I Saw You Liked This: Recent Episodes
Annabelle Akintoye and Kavita Purohit
ISawYouLikedThis is a podcast where friends Annabelle and Kavita candidly navigate through identity, love, work & growing up. Tune in every Tuesday as they chat and support each other through their shared experiences, social media finds and the complexities that life throws their way.
Instagram: @isawyoulikedthis
All music is done by Seazn: @seazn___official
In the final episode of season one, Annabelle and Kavita discuss the tweet linked below which caused some controversial discussions online.
This leads them to explore sexual liberation, consent, expectations induced by the cis-heteronormative male gaze & the joy and liberation displayed in the song WAP by Cardi B & Megan Thee Stallion to which they have been dancing and singing along to ever since it was released.
Do get in touch with us on our Instagram (@ISawYouLikedThis) or via our e-mail (isawyoulikedthis@gmail.com) to let us know if you would like us to do a season two in the future!
Tweet link
This week Annabelle and Kavita discuss the Feb 2021 Cosmopolitan magazine cover. Join them as they talk about a new version of what healthy looks like through the body positivity movement, some of the issues with how we measure health & their own experiences in sporting spaces!
Happy New Year dear listeners!
This week Annabelle and Kavita chat about the environment after having seen the New Years fireworks display in London. Join in this week as they go over the history of industrialisation, how it is a major factor in the state of our current environmental situation, and a few things we can all incorporate into our lives to work on the climate crisis together. Here's to a more sustainable 2021!
London's fireworks display: BBC
This week Annabelle and Kavita unpack a brilliant tweet they saw and share their thoughts on capitalism, being anti capitalist but working for corporations themselves & look to how undoing internalised capitalism can shape some hope for future work places.
Link to Tweet: Twitter
Dating part two!! Sparked by a Salty article, Annabelle and Kavita discuss the new emerging trend ‘Wokefishing’. They also delve into the world of arranged relationships and explore how to navigate red flags whilst also remaining fun and flirty.
Link to Article: Wokefishing
This week, Annabelle and Kavita discuss the video of prime minister Boris Johnson responding to a question about the protests in India.
Listen in as they discuss this protest filled year, their personal sentiments towards the government's handling of many issues and how they practice political self care.
Watch the video: Link
This week on I Saw You Liked This, Annabelle and Kavita chat about Hasan Minhaj's Vanity Fair lie detector test clip as featured on Embracing Black Culture (EBC)'s instagram page, discussing euro-centric beauty standards and what that means for POC navigating the murky waters of the dating pool.
Listen in as on the very human search for love, Annabelle and Kavita unpack internalised euro-centric beauty standards, navigate the concepts of compromise and settling, and reflect on past relationships that have taught them both some harsh lessons on practicing self love.
EBC's Instagram video: https://www.instagram.com/p/CH_HDwuDXHV/
Full Vanity Fair YouTube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ASukJ7_3k4A
Join Annabelle and Kavita as they unpack a video circulating online, shared by @NoWhiteSaviors on Instagram. Both have certainly learnt lots from NWS, as this page (amongst many others) has been a huge topic of conversation for Annabelle and Kavita over the years. Listen in as they explore the meaning of white saviorism, its many manifestations in life, their encounters with this complex, and give useful pointers on how you can most effectively serve your community and those around you.
NWS video: https://www.instagram.com/p/CH6lJgshsIB/
This week, Annabelle and Kavita chat about the BBC Three video "Where are you from? The game".
Join in as they discuss the racially charged question they've had to navigate all their lives, complex identity, belonging, and conditionality attached to Britishness.
Watch the BBC video: YouTube link
Watch Sitting in Limbo: IPlayer link
This conversation was sparked from having watched the Vice Feminism 2017 debate. Annabelle and Kavita reflect on their personal relationship to feminism, experiences from school, university and work that have shaped their points of view, and where they hope to be in a few years time.
Link to the debate: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WMvih_KEMWo
Hi! We are Annabelle and Kavita and this is our new podcast based on discussions we have had about shared experiences and as a result of seeing what one another has liked on social media. Tune in every Tuesday for a new episode.