Your Aunties Could Never

WHY BLACK MEN DATE OTHER RACES! "Windrush Should’ve Stopped With Us?!" Kelso Sparks Heated Debate 20.07.2026 2h 28min

The Aunties are back, and this week we are joined by content creator, host, and viral personality Kelso (@Kelsoshow)! From his controversial comments on immigration and Windrush to the viral debate on where all the 40+ Black men are, no topic is off-limits. We dive deep into Caribbean vs. African identity, building wealth, height privilege, and why Kelso officially stopped talking to girls after hitting the limelight. Plus, we run through the comments, call out the latest viral madness (including that Paraguayan senator and World Cup politics), and talk about Kelso’s insane rise from corporate manager to online star. ⚡ Kelso explains (and defends) his Windrush comments — was it really what people think he meant? ⚡ Being 6'7": the DMs, the dating, the disadvantages nobody talks about ⚡ Buy Back Brixton, Ghana's reparations bid, and who actually got rich off the slave trade ⚡ The Paraguayan senator's vile comments about Mbappé — and Trump getting FIFA to overturn a red card ⚡ "Where are the Black men over 40?" — we run to the comments and it gets heated ⚡ Kelso's actual rise: from a corporate job at Peabody to going viral in Grenada in three months

Special Guest Kelechi Okafor - India Arie vs Yung Miami, Oprah vs Whitney 07.07.2026 2h 27min

Your favourite Aunties, Ak, Farrah and Nana are back with another packed episode, joined by Kelechi Okafor!AUNTYVENTION🫂 This week's Auntyvention looks at the end of LaVar and Tina Ball's 30-year marriage. After raising three sons together and supporting each other through Tina's stroke and LaVar's leg amputation, the couple have separated. So, if you've built a life together and survived the hardest of times, is it ever okay to walk away because you're no longer happy?WELCOME TO THE FAMILY💐 BET for an unforgettable tribute to Lauryn Hill, with performances from SZA, Doechii, Tems, Doja Cat, Nas, Queen Latifah, Common, Rapsody, Lizzo, YG Marley and more celebrating one of music's greatest icons.ENEMIES OF PROGRESS🚩 Sexist MCs for the tired, lazy and misogynistic crowd banter that's long overdue for retirement.🚩 India.Arie or Yung Miami? The Aunties unpack the debate over Spend Dat. Is India.Arie right to question the messages our music reinforces, or is Yung Miami simply making the soundtrack to the summer?🚩 Megyn Kelly for her racist rant telling Haitians to "go home", reigniting anti immigrant rhetoric and dehumanising an entire community.🚩 Justice Amy Coney Barrett after joining the Supreme Court majority allowing the Trump administration to move forward with ending Temporary Protected Status for hundreds of thousands of Haitians, despite being the adoptive mother of two Haitian children.🚩 Oprah Winfrey after claiming Whitney Houston had relapsed during her final Oprah appearance, a version of events firmly disputed by Whitney's estate.RUN TO THE COMMENTS🏃🏾‍♀️ This week, the Aunties dive into your reactions to Gina Yashere's comments about African and Caribbean identity on One54 Africa. The debate has sparked strong opinions, emotional responses and thousands of comments. Now it's time to hear what you had to say.This is the honest conversation you won't hear anywhere else.www.yourauntiescouldnever.com

EXTRA AUNTIES - Hopeless Dreams and Soul Ties 04.07.2026 23min

In this Extra Aunties episode your favourite Aunties AK & Nana are joined by Marianne Sunshine and Elaine the Pain to discuss how to be truthful about your friends' hairbrained schemes and are Soul Ties real!

Gina Yashere, Jamaicans vs Africans Divide: The Conversation NOBODY Is Having - SPECIAL GUESTS ELAINE THE PAIN AND MARIANNE SUNSHINE 01.07.2026 1h 29min

FAMILY, this one's REAL! SPECIAL GUESTS ELAINE THE PAIN AND MARIANNE SUNSHINEIn this episode of Your Auntie's Could Never, the aunties gather to unpack the viral Gina Yashere clip from Godfrey the Comedian's 154 Africa podcast that had the entire Black internet in a chokehold. Gina's comments about Caribbean people specifically Jamaicans not knowing their African ancestry until Roots came out have stirred up DECADES of unresolved tension between African and Caribbean communities in the UK.But this conversation goes SO much deeper than one clip.We're talking about:🔹 The bullying African kids faced from Caribbean kids in 70s & 80s Britain — and vice versa🔹 Why Gina's generalisation of Jamaicans stung so many people🔹 The role the British education system played in keeping Black children ignorant of their history🔹 Colourism, class divides, and the "acceptable Black" pecking order🔹 Marcus Garvey, Nanny of the Maroons, and the Caribbean icons Gina's comments erased🔹 African identity denial — when children pretended to be Jamaican to fit in🔹 The Windrush generation's fight for Black rights in the UK🔹 Why the "divide and conquer" seed is STILL growing in our communities🔹 What unity actually looks like for the diaspora in 2025 and beyondThis wasn't a clean, PC conversation. It was raw, it was real, and it was NECESSARY. Because if we can't sit at the same table and have the uncomfortable conversations, how are we ever going to move forward as a people?Whether you're Jamaican, Nigerian, Grenadian, Ghanaian, Trinidadian, Black British, African American — this is YOUR story too.🗣️ WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU:Did you experience the African vs Caribbean divide growing up? Do you think Gina was wrong, or was she telling her truth? Drop your thoughts in the comments — let's keep this conversation going.Timestamps:0:00 — Intro & welcome to the aunties0:30 — Setting the scene: What did Gina Yashere actually say?2:20 — The Roots comment that set the internet on fire5:10 — Was Gina lying? Lived experience vs generalisation10:45 — The bullying: African kids vs Caribbean kids in 70s/80s Britain18:30 — "African boo-boo" and culturally specific cusses — where did kids learn them?25:15 — Identity crisis: When Africans pretended to be Jamaican32:00 — The class divide: Middle-class Africans, West Indians, and the pecking order38:20 — Caribbean legends Gina's comments erased: Marcus Garvey, Nanny of the Maroons44:10 — "My mum would rather I had white friends than Jamaican friends"50:30 — The white man attacked her at 12: What does that do to a child?57:00 — Saturday schools, community work, and who shows up for Black Britain?1:05:00 — The bigger picture: Divide and conquer is STILL the plan1:10:30 — Grace vs accountability: How do we have these conversations?1:15:00 — Final thoughts: We're stronger together1:18:00 — Outro & where to find us#YourAuntiesGeneva #GinaYashere #AfricanVsCaribbean #BlackBritish #DiasporaConversation

Where Are the Black Men Over 40? Kanye King, and Kemi Badenoch on Stop and Search 23.06.2026 1h 34min

Your favourite Aunties, Ak, Farrah and Nana are back with another packed episode.AUNTYVENTION🫂 This week’s Auntyvention starts with a speed dating disaster. One woman paid for a dating event only to discover it was almost entirely women. She's asking for her money back and wants to know: where are all the Black men over 40? Why do these events always seem packed with women, and where exactly are the men hanging out?WELCOME TO THE FAMILY💐 Kanya King, the legacy of what she built with the MOBO Awards and its impact on Black British music, culture and generations of artists is being celebrated following her passing.💐 Nicky Slimting who has taken his No Phones parties to another level! The latest one, on a grounded aeroplane!ENEMIES OF PROGRESS🚩 The men who ignored the dress code at Nicky's event. Mandem, why is dressing up such a struggle?🚩 Francis Foster for his suspect views around DEI, race, education and what teachers should expect from Black boys in the classroom.🚩 The Love Island Ope debate: Is he an enemy for continuing to pronounce his Nigerian name incorrectly?🚩 Mississippi police after a one-year-old child, Kohen Kartier Wiley, was killed when an officer opened fire on a vehicle during a response to an alleged shoplifting incident.🚩 Kemi Badenoch for saying she's for increasing stop-and-search of Black boys.🚩 Those trying to take Brixton Market out of local hands, as traders, residents and community groups fight to protect one of London's most important cultural spaces.This is the honest conversation you won’t hear anywhere else.Watch and listen now.YouTube. Apple Podcasts. Spotify.www.yourauntiescouldnever.com

EXTRA AUNTIES - 50/50 on a Bad Child and Attention Seeking When Your Partner is Grieving 19.06.2026 26min

This week Nana & AK solve some dilemmas

Elon Musk & Belfast Race Riots, Trump's Knicks Curse and FIFA's World Cup Mess 16.06.2026 1h 28min

Your favourite Aunties, Ak, Farrah and Nana are back with another packed episode.AUNTYVENTION🫂 This week’s Auntyvention asks a question many of us have faced. When two close friends fall out, each has their own version of events and accuses the other of lying. Who do you believe? The friend you've known for decades or the one who came later but has never given you a reason to doubt them?WELCOME TO THE FAMILY💐 Lewis Hamilton: should he be welcomed or barred for saying there should be a cap on wealth? Whilst being wealthy himself and dating the wealthy Kim Kardashian.💐 Chanelle Sykes aka @LoveChanellenje, beauty creator, founder of Dainty Girl Beauty and proud representative of the two scoops gang.ENEMIES OF PROGRESS🚩 America & FIFA's mishandling of World Cup 2026. From seemingly racialised visa issues, entry bans and ridic ticket prices.🚩 Donald Trump for pulling up to the Knicks game, jinxing their winning streak and turning a basketball match into security madness. Watch parties cancelled vibes thoroughly disturbed.🚩 Elon Musk and others accused of fuelling tensions around the Belfast riots through inflammatory social media posts and anti immigration rhetoric.🚩 Gwyneth Paltrow for promoting luxury property developments in Israel while the war in Gaza continues to dominate global headlines.🚩 The Karmelo Anthony case verdict and the adultification of young Black people.This is the honest conversation you won’t hear anywhere else.www.yourauntiescouldnever.com

YOUR AUNTIES COULD NEVER @ SXSW LONDON SPECIAL 08.06.2026 58min

Your favourite Aunties, Ak, Farrah and Nana are coming to you live from SXSW London for a special episode packed with dilemmas, culture and nonsense that needs addressing.AUNTYVENTION🫂 Should she stay or should she go? After six years of marriage and six years of cheating, one woman finally asked her husband for a divorce. Now he wants another chance. The Aunties unpack whether some relationships are worth saving and when enough is enough.🫂 And a guy is considering ending a 20-year friendship after watching his best friend become what he sees as a deeply disengaged father. Is it fair to judge someone else's parenting that harshly, or does character matter?WELCOME TO THE FAMILY💐 Ruka Hair, founders Tendai Moyo and Ugo Agbai, after securing $4.5 million in new funding to continue transforming the textured hair and extensions industry through innovation and science.💐 Jay Z following a headline-making Roots Picnic performance that reminded everyone why he remains one of Hip Hop's GOATS.ENEMIES OF PROGRESS🚩 The jury that cleared Rick Chow, the South Carolina store owner who shot and killed 14-year-old Cyrus Carmack Belton following a dispute over alleged stolen bottles of water, reigniting painful comparisons to Latasha Harlins and Trayvon Martin.🚩 The theatre company that thought Dreamgirls didn't need Black people, after a predominantly white production of the musical had its licence revoked following public backlash.🚩 The US and Kenyan governments over plans for a US funded Ebola quarantine facility in Kenya, raising serious questions about transparency, sovereignty and who carries global risk.🚩 David French, whose comments about only truly understanding racism after adopting his Ethiopian daughter sparked debate about empathy, privilege and people only caring when it becomes personal.🚩 The Trump administration bombing over 205 Caribbean people under the guise of combating drug trafficking.🚩 Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner for their controversial luxury resort plans on Albania's Sazan Island, facing protests and backlash This is the honest conversation you won't hear anywhere else..www.yourauntiescouldnever.com

EXTRA AUNTIES WITH REMI BURGZ 08.06.2026 55min

Your Favourite Aunties get into Remi Burgz's business. They get into life as a Black Queer woman, dating, raising children, her radio career and what she can't live without.

Special Guest Remi Burgz | Toxic Banter, Kevin Hart and Patrick Ta 02.06.2026 2h 3min

Your favourite Aunties, Ak, Farrah and Nana, are back with another packed episode, joined by the long overdue Remi Burgz, broadcaster, DJ, music journalist, cultural commentator and one of the voices behind Spotify's Who We Be Talks.AUNTYVENTION🫂 This week’s Auntyvention asks a simple question: when does a joke stop being a joke? After creator Nigel Tatem shared how years of racist "banter" at school left him feeling isolated. The Aunties unpack the difference between mutual jokes and making someone the punchline every day.WELCOME TO THE FAMILY💐 Jodeci, as Forever My Lady celebrates 35 years. One of the greatest R&B debuts of all time, four huge hits, decades of influence, plenty of ups and downs, and now finally back on tour.ENEMIES OF PROGRESS🚩 The Mama Drama podcast debate for the careless way they discussed feeling aroused while breastfeeding.🚩 Kevin Hart for dismissing criticism of the George Floyd joke at his Netflix roast by declaring that "people are stupid", while sidestepping questions around accountability.🚩 The pastor who tried to part the sea, because faith is one thing but social media miracles are becoming another thing entirely.🚩 Patrick Ta for trademarking "transition blush", a term popularised by Black MUA Painted by Esther.🚩 Judge Nicholas Rowland for sentencing three boys involved in the r*pe of two girls with youth rehabilitation orders while stating he wanted to avoid "criminalising" the perpetrators.This is the honest conversation you won’t hear anywhere else.Watch and listen now.YouTube. Apple Podcasts. Spotify.www.yourauntiescouldnever.com

EXTRA AUNTIES WITH NADIA JAE & JUST CALL ME AUDREY - LONG LASTING FRIENDSHIPS 30.05.2026 33min

Your favourite Aunties AK & Farrah are joined by Radio 1Xtra presenter Nadia Jae & Receipts podcast co-host Just Call Me Audrey ...With Farrah and AK having met in college and Nadia and Audrey having met in Uni the four discuss their friendships and how they've maintained them for all these years.

Chilli from TLC - Extra Special Your Aunties Could Never 28.05.2026 29min

Chilli from the legendary R&B Group TLC joined Aunty AK for a quick chat about the upcoming RnB Summer Ball at the O2 on Friday 19 June 2026 featuring Jodeci, TLC and Blackstreet.They discussed TLC's generationally impactful legacy, how to age gracefully and healthily and what pisses Chilli off!

SPECIAL GUESTS - JUST GEEN, NADIA JAE AND JUST CALL ME AUDREY! 26.05.2026 1h 21min

Your favourite Aunties, Ak and Farrah are back with another packed episode and the couch is full today.Joining the Aunties are: 💐 Podcast queen Audrey from The Receipts 💐 Radio queen Nadia Jae from BBC 1Xtra 💐 Fitness queen Gina aka Just GeenAUNTYVENTION 🫂 This week’s Auntyvention is for K Michelle who revealed she allows her husband to sleep with other women, watches the videos back and does not mind… as long as he is not paying their bills. Is this progression or submission?WELCOME TO THE FAMILY💐 John Boyega and Tae Heckard after sending the internet into full detective mode with rumours the pair may have quietly tied the knot.💐 Black American university graduates, celebrated by Audrey for making it through, showing up and pushing forward.ENEMIES OF PROGRESS🚩 Police, security culture and excessive force following the death of Yves Sakila in Dublin after being restrained by security guards, alongside growing outrage around the handling of the Brighton sisters case and fake AI videos circulating online.🚩 Based and Bougie aka Sintish A Black woman spouting anti immigration and anti Muslim commentary and showing her ignorance on Piers Morgan.🚩 Bad B*tches Only Season 2, because at what point does chaos for clicks just become embarrassing?This is the honest conversation you won’t hear anywhere else.www.yourauntiescouldnever.com

SPECIAL GUEST J2K - Audemars x Swatch chaos, Racist Kevin Hart Roast, Keir Starmer needs to leave 21.05.2026 1h 5min

Your favourite Aunties, Ak, Farrah and Nana are back with another packed episode, joined by entrepreneur extraordinaire J2K.AUNTYVENTION🫂 This week’s Auntyvention is for a woman who invited her elderly dad to live with her, but has to deal with a husband who won't let her dad get too comfortable around the home.WELCOME TO THE FAMILY💐 The looks at the Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards, from Queen Mercy Atang’s bread dress to Nana Akua Addo arriving dressed like a cathedral. Fashion, theatre, spectacle and pure African creativity all under one roof, alongside huge wins for African cinema including My Father’s Shadow continuing its historic run.💐 Misan Harriman and the community rallying around him in the face of the smear campaign launched against him in the national press.ENEMIES OF PROGRESS🚩 The Roast of Kevin Hart for allowing white comedians to make racist jokes around slavery, George Floyd, sexism, suicide and Black trauma.🚩 Cheyenne Bryant for admitting she is not a licensed therapist despite building a platform as a mental health expert.🚩 Keir Starmer and David Lammy, one for refusing to step down and the other for continuing to back him regardless.🚩 The Audemars Piguet x Swatch chaos, from Black celebrities getting their boxers in a twist over the value, to people across the globe camping out for days without bathing for a watch that's not a limited edition ... you can get it online guys....This is the honest conversation you won’t hear anywhere else.www.yourauntiescouldnever.com

EXTRA AUNTIES with J2K - BUSINESS, MUSIC, FATHERHOOD AND BEING AN ENTREPRENEUR 20.05.2026 1h 32min

Mr Entrepreneur himself, Jason Black AKA J2K joins the Aunties for a special extra episode of Your Aunties Could Never.From Roll Deep and the Channel U era to building Crep Protect into a global brand and launching HYPHNT, J2K sits down with AK, Farrah and Nana for a conversation about culture, business, fatherhood, purpose and pressure.We get into his upcoming SOLE INTENT charity event supporting Hurricane Melissa relief, documenting your journey, the realities of entrepreneurship, being a girl dad, relationships, and the legacy of Grime culture.Plus, an Auntyvention - what to look out for raising a daughter in today's crazy world.

Reform Voters, Sophie Corcoran's Reverse Racism, and Nick Cannon's Sexism | With Poet 15.05.2026 2h 33min

Your favourite Aunties, Ak, Farrah and Nana are back with another packed episode, joined by Poet from Filthy Fellas and the HCPodcast.AUNTYVENTION 🫂 This week’s Auntyvention is for someone who opens up about being widowed for 26 years, entering her sixties with an empty nest, and wondering whether it might finally be time to seek companionship again.WELCOME TO THE FAMILY💐 Ben Ryan and the City Splash team for winning another High Court battle and keeping celebrations of Black music and culture alive in Brockwell Park.💐 Kendrick Lamar, as the Aunties revisit two years of Not Like Us and the impact it has had on music, culture and rap beef history.💐 Future, welcomed by Poet much to the Aunties’ side eye.ENEMIES OF PROGRESS🚩 Everyone who voted for Reform UK in the UK's recent local elections.🚩 Jeff Bezos, Lauren Sánchez and Black Met Gala attendees - should celebrities have sat this Met Gala out.🚩 Sophie Corcoran for suing a Black internship scheme created to increase representation in the legal industry citing racism against white people.🚩 Nick Cannon for openly admitting his son can date but his daughter can't.🚩 Druski for his “Brits are taking our jobs” skit and the tired narratives around Black British talent succeeding in the US.This is the honest conversation you won’t hear anywhere else.Watch and listen now. YouTube. Apple Podcasts. Spotify.www.yourauntiescouldnever.com

Special Guest Dane Baptiste - Klay Thompson's Internet Boyfriends, Charlie Sloth, 04.05.2026 2h 3min

Your favourite Aunties, Ak, Farrah and Nana are back with another packed episode, joined by comedian and presenter Dane Baptiste.AUNTYVENTION🫂 This week’s Auntyvention is from a 47 year old woman who’s been through a lot, raised her kids, built her life, but is still dealing with a difficult relationship with her mum that’s affecting her peace, her parenting and her relationships. She’s asking, how do you move forward without losing yourself?WELCOME TO THE FAMILY💐 Konan for launching The Konan Awards at Camberwell College of Arts, supporting final year students with funding for their degree shows.💐 Afrori Books, the Brighton based Black owned bookshop founded by Carolynn Bain, for rallying community support and selling over 1,500 books to keep the shop open.💐 Joseph Nguthiru for turning water hyacinth into biodegradable packaging through his company HyaPak, tackling environmental damage and creating sustainable alternatives.ENEMIES OF PROGRESS🚩 Klay Thompson’s internet defenders for the reaction to Megan Thee Stallion post breakup, from Stephen A Smith to podcast takes and online commentary… loud, disrespectful and very telling.🚩 Charlie Sloth and DJ AG, one for the “pastor” visuals that didn’t land and the other for defending it with the usual “he’s done a lot for the culture” line.🚩 The US Supreme Court judges Samuel Alito, John Roberts, Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh, Amy Coney Barrett and Clarence Thomas for gutting key parts of the Voting Rights Act and undoing decades of civil rights protections, with Clarence Thomas, a Black judge, included in that decision.This is the honest conversation you won’t hear anywhere else.www.yourauntiescouldnever.com

Special Guest Stonebwoy Extra Aunties 03.05.2026 1h 20min

Pioneer of AfroDancehall Stonebwoy joins your favourite aunties AK, Farrah and Nana for a conversation that goes beyond the music. From Ghana to the world, he unpacks the meaning behind BHIM, the weight of headlining the OVO Arena Wembley, and how grief, discipline, and identity have shaped both the man and the artist.We get into Afrodancehall, global sound, and building a career that travels without losing its roots, alongside honest reflections on fatherhood, marriage, and balance. And of course, the aunties take him there… from enemies of progress to what is actually in his bag.

One Girl On Life Support. One Man Disabled. EVERYONE NEEDS AN AUNTYVENTION! | Ep 289 23.04.2026 1h 45min

One night out. Four lives destroyed. And the men just filmed it. This week the aunties are getting into the fight outside Inca in the West End that left one woman brain dead and a bystander with life altering injuries and we're saying what the internet isn't. We also get into the 62 million men visiting a site teaching them how to drug their wives, why young women are being sold on "pay-pigs" as a career, and why a three hour a weekend mum and a "men who spend time with their kids go soft" dad are both wrong. ⚡What actually happened outside Inca beyond what went viral ⚡ Why we're too old to be fighting in West End clubs at 30+ ⚡ Pay pigs, OnlyFans & the selling of Black women's dignity ⚡ Kemi Badenoch, Sharon Osborne & the white-privilege gaslight ⚡ Akon vs Emma Grede: three hours with four kids & "men go soft" ⚡ Why showing up for your kids matters - A real story

Why Are Black Men Losing Their Minds? Grief & Closure & The Wireless Cancellation | EP288 13.04.2026 1h 47min

Black women are navigating grief, culture, and political hypocrisy in a way no one is talking about. In this episode, we give AK an AuntyVention "would you travel abroad to bury your parent if you barely knew their family?" and what the recent "cancellation culture" really means for our community.From the Kanye West Wireless ban to the "collective foolishness" of recent celebrity scandals, this is the honest conversation you won’t hear anywhere else.In this episode:Navigating Grief & Tradition: Deciding whether to travel to Ghana for a father's burial despite family tension.The Wireless Festival Fallout: Why the cancellation of a major black music staple is a setup for failure.Celebrity "Foolishness": Breaking down the Offset gambling rumors and the Burna Boy vs. Wizkid petty drama.The Problem with Reform UK: Why the latest political rhetoric around reparations is a direct threat.Join the conversation: Drop your opinion in the comments.