Group Chat

Mobeen chats with friends of the show - Nayha and Jay Knox about all things sex, dating, relationships, and love. Has it been hard to maintain that intimate feeling during lockdown? How do you get over feeling sexually frustrated? All the questions you've probably been thinking about, discussed in an open and safe environment for your listening pleasure.

Poppy's talking about all the issues we never really thought were issues until lockdown came along. No haircut for three months? Having to queue for an hour to get into the supermarket? Who knew that these would ever be a dilemma in our lives? With the help of Podcasters Moeed and Danyaal, Poppy navigates this new wave of Coronavirus dilemmas.

The New Shopping Experience: Has the high-street changed and will it ever return back to ‘normal’?

What does the new shopping experience mean for businesses? Has the nature of a physical shopping experience been destroyed? Will we see online shopping take over as people have FOGO (fear of going out)? All the questions you have, answered with Poppy and guests, Mehreen - an avid shopper and Nim - a boutique store owner.

Why are people from Black and Asian backgrounds twice as likely to die from Covid-19?

Mobeen asks why the highest diagnosis rates of Covid-19 in the UK have been in people with Black and Asian backgrounds,and why they are twice as likely to die from Covid19. Mobeen chats with guests Dr Mo Sattar, a GP from Leeds and Zohra Khaku from the Muslim Youth Helpline, about what can be done about it and why it got to that stage in the first place. They also look into the realities of COVID19 in our Asian communities and what its like working as frontline connections to the public.

Mobeen Azhar and Poppy Begum come together for the return of Group Chat!

After taking a short hiatus (along with the rest of the world!) Group Chat is back with a special co-host between Mobeen and Poppy. What’s been happening since lockdown started? What’s changed, how are you feeling and what does the future now look like? We’ve all been living through it and in this episode, Mobeen and Poppy talk about their lockdown vibes, how the world has changed since March and how this has affected life now, and forever!