Are you looking for something to read over the holidays or in 2025? Ore Abidoye and Motunrayo Oladeji share some of the books we enjoyed this year.

Ore’s picks

00:45: Blue Sisters by Coco Mellors

04:19: Tremor by Teju Cole

08:17 Book 3: In Memoriam by Alice Winn

Motunrayo’s picks

13:18: Motunrayo’s reading plans for 2025

13:56: The Queen of Sugar Hill by Reshonda Tate

17:03: Scandalous Women by Gill Paul

20:29: The Secret Lives of Booksellers and Librarians by James Patterson and Matt Eversmann

22:19: Our thoughts on libraries and bookshops

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I spoke with my husband - Ayo, about growing our photography and videography business - Morayo Photography, in the UK.

Contact the business by emailing [email protected].

It's Olympic season. Netflix released a few sports documentaries just before Paris 2024. My brother Korede joined me on this episode to discuss the documentary Sprint: The World's Fastest Runners. We shared what we're looking forward to in this year's games.

I also shared my thoughts on Simone Biles Rising (also on Netflix).

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Toby and Lerit from the How Does That Sound podcast join me to share their recent TV favourites: 'The Bear,' a drama-comedy series, and 'The Fall Guy,' a romantic-action movie.

00:00 Welcome to Life in Brown

00:05 Introducing the 'Into This' series, where you can share your TV, podcast and book recommendations

00:25 How to Share Your Recommendations

00:45 Guest Recommendations: Tobi and Lerit

01:05 Tobi's Take on 'The Bear'

02:34 Lerit's Thoughts on 'The Fall Guy'

03:53 My Reality TV Pick - Owning Manhattan

05:09 This Week's Recommendations Recap

Send your recommendations by recording a voice memo (90 seconds or less) and emailing it to [email protected].

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I was a guest on the How Does That Sound podcast and shared a clip from my guest feature on the show.

We spoke about our experiences creating independent podcasts and shared some tips from our experiences as podcasters.

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I chatted with entrepreneur and mom of two, Adebusola Ekoko, about her new online platform for women called Let Me Tell You Something. Some of the highlights include:

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When we think about careers in the fashion industry, what often comes to mind are fashion designers, models and fashion photographers. But there are many other roles in this industry. I spoke with Adebusola Ekoko about launching Grapes Pattern Bank - a surface pattern business in Nigeria and designing prints for fashion brands such as Kemi Telford and Kai Collective.

Adebusola shared:

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I make this show alongside my day job in higher education and a challenge that I've had is staying consistent with creating content for this podcast and my newsletter.

This episode was inspired by a question I got on social media about finding time for creative projects like a blog, podcast or YouTube when you have other responsibilities. You'll hear a few tips from author and product manager, Zainab Kwaw-Swanzy and I'll share what has helped me on my content creation journey.

Check out the full episode with Zainab Kwaw-Swanzy about her book - A Quick Ting on the Black Girl Afro and her writing process.

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Ibukun Oyegbesan works as a Marketing Campaign Manager at British Airways in London.

She shares:

Reach out to Ibukun for your gifting needs on Instagram @shopmemora

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What's it like to move to the UK from Ghana as a child? Maria moved to the UK when she was 11 and she talks about:

Follow Maria on Instagram @unlocksocialmobility

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