Two Young for an Old Talk

This is part one with your hosts 3rd & technically 4th guests with Shannon & Tiffani of @bajanstylesmiles on instagram. This week’s episode takes a slightly more of an interview approach while maintaining the classic old talk feel! They chat about schooling in Barbados and transitioning to university in the Unites States and that culture shock was brought with that.

Join your hosts this week as they explore what the concept of self care means to them. A big focus for this week’s old talk is how popular media portrays self care from a solely physical standpoint. This is an important aspect of course but just leads to a severe neglect of one’s mental wellbeing. An interesting concept that pops up during our discussion is the concept of active vs. passive self care. No matter what self care means or looks like to you make sure you take that time to take care of your physical & mental well-being!

In this week’s edition your hosts follow up the last old talk with a part 2 featuring their second guest, Kristian of the ‘wuh yuh say podcast’. A continuation of the discussion around the traditional 9-5 vs entrepreneurship taking a closer look at Barbados specifically. as someone who pushes for the promotion of local entrepreneurs we look into why Kristian views this as an important thing to do.

they're looking into what feels like an age old debate; working a 9-5 job. a key contrast throughout this episode is the notion that entrepreneurship should be seen as a golden ticket or its pure glamorization by popular media. special note is given to social media enabling a new age of entrepreneurship centered around e-commerce. what are your thoughts on this week’s discussion? do you think one is superior to another ?

join your hosts as they look at what their summer plans have shifted to post quarantine. they were varying summer expectations between your co-hosts with one of them having minimal hope for summer 2020. Lots of lighthearted conversation & laughter in this episode, we hope you’ve all had a great week!

This week’s old talk your hosts try a card game known as “We’re Not Really Strangers”. The point of the game being to challenge your mindset whilst being honest with yourself & others. Due to the nature of this, your hosts get introspective as they remove the layers and answer some challenging questions.

play this game at home:

https://www.werenotreallystrangers.com

your hosts:

neil. (@nothingwas_thesame)

abriana. (@clvssicmess)

WE STAY MUNCHING (@westaymunching)

two young for an old talk

There seems to be a pattern where some people romanticize the idea of living overseas, while disregarding the implications that seem less obvious. The start of the discussion looks at how the grass being greener on the other side is perpetuated by an under reporting of differing struggles one may face. They then look at their own experiences with differing factors which cause persons to push that ideology. A few standout childhood moments are discussed & the episode is rounded off on a discussion on twitter regarding duties on imported items within Barbados & a summary of Drake's recent Barbados trip.

This week's topic has been a bit 'hush hush' growing up for your hosts in Barbados. It's been oddly taboo and is now beginning to be acknowledged within that West Indian culture. They share a bit of their experiences growing up and think about how mental health should be adapted within institutions in Barbados.

Your hosts take a trip down memory lane looking at the circumstances that resulted in them creating We Stay Munching (WSM) a food diary on instagram. This is a venture that has its roots tied to the start of their post secondary schooling in Canada. In this old talk they discuss the start of WSM, some memorable places they have documented & a bit of their process determining what kind of content they wish to share. Join them on this episode looking at all things food.

In this week’s old talk your hosts discuss how the presence of body art like tattoos & piercings can be stigmatized in society. This stigma can be in the form of being deemed as unprofessional or being seen as unacceptable in certain spheres. They discuss their perspective on this while analyzing the perspective of older persons in society.

neil. (@nothingwas_thesame)

abriana. (@clvssicmess)

WE STAY MUNCHING (@westaymunching)

two young for an old talk