The Oversharers Podcast

EP 123 The effects of reading surah Al baqarah

10K views · 3d ago · 1:16:57

We’re catching you up on life lately, creating content and trying to fit our ambitions into already hectic schedules. Because honestly, how are we meant to do everything?! We also dive into two Substack reads that got us reflecting on our faith-from Surah Al-Baqarah to the “invisible string” idea. Why do some people feel familiar from the moment you meet them? What can our experiences of love teach us about ourselves?

Topics: Podcast Updates, Burnout & New Beginnings · What We've Been Watching: Jingle Jangle, Dragon Ball Z & K-Dramas · Carrie Review: School Bullying, Trauma & Protecting Your Children · H3 Podcast Scandal: Did Ethan Cheat on His Wife With an Intern? · Islamic Reminder: The Invisible String Theory & Souls Meeting Before Life · Finding Comfort in the Quran When Life Feels Overwhelming

📰 Mentioned news: Surah Baqarah Righteous Writings ( · The Invisible String Theory, Explained According to Islam Maham Nourishes (

EP 122 He played me to be with my friend

17K views · 1w ago · 1:19:20

We’re catching up on everything we’ve been watching, from Love of My Life on Prime to Slow Horses, with plenty of chit-chat about TV, balancing life and everything in between. Then we unpack THREE brand-new scenarios...

Topics: The Traitors: Suspicious Players & Wild Gameplay · Love of My Life Review: Romance, Tragedy & Aaron Pierre · Fourth Wing Casting: Do Violet and Xaden Look Right? · Slow Horses: Is This Underrated Spy Thriller Worth Watching? · The New Press Secretary & American Politics · DILEMMA: Should I Be Worried About My Teenage Brother?

EP 121 Married with a 15yr situationship

26K views · 2w ago · 1:22:53

We catch up on balancing children, work and everything in between, unpack the latest episodes of The Traitors, and discuss cases involving members of Minnesota’s Somali community. Then we get into two explosive dilemmas

Topics: Motherhood, Sleep Deprivation & Catching Up · Somali Community News & FBI Entrapment · The Traitors: Strategy, Suspicion & Recruitment · Saudi Arabia Attack & World News · When Is the Prime of Your Life? · Social Media Addiction, Doomscrolling & Mental Health

EP 120 WORK PLACE CRUSH

13K views · 3w ago · 1:06:05

Cosy season is calling! We’re catching up on life, watching The Traitors and Gossip Girl, and diving into Taylor Swift’s new music. We unpack her lyrics and lore—and ask: could she be a literary genius? Then, two crush dilemmas! One girl’s love interest has unfollowed her because HIS friend slid into her DMs. Is this loyalty or unnecessary drama? Another girl wants to get closer to her handsome work crush, but shyness keeps getting in the way.

Topics: The Traitors: Paranoia & Accidental Self-Exposure · Gossip Girl: Serena, Chuck & Relationship Drama · Talk Shows, Celebrity Drama & Childhood Memories · Taylor Swift, Songwriting & The Tortured Poets · DILEMMA: I'm Falling Hard and Fast · Muslim Dating, Free Mixing & Relationship Boundaries

Girl there's still time - Eldest daughter EP 1

7.7K views · 4w ago · 6:23

Girl, There’s Time Episode 1: The Eldest Daughter Being the eldest daughter shouldn’t cost you your whole paycheck, social life or peace. We’re talking family boundaries, guiding your siblings without parenting them, and letting go of the pressure to carry everyone. You deserve a life of your own, too.

EP 119 Perfect Husband. No Attraction

21K views · 1mo ago · 1:03:02

We’re updating you on our winter arc journey, talking iron deficiencies and why the energy levels aren’t quite matching the ambition Then we dive into an explosive dilemma: her husband is attentive, gives her everything and has even paid off her debts... but she’s just not attracted to him. And there’s one particular thing giving her the ULTIMATE ick

Topics: Gym, Fitness & The Stairmaster Disaster · Postpartum Recovery & Pelvic Floor · London, Nursery & Life Updates · New York, Gossip Girl & What They're Watching · AI, Technology & Social Media · The Blood Test Nightmare

EP 118 - A Jinn was in love with him

13K views · 1mo ago · 56:57

This week on Oversharers... we somehow go from decorating our new studio to Ed Sheeran drama, AI ending humanity, royal family revelations AND potentially a JINN ruining a decade-long love story We’re giving you all the updates on the new Oversharers studio — the build is happening, and now comes the fun (and stressful) part: making sure it actually look cute.

Topics: Episode preview · The worst food poisoning story ever · Our winter arcs & life updates · Our matching outfits · Reflecting on our episode with Shahd · Is AI going to kill us in 10 years?

MY DAD HAS A SECRET SECOND WIFE

9.9K views · 1mo ago · 7:18

Imagine finding out your dad has a WHOLE second family in London... Before we get into that chaos, we also discuss the remarks women still get for breastfeeding in public and whether people need to simply mind their business.

Ep 117 my sister dated my partner ft Shahd

70K views · 1mo ago · 1:23:29

This week on Oversharers, we’re joined by the gorgeous Shahd Batal to unpack THREE dilemmas that had us stressed First up: a woman has been married for 8 years and has just discovered her husband has been LYING about his salary. Meanwhile, she’s been covering the rent, paying for her own holidays, raising THREE kids with him... and every month he somehow makes her feel like SHE’S the reason they have no money?!

Topics: What Gives You Unreasonable Joy? · The Craziest Neighbors & Life in LA · Leaving LA, Therapy & Discovering ADHD · Travelling & Taking a Break From the Internet · Why Social Media Can Become Draining · DILEMMA: My Husband Lied About His Finances

We talked for a year...Now he's not interested?!

10K views · 1mo ago · 7:14

EP 116 my husband’s mistress died

16K views · 2mo ago · 53:49

This week on Oversharers, we’ve got internet drama, secret affairs and a funeral dilemma that had us questioning EVERYTHING First up: the internet has been doing what it does best — investigating We discuss the woman who created an elaborate online story about completing a two-year degree... only for people to start digging and claim the whole thing was made up. How far is too far when it comes to creating a life online?!

Topics: Professor Jason Arday & The Media Controversy · Why Movies Don't Feel The Same Anymore · The Death of Creativity & Nostalgia · Nepal's Glacier Disaster & Climate Change · The Woman Who Faked Going to University · "Who Did I Marry?" & Fake Credentials

EP 115 i catfished my husband

20K views · 2mo ago · 1:11:00

This week on Oversharers, we’ve got two scenarios that had us questioning EVERYTHING First up: a woman starts getting suspicious about her husband... so she creates a fake account and impersonates a female colleague he worked with 15 YEARS AGO She messages him to see how he’ll respond and things start getting a little TOO interesting. Does he clock the trap... or does he completely fall for it?

Topics: Harry & Meghan Return to the UK · Muslim Creators, Hate & Being Judged Online · Professor James Arday & The Media Controversy · Jackie Aina & How Online Hate Campaigns Work · AI, Misinformation & The Power of the Internet · Harry & Meghan, King Charles & The UK

EP 114 i told her i'm dying and she asked for my designer bags

10K views · 2mo ago · 1:04:54

This week on Oversharers, we’ve got two dilemmas that genuinely left us SPEECHLESS First up: imagine going through one of the scariest moments of your life — doctors are investigating a possible tumour, you’ve had surgery on your chest for a biopsy — and your husband decides now is the perfect time to compare it to... his vasectomy?! And somehow, the conversation ends with YOU needing to do more around the house. Sir???

Topics: Lessons From Getting Hacked · Solar Eclipse · Caravan Holiday With Kids · What We've Been Watching · Films, TV & Marvel · Vasectomy vs. Lung Surgery

EP 113 he's getting married but we still facetime

26K views · 2mo ago · 1:23:05

This week, we’re getting into two dilemmas that had us questioning EVERYTHING. First up, a listener finds herself third-wheeling HARD when her married best friend brings her along... only to spend the whole time completely wrapped up in her man. Are there rules to bringing your single friends around your partner or does she just need to accept the third-wheel life?

Topics: hijab struggles · parissssss · guess the brand game · bestfriend dilemma · she met a man on omegle · his views on divorced women

EP 112 i want to marry him but he keeps following other women

17K views · 3mo ago · 1:16:54

This week we kick things off by reviewing and dissecting The Odyssey, before chatting about the World Cup and discussing the online backlash surrounding the new Somali film starring Sabrina Elba, where she plays a single mother who falls in love with a Jamaican man.