19 episodes

From the US to Lagos (with a layover in London), two global girls chit chat about all things relevant and irrelevant from celebrities to politics to their love lives...stay tuned for the laughs, tears and ridiculous moments.

The Other Side of the Atlantic Shade and Rolake

    • Relationships
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From the US to Lagos (with a layover in London), two global girls chit chat about all things relevant and irrelevant from celebrities to politics to their love lives...stay tuned for the laughs, tears and ridiculous moments.

    On Divorce from Both Sides of the Atlantic

    On Divorce from Both Sides of the Atlantic

    We…are…BACK! So…..we know we’ve been MIA for a bit but we took most of 2021 off to get our lives in order. We’ve missed you guys and hope you’ve missed us too as the podcast has been like therapy for us and it’s time to get our butts back on that couch, so please join us for more laughs, reflections and stimulating debates (aka gist sessions). In today’s episode, we begin with our What I’m segment where we share the TV shows, books and music we’ve loved while we were away (BTW, the *other* Black British actress Shade was referring to was Naomie Harris, Mahershala Ali’s co star in Swan Song). In our main topic, we discuss the unraveling of the relationships between Meagan Good and Devon Franklin and the Ooni and Olori of Ife. Join us as we reflect on the pressures of social media, the impact of external gaze and the role that the commercialization of relationships may have played in their demise.

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    Links to article referenced in episode and Rolake’s music recommendations:

    https://music.apple.com/us/album/sad-girlz-luv-money-feat-moliy-remix/1596135552?i=1596135564

    https://music.apple.com/us/album/im-getting-ready-feat-nicki-minaj/1440881369?i=1440881575

     https://www.insider.com/divorce-rate-changes-over-time-2019-1

    • 58 min
    On Keeping Up with the Windsors

    On Keeping Up with the Windsors

    Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve heard of all the drama surrounding Megan and Harry’s bombshell interview with the Queen (no, not that one) of TV, Oprah. As our first episode was on Megexit, you know we had to do an episode on our reaction to the interview, the implications to the monarchy and Megan and Harry Kardashian‘s next steps. Have our opinions of Harry and Megan changed after the interview? Tune in to figure out! Before we get into all the juicy gossip, Shade discusses her new life in suburbia and Rolake gives us an update on her first month as CEO #girlboss. In our What I’m segment, Rolake and Shade discuss the messiness of Rosamund Pike in I Care A lot and Rolake tells us about the South African slay queen in the book she’s reading, The Blessed Girl.

    Episode Table of Contents

    What I’m 9:49

    Harry and Megan 33:23

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    • 1 hr 14 min
    On Leveling Up For Love

    On Leveling Up For Love

    You all know we’ve both been in seasons of our lives where self love and friendships have given us so much joy. However, in this week's episode, Rolake and Shade prepare for Valentine’s Day by talking about leveling up for love. We get philosophical and talk about mental and practical steps to get in the right space for romantic love and also friendship. As usual, we kick off with our What I’m segment where Rolake and Shade debate which Francophone Netflix show, after Lupin, is best; Shade's pick is The Hook Up Plan and Rolake's pick is Call My Agent. 

    Episode Table of Contents 
    What I'm 13:43
    Leveling Up for Love 33:17

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    • 1 hr 6 min
    On Creating a 2021 Vision in a Time of Grief

    On Creating a 2021 Vision in a Time of Grief

    What a time of collective and individual grief for the world. It seems not a day goes by without news of the death of a friend of a friend, a job loss of a family member or closing of a business we’ve cherished.  Each piece of news is another blow and we mourn with those who have loss in the many ways there is to lose during this time. In spite of all the pain, it is still ok to hope and dream. Some might say the perfect antidote to grief is to muster up the strength to dream. In this episode , Shade and Rolake talk about the importance of setting goals for 2021 and share their own personal reflections on 2020 and how that has shaped their vision board for 2021. Its time to dream again so join us as we talk about our big plans for 2021!

    Episode Table of Contents 
    What‘s I’m - 5:31
    Main Topic - 25:00

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    • 59 min
    On Women's Reproductive Health and Fertility Issues Featuring (Future Doctor) Chi Chi

    On Women's Reproductive Health and Fertility Issues Featuring (Future Doctor) Chi Chi

    In this very special bonus episode, we discuss women’s reproductive and fertility issues with future doctor Michelle aka Chi Chi. We dive into the two big "Fs", fibroids and fertility, in detail and discuss treatment options, symptoms and if it’s possible to have a safe pregnancy with fibroids. Additionally, we discuss when to consider freezing your eggs, the process of doing so, the initial and ongoing cost and how long the eggs are viable for. This is part one of a two part series, in part two, we will discuss pap smears, HPV and cervical cancer and different types of birth control options for different stages in a women’s life. Please email questions you would like answered anonymously at othersideoftheatlantic@gmail.com and we will answer them in part two.

    Women delivers baby using embroyo frozen 27 years ago: https://www.health.com/condition/pregnancy/baby-27-year-old-frozen-embryo#:~:text=Tina%20Gibson%2C%2028%2C%20gave%20birth,days%20later%2C%20on%20February%2012.

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    • 29 min
    On What Quarantining At Home Has Taught Me About Adult Relationships

    On What Quarantining At Home Has Taught Me About Adult Relationships

    We've missed you! It's been an exhausting past month and a half with all that's been going on in Nigeria and across the world so we took a mental health break to digest and recalibrate but we're back and as crazy and as candid as ever! We begin this episode with our opinions on the #EndSars protest and next steps. In the "What I'm" segment, we catch you up on the TV shows, movies and books that we've loved over the past month and we share the items we've converted like Rolake's orange heels and Shade's LeCruset pot and pan set. In our main segment, we discuss what quarantining with our moms (and mummies) has taught us about what it means to adult while coexisting in physical spaces with parents and how you can achieve this while both bonding AND respecting each other's boundaries. There CAN be two queens under one roof ; ) . 

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    Episode Table of Contents 
    What I'm - 16:14
    Quarantining with Parents - 33: 44

    Atlantic Article https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2020/07/pandemic-young-adults-living-with-parents/613723/ 

    • 1 hr 10 min

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