Storytelling Episodes
Oct. 23, 2024
Ep 188 : From Pirate Ships to Playgrounds ft Klara Harry
In this heartwarming 6th anniversary episode, we celebrate six incredible years of our podcast with an extraordinary guest my six-year-old daughter! Join us as she shares delightful stories about her recent birthday, her favorite movies, and the sports she loves watching at the Olympics, like gymna…
Oct. 2, 2024
Ep 186: Revisiting Boats, Belonging, and Battling Climate Change ft Maurice Tamman
This episode was originally recorded in April 2021.
Welcome to another episode of "White Label American." Nigeria just marked its 64th anniversary (Oct 1st, 1960), so we've pulled a gem from the archives for you. Host Raphael Harry chats with Maurice Tam
Sept. 11, 2024
Ep 184: Navigating Multilingual Worlds and Career Paths ft Claire Murigande
today we have the privilege of featuring Dr. Claire Murigande, a brilliant and multifaceted individual with a truly global perspective. Dr. Murigande, originally from Burundi and raised in Kenya, now resides in Switzerland, b...
Nov. 29, 2023
Ep 166: A Triangulation ft Amir Bey, Grace Nkem, and Obinna Elechi
On our latest episode, we have a lineup of three incredible creatives: Amir Bey, Grace Nkem, and Obinna Elechi. They will captivate you with their inspiring stories, starting from their birth cities to their childhood memorie...
Jan. 25, 2023
Ep 140: Africa @ Qatar 2022 Embrace What You Have ft Benyi Johnson
The Qatar 2022 World Cup was a great tournament for Africa, Asia, and everyone else who participated. Benyi and I looked into the performances, lessons that should be taken from the game, who was considered the flop, and the ...
Sept. 14, 2022
Ep 136: The Only Way That I’m Going To Heaven Is Via Spousal Visa ft Brian Laung Aoaeh, CFA
Supply chain tech and VC specialist Brian Laung Aoaeh, CFA returns for his long-awaited sequel to the laugh-filled first episode. So although we did get serious a few times while discussing the pandemic, laughter was never fa...
Aug. 31, 2022
Ep 134: Earlier In The Pandemic Was When I Realized That This Was A Path For Me ft Zou Diallo
Zou Diallo is a digital media creator based in Brooklyn NY. You wouldn't be able to tell that this gentleman did not speak a word of English when he arrived in America. Zou's story is a beautiful American story and shows how ...
Aug. 24, 2022
Ep 133: Leadership Will Always Find You ft Steve Worthy
CEO of Worthy Retail U Steve Worthy, at one point in life, did not see the need in accepting the call to lead until one fateful day early in his Air Force days. Leadership always found him despite his attempts at avoiding it....
Aug. 3, 2022
Ep 132: I Was Born In A Country That No Longer Exists ft Alvaro A. Ayo
Alvaro A. Ayo was born in what used to be known as East Germany, a country that's no longer in existence due to the unification of East and West Germany. It is always an experience meeting and hearing from someone with ties t...
July 13, 2022
Ep 129: Bonus: Lost Files Q & A w Raphael Harry hosted by Dr. Sade
We have loads of bonus content on Patreon, and I have decided to share one with you. Back in February (this year), I took part in the C4 Challenge with the Content Creators of Color where we had to make content every day in t...
June 29, 2022
EP 127: Our Stories Are Like Language, If You Don’t Pass It On, It’s Gone ft Talib Jasir
What an honor to be able to seat down with and have a fabulous with the one and only Talib Jasir. Talib is the CEO /Founder of the Afros and Audio, visionary, creative, & advocate for the people's collective power. Talib shar...
May 11, 2022
Ep 122: I Have A Lot Of Pride In My Name ft Latrice Sampson Richards
Latrice Sampson Richards is one of the most authentic and best voices in the podcast space. Latrice is also a Licensed Mental Health Counselor and Licensed Professional Counselor. The greatness is just taking off, this is Lat...
May 4, 2022
EP 121: There’s No Crying In Wakanda ft Joe & JayG from The Nerds With Accents Podcast
We're back with two of the US Virgin Island's best sons. The Force wasn't strong enough to handle this episode. Just have your tissue on standby to wipe the tears as Joe and JayG deliver one of the most hilarious episodes eve...
April 18, 2022
White Label American Trailer
A reintroduction for our new listeners and a refresher to our current listeners about who and what this podcast is about. Show your support by visiting https://www.whitelabelamerican.com you can leave feedback (audio or writt...
Jan. 5, 2022
Ep 106: Always Chose The Best Route Even If It May Be Difficult ft Ian Dorian
Welcome to 2022, we begin the year with the illustrious and greatly talented Ian Dorian who is also a good friend. Ian is a must at any comics convention, just look for the PKMM Entertainment stand. Ian drops some of the best...
Dec. 1, 2021
EP 105: End of Year Episode ft Raphael & Kelvin
This is the last episode of 2021 (on Patreon there's more). Thank you for your support & love. Kelvin will return in 2022, check him out on DadTalks & The Kulcha ZA podcasts. Enemy of Progress was from The Harder They Fall ha...
Oct. 6, 2021
Ep 96: We Need To Start Documenting Our Stories ft Siaji Otieno
The first time I heard Siaji Otieno aka The Kikombe speaking I was blown away as I knew without a doubt that I had to bring him on the podcast. Siaji has a voice made for airwaves, eyes that can capture the beauty at any angl...
July 7, 2021
EP 84: You Can Live & Breathe Art ft Laudelina Martinez
Laudelina Martinez opened my eyes to the world of art in ways that haven't been done before, from her name to defining art, Nuyoricans, and life. Art is beyond everything that I had assumed it be, it is our life. Laudelina br...
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...
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. 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. 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. 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...