This episode includes a tribute to award-winning cultural entrepreneur and SB.TV founder Jamal Edwards who passed away at 31 last week. Around this tribute, I talk about the importance and cultural impact of entertainment and sport in the Black community. I also talk about education and learning - how changes to terms of student loans - in terms of entitlement and repayment, hinders young people's opportunities for growth, not just as graduates but as citizens.

https://www.netflix.com/title/81168503

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0014jmn/imagine-2022-2-labi-siffre-this-is-my-song

Review of Netflix show: https://www.netflix.com/title/81426972 , thoughts on service provisions as participants of capitalism, the alleviating effects of socialism in the professional services economy and how to make yourself happy.

Article mentioned: https://www.theguardian.com/media/2022/feb/13/too-close-for-comfort-the-pitfalls-of-parasocial-relationships

Day after Valentines.

This episode explores love and its ramifications. Starting off with a review of the Netflix shows 'The Tindler Swindler' and 'Inventing Anna' which were about scamming on social media, I talk about how the failure to meet Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs leaves people vulnerable to exploitation - and how we must reframe our understanding of love into a framework for care.

A review of the 2 recently released miniseries 'Chloe' (https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p0b69pn6/chloe-series-1-episode-1) and 'This Is Going To Hurt' (https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0b6k5gx) - both are dramas of which I talk about their form, storylines and cultural relevance. I also talk about how we navigate our lives with routines and finding purpose within and beyond our careers.

Happy new month.

A review of some films and docu-series I watched and a link the "Posting for Posterity" article by Terry Nguyen that I really enjoyed: https://genyeet.substack.com/p/posting-for-posterity

We Are History is an exhibition at Somerset House curated by Ekow Eshun.

https://www.somersethouse.org.uk/whats-on/we-are-history

This episode is a part 1 cultural review of Lubaina Himid's self-titled exhibition at the Tate Modern; exploring themes of migration, femininity, masculinity and the politics of survival. Part 2 is to follow in June or July.