Dropcall #10

Victor and I sit down with Carolynn Bain! Carolynn is the founder of Brighton's 'Afrori', The UK's only Black owned bookshop specialising in books by Black authors.

Afrori recently launched a book drive to sell 1000 books to help keep its doors open. They managed to sell 1500 and are now launching a patreon to help make sure they're here for the long haul!

We chat about

• The History of Afrori
• Building a 'village'
• The importance of a third space for Brighton's Black community (and their allies)
• Asking for help vs Pride
• Supporting independent businesses
• Changing our habits
• Shout out to 'Men of Melanin Brighton'
• Carolynn: "As young men in your 20s"
• BUY A BOOK
• JOIN THE PATREONS

Recommendations:

Carolynn's : 'Kin' (2026) by Tayari Jones

Victor’s : 'Black England: The Forgotten Georgian History' (2022) by Gretchen Gerzina

Khaliden’s : 'The Day God Saw Me As Black' (2024) by D. Danyelle Thomas

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https://www.patreon.com/AfroriBooks

https://www.threads.com/@afroribooks

https://www.instagram.com/afroribooks/

https://afroribooks.co.uk/

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You can find Victor @ugly_knowws + @roughcopyzine on insta and tiktok!

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Keep up to date with Khaliden and the podcast by following @AlsoPurp on all socials.

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Original podcast Artwork by Valentine M. Smith.

Video Production by Victor Alexander (@Ugly_knees on insta and @clevvergirl on Tiktok)

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NEXT UP: Xena (& Gabrielle) The Warrior Princess (with Sara Century)

Dropcall #9

Ashley and Victor came to visit me in my new flat and I decided to record it. Chaos ensues.

Topics covered include:

• Victor hates K-Pop Demon Hunters
• Ashley and Khaliden loved K-Pop Demon Hunters
• Wallace and Gromit is not a children’s film
• We debate if most of American Animation is for children.
• What’s the state of Western Adult Animation today?
• Common Side Effects, Blue-Eyed Samurai, Prey
• Darth Maul, Star Wars Visions
• American Samurai is… racist
• Shogun is why white people keep trying be asian
• Paradise!
• Quadroons
• ‘ADHD’ by Paris Hilton written by Sia.
• Pluribus baby
• Problematicville, Problem Promenade & Cancel-isle
• X-Men 97 Season 2 Electric Boogaloo
• Sunspot, Tanspot, Sundodgingspot, Sunscreenspot, SPFspot
• Doechii say no to more things please
• Abandoning RuPaul’s Drag Race
• We don’t support celebrity podcasts
• Lily Allen the British Taylor Swift
• Raye’s ‘This Album May Contain Hope’
• Casiano Prado, Sam Smith and Kerry Washington
• It’s handled.

Recommendations:

Victor’s : ‘Girls’ by Princess Nokia

Ashley’s : ‘Pretty Idea’ by Amber Mark

Khaliden’s : ‘Once Upon a Time…’ by Donna Summer

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Find Victor @roughcopyzine on insta and @roughcopyzinebtn on tiktok!

Keep up to date by following @AlsoPurp on all socials.

Original podcast Artwork by Valentine M. Smith.

Video Production by Victor Alexander (@Ugly_knees on insta and @clevvergirl on Tiktok)

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https://youtube.com/@referentialpod

More at www.alsopurple.com

Thank you for listening! Don’t forget to leave a 5 star rating and review to help people find the podcast!

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NEXT UP: Xena (& Gabrielle) The Warrior Princess (with Sara Century)

New Series!

MIXepisodes: Where I'm joined by past guests and new to talk about, what I’ve been, calling their ‘cornerstone album’. We go in depth and track by track on some of our favourite musical projects to break apart what it’s doing, why we love it and why it’s important.

On the second chair, I'm joined by Black Fat Femme Podcast's Dr Jonathan Paul Higgins to talk about the album known as the 'Blueprint of Modern R&B', Brandy Norwood's 2002 third full musical release 'Full Moon'.

Cited by everyone from the Red Hot Chilli Peppers to Jazmine Sullivan to Beyonce for its influence; this is the album that first garnered Brandy the moniker of the 'Vocal Bible'.

'Full Moon' was birthed in collaboration with Brandy Norwood, legendary producer Rodney 'Darkchild' Jerkins and his songwriting team (that included the likes of Kenisha Pratt, Fred Jerkins & LaShawn Daniels); the album also featured the work of Mike City, Warryn Campbell and Keith Crouch (+ an uncredited Michael Jackson on background) to create its tableau fusion of R&B, Pop, Garage, House and Soul.

We get into all that +

• Dr Jon Paul Higgins!
• 'Black Fat Femme' the podcast/the book
• Remembering the world before streaming
• Giving 'real tea'
• Shout out to André Leon Talley
• Shout out to Remy Ma
• Bring back 'boomkak'
• Our beef with Clive Davis
• Brandy, BraNU, B-Rocka
• "awoowoo"
• R&B Enya
• Brandy's most difficult vocal album
• The productions
• The riffs
• The harmonies
• The 'vocal bible'
• Aaliyah
• NEW MONICA
• Patreon!

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Find Dr Jon Paul Higgins @DoctorJonPaul and @blkfatfemmepod on socials!

Keep up to date by following @AlsoPurp on all socials.

Original podcast Artwork by Valentine M. Smith.

Video Production by Victor Alexander (@Ugly_knees on insta and @roughcopyzine)

Additional audio production by Laila

Subscribe to our Youtube Page!

https://youtube.com/@referentialpod

More at www.alsopurple.com

Thank you for listening! Don’t forget to leave a 5 star rating and review to help people find the podcast!

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NEXT UP: Xena (& Gabrielle) The Warrior Princess (with Sara Century)

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