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 [https://www.instagram.com/swgtapodcast/] (insta) / swgtapodcast@gmail.com / swgta podcast [https://linktr.ee/swgtapodcast] (linktree)

Follow your hosts: 

Diana: @dianagithwe [https://www.instagram.com/dianagithwe/] / @anabundanceofmelanin [https://www.instagram.com/anabundanceofmelanin/]

Mercy: @mercy_abel [https://www.instagram.com/mercy_abel/] / @audacityofwe [https://www.instagram.com/audacityofwe/]

Recs of the week: 

 * Watch the Equalizer movies [https://www.netflix.com/title/70305892] on Netflix!
 * If you’re a gym babe and wanna step up your workouts, get yourself on the Gymshark training app [https://central.gymshark.com/article/the-gymshark-training-app-for-ios-and-android]
 * Chet/Tom Hanks exchange [https://x.com/complexpop/status/1792589685040021890?s=46&t=BdRVp3VoDBf_HkXrffVRTw]; American teacher scandal [https://www.tiktok.com/discover/Teacher-lets-students-unbraid-his-hair]

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)

ep 61: why am i in it?

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 [https://www.instagram.com/swgtapodcast/] (insta) / swgtapodcast@gmail.com / swgta podcast [https://linktr.ee/swgtapodcast] (linktree)



Follow your hosts: 

Diana: @dianagithwe [https://www.instagram.com/dianagithwe/] / @anabundanceofmelanin [https://www.instagram.com/anabundanceofmelanin/]

Mercy: @mercy_abel [https://www.instagram.com/mercy_abel/] / @audacityofwe [https://www.instagram.com/audacityofwe/]



Recs of the week: 

 * Check out The Social Hub Glasgow (where our girl Mercy is an ambassador!)
 * Watch Challengers [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VobTTbg-te0] 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)

ep 60: turn the volume all the way down

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 [https://www.instagram.com/swgtapodcast/] (insta) / swgtapodcast@gmail.com / swgta podcast [https://linktr.ee/swgtapodcast] (linktree)

Follow your hosts: 

Diana: @dianagithwe [https://www.instagram.com/dianagithwe/] / @anabundanceofmelanin [https://www.instagram.com/anabundanceofmelanin/]

Mercy: @mercy_abel [https://www.instagram.com/mercy_abel/] / @audacityofwe [https://www.instagram.com/audacityofwe/]

Recs of the week: 

 * Watch Damsel [https://www.netflix.com/title/80991090]and Lift [https://www.netflix.com/watch/81446739?source=35]on Netflix
 * Listen to Tyla’s [https://music.apple.com/us/album/tyla/1717680174] 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)

ep 59: i can be a snob

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 [https://www.instagram.com/swgtapodcast/] (insta) / swgtapodcast@gmail.com / swgta podcast [https://linktr.ee/swgtapodcast] (linktree)



Follow your hosts: 

Diana: @dianagithwe [https://www.instagram.com/dianagithwe/] / @anabundanceofmelanin [https://www.instagram.com/anabundanceofmelanin/]

Mercy: @mercy_abel [https://www.instagram.com/mercy_abel/] / @audacityofwe [https://www.instagram.com/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)

ep 58: we’re going to the ranch! 

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 [https://www.instagram.com/swgtapodcast/] (insta) / swgtapodcast@gmail.com / swgta podcast [https://linktr.ee/swgtapodcast] (linktree)

Follow your hosts: 

Diana: @dianagithwe [https://www.instagram.com/dianagithwe/] / @anabundanceofmelanin [https://www.instagram.com/anabundanceofmelanin/]

Mercy: @mercy_abel [https://www.instagram.com/mercy_abel/] / @audacityofwe [https://www.instagram.com/audacityofwe/]

Recs of the week: 

 * Get yourself some Anker headphones [https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0C3HCD34R?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details]
 * Watch MAFS [https://www.channel4.com/programmes/married-at-first-sight-australia?gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjwk6SwBhDPARIsAJ59GwcV9JhOS46yFOC16DD7FeuD0khGaAizq2qDmzDbKg16R36VFJ10xnkaAhFhEALw_wcB] 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)

ep 57: girl-bossing way too close to the sun 

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 [https://www.instagram.com/swgtapodcast/] (insta) / swgtapodcast@gmail.com / swgta podcast [https://linktr.ee/swgtapodcast] (linktree)



Follow your hosts: 

Diana: @dianagithwe [https://www.instagram.com/dianagithwe/] / @anabundanceofmelanin [https://www.instagram.com/anabundanceofmelanin/]

Mercy: @mercy_abel [https://www.instagram.com/mercy_abel/] / @audacityofwe [https://www.instagram.com/audacityofwe/]



Recs of the week: 

 * Listen to Relationsh*t podcast with Kamie Crawford (AD’s episode [https://open.spotify.com/episode/7irHLNXWPKxtqOUfzTYZVi?si=04f7d67313bd44fc])
 * Watch Boarders [https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/m001wjyk/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)

ep 56: a woman’s intuition

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 [https://www.instagram.com/swgtapodcast/] (insta) / swgtapodcast@gmail.com / swgta podcast [https://linktr.ee/swgtapodcast] (linktree)



Follow your hosts: 

Diana: @dianagithwe [https://www.instagram.com/dianagithwe/] / @anabundanceofmelanin [https://www.instagram.com/anabundanceofmelanin/]

Mercy: @mercy_abel [https://www.instagram.com/mercy_abel/] / @audacityofwe [https://www.instagram.com/audacityofwe/]



Recs of the week: 

 * Listen to Walk Like This [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQT7eAKDbNk] by Flo
 * Read The Girl with the Louding Voice [https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/50214741] 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)

ep 55: there’s never a right time

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)

ep 54: if you want to go far, go together

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 [https://www.instagram.com/swgtapodcast/] (insta) / swgtapodcast@gmail.com / swgta podcast [https://linktr.ee/swgtapodcast] (linktree)



Follow your hosts: 

Diana: @dianagithwe [https://www.instagram.com/dianagithwe/] / @anabundanceofmelanin [https://www.instagram.com/anabundanceofmelanin/]

Mercy: @mercy_abel [https://www.instagram.com/mercy_abel/] / @audacityofwe [https://www.instagram.com/audacityofwe/]



Recs of the week: 

 * Start a saving challenge and automate it through IFTTT [https://ifttt.com/]



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)

ep 53: more money more problems

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 [https://www.instagram.com/swgtapodcast/] (insta) / swgtapodcast@gmail.com / swgta podcast [https://linktr.ee/swgtapodcast] (linktree)



Follow your hosts: 

Diana: @dianagithwe [https://www.instagram.com/dianagithwe/] / @anabundanceofmelanin [https://www.instagram.com/anabundanceofmelanin/]

Mercy: @mercy_abel [https://www.instagram.com/mercy_abel/] / @audacityofwe [https://www.instagram.com/audacityofwe/]



TIMESTAMPS:

 * Recap of the week (00:00:26)
 * Love is Blind deep dive (00:07:06)

ep 52: you are going to choke

Listennnn, there’s something we gotta talk about and we are bringing it to you! East African born, Scottish raised, Mercy and Diana are your fav unserious duo trying to thrive in a serious world. Whatever’s on our minds, you’re invited to the table talk every Tuesday! #SWGTA Follow on: @swgtapodcast (instagram) https://linktr.ee/swgtapodcast