Benin City Episodes

With Mother's Day being celebrated earlier in many parts of the world before the United States, I couldn't resist sharing one of my dream episodes - a recording with my incredible mother, Emelia Harry Akponwei. In this heartwarming episode, she opens up about her passion for dancing, her health challenges, love for Ijaw musicians, her favorite American food, and so much more. We dive into topics like humility, forgiveness, respect, trauma, history in Ghana, Nigerian-Ghanaian relations, blended f...

In honor of reaching 100 subscribers on YouTube, I'm releasing a special episode to reintroduce new listeners to myself! On December 17th, 2019, I was interviewed on White Label American and the episode was published on the 3rd of January 2020 - just a few months before the world changed so much. My friend Julienne Ryan (aka Jules) handled the interview and we're already working on Part II for my upcoming birthday in May. I'm also planning my first live stream of the year - stay tuned for more d...

On the first day of the Lunar New Year, I sat down with Yuan Wang for an inspiring conversation. Yuan is a product designer in the tech industry, using design to make a positive impact on people's lives and our environment. She's worked in music publishing and now focuses on controlled environmental agriculture. We discussed her hometown Chengdu, fireworks, digital spaces, and how people have become unhinged. We also discussed the nostalgia of having relationships with local stores, the excitin...

Welcome to a New Year and what better way to kickstart 2020 than with myself as your guest. In this episode, Julienne B Ryan takes over as the host and helps to bring more of my story to the audience. Julienne works with individuals and group clients and...