ESN: Eloquently Saying Nothing

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

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: • 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

In this episode we discuss: • Pigeons & Ghanaian Jollof Rice • If dogs want credit for doggy style • Is the birth of your child really the best day of your life or just the easy answer • The idea of Male 'Abortion' where a man legally renounces all rights to a child before they're born • Whether abortion should be legal or not • The end of the Obama era • The questionably Black Michael Jackson being portrayed by the quintessentially White Joseph Fiennes Show notes: • Michael Jackson says its "Stupid" for a White actor to play him: http://bit.ly/2jN9BIZ 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 dominance of the LGBTQ community within social media and 'Black Twitter' (These guys can't simply say LGBTQ btw) • The difference between Gay, Queer, Camp and the 'F' word being the new 'N' word • Calorie counting Apple Pies & Jaffa Cakes • Male chauvinism and how it's understood in todays society • The Kim Burrell & Ellen DeGeneres Issue • The plight of Black women in this cold, hard world • And if Black men stand up for & defend Black women like they should, or at all 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 FIRST EPISODE of season 2. The ESN boys are back in to bring you their own brand of unique, comedic and thought provoking views on the world. It's good to be back! In this episode we discuss: • Dr Umar Johnson v SARA Suten SETI • Correct Step-Father protocol • The Black male right of passage known as the barber shop • And Man Weave! 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

Hello ESNers, This week we’re coming from somewhere very private. So private, we can’t tell you where. Shhhhhh. Anyways, it’s been a while since you’ve heard something fresh from us. Demand had it that we come back and show ourselves, so we did, and we brought the whole squadron. For a ONE OFF. In this episode we talk about; CANNED SUPERMALT | WOMEN FROM SOUTH LONDON VERSUS WOMEN FROM EAST LONDON | SHORT HAIR ON WOMEN | BISEXUALITY | GIRLFRIENDS SOCIALISING WITH MALE FRIENDS | PURPOSE OF PUBLIC LIBRARIES | BLACK WOMAN AND THE GYM | IGNORANCE OVER LEARNING Goodbye for now, maybe we’ll you’ll hear us again sometime. Eloquently Saying Nothing until the next time when we start saying something. S4L! [Background Music: Ray-J - I Hit It First]

Hello ESNers, This week we’re coming from NASA headquarters, Washington DC. Everything is all high tech and shiny. Nerds are free to roam like kings and blow things up to release any passive aggression they pick up when they actually hit the real world. Needless to say Stav is at home. Anyways, whilst taking a break from a tour of the place we steal some state of the art audio equipment and get started recording. In this episode we talk about; BUCKET BATH | ANGELS WITH DIRTY FACES | THE CHAMP | THE EFFEMIZATION OF MEN | WHEN CAN MEN CRY | WHATS THE POINT IN PEOPLE OF DIFFERENT RACES | WHEN WE WERE CONCIOUS OF SEXUALITY | SICKLE CELL AND IT’S EFFECTS All done. Tour over and all the free NASA gifts we can carry. Even took a picture with some Will Smith looking dude that worked for the military security there… Sweet. See y'all in two weeks time. Eloquently Saying Nothing until the next time when we start saying something. S4L! [Background Music: Mac Miller - The Question]

Hello ESNers, This week we’re coming from space…. Yes, the dark side of the moon. We wanted to see what it was like. It’s cold and lacks atmosphere. Not exactly the best holiday in the world… And it’s seems like it’s raining!!! How the hell does it rain in space when the clouds are below us. Anyways, we set up shop and got to it. In this episode we talk about; MALE GROOMING | THE PRODUCTS WE USE ON OUR SKINS | METROSEXUALITY | WHICH ONE OF THE BROTHERS IS SLIMMER | HOLIDAYS | GETTING STARED AT ON HOLIDAY CAUSE YOU’RE BLACK | COUNTRIES CHOOSING TO STAY COLONISED | WHAT IT MEANS WHEN A MAN HAS SEX WITH A WOMAN AND DOESN’T KISS HER | SHOUTING IN A RELATIONSHIP | HOW TO DEAL WITH VEXNESS IN A RELATIONSHIP Show done and we gone. The French is a bit better, the eyes…. Not so good. See y'all in two weeks time. Eloquently Saying Nothing until the next time when we start saying something. S4L! [Background Music: YC - Racks]

Hello ESNers, This week we’re coming from Mayotte Islands off the coast of Africa. It’s interesting learning the history of this place we have now called Little France-ish. It’s an island, so they’re lots of beach and we just chilling out watching the women… and fish. Anyways, in-between fish watching we set up studio and got to recording for y'all. In this episode we talk about; AVENGERS ASSEMBLE MOVIE | THE GREATEST MURDER IN MOVIE HISTORY | TOILET ASSISTANTS | ONE PAPER TOWEL WHEN WASHING HANDS | IF MEN ARE INTIMIDATED BY INTELLECTUAL WOMEN | TAKING DIRECTIONS WHEN DRIVING | INTERVIEWERS AND INTERVIEWEES THAT ARE BOTH BLACK IN A WORK PLACE THAT ISN’T | MEN HAVE BETTER HAIR THAN WOMEN Show done and we gone. The French is a bit better, the eyes…. Not so good. See y'all in two weeks time. Eloquently Saying Nothing until the next time when we start saying something. S4L! [Background Music: French Montana - Shot Caller]

Hello ESNers, This week we’re coming from ringside at a WWE match. It’s intense here, we got the microphones and are commentating as best we can. All the “Ooooohhhhs” and “Wooooooahhhhhhs” you can shake a dead dog at. It’s a chunk of fun for sure. During the breaks we took time out to record the podcast off the high of it all. So, here we go. In this episode we talk about; WRESTLEMANIA AND THE ROCK | WOULD YOU SEND YOUR CHILD TO A SCHOOL WHERE NO-ONE WANTED HER KIND FOR THE SAKE OF FUTURE GENERATIONS | IS IT COOL FOR A MAN TO COOK FOR A MAN | COULD A MAN TAKE BEING SPAT AT FOR A FILM ROLE | OR LET HIS WOMAN GET BANGED FOR A FILM ROLE | Show done, but the wrestling is still going on and Oooooohhhhhh, that dude got knocked out!!! NOOOO, he broke the count! This is too much, we busy having fun. Can’t talk now. See y'all in two weeks time. Eloquently Saying Nothing until the next time when we start saying something. S4L! [Background Music: DJ Mujava - Township Funk]

Hello ESNers, This week we’re coming from a launch party. All the champaign you can drink and half nekkid girls serving us. It’s a good life. A couple of people went into a private room for some further attention, but we’re not in the position to disclose whom. Anyways, when we all got back together and spoke on a few things, we decided to record the show. So we went somewhere quiet (and filled with half nekkid chicks) and started recording In this episode we talk about; WHERE MY KEYS, WHERE MY PHONE | WAHALA IN EXTRA MEDIUM SHIRTS | IF YARDIE & JAMMO ARE OFFENSIVE TERMS | PASSA PASSA | DO MEN CARE ABOUT ROMANCE | IS EXTREME SEX ACCEPTABLE FOR THE FIRST TIME | CAN A SEXY ACT BE ROMANTIC | WHAT IS A WINGMAN AND WHAT ARE THE RULES AND ETIQUETTE OF BEING A WINGMAN | DOES THE TITLE OF WINGMAN CHANGE WHEN THE DUDE STARTS TO GET SERIOUS AND FAITHFUL TO THE CHICK | THE UGLY FRIEND VS THE GOOD LOOKING BITTER FRIEND | Ok, so we’ve done recording BUT I think we might stick around here for a little while longer… Just to show our support and all. See y'all in two weeks time. Eloquently Saying Nothing until the next time when we start saying something. S4L! [Background Music: Kirko Bangz - Drank In My Cup]