Episodes

  • Trailer
    Mar 19 2021
    Join KISS’ Swarzy Macaly for a brand-new podcast series - a place to learn, listen and share your views on whatever’s important in your life. Whatever the topic, we’ll hear from the best people, bringing you all the info you need to understand what’s going on in the world.
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    Less than 1 minute
  • Can't Take No More Of That
    Apr 11 2021
    40 years on from the Brixton riots, is the UK still institutionally racist? KISS listeners from the cities at the centre of the 1981 uprisings, and guests including author Alex Wheatle MBE and political commentator and advisor Calvin Robinson join Swarzy to discuss.
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    54 mins
  • It’s All About The Money
    Apr 19 2021
    Money Saving Expert Martin Lewis OBE, and the creator of Black Pound Day, Swiss, join Swarzy to help sort out your finances. Plus we hear from high street shoppers as stores across England reopen.
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    53 mins
  • Taking The Knee
    Apr 26 2021
    Is there a space for sports to line up alongside politics? And what does the re-iteration of the IOC's ‘Rule 50’ which bans ‘Taking the Knee’ mean? Join presenter Swarzy as she unpacks these questions with guests including football legend John Barnes MBE & Brentford midfielder Shandon Baptiste. She also hears the opinions of St Mirren striker Jonathan Obika & 400m sprinter Conrad Williams.
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    55 mins
  • The Mayoral Debate
    May 2 2021
    Mayor Sadiq Khan & mayoral candidate Shaun Bailey join Swarzy and Bauer’s Westminster correspondent Georgie, as they answer questions from KISS listeners on their mayoral plans. Listen as both candidates outline their plans on issues such as housing, knife crime, transport and more.
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    56 mins
  • It’s OK...
    May 10 2021
    On the eve of the annual UK Mental Health Awareness Week, Swarzy looks at attitudes towards mental well-being with guests including TV presenter Scarlett Moffat, British writer JJ Bola and KISS presenters Majestic and Tinea Taylor. Join Swarzy and her guests as they talk music and the mind, plants as a form of therapy, black masculinity and mental wellbeing, plus some tips to help keep you on the right track.
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    49 mins
  • Liverpool
    May 15 2021
    Dating back to the 1730s, the Black community of Liverpool is Britain's oldest. After hearing from Jesse who represented Liverpool in a previous episode where we looked at the relationship between the authorities and young black communities, we decided to get on the train and head to Merseyside! In this show Swarzy discusses the past, present and future of Liverpool's black community with an array of special guests.
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    57 mins
  • Get Up, Stand Up...
    May 23 2021
    In a week that marked the one year anniversary of the murder of George Floyd, we headed to Bristol to ask Bristolians has anything changed since? Bristol has embodied the spirit of rebellion for many years, from the Bristol Bus Boycott of 1963 to the removal of the statue of former enslavement trader Edward Colston. Join Swarzy as she speaks to some powerful Bristolians including activist Jen Reid & poet Lawrence Hoo.
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    51 mins