Akilah Hughes knows her audience. They’ve been by her side since the early days of YouTube, growing with her through career pivots, cross-country moves, and illness. And last year, she invited them to her hometown of Florence, Kentucky. Akilah joins Mo to discuss what it was like to return to her high school for the podcast ⁠Rebel Spirit; how nostalgia is part of her process; and the quality advice that she received from, well, let’s just say someone at a bus stop.

Akilah is on Instagram @akilahh, on TikTok and YouTube @akilahobviously, and on Twitter @AkilahObviously. You can learn more about her work at akilahhughes.com. Go listen to her podcasts How Is This Better? and Rebel Spirit!

Worse Than You with Mo Fry Pasic is hosted and produced by Mo Fry Pasic. Our executive producers are Erica Getto, Myrriah Gossett, and Lauren Mandel.

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