Esn: Eloquently Saying Nothing

This week's topics: • AI AITA trail • Hotels in London v hotels abroad • Different star hotel • Different airline quality • Going to Egypt and not going to see the pyramids • Nephilim • is it cool to start watching a movie knowing you won’t finish it that day • Which classic films would not resonate with millennials • Are women bad at taking accountability • Kanye West wireless ban •#StavrosSays : The Capture [https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/m00085sx/the-capture] Connect with us at & send your questions & comments to: #ESNpod so we can find your comments www.esnpodcast.com www.facebook.com/ESNpodcasts www.twitter.com/ESNpodcast www.instagram.com/ESNpodcast @esnpodcast on all other social media esnpodcast@gmail.com It's important to subscribe, rate and review us on your apple products. You can do that here... www.bit.ly/esnitunes

This week's topics: • Drake v Kendrick discography • More AI intro themes • Panicking or thriving under pressure • Is trauma relative • Soft parenting v harsh parenting • Smacking children • Looking after other people's children • Adopting v biological, can you love them the same • AITA for not telling my family that my child is biologically mine • #StavrosSays : Chef [https://www.netflix.com/gb/title/70297087?source=35&fromWatch=true] Connect with us at & send your questions & comments to: #ESNpod so we can find your comments www.esnpodcast.com www.facebook.com/ESNpodcasts www.twitter.com/ESNpodcast www.instagram.com/ESNpodcast @esnpodcast on all other social media esnpodcast@gmail.com It's important to subscribe, rate and review us on your apple products. You can do that here... www.bit.ly/esnitunes

This week's topics: • The biggest Nigerian musician artist right now • Wiz Kid & Asake project • Different ways to distribute the pod to save deletion • Imitating other people's language meme • Lion King singer suing comedian mocking famous chant • Guess the 'blank' youtube challenge • Are Londoners exclusive or inclusive • Colour of those doing inner city crime • Turks, Greek, Cypriot issues and differences • Albanian crime and why some immigrants • European exceptionalism • Getting your kids into good schools • Better school with a mono culture not your child's v lesser school but mixed • Different bed sizes and different mattresses • Who in the relationship should choose the bed size and mattress • To dream or not to dream • Negotiating bad deals • United Nations to formally recognize the transatlantic slave trade as the "gravest crime against humanity' • How immigration = nationalism • Senegal parading AFCON cup even after being told it doesn't belong to them anymore Connect with us at & send your ques

This week's topics: • Renting films • Apologising for last weeks cut off • Family therapy • Knowing your siblings • Knowing people's price • Being an open or closed book • Nigerians being farmed [fostered] to English families • How past experiences have moulded us • Being an outsider in a family • Interviewing our parents • Being friends with previous sexual partners • Being threatened or not by partners' 'friends' • Can men and women be just friends • Would a woman be upset if she told her man she's socialising with a new male friend and he didn't kick up a fuss • Partners dancing with other people Connect with us at & send your questions & comments to: #ESNpod so we can find your comments www.esnpodcast.com www.facebook.com/ESNpodcasts www.twitter.com/ESNpodcast www.instagram.com/ESNpodcast @esnpodcast on all other social media esnpodcast@gmail.com It's important to subscribe, rate and review us on your apple products. You can do that here... www.bit.ly/esnitunes

This week we have another technical issue which curtailed the length of the show. Very sorry for the poor performance. That aside, for the hour you do have, we welcome guest Hope and discuss: • Bereavement anniversaries • The Voice of Hind Rajab movie • The horror of Palestinian life • War going on in the world • Child soldiers • Living trough war • PTSD • Biafra • War in Iran • Having to join the army • Percentage of hospital staff not born in UK • Doctor pay • Men and women financial responsibilities unequal • #StavrosSays : The Voice of Hind Rajab [https://uk.thevoiceofhindrajabfilm.com/] Connect with us at & send your questions & comments to: #ESNpod so we can find your comments www.esnpodcast.com www.facebook.com/ESNpodcasts www.twitter.com/ESNpodcast www.instagram.com/ESNpodcast @esnpodcast on all other social media esnpodcast@gmail.com It's important to subscribe, rate and review us on your apple products. You can do that here... www.bit.ly/esnitunes

This week's topics: • Stav's Mrs' surprise party • Calling at 4am/5am • Can you throw a surprise party without lying • Deception v Lying • Getting massive plaudits for throwing a surprise party • Expecting free services from your friend instead of paying for the work • Learning to appreciate you're good at something • The Iran bombing by America and Israel • Britain's reliance on American weaponry • European's raise in respective national defence • Iran firing back and hitting remote American sites • Is this the start of world war 3 • Trump running out of excuses runway • AI pushing confusion • #StavrosSays : Zeteo [https://www.youtube.com/@zeteo] Connect with us at & send your questions & comments to: #ESNpod so we can find your comments www.esnpodcast.com www.facebook.com/ESNpodcasts www.twitter.com/ESNpodcast www.instagram.com/ESNpodcast @esnpodcast on all other social media esnpodcast@gmail.com It's important to subscribe, rate and review us on your apple products. You can do that here... www.bit.ly

This week's topics: • Helping people on the street asking for help • Fake help stories • English v Yoruba sensual language • Checking taxes • Yoruba not having its own text / characters • African languages being lost due to colonization • Racial Tourette outburst at the Brits • BBC's issue with quality control • Gen pop's ignorance on Tourette's • Should people with Tourette's always have to apologise • Gianluca Prestianni alleged racial abuse to Vinicius Jnr • How to deal with receiving racism in football • Vinicius Jnr crying in press conferences over racism • Football players violent outbursts • Mourinho's disappointing views on racial incident • Irish MP, Thomas Gould, gaining notoriety for having a Jamaican sounding accent • The connection between Ireland and Jamaica • If indigenous Jamaicans could pass for Black or not • Are indigenous people from around the world, Black? • Farmers being systematically eradicated for nefarious purposes • The 'mark' being placed onto people as a mode of control • GM

This week's topics: • Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor arrested • Yoruba Demon • Richard Pryor & Pam Grier • Our memories of university • How our generation is different with parenting from the previous generation • Kids not going to university • Letting kids do what they want with money once they become adults • Not understanding children • Is the low key nature of rap a good thing • Hip-Hop or Rap • What is the golden era of music • Does everyone think 'their' era of music was the best • Conor Benn leaves Eddie Hearn to join Dana White • #StavrosSays : Pensions Connect with us at & send your questions & comments to: #ESNpod so we can find your comments www.esnpodcast.com www.facebook.com/ESNpodcasts www.twitter.com/ESNpodcast www.instagram.com/ESNpodcast @esnpodcast on all other social media esnpodcast@gmail.com It's important to subscribe, rate and review us on your apple products. You can do that here... www.bit.ly/esnitunes

This week's topics: • Can you parent over 20 children and parent them well • Davido's child custody issue • FGM reconstruction in modern society • Is a man a man who has never shaved • Rasta's and shaving • Ukrainian sportsman banned in the Winter Olympics • Women not listening to their men • The need or not to trim Black hair for health • Black women and their issues with Black hair • Manchester United part owner, Jim Ratcliffe, gives anti-immigrant message • Keir Starmer's issues and temporary rehabilitation • How to tax the rich • Bad Bunny's superbowl halftime show • Eni Aluko having to deal with lashback about men in women's football again • #StavrosSays : Sir Ian McKellen quoting Shakespeare [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wXq58BbhCO4] Connect with us at & send your questions & comments to: #ESNpod so we can find your comments www.esnpodcast.com www.facebook.com/ESNpodcasts www.twitter.com/ESNpodcast www.instagram.com/ESNpodcast @esnpodcast on all other social media esnpodcast@gmail.com It's impor

This week's topics: • Emmanuel Eboué getting swindled by his wife and his son playing football • Chelsea FC and their harvesting of young players • Peter Mandelson and his connection further connections with Jeffrey Epstein • Morgan McSweeney stepping down as Labour Chief of Staff • Andy Burnham and his attack at the Labour leadership • Keir Starmer and his faltering leadership • Kemi Badenoch and her personal ratings raising • Nigel Farage and his choice of women • Members Only: Palm Beach break down • Corporate entertainment packages • Drinking culture [at work] • Code switching at work and what Black women's version of 'the nod' is • Avoiding women at the gym • FA stopping making the players wear pride armbands • Liverpool v Manchester City end of game uproar Connect with us at & send your questions & comments to: #ESNpod so we can find your comments www.esnpodcast.com www.facebook.com/ESNpodcasts www.twitter.com/ESNpodcast www.instagram.com/ESNpodcast @esnpodcast on all other social media esnpodcast@gm

This week's topics: • Having to do self assessment • The quality of our podcast • Disciplining children • Wanting a child to be cool and average student or nerd and great student • Wanting your child to do what they want to do • Bullies or nerds running the world • Asians in football • AI taking jobs • Doctors, Lawyers & Engineers • AI in medicine • Lupe Fiasco v Joe Budden v J. Cole • Rocafella Records • Best feature rapper ever • J. Cole's loss of respect after apologising for diss song • ishowspeed in Africa • Shaolin temple in Zambia • Nicki Minaj pals with Trump • Being friends with someone you slept with in a new relationship • Being religion as a moral guidance • AITA for not allowing my partner from being friends with someone he slept with • #StavrosSays : Lupe Fiasco - Double Burger With Cheese [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lE2Ox3nYVTo&list=RDlE2Ox3nYVTo&start_radio=1] Connect with us at & send your questions & comments to: #ESNpod so we can find your comments www.esnpodcast.com www.facebook.co

This week's topics: • Mixing with different cultures • Reading some lost mail • Having a mentor and being a mentee • Sex lines • Bonnie Blue and Lily Phillips • Michelle Obama's issue with losing her status when becoming first lady • Black women emasculating Black men • The job of a 1st lady • Social Media Ban • The barrier to entry for porn now non existent • Pranking old people • ICE agents in Minnesota • Afcon final drama Connect with us at & send your questions & comments to: #ESNpod so we can find your comments www.esnpodcast.com www.facebook.com/ESNpodcasts www.twitter.com/ESNpodcast www.instagram.com/ESNpodcast @esnpodcast on all other social media esnpodcast@gmail.com It's important to subscribe, rate and review us on your apple products. You can do that here... www.bit.ly/esnitunes

This week's topics: • More AI music • Nigeria v Morocco AFCON discussion • The World Cup in Canada, America & Mexico • People not going to the world cup in America due to fear • ICE and their shenanigans • America's travel ban • World Cup ticket prices • Afcon changing from every 2 years to every 4 years • Robert Jenrick getting kicked out of the Conservatives [and joining Reform] • Did Jenrick or Badenoch win the dismissal day • Should a right wing voter. vote for Reform or Conservatives • Nigel Farage telling people to convert before May elections • Is Britain broken • India's progress • Countries that have improved since gaining independence • Black actresses and their Oscar wins • Acting with face only • A discussion about the movies Sentimental Value • Safdie show off: Marty Supreme v The Wrecking Machine • #StavrosSays : A collection of foreign films: Sentimental Value, It Was Just An Accident, The Secret Agent (O Agente Secreto) Connect with us at & send your questions & comments to: #ESNpod so we

This week's topics: • Trump’s invasion of Venezuela • ICE agent killing • Oil & America • AFCON Connect with us at & send your questions & comments to: #ESNpod so we can find your comments www.esnpodcast.com www.facebook.com/ESNpodcasts www.twitter.com/ESNpodcast www.instagram.com/ESNpodcast @esnpodcast on all other social media esnpodcast@gmail.com It's important to subscribe, rate and review us on your apple products. You can do that here... www.bit.ly/esnitunes

This week we welcome guests Charmania and discuss: • Creating a new AI introduction • People recording the burial of Anthony Joshua's friends • 40 New Years Eve fire deaths in Switzerland ski resort could have been avoided • Lack of emergency services in Nigeria • The difference in the after effects of a travesty in different countries • People being addicted to their phones • Would you record a car accident • Inconsiderate drivers • Most famous Nigerian • Not knowing Bad Bunny • Sinners Movie and it's appreciated cultural representation • Asian American & African American issues • Black people Boycotting Asian shops • Elaine The Pain controversy • The similarities of different ethnicities • Dealing with grief • Being cool middle aged people • How to deal with a bereaved person • #StavrosSays :2016 Trailer [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EO9ctKn_Mdc] Connect with us at & send your questions & comments to: #ESNpod so we can find your comments www.esnpodcast.com www.facebook.com/ESNpodcasts www.twitter.com

This week's topics: • Old school Rap & Rock • Liverpool FC Box settings • The 25/26 premier league being dead [or not] • YouTube Football Commentators • Improve Comedy & Freestyle Rappers • Can you accept someone liking you for something you don't respect • Comparing partners to ex partners • Having 'a type' of women • Pop The Balloon expectations • Can an absent Father be a good Father? • Does mental health come above parenting responsibilities • If therapy would help us • Is therapy socially accepted now • BEST OF 2025 LISTS - BEST MOVIE : Simple Simon & Big Wahala - Sinners Stavros - One Battle After Another - BEST TV SHOW : Mr Wolf - The Boyz & Gen V Stavros - Andor Simple Simon - It: Welcome To Derry & The Bear Wahala - Adolescent, Paradise, The Pitt, Dept Q, All Her Fault - BEST ALBUM : Simple Simon & Big Wahala - Clipse, Let God Sort Them Out Mr Wolf - Arc Icons, Genesis & Mobb Deep, Infinite - BEST SONG : Simple Simon & Big Wahala - Clipse, F.I.C.O Stavros - Bein, All My Enemies Are Suffering

This week's topics: • Yoruba terms of endearment & romantic language • People from melting pot cities speaking English • Is it harder to learn when you're older • Working out more important than the actual answer • Speed and decent versus slow and excellent • The culture of Yemin • Wahala's joy of BBQing meat • Not socialising anymore • Dave Chappelle dismisses Bill Maher • Trump's Whitehouse ballroom • Controversy of comedians going to Saudi Arabia • The Bondi Beach shooting • Rob & Michele Reiner's murder • Trump's disrespectful presidential plaques • AJ v Jake Paul • Exhibition fights • Terence Crawford retiring • Crawford v Mayweather legacy • #StavrosSays : Errr, I'll fill in if I remember [?] Connect with us at & send your questions & comments to: #ESNpod so we can find your comments www.esnpodcast.com www.facebook.com/ESNpodcasts www.twitter.com/ESNpodcast www.instagram.com/ESNpodcast @esnpodcast on all other social media esnpodcast@gmail.com It's important to subscribe, rate and review us on your

This week's topics: • Mid-life crisis • Feeling washed in your 40s • Enjoying work • People being impressed by cars • Is renewable energy effective • Landman and its creator Taylor Sheridan • The 50 Cent, Diddy Netflix documentary • The difference between the community • 300 deals • 2pac's SA conviction not prominent in history • Salah's controversy with Liverpool Connect with us at & send your questions & comments to: #ESNpod so we can find your comments www.esnpodcast.com www.facebook.com/ESNpodcasts www.twitter.com/ESNpodcast www.instagram.com/ESNpodcast @esnpodcast on all other social media esnpodcast@gmail.com It's important to subscribe, rate and review us on your apple products. You can do that here... www.bit.ly/esnitunes

In this episode we welcome guest hey Essay and discuss: • Is having children selfish • Are there too many people in the world • Does the world have enough resources for a much larger population • Africa losing domestic art and craft • Eritrea's landscape and tourism • Trump's negative and disrespectful comments on Somalia • Habesha • Venezuela v Trump • Being desensitised by bad news • Moral fabric of society changing • Simple Simon hosting • Corteiz and buy now, pay later refusal • UK Tax changes • People leaving UK due to increased tax • Learning money the hard way • Encouraging children to fight • Teaching our daughters to say no • #StavrosSays : Amazon Prime [https://www.amazon.co.uk/b?ie=UTF8&node=14917073031] Connect with our guest: GOT SOUL : NEW YEARS EVE EVENT [https://GotSoulNYE.eventbrite.co.uk] @heyessay1 on Instagram & @heyEssay on Twitter @gotsoulevents @thatrnbparty @lovejonesuk Connect with us at & send your questions & comments to: #ESNpod so we can find your comments www.esnpodcast.com

This week's topics: • Joint Therapy • Linking with other podcasts • Dressing for holidays • Wearing football Jersey's overseas • Respecting other people's opinions • #StavrosSays : The Perfect Neighbour [https://www.netflix.com/gb/title/82018736] Connect with us at & send your questions & comments to: #ESNpod so we can find your comments www.esnpodcast.com www.facebook.com/ESNpodcasts www.twitter.com/ESNpodcast www.instagram.com/ESNpodcast @esnpodcast on all other social media esnpodcast@gmail.com It's important to subscribe, rate and review us on your apple products. You can do that here... www.bit.ly/esnitunes