BBC Radio 5 Live’s podcast, Brown Girls Do It Too is back with a brand-new spin-off series featuring an all-male guest list.
The series, Brown Girls Do It Too: Big Boy Energy will be presented by Poppy Jay as co-host Rubina Pabani takes maternity leave. Poppy will be joined by a roster of celebrity co-hosts for an to explore love, sex, and relationships – from a man’s perspective.
Topics such as mummy’s boys, guy-code and what it takes to be a man will be featured across the series.
Poppy explains: “It’s time to hear things from the other side. I’m diving deep to find out what men want, what they really REALLY want.
“I’ll go down the abyss, so you don’t have to, into the corners and crevices of the male psyche to get the answers that - let’s face it – in the modern-day world have been perplexing.
“We’ve got some excellent co-hosts lined up to join me in conversation and I can’t wait for listeners to join us on this journey of discovery and exploration of big boy energy.”
The first episode features actor, writer, and comedian Asim Chaudhry – better-known for his role as Chabuddy G in hit BBC Three comedy People Just Do Nothing – who opens up about his first heartbreak, going through puberty, toxic masculinity, and why he believes people cheat.
“I think men have always cheated more; I think men have always been terrified of commitment. I honestly do think that.” He says. “You see a lot of guys in their thirties who are quite regressed, and they’re still living as though they’re in their twenties. They are still looking for new shiny things. Especially when we talk about cheating.
“I think women who cheat are more likely to cheat with someone like an ex or someone they know because it’s like feeling safe, and there’s an emotional connection rather than cheating with random men.”
Other guest co-hosts lined up for Big Boy Energy include digital creator and podcaster Wajeeh West, British actor and model Ramzan Miah, comedian and social media star Shabaz Says, Netflix star and cultural producer Ryan Lanji, and journalist and filmmaker Mobeen Azhar.
Brown Girls Do It Too: Big Boy Energy will be available weekly on BBC Sounds from Friday 25 October.
