Tubes & tantrums. Safiyyah (27) and Katya (53) don’t want kids, and they’ve made sure of it. We talked about how a Reddit thread lead to Safiyyah getting her tubes removed at 25. We talked about Katya getting a hysterectomy at 3...

Extraction & erasure. It’s the season 3 finale!! Black African music, art and language are co-opted and stolen globally - from Tik Tok to the DJ scene to dance to activism.I chat with Samira about being a Black African creative...

Family & fragility. Tigist Kebede (@thetenatherapist) is a therapist based in Naarm (Melbourne). Friends, it’s been a tough few years in the panasonic and life in general, whew...

Rest & remuneration. Elsa and I tackle some big questions about working in this episode. We talk about class, doing less, the wildness that occurs in the not-for-profit sector, anti-capitalist strategies in this v capitalist world, paying p...

Hotness & hierarchies. We’re diving into the very blonde and sometimes strange world of sororities and Greek life.Sara and Nickie gave us some juicy intel on what actually goes in during rush (recruitment). We talked about...

Class & chai. So many conversations about identity politics are about living in the West. Voices from the Global South get erased far too often, and there are countless folks there who are doing IT! Dilpreet and I zoom in on India in this c...

Land & language. Eugenia Flynn and I talk about how we will not succeed in doing racial justice and solidarity work without centring Indigenous people, how it’s become cool to be in solidarity with Bla(c)k people, the beautiful and po...

Apps & apprehension. Two podcast faves, Ayman (Subtleties of Male Vulnerability) and Adj (Subtleties of Shutting Up), are back, and we’re delving into the world of dating while Black!We discuss the difference between dating and...

Black & botched. Last year, Princess got a nose job in South Korea and let’s just say the surgery did not go to plan. We break down what an 'ethnic rhinoplasty' is, discuss living as a Black woman in South Korea, regret, h...

Mocktails & mental breakdowns. Awura Abena doesn’t drink and we don’t really know why. In this ep, we get to the bottom of it. We chat about never being drunk before, being the sober friend throughout your teens...

Rings & religion. Huda and Katie both got married in their early 20s.We talked about not wanting people to know you’re married, Bridgerton, divorce, fear of doing too many dishes, marriage & dating in a Muslim Pakistani com...

Systems & spices. In this episode, I chat with The Canadian African - Afia Amoako. We talked about being a Black, Ghanaian vegan, the tea on the vegan ‘influencer’ community, the white-washing of sustainability, the power o...

Boredom & baldness. Welcome to Season 3! Last year, Ying was diagnosed with stage 4 Hodgkin Lymphoma at 23.We talked about idleness and boredom, her love for crotcheting, how her diagnosis changed her relationships with her friends, ...

Fatphobia, colourism & Lizzo.In the Season 2 finale, Sangeetha and I discuss desirability. We talk about Lizzo’s infinite lung capacity, the importance of understanding fatphobia as structural oppression, why conversations abou...

Decolonising institutions & protecting your peace.In this episode, Nana chats with Keeaira, Patrick and Karri about their Aboriginality. They discuss being Aboriginal in institutions, whether decolonising spaces is their work, wh...

Rest, respect and radical rudeness. In this episode, Nana chats with Nyadol Nyuon. They talk about Black exceptionalism, selling out, being a public figure, being legally Black, being rude to men, the expectation to pursue social ju...

A non-exhaustive list of places to donate and support justice for Bla(c)k lives here in Australia and the U.S. If you can, please donate. If you're unable to donate, please sign the petitions: ...

Say my name, say my name. In this light-hearted episode, Awura Abena and Nana Akua (is this my re-brand?) talk about Ghanaian naming practices, the struggles of having your name mispronounced and correcting people, how names ...

Money, feelings and nets. In this episode, Awura Abena and I talk about growing up ‘poor,’ not being able to solve equations, our financial fears, why bootstraps don’t exist, financial literacy, parents who work to...

Grinches and radical confidence.Let's chat!Instagram: @thesubtletyofit | https://www.instagram.com/thesubtletyofit/ Email:

Since recording this episode, Coronavirus (COVID-19) has been declared a pandemic by the World Health Organisation. This pandemic is escalating quickly and we are not responding as fast as we should be. People are dying everyday and you never k...

Currency & consciousness. Welcome to Season 2! In this episode, I chat with my sister, Awura Abena, about the phrase 'being woke.' We discuss whether being woke is a currency, queen Rihanna, being woke adjacent, getting lost in the sau...

Fall back and unpack.In the Season One finale, I chat with my sister, Awura Abena, and our childhood friend, Adjoa, about shutting up. We discuss whether we believe in allyship, the dangers of speaking for others, oppression olympics, em...

We were raised to raise ourselves.In this episode, I chat with my sister, Awura Abena, about the idea of raising yourself. We reflect on the positive and negatives of being raised with an independent mindset. We talk about how independen...

Hair loss and hair love.In Part 2 of Episode 1, Awura Abena and I chat about her alopecia, the importance of valuing your hair, decolonising the mind, Eurocentric beauty standards and we highlight the beauty of Black women. T...