Fire And Shade

In the wake of the inflammatory comments made by Clifford “T.I.” Harris, we sat down to discuss how we felt about the double standards within society that label some and not others, but also why these comments affected so many. Tune in to hear our hot takes and how of us strongly disagree while others, shockingly don’t. 

This week, we discuss the fetish that is Eurocentric features. From having mixed babies to distancing our Somali features from those of other Africans, we talk about colorism and everything in between. Tune in to hear our hot takes and how we’ve been impacted. 

OUR FIRST COLLAB!!!! This week we sat down with the guys from The Young N Muslim for a convo about halal dating, how to be tempted by the devil and how we navigate our faith in the modern world. Tune in to catch all of the hot takes! 

This week we dig into how culture influences how we define and tolerate abuse. From constant jabbing to serious abuse, we discuss if being brought up Somali leads to abusive behavior. Listen as we give our opinions on what's acceptable and what needs to stop. If you'd like to weigh in, DM us your thoughts.

This week we tapped into our inner F-O-B. How do we integrate two very different cultures together? What fob shit are we going to keep? What are we leaving behind? From the funny things we do, to the deeper side of how our culture plays an integral role in our lives, we discuss it all. Tune in to hear our hot takes and tell us the fob shit you guys indulge in. 

We don’t want dem broke boys! Or do we? This week we discuss what’s a broke boy mentality, if we’d consider being with one, and share our own encounters with broke boys. 

This week we’ve got another special guest. We sit down and discuss how Lul might be a gatekeeper to a certain toxic behavior, our views on men and their emotions while randomly dissecting how we feel about Charlemagne Tha God. 

It would only be right to kick off season three with a special guest! In our debut episode we discuss how girls cheat and one of our biggest fears about interracial dating. Also, we hope you enjoy how much we haze our guest. 

It wouldn't be a Fire & Shade season finale without ending on a misogynistic note. Why do men feel so strongly about what they prefer in women? What ever happened to people being honest with their insecurities instead of masking them under the guise of preferences? Tune in this week to cap off this season with an in-depth and explosive conversation about how certain men prefer their women. 

This week we cover all the questions you've been sliding into our DMs. We discuss everything from how to shoot your shot, stalking and even how to successfully stage a coup at your mommas house. Tune in to hear our hot takes and judge how tame we sound without our mom Amaan. 

Are we driving the boat? Tune in to hear how we feel about this hot girl summer business and what it means to us. Is unrequited love the catalyst to having a hot girl summer? What is a hot girl summer? Check out our hot takes including our special guest Victoria IG: @victoriashappyplace Youtube: Vick's Vlogs 

This week we discuss a viral video that chronicled the road to divorce for a young woman and our feelings on it. We also get into how this generation overshares and share any divorce stories we know of.

We are answering the questions you've been wanting our advice on. Listen as we help a couple of listeners out with relationship problems and see what advice you want to take or what you want to ditch.

This week’s episode is dedicated to the taboos and double standards we all face as women. From baecations to seeing someone you know at the club, we discuss the things that don’t make sense as we navigate the cross of cultures we live with. 

After coming across a video of a woman being proposed to while she walked across the stage at her graduation, we dived into why we would or wouldn’t appreciate the gesture. Also, man filters are the greatest thing ever! Tune in to hear this week’s regular serving of shade. 

In an interesting twist of events, we jumped into a oddly morbid and weird would you rather session this week. What would you do to save mankind? Tune in to hear our hot takes on just what exactly we’d do if we condemned ourselves to a resort island for the rest of our lives.

After Ayesha Curry's controversial RTT revelation about her insecurities, we sat down with a friend to discuss how we felt about it. That ultimately leads us into the age old debate, is money is the root of all happiness? Also, we answer a DM we received that we all can definitely relate to. Tune in to hear our thoughts and some occasional slander.

This week we get into the embarrassing moments that made us the people we are. From being humiliated in 7th grade math class to the dumb stuff we did as adults, tune in to hear us detail the moments that made us the wonderful humans we are today. 

After having a listener reach out to us on Twitter, we decided to bring up some things we've seen brewing on our timeline. Whether it's a complaining girlfriend, a messy coworker or how to be the perfect Muslim husband or wife, we are here to comment honey. Tune in to hear our hot takes and all the shadiness that comes with it. 

This week we get into all the different ways you can kill your relationship. After coming across a video online about a woman feeling a sense of entitlement to a man she was dating, we asked ourselves what else? Tune in to check out our hot takes on how to kill your relationship without having a murder charge.