Keep It Melanated

Hey guys, we back, we back! On this episode we discuss: - Feeling unfulfilled in your 20's - What is success without validation - It's ok to love your 9 to 5 - Hustle and grind culture - Not everyone needs to be an entrepreneur plus plenty more! We hope you guys enjoy the episode and as always catch us on IG: @keepitmelanatedpodcast to continue the conversation. Love y'all, Lamle and Siya

Hey guys, We back, we back!   On this episode we discuss:   - What we bring to the table - What exactly is the table? - Is it even an important question to ask? - Women stop bringing your degrees to the table?!  plus plenty more! We hope you guys enjoy the episode and as always catch us on IG: @keepitmelanatedpodcast to continue the conversation. Love y'all, Lamle and Siya

Hey guys, We back, we back!  On this episode we discuss:  - The issues with male validation in regards to the current BBL trend, beauty standards and black women wearing bonnets - Are natural black women and those that wear wigs, a lot of makeup etc treated and perceived differently? - Body shaming - The exhaustion keeping up appearances on social media We hope you guys enjoy the episode and as always catch us on IG: @keepitmelanatedpodcast to continue the conversation. Love y'all, Lamle and Siya

Hey guys, We back, we back! On this episode we discuss: - The sad and damaging portrayals of black women and black relationships on reality TV shows such as Too Hot Too Handle and Love Island -  The issues with having certain preferences -  Can there be wrong motives behind showing black women love outwardly? -  Why "social media black love'' can sometimes be a scam We hope you guys enjoy the episode and as always catch us on IG: @keepitmelanatedpodcast to continue the conversation. Love y'all, Lamle and Siya

Hey guys, We back, we back! On this episode we discuss: - When is the right time to propose? - Does longevity in a relationship guarantee a proposal/marriage - Wifey and husband material - High value men - Toxic femininity We hope you guys enjoy the episode and as always catch us on IG: @keepitmelanatedpodcast to continue the conversation. Love y'all, Lamle and Siya

Hey guys, We back, we back! On this episode we discuss: - The recent scandal of Derick 'trash, bottom barrel, narcissistic' Jaxn, - The ending of Icy girl and Icy boy aka Saweetie and Quavo - Royal family tea, which is best served 'racist' and much more! We hope you guys enjoy the episode and as always catch us on IG: @keepitmelanatedpodcast to continue the conversation. Love y'all, Lamle and Siya

Hey guys, We back, we back! For our first episode of 2021, we discuss the effects that social media has been having on us lately and how we practice self care in regards to limiting our time on our phones. We also discuss the recurring narrative of whether social media hates black woman, in the light of the recents happenings of Chloe Bailey, Dani-Leigh and more. We hope you guys enjoy the episode and as always catch us on IG: @keepitmelanatedpodcast to continue the conversation. Love y'all, Lamle and Siya

We're back for another episode and this week we have some special guests- Chichi and Ifemidé! We discuss what the role of activism in the age of social media has played in mobilising human rights movements, online and offline and what happens when solidarity and awareness online isn’t backed with offline activism. Does it then become performative and opportunistic? You can catch us on IG: @keepitmelanatedpodcast to continue the conversation.  Also follow Ifemidé @blackpagesaustralia Love y'all, Lamle and Siya

We're back for another episode! This week we discuss blackfishing and the characteristics of a a black-fisher. Why it's an issue and why do we think  some non black people do it. Is is pure admiration or just to get attention?  Catch us on IG: @keepitmelanatedpodcast to continue the conversation. Love y'all, Lamle and Siya

Jason Badu AKA @coahbadu joins as guest host this week and has a well needed catch up with me (Siya). We chat about social media and its slow damage on human beings and also gender roles in relationships. Catch us on IG: @keepitmelanatedpodcast to continue the conversation.

How much have you changed this year? In this weeks episode we discuss how we've has changed over this year, some of our toxic traits and things we no longer tolerate from others.  Plus more bants! As always thanks for listening and catch us on IG: @keepitmelanatedpodcast to continue the conversation.

In this week’s episode we delve into the blatant disregard of Meg Thee Stallion being shot by Tory Lanez. We also discuss the often sad narrative of black women not being taken seriously about their struggles compared to black men. We'd love to hear thoughts on this as well so hit us up on IG: @keepitmelanatedpodcast to continue the conversation.

Can Beyonce culturally appropriate African culture? Was Black Out Tuesday really worth it? IG: @keepitmelanatedpodcast, @somethingaboutsiya, @lvmley

The title says it all guys, we hope you enjoy our rambling! Love ya'll, Lamle & Siya IG: @keepitmelanatedpodcast, @somethingaboutsiya, @lvmley

In this episode we chat about the baddie culture and whether being a bad bitch is even realistic. We hope you guys enjoy this episode and as always we'd love to hear your feedback! Love ya'll, Lamle & Siya IG: @keepitmelanatedpodcast, @somethingaboutsiya, @lvmley

Do you struggle with sexual thoughts? Or maybe you're someone that procrastinates a lot? In this episode we candidly chat about morality in regards to the seven deadly sins. We unpack our thoughts and feelings towards each of these sins and reveal the ones the we personally struggle with.   We hope you guys enjoy this episode and as always would love to hear your feedback! Love ya'll, Lamle & Siya IG Handles: @keepitmelanatedpodcast, @somethingaboutsiya, @lvmley

Hey guys, welcome back to another episode! This is the last episode for our Melanated Series and today were going to be discussing how we are in predominately  white settings (work, school etc). The awkwardness of being too black and wether or not its a burden having to basically switch our personalities depending on our environment. We hope you enjoy this episode and as always we'd love to here your feedback! Love ya'll,  Siya&Lamle

We're excited to be back with a Melanated Series episode! In this episode we discuss our personal body insecurities and try to figure out when/how it started and what fuelled it. We also chat about the sudden prevalence of the BBL surgery and what we think motivates women to do it? We pose the questions of why can't we just be happy with having a different body, when we're always told that being different is great? Why do we compare ourselves to others? and why we as women give so much power to men to dictate how we see our bodies? We hope you guys can take something from this episode and we'd love to hear your personal stories about your body insecurities and if/how you overcame it. Love ya'll Siya &Lamle xx  

HEY GUYS and welcome back to another episode of Keep It Melanated, we're excited to be back with fresh new episodes and cannot wait to see what 2020 has in store. In this episode we candidly discuss our views around: Valentines Day, our ideal type of men, dealbreakers, sex and sexual compatibility in relationships! Also lets count how many times Lamle says '"men are trash" LOL We hope you guys enjoy and laugh as much as we did and as always please give us feedback! Love ya'll Siya &Lamle xx

We back, we back! Welcome back guys to another episode of KEEP IT MELANATED. We've listened to your feedback and decided to create a MELANATED SEREIS, we're going to be delving a bit deeper into the different topics from our last episode ( I HATE BEING A BLACK GIRL). If you haven't listened to that already please do, if not what are you doing? Just kidding! This weeks topic is about the ever so prevalent colourism in the black community. We hope you guys enjoy this episode and as always we'd LOVE to hear your feedback! Love, Siya & Lamle

WELCOME, to our first ever episode!! In this episode we’re going to be lightly discussing the many complexities that come with being a black girl. From being vessels of influence to being misrepresented and only being seen as sexual objects.   We hope you enjoy listening to us and would love to hear your feedback. You can find us on Instagram at @keepitmelanatedpodcast. Love, Siya &Lamle