Awaf: Advice With Alex & Friends

Alex, Novella and our director hop on the mic to discuss the pitiful 1% pay increase for NHS workers, the shambles that is out government, the British royal family debacle concerning Harry and Meghan on Oprah and more. We recorded the episode before the interview aired but our predictions were correct including Piers Morgan continued harassment of Meghan Markle.

Alex and Novella and our director hop on the mic to discuss our obsession with celebrity breakups; healthy co-parenting, Bobby Schmurda's release and whether we would do time for our friends. We also discuss whether the 21st of June will actually mark the end of lockdown as we know it or whether its a ploy &more.

Alex and Novella discuss weight insecurities, what we're giving up for lent, why are people obsessed with body counts, the benefits of online dating and more.

Alex and Novella discuss the controversy surrounding usurping of presenter Candice Brathwaite for Rochelle Humes in the BBC docuseries on mortality rate of black pregnant women in the NHS. We also discuss the rise and rise of BBL's in the black community, our obsession with hourglass figures and big bums AKA Yansh and where the obsession stems from.

Alex and Novella discuss the difference between UK and American attitudes to anything remotely sexual. We compare stripper culture, only fans and influencer culture and ask why there is a lack of respect and privacy afforded to our British peers.

Alex and Novella discuss all things money. From the Reddit group pumping and dumping Game and AMC stocks to their own financial mistakes, we take you through how to have a better relationship with money in 2021.

Alex and Novella go down memory lane of working in retail as we mourn the loss of Debenhams. We also cover the importance of reflecting after arguments, questioning whether a private life is a happy life, understanding the impacts of cheating emotionally in a relationship referring to Maya from the show Girlfriends as an example & more.

Alex and Novella discuss their favourite podcasts, establishing firm boundaries, whether we're taught to respect elders or fear them, the fine line between prying and being a good friend & more.

Alex and Novella discuss gender roles in relationships, love languages, addressing relationship goal & more.

After a year hiatus the show is back talking about why the show was on a break, unlearning people pleasing, blackness in the pandemic workplace and more.

I couldn't end the year without a quick round-up. Thanks for all of your support this year and I wish you a prosperous 2020. LIKE, SUBSCRIBE NOW & CLICK THE NOTIFICATION BELL! Available on: Apple podcasts https://apple.co/2StWDAt Spotify https://spoti.fi/2tXmp6q Follow all social media platforms

Do you have to have several streams of income in this day and age?...Are men reliant women to be their everything? ...What does good mental health look like? ...Your host Alex and special guest Alex Reads answer all these questions in this week's episode...SUBSCRIBE NOW...Timestamps (03:13) Challenging yourself to be something new...(11:46) Are men to reliant on women to be their everything?...(15:56) Tapping back into yourself...(24:12) Do you hold yourself accountable?...(29:24) What does good mental health look like?...(35:09) 'It must be you' Title inspiration...Available on: Apple podcasts https://apple.co/2StWDAt Spotify https://spoti.fi/2tXmp6q Follow all social media platforms...Twitter https://bit.ly/2Tp3eS7 and https://bit.ly/2DeFkP8 ...Instagram https://bit.ly/2TGMW6M and https://bit.ly/2KArDAt Follow our guests: ...Twitter https://twitter.com/tttalkpod...Instagram https://www.instagram.com/alexreads/...\u55357\u\u56584\uUse #advicewithalex #advicewithandfriends to join the conversation #podcast

Are you wondering what to get your loved ones for Christmas?-Have a business idea but think the running costs will be high?-Your host Alex and special guests Fiona and Kavelle, the founders of With Love Hampers, starting a business with a friend, taking tasteful pictures, taking pride in where you’re from ---- more.--PRESS LIKE, SUBSCRIBE NOW ---- CLICK THE NOTIFICATION BELL!--ITS GIVEAWAY TIME! Christmas is around the corner so we’ve partnered up with @withlovee.x to give you a Christmas hamper filled with goodies.---To enter you have to: --1. Follow @advicewithalex on Instagram or Twitter-2. Like the post ♥-3. Be a UK resident --4. For Instagram: Post this on your page or story and tag @advicewithalex and @withlovee.x-5. For Twitter: Tweet or retweet @advicewithalex and add the hashtag #advicewithalexgiveaway--Competition ends on December 1st--Timestamps(2:11) – Competition/Giveaway (3:16) - Starting a business with a friend (10:28) - Liking but not commenting on posts (13:00)- There’s an art to nudity (16:

Your host Alex and special guest Olive-Aleakwe discuss her expertise in media and broadcasting, scrapping the N-word and not selling yourself short.SUBSCRIBE NOW ---- CLICK THE NOTIFICATION BELL!Timestamps(08:33) The importance of representation in the media/avoiding erasure(20:21) The difficulty in putting content out in mainstream media(23:45) Should we still subscribe to the term black to describe us?(31:17) Working hard for what you want.(41:30) Can you still get a job being your authentic self?(43:00) Are we using their term cultural appropriation properly?(56:49) Scrap the N-word all togetherAvailable on: Apple podcasts https://apple.co/2StWDAt Spotify https://spoti.fi/2tXmp6q Follow all social media platforms\u55357\u\u56561\uTwitter https://bit.ly/2Tp3eS7 and https://bit.ly/2DeFkP8 \u55357\u\u56561\uInstagram https://bit.ly/2TGMW6M and https://bit.ly/2KArDAt \u55357\u\u56561\uSnapchat @fromalexandraxFollow our guests: \u55357\u\u56561\uInstagram https://www.instagram.com/gud_vybz/\u55357\u\u56561\uTwi

Do you really talk to yourself when you tweet? Are you addicted to social media?Are you scared to be alone?We answer all these questions on this weeks episode ft Lord Savali.SUBSCRIBE NOW ---- CLICK THE NOTIFICATION BELL!4:15 Do you really talk to yourself when you tweet? 11:32 Are you addicted to social media?17:35-16:31 Comparing your life to others on social media19:19 Wearing fake designer20:02 Are you scared to be alone?26:01 People, that secretly are rooting for you?36:35 Are you a fan of yourself?39:16 How to acquire the title of Lord43:08 Helping others when they fall Available on: Apple podcasts https://apple.co/2StWDAt Spotify https://spoti.fi/2tXmp6q Follow all social media platformsTwitter https://bit.ly/2Tp3eS7 and https://bit.ly/2DeFkP8 Instagram https://bit.ly/2TGMW6M and https://bit.ly/2KArDAt Follow our guests: Instagram https://www.instagram.com/lordsavali/\u55357\u\u56584\uUse #AWAFpod #advicewithandfriends to join the conversation #podcast

Happy Black History Month!!!What makes a brand unique?How do you attract positive energy?How do you stay on top of life? We answer all these questions and more in this episode ft Paul Allstar, founder Allstar Events. SUBSCRIBE NOW ---- CLICK THE NOTIFICATION BELL!Available on: Apple podcasts https://apple.co/2StWDAt Spotify https://spoti.fi/2tXmp6q Follow all social media platformsᖟᘘTwitter https://bit.ly/2Tp3eS7 and https://bit.ly/2DeFkP8 ᖟᘘInstagram https://bit.ly/2TGMW6M and https://bit.ly/2KArDAt Follow our guest:Paul Allstar ᖟᘘInstagram https://www.instagram.com/_allstar,/Allstar events ᖟᘘInstagram https://www.instagram.com/allstar_eventsentertainment/ᖟᘚUse #advicewithalex to join the conversation #podcast

Happy Black History Month!!!Why are there a lack of black teachers in the UK?What is it like teaching abroad?What is it really like being a teacher?We answer all these questions and more in this episode ft Kemi, founder of the YBTN (Young Black Teacher Network). SUBSCRIBE NOW ---- CLICK THE NOTIFICATION BELL!4: 02 Excess student numbers in state schools5:52 Putting yourself first7:02 All the jobs that teachers are12:12 Balancing teaching and YBTN15:42 - Why are black teachers still the minority?21:02 Standing your ground with pay24:16 Teaching abroad36: 05 why you should go into teachingAvailable on: Apple podcasts https://apple.co/2StWDAt Spotify https://spoti.fi/2tXmp6q Follow all social media platforms\u55357\u\u56561\uTwitter https://bit.ly/2Tp3eS7 and https://bit.ly/2DeFkP8 \u55357\u\u56561\uInstagram https://bit.ly/2TGMW6M and https://bit.ly/2KArDAt Follow our guests: Kemi \u55357\u\u56561\uInstagram https://www.instagram.com/k.riley92/\u55357\u\u56561\uTwitter https://twitter.com/KayRiley92_ YBTN\u5535

Happy Black History Month!!!Why do you prefer a skin tone that is not your own?Can you authentically eat your native food at work?Is there any harm in changing your African name to an English one? We answer all these questions in the latest episode featuring Teso Uwaibi, the author of @Her Rantings a 21st-century woman’s voyage of enlightenment'.SUBSCRIBE NOW ---- CLICK THE NOTIFICATION BELL!Order Her Rantings book or ebook ᖟᘘAmazon https://www.amazon.co.uk/Her-Rantings-century-womans-enlightenment-ebook/dp/B07M8NFXKXᖟᘘhttps://www.tesouwaibi.com/3:50 How Teso's book 'Her Rantings' came together7:15 Our natural hair journey19:00 Being your authentic self22:06 owning emotions27:28 Colourism and why do you prefer a skin tone that is not your own?34:45 Elitism37:29 Power in African names 40:30 Can you authentically eat your native food at work?Available on: Apple podcasts https://apple.co/2StWDAt Spotify https://spoti.fi/2tXmp6q Follow all social media platformsᖟᘘTwitter https://bit.ly/2Tp3eS7 and https://bit.ly/

Are relationships about compromise or tolerance? Why do people find it hard to talk about finances? What should women want? We answer all these questions in the latest episode featuring 2/3 of the #LOOSTALK podcast Kamzy and Jae. 09:06 Snitch 9 intro12:24 American justice system17:26 Old heads promoting the no bitching policy19:39 Is it ever okay to snitch?28:21 Yes ma (Episode Title inspiration) 37.55 What should women want?45.35 Cutting out the middle man47:02 Are Relationships about compromise or tolerance?49:47 Why is it hard talking about finances?57:01 Why men don’t forgive women for cheating.SUBSCRIBE NOW ---- CLICK THE NOTIFICATION BELL!Available on: Apple podcasts https://apple.co/2StWDAt Spotify https://spoti.fi/2tXmp6q This week’s topics: Nonsensical TOTWFollow all social media platformsᖟᘘTwitter https://bit.ly/2Tp3eS7 and https://bit.ly/2DeFkP8 ᖟᘘInstagram https://bit.ly/2TGMW6M and https://bit.ly/2KArDAt ᖟᘘSnapchat @fromalexandraxFollow our guests: Jae ᖟᘘInstagram https://www.instagram.com/objae_

How long should you stay in a job?Do people stay exactly the same when they get married?Are there too many podcasts?We answer all of these questions on this week's episode featuring Big Wahala from the ESN (eloquently saying nothing) podcast. SUBSCRIBE NOW ---- CLICK THE NOTIFICATION BELL!Main Topics:01:30 How the ESN podcast started 09:32 Are there too many podcasts 42:18 things you need before you marry 55:45 The best way to navigate jobs and the workplace. 01:02:05 I quit my job Available on: Apple podcasts https://apple.co/2StWDAt Spotify https://spoti.fi/2tXmp6q Follow all social media platforms\u55357\u\u56561\uTwitter https://bit.ly/2Tp3eS7 and https://bit.ly/2DeFkP8 \u55357\u\u56561\uInstagram https://bit.ly/2TGMW6M and https://bit.ly/2KArDAt \u55357\u\u56561\uSnapchat @fromalexandraxFollow our guests: \u55357\u\u56561\u Big Wahala’s Twitter Instagram https://www.instagram.com/bigwahala/\u55357\u\u56561\uBig Wahala’s Twitter https://twitter.com/BigWahala\u55357\u\u56584\uUse #AWAFpod #advicewithandfri