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GroundUpTalk Podcast


    • Mar 22, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 1h 20m AVG DURATION
    • 16 EPISODES


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    Ep. 14 'Sibling Revelry' : Finding your Passion, Lovelife, Pre-Pandemic Habits, Royal Racism, & Poetry

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2021 48:13


    After a long time GroundUpTalk is back the way it started. I sit down with my favorite sister and we go through a grab bag of topics from the personal to the hilarious. Enjoy!

    Ep. 13 'Bars Open Doors' | Is Lyricism Dead? & RapTherapy w/ Proph

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2018 69:26


    Rapper and Entrepreneur 'Proph' is this episode's guest. Proph talks about his social enterprise 'RapTherapy', mentoring and how he helps young people find a creative outlet. We each break down our top 5 rappers and discuss the state of lyricism in hip-hop, why people glamorise struggle and throw in a few hilarious anecdotes. It's a great conversation, Enjoy!.

    Ep. 12 Guyanese Childhood Stories, Hiking Water Falls & Being an Musician, w/ Gavin Mendonca

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2018 71:59


    This Episode’s guests are Tristan and our childhood friend, the Guyanese Punk Rock Artist and base player for the band 'Feed the Flames', Gavin Mendonca. Gavin is the Director of the Rupununi Music & Arts Festival in Guyana and has performed across North and South America. We have a great conversation about our childhood memories, how we met, and the strange characters that made up our school life. We also get into what it’s like being an artist, travelling and living your dream. It’s an aspirational, and slightly ridiculous conversation. Hope you Enjoy!

    Ep. 11 Adventure in South East Asia | Sex, Drugs & A Bag of Cash

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2018 90:23


    Falguni & Denika are the guests on this episoede, to talk about Neek's Trip to South East Asia, the good the bad and the outrageous. There's tips for aspiring travellers & bagpackers, how to maintain your mental health when travelling alone, hostel tips, how to dodge 'delhi belly' and alot more. Enjoy!

    Ep. 10 with Author Aalia Lanius: Survivng 3 Cancers, Self Appreciation, Trump, Islam, Celebrity Worship, 'American Supremacy".

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2018 83:43


    On this episode we have Leanne and special guest, author and entrepreneur, Aalia Lanius, We talk about her biographical fiction novel 'Tough Love', as well as the new novel she's writing, the impact of reality TV on politics and personal perceptions, going to jail at 18, growing up in a conservative family, and unlearning colourism. We also talk about her battles and triumps being a 3 time cancer survivor and living with 2 auto-immune diseases. The impact of american exceptionalism preventing americans from understanding other cultures, converting to islam in her 20's, and our 'disney-fied' ideas of love and gender. It's possibly our best Episode yet, I hope you enjoy.

    Ep. 9 Pt. 2: Psychedelics, Internalising Prejudice, Changing Culture, Romani History.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2018 89:20


    Part 2 of the conversation with Fabian. We talk about his Romani culture & history, how damn difficult yoga is, How marginalised groups internalise stereotypes & the appeal of psychedelics.

    Ep. 9 Pt.1: MMA, Love Island, School Fights, Near Death Experiences. Offensive Jokes

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2018 57:42


    Tev is joined by long time friend and fellow podcaster Fabian. The two get caught up in nostalgia aswell as talking Fabian's brush with death, his MMA venture, the hilarity of Love Island & more.

    Ep. 8 The Worst Superheros of All Time

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2018 63:03


    Tev, Tristan and new guest Kalil delve into escapism, the trio talk nerd life, anime & superheros. As well as a list of the worst superheros of all time featuring "arms fall of boy" & a fictional death batlle of anime characters vs Comic book superheros.

    Ep. 7 Pt. 2: "I Was More Interested In Girls Than The Mind"

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2018 29:55


    Part 2 of Episode 7, Leanne Ebere and Tev continue the episode & talk school, childhood memories, kim kardashian among many other things and of course, make some bad jokes.

    Ep. 7 Pt. 1: A Race & Gender Conversation

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2018 58:10


    Tev is joined in part 1 of this episode by Leanne as well as long time friend Ebere. We're talking the impact of misogyny in the black community, racialised ideas/views of black people in society, long term impacts of stereotypes on identity and self worth & the parallels between the feminist struggle and the anti racist movement.

    Ep. 6 Colonising Space, Black Panther, Are We Simulated? Legalising Prostitution / Sex Work Debate

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2018 138:39


    Colonising Space, Black Panther, Are We Simulated? Legalising Prostitution / Sex Work Debate

    Ep. 5 Sexual ignorance, Hip-hop Kingmakers, What is Genius? The puddle story.

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2018 136:44


    This episode we reflect on our interpretations of society, what is genius & who is the best hip hop king maker?

    Ep. 4 Compliance & Fitting in, Society & Controvertial Science, Social media

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2018 108:14


    Sit back and enjoy episode 4.

    Ep. 3 NHS, Earth in 1 Billion years, The Left's Africa Problem? Harvey Weinstein, Yellowstone

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2018 73:13


    This Episodes topics are mainly inspired by Tev's constant existential crisis but not completely. Enjoy. It spans the NHS, Earth in 1 Billion years, The Left's Africa Problem? Harvey Weinstein, Yellowstone

    Part 2: Spirituality, Neoliberalism, Are we all American?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2018 75:59


    The first episode kicks off with a dive into what makes us tick, why we cling to spirituality, how american culture affects us all & much more.

    Part 1 Spirituality, Neoliberalism Are we all American?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2018 88:14


    The first episode kicks off with a dive into what makes us tick, why we cling to spirituality, how american culture affects us all & much more.

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