Welcome to #SWPod! SW stands for Sisi Wote ('all of us' in Swahili) and this is the podcast where you can listen to casual commentary on Black music and literature from Global Majority writers from the perspective of a casual reader and everyday music listener just like you! aka me, Mandi.

This week, we welcome our first-ever guest, Jessica, a writer, playwright, poet, and newly qualified doctor. The theme for this episode is 'Rejection: It’s Not You, It’s Me'.

• In our Lemme Tale You segment: The new listener contribution section is officially introduced with a voice note about familial and friendship love.
• In our Sounds segment: We discuss how UK artist Hamzaa’s song "Doing Time" (from her 2023 EP Rush) explores the feeling of rejection as a "prison sentence".
• In our Stories segment: We dive into a novel by Caleb Azumah Nelson—Jessica's favourite author—to explore the theme of rejection, particularly in light of a major plot point where "one of the characters dies".
• In our Soundtracking Stories segment: The playlist is updated with five new tracks related to the episode's theme, including "Far” by SZA and "Let Me Go" by Daniel Caesar. Listen and save the playlist here: SW POD: 'soundtracking stories' playlist stories
  
  

Get Involved! Share your thoughts and opinions using #SWPodUK and contribute to 'Lemme Tale You.' Send your stories, thoughts, or opinions inspired by this episode (max 500 words or 2-min voice notes) to our socials @SWPodUK or email swpoduk@gmail.com to be featured!

See you lot in the next one! <3

Welcome to #SWPod! SW stands for Sisi Wote ('all of us' in Swahili) and this is the podcast where you can listen to casual commentary on Black music and literature from Global Majority writers from the perspective of a casual reader and everyday music listener just like you! aka me, mandi.

In our debut episode, the theme is 'Grateful In Love: I’m So Glad You Chose Me'.

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  In our Sounds segment: We dive into Ginuwine's R&B classic "Differences" to explore the bliss and contentment of being chosen in love.
• In our Storiessegment: The discussion flips to examine the pain of unrequited love through Peace Adzo Medie's debut novel, His Only Wife (a Reese's Book Club pick), which follows main character Afi and her arranged marriage in Ghana.
• In our Soundtracking Stories segment: Discover five new tracks related to the theme, including "Love Of My Life" (LOML) by Shae Universe and "Kwangwaru" by Harmonize and Diamond Platnumz. Listen and save the playlist here: SW POD: 'soundtracking stories' playlist stories
  
  

Get Involved! Share your thoughts and opinions using #SWPodUK and contribute to 'Lemme Tale You.' Send your stories, thoughts, or opinions inspired by this episode (max 500 words or 2-min voice notes) to our socials @SWPodUK or email swpoduk@gmail.com to be featured!

See you lot in the next one! <3