What's The Quarantee?

Tarryn explores the hypocrisy of social media and the failure of Netflix to support director, Maimouna Doucouré, on a mainstream platform, for her debut masterpiece, Mignonnes/Cuties. 

Special guests include Caryn Welby-Solomon and Mase Ramaru, who share their insights on what this film could have represented for all and how this was a missed opportunity to educate and relate on tricky subjects. 

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Charnelle Paulse, the founder of the Charnelle Paulse Curve School, invites us into her headspace giving us insider info into the plus-size modelling scene. We talk about the dilution of the body positive movement and how it has become another toxic positivity movement. 

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Trigger warning - this episode deals with difficult subject matter. Listener discretion is advised. 

Tarryn chats to new author, Mia Arderne, about her debut novel, Mermaid Fillet. A story about gangs, violence, feminism and menstruation storms.

They delve into deep subects around murder, substance abuse, sexual assault and dealing with trauma.  All major themes in the book.

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Tarryn chats to Jean Lee about pursuing her Ph.D. thesis in interrogating black women identity through self-reflection. Jean takes us into her life and what she's learnt as an activist during and post the Struggle. They explore the importance of learning by telling our stories.