What is Meet Us After 7?
Meet Us After 7 is a lifestyle podcast created by Yusuff and Gina, two friends and personal trainers from London.
The pioneering podcast launched in January 2016, months ahead of other long-running Black British podcasts such as 3 Shots of Tequila, HC Pod and The Receipts Podcast. It initially launched as No Carbs After 7, before it was renamed in December 2018.
The podcast has featured a variety of guests, primarily the hosts’ close friends and podcasters. Among those featured on the platform over the years include Posty, Julie Adenuga and Oloni.
The first episode was recorded in December 2015 and released at the start of 2016. All audio content is available on Spotify. The podcast has released video content of its episodes since 2019. Patreon subscribers are able to access additional content.
The final episode of Meet Us After 7 was recorded in December 2022 and it was concluded with a live show in January 2023.
Meet Us After 7 Hosts
Gina
Gina (known as Just Geen; real name Georgina Obeng) is a personal trainer from east London. She is of Ghanian heritage and is Christian. When the podcast launched Gina was 26. She is the thirteenth out of her dad’s 15 children.
In November 2022 Gina became a trainer with Gymshark. Gina has gone on to be a part of The Day After live news show since late 2022.
Yusuff
Yusuff (known as Big Man Yus) is a personal trainer from south east London. Yusuff is of Nigerian heritage and is Muslim. When the podcast launched he was 30 years old. Since the launch of the podcast Yusuff has gone on to launch his own music-based Album Cuts podcast and has been a member of The Day After team since 2022.
Meet Us After 7 Example Episode
The following is an example episode of Meet Us After 7, featuring Gina, Yusuff, Marvin Abbey, Gracie Bakare, Maxi Jay and Omotoyosi.
Meet Us After 7 Format
Meet Us After 7 is currently recorded in THE NXW BLACK studio, owned by Brent Colhurst. The hosts and guests are sat in a relaxed studio setting whilst in conversation with one another. Gina and Yusuff often approach each episode with topics to discuss on the podcast, but it tends to be recorded as free-flowing conversations between the two and any guests.
Segments from the podcast have included:
Dilemmas
Listener-submitted situations in which they would like the hosts’ (and guests’) viewpoints and advice on their personal lives. This usually revolves around romantic relationships.
No Sex in the City
A segment from the early days of the podcast in which Yusuff would ask Gina to discuss the state of her love life.
Song of the Week
The podcast usually ends with a Song of the Week recommendation. This may be a current song or an older song that the hosts and/or guests in the past.
Meet Us After 7 Topics
Meet Us After 7 is a lifestyle podcast that discusses relevant current affairs in the public domain and between the hosts and their guests. Although initially fitness and music-focused, it expanded over time to cover a range of topics primarily based around current affairs.
Common topics explored on the podcast include:
- Romantic relationships
- Growing up in African households
- Black music
- Entertainment industry
- TV shows
- Films
- Celebrity gossip
- Fitness
- Dating
- Current affairs
- Sex
- Gender roles
Meet Us After 7 Guests
Meet Us After 7 often features guests on its recordings. Most of these are friends and associates of the hosts Yusuff and Gina. Some of the most common and frequent appearances are from Marvin Abbey (who went to university with Yusuff), Gloria, Gina’s sister Georgia, Brent, Christel
Find the list of Meet Us After 7 guests below:
- Brent
- Phoebe Parks (The Receipts Podcast)
- Dapo (Counter Attack Podcast)
- Carina White
- Travis Jay
- Dami
- Mya
- Posty (GRM Daily)
- Syd
- Christel
- Marvin Abbey (3 Shots of Tequila)
- Lucas (BKchat LDN)
- Tolly T (The Receipts Podcast)
- Azryah Harvey (BKchat London)
- JNR
- Tazer Black (3 Shots of Tequila)
- Audrey Indome (The Receipts Podcast)
- Tunde
- Chike Pilgrim
- Muf
- Beverley
- Lydia Dinga (Have Several Seats Podcast)
- Wunmi Bello (Have Several Seats Podcast)
- Gloria
- Kay Rufai
- Emman
- Georgia
- Jesse
- Mr Vans (Off the Cuff Podcast)
- Fols (Off the Cuff Podcast)
- Oloni
- Disunomics
- John
- Gracious K
- Nizer
- Akin
- Chiso
- Cynthia
- Christina
- Shifty Rydos
- Fola Hafeez
- Christiana Ilesanmi
- Jason
- Amina
- CynTea
- Alex Reads
- Monique Monrowe
- Temi Alchemy (90s Baby Show)
- Fred Santana (90s Baby Show)
- ASB
- Smokez (DMD Podcast)
- Ayo
- Martha
- Rachel Bensonn
- Rosemary
- Lola Jagun
- John (Piin)
- Danielle (Piin)
- Doreen
- Larissa
- Nii
- Wavey Boy Smith
- Bami
- Marc Cuban
- Ayo (The Last 3 Digits Podcast)
- Bola (The Last 3 Digits Podcast)
- Anne
- Emily
- Jason
- Gracie Bakare (Milf ‘n’ Honey Podcast)
- Lanre
- Milena Sanchez (The Receipts Podcast)
- Dayo
- Gavin
- VP (90s Baby Show)
- Lena
- Peace
- Maxi Jay (Milf ‘n’ Honey Podcast)
- Omotoyosi (Milf ‘n’ Honey Podcast)
- Vics Anusi (Black Gals Livin’ Podcast)
- Jas (Black Gals Livin’ Podcast)
- Andy (Trend Centrl)
- Zoe (Trend Centrl)
- Daniel Diyepriye
- Charlie Mase
- Michael Rhodes
- Hilary
- Qoy
- Peter (Pass the Meerkat)
- Tim (Pass the Meerkat)
- Emmanuel (Pass the Meerkat)
- Danai
- Alimah
- Bilal
- Heroine
- Hebz
- Akua (No Shade Podcast)
- Fola (Wait… Am I Toxic? Podcast)
- Roqiya (Wait… Am I Toxic? Podcast)
- Rae (So Nicky Podcast)
- Sade
- Kahra
- Chiso
- Esther
Meet Us After 7 Live Shows
Meet Us After 7 has been adapted for a range of live shows and events, including games nights and interactive discussions.
Find the details of the live events below:
- November 2017: SINK, London (No Carbs After 7)
- February 2018: SINK, London
- March 2018: SINK, London
- November 2018: SINK, London
- February 2019: Dingwalls, London
- June 2019: Dingwalls, London (with appearances from Fred Santana, Temi Alchemy and Mus)
- September 2019: Parlay, London (featuring Marvin Abbey, Julie Adenuga, Gracious K, Jesse, Gloria and Mus)
- November 2021: The Joiner on Whorship, London (farewell to Gina who was moving to Ghana; featuring Paul Bridges, The Man Cave)
- January 2023: The Clapham Grand, London (final live show to close podcast)
Meet Us After 7 Sponsors
Meet Us After 7 has been sponsored by Netflix and the male grooming brand Manscaped.
No Carbs After 7 Rebrand
The podcast launched as No Carbs After 7 in January 2016. It retained this name for 61 episodes before the change was made. In December 2017, shortly after their first live show the No Carbs After 7 podcast was rebranded as the Meet Us After 7 podcast.
The First Episode of my weekly podcast with @bigmanyus #NoCarbsAfter7 is up now: – https://t.co/kQE4pi7r3N enjoy X pic.twitter.com/NqI5JutQZS
— Your Fitness 🔌 (@Just_Geen) January 10, 2016
Meet Us After 7 Afrovibes Radio Show
In January 2018 Meet Us After 7 launched hour-long radio show on the Houston-based Afrovibes Radio. The show follows a similar format to the podcast whereby Yusuff and Gina talk about a range of topics including current affairs and sharing personal stories.
