ESN: Eloquently Saying Nothing

This week's topics: • Helping people on the street asking for help • Fake help stories • English v Yoruba sensual language • Checking taxes • Yoruba not having its own text / characters • African languages being lost due to colonization • Racial Tourette outburst at the Brits • BBC's issue with quality control • Gen pop's ignorance on Tourette's • Should people with Tourette's always have to apologise • Gianluca Prestianni alleged racial abuse to Vinicius Jnr • How to deal with receiving racism in football • Vinicius Jnr crying in press conferences over racism • Football players violent outbursts • Mourinho's disappointing views on racial incident • Irish MP, Thomas Gould, gaining notoriety for having a Jamaican sounding accent • The connection between Ireland and Jamaica • If indigenous Jamaicans could pass for Black or not • Are indigenous people from around the world, Black? • Farmers being systematically eradicated for nefarious purposes • The 'mark' being placed onto people as a mode of control • GM fruits with no seeds • The problems with removing cash • Gold & Silver at record highs • AI bubble burst • Lock down test • #StavrosSays : Nigerian Modernism @ Tate Modern [https://www.tate.org.uk/whats-on/tate-modern/nigerian-modernism] & Los Angeles: A Visual Lineage @ Woodbury House [https://artplugged.co.uk/los-angeles-a-visual-lineage-woodbury-house/] 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 esnpodcast@gmail.com It's important to subscribe, rate and review us on your apple products. You can do that here... www.bit.ly/esnitunes

This week's topics: • Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor arrested • Yoruba Demon • Richard Pryor & Pam Grier • Our memories of university • How our generation is different with parenting from the previous generation • Kids not going to university • Letting kids do what they want with money once they become adults • Not understanding children • Is the low key nature of rap a good thing • Hip-Hop or Rap • What is the golden era of music • Does everyone think 'their' era of music was the best • Conor Benn leaves Eddie Hearn to join Dana White • #StavrosSays : Pensions 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 esnpodcast@gmail.com It's important to subscribe, rate and review us on your apple products. You can do that here... www.bit.ly/esnitunes

This week's topics: • Can you parent over 20 children and parent them well • Davido's child custody issue • FGM reconstruction in modern society • Is a man a man who has never shaved • Rasta's and shaving • Ukrainian sportsman banned in the Winter Olympics • Women not listening to their men • The need or not to trim Black hair for health • Black women and their issues with Black hair • Manchester United part owner, Jim Ratcliffe, gives anti-immigrant message • Keir Starmer's issues and temporary rehabilitation • How to tax the rich • Bad Bunny's superbowl halftime show • Eni Aluko having to deal with lashback about men in women's football again • #StavrosSays : Sir Ian McKellen quoting Shakespeare [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wXq58BbhCO4] 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 esnpodcast@gmail.com It's important to subscribe, rate and review us on your apple products. You can do that here... www.bit.ly/esnitunes

This week's topics: • Emmanuel Eboué getting swindled by his wife and his son playing football • Chelsea FC and their harvesting of young players • Peter Mandelson and his connection further connections with Jeffrey Epstein • Morgan McSweeney stepping down as Labour Chief of Staff • Andy Burnham and his attack at the Labour leadership • Keir Starmer and his faltering leadership • Kemi Badenoch and her personal ratings raising • Nigel Farage and his choice of women • Members Only: Palm Beach break down • Corporate entertainment packages • Drinking culture [at work] • Code switching at work and what Black women's version of 'the nod' is • Avoiding women at the gym • FA stopping making the players wear pride armbands • Liverpool v Manchester City end of game uproar 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 esnpodcast@gmail.com It's important to subscribe, rate and review us on your apple products. You can do that here... www.bit.ly/esnitunes

This week's topics: • Having to do self assessment • The quality of our podcast • Disciplining children • Wanting a child to be cool and average student or nerd and great student • Wanting your child to do what they want to do • Bullies or nerds running the world • Asians in football • AI taking jobs • Doctors, Lawyers & Engineers • AI in medicine • Lupe Fiasco v Joe Budden v J. Cole • Rocafella Records • Best feature rapper ever • J. Cole's loss of respect after apologising for diss song • ishowspeed in Africa • Shaolin temple in Zambia • Nicki Minaj pals with Trump • Being friends with someone you slept with in a new relationship • Being religion as a moral guidance • AITA for not allowing my partner from being friends with someone he slept with • #StavrosSays : Lupe Fiasco - Double Burger With Cheese [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lE2Ox3nYVTo&list=RDlE2Ox3nYVTo&start_radio=1] 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 esnpodcast@gmail.com It's important to subscribe, rate and review us on your apple products. You can do that here... www.bit.ly/esnitunes

This week's topics: • Mixing with different cultures • Reading some lost mail • Having a mentor and being a mentee • Sex lines • Bonnie Blue and Lily Phillips • Michelle Obama's issue with losing her status when becoming first lady • Black women emasculating Black men • The job of a 1st lady • Social Media Ban • The barrier to entry for porn now non existent • Pranking old people • ICE agents in Minnesota • Afcon final drama 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 esnpodcast@gmail.com It's important to subscribe, rate and review us on your apple products. You can do that here... www.bit.ly/esnitunes

This week's topics: • More AI music • Nigeria v Morocco AFCON discussion • The World Cup in Canada, America & Mexico • People not going to the world cup in America due to fear • ICE and their shenanigans • America's travel ban • World Cup ticket prices • Afcon changing from every 2 years to every 4 years • Robert Jenrick getting kicked out of the Conservatives [and joining Reform] • Did Jenrick or Badenoch win the dismissal day • Should a right wing voter. vote for Reform or Conservatives • Nigel Farage telling people to convert before May elections • Is Britain broken • India's progress • Countries that have improved since gaining independence • Black actresses and their Oscar wins • Acting with face only • A discussion about the movies Sentimental Value • Safdie show off: Marty Supreme v The Wrecking Machine • #StavrosSays : A collection of foreign films: Sentimental Value, It Was Just An Accident, The Secret Agent (O Agente Secreto) 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 esnpodcast@gmail.com It's important to subscribe, rate and review us on your apple products. You can do that here... www.bit.ly/esnitunes

This week's topics: • Trump’s invasion of Venezuela • ICE agent killing • Oil & America • AFCON 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 esnpodcast@gmail.com It's important to subscribe, rate and review us on your apple products. You can do that here... www.bit.ly/esnitunes

This week we welcome guests Charmania and discuss: • Creating a new AI introduction • People recording the burial of Anthony Joshua's friends • 40 New Years Eve fire deaths in Switzerland ski resort could have been avoided • Lack of emergency services in Nigeria • The difference in the after effects of a travesty in different countries • People being addicted to their phones • Would you record a car accident • Inconsiderate drivers • Most famous Nigerian • Not knowing Bad Bunny • Sinners Movie and it's appreciated cultural representation • Asian American & African American issues • Black people Boycotting Asian shops • Elaine The Pain controversy • The similarities of different ethnicities • Dealing with grief • Being cool middle aged people • How to deal with a bereaved person • #StavrosSays :2016 Trailer [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EO9ctKn_Mdc] 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 esnpodcast@gmail.com It's important to subscribe, rate and review us on your apple products. You can do that here... www.bit.ly/esnitunes

This week's topics: • Old school Rap & Rock • Liverpool FC Box settings • The 25/26 premier league being dead [or not] • YouTube Football Commentators • Improve Comedy & Freestyle Rappers • Can you accept someone liking you for something you don't respect • Comparing partners to ex partners • Having 'a type' of women • Pop The Balloon expectations • Can an absent Father be a good Father? • Does mental health come above parenting responsibilities • If therapy would help us • Is therapy socially accepted now • BEST OF 2025 LISTS - BEST MOVIE : Simple Simon & Big Wahala - Sinners Stavros - One Battle After Another - BEST TV SHOW : Mr Wolf - The Boyz & Gen V Stavros - Andor Simple Simon - It: Welcome To Derry & The Bear Wahala - Adolescent, Paradise, The Pitt, Dept Q, All Her Fault - BEST ALBUM : Simple Simon & Big Wahala - Clipse, Let God Sort Them Out Mr Wolf - Arc Icons, Genesis & Mobb Deep, Infinite - BEST SONG : Simple Simon & Big Wahala - Clipse, F.I.C.O Stavros - Bein, All My Enemies Are Suffering 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 esnpodcast@gmail.com It's important to subscribe, rate and review us on your apple products. You can do that here... www.bit.ly/esnitunes

This week's topics: • Yoruba terms of endearment & romantic language • People from melting pot cities speaking English • Is it harder to learn when you're older • Working out more important than the actual answer • Speed and decent versus slow and excellent • The culture of Yemin • Wahala's joy of BBQing meat • Not socialising anymore • Dave Chappelle dismisses Bill Maher • Trump's Whitehouse ballroom • Controversy of comedians going to Saudi Arabia • The Bondi Beach shooting • Rob & Michele Reiner's murder • Trump's disrespectful presidential plaques • AJ v Jake Paul • Exhibition fights • Terence Crawford retiring • Crawford v Mayweather legacy • #StavrosSays : Errr, I'll fill in if I remember [?] 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 esnpodcast@gmail.com It's important to subscribe, rate and review us on your apple products. You can do that here... www.bit.ly/esnitunes

This week's topics: • Mid-life crisis • Feeling washed in your 40s • Enjoying work • People being impressed by cars • Is renewable energy effective • Landman and its creator Taylor Sheridan • The 50 Cent, Diddy Netflix documentary • The difference between the community • 300 deals • 2pac's SA conviction not prominent in history • Salah's controversy with Liverpool 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 esnpodcast@gmail.com It's important to subscribe, rate and review us on your apple products. You can do that here... www.bit.ly/esnitunes

In this episode we welcome guest hey Essay and discuss: • Is having children selfish • Are there too many people in the world • Does the world have enough resources for a much larger population • Africa losing domestic art and craft • Eritrea's landscape and tourism • Trump's negative and disrespectful comments on Somalia • Habesha • Venezuela v Trump • Being desensitised by bad news • Moral fabric of society changing • Simple Simon hosting • Corteiz and buy now, pay later refusal • UK Tax changes • People leaving UK due to increased tax • Learning money the hard way • Encouraging children to fight • Teaching our daughters to say no • #StavrosSays : Amazon Prime [https://www.amazon.co.uk/b?ie=UTF8&node=14917073031] Connect with our guest: GOT SOUL : NEW YEARS EVE EVENT [https://GotSoulNYE.eventbrite.co.uk] @heyessay1 on Instagram & @heyEssay on Twitter @gotsoulevents @thatrnbparty @lovejonesuk 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 esnpodcast@gmail.com

This week's topics: • Joint Therapy • Linking with other podcasts • Dressing for holidays • Wearing football Jersey's overseas • Respecting other people's opinions • #StavrosSays : The Perfect Neighbour [https://www.netflix.com/gb/title/82018736] 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 esnpodcast@gmail.com It's important to subscribe, rate and review us on your apple products. You can do that here... www.bit.ly/esnitunes

This week's topics: • The difference in reaction between cocky Black sports people v White sports people • Best wrestling trash talker Ric Flair v The Rock • The Rock controversy over receiving an award for being a Black actor • Family Guy, South Park and their social commentary • Max B released from jail • French Montana and his choice in women • Money fracturing friendships • Nigerian football team not making the world cup • Our feature on The Empty Podcast [https://m.youtube.com/watch?si=T1Jg4EI3OZW8jNhg&v=4P9F8RWz0Ys&feature=youtu.be] • Hey, is that me clothing [https://www.heyisthatme.co.uk] • Jude Bellingham's mistreatment in the press [maybe because of race] • Ian Wright's impassioned remarks on the Jude Bellingham's race issue • Toxic English press • Ian Wright's detractors • Asking a partner to lose weight before marriage • People with low self esteem • God fearing people's views on relationships without God • The Tonight's Conversation platform • #StavrosSays : Ali Siddiq - My Two Sons Comedy Special [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nnKYmo_tUXQ] 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 esnpodcast@gmail.com It's important to subscribe, rate and review us on your apple products. You can do that here... www.bit.ly/esnitunes

This week's topics: • DMD Podcast return • Tricky, Bouncer & Clue beef • Hackney hood legends • Sports & emotional intelligence • Akaash Singh v Myron Gaines • Women asking for money from men before dates • AI music • AITA for hooking my Son's baby mother with my work colleague • #StavrosSays : Coco Sistahs Podcast [https://open.spotify.com/show/5UWRIw6RKlN9tbX4YZ1Huc] 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 esnpodcast@gmail.com It's important to subscribe, rate and review us on your apple products. You can do that here... www.bit.ly/esnitunes

This week's topics: • Netflix's prestige season • Fleabag being the top 5 programmes of all time • What we want at our funerals • Waakye v Rice & Peas • Broken promises at funerals • Walt Whitman's Song of Myself poem • No Limit v Cash Money Verzuz • Reform UK MP Sarah Pochin is mad at Black & Asian faces on TV • Tory MP, Robert Jenrick not seeing any White faces in Birmingham • Are the above two statements racists or no • Who does integration help • Prisoners set free by mistake • Racial tint on mistaken prison release reporting • Racial disparity in prison and why • Train stabbing attack • Tanzanian election troubles, first hand • Nigerian Muslims killing Christians? • #StavrosSays : Fleabag [https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/p070npjv/fleabag] 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 esnpodcast@gmail.com It's important to subscribe, rate and review us on your apple products. You can do that here... www.bit.ly/esnitunes

In this episode we welcome guests Mr Wileycat DJ & Sanni and discuss: • Young football fans • Nigerian players [lying about their ages] • Expert football fans • Football trivia • Chelsea or Tottenham: Which club was bigger before Roman Abramovich took over Chelsea • Slot's demise • The rise of gambling in Africa • Which is more addictive, drinking or gambling • Men's happiness • Social expectations • Different personalities in different settings • Having to play a role to make others comfortable • How we see ourselves • Parenting as an immigrant v parenting as 1st generation British-African • 10 Black Women self reflection questions • Mental health issues in the [Black] community • Bluntness in modern society • #StavrosSays : ITV Black British [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Onqv1eZcddE] Connect with our guests: Mr Wileycat DJ https://www.instagram.com/theemptypodcast https://www.instagram.com/mrwileycatdj https://soundcloud.com/mr-wileycat Sanny 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 esnpodcast@gmail.com

In this episode we welcome guests hey Essay & Amber and discuss: • East Africans in North London • Make America Great lookalike merch • Brave foxes • Not servicing your woman makes you a bad man • Public kissing • Black people in pubs • Wahala's public announcement • The rise of AI and the potential problems with it • Technology problems • Joining the military • Parents allowing their children to seek their own path • The trouble of men opening up to women • New York Mayoral election • Defund the police • Ghetts' hit and run allegations • #StavrosSays : Fela Kuti : Fear No Man [https://www.okayafrica.com/fela-kuti-fear-no-man-podcast-revisits-afrobeat-pioneers-life-and-legacy/1411596] Connect with our guests: Essay @heyessay1 on Instagram & @heyEssay on Twitter @gotsoulevents @thatrnbparty @lovejonesuk Amber @amberpatton007 on Instagram @amber-patton007 on Youtube Substack: https://www.substack.com/@amberpatton007 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 esnpodcast@gmail.com

This week's topics: • Mobb Deep's new album is great • Cardi B v Bia • Beanie Sigel using AI to fix his broken voice • Condolences to a couple of our listeners • Bloodclart v Blood Clot • AI's growing importance • Mobile phones and their hidden effects • Spygate explanation • Everyone has something they're good it • People existing and coasting through life • The fraction of people who can change reality • Stephen King's weird thoughts • Are we seen as mad • Eating semi-naked • Footballers, Eddie Nketiah & Callum Hudson-Odoi, decide - belatedly - to play for Ghana [after not being able to play the Country they initially wanted to] • What could our favourite team do to stop us supporting them • Being called an Uncle Tom • The relationship between Jadon Sancho & Saweetie as per Maybach May • #StavrosSays : Blackmums App [https://blackmums.com/] 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 esnpodcast@gmail.com It's important to subscribe, rate and review us on your apple products. You can do that here... www.bit.ly/esnitunes