ESN: Eloquently Saying Nothing

This is Side A of our two part Christmas special. Look out for Side B later on this week. In this episode we discuss: • Star Wars : The Force Awakens review • Work Christmas partying while Black • The fallacy of the term 'I don't judge' • The Spac Nation Church & the balaclava sermon/grime session • R.I.P Combat Jack • Joe Budden leaving Everyday Struggle and joining Revolt? • Do men want to watch their child being born • Buying Christmas gifts • The Lottery Dilemma • Whose money is whose money in a five year relationship? • Sylvester Stallone's sexual assault allegation • Is this sexual assault situation a generational thing • Is the PC/SJW culture going too far? • #StavrosSays Recommendation : Kwanzaa Connect with us at & send your questions & comments to: #ESNpod so we can find your comments www.esnpodcast.com www.facebook.com/ESNpodcasts www.twitter.com/ESNpodcast www.instagram.com/ESNpodcast @esnpodcast on all other social media [email protected]

In this episode we discuss: • How well Ghanaians are doing in entertainment • Black Thought's 10 minutes Funk Flex freestyle • Eminem's 'Revival' and N.E.R.D's 'No_One Ever Really Dies' albums • Wu-Tang's rapping order • If Method Man puts more effort into rap or acting • Nigerian restaurant sagas • KFC shop sagas • Sickle Cell and giving blood (SickleKan blood drive) • Car incidents and not going through insurance • TV show Insecure breakdown : MAJOR SPOILERS • Single women and the men they should be going out with • Which TV shows we're watching and looking forward to • Antoine Griezmann in Black Face • The delicate line of racial diplomacy • Gossip & Pillow Talk • A short discussion on the Joyner Lucas - I'm Not Racist video • #StavrosSays Recommendation : Picture calendar gift idea for the oldies Connect with us at & send your questions & comments to: #ESNpod so we can find your comments www.esnpodcast.com www.facebook.com/ESNpodcasts www.twitter.com/ESNpodcast www.instagram.com/ESNpodcast @esnpodcast on all other social media [email protected]

In this episode we discuss: • Taking on the bad traits of those one hangs around • Being the 'good friend' that a girlfriend is happy her partner go out with • Partying like we're in our 20s • Chance meeting with fellow UK podcasters from The Not Everyday Podcast • Black Women going gym • What we're too old to do now • Stereotypical Black footballer uniforms • Which is the one drug we'd take if we had to do it once • #ListenerDilemma : "Should I re-date my Ex who is friends with my other Ex?" • What would you do if an acquaintance puts a sexually explicit video of your woman on social media after an argument • Would we tell our boy if we had a personal sex video of his misses • Russell Simmons' third sexual assault allegation & him stepping down from businesses • Will the #MeToo movement cross into the Hip Hop community • Reggie Yates' stepping down from TOTP after 'Fat Jews' comment • Jewish clap back the strongest in the game • Return to the Libya African slaves topic • School bullying : We're we on either side of the issue • How people change and grow from school to adulthood • How social media can be toxic • What's up with Black & Mixed Raced women being so happy about Meghan Markle's engagement • #StavrosSays Recommendation : StoCard App on iOS & Android Play Connect with us at & send your questions & comments to: #ESNpod so we can find your comments www.esnpodcast.com www.facebook.com/ESNpodcasts www.twitter.com/ESNpodcast www.instagram.com/ESNpodcast @esnpodcast on all other social media [email protected]

In this episode we discuss: • Gay hating Bashment music • Dancehall / Bashment / Ragga artists banned from the UK • What people slow dance and grind to in clubs these days • Listening to old school lyrics with adult ears • Michael Jackson owning The Beatles, Destiny's Child & Eminem's publishing • Dancehall Battle • DSTKRT venue closing down • Putting a partner or a parent first • Denzel Washington's comments on absent Black Fathers being blamed for numbers of Black in Jail • Smacking children • Children pushing boundaries • What music we'd want our children listening to • A bit of football (Adebayor celebration against Arsenal, Arsenal v Man Utd) • Power Ballads • Libyan Slave Trade • #StavrosSays Recommendation : The Amazon Price Tracker site www.camelcamelcamel.com Connect with us at & send your questions & comments to: www.esnpodcast.com www.facebook.com/ESNpodcasts www.twitter.com/ESNpodcast www.instagram.com/ESNpodcast [email protected] "@esnpodcast" on all other social media & use #ESNpod so we can find your comments

In this episode we discuss: • Harassment from airport immigration officers • Nigerian v British Passports • 15 year old Terrell Decosta Jones-Burton's servere injuries by police during being detained for suspected mobile phone theft • Corrupt police in general • Which children's stories have underlying aspect of sexism and racism • Black women fighting battles for other fractions/communities before themselves and their own • Ignorance from other communities to the plights of Black women • Touching Black people's hair • Black men not defending Black women (again) • How men can abandon their own children • If sex with another person would be an option if someone in the relationship was not able to sex anymore • The Oxford Street mayhem • Zimbabwe's new president, Emmerson Mnangagwa, promising to compensate White farmers • #StavrosSays Recommendation : The Prince exhibition "My Name Is Prince" at The O2 & The Jean-Michel Basquiat exhibition "Boom for Real" at the Barbican Connect with us at & send your questions & comments to: www.esnpodcast.com www.facebook.com/ESNpodcasts www.twitter.com/ESNpodcast www.instagram.com/ESNpodcast [email protected] "@esnpodcast" on all other social media & use #ESNpod so we can find your comments

In this episode we discuss: • What it's like for MadCat to live with Stav • Stav finally fixing the shower! • The What The Health documentary • Wahala reducing his meat intake due to watching the film • The Coup of Mugabe in Zimbabwe • African leaders staying in power for too long • If a woman should leave her husband if there was a coup and he had been taken hostage? • If Serena or Venus looked better at her Serena's wedding? • What Black women have to think about regarding their hair in the work place • How we'd react if a man came for a job interview in full Agbada • Refusing to wearing clothes from your partners Country during a wedding ceremony • How we'd deal with our daughter dating and then being impregnated by a boy who verbally and emotionally abuses them? • The loss of one of the ESN Villagers. R.I.P Sharonè Knight • #StavrosSays Recommendation - Apps Google Photos and Snapseed Connect with our guest MadCat at: www.instagram.com/theoccasionangel Connect with us at & send your questions & comments to: #ESNpod so we can find your comments www.esnpodcast.com www.facebook.com/ESNpodcasts www.twitter.com/ESNpodcast www.instagram.com/ESNpodcast @esnpodcast on all other social media [email protected]

In this episode we discuss: • Wahala being a spoilsport & control freak • Former MP, Priti Patel's dodgy holiday • Tory Backbenchers looking to snake Theresa May • Why the rich want Brexit • More conspiracy theories • How South Africa has changed since the end of apartheid • The worst thing would we'd do for 1 million pounds • If successful artists who have had tragic beginnings would change their past • What music would be like if artists didn't take drugs • What the ESN guys' addictions are • Wahala's pledge to lose 2 stone • Why Black people may be afraid of exploring less conventional sexual activity • If women or men would be more likely to get involved in BDSM • Meek Mill breaking probation and going to jail • How Nicki Minaj seems to have stopped supporting her brother during his rape/pedophilia case • Lupita Nyong'o speaking out about Grazia changing her hair for their front cover • Who was at the forefront of the Black women's natural hair movement • Webslinger's attempt to prove his innocence of the WindowsillGate incident Connect with us at & send your questions & comments to: www.esnpodcast.com www.facebook.com/ESNpodcasts www.twitter.com/ESNpodcast www.instagram.com/ESNpodcast [email protected] "@esnpodcast" on all other social media & use #ESNpod so we can find your comments

In this episode we discuss: • Crack Heads • Best way to get robbed • Vicious dogs • Kevin Spacey being a sexual predator • #Windowsillgate • The one time in band camp when Stav got drunk • If responsibilities ruin lives • Dogging & sex in public places • Tyrese and his family/mental issues • Losing touch with close friends and how that happens • Conspiracy theories Connect with us at & send your questions & comments to: #ESNpod so we can find your comments www.esnpodcast.com www.facebook.com/ESNpodcasts www.twitter.com/ESNpodcast www.instagram.com/ESNpodcast @esnpodcast on all other social media [email protected]

In this episode we discuss: • String vest appreciation • The Armenians stealing prosperous Blacks • Stress management • African hospitality • The many personalities of Stavros • Dj Envy's shenanigans • What are Gay tendencies • The proliferation of sliders • The definition of a Cougar • Outrageously romantic mandem • Work husbands & wives • Who actually runs the household • The way of the woo • Women asking men for dates • If there is ever a time you can't or shouldn't approach him/her Connect with us at & send your questions & comments to: #ESNpod so we can find your comments www.esnpodcast.com www.facebook.com/ESNpodcasts www.twitter.com/ESNpodcast www.instagram.com/ESNpodcast @esnpodcast on all other social media [email protected]

In this episode we discuss: • Disappearing Suya spots • If you can be pro Black and not want to eat African food • The fine art of haggling (pricing market) • Being mistaken for a Jamaican • The criteria of 'preference' • Harvey Weinstein's sexual assault scandal (recent update) • Who is looking after the sisters • Men holding men responsible when appropriate • Displays of Uncle behaviour • Stav's inability to admit defeat • Who is the better rapper turned actor Connect with us at & send your questions & comments to: #ESNpod so we can find your comments www.esnpodcast.com www.facebook.com/ESNpodcasts www.twitter.com/ESNpodcast www.instagram.com/ESNpodcast @esnpodcast on all other social media [email protected]

In this episode we discuss: • Our favourite Michael Jackson songs • Harvey Weinstein's sexual assault scandal • Casting Couch culture • If sexual assault come from being in positions of power • Men mentioning daughters when denouncing sexual misconduct • British rappers moving up to another level • Eminem vs Black Thought • Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson vs 'Baby Boy' Tyrese Gibson • Holiday anecdotes • Eminem and Mysonne's B.E.T. Cypher Connect with us at & send your questions & comments to: #ESNpod so we can find your comments www.esnpodcast.com www.facebook.com/ESNpodcasts www.twitter.com/ESNpodcast www.instagram.com/ESNpodcast @esnpodcast on all other social media [email protected]

In this episode we discuss: • Stavros and Wahala arguing constantly • Nigerian Independence • If Nigeria has a culture of corruption • Nigerians that are doing well throughout diaspora • If we'd prefer to have a virgin or experienced wife • If we want our women to be desirable to other men • If we'd date a close family friend who you would refer to as a cousin • Asking to date one of your friend's sisters • Being a servant to your partner • The punishment for stealing sperm and impregnating • Beard Gang Facebook Group Connect with us at & send your questions & comments to: #ESNpod so we can find your comments www.esnpodcast.com www.facebook.com/ESNpodcasts www.twitter.com/ESNpodcast www.instagram.com/ESNpodcast @esnpodcast on all other social media [email protected]

In this episode we discuss: • Our 7 year anniversary in the podcast game • Using feminine terms to describe men in a bad light • The difference between alpha and beta men • Wizkid's concert & Redux video • Akon's Africanness • If our podcast is too Black • Obama & the rise of the Right Wing • Las Vegas Shooting • Gun control • Dizzee Rascal v Wiley • Stormzy's new mini movie and him becoming the voice of young Britain • Hugh Hefner's death, his prenup and his pimpin' • Wendy Williams' husband's side piece of 10 years • The D Challenge & The P Challenge • If straight Black male privilege exists • Why famous Black men date White women Connect with us at & send your questions & comments to: #ESNpod so we can find your comments www.esnpodcast.com www.facebook.com/ESNpodcasts www.twitter.com/ESNpodcast www.instagram.com/ESNpodcast @esnpodcast on all other social media [email protected]

In this episode we discuss: • Famalam, the new all Black comedy show on the BBC • Trump vs Kim Jun-un and their childish back & forth • Emmys' so white • Issa Rae Supporting Blacks, just because they Blacks • Our favourite opening scene in a film • Kevin Hart supposedly cheating actually being a victim of rape • Piers Morgan's questioning of White people singing the N word • What we'd do if a man dick slapped us • Why men cheat • Which type of cheating bites the most • The Caucasian obsession with the phallus • Racism in interracial relationships Connect with us at & send your questions & comments to: #ESNpod so we can find your comments www.esnpodcast.com www.facebook.com/ESNpodcasts www.twitter.com/ESNpodcast www.instagram.com/ESNpodcast @esnpodcast on all other social media [email protected]

In this episode we discuss: • If Micheal Jackson is disrespectful • How much sex you should be having in a relationship • If you can say no to sex when your partner asks • What we'd do if our partner destroys something dear to us • Rihanna's 'Fenty' make-up line and how its popularity is changing the make-up industry • The issues going on over at the Shout Out Network • If making money would affect our friendship • If Black people support one another in business Connect with us at & send your questions & comments to: #ESNpod so we can find your comments www.esnpodcast.com www.facebook.com/ESNpodcasts www.twitter.com/ESNpodcast www.instagram.com/ESNpodcast @esnpodcast on all other social media [email protected]

In this episode we discuss: • Songs that sound better at live events than on the radio • Top 5 crackhead music artists • Celebs we think are good looking that the masses won't • Celebs that used to look good that are busted now • Why Shabba Ranx & Whoopie Goldberg classed as ugly • J Hus' Ex getting dragged over the internet • How people get famous from social media • If beauty is a talent or a gift • If a man is insecure if he can't recognise another man's beauty • How hard it is to name 10 currently working 'ugly' Black female celebrities • Joel Olsteen not opening doors to hurricane survivors • Megachurchs • Our bowel movements • If we'd have colonic irrigation treatment • Testing for prostate cancer • Eating healthy • Maria Sharapova & Serena Williams • Athletes & drugs • What sport we'd pick for our daughters to excel in • Eni Aluko, the Chelsea & England striker and her issues with the England coach, Mark Sampson • If we'd give a second date to a chick who had an embarrassing situation on the first • Children from different ethnicities contributing financially to their households • Financial literacy • If and/or how having children changed us Connect with us at & send your questions & comments to: #ESNpod so we can find your comments www.esnpodcast.com www.facebook.com/ESNpodcasts www.twitter.com/ESNpodcast www.instagram.com/ESNpodcast @esnpodcast on all other social media [email protected]

In this episode we discuss: • Michael Jackson's birthday and his child abuse allegations • If we'd be happy letting a Kardashian look after our children • Dating a Kardashian versus going to jail • Amber v Kim • Kanye v Beanie Sigel • Every man being able to relate to Kanye West's 808 & Heartbreak • Premier league transfer deadline day • Learning new things just to have better luck with the opposite sex • Women not pursuing men • Being nervous meeting in-laws • If simply letting someone know you like them 'perusing them' • Which podcast we'd 'transfer' to if we wanted to leave ESN • This years Notting Hill Carnival & previous stories • Loads and loads and loads of raving memories Connect with us at & send your questions & comments to: #ESNpod so we can find your comments www.esnpodcast.com www.facebook.com/ESNpodcasts www.twitter.com/ESNpodcast www.instagram.com/ESNpodcast @esnpodcast on all other social media [email protected]

In this episode we discuss: • Trick questions and trick question TV shows • Which other member of the pod we'd prefer deliver our baby • The effect an older sibling has on their youngers • Dr Sebi • Johnson & Johnson's legal problem involving Ovarian Cancer • 400 million for cancer or 1.1 million for herpes? • People in the States purposely catching HIV • Standing by your partner after they've commented a crime • Using 'the force' during sexy time. • How Superman maneuvered adult interaction • Christopher Reeve being the best Superman • Why Superman would have a Black woman if he were real • Stav's anniversary and what you get the woman who has everything • If you can learn charisma • The Notting Hill Carnival, our experiences in it our views on it and stuff around it • If revenge porn works on men • How Dominic Celaire should have claimed his public display of cunnilingus • A situation on radio about a guy getting revenge on his old school bully • Our Mayweather v McGregor fight predictions Connect with us at & send your questions & comments to: #ESNpod so we can find your comments www.esnpodcast.com www.facebook.com/ESNpodcasts www.twitter.com/ESNpodcast www.instagram.com/ESNpodcast @esnpodcast on all other social media [email protected]

In this episode we discuss: • Getting the lyrics to songs wrong • Hip-Hop Karaoke • Terroll Lewis and Nakita Johnson's relationship drama • If relationships should be displayed on social media • Exposing problems in relationships online when the relationship is over • Kim Kardashian defending Jeffree Star • Defending your woman online • The Charlottesville protests and violence and Trump's response to it • The C.E.O exodus from the government CEO Business Advisory council and Trump's eventual closing of the council • Working or not working with someone (Trump) who you have a moral issue with for the greater good • The fall out for some of the White Supremacist that attended the Charlottesville • Colin Kaepernick's NFL cold shoulder • If we'd boycott watching a sport and team we loved in protest for a Black player • Jay Z's Black empowerment rhetoric in a recent interview • If Steve Harvey has got his Black Card revoked for canoodling with Trump Connect with us at & send your questions & comments to: #ESNpod so we can find your comments www.esnpodcast.com www.facebook.com/ESNpodcasts www.twitter.com/ESNpodcast www.instagram.com/ESNpodcast @esnpodcast on all other social media [email protected]

In this episode we discuss: • TV & Sport spoilers • Game Of Thrones • How much time it takes to watch all the programmes we like these days • If our women would have a problem with us going through Instagram pictures of buff women • How much we feel our women watch their mouths to protect our ego • If women should stroke their man's ego • Whose ego is more important, men or women • If our woman was being attacked by 5 women, what would we do • Men not being real men anymore • Not being able to discuss the LGBTQ community without fear of reprimand • The US - N. Korea conflict • Which is the worst country to have nuclear weapons • If a woman's or man's ego is more important in a relationship • Which men are the best to be with • If Nigerian women actually like Ghanaian men • Boosie BadAzz's birthday message to his son for his 14th birthday telling him he'll sort him out some female enjoyment • If you should teach your son how to pick up women & sexual practices • What age we started to take basic sex to intermediate sex • The 4 levels of sex • If it's OK to have sexual contact with your partner whilst they're sleeping Connect with us at & send your questions & comments to: #ESNpod so we can find your comments www.esnpodcast.com www.facebook.com/ESNpodcasts www.twitter.com/ESNpodcast www.instagram.com/ESNpodcast @esnpodcast on all other social media [email protected]

In this episode we discuss: • The rise of acid attacks in London • The Shout Out Live podcast festival • Amir Khan's online domestic with his 'soon to be Ex Wife' Faryal Makhdoom & his accusations Anthony Joshua slept with her • Usher's increasing herpes body-count including a man • Bobby Valentino running from a transgender prostitute without paying • If Transgenders should tell prospective sexual partners about their birth identity before they have sex • If Hermaphrodites that have removed one genitalia as a child should tell a perspective partner • Advice to give a man who has recently broken up with someone • Jay Z's new music video for Moonlight • If the woman who sent texts to her boyfriend encouraging him to kill himself should go to jail for involuntary manslaughter Connect with us at & send your questions & comments to: #ESNpod so we can find your comments www.esnpodcast.com www.facebook.com/ESNpodcasts www.twitter.com/ESNpodcast www.instagram.com/ESNpodcast @esnpodcast on all other social media [email protected]

In this episode we discuss: • Using the film The Champ as punishment for children • Our dislike of surprise Parties • Having a fivesome offered by your partner • Self made sex tapes • Wale spraying money on his one year old daughter • The subtle and subversive split between African American's & Africans in America • What Americans expect of Africa • The problems with the movie Coming To America • Gilbert Arenas' negative comments about Lupita Nyong'os dark skin • The branding of USA v Africa • Dwyane Wade's Ex Wife, Siohvaughn Funches, asking for more money from him after squandering $5 million in 4 years • Head of Cambridge BAME society v Katie Hopkins & the Alt Right • Rashan Charles' death whilst in police custody and the following Dalston protests Connect with us at & send your questions & comments to: #ESNpod so we can find your comments www.esnpodcast.com www.facebook.com/ESNpodcasts www.twitter.com/ESNpodcast www.instagram.com/ESNpodcast @esnpodcast on all other social media [email protected]

In this episode we discuss: • Usher paying off his herpes victim • STDs / STIs • If there should be paid punishment for knowingly passing on STDs • 90 Day Fiancé • Prenups: To sign or not to sign • Parents making their child demand prenup from their partner to be • R. Kelly's issues with women, young, naive & trapped • OJ getting parole • GoT Producers new programme set in a world the Confederates won the Civil war • Looking after parents in old age • A recap on how to treat 'links' from the last episode • Bigging up other #UKPodcasts Connect with us at & send your questions & comments to: #ESNpod so we can find your comments www.esnpodcast.com www.facebook.com/ESNpodcasts www.twitter.com/ESNpodcast www.instagram.com/ESNpodcast @esnpodcast on all other social media [email protected]

In this episode we discuss: • If it's right to call a woman you've only had sexual relations with, an 'Ex' • If a female Co-D is essentially a Side Chick • How we'd react if our girlfriend told us we were not the best she ever had • If we'd be ok with our girlfriend still being good friends with someone they had slept with in the past. • Mayweather v McGregor Press conferences • If there needs to be a 'spark' in a relationship or not Connect with us at & send your questions & comments to: #ESNpod so we can find your comments www.esnpodcast.com www.facebook.com/ESNpodcasts www.twitter.com/ESNpodcast www.instagram.com/ESNpodcast @esnpodcast on all other social media [email protected]

In this episode we discuss: • Comedians dating each other • Sarcasm • Gambling • The first time having sex without a condom • Rob Kardashian and Blac Chyna's recent online issues • How it's 'once a stripper, always a stripper' • If we could be happy with someone that was with us primarily for the finance • Jay-Z's 4:44 album and transitioning as an artist • Beyonce & JAY-Z's private business on record • Are more promiscuous women more attentive in relationships • If we'd have rather have premium, high grade, top shelf, supreme clientele • A one night stand with either Rihanna OR Beyonce and why • Man crying at their weddings, why women want that and if the best should wipe the tears • If it's ok for men to cry a lot • If we'd have a problem being out dressed by a guest at our own wedding • Our views on home schooling • Greg Hands, Chelsea & Fulham MP, wanting to move the Notting Hill Carnival • The Pride event's mass media showing • Griff's Gay club experiences Connect with our guest Darran Griffiths at: www.darrangriffiths.com & @GriffTheJoker Connect with us at & send your questions & comments to: #ESNpod so we can find your comments www.esnpodcast.com www.facebook.com/ESNpodcasts www.twitter.com/ESNpodcast www.instagram.com/ESNpodcast @esnpodcast on all other social media [email protected]

In this episode we discuss: • If, going by Sister Souljah's definition, there are any good White people • If public apologies for racial remarks can be genuine and if they could/should be accepted • If one can you make racist remark and not be a racist • Edson Da Costa, killed by police & the following micro riots that ensued • The parliament vote on increasing the wage increase cap on public servants • How you'd react if your girlfriend's phone was hacked and she had recent sexy naked photo's she hadn't sent you • If an old sex tape of your girlfriend was released somehow, would you rather she performed excellently or was rubbish like a rubber duck. • If actors are liars • Going in for handshake when the other dude is expecting a fist bump • If Men or Women get over a break up easier • Who would feel most upset if you moved across the road from your ex, you or the ex • The BET Awards shenanigans Connect with us at & send your questions & comments to: #ESNpod so we can find your comments www.esnpodcast.com www.facebook.com/ESNpodcasts www.twitter.com/ESNpodcast www.instagram.com/ESNpodcast @esnpodcast on all other social media [email protected]

In this episode we discuss: • People who troll online and people who respond to them • Black Men rebuking Black Women • The age of apathy • The lack of togetherness in the Black community • Shadeism around the world • Islam, Moderate Muslims and what face the faith takes in different countries • What one must do to be a Christian • What choice people have in the religion they follow • If Black women identify more/initially with their race or gender • What Fathers can do to raise their daughters into strong women • The different expectations Fathers have for their Sons to their Daughters • Old men and mortality • Pride month and going to an LGBTQ with a best friend • The benefits of fasting during Ramadan • If Trans-gender is more of a valid construct than Trans-racial • Schoolboys wearing skirts in protest of not being able to wear shorts • The balancing act between teaching children to conform to and to challenge authority Connect with our guest Miss Tee at: @MissTeeOfficial Connect with us at & send your questions & comments to: www.esnpodcast.com www.facebook.com/ESNpodcasts www.twitter.com/ESNpodcast @esnpodcast on all other social media

In this episode we discuss: • The dreadful Grenfell Tower fires • Why Theresa May is hated right now • Why we feel the climate in the UK is tittering towards something dangerous • Bill Cosby's sexual assault mistrial • The pros and cons of taking a financial settlement after accusing someone of rape • Tory Lanez spending $35,000 in a store that he believed he was being profiled in to prove he has $35,000 to spend in a store he is being profiled in. • LaVar Ball, his Sons, his attitude and the push back from the sporting community. • Big Brother beef • Black women being seen as aggressive comparative to White women and how anyone not White doesn't see the double standard • If we'd go on Big Brother • The officer who murdered Philando Castile, Jeronimo Yanez, being acquitted of all charges • Our views on Remy Ma bringing out a whole heap of female rappers at Summer Jam & then attacking Nicki Minaj • Jay Z's introduction into the Songwriters Hall Of Fame & his charitable efforts to pay bail for men who can't pay for themselves. Connect with us at & send your questions & comments to: #ESNpod www.esnpodcast.com www.facebook.com/ESNpodcasts www.twitter.com/ESNpodcast @esnpodcast on all other social media

In this episode we discuss: • 62 year old Jermaine Jackson dating 23 year young Maday Velázquez • A situation involving a Son's girlfriend that we'd prefer you hear than read • The pros and cons of smacking Children • Nigerian style punishments • If its productive or counter-productive for a child to fear their elders • What real snitching is • May, Corbyn and The UK General Election • Amber Rose's risque photo promoting the #SlutWalk • The Black Panther / Huey P. Newton movie poster controversy • Bill Maher's N word nonsense & the Ice Cube clap back Connect with us at & send your questions & comments to: #ESNpod www.esnpodcast.com www.facebook.com/ESNpodcasts www.twitter.com/ESNpodcast @esnpodcast on all other social media

In this episode we discuss: • Cock blocking • What we feel people's impressions of us are • What a Sweetboy is • Captain Maxwell Mahama's death via Jungle Justice • Sharing violence on social media • Are we more comfortable with consuming negative or positive displays in media nowadays • Are we dismissive of positivity displayed on social media • Do women have more or less role models in the media than men • Does the Eloquently Saying Nothing podcast or do the ESN hosts inspire people • Our responsibility to mentor youth Connect with us at & send your questions & comments to: #ESNpod www.esnpodcast.com www.facebook.com/ESNpodcasts www.twitter.com/ESNpodcast @esnpodcast on all other social media

In this episode we discuss: • The tragic bombing in Manchester • The '22nd' Conspiracy Theory • The UK General Election • The reasons for and against voting • Why male rappers are dressing like women • Skepta's recent reveal that he wears women's clothes • The influx of drug use in contemporary rap and it's effects • What's worse, weave or makeup • If beards are the male counter to makeup Connect with us at & send your questions & comments to: #ESNpod www.esnpodcast.com www.facebook.com/ESNpodcasts www.twitter.com/ESNpodcast @esnpodcast on all other social media

In this episode we discuss: • J Hus' new album • The best rap storytellers • Nearly being caught in the act of di ting • If we'd date someone who was physically stronger than us • What women should, and actually do, when men are in potentially dangerous situations • Women being assaulted on public transport & female only carriages on trains • Good men not being praised enough • If men that cheat can still be classed as 'good men'? • Colin Kaepernick & his blackballing due to his knee stance • The idea of Black football players going on strike to fight racism Connect with us at & send your questions & comments to: www.esnpodcast.com www.facebook.com/ESNpodcasts www.twitter.com/ESNpodcast @esnpodcast on all other social media

In this episode we discuss: • Is respect lost after having sex quickly? • Is sex just for procreation or for fun too? • Sex faces. Nice to look at or Demonic? • At what age are men seen as over the hill for a prime woman? • If it's hard for beautiful women to find good men • Is the move from companies to offer women free egg freezing as part of incentive package great or condescending? • Is it alright to make racially skewed jokes to another ethnicity? • Would a separate Black Twitter, in its own right, be as popular as the current 'Black Twitter' on mainstream Twitter • Chilli's "All Lives Matter" comments • A racial 'Take Me Out' scenario Connect with our guest Yvette and her brands at: @iamyvettehenry @onthelowpod www.soundcloud.com/onthelowpod www.ontopfm.net Connect with us at & send your questions & comments to: www.esnpodcast.com www.facebook.com/ESNpodcasts www.twitter.com/ESNpodcast @esnpodcast on all other social media

In this episode we discuss: • Sexual connotations in old children's TV shows • The roles we wouldn't take in a movie for fear of letting the team down • What we envy in others • Men hating other men • Modern day feminism and the impact social media has had on it • If Feminists are men haters • What we'd gift to our children, a paid for higher education, a deposit for a house or bountiful holidays & enjoyment • Cultural Appropriation and if the idea and complaints have gone too far • Why some cultures copy westerns styles and some don't • What's sexier on a woman, native West African or Western clothing Connect with us at & send your questions & comments to: www.esnpodcast.com www.facebook.com/ESNpodcasts www.twitter.com/ESNpodcast @esnpodcast on all other social media

In this episode we discuss: • The power shift in North London football from Arsenal to Spurs this season • Which teams will finish top 4 in the Premier League • Oluwafemi Olaseni, aka Anthony Joshua and his win against Wladimir Klitschko • The youngest acceptable age a man can date, sex or wife a woman if he is 41 • What to do if a girl you were really, really feeling told you they slept with one of your boys • The correct reaction to your child informing you they've dropped out of the University, you spent £60k on, to be a DJ Connect with us at & send your questions & comments to: www.esnpodcast.com www.facebook.com/ESNpodcasts www.twitter.com/ESNpodcast @esnpodcast on all other social media

In this episode we discuss: • If you should say thank you to your partner after good sex • The issue of not 'rising' to the occasion • Whose at fault for bad sex • If it's a problem for the woman to always take the biggest piece of meat • If saying "You're pretty for a white girl" is comparable to "You're pretty for a dark skin girl" • Teresa May calling an early general election • If Labour capable of winning the election Connect with us at & send your questions & comments to: www.esnpodcast.com www.facebook.com/ESNpodcasts www.twitter.com/ESNpodcast @esnpodcast on all other social media

In this episode we discuss: • What we'd do if we caught our future Father-In-Law having 'extra curricular' activity. • If we'd have extra curricular activity with an 'Aunty'. • What effect, if any, our women's period has on us. • The idea of exchanging sex in exchange for accommodation. • What the role of the man is in a modern day relationship & if he should be the bread winner Connect with us at & send your questions & comments to: www.esnpodcast.com www.facebook.com/ESNpodcasts www.twitter.com/ESNpodcast @esnpodcast on all other social media

In this episode we discuss: • If men can deal with being less 'successful' than their partners • Mel B's break up and the fall out from that involving alleged DV • The backlash from Kendrick Lamar's #Humble video about his comments & portrayal of Black Women • If the political party that you grow up under has an influence in your life • Whether taking a child out of school during school term should be penalised or not • Our views on Jeremy Corbyn's idea of adding VAT to private school fees to pay for free state school dinners • The nonsensical nonsense that was the Pepsi - Kendall Jenner commercial • French Montana's 'Nappy' comment aimed at a Black woman Connect with us at & send your questions & comments to: www.esnpodcast.com www.facebook.com/ESNpodcasts www.twitter.com/ESNpodcast @esnpodcast on all other social media

In this episode we discuss: • Tattoos & regrets • Children's names, traits & eating habits • The issues with baby care • The importance of Africans keeping their OWN names, culture & language • Discussing death with family • The difference in the conversation between single Fathers & single Mothers • If you can love someone you repeatedly cheat on? • How would you feel if your partner got someone else to do something you were meant to do Connect with us at & send your questions & comments to: www.esnpodcast.com www.facebook.com/ESNpodcasts www.twitter.com/ESNpodcast @esnpodcast on all other social media

In this episode we discuss: • If good guys really do come last • The UK authorities punishing parents for leaving 15 year olds alone • #BigGuyTwitter, #BigThighTwitter & #SlimGirlTwitter • Praising unhealthy body shapes • Drake's new album • UK vs US Twitter rap fan beef featuring Skepta & Giggs Connect with us at & send your questions & comments to: www.esnpodcast.com www.facebook.com/ESNpodcasts www.twitter.com/ESNpodcast @esnpodcast on all other social media

In this episode we discuss: • Simple Simon's despair at his Caribbean takeaway • If it's a problem for your partner to look at another man • What to do if your partner tests your faithfulness • If young men and young women have different roles picking sexual partners • Would you ask someone how many sexual partners they have had? • The 'C' word and why it's often seen as out of bounds • What film or television character do you think matches you the most Connect with us at & send your questions & comments to: www.esnpodcast.com www.facebook.com/ESNpodcasts www.twitter.com/ESNpodcast @esnpodcast on all other social media

In this episode we discuss: • Mr Wolf's comments on International Womens Day • Simple Simon's comments on bathing babies • Wahala's comments on men raising babies • Stavros' comments on domestic abuse • Samuel L. Jackson's comments on British actors playing African American roles • Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's comments on Trans People • Our comments on Trans Race • What a man should do if one of his boys is mistreating their partner • Our views on Gay scenes in children's films Connect with us at & send your questions & comments to: www.esnpodcast.com www.facebook.com/ESNpodcasts www.twitter.com/ESNpodcast @esnpodcast on all other social media

In this episode we discuss: • Recording podcasts from overseas with Big Stav in Miami • Arsenal Fan TV and the plight of Arsenal fans • If the way one speaks has any indications to their intelligence? • If Tribal Marks are out dated & child abuse in the modern world? • If Grandparents become different people when their grandchildren is born? • If playing music with swearing in front of your young child is wrong or not? • Why some people share the good deeds they do for others on social media • Tipping culture for good service and how much is appropriate to tip. Connect with us at & send your questions & comments to: www.esnpodcast.com www.facebook.com/ESNpodcasts www.twitter.com/esnpodcast @esnpodcast on all other social media

In this episode we discuss: • The 11 commandment - Thou shall not cheat on thy barber. • Stormzy's new album, the full fledged backing of UK artists to promote it and the best Grime artist. • If it's chivalrous to 'lend' a woman your shoes whilst you walk bare foot or a nonsense • Best restaurants experience & worldwide recommendations • Whether it's scary to meet the parents of the new girlfriend or an opportunity to show someone else how excellent you are. • Jealous girlfriends and how to deal with them Connect with us at & send your questions & comments to: www.esnpodcast.com www.facebook.com/ESNpodcasts www.twitter.com/esnpodcast @esnpodcast on all other social media

Bonus outtake from episode 9 of ESN. On the full episode (2.009) we discuss: • The 11 commandment; Thou shall not cheat on thy barber. • Stormzy's new album, the full fledged backing of UK artists to promote it and the best Grime artist. • If it's chivalrous to 'lend' a woman your shoes whilst you walk bare foot or a nonsense • Best restaurants experience & worldwide recommendations • Whether it's scary to meet the parents of the new girlfriend or an opportunity to show someone else how excellent you are. • Jealous girlfriends and how to deal with them Connect with us at & send your questions & comments to: www.esnpodcast.com www.facebook.com/ESNpodcasts www.twitter.com/esnpodcast @esnpodcast on all other social media

In this episode we discuss: • If the ESN podcast was a boyband, who would be the lead singer and who would go solo • The #HurtBae video, if we've ever been hurt before and how that affected our future relationships • Uncles! The rules and uniform for being an Uncle • How would you act if you found out your Dad wasn't your biological Father • What we think of the Roots remake, should people make remakes in general and much much more Connect with us at & send your questions & comments to: www.esnpodcast.com www.facebook.com/ESNpodcasts www.twitter.com/esnpodcast @esnpodcast on all other social media

In this episode we discuss: • How long monthly divorce payments should last • If £5,000,000 or Nigerian food is more important to life • Madonna adopting two more children from Malawi • If you could deal with your partner having sex scenes in movies • Gay people supporting Countries where they don't support Gay people • If removing a condom during consensual sex is rape Connect with us at & send your questions & comments to: www.esnpodcast.com www.facebook.com/ESNpodcasts www.twitter.com/esnpodcast @esnpodcast on all other social media

The ESN boys are back with another episode! This week wasn't the most eventful one for news so they decided to take it back to when they just had a conversation with a live microphone. In this episode we discuss: • How ESN got started and if it is actually the first Black British podcast • The times that dark skinned people were shunned and when that changed • If any of the guys would date a White woman • If light skinned men are seen as weak or emotional • If Simple Simon would be in the big house or the field • Black Comic Book characters • If the guys would sleep with a woman who sacrificed a chicken live in front of them before the 'ting' (she's FINE btw) Connect with us at & send your questions & comments to: www.esnpodcast.com www.facebook.com/ESNpodcasts www.twitter.com/esnpodcast @esnpodcast on all other social media

In this episode we discuss: • Whether or the not the guys feel "Rated" by those around them • Would you be happy with your woman going to see male strippers • The behaviour of the women who attended Chocolate City Strip show • Have the guys ever stripped for a woman • Is the reason there are so many black Oscar nominees due to blacklash of recent years or do they deserve the nominations. • Knife crime and how it is affecting the youth Connect with us at & send your questions & comments to: www.esnpodcast.com www.facebook.com/ESNpodcasts www.twitter.com/esnpodcast @esnpodcast on all other social media

In this episode we discuss: • Igbo food vs Yoruba food • Steve Harvey Meeting with Trump • How important is a woman cooking for you as a man • What is the equivalent of cooking for a woman • Nigerians not reaching the Africans Nation Cup • Venus Williams being described as a Gorilla • Chris Brown Vs Souija Boy Connect with us at & send your questions & comments to: www.esnpodcast.com www.facebook.com/ESNpodcasts www.twitter.com/esnpodcast @esnpodcast on all other social media