I’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…
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Have You Heard (of) George’s Podcast?
Read moreIf you haven’t listened to an episode of “Have You Heard George’s Podcast?” then, as we Londoners say, “I beg you do.” This Peabody-award-winning podcast is in its third season and has been reviewed by all and sundry for its thoughtfulness and innovation. And the pod, hosted by writer, poet, and MC George Mpanga, aka…
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Talking Diversifying Podcasts with the Royal Society of the Arts
Read moreOK, in the previous post, I said I’d start sharing some of the great content that’s out there. Now, BEFORE I start doing that, I want to share I lied. I’m going to do that after this post because I want to share this video of my conversation with Octavia Goredema of Twenty Ten Agency…
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Ghana We 👍🏾 DEY!
Read moreThose of you who follow my blog or social media accounts know that I went quiet for a few weeks. That’s because I was doing some life-shaping things IRL. Yes, I said life-shaping — for me and for others. I took time out to focus on launching the Spotify ‘Sound Up: Behind the Mic’ fellowship…