New York Episodes
May 29, 2024
Ep 172 : From Igbo Culture to AI: An Artistic Perspective ft Grace Nkem
I'm sorry for not releasing an episode last week. Remember Ep 169? It was related to that. I'm excited to release my first solo episode with Grace Nkem (who appeared in Ep 166 & 167). Grace discusses important topics such as ...
Nov. 15, 2023
Ep 164 -No-Degree Paths to Success: A Conversation with Jonaed Iqbal
I am thrilled to present the second part of my conversation with Jonaed Iqbal, the founder of NoDegree.com and NoDegree Podcast. Join us as we delve deeper into Jonaed's incredible journey from being the "good immigrant kid" ...
July 5, 2023
156: ”For Me, Data Is So Important Because That’s Where You Really Understand If The Theory Makes Sense.” ft Bertha Jimenez Ph.D.
On this episode of White Label American, host Raphael Harry welcomes special guest Bertha Jimenez, Ph.D., a social entrepreneur, mentor, and professor for her second appearance. Bertha's first appearance was on the Mother's D...
April 12, 2023
148: ”This Country Is Very Insular, A Lot Of People Don’t Know Anything About The Rest Of The World” ft Azam Ayub
Join us for an insightful episode of White Label American, originally released on Nov 1st, 2019, as Azam Ayub shares his personal experiences and opinions on living in New York. Azam discusses the challenges of high rent and ...
Jan. 23, 2023
Ep 139: 2022 Recap: Share Your Most Memorable Moments ft Corey Gumbs, Johnnie Ray Kornegay III, Mimi Jacks, & Sasha Marguerite
What a year 2022 was, we have had the good, the bad, and the fantastic. To wrap up the year 2022 and officially come out of hibernation, I decided to have some of my New York/East Coast podcasters and friends join me to wrap ...
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 ...
May 25, 2022
Ep 124: Your Food Is Going To Heal You When You When You’re Homesick ft Gwen Chaingam
Self-taught illustrator Gwen Chaingam, who is obsessed with cats, takes us to Bangkok Thailand through her life over there and shows us how the power of being influenced by pop culture can lead to following one's passion. Che...
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...
March 30, 2022
Ep 118 : Women’s History Month 2022
As we wrap up women's history month for the year 2022. This episode is a celebration of the diversity and identities of the wonderful women from Episodes 70 to 103. These are only snippets from our conversations, check out th...
March 23, 2022
EP 117: Diversity In Brooklyn Makes Me Feel At Home ft Verena Thoene
As we continue to honor and celebrate women throughout this month of March. I decided to revisit one of the most popular episodes featuring my partner in crime and romance; Verena Thoene. Verena and I also have a daughter tog...
Sept. 29, 2021
EP 95 : Someone Who Plays Strings ft Nalasi Mendy
I have known today's guest for close to a decade back when I lived in Texas. Nalasi Mendy always struck me as a simple yet fun-loving gentleman whom I could crack jokes with but I never dug into his background. After I left T...
Sept. 15, 2021
EP 93: You Could Build Your Own Village ft Moji Solar-Wilson
Moji Solar-Wilson is an LGBTQIA+ advocate, certified inclusion & diversity specialist, certified life coach, real estate investor, and co-founder of Solar-Wilson Village. A private and cooperate events venue giving you a tast...
Sept. 1, 2021
EP 91: Everything Makes You ft Busingye Matsiko-Andan aka Busie
Welcome to September, come visit South, East, and West Africa in this episode along with NYC in our conversation.
Busingye Matsiko-Andan is an Entrepreneur, a Global Strategist at Pont Global, Executive Director at the Africa...
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...
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...
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. 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...