New Immigrant Stories Episodes
Aug. 4, 2021
EP 88 : A Place Where Your Leg Sinks Into The Mud ft Rodney Jehu-Appiah
Rodney Jehu-Appiah may have been raised in a country that I have links to, however, his ancestral ties go beyond West Africa and into three continents. Plus he is now in my neighborhood in Brooklyn, so dig in and find out abo...
May 19, 2021
EP 77: Wellness Is Accessible to You ft Tawanda Asamaowei "The Namaste Bae"
Tawanda Asamaowei is one of the coolest women in my family and I am super proud to call her my cousin. Come meet the only Tawanda Asamaowei in the world as we dive into her immigrant story that begins in Northeast USA with sprinkles of Nigeria and Zimbab...
April 29, 2021
EP 74: Kenyan Plug American Story ft Shiro
I did not endorse Danko the former governor of Nairobi in this episode. Shiro is a sister of this podcast and mine. A woman with an amazing story that takes off in Nakuru, and is a version of the American story that is without a doubt the main reason for...
March 17, 2021
EP 70: Passion Will Give You Authenticity ft Sarah Haruna Moda
It's an honor to have a woman who I have known since my virgin days on the internet who has always been an inspiration along with an example for friendship, motherhood, boss levels, philanthropy, and all-around awesomeness as the guest for this episode. ...
Dec. 30, 2020
EP 60: Positivity with the Bantu Boyz ft Bileko Wissa & Julien Tshikuna
This year I have been fortunate to have a few comedians amongst the guests on the podcast. It felt right to wrap up the year 2020 with not one but two of my favorite friends of the podcast in the studio (remotely) to take us through Congo, Belgium, Franc...
Dec. 2, 2020
EP 58: Mamadou et Bineta + Handling a Career in Media & Nursing ft Nathalie Beasnael
Nathalie is taking Black Girl Magic to a new level. Nathalie's impact on both the medical and media spaces has impacted lives across many countries, cities, and continents. She tells you that she is small in size, however, she is tall in strides. The ene...
Oct. 7, 2020
EP 50: Don‘t Be A Lady Be A Legend ft Verena Thoene
We are back for a new season, what better way to kick it off and launch our 50th episode than to have the Mrs in the studio. In fact, two of my favorite people in the world were in the studio for this episode and it's a moment that I shall always cherish...
April 22, 2020
EP 28: Crown of The British Empire & Land of Five Rivers ft Gajinder Singh
Gajinder Singh is an internationally renowned architect based in New York.
Gajinder takes us to Colonial India, WWII, before, during, and after the Partition of India, working and living in '60s England, M.I.T in '60s, 9/11, and why Sikhism is a big part...
March 4, 2020
EP 21: Working for Yourself ft Linda Adria Moscovitz
It's always fantastic to have Linda Adria Sebasiho join us in the studio. For this episode, we dived into the world of entrepreneurship and dating based on Linda's experience. From influences on Linda to the contradictory nature of how African women are ...
Feb. 12, 2020
EP 19: Forgive For Yourself ft Kari Carter & Karrel Huggins
Heads Up: There's some talk of trauma and abuse during this episode!
We have a returning guest in Karrel, and she is not alone this time, her sister Kari Carter is in the house as we return to the beautiful Trinidad and Tobago. Kari made me laugh so much...
Jan. 15, 2020
EP 16: Radio, Music, & Sack of Beans ft Matthias Roeckl
Matthias Roeckl is an award-winning freelance correspondent journalist, who also produces podcasts such as Funny Feelings, Puls, Host, and producer of Bayerischer Rundfunk (Germany's most significant public tv and Radio station based in Munich). Matthias...
Jan. 8, 2020
EP 15: What is Death & The World is a Supply Chain ft Brian Laung Aoaeh
I was mad late to the recording as everything from Uber, and the cold weather conspired against me. Brian had a field day (deservedly so), reminding me of my lateness.
Our guest today has been a longtime target of the podcast, Brian Laung Aoaeh overcame...
Jan. 3, 2020
EP 14: Meet Your Host ft Raphael Harry
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...
Dec. 20, 2019
EP 13: Energy Flows Where Attention Goes ft Amina Marong
Welcome to our Christmas episode, and thank you for being there all of this journey. I shall be taking a break until the first weekend of January 2020 after today's episode. In this episode, we get to meet the fabulous Amina Marong, who was born in Banju...
Dec. 13, 2019
EP 12: Everyone Has a Story in Their Own Language ft Brian Asingia
Brian Asingia grew up in Kasese, a border town of Uganda, with the Democratic Republic of Congo. Being introduced to cross-border trade early in life before he moved over to the United States would sow the seeds of entrepreneurship. Brian covers a wide r...
Nov. 28, 2019
EP 10: Legacy & Neighbors ft Ernest Bhabor
Ernest Bhabor is an author and filmmaker who lives in New York. He writes unique, everyday real-life stories. He sheds light on relevant topics with his books, which capture the stories of the common man. Ernest is an avid reader, writer, and connoisseur...
Nov. 22, 2019
EP 9: Where the King Resides ft May & Soe
May and Soe take us on a journey to Myanmar, a part of the world that I honestly knew zero about, then over to NYC.
The funny thing is that I have known Soe's cousin for over a decade online (never met her in person), and she introduced me to Soe on his ...
Nov. 15, 2019
EP 8: Be More Acceptable to New Things featuring Wenbei
*Apologies, I named the director of OKJA as the same that for Old Boy, that was a mistake. Both movies were by different directors (not Spike Lee I'm talking about the South Korean directors).*
In this episode, Wenbei shall be taking us on a visit to Wen...
Nov. 13, 2019
EP 7: Navy Discipline & Culture Shock Galore ft Amaechi Ben Nwajei
Due to some technical difficulties along with matching in the veteran's day parade yesterday, I couldn't release this episode earlier as planned.
We get to meet Amaechi Nwajei, an enlisted officer and shipmate of mine in the United States Navy born in L...
Nov. 8, 2019
EP 6: Be a Person of Solution ft Asif Haider
It's veterans day week, lots of immigrants have and are currently serving in the various military branches of the USA. There will be a bonus episode on Monday with someone from the Navy.
Asif was born in Bangladesh, served in the Air Force after he compl...
Nov. 1, 2019
EP 5: Engineering to Banking & Johnny Cash ft Azam Ayub
Azam was born in India works in the financial sector in the NY/NJ area after a few years around different states. A classical music lover, and big-time Johnny Cash man!
Azam allowed me to finally ask someone born in India about the infamous soccer story ...
Oct. 25, 2019
EP 4: Red Sky & Pan African Cuisine ft Linda Adria Moscovitz
NYT featured Linda was born and raised in Bukavu in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a city that's right by the border with Rwanda.
Linda would begin her food enterprise while at college, where she was a biology major. She always had an interest in entr...
Oct. 18, 2019
EP 3: It's not Sauce, It's Gravy ft Josephine & Anton Carrera
The first husband and wife to appear on the show.
Anton is an educator in New Jersey. He was born in Vigo, Pontevedra, in the Galicia region of Spain. He is married to Josephine, who was born in Hoboken, New Jersey, to a family that's entirely from Molfe...
Oct. 11, 2019
EP 2: Know Your Worth & When To Walk ft Karrel Huggins
Karrel Huggins was born and raised in a beautiful Caribbean Island nation. A governess, estate manager, full-time student at Medgar Evers College, and also an entrepreneur. She's no ordinary childminder and will make you want to buy a tick...