashion? * Channel U is back * Nigeria’s 60th Independence Day * Justice for Breonna Taylor (we didn’t really go into this one because our friends over at @asoulfulstorm prett...

We discuss this week: - Famalam and the Jamaican Countdown that went very left - Megan Thee Stallion, Tory Lanez, and black men riding (or not) for black women - WAP (Cardi B and MTS) - the outrage/furore, is it warranted? is there a double standard for male/female rappers? - A-Level Results fiasco - should Gavin Williamson resign? - Rule Britannia at the proms And much more! Please remember to li...

We discuss this week: - Prince Harry's comments on institutionalised racism - Reparations - Performative allyship - An old racist white man - Keir Starmer being a wasteman - David Lammy and interracial dating - Boris letting the lads out for a pint - Problematic faves - Jada, Will, August and open relationships (with a spot of grooming?) - The UK's Beyonce (and Lumidee being off key) - Kanye for P...

We discuss this week: - How every black person is suddenly their workplace's chief racism and diversity officer - Noname vs J Cole - Why do black women feel isolated from black men - The List going around on Twitter of influencers/popular people who have been accused of rape/sexual assault - The nuances of consent, coercion and persuasion - Greenleaf returning - Our favourite black movies/TV shows...

#BlackLivesMatter. Our discussion took us through the events of last week, our feelings and thoughts on what was going on, and what we thought next steps and our action should be... Looting or not? Should celebrities say something? and much more... Please remember to like/rate and review on Soundcloud, Apple Podcasts and Spotify. SC: @talesfromtheplantation AP: itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/tales…&i...

We quickly got together and gave our initial thoughts and feelings after the incredible celebration of blackness and gospel music that was the Kirk and Fred #VERZUZ! Audio is raw, but our emotions were real! Please remember to like/rate and review on Soundcloud, Apple Podcasts and Spotify. SC: @talesfromtheplantation AP: itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/tales…&i=1000423073535 Spotify: open.spotify.com/...

Topics this week: - the TL in shambles - influencers getting "cancelled" *rolls eyes* and the double standards within that (love to Nella Rose - don't let them keep you down!) - Diaspora wars (again) - #BlackAF And much more... Please remember to like/rate and review on Soundcloud, Apple Podcasts and Spotify. SC: @talesfromtheplantation AP: itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/tales…&i=1000423073535 Spotif...

Topics this week: - #QuarantineRadio - empowerment or sexualisation or both? - Zoom bombing - Why white women are upset at being called Karen - How to create a nigger by Steph Freeman And much more... Please remember to like/rate and review on Soundcloud, Apple Podcasts and Spotify. SC: @talesfromtheplantation AP: itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/tales…&i=1000423073535 Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode...

Topics this week: - Imagine and Gal Gadot's crew giving us all hope - Who's sick of these Instagram challenges? - Do women put on makeup for men? Does it matter? - Boris has the corona - Old Alicia Keys was the best! - What 2 albums would you take with you to a desert island? And much more... Please remember to like/rate and review on Soundcloud, Apple Podcasts and Spotify. SC: soundcloud.com/tale...

Topics this week: - Women, would you propose to your man? Men, would you allow it? - The new show sensation Love Is Blind and some of the issues arising from it - The crazy coronavirus scare - Noughts and Crosses - Dave at the Brits - Black people dominating sport & the retirement of Maria Sharapova - Reminiscing on double dutch and Eastenders - #Jamaica50 And much more... Please remember to like/...

We finally hit 25 episodes! Thank you all for listening and rocking with us so far! Topics this week: - Wiley vs Stormzy - does grime beef go too far? - Meghan and Harry exiting the Royal Family, and the backlash surrounding it - plus we delve into why the Royal Family is so problematic - Ari Lennox and the abuse she suffered from online trolls - Love Island returns! But why does Harry hate it so...

Topics this week: - DaBaby's Nudes and do we keep the same energy in regards to outrage around men's nudes being leaked as we do for women? Is there a legitimate reason for the difference? - The attacks on Stormzy in the media - We roundup the year and the decade! Thank you all SO MUCH for listening over the last 24 episodes! We really appreciate it! Please remember to like/rate and review on Soun...

Topics this week: - Pussycat Dolls reunion - The London terror attacks and the difference between a freedom fighter and a terrorist - Jeremy Corbyn, Boris Johnson and racism/anti-semitism in UK politics - Blue Story, BYP and whether we have a variety of narratives in black UK films - Traditional African religions and whether black Christians have an unwarranted prejudice towards them and lots more...

Topics this week: - Diaspora Wars (Cynthia Erivo, African-Americans vs British Caribbeans/Africans) - Mr Expeditiously aka TI checking his daughter's hymen - SPAC Nation finally getting their comeuppance - Kanye "Christian Genius" West - Trolling mum bloggers And LOADS more... Please remember to like/rate and review on Soundcloud, Apple Podcasts and Spotify. SC: soundcloud.com/talesfromtheplantati...

First of all, RIP Baptista Adjei and to all the other young black boys that have been killed across the UK as a result of youth violence. Topics this week: - It was Rebekah Vardy's....account - the beef between WAGs and shout to Wagatha Christie aka Coleen Rooney - Are black people inclusive of mixed race people? - Botham Jean and the forgiving hearts of black people - The abolishment of prisons -...