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It’s been a busy couple of weeks personally and on the twitter streets - boy do we have much to catch up on. From the Chet’s explanation of the Drake/Kendrick rap beef to his dad (Tom Hanks),  our thoughts on people sharing their lives so openly online and how D planned her bf’s 30th birthday extravaganza!  Chat with us on: @swgtapodcast (insta) / swgtapodcast@gmail.com / swgta podcast (linktree) Follow your hosts:  Diana: @dianagithwe / @anabundanceofmelanin Mercy: @mercy_abel / @audacityofwe Recs of the week:  Watch the Equalizer movies on Netflix! If you’re a gym babe and wanna step up your workouts, get yourself on the Gymshark training app Chet/Tom Hanks exchange; American teacher scandal TIMESTAMPS: Update on episode uploads (00:00:15) Chet Hanks explains the Drake/Kendrick beef to his dad (00:03:12) American teacher being highly inappropriate  (00:10:45) Being safe online (00:22:50) Pregnancy and baby announcements (00:31:07) Planning surprises (00:41:06)  Our recommendations and faves (01:09:04) Navigating buying Iphones (01:18:04)

After a month, we are back peopledem! This week we talk about our hiatus, catch up on topics we most def needed to talk about including birthdays and life lessons, rap beef and met gala and how cinema is (also) so back with Challengers.  Chat with us on: @swgtapodcast (insta) / swgtapodcast@gmail.com / swgta podcast (linktree) Follow your hosts:  Diana: @dianagithwe / @anabundanceofmelanin Mercy: @mercy_abel / @audacityofwe Recs of the week:  Check out The Social Hub Glasgow (where our girl Mercy is an ambassador!) Watch Challengers in the cinema   TIMESTAMPS: Bear vs Man (00:02:28) Turning 26 & life lessons (00:14:05) Kendrick vs Drake (00:27:46) Met Gala (00:36:47) Cinema is back (01:08:08) Our recommendations and faves (01:30:51)

Your unserious duo are back chatting a little more on Cowboy Carter (can you blame us?!) and how Diana’s pet peeves on common spelling mistakes are really peppering her spirit!  Chat with us on: @swgtapodcast (insta) / swgtapodcast@gmail.com / swgta podcast (linktree) Follow your hosts:  Diana: @dianagithwe / @anabundanceofmelanin Mercy: @mercy_abel / @audacityofwe Recs of the week:  Watch Damsel and Lift on Netflix Listen to Tyla’s latest album on your chosen streaming platform TIMESTAMPS: More chat about Cowboy Carter (00:00:15) D’s being a snob and she’s not sorry (00:10:22) Our recommendations and faves (00:34:30)

saddle up for a cowboy carter album review special! Your fave unserious duo do a deep dive on our thoughts about beyoncé’s newest body of work. Chat with us on: @swgtapodcast (insta) / swgtapodcast@gmail.com / swgta podcast (linktree) Follow your hosts:  Diana: @dianagithwe / @anabundanceofmelanin Mercy: @mercy_abel / @audacityofwe Recs of the week:  Listen to Cowboy Carter anywhere you stream music  TIMESTAMPS: General thoughts on album as a whole (00:06:15) Cowboy Carter deep dive (00:12:24) Top 5 songs (01:03:27)

March has finally marched its way out of the door, but alas, we still haven’t learned how to stop girl-bossing too close to the sun. Our friendship keeps making sense as we share our birth charts and find out how compatible we are. When it comes to meeting new people, when does sharing become oversharing? Chat with us on: @swgtapodcast (insta) / swgtapodcast@gmail.com / swgta podcast (linktree) Follow your hosts:  Diana: @dianagithwe / @anabundanceofmelanin Mercy: @mercy_abel / @audacityofwe Recs of the week:  Get yourself some Anker headphones Watch MAFS Australia on Channel 4 TIMESTAMPS: March has been marching (00:00:20) Kate has been found (00:07:46) Sharing our birth charts (00:13:26) When is it oversharing? (00:38:57) Our recommendations and faves (00:51:16)

This week your fave unserious give our final love is blind season 6 recap chatting all things weddings & the reunion!  Chat with us on: @swgtapodcast (insta) / swgtapodcast@gmail.com / swgta podcast (linktree) Follow your hosts:  Diana: @dianagithwe / @anabundanceofmelanin Mercy: @mercy_abel / @audacityofwe Recs of the week:  Listen to Relationsh*t podcast with Kamie Crawford (AD’s episode) Watch Boarders on BBC iPlayer  TIMESTAMPS: Recapping the week (00:01:11) Alonuko saga update (00:06:02) Love is Blind season 6 final recap (00:14:34) Our recommendations and faves (01:06:01)

We’re all asking the same question: where is Kate?? This week we get chatting about mother’s day, missing kate, what makes you go “wow” when you travel and the concept of waiting for things to happen. Chat with us on: @swgtapodcast (insta) / swgtapodcast@gmail.com / swgta podcast (linktree) Follow your hosts:  Diana: @dianagithwe / @anabundanceofmelanin Mercy: @mercy_abel / @audacityofwe Recs of the week:  Listen to Walk Like This by Flo Read The Girl with the Louding Voice by Abi Daré TIMESTAMPS: Girlbossing too close to the sun (00:00:15) Mother’s day (00:02:36) Where is Kate?? (00:05:25) What makes you go “wow” (00:22:08) Waiting for things to happen (00:36:47) Our recommendations and faves (00:48:57)

From wonkagate to #survingalonuko, the twitter streets have been in dissary! Feb was a good month for D’s peopledem and she shares how she’s using other people’s good news to fuel and charge her goals.  Chat with us on: @swgtapodcast (insta) / swgtapodcast@gmail.com / swgta podcast (linktree) Follow your hosts:  Diana: @dianagithwe / @anabundanceofmelanin Mercy: @mercy_abel / @audacityofwe Recs of the week:  Use schedule send to send timely emails Period tracker apps (health app for iPhone users) is a lifesaver TIMESTAMPS: Wonkagate in Glasgow (00:00:20) #survingalonuko (00:05:33) My team good (00:23:55) Our recommendations and faves (00:40:40)

can frugality go too far? this week we chat about what being frugal means to us, especially around the conversation of early retirement.  Chat with us on: @swgtapodcast (insta) / swgtapodcast@gmail.com / swgta podcast (linktree) Follow your hosts:  Diana: @dianagithwe / @anabundanceofmelanin Mercy: @mercy_abel / @audacityofwe Recs of the week:  Start a saving challenge and automate it through IFTTT TIMESTAMPS: Diana’s on Spotify! (00:02:05) Frugality taken too far? (00:11:22) What does retirement look like? (00:29:30) Our recommendations and faves (00:37:55)

welcome to a love is blind recap special! Your fave unserious duo recap on our weeks and then do a deep dive into the wild wild world of love is blind season 6. Chat with us on: @swgtapodcast (insta) / swgtapodcast@gmail.com / swgta podcast (linktree) Follow your hosts:  Diana: @dianagithwe / @anabundanceofmelanin Mercy: @mercy_abel / @audacityofwe TIMESTAMPS: Recap of the week (00:00:26) Love is Blind deep dive (00:07:06)

this week we catch up on love day, Usher’s Super Bowl half time show and Bey’s surprise release of act ii being a country album. we also go through all the emotions we had at watching the show Culprits which gets us discussing about the etiquette of criminal behaviour - lol.  Chat with us on: @swgtapodcast (insta) / swgtapodcast@gmail.com / swgta podcast (linktree) Follow your hosts:  Diana: @dianagithwe / @anabundanceofmelanin Mercy: @mercy_abel / @audacityofwe Recs of the week:  Byoma clarifying and brightening serum Watch Champion on Netflix and BBC iPlayer Watch Mr and Mrs Smith and One day  TIMESTAMPS: Mercy’s self-love voice note (00:00:38) The UK is in a recession (00:04:30) Sports fans in disarray and Usher’s Super Bowl Halftime show (00:08:51) Bey’s country era (00:24:58) Criminals and love (00:36:15) Our recommendations and faves (01:02:41)

happy 50th episode, happy 1 year of SWGTA, happy valentine’s week. A whole lotta love went into this episode where your fave unserious duo get chatting about our thoughts on the Grammys + The Traitors season 2. We get into all things romance from meet cute stories to our favourite romcoms!  Chat with us on: @swgtapodcast (insta) / swgtapodcast@gmail.com / swgta podcast (linktree) Follow your hosts:  Diana: @dianagithwe / @anabundanceofmelanin Mercy: @mercy_abel / @audacityofwe Recs of the week:  Watch Past Lives and Brown Sugar this Valentine’s Week Follow @meetcutesnyc on TikTok / Instagram for wholesome couples content Plug into the new season of Love is Blind Feb 14 TIMESTAMPS: Happy 1 year to us (00:0016) The Traitors season 2 recap (00:09:44) Grammys recap (00:36:53) Meet cutes (00:58:13) Our recommendations and faves (01:05:36)

D’s back from her escapades in the US and she shares with us what she got up to. Mercy’s claiming January to be a trial *year* (em... month) as we all need to stop doing too much, too fast. We reminisce on past Super Bowl Half time Shows as we look forward to Usher’s 2024 performance and chat about how we’ve learned to stand out in a good way.  Chat with us on: @swgtapodcast (insta) / swgtapodcast@gmail.com / swgta podcast (linktree) Follow your hosts:  Diana: @dianagithwe / @anabundanceofmelanin Mercy: @mercy_abel / @audacityofwe Recs of the week:  Get yourself the Laneige lip sleeping mask  If you’re a Spotify user, get onto Daylists TIMESTAMPS: D’s recap on her US trip (00:00:30) January’s a trial month (00:13:57) Our fave Super Bowl Halftime Shows (00:23:36) Standing out, in a good way (00:45:44) Our recommendations and faves (01:00:41)

We are back with another pre-recorded episode whilst our girl Diana is Stateside and are chatting all things peppering the timeline, being Apple loyalists, interracial casting and friendship breakdowns we’ve seen on selling sunset. It's a good one so get into it!  Chat with us on: @swgtapodcast (insta) / swgtapodcast@gmail.com / swgta podcast (linktree) Follow your hosts:  Diana: @dianagithwe / @anabundanceofmelanin Mercy: @mercy_abel / @audacityofwe Recs of the week:  Watch both seasons of The Traitors on BBC Watch Good Grief on Netflix   TIMESTAMPS: Reneé Rapp has arrived (00:00:42) Context is key (00:12:05) iPhone loyalists (00:22:32) Everyday interracial love (00:38:00) Selling Sunset is Diana approved (00:45:17) Our recommendations and faves (01:14:42)

The twitter streets are calling for Black women to STAND UP and stop letting men be their downfall! We also chat about our Roman Empires, ie those topics that keep us up at night and why D thinks overconsumption has gotta go! Chat with us on: @swgtapodcast (insta) / swgtapodcast@gmail.com / swgta podcast (linktree) Follow your hosts:  Diana: @dianagithwe / @anabundanceofmelanin Mercy: @mercy_abel / @audacityofwe Recs of the week:  If you’re into reflecting, get a Q&A a Day: 5-Year Journal Watch Culprits on Disney+  TIMESTAMPS: D’s going on an adventure (00:02:24) Black women, what’s going on?! (00:04:35) Our Roman Empires (00.28.15) Overconsumption is not a must (00:54:01) Our recommendations and faves (01:05:32)

HAPPY NEW YEAR!! Your fave unserious duo is finally back on the podcast mics chatting about all things new year… same me. We recap on our festive break and what we got into, our 2024 ins & outs and what each of our words of the year are. Us girlies are so glad to be back and we can’t wait to see what the year has in store for both of us and all the people-dem listeners out there! We appreciate you for real x  Chat with us on: @swgtapodcast (insta) / swgtapodcast@gmail.com / swgta podcast (linktree) Follow your hosts:  Diana: @dianagithwe / @anabundanceofmelanin Mercy: @mercy_abel / @audacityofwe Recs of the week:  Use Dots for Spots to minimise those pimples  Loop earplugs for sound sleep The Traitors season 2 is underway  Love Island: All Stars has begun TIMESTAMPS: New year, same me (00:00:36) Festive break recap (00:09:50) 2024 ins & outs (00:21:47) Word for the year (01:00:40) Our recommendations and faves (01:07:27)

We’re wrapping up for a well deserved Christmas break. The festivities are in full swing and the end of the year has us thinking about how we’ve lived our early 20s. Tune in to listen to our very own 2023 wrapped - life edition where we share our highlights and lowlights over the year. Be back in January besties!  Chat with us on: @swgtapodcast (insta) / swgtapodcast@gmail.com / swgta podcast (linktree) Follow your hosts:  Diana: @dianagithwe / @anabundanceofmelanin Mercy: @mercy_abel / @audacityofwe Recs of the week:  Mercy has you covered with all the Christmas movies: Jingle Jangle, Spirited, The Holiday and Elf The Summer I Turned Pretty is a cute rom-com to watch TIMESTAMPS: Am I the boring one?! (00:01:30) We’re feeling the Christmas vibes (00:10:10) Would you re-do your early 20s? (00:21:01) Our 2023 wrapped, life edition (00:47:36 A love letter to each other (01:27:07) Our recommendations and faves (01:32:49)

health is wealth indeed! After a week off, Mercy is feeling better and we are back with a new ep. We chat about what we’ve been up to the past week, including how the audacity of we podcast live show went. We also chit chat about Beyonecé’s new Renaissance film and what ‘settling down’ means to us.  Chat with us on: @swgtapodcast (insta) / swgtapodcast@gmail.com / swgta podcast (linktree) Follow your hosts:  Diana: @dianagithwe / @anabundanceofmelanin Mercy: @mercy_abel / @audacityofwe Recs of the week:  Don’t know that song? Get the Shazam app Morphe trendsetter lip liner for a good nude colour TIMESTAMPS: Mercy is back & what we’ve been up to (00:00:04) audacity of we live show recap (00:21:57)  Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé (00:32:36) ‘Settling down’ & what it means to us (00:49:52) Our recommendations and faves (01:04:39)

people-dem! Join us for another week going around the houses as we recap on ‘The Marvels’ film and our thoughts on the various MCU franchises, if we’re into Black Friday sales, the ‘pandemic skip’ and our journeys with faith and spirituality.  Chat with us on: @swgtapodcast (insta) / swgtapodcast@gmail.com / swgta podcast (linktree) Follow your hosts:  Diana: @dianagithwe / @anabundanceofmelanin Mercy: @mercy_abel / @audacityofwe Recs of the week:  Watch Escaping Twin Flames on Netflix TIMESTAMPS: Thoughts on the MCU movies and shows (00:00:20) Black Friday yay or nay? (00:14:38)  Let’s rejoice for Cassie (00:26:54) The pandemic skip (00:36:13) Spirituality (01:04:04) Our recommendations and faves (01:20:32)

another week, another podcast episode! Your fave unserious duo get chatting about how much we love love, surprise engagements and pregnancy reveals. We also speak on the upcoming christmas season and the best ways we’ve made a house a home. Chat with us on: @swgtapodcast (insta) / swgtapodcast@gmail.com / swgta podcast (linktree) Follow your hosts:  Diana: @dianagithwe / @anabundanceofmelanin Mercy: @mercy_abel / @audacityofwe Recs of the week:  Watch apartment life on YouTube  TIMESTAMPS: More engagements & loving love (00:00:31) Lover girl Lori (00:12:23) Holly Jolly season (00:19:55) Making a house a home (00:30:01) Whiplash Government (00:37:30) Our recommendations and faves (00:48.29)