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This week Leah and Vivian delve into the recent protests in Nigeria regarding police brutality and #ENDSARS. Following increased violence against protestors imposed by the Nigerian government and paid hoodlums, SARS (Special Anti-Robbery Squad) has been disbanded but there is still work left to be done. In an attempt to find light moments in the world we discuss our existence, housewife duties and how everyone is pregnant!!*Since we recorded this episode there have been protests occurring across African countries, please see the links below to learn more. References & Resources:https://www.gofundme.com/f/4ppyfs-diasporans-against-sarshttps://donatebtc.feministcoalition2020.com/https://endsars.carrd.co/https://time.com/5902112/nigeria-endsars-protest-shootings/https://jessjmc.home.blog/2020/10/21/africa-is-bleeding-what-is-going-on-what-can-you-do/https://helpdrcongo.carrd.cohttps://femicidesouthafrica.carrd.co https://zimbabwe.carrd.coKelly Rowland: https://www.refinery29.com/en-gb/2020/10/10080357/kelly-rowland-pregnant-second-child-announcementChrissy Teigan: https://www.instagram.com/chrissyteigen/How to Fail Podcast - Ovie Soko: Spotify | Apple Podcasts | AcastMindy Kaling: https://www.refinery29.com/en-gb/2020/10/10086787/mindy-kaling-second-baby-quarantine-secretTED-Ed - Are we living in a simulation?: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yGfTDcHJHSIListen in and feel free to give your 2 pence on our social media below:Instagram: @our2penceTwitter: @our2penceHosts: Leah & Vivian

After an impromptu break doing up Hot Girl Summer, the girls are back discussing what they've been up to in their weeks off.They cover being booed up; the fear of a second lockdown and celebrate their big wins! With Viv making great progress at work and Leah finally having learnt to share food, things really have changed. Links to things we referenced in the show are below:Hinge: https://hinge.co/Pop Brixton: https://www.popbrixton.org/Halo Burger: https://haloburger.co.uk/The Moth: https://themoth.org/How to Fail Podcast - Ovie Soko: Spotify | Apple Podcasts | Acast2nd Lockdown?: https://www.bustle.com/life/will-there-be-a-second-lockdown-in-the-uk-28790134Mental Health Emergencies: https://news.sky.com/story/coronavirus-up-to-10-million-brits-could-need-mental-health-support-after-the-pandemic-ends-charity-says-12086042Breonna Taylor: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-54273317Trial by Media: https://youtu.be/2DVpSHeF6ZIThe Social Dilemma: https://youtu.be/uaaC57tcci0Ofcom Dismisses BGT Diversity Complaints: https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2020/sep/17/ofcom-dismisses-complaints-over-blm-dance-on-britains-got-talentZendaya Emmy Win: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-54232827Euphoria: https://youtu.be/ziMUD0_TTg0Succession: https://youtu.be/OzYxJV_rmE8Broadchurch: https://youtu.be/ngsFOWAPTDITrevor Noah's Born a Crime - Google PodcastsMichelle Obama's Becoming - Google PodcastsListen in and feel free to give your 2 pence on our social media below:Instagram: @our2penceTwitter: @our2penceHosts: Vivian & Leah

Working is hard; WAP is a bop and dating is hard the world over. This week Vivian and Leah discuss how they're feelings about work at the moment; the undue criticism Cardi B and Meg Thee Stallion's WAP received and whether they too would consider using a matchmaker - all with a little catastrophising sprinkled in. Links to things we referenced in the show are below:WAP Music Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hsm4poTWjMsBlack Is King Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=69MO7yU0d70Indian Matchmaking Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZS2KbLAy5YThe Borgias - Scandalous Pope: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/vaticancityandholysee/12026805/Pope-Francis-invokes-the-notorious-Borgias-amid-Vatican-scandal-over-sex-and-spying.html#:~:text=Pope%20Francis%20invoked%20the%20memory,of%20espionage%2C%20sex%20and%20corruption.Lebanese Protests: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/aug/07/lebanese-plan-major-protest-as-un-agencies-call-for-aid-after-beirut-blastBelarus Protests: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/aug/23/belarus-defiant-protesters-flood-minsk-demanding-lukashenkos-removalThailand Protests: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-53798826Hong Kong Protests: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jun/09/retrieving-our-hong-kong-pro-democracy-protesters-mark-one-year-on-the-streetsBBC Africa - What's Happening in Zimbabwe: https://www.instagram.com/p/CDeaTLWgEhi/BBC Africa - Ethnic Conflict in Ethiopia: https://www.instagram.com/p/CEEYxf_gwVB/BBC Africa - Somalia: The Grave Digger's Truth: https://www.instagram.com/p/CDJ5kgzAPew/Distribution of US Bailout Fund: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/24/opinion/coronavirus-stimulus-failure.htmlBeirut explosion rips through maternity wing: https://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2020/aug/06/beirut-explosion-baby-born-as-blast-rips-through-hospital-videoListen in and feel free to give your 2 pence on our social media below:Instagram: @our2penceTwitter: @our2penceHosts: Vivian & Leah

It can feel like time is running out as you get older to find "the one", date, fall in love, get married, travel the world and have kids all before your eggs crack. At 24 the pressure is definitely on. This week Leah and Vivian discuss the progress they've made in dating; the things they've learnt about themselves and what they hope to do better in the future. Step one is putting themselves out there and keeping an open mind. Links to things we referenced in the show are below:Shannon Boodram: https://www.shanboodram.com/aboutShan Boody: https://www.youtube.com/shannontboodramThe Game of Desire: https://www.thegameofdesire.com/Vice: Men on Tinder Explain Why The Swipe Right on Literally Everyone: https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/ae55xk/men-who-swipe-right-to-everyone-on-tinder-explain-themselves5 Love Languages: https://www.5lovelanguages.com/Apology Languages: https://www.5lovelanguages.com/quizzes/apology-quiz/Listen in and feel free to give your 2 pence on our social media below:Instagram: @our2penceTwitter: @our2penceHosts: Leah & Vivian

The world at the moment is enthralled by the marriage of the Pinkett-Smiths and Michaela Coel's breathtaking second show, 'I May Destroy You'. This week, joined by their friend and guest Viviyana; Vivian and Leah do a deep dive into the now infamous 'Red Table Talk' Entanglement episode, 'I May Destroy You' and also tackle the TV adaptations of the New York Times essay column, 'Modern Love' and Celeste Ng's second novel, 'Litte Fires Everywhere'.Links to things we referenced in the show are below:Red Table Talk: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=718425758995043August Alsina & Angela Yee: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q91Z1gW_iHw&t=2591sI May Destroy You: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DTjlurdbNnwMichael Cole's James MacTaggart Lecture: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=odusP8gmqsgModern Love (Tv Show): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=650Mt63HIBUModern Love (Featured Essays): https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/12/style/modern-love-tv-show-trailer.htmlModern Love (The Language of Love with Saoirse Ronan): https://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/13/fashion/modern-love-grappling-with-the-language-of-love.htmlModern Love (When A Couch Is More Than A Couch with Kate Winslet): https://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/25/fashion/modern-love-when-a-couch-is-more-than-a-couch.htmlLittle Fires Everywhere: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SA8VU4wprhQ&t=20sListen in and feel free to give your 2 pence on our social media below:Instagram: @our2penceTwitter: @our2penceHosts: Vivian & LeahGuest Host: Viviyana

Kanye West is running for president!! This is not a drill!! Kanye West is running for President!! In this week's episode, Leah and Vivian give their thoughts on the controversial US Presidential Candidate; their experiences of quarantine fatigue and discuss what exactly is trash TV? Links to things we referenced in the show are below:August Alsina & Angela Yee Interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q91Z1gW_iHw&t=3498sShan Boody: Why I'm Judging the Jada + August Alsina Situation Based on What We Know https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vkZYIAjvV5c&feature=youtu.beFor Harriet: Let's talk about Jada, Will, August and MESS https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NzYRQB6z8Aw&t=1484sReal Housewives of Atlanta: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DyrQeVQWK4oReal Housewives of Beverly Hills: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xd6loa0AsAsListen in and feel free to give your 2 pence on our social media below:Instagram: @our2penceTwitter: @our2penceHosts: Leah & Vivian

This week Leah and Vivian discuss the highs and the lows of getting older; the pressures their generation face to succeed and continue their discussion of the black lives matter movement. Links to things we referenced in the show are below: World War One Colonial Troops: https://www.bl.uk/world-war-one/articles/colonial-troopsJason Hickel - British Industrialisation twitter thread: https://twitter.com/jasonhickel/status/1272486694571442177Conservative Men Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@professorross/video/6835754607440841989The High Low (Podcast): After the Hashtags: https://play.acast.com/s/thehighlowshow/afterthehashtagsMunira Mirza appointment: https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/world/2020/jun/15/dismay-over-adviser-chosen-set-up-uk-race-inequality-commission-munira-mirzaCharlie Brinkhurst-Cuff (@CharlieBCuff)Tweeted: Honestly toxic views https://t.co/BK5XuL4spP https://twitter.com/CharlieBCuff/status/1272664080034168840?s=20Listen in and feel free to give your 2 pence on our social media below: Instagram: @our2penceTwitter: @our2penceHosts: Leah & Vivian

This week Leah and Vivian celebrate some good news; discuss face masks; reality TV drama and the amazing Netflix series, Unorthodox. Shows mentioned in today's episode:Unorthodox: https://youtu.be/-zVhRId0BTwLove Is Blind: https://youtu.be/s2eBAFt3L_0Siren: https://youtu.be/82NusegO1mQLittle Fires Everywhere: https://youtu.be/SA8VU4wprhQSuccession: https://youtu.be/OzYxJV_rmE8Line of Duty: https://youtu.be/rQ98VaOoz94Listen in and feel free to give your 2 pence on our social media below: Instagram: @our2penceTwitter: @our2penceHosts: Leah & Vivian