Esn: Eloquently Saying Nothing

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 yo

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

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

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