Welcome back to Don’t Alert the Stans! For the final episode of Season 6, it’s just Sope and Eden as Nic is feeling unwell. During the listens section, X-Factor alumni Shayne Ward and Leona Lewis have their careers randomly put under the micr

Season 6, Ep 13 'BRATZ DOLLS & ICE LOLLIES’(RapCaviar’s Mount Rushmore, Swizz Beatz Calls Out JT)

Jun 7th, 2021 1h 50m

Welcome back to Don’t Alert the Stans! For the penultimate episode of Season 6, an impromptu conversation about the history and erasure of black rock indie musicians comes to the fore following Nic’s recommendation of Willow Smith’s new singl

Season 6, Ep 12 'IMPACT VS LEGACY'(20 Years of Songs In A Minor, BET Award 2021, Nas x The Orchard)

Jun 1st, 2021 1h 48m

Welcome back to Don’t Alert the Stans! For this week’s episode, the news agenda begins with a #RespectingLegends discussion around Alicia Keys’ performance at the Billboard Music Awards. She took to the stage to perform a medley of tracks fro

Season 6, Ep 11 (Review of J. Cole’s The Off Season, BET’s New Girl Group Reality Show)

May 24th, 2021 2h 10m

Welcome back to Don’t Alert the Stans! For this week’s episode, it’s finally a full house as Eden, Sope and Nic are together again as a trio for the first time in over a month. Kicking off the news agenda this week is T.I. and Tiny who are no

Season 6, Ep 10 (Leigh-Anne Pinnock’s BBC Documentary, SWV Verzuz Xscape, Tank Going Deaf)

May 17th, 2021 1h 30m

Welcome back to Don’t Alert the Stans! For this week’s episode, Eden and Sope hold it down as a duo once again as Nic is absent. Kicking off the news agenda this week is the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame who have officially announced that Tina T

Season 6, Ep 9 'THE REAL IS BACK’ (J. Cole's New Album, Joint Tory Lanez & Chris Brown Project)

May 10th, 2021 1h 18m

Welcome back to Don’t Alert the Stans! For this week’s episode, Eden and Sope hold it down as a duo while Nic takes another week off to regroup. Kicking off the news agenda this week is Tion Wayne and Russ Millions whose collaborative single

Season 6 Ep 7 'THE RETURN OF THE ANKH’(The Death of DMX, Justin Wanted To Upstage Britney?)

Apr 19th, 2021 1h 19m

Welcome back to Don’t Alert the Stans! For this week’s episode, Eden and Sope hold it down as a duo while Nic takes this week off to regroup. Kicking off the episode is the latest developments in what seems to be a long-running saga. Justin T

Season 6 Ep 6 'MAYBE YOU SHOULD TRY PARENTING’ (Lil Nas X Controversy, Jamaican Cultural Production)

Apr 12th, 2021 1h 51m

Welcome back to Don’t Alert the Stans! For this week’s episode, the boys are joined by Sharine Taylor. Based in Toronto, Taylor is an award-winning music + culture writer/critic of Jamaican origin. Her work has appeared in The New York Times,

Season 6 Ep 5 'CONGRATULATIONS, I GUESS?’(Cardi B Makes History, VERZUS Announce New Battles)

Mar 29th, 2021 1h 19m

Welcome back to Don’t Alert the Stans! For this week’s episode, the boys kick off the news agenda discussing The U.S. National Library of Congress. It has been announced that select works from LaBelle Janet Jackson, Nas and Jimmy Cliff are am

Season 6 Ep 4 'PUT YOUR MONEY WHERE YOUR MOUTH IS’ Feat. Yaw Owusu(Power Up Movement, 2021 GRAMMYs)

Mar 23rd, 2021 2h 10m

Welcome back to Don’t Alert the Stans! For this week’s episode, the boys are joined by Yaw Owusu who is the Senior Manager at The PRS Foundation’s Power Up. The new initiative tackling Anti-Black racism and racial disparities within the UK Mu

Season 6 Ep 3 'WHERE’S THE NONAME ENERGY?’(The Weeknd x The GRAMMYS, Jess Glynne’s Transphobia)

Mar 16th, 2021 1h 48m

Welcome back to Don’t Alert the Stans! For this week’s episode, the news agenda commences with the announcement that Rina Sawayama, Pa Salieu and Griff have been shortlisted for the Rising Star award at this year’s BRIT Awards (00:27:16). Vee

Season 6 Ep 2 'CLASH OF THE TITANS'(R.I.P. Bunny Wailer, Matthew Knowles, Square Acquires Tidal)

Mar 9th, 2021 1h 38m

Welcome back to Don’t Alert the Stans! For this week’s episode, it’s a full house once again as Eden returns to the fore. During the listens section, Nic offers an impromptu review of Drake’s new EP ‘Scary Hours 2’ (00:26:12). Beginning the n

Season 6 Ep 1 ‘SOUL & SURVEILLANCE'(D’Angelo x VERZUZ, Bobby Schmurda Is Free)

Mar 3rd, 2021 2h 17m

Welcome back to Don’t Alert the Stans! After a nearly four-month hiatus, the boys of DATSPOD are back get you through this bleak time in history called 2021. Season 6 is finally here, kicking off with a jam-packed episode with just Nic and So

Season 5 Ep 14 'WHO IS NOAH CYRUS?'(0207 Def Jam UK, Munya Chawawa Signs To Atlantic, 2021 Grammys)

Dec 1st, 2020 2h 42m

Welcome back to Don’t Alert the Stans! And we have come to the end of Season 5! For the final episode until next year, the news agenda kicks off with Universal Music who have announced the launch of 0207 Def Jam UK. The new label will be head

Season 5 Ep 13 'FULL CIRCLE'(The Weeknd To Headline Superbowl 2021, Taylor Swift Vs Scooter Braun)

Nov 24th, 2020 2h 18m

Welcome back to Don’t Alert the Stans! For this week’s episode, a blunt and honest review of Megan Thee Stallion’s debut album ‘Good News’ sets the wheels in motion with Nic and Sope expressing their disappointment at the lack of musical grow

Season 5 Ep 12 'WHEN WILL IT END?'(Octavian Abuse, #FreeBritney, 2020 Soul Train Award Nominations)

Nov 17th, 2020 2h 6m

Welcome back to Don’t Alert the Stans! For this week’s episode, a discussion on the erasure of European artists in the UK market sets things off in motion after Nic shares his love for French-Malian singer Aya Nakamura’s new album ‘AYA’ (26:4

Season 5 Ep 11 'THE INESCAPABLE & THE INEVITABLE' FEAT. SHENIECE CHARWAY

Nov 10th, 2020 2h 7m

Welcome back to Don’t Alert the Stans! For this week’s episode, the boys are joined by Sheniece Charway who works as the Artist Relations Manager at YouTube Music. In a quick tangential moment, Eden asks Nic and Sope on their experiences with

Season 5 Ep 10 'WHY, WHY, WHY'(Diplo's Predatory Behaviour, The BET Hip-Hop Awards, The Ick)

Nov 3rd, 2020 2h 7m

Welcome back to Don’t Alert the Stans! For this week’s episode, the listens section inspires two in-depth discussions. As Sope shares his thoughts on Ty Dolla $ign’s new album ‘Featuring Ty Dolla $ign’, he raises the question as to why for al

Season 5 Ep 9 'ALL OR NOTHING'(50 Cent Endorses Trump, Beyonce's Team Responds To #EndSARS Backlash)

Oct 27th, 2020 2h 15m

Welcome back to Don’t Alert the Stans! For this week’s episode, much to Nic’s chagrin, the boys begin news proceedings by sharing the latest update in the Tory Lanez/Megan Thee Stallion shooting controversy. Tory took to IG Live to speak at l

Season 5 Ep 8 'I REMEMBER YOU WAS CONFLICTED' FEAT MARCUS J. MOORE(Ivorian Doll, Kendrick Lamar)

Oct 19th, 2020 1h 56m

Welcome back to Don’t Alert the Stans! For this week’s episode, the boys are joined by award-winning journalist, editor and author Marcus J. Moore. He’s just published his first book, ‘The Butterfly Effect: How Kendrick Lamar Ignited the Soul

Season 5 Ep 7 'IT'S ALL A MESS' (Chip Vs Stormzy, Savage x Fenty, Tory Lanez Officially Charged)

Oct 12th, 2020 1h 16m

Welcome back to Don’t Alert the Stans! For this week’s episode, Sope & Eden discuss Bryson Tiller’s recently released projects ‘T R A P S O U L (Deluxe)’ and ‘Anniversary’. They consider as to why he’s struggling to evolve as an artist and th

Season 5 Ep 6 'JUST A LOT OF F*CKERY' FEAT JOEY AKAN (Afrobeats Renaissance, The West's Embrace)

Oct 5th, 2020 2h 8m

Welcome back to Don’t Alert the Stans! For this week’s episode, the boys are joined by Joey Akan, one of the leading voices covering contemporary African music. A journalist, writer and media consultant, Joey is the Founder/CEO of Afrobeats I

Season 5 Ep 5 'SAME OLD SH*T, NOTHING NEW' (Channel U Returns, The Audacity Of Tory Lanez)

Sep 28th, 2020 2h 4m

Welcome back to Don’t Alert the Stans! For this week’s episode, the boys kick things off by celebrating the return of Channel U. A childhood staple in all their lives, the boys reflect on their memories and experiences with the channel, while

Season 5 Ep 4 'THEY'RE IN YOUR BAG' (Kanye West Twitter Rant, Warner Buys HipHopDX, Gladys VS Patti)

Sep 21st, 2020 2h 11m

Welcome back to Don’t Alert the Stans! For this week’s episode, Eden sets off proceedings by asking Sope a series of questions pertaining to his day to day experiences as a Black man working in Music PR (00:04:56). During the listens section,

Season 5 Ep 3 'TWO UNCLES IN A POD' (Gladys Knight #VERZUZ Patti LaBelle, The 2020 Rated Awards)

Sep 14th, 2020 2h 16m

Welcome back to Don’t Alert the Stans! For this week’s episode, the boys are joined by Stefan Bertin who works as a celebrity hairstylist and groomer. Previous clients include Letitia Wright, Kehlani, Alexandra Burke, Katy Perry, Vogue, Harpe