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Africalink on Air - 06 March 2024

DRC refugees in Rwanda protest against discrimination +++ Rwanda against SADC deployment in DRC +++ Senegal protest over election date +++ The Tanzanian woman who quit her job to sell coffins +++ 13th African Games in Ghana

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enMarch 06, 2024

Episode 212: Reimagining Effective Mental Health Care with Sara Reed

Women’s Month Greetings Glocal Citizens! If it’s March then it’s all about herstories here on the podcast and first up we’re in London by way of Hopkinsville, Kentucky with mental health futurist, Sara Reed. She is an empathic leader, mental health futurist, and practitioner in psychedelic-assisted therapy. I came across Sara’s work when listening to a session the Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy Global Summit (https://www.psychedelicassistedtherapysummit.com/?r_done=1) last year, and my curiosity was piqued hearing Sara describe her work and it’s impact. She has spent her early career examining the ways culture informs how we diagnose and treat mental illnesses. As an advocate for health equity in psychedelic medicine, Sara hopes to make treatments more safe, affordable, and effective to those in need. Before joining the Centre for Psychedelic Research at Imperial College in London as a the lead Psychedelic Research Therapist in Psychopharmacology, she participated as a study therapist with the MDMA therapy for PTSD clinical trials sponsored by the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS) (https://maps.org/about-maps/). While working with MAPS, she advocated for health equity in psychedelic therapy and co-led the first ever MAPS MDMA-assisted psychotherapy training for clinicians of color. In addition to her appointment at Imperial College, she is Co-founder and Curriculum Development Specialist with the Women’s Global Empowerment Initiative (https://www.facebook.com/womensgei/). As well as founder and creative executive at Minds iHealth Solutions, where she co-facilitates psilocybin truffle retreats in the Netherlands and works in private practice with patients with mood and anxiety disorders using ketamine as an adjunct to psychotherapy. She lectures on topics fusing culturally sensitive practices with psychedelic-assisted therapy and advises organizations on anti-oppressive and inclusive practices. Where to find Sara? www.sarajreed.info (https://www.sarajreed.info/) On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarareedms/) What’s Sara singing to? Jennifer Hudson (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jennifer_Hudson) Whitney Houston (https://www.whitneyhouston.com) Other topics of interest: About Hopkinsville, Kentucky (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hopkinsville,_Kentucky) South Croydon (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Croydon) Tabitha Brown (https://www.iamtabithabrown.com) What is a Skilled Workers visa? (https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa) Hinge (https://hinge.co) Dr. Monica Williams (https://www.monnicawilliams.com) On Ketamine (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ketamine) On MDMA (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MDMA) and Sassafras (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Safrole#:~:text=Use%20in%20MDMA%20manufacture,-MDMA%20synthesis%20from&text=In%20the%20United%20States%2C%20safrole,which%20is%20typically%2075%25%20safrole.) Plant origins of LSD (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LSD#:~:text=LSD%20was%20first%20synthesized%20by,a%20fungus%20that%20infects%20grain.) On Australia’s Psychedelics Policy (https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-66072427) On Oregon’s Decriminalization of Psychedelics (https://apnews.com/article/psilocybin-oregon-magic-mushrooms-psychedelics-therapy-legal-6e5389b090b0c50d5c90d9574b63eca5) Dr. Gabor Maté (https://drgabormate.com) On 12-Step Programs for mental health (https://fherehab.com/learning/12step-anxiety-depression) Breathwork techniques (https://www.verywellmind.com/abdominal-breathing-2584115) About The Peach Cobbler Factory (https://www.kwch.com/video/2023/11/21/everyday-kentucky-go-more-about-peach-cobbler-factory/) Special Guest: Sara Reed.

enMarch 05, 2024

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Episode 211: Everyday Activism with Hakeem Oluseyi, Juleen Christopher, Kobby Graham, Samba Yonga, Eric Collins

Greetings Glocal Citizens! This week on the podcast it’s flashback February. Inspired by last year’s Black History Month compilation episode (https://glocalcitizens.fireside.fm/163), for this week, also dedicated to Black History Month, I’ve selected glocally speaking, mindset hacking and solution-scaping excerpts from conversations over the past year. Starting with the Science Mercenary, Dr. Hakeem Oluseyi (https://glocalcitizens.fireside.fm/guests/hakeem-oluseyi) on how reconceptualizing our ideas on time and how the evolutionary continuum of human intelligence need not be as complicated as we think. Cognitive-Behavioral Research Scientist, Dr. Juleen Christopher (https://glocalcitizens.fireside.fm/guests/juleen-christopher) reinforces his thoughts by introducing us to her mindset hack, a technique called positive intelligence and how a commitment to telling ourselves and living a story contrary to those embedded in social injustice are at the bedrock of her activism. Cultural practitioner, Kobby Graham (https://glocalcitizens.fireside.fm/guests/kobby-graham) furthers the story as he elaborates on his mindset hack - collaboration and how its revival in the African psyche is critical to progress. Communication specialist and cultural curator, Samba Yonga (https://glocalcitizens.fireside.fm/guests/sambe-yonga) then illustrates how our African histories reinforce this collaborative ethic and is using her museum as the narrative activism necessary to reinform a new now. Finally, glocally speaking, the Money Maker, Eric Collins (https://glocalcitizens.fireside.fm/guests/eric-collins), puts his money where his mouth is investing in the change that he and his partners at Impact X Capital intend to see in black communities across Europe. The common thread in my selections is activism which is the why of Black History Month. Waking each morning in parts of the world rife with injustice is itself an act of courageous resistance. We must challenge ourselves to uplift untold stories and unheard voices, so that by valuing global Black histories, we can collectively build, simply put, a better today. That is the definition of Glocal Citizenship. Visit the links above for full episodes and extended show notes. Special Guests: Eric Collins, Hakeem Oluseyi , Juleen Christopher, Kobina Ankomah Graham, and Samba Yonga.

enFebruary 27, 2024

Episode 209: Healthtech Solutions and Tools for Engagement with Dana Weeks Part 2

Greetings Glocal Citizens! Kicking off February, we have a double-header in conversation with another Stanford Alum and fellow “Track Girl.” Born in Vietnam (https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/children-of-the-vietnam-war-131207347/) and raised in New York, Dana Weeks is the Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of MedTrans Go, a healthcare technology start-up based in Atlanta, GA. Prior to MedTrans Go, she co-founded the Black Angel Tech Foundation (https://www.blackangeltechfund.com), created to support and increase the number of underrepresented minorities in technology. She has also held positions at AT&T, Pfizer, and in several innovative entrepreneurial ventures. She is a member of the Board of Trustees of The Westminster Schools of Atlanta, and has served as Treasurer of the Atlanta Chapter of Jack & Jill, a Board Member for Blue Owl Capital (https://www.blueowl.com/), and a Board Member for the Alliance Theater of Atlanta. She also serves on several Task Forces and Committees at both Stanford and Columbia Business School, including serving as a co-chair of the Stanford LEAD Council, a member of the Stanford Humanities & Sciences Council, and a founding member of the Women’s Circle at Columbia Business School. It was lovely catching up on the many paths Dana has walked since our days hop, skipping and jumping (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triple_jump) at the Stanford Stadium. Where to find Dana? https://www.medtransgo.com/ On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/danaw1/) On Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/dana.ugwonali) What’s Dana watching? The Hallmark Channel (https://www.hallmarkchannel.com) Other topics of interest: About the Peace Corps (https://www.peacecorps.gov/about/) Lusophone Africa (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portuguese-speaking_African_countries#:~:text=The%20Portuguese%2Dspeaking%20African%20countries,and%20Pr%C3%ADncipe%20and%2C%20since%202011%2C) Islands of Cape Verde (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_islands_of_Cape_Verde) Who is Jodi Kantor? (https://www.nytimes.com/by/jodi-kantor) iPhone's launch @ AT&T (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_iPhone#:~:text=followed%20in%202010.-,Connection%20to%20AT%26T,be%20the%20iPhone%27s%20exclusive%20carrier.) Atlanta Influences Everything (https://aie.life) Special Guest: Dana Weeks.

enFebruary 13, 2024

Switch Tips 003 - Hitting The Reset Button with Education | Daniel Kwaku Merki

A short snippet from our conversation with Daniel Kwaku Merki, which was entitled, "Solving Africa's Most Challenging Problems - From Finance Professional to Serial Entrepreneur - Daniel Kwaku Merki - #008"

In this clip, Daniel explores how Education helped him to get a fresh start in life and the options it gave him in his career and business.

Daniel Kwaku Merki is a finance professional and entrepreneur. He’s currently a co-host of Change Africa Podcast and acts as an early stage angel investor over at VDL fulfilment.

He has an unconventional career path and experiences across various industries and roles. His early career began as a senior investment analyst with Strategic African Securities (SAS), where he was involved in private equity deals and corporate finance transactions on the Ghana Stock Exchange.

After his stint at SAS, he established an Accra-based consultancy firm focused on startups and small businesses in addition to operating a restaurant business. In 2015 he joined the German chamber representation in Ghana as the head of its consulting unit before pursuing his MBA (Focus Entrepreneurship) from EDHEC Business School in France.

After graduation, he worked as an Africa-focused business consultant in Berlin before joining the Delegation of German Industry and Commerce in Nigeria as an integrated expert supported by the Programme Business Scouts for Development of the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), placed by CIM (Centre for International Migration and Development) and headed their Competence Centre for Innovation & Startups from September 2019 to October 2022.

Since November 2022, he has been back in Ghana as an integrated expert at GIPC/GIZ, focusing on attracting Diaspora investments to Ghana. In addition, he acts as an early-stage angel investor in VDL fulfilment and the Change Africa Podcast, where he also serves as a co-host. Daniel eagerly supports African entrepreneurial talent with deep contextual insights and continent-wide and global ambition.

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About Quit and Switch

Quit and Switch with Adrian Daniels, the show where we speak to established or rising stars, who have successfully pivoted from one career, industry or business to another, so professionals and entrepreneurs like us, in a transition, can learn tips and insights that we can apply in our own journeys.

This show is hosted by Adrian Daniels, a career professional who has quit and switched his whole life. Visit Adrian's Website: https://www.adriandaniels.co

Interested in learning how to start, launch and monetise a podcast? Check out the A to Z Podcasting Community for free: www.atozpodcasting.com/community

Listen to episode #003 to learn about Adrian's Quit and Switch journey.

Visit the Quit and Switch Website: https://quitandswitch.co

Connect with Adrian: https://linktr.ee/adriandaniels

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enFebruary 11, 2024

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Episode 208: Healthtech Solutions and Tools for Engagement with Dana Weeks Part 1

Greetings Glocal Citizens! Kicking off February, we have a double-header in conversation with another Stanford Alum and fellow “Track Girl.” Born in Vietnam (https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/children-of-the-vietnam-war-131207347/) and raised in New York, Dana Weeks is the Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of MedTrans Go, a healthcare technology start-up based in Atlanta, GA. Prior to MedTrans Go, she co-founded the Black Angel Tech Foundation (https://www.blackangeltechfund.com), created to support and increase the number of underrepresented minorities in technology. She has also held positions at AT&T, Pfizer, and in several innovative entrepreneurial ventures. She is a member of the Board of Trustees of The Westminster Schools of Atlanta, and has served as Treasurer of the Atlanta Chapter of Jack & Jill, a Board Member for Blue Owl Capital (https://www.blueowl.com/), and a Board Member for the Alliance Theater of Atlanta. She also serves on several Task Forces and Committees at both Stanford and Columbia Business School, including serving as a co-chair of the Stanford LEAD Council, a member of the Stanford Humanities & Sciences Council, and a founding member of the Women’s Circle at Columbia Business School. It was lovely catching up on the many paths Dana has walked since our days hop, skipping and jumping (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triple_jump) at the Stanford Stadium. Where to find Dana? https://www.medtransgo.com/ On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/danaw1/) On Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/dana.ugwonali) What’s Dana watching? The Hallmark Channel (https://www.hallmarkchannel.com) Other topics of interest: About the Peace Corps (https://www.peacecorps.gov/about/) Lusophone Africa (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portuguese-speaking_African_countries#:~:text=The%20Portuguese%2Dspeaking%20African%20countries,and%20Pr%C3%ADncipe%20and%2C%20since%202011%2C) Islands of Cape Verde (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_islands_of_Cape_Verde) Who is Jodi Kantor? (https://www.nytimes.com/by/jodi-kantor) iPhone's launch @ AT&T (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_iPhone#:~:text=followed%20in%202010.-,Connection%20to%20AT%26T,be%20the%20iPhone%27s%20exclusive%20carrier.) Atlanta Influences Everything (https://aie.life) Special Guest: Dana Weeks.

enFebruary 06, 2024

Season 3 Wrap Up

Season 3 came through like winter - short and sweet. Our wrap up just goes through our thoughts on the season and the future.

Keep on rocking with us!

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en-usJanuary 28, 2024

Episode 206: Wellness as a Way of Work with Tara Aura Purnell

Greetings Glocal Citizens! I am sincerely grateful to my community of Glocal Citizens, especially as former guests have been delivering on sharing life experiences with me and the podcast in their communities. My guest this week is someone I met last December in Ghana while catching up with Nydia Swaby (https://glocalcitizens.fireside.fm/guests/nydia-swaby) in Accra and I’m happy to share her story. Washington, D.C native, Tara Aura Purnell is a meditation guide, ritual artist, certified yoga teacher, and wellness-prenuer empowering people to feel better more of the time. She curates wellness events for marginalized communities as Co-Founder of Blind Seed (http://blindseed.com/), which nurtures growth for city-dwellers with an interest in clean living and self-expansion. As an adolescent equity and inclusion activist, after graduating from the University of Pennsylvania, she went on to become a writer, creative producer and brand marketing strategist before shifting her focus to health and healing arts. Her current work as a wellness organizer, pleasure activist and food justice advocate centers inclusive, holistic approaches to collective care and wellbeing. Where to find Tara? taraaura.com (http://taraaura.com) On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/tara-purnell-75b008a/) On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/taraaura/) What’s Tara reading? Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art (https://a.co/d/fYtVVAQ) by James Nestor Other topics of interest: About Wtrmln Wtr (https://wtrmlnwtr.com/product/wtrmlnwtr) About Hurricane Maria (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Maria) Where to find La Cucina Guava-Chili Tea (https://www.lacucina.ch) The Mix Accra (https://www.themixdesignhub.com) Friday Night Lights hosted by Glocal Citizen Kobby Graham (https://glocalcitizens.fireside.fm/guests/kobby-graham) and friends The Higher Self Podcast EP125 (https://www.thehigherselfpodcast.com/125-shaman-durek-how-to-talk-with-spirits-and-live-an-abundant-life/) On Santería (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santer%C3%ADa) in Cuban Culture What is a Glockenspiel (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glockenspiel)? Special Guest: Tara Aura Purnell.

enJanuary 23, 2024

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Tumi Ebow Ansa: Osibisa Stole 5 Of His Songs

In a different culture or country he would have been a celebrated icon. A man of immense training and skill in multiple art disciplines who has worked with some of the most legendary names in both music, film and photography sits down to talk about the things that keep him up at night and during the day. Tumi Ebow Ansa is an underutilised national treasure and it was our pleasure to have audience with him.

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en-usJanuary 20, 2024

Episode 205: On Organizing Labor with Tobias Bavnsgaard

Greetings Glocal Citizens! “The labor movement was the principal force that transformed misery and despair into hope and progress.” – Martin Luther King, Jr. On Monday of this week, we celebrated global visionary, activist and minister, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. For many, it is a time to reflect on how far the US and the world have progressed concerning civil/human rights for Black and colonized peoples. Dr. King’s work, especially as the Civil Rights Movement began casting a wider net on the levers of social and economic exclusion, was very much focused on supporting workers--dignity in labor. My guest this week has us fully engaged in reflection as he has spent his career focused on labor. Born and raised in Denmark, Tobias Bavnsgaard is an experienced International advisor and development program manager with more than a decade of international experience working and living in developing countries. After living in Mozambique, Tanzania, Bangladesh and a stint back in Denmark, he and his family are currently based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. From early in his career, unions played a key role affording him a strong background in labor organizations and working with development projects and programing in the civic and social sectors on the local, national and international levels. His international profile began to take shape in 2012, with the production of “The Good Growth,” (https://youtu.be/ipz7IdZLmcY?si=TeP69o_PIsKpgBVP) a documentary making a critical assessment of the social impacts of economic growth by comparing the reality in Brazil, Philippines and Ghana against each other and to the Danish context. The documentary has been translated into English, Spanish, French and Arabic to reach a wide base of international trade union leaders and activists. With the advent of a more digitized world, the future of work and the evolution of work spaces are very necessary ongoing conversations. I hope this episode provides a foundation of knowledge and framwork for how to consider solutions leading to better long-term outcomes for global workers. Where to find Tobias? On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/tobias-bavnsgaard-08a7808/) On Instagram (https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwiJraWEi92DAxXWlYkEHVqBAqsQFnoECBQQAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Ftobiasbavnsgaard%2F&usg=AOvVaw2JsJJ5GXL-n393YfLEZk0N&opi=89978449) What’s Tobias listening to? Den Yderste Grænse / The Outer Limits Podcast (https://24syv.dk/podcast/den-yderste-graense) Other topics of interest: Dr. King’s Last Campaign (https://capitalandmain.com/mlks-last-campaign-was-for-workers-rights-2) About the UN’s International Labour Organization (ILO) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Labour_Organization) Tesla Strike in Sweden (https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/12/29/tesla-strike-sweden-elon-musk/) About the Toyota HiAce and transporting the masses (https://www.adrianflux.co.uk/influx/culture/toyota-hiace/) On Civil Conflict in Ethiopia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethiopian_civil_conflict_(2018%E2%80%93present)) Special Guest: Tobias Bavnsgaard.

enJanuary 16, 2024

Episode 204: Raising Digital Economies with Eric Osiakwan Part 2

Greetings Glocal Citizens! This week on we’re moving into the new year with some wise words and insights in Part 2 of my conversation with Ghanaian investor and developer of new businesses, Eric Osiakwan. With 25 years of experience spanning 32 countries in Africa gained through a number of successful tech start-ups, Eric is a leading pioneer of internet in Africa. Having worked in multiple countries building internet service providers (“ISP”) and ICT businesses, some of his successful exits include iBurst in South Africa, One2Net in Uganda, and BusyInternet in Ghana, to name a few. Eric also founded and ran the Africa ISP Association for eight years, during which the ISP industry grew by almost 120 percent. He then moved on to leading efforts to build submarine cables on the continent. Eric was part of a public-private partnership in Kenya that built and launched the TEAMS submarine fibre cable, the first to connect East Africa to the rest of the world. He subsequently contributed to the building of terrestrial fibre networks in Ghana and Nigeria. As we learned in Part 1 of the conversation, he Co-Founded Angel Africa List, Angel Fair Africa and currently heads Chanzo Capital (https://www.chanzocapital.com/#abt), a venture and growth capital firm, investing capital, capacity and community in high-tech startups and scaleups in Kenya, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Ghana and South Africa. Where to find Eric? ericosiakwan.com (https://www.ericosiakwan.com) On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/ericosiakwan) On Facebook (Eric Osiakwan) On Instagram (Instagram (@eosiakwan)) On X (https://twitter.com/eosiakwan) What’s Eric reading? Works by Cheikh Anta Diop (https://www.amazon.com/stores/Cheikh-Anta-Diop/author/B000APFJ2O?ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true) Other topics of interest: How Greater Accra (Tema) is the geographical center of the Earth (https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/features/Is-Ghana-Really-The-Centre-Of-The-World-221634) About Panafest (https://panafestghana.org/history-of-panafest/) and Kojo Yankah (https://pahmuseum.org/founder/) On Ghana’s Joseph Project (https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=10802304) Year of Return (https://www.yearofreturn.com) Full Circle Africa Economic Conference (https://fullcircleafrica.org) Stripe Payments Platform (https://stripe.com) Safaricom and the roots of Mobile Money (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M-Pesa) United Nations Economic Commission for Africa: African Information Society Initiative(AISI) (https://repository.uneca.org/handle/10855/14949) UNDP Internet Initiative for Africa (http://web.undp.org/evaluation/documents/essentials_5.pdf) What are Internet Exchange Points? (https://www.cloudflare.com/learning/cdn/glossary/internet-exchange-point-ixp/) The African Internet Service Providers Association (https://icannwiki.org/AfrISPA) ICANN (https://www.icann.org) and Esther Dyson (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esther_Dyson) About TEAMS (https://www.teams.co.ke) Bongo Hive (https://bongohive.co.zm) About the BenBen App (https://benben.com.gh) On Eric’s book KINGS of Africa’s Digital Economy (https://medium.com/@eosiakwan/the-kings-of-africas-digital-economy-tedxberkeley-by-eric-osiakwan-4a211e746955) Special Guest: Eric Osiakwan.

enJanuary 09, 2024

Episode 203: Lifelong Learning with Monroe France

New Year Greetings Glocal Citizens! Thank you to all that land here with us weekly to #listenandlearn about #DynamicDiasporans living, working and playing worldwide. I look forward to a new year of conversations that will include taking deeper dives into the whys and ways of reimagining global impact economics alongside continuing to travel far and wide with our guests. Stay tuned! This week, I’m joined by Monroe France the inaugural Vice Provost for Institutional Inclusive Excellence Tufts University (https://www.tufts.edu) and a professor of practice at the Jonathan Tisch College of Civic Life. Previously, Monroe served as the Senior Associate Vice President for Global Engagement and Inclusive Leadership in the Office of Global Inclusion, Diversity, and Strategic Innovation at New York University (NYU). Monroe’s career at NYU spanned nearly 20 years and he has 25 years of progressive experience in higher education, non-profits, corporate sectors, arts and creative industries, as well as social responsibility, humanitarian, and philanthropy initiatives as an educator, professor, professional trainer, consultant, strategist, and keynote presenter. Monroe has provided DEI, leadership and strategic consulting for executive managers across the globe at organizations such as the American Eagle Outfitter (AEO) and Unilever Global, the executive team for American Repertory Theater (A.R.T.) at Harvard University, and the management team at the Center for Responsible Lending (CRL) in Washington DC. He works regularly with UN Women and has served as a consultant to a number of United Nations affiliates globally. Monroe has written articles and given lectures across the globe on the future of higher education and work. When he was at NYU, he founded and was the primary principal for the Global Inclusive Leadership and Management Institute and NYU’s Environmental and Justice Institute. Monroe’s background spans higher education, non-profits, corporate sectors, arts and creative industries, as well as social responsibility, humanitarian, and philanthropy initiatives. Monroe currently serves on the board for Global Black Pride and the Institute for Contemporary Psychotherapy where he serves as lead strategist for DEI. Monroe is a member of Future Talent Council where he serves on their DEI Task Force, Talent Acquisition and Employer Branding, and Future Skills think tanks. Monroe is also a professor at NYU Abu Dhabi J-term and a visiting thought leader for Woxsen University in India. He was most recently a visiting scholar for the University of Southern Maine’s school of business. Often described as a change maker, innovator, global thought leader, strategist, visionary, and a life-long learner I think you’ll agree once you have a listen. Where to find Monroe? On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/monroefrance/) On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/monroenyc/) On Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/monroef/) What’s Monroe watching? HGTV (https://www.hgtv.com/shows) Investigation Discovery TV (https://www.investigationdiscovery.com) Other topics of interest: NYU Accra Labone Dialogues (https://www.nyu.edu/accra/about-us/labone-dialogues-and-events-.html) University of Free State, South Africa (https://www.ufs.ac.za/about-the-ufs) About the 2003 Northeast Blackout (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northeast_blackout_of_2003) About Occupy Wall Street (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occupy_Wall_Street) Lambda Legal (https://lambdalegal.org) Posse Foundation (https://www.possefoundation.org)

enJanuary 02, 2024

Street Shooter With Eddie Otchere

Eddie Otchere ( @dhagren ) has shot some of the most iconic photos in hiphop and pop culture over the last 3 decades. His mind and experience is so intricately connected to his craft that it’s impossible to miss in any conversation. We talk about his journey through life and what influences his life choices.

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en-usDecember 31, 2023

Culture Doctor With Joseph Oduro-Frimpong

Dr. Joseph Oduro-Frimpong is keeping the pulse of African Pop Culture central in his current work. His self-described approach as stand-up comic, makes light work of the serious deficit in the understanding and study of our entertainment and street culture in a way that is insightful and inviting. We become students of his on this episode so join us for this class session!

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en-usDecember 22, 2023

Episode 202: Creating New Ecologies of Knowledge with Nana Oforiatta Ayim

Greetings Glocal Citizens! This week’s guest is fast becoming a cultural icon across her chosen disciplines. Ghanaian by ancestry and born in German and spending a formative part of her life in England, Nana Oforiatta Ayim is a writer, filmmaker, and art historian. She is Founder of the ANO Institute of Arts and Knowledge (https://www.anoghana.org/), through which she has pioneered a Pan-African Cultural Encyclopaedia, a Mobile Museums Project, and curated Ghana’s first pavilion at the Venice Biennale. She published her first novel The God Child (https://a.co/d/hjkYT9r) in 2019, and in German in 2021. She has made award-winning films for museums such as Tate Modern, Los Angeles County Museum of Art and The New Museum. She is the recipient of various awards and honours, having been named one of the Apollo ’40 under 40’; one of 50 African Trailblazers by The Africa Report; a Quartz Africa Innovator in 2017; one of 12 African women making history in 2016 and one of 100 women of 2020 by Okayafrica. In 2020, she was appointed to the Advisory Council of Oxford University’s Cultural Programme and was a Principal Investigator on the Action for Restitution to Africa programme. She received the Ghana Woman of the Year Award in 2021. And in 2022 she was awarded the world’s biggest history prize from the Dan David Foundation for outstanding early and mid-career scholars and practitioners in the historical disciplines. Over the years it has been a treat to watch Nana’s vision come into being and even better was the chance to sit with her in one of her places of peace in Osu, Accra. Where to find Nana? https://www.nanaoforiattaayim.com/ On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/nana-oforiatta-ayim-976644222) On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/nanaoforiattaayim/?hl=en) On Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/nanaoforiattayim) On X (https://twitter.com/OforiattaAyim) What’s Nana watching? Past Lives (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Past_Lives_(film)) Other topics of interest: About [Akyem, Ghana](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akyem ] Aburi, Ghana (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aburi) About Piet Mondrian (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piet_Mondrian) Gus Casely-Hayford (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gus_Casely-Hayford) John Picton (https://soas.academia.edu/JohnPicton) About the Liverpool Biennial (https://www.biennial.com) Ousmane Sembène (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ousmane_Semb%C3%A8ne) Mooji (https://mooji.org/) The Renoir Cinema (https://www.theguardian.com/film/filmblog/2008/nov/19/renoir-cinema-rebranding) Special Guest: Nana Oforiatta Ayim.

enDecember 18, 2023

Living on Lumumba St. With Baaba J

Baaba J is carving a vortex with the potency of her musical musings in the Gh zeitgeist. She is aspirational, grounded, focused and quite the everyday person given the bright spotlight on her work at the moment. An insightful convo with an artist who is unquestionably here to leave a footprint.

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en-usDecember 14, 2023

Episode 201: On Becoming a Public Health Champion with Fiona Gambanga

Greetings Glocal Citizens! My guest this week is a fellow podcaster and we met as fellow members of a global #BWiD (Black Women in Development) Connect networking group. Born and raised in Harare, Zimbabwe, Fiona Gambanga is a global health professional with more than seven years’ experience in qualitative and quantitative research, public health program planning, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation. She has supported countries such as Zambia, Malawi, Rwanda, and Zimbabwe in health workforce planning, diagnostics implementation research and UHC implementation and planning. Currently based in Kigali, Rwanda, Fiona is also the creator, host, and producer of the podcast Utano Public Health Chats (https://linktr.ee/fi_publichealth), a program focused on educating young people about the field of public health in Africa and navigating careers in the field. For those of you planning a trip to Kigali anytime soon, you’ll want to listen in for some local lingo and recommendations for the foodie in you. Where to find Fiona? On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/fionagambanga/) On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/utanophc/) On X (https://twitter.com/UtanoPHC) On Facebook (https://web.facebook.com/utanopublichealth) What’s Fiona reading? The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo (https://a.co/d/bk2ajrU) by Taylor Jenkins Reid Finding Me (https://a.co/d/897gM1V) by Viola Davis The Urgent Life: My Story of Love, Loss and Survival (https://a.co/d/hOcEflu) by Bozoma Saint John Other topics of interest: US Student Acheivers Program - USAP (https://www.usapglobal.org) What are A Levels? (https://www.internationalschoolparent.com/articles/what-are-a-levels/) About December 1st - World AIDS Day (https://www.unaids.org/en/World_AIDS_Day) On spoken English across the globe (https://englishlive.ef.com/en/blog/english-in-the-real-world/englishes-different-english-speaking-countries/) On Zimbabwe in 2011 and 2023 (https://www.fpri.org/article/2023/08/zimbabwe-at-the-crossroads-2023-election-will-determine-its-future/) The Viber App (https://www.brosix.com/blog/viber-review/#:~:text=In%202014%2C%20the%20company%20was,instant%20messengers%20in%20the%20world.) Heaven Restaurant, Kigali (https://heavenrwanda.com/dine/) Special Guest: Fiona Gambanga.

enDecember 12, 2023

Creative Coaching With Rania Odaymat

We sat with Rania, a multi-disciplinary artist with an extensive resumé in the creative arts and has dedicated her entire life to manifesting a very well curated stage in the community. We speak on her journey and perspective on diverse issues as we typically do and it is a convo worth tuning in to.

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en-usDecember 07, 2023

Episode 199: Intelligence as a Way of Business with Suki Fuller Part 2

Greetings Glocal Citizens! In some circles, my guest for this two-part episode could be thought of as a spy by a different name. With roots in Jamaica, and raised between the Middle East, Europe and the United States, Suki Fuller (https://www.chartwellspeakers.com/speaker/suki-fuller/), an intelligence advisor, author, acclaimed international keynote speaker and Fellow of The Council of Competitive Intelligence Fellows (https://www.cifellows.com/) is a women that is usually intent on not being watched. She is the Founder of Miribure, Co-Founder and Senior Vice President of DC Analytics (https://www.dcanalytics.net/) and Storyteller for Group of Humans (https://www.groupofhumans.com/). She is a contributing author to A Practical Guide to Competitive Intelligence (https://www.amazon.co.uk/Practical-Guide-Competitive-Intelligence/dp/B0BDSRQL6R/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1). Suki is a fierce supporter of intelligence, ethical tech, #SafetyTech, Security, Privacy and Surveillance. Her eclectic 20-year career within strategic intelligence and technology has taken her from the US Department of Defense to teaching business students in China. She currently resides in London, where she is an intrinsic part of the tech community as a Board Advisor for Tech London Advocates / Global Tech Advocates (https://techlondonadvocates.org.uk/), which includes key positions as Co-Lead TLA Women in Tech (https://tlawomenintech.org/), and Vice-Chair for GTA Black Women in Tech (https://theblackwomenintech.com/). Suki was recently named by the Most Influential Woman in UK Tech by Computer Weekly 2023. There’s so much more to this #dynamicdiasporan, I hope you enjoy this conversation as much as I did. Where to find Suki? On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/sukifuller) On X (https://twitter.com/SukiFuller) On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/sukifuller) What’s Suki reading? Be Useful: Seven Tools for Life (https://a.co/d/64cWKM2) by Arnold Schwarzeneger Cobalt Red: How the Boll of the Congo Powers Our Lives (https://a.co/d/1dydGko) by Siddharth Kara The Mircostress Effect: How Little Things Pile Up and Create Big Problems--and What to Do About It (https://a.co/d/4bnLMTL) by Rob Cross and Karen Dillon Decentering Whiteness in the Workplace: A Guide for Equity and Inclusion (https://a.co/d/e3driEg) by Janice Gassam Asare Your Face Belongs to Us: A Secretive Startup’s Quest to End Privacy as We Know It (https://a.co/d/jenKHdt) by Kashmir HIll What’s Suki watching? Beckham on Netflix (https://www.netflix.com/gh/title/81223488) The Power on Amazon Prime (https://www.amazon.com/The-Power-Season-1/dp/B0B8NT89QY) Other topics of interest: Balham, London (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balham) Surrey, United Kingdom (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surrey) Some Jamaican Patios to practice (https://jamaicans.com/talk/) About Rastafarianism (https://www.history.com/topics/religion/history-of-rastafarianism) Pismo Beach, California (https://www.experiencepismobeach.com/things-to-do/) Royal Air Force Lakenheath, an American Air Force Base in the UK (https://www.lakenheath.af.mil/About-Us/) Penn State’s Behrend College (https://behrend.psu.edu) About Chi Chi’s Restaurant (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chi-Chi%27s) Mercyhurst University - Intelligence Studies (https://www.mercyhurst.edu/academics/intelligence-studies) Agatha Christie’s Poirot (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agatha_Christie%27s_Poirot) Twitter and SXSW (https://techcrunch.com/2011/01/04/twitter-foursquare-sxsw/?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAFBYPgujumoLKi9A5VgBkTDxG8QNcxdjmAWoTu0hJ36YplpYzN0SOG3SBHa85cU1stTSfVXIJPVKJQ_FRbP3HYbfjY8-8AeafD8xZVnQLYwIAuX4D9dqU70nJtSh-kQaaqi6HgHdfw5ijngMGQazuoGTaQRqmCVdoSLk_MceS70J) About Robert Baker (https://www.linkedin.com/in/robert-baker-potentia-talent-consulting/?originalSubdomain=uk) Innit? (https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=innit) IA Safety Bill (https://aibusiness.com/responsible-ai/online-safety-bill-passes-ai-chatbots-subject-to-rules-on-protecting-users#close-modal) The Pod Generation Film (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pod_Generation) Special Guest: Suki Fuller.

enDecember 05, 2023

Episode 198: Intelligence as a Way of Business with Suki Fuller Part 1

Greetings Glocal Citizens! In some circles, my guest for this two-part episode could be thought of as a spy by a different name. With roots in Jamaica, and raised between the Middle East, Europe and the United States, Suki Fuller (https://www.chartwellspeakers.com/speaker/suki-fuller/), an intelligence advisor, author, acclaimed international keynote speaker and Fellow of The Council of Competitive Intelligence Fellows (https://www.cifellows.com/) is a women that is usually intent on not being watched. She is the Founder of Miribure, Co-Founder and Senior Vice President of DC Analytics (https://www.dcanalytics.net/) and Storyteller for Group of Humans (https://www.groupofhumans.com/). She is a contributing author to A Practical Guide to Competitive Intelligence (https://www.amazon.co.uk/Practical-Guide-Competitive-Intelligence/dp/B0BDSRQL6R/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1). Suki is a fierce supporter of intelligence, ethical tech, #SafetyTech, Security, Privacy and Surveillance. Her eclectic 20-year career within strategic intelligence and technology has taken her from the US Department of Defense to teaching business students in China. She currently resides in London, where she is an intrinsic part of the tech community as a Board Advisor for Tech London Advocates / Global Tech Advocates (https://techlondonadvocates.org.uk/), which includes key positions as Co-Lead TLA Women in Tech (https://tlawomenintech.org/), and Vice-Chair for GTA Black Women in Tech (https://theblackwomenintech.com/). Suki was recently named by the Most Influential Woman in UK Tech by Computer Weekly 2023. There’s so much more to this #dynamicdiasporan, I hope you enjoy this conversation as much as I did. Where to find Suki? On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/sukifuller) On X (https://twitter.com/SukiFuller) On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/sukifuller) What’s Suki reading? Be Useful: Seven Tools for Life (https://a.co/d/64cWKM2) by Arnold Schwarzeneger Cobalt Red: How the Boll of the Congo Powers Our Lives (https://a.co/d/1dydGko) by Siddharth Kara The Mircostress Effect: How Little Things Pile Up and Create Big Problems--and What to Do About It (https://a.co/d/4bnLMTL) by Rob Cross and Karen Dillon Decentering Whiteness in the Workplace: A Guide for Equity and Inclusion (https://a.co/d/e3driEg) by Janice Gassam Asare Your Face Belongs to Us: A Secretive Startup’s Quest to End Privacy as We Know It (https://a.co/d/jenKHdt) by Kashmir HIll What’s Suki watching? Beckham on Netflix (https://www.netflix.com/gh/title/81223488) The Power on Amazon Prime (https://www.amazon.com/The-Power-Season-1/dp/B0B8NT89QY) Other topics of interest: Balham, London (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balham) Surrey, United Kingdom (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surrey) Some Jamaican Patios to practice (https://jamaicans.com/talk/) About Rastafarianism (https://www.history.com/topics/religion/history-of-rastafarianism) Pismo Beach, California (https://www.experiencepismobeach.com/things-to-do/) Royal Air Force Lakenheath, an American Air Force Base in the UK (https://www.lakenheath.af.mil/About-Us/) Penn State’s Behrend College (https://behrend.psu.edu) About Chi Chi’s Restaurant (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chi-Chi%27s) Mercyhurst University - Intelligence Studies (https://www.mercyhurst.edu/academics/intelligence-studies) Agatha Christie’s Poirot (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agatha_Christie%27s_Poirot) Twitter and SXSW (https://techcrunch.com/2011/01/04/twitter-foursquare-sxsw/?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAFBYPgujumoLKi9A5VgBkTDxG8QNcxdjmAWoTu0hJ36YplpYzN0SOG3SBHa85cU1stTSfVXIJPVKJQ_FRbP3HYbfjY8-8AeafD8xZVnQLYwIAuX4D9dqU70nJtSh-kQaaqi6HgHdfw5ijngMGQazuoGTaQRqmCVdoSLk_MceS70J) About Robert Baker (https://www.linkedin.com/in/robert-baker-potentia-talent-consulting/?originalSubdomain=uk) Innit? (https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=innit) IA Safety Bill (https://aibusiness.com/responsible-ai/online-safety-bill-passes-ai-chatbots-subject-to-rules-on-protecting-users#close-modal) The Pod Generation Film (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pod_Generation) Special Guest: Suki Fuller.

enNovember 21, 2023