Award-winning storyteller Lola Akinmade Åkerström shares some much needed wisdom on how storytelling helps us connect with each other – and thrive in this episode of the (de)CIPHERED podcast.
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Sincerely Accra is for everyone…who’s ready’
Read more‘Sincerely Accra,’ one of Ghana’s most popular podcasts returns for a new season soon. We tell you why you should get ready for a wild ride when you listen to this show.
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Okay, are y’all listening?!
Read moreElaine Owusu writes this love letter to one of her fave podcasts, ‘Okay, Now Listen’ from Netflix.
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Lessons I’m Taking Into 2022
Read moreI’m going to channel Oprah Winfrey to start this post. “What I know for sure”(™) is that 2021 has been a year of growth and new lessons. I’m thankful for them all. I’m gonna share some with you. I’ve learned to become really COOL with not fitting other people’s boxes neatly. A poking bulge here…
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S***hole Country: “The Struggle Narrative Can Go Straight To Hell”
Read more‘S***hole Country,’ a podcast presented by Radiotopia, is written and co-produced by ‘Afia Kaakyire.’ Yes, I use quotation marks because I don’t know the protagonist/host’s real name — and that’s by design. ‘Afia’ is keeping her real identity secret because, she says, ‘her parents would kill her’ if they found out she was putting ALL…
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Simon Brathwaite’s The Outsiders?: Are You Going Mad?!
Read moreMy pick for this week isn’t a podcast; it’s the YouTube Original series The Outsiders? I didn’t plan to binge-watch the show, but that’s what I ended up doing. And I watched most of it with a lump in my throat. I’ve been sitting with the impact this six-part series had on me ever since…