We're back! and this week we're talking about the ongoing cost of living crisis, choosing brunch over having a baby, and a wee update on Suzie's trip to Montreal where she experienced Canadian tipping culture (18% minimum tip!). We also debrief about a few of the events we've been to since the last episode including the Spotify SoundUp session with Madame Joyce! 

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Launched due to a lack of Black Scottish voices in mainstream media, Suzie and Shirley share their experiences of growing up in Scotland, and discuss pop culture, current events, and everything in-between with a bit of banter on the side! @blackscotpod on your preferred socials including Youtube!

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It's everything everywhere all at once this week as the announcement of Liz Truss as PM (cheese import lady) is the least interesting thing to happen to the country. Join us as we try our best to make sense of the week's happenings including:

• Rishi v Liz
• The Queens Death at Balmoral Castle in Scotland
• King Charles Ascension
• The man that heckled Prince Andrew in Edinburgh (free speech?)
• The return of Meghan Markle and Prince Harry
• Being an immigrant and having an opinion in these times #nationalitiesandbordersbill

All in this very special Royal episode of Black Scot Pod!

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Launched due to a lack of Black Scottish voices in mainstream media, Suzie and Shirley share their experiences of growing up in Scotland, and discuss pop culture, current events, and everything in-between with a bit of banter on the side! @blackscotpod on your preferred socials including Youtube!

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We're back with a brand new episode, and this time it's from our first ever live show as part of the Connect Festival lineup, in association with The List Magazine! Join us as we chat about our origin story, bad hair days, and acquiring British citizenship!

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Launched due to a lack of Black Scottish voices in mainstream media, Suzie and Shirley share their experiences of growing up in Scotland, and discuss pop culture, current events, and everything in-between with a bit of banter on the side! @blackscotpod on your preferred socials including Youtube!

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We're back with another fun episode of the AV Club! This week we talk about visiting some of Edinburgh's top graveyards (they're beautiful- we swear!), the Sandmans Tumblr Aesthetic, and the shows we can't wait to see/ have seen at this year's Fringe festival!

This week we watched:

• The Sandman, Netflix
• The Looney Tunes Show, Peacock/NOWTV
• A World Without Dwarfism, BBC

we also read:

• I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jeanette McCurdy

Fringe Recommendation:

• Just Friends, Olga Koch

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Launched due to a lack of Black Scottish voices in mainstream media, Suzie and Shirley share their experiences of growing up in Scotland, and discuss pop-culture, current events, and everything in-between with a bit of banter on the side! @blackscotpod on your preferred socials Hosts: @suziemwanza & @_shirleymcpherson_

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Get your Connect Festival Tickets here to come to our show and catch some other amazing acts and more on the weekend of the 26th to 28th of August:

https://connectmusicfestival.com/artist/black-scot-pod

You can also catch us at Just Get A Real Job's live podcast at the Voodoo Rooms on Wednesday 17 August as part of the FREE FRINGE Festival-

See you soon!

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We're back from our hols! This week we get into our gals' trip to London, attending this year's British Podcast Awards where we got to meet our faves and tell a story of how Shirley managed to embarrass herself in front of Idris and a brief chat about the end of KETE, The Sandman ...

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PSA: We'll be at connect Festival this year and looking forward to meeting as many of you as possible- tickets can be found here!

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Launched due to a lack of Black Scottish voices in mainstream media, Suzie and Shirley share their experiences of growing up in Scotland, and discuss pop culture, current events, and everything in-between with a bit of banter on the side! @blackscotpod on your preferred socials including Youtube!

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Get your Connect Festival Tickets here to come to our show and more on the weekend of the 26th to 28th of August:

https://connectmusicfestival.com/artist/black-scot-pod

You can also catch us at Just Get A Real Job's live podcast at the Voodoo Rooms on Wednesday 17 August as part of the FREE FRINGE Festival-

See you soon!

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We're back from our hols! This week we get into our gals' trip to London, attending this year's British Podcast Awards where we got to meet our faves and tell a story of how Shirley managed to embarrass herself in front of Idris and a brief chat about the end of KETE, The Sandman ...

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If you enjoyed this episode make sure to leave us a rating- every rating helps us in our podcasting journey!

PSA: We'll be at connect Festival this year and looking forward to meeting as many of you as possible- tickets can be found here!

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Launched due to a lack of Black Scottish voices in mainstream media, Suzie and Shirley share their experiences of growing up in Scotland, and discuss pop culture, current events, and everything in-between with a bit of banter on the side! @blackscotpod on your preferred socials including Youtube!

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This week we're joined by Vic and Jas from Black Gals Livin'. Join us as we chat about our emo phases, the rise of Amapiano, clubbing in Edinburgh v London and we ask the question- why do Londoners have so much bundas liga?!?!?

you can find the BGL @jas_bw & @vicsanusi and @blackgals Livin'

If you enjoyed this episode make sure to leave us a rating- every rating helps us in our podcasting journey!

PSA: We'll be at connect Festival this year and looking forward to meeting as many of you as possible- tickets can be found here!

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Launched due to a lack of Black Scottish voices in mainstream media, Suzie and Shirley share their experiences of growing up in Scotland, and discuss pop culture, current events, and everything in-between with a bit of banter on the side! @blackscotpod on your preferred socials including Youtube!

Hosts: @suziemwanza & @_shirleymcpherson_

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Get in touch at [email protected]

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