The Dam Mainstream
By Dominic Akers-Paul
We decided to come together for an informal conversation, hopefully the conversation will spark some much needed debate, resulting in meaningful progress.
The Dam MainstreamDec 14, 2020
Episode 11 - Perspective
Episode 11 - Perspective
Podcast Talking Points
- Harry & Megan
- What Looking out for women looks like?
- Spy Bill Act - Police sharing indecent pictures
- June 21st lifting of restrictions - Post lockdown anxiety?
- Why are we scared to move out of London?
Contributors
- @Roundcirclesquareframe
- @joyschoiceuk
- @_nativeskins
- @Neeluxe (Shanee)
Supported Businesses
- Native Skins Body Butter
Nativeskins Is Shea Butter Based With Natural Oils To Feed The Skin.🏡ᴍᴀᴅᴇ&ɴᴀᴛᴜʀᴀʟ🌱
- JOY’S CHOICE JEWELLERY
Dedicated to spreading JOY through Jewellery. 🧡
joyschoiceuk.com
Podcast Contact Information
- roundcirclesquareframe@gmail.com
Episode 10 - Lockdown Chronicles
Episode 10 - Lockdown Chronicles
Podcast Talking Points
- Escaping Responsibilities
- London nostalgia
- One piece of advice you'd tell your 16 year old self
- Lockdown Chronicles working in a pandemic
- Gorilla glue girl
Contributors
- @Roundcirclesquareframe
- @joyschoiceuk
- @_nativeskins
Supported Businesses
- Native Skins Body Butter
Nativeskins Is Shea Butter Based With Natural Oils To Feed The Skin.🏡ᴍᴀᴅᴇ&ɴᴀᴛᴜʀᴀʟ🌱
- JOY’S CHOICE JEWELLERY
Dedicated to spreading JOY through Jewellery. 🧡
joyschoiceuk.com
Podcast Contact Information
- roundcirclesquareframe@gmail.com
Episode 9 - What's money got to do with it?
Episode 9 - What's money got to do with it?
Podcast Talking Points
- Is money important in a relationship?
- Would you rather be a creative with no money, or hate your job but get paid well?
- Has the desire for online clout gone too far?
Contributors
- @Roundcirclesquareframe
- @joyschoiceuk
- @_nativeskins
Supported Businesses
- Native Skins Body Butter Nativeskins Is Shea Butter Based With Natural Oils To Feed The Skin.🏡ᴍᴀᴅᴇ&ɴᴀᴛᴜʀᴀʟ🌱
- JOY’S CHOICE JEWELLERY Dedicated to spreading JOY through Jewellery. 🧡 joyschoiceuk.com
Podcast Contact Information
- roundcirclesquareframe@gmail.com
Episode 8 - Capitol Punishment
Episode 8
Podcast Talking Points
- Storming the Capitol building
- UK Covid crisis
- How is Caribbean culture viewed by the diaspora
- Body dysmorphia and the impact of social media
Contributors
- @Roundcirclesquareframe
- @joyschoiceuk
- @_nativeskins
Supported Businesses
- Native Skins Body Butter
Nativeskins Is Shea Butter Based With Natural Oils To Feed The Skin.🏡ᴍᴀᴅᴇ&ɴᴀᴛᴜʀᴀʟ🌱
- JOY’S CHOICE JEWELLERY
Dedicated to spreading JOY through Jewellery. 🧡
joyschoiceuk.com
Podcast Contact Information
- roundcirclesquareframe@gmail.com
Episode 7 - Socially distanced
Episode 7 - Socially distanced
*Our first remote podcast, due to the current Covid restrictions in place*
Podcast Talking Points
- The Small Axe films and their impact
- Being open to trying different cuisines from across the diaspora
- How lockdown has been and what do we see for the future?
Contributors
- @Roundcirclesquareframe
- @joyschoiceuk
- @_nativeskins
Supported Businesses
- Native Skins Body Butter
Nativeskins Is Shea Butter Based With Natural Oils To Feed The Skin.🏡ᴍᴀᴅᴇ&ɴᴀᴛᴜʀᴀʟ🌱
- JOY’S CHOICE JEWELLERY
Dedicated to spreading JOY through Jewellery. 🧡
joyschoiceuk.com
Podcast Contact Information
- roundcirclesquareframe@gmail.com
Episode 6 - When is it a good time to give Roses?
Episode 6 - When is it a good time to give Roses?
Podcast Talking Points
-What job would you never do?
- Supporting people who don't reciprocate
- Do we heap pressure on ourselves by worrying about things we cannot control?
- Riots in France/Protests in India - When is the right time to give roses?
- Chappelle Show - Netflix - HBO
- Lloyds bank race pay gap
Contributors
- @Roundcirclesquareframe
- @joyschoiceuk
- @_nativeskins
Supported Businesses
- Native Skins Body Butter Nativeskins Is Shea Butter Based With Natural Oils To Feed The Skin.🏡ᴍᴀᴅᴇ&ɴᴀᴛᴜʀᴀʟ🌱
- JOY’S CHOICE JEWELLERY Dedicated to spreading JOY through Jewellery. 🧡 joyschoiceuk.com
Podcast Contact Information
- roundcirclesquareframe@gmail.com
Episode 5 - "Where were you when I needed help?"
Episode 5 - "Where were you when I needed help?"
Podcast Talking Points
- Check in "What super power would you have and why?
- Accountability
- Pure Gym "Slavery Workout"
- How do you represent a culture your'e not part of? (The Wiggles - Poppadums')
- Ice Cube "Reparations"
-Marcus Rashford "Free school meals"
- SARS
Contributors
- @Roundcirclesquareframe
- @joyschoiceuk
- @_nativeskins
Supported Businesses
- Native Skins Body Butter
Nativeskins Is Shea Butter Based With Natural Oils To Feed The Skin.🏡ᴍᴀᴅᴇ&ɴᴀᴛᴜʀᴀʟ🌱
- JOY’S CHOICE JEWELLERY
Dedicated to spreading JOY through Jewellery. 🧡
joyschoiceuk.com
Podcast Contact Information
- roundcirclesquareframe@gmail.com
The Dam Mainstream Podcast Ep 4 - "I don't understand men"
Episode 4 - I don't understand men
Podcast Talking Points
- Would you be offended if your close friend didn't confide in you?
- Are men moving stush? Do men approach courtship with more reservations than they did previously?
- John Boyega, Black artists being sidelined in the acting industry in Hollywood.
- Adele, Appropriation vs Appreciation
- Father issues, discussing father issues from the point of view of men
- Last night at the Proms, hostility towards Black people and BLM over the BBC's decision to not have it sung (which was later overturned)
Contributors
- @Roundcirclesquareframe
- @joyschoiceuk
- @_nativeskins
Supported Businesses
- Native Skins Body Butter Nativeskins Is Shea Butter Based With Natural Oils To Feed The Skin.🏡ᴍᴀᴅᴇ&ɴᴀᴛᴜʀᴀʟ🌱
- JOY’S CHOICE JEWELLERY Dedicated to spreading JOY through Jewellery. 🧡
joyschoiceuk.com
Podcast Contact Information
- roundcirclesquareframe@gmail.com
The Dam Mainstream Podcast Ep 3
Episode 3
Podcast Talking Points
- Wiley Anti-Semitism
- Sideman leaving the BBC
- When did you realise you were "Black"?
- Dave & David Attenborough create a special nature documentary
- Dehumanising homeless people (Stormzy lookalike)
- What techniques do you use to maintain your mental health?
- Greece sailing refugees to their boarder and leaving them at sea to "become somebody else's problem"
Contributors
- @Roundcirclesquareframe
- @joyschoiceuk
- @_nativeskins
Supported Businesses
- Native Skins Body Butter
Nativeskins Is Shea Butter Based With Natural Oils To Feed The Skin.🏡ᴍᴀᴅᴇ&ɴᴀᴛᴜʀᴀʟ🌱
- JOY’S CHOICE JEWELLERY
Dedicated to spreading JOY through Jewellery. 🧡
joyschoiceuk.com
Podcast Contact Information
- roundcirclesquareframe@gmail.com
The Dam Mainstream Podcast Ep 2
With the mainstream media spending so much time and money blocking the flow of information to the masses, the name 'Dam Mainstream' seemed very fitting. We decided to come together for an informal conversation, hopefully the conversation will spark some much needed debate, resulting in meaningful progress
The Dam Mainstream Podcast Ep 1
With the mainstream media spending so much time and money blocking the flow of information to the masses, the name 'Dam Mainstream' seemed very fitting. We decided to come together for an informal conversation, hopefully the conversation will spark some much needed debate, resulting in meaningful progress.