Another day ending in Y — and another celeb finally pretending to care. We break down Jennifer Lawrence’s very late comments on Gaza and whether we actually need celebrities.
We discuss the ****-show that is the launch of the new left wing alternative to Labour.
Alia and Ladan have a short and sweet chat about the hoo-haa surrounding the racist tweets of Karla Sofía Gascón; the first trans woman nominated for an acting Oscar. Also...WTF is happening with the Syria discourse? Does the I in ISIS stand for intersectional?
In this episode, Alia and Ladan discuss the social media discourse surrounding the Southport killer, what it means to be British and some lighter topics like the Academy Awards nominations and Alia's plans to be the next big thing in screenwriting.
Alia and Ladan return to the Apparently Pod with updates on their lives, new year's resolutions and Elon's takeover of the UK and what this means for British Muslims.
Ladan and Alia discuss the recent shift in TikTok discourse around Palestine, and how the K-Hive have created a narrative of "Palestinians are anti black, so good luck with that genocide" to support their candidate.
In Episode 8 of Apparently, Ladan and Alia lament the not-so-shocking rise of the far right in the UK, which has led to anti-Muslim, anti-black and anti-Asian pogroms across the country. Also, a breakdown of the hysteria around Algerian Olympic boxer Imane Khelif.
In Episode 7 of Apparently, Ladan and Alia have a conversation about the meme-ification of the likely Democratic nominee, Kamala Harris.
In Episode 6 of Apparently, Ladan and Alia discuss the tragedy that is Katy Perry's new song and video Woman's World. Her career trajectory from being the queen of bubble-gum pop to an agent of US imperialism...to whatever she is right now. We also look at Gen0c1de Joe and more of his dementia on the campaign trail.
In Episode 5 of Apparently...Ladan and Alia discuss the Labour Party's landslide, embarrassing losses, the surprise success of Pro-Palestine independent candidates elected into Parliament, and also the near-wins by incredible candidates like Leanne Mohammed and Andrew Feinstein.
In Episode 4, Ladan and Alia chat about the disastrous Presidential debate between former president Trump and the incumbent Genoc*de Joe. We also discuss anti-Palestinian racism, and the Labour Party who apparently now have a problem with Bengalis too - to add to the list of ethnic monitories and Muslims they already dislike.
In Episode 3 of Apparently, Ladan gives us a summary and her thoughts on the Martin Forde report, and how the Labour Party have tried to legally harrass and gag one of Britain's most prominent black barristers. Alia also provides the latest on the controverial pundit Candace Owens...can Muslims trust her or is she just an opportunist?
In Episode 2 of Apparently, Ladan and Alia discuss how black women and femmes have been doxxed, fired and targeted for pro-Palestine activism.
In the first episode of Apparently, Alia and Ladan discuss the mistreatment of Labour MP Diane Abbott and the racist double standards she and other left-wing Black and Asian women MPs face when they don't follow the centre-right script.