Brown Girls Do It Too BBC Sounds

What goes into happy and successful long term relationships?
Does being a realist take away from romance or is it a protection method?
Is it ever too late to leave a relationship?
Poppy and Rubina talk about the long-term relationships they've been in over the years and how they've shaped them as women today.
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How do you know what's right for you: to become a parent or to take the road less travelled? Is one choice more fulfilling than the other? And why do any of us have to justify our choices anyway?
In this episode, Poppy & Rubina discuss motherhood, childlessness and whether any of it is really a choice.
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Priya Sohanpal is a Punjabi Sikh (& Dom Fem) icon who's stealing the show in BBC Three's I Kissed A Girl. In this episode, she joins Poppy and Rubina to discuss kissing: how important is the first kiss? Where do they like to be kissed (other than the lips?) and can you fix a bad kisser? Also, are queer women better kissers?
They also chat labels, relationship drama and representation.
Have a message for Poppy and Rubina? If you’re over 16, you can message the BGDIT team via WhatsApp for free on 07968100822. Or email us at browngirlsdoittoo@bbc.co.uk
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Comedian, Henry Rowley, joins Poppy & Rubina to discuss the importance of humour in sex.
What's more important for a relationship: sexual chemistry or laughter? And what's harder to get back once lost?
Henry is a comedian who rose to fame with viral TikTok characters, like Minty and Hugo. He learns three important things in the episode, including the shape of a duck's penis.
Have a message for Poppy and Rubina? If you’re over 16, you can message the BGDIT team via WhatsApp for free on 07968100822. Or email us at browngirlsdoittoo@bbc.co.uk
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Poppy and Rubina are joined by beauty influencer Anchal Seda and founder of sustainable fashion brand By Rotation, Eshita Kabra, to talk about fashion, style, beauty - and attraction.
Anchal and Eshita have both carved spaces for themselves in the fashion and beauty industry so bring their many years of living and breathing in this field to Brown Girls Do It Too.
They discuss dress codes at weddings (Eshita had four different themes!), who they dress for (men, women or themselves?) and what the most expensive item of clothing is in their wardrobe.
Have a message for Poppy and Rubina? If you’re over 16, you can message the BGDIT team via WhatsApp for free on 07968100822. Or email us at browngirlsdoittoo@bbc.co.uk
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Poppy and Rubina are joined by comedian Fatiha El-Ghorri to talk about one thing they definitely got from their ancestors: intergenerational trauma and discuss remembering the smiles of their mothers as opposed to their scars.
If anything discussed in this episode impacts you, there are great resources available on bbc.co.uk/ActionLine.
Have a message for Poppy and Rubina? If you’re over 16, you can message the BGDIT team via WhatsApp for free on 07968100822. Or email us at browngirlsdoittoo@bbc.co.uk
If you're in the UK, for more BBC podcasts listen on BBC Sounds: bbc.in/3UjecF5