Headscarves and Carry-ons

It has been a MINUTE but we're back with...a final episode (*sobs quietly onto the keyboard*)! We've been radio silent because life has gotten in the way, so we wanted to go out with a final bang! We've had a great time chit chatting in your ears since 2018, and we wanted to say goodbye with a final (hilarious) interview we did back in June 2021, with acclaimed author Chibundu Onuzo discussing her latest novel Sankofa - taken from the famous Twi phrase about going back to get something you've forgotten. We thought it fit the bill for our final episode. So goodbye for now - go back and listen to our previous episodes, there's nothing wrong with doing that!

You can buy Sankofa here - https://uk.bookshop.org/books/sankofa-a-reese-witherspoon-book-club-pick-and-a-bbc-2-between-the-covers-book-club-pick/9780349013152
Listen to the audiobook here - https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Sankofa-Audiobook/1405545526
Follow Chibundu on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/chibundu.onuzo) and YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChaKp8aE8Btv3XiAu6spklg)

CREDITS
Hashtag: #headscarvesandcarryons
Artwork: Mocacoco.studio
Theme music produced by Genesis: Insta @alexakdarko
Twitter: @headscarvespod | @maamebluewrites | @abi_ak
Instagram: @headscarvespod
Email: [email protected]

Two weeks in a row and we're back? Who'd have thunk it! We had to return to your ears for this very special episode interviewing one of our new favourite Ghanaian authors - Peace Adzo Medie about her new book His Only Wife. And if you haven't heard of it, by the end of this episode you'll want to buy it - which is good because the link is below! We also discuss marriage and relationships on reality TV around the world, the impact of moving away from home and why Abi would make a great matchmaker applicant!

Buy Peace's book here - https://uk.bookshop.org/books/his-only-wife-a-reese-s-book-club-pick-a-crazy-rich-asians-for-west-africa-with-a-healthy-splash-of-feminism/9780861540693

And the audiobook here - https://www.audiobooks.co.uk/audiobook/his-only-wife-a-novel/452282

CREDITS
Hashtag: #headscarvesandcarryons
Artwork: Mocacoco.studio
Theme music produced by Genesis: Insta @alexakdarko
Twitter: @headscarvespod | @maamebluewrites | @abi_ak
Instagram: @headscarvespod
Email: [email protected]

This week we're ruminating over doing therapy, especially during this time of the Pan's Labyrinth! We talk reasons for entering therapy, our personal experiences and everything in between. And we have some helpful links below:

In Amsterdam
https://www.expatcounselingcenter.nl/

https://www.iamexpat.nl/expat-info/dutch-healthcare-system/psychologists-therapists-counsellors

In Dubai
https://vivamus.me/about/

In Australia
@ourdirectory on Instagram

CREDITS
Hashtag: #headscarvesandcarryons
Artwork: Mocacoco.studio
Theme music produced by Genesis: Insta @alexakdarko
Twitter: @headscarvespod | @maamebluewrites | @abi_ak
Instagram: @headscarvespod
Email: [email protected]

On this episode Abi Ak and Maame B delve into a part of the pandemic that has touched all of our lives - grief. They talk through their own experiences, and some things that have helped them cope with loss and grief in general whilst living abroad. There are also some great reading recommendations for dealing with grief:
1. Notes on Grief by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie - https://www.newyorker.com/culture/personal-history/notes-on-grief

2. And The Stars Were Burning Brightly by Danielle Jawando - https://uk.bookshop.org/books/and-the-stars-were-burning-brightly/9781471178771

3. If All The World Were... by Joseph Coelho and Allison Colpoys https://uk.bookshop.org/books/if-all-the-world-were/9781786036513

CREDITS
Hashtag: #headscarvesandcarryons
Artwork: Mocacoco.studio
Theme music produced by Genesis: Insta @alexakdarko
Twitter: @headscarvespod | @maamebluewrites | @abi_ak
Instagram: @headscarvespod
Email: [email protected]

Aaaaaand we're back! It's 2021, we're still very much at home, but the travel wanderlust is alive and kicking within us, so we figured it was time to return! And in an exciting turn of events, we'll be talking to Georgina Lawton about her new book Raceless: In Search of Family, Identity, and the Truth About Where I Belong. Some key links for this episode are below!

Preorder Raceless here: https://uk.bookshop.org/books/raceless-in-search-of-family-identity-and-the-truth-about-where-i-belong/9780751579383
Listen to Georgina's podcast here: https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/The-Secrets-in-Us-Audiobook/B08LLHGGF4

CREDITS
Hashtag: #headscarvesandcarryons
Artwork: Mocacoco.studio
Theme music produced by Genesis: Insta @alexakdarko
Twitter: @headscarvespod | @maamebluewrites | @abi_ak
Instagram: @headscarvespod
Email: [email protected]

On this week's episode Abi AK and Maame B discuss lockdown lifting across the world! Maame B tells us why we should all avoid the pub right now, and Abi AK muses about all the ways she plans to glam up when hair and beauty businesses open up again. Also INSECURE SPOILERS IN THE GIST! You've been warned!

CREDITS
Hashtag: #headscarvesandcarryons
Artwork: https://instagram.com/mocacoco.studio
Theme music produced by Genesis: Insta @alexakdarko
Twitter: @headscarvespod | @maamebluewrites | @abi_ak
Instagram: @headscarvespod
Email: [email protected]

This week after a much needed break, Abi AK and Maame B are back to talk about all things connected to the Arts! Whether you're into the theatre, libraries, movies, poetry or concerts, the girls have you covered in Amsterdam and Melbourne! #Blackjoy is here, and if you like these ladies, hopefully you'll agree that their #BlackLivesMatter.

CREDITS:
Hashtag: #headscarvesandcarryons
Artwork: https://instagram.com/mocacoco.studio
Theme music: Insta @alexakdarko
Twitter: @headscarvespod | @maamebluewrites | @abi_ak
Instagram: @headscarvespod
Email: [email protected]

This week Abi AK and Maame B discuss how their black lives matter, their experiences of the movement in Amsterdam and Melbourne, and various ways you can donate to the cause.

Places to donate:
US: https://bailproject.org/ | https://www.blackvisionsmn.org/ | https://www.reclaimtheblock.org/ | https://eji.org/
Netherlands: https://www.enar-eu.org/Get-involved
Australia: https://btgfoundation.com.au/

Books to read:
Why I'm No Longer Talking To White People About Race by Renni Eddo-Lodge
Natives by Akala
Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi
The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
Born a Crime by Trevor Noah

What to watch:
Trevor Noah on Black Lives Matter
Jane Elliot on allyship
The 13th (Ava DuVernay) — Netflix
Dear White People (Justin Simien) — Netflix
Selma (Ava DuVernay)
When they see US - Netflix
See You Yesterday - Netflix

CREDITS
Hashtag: #headscarvesandcarryons
Artwork: https://instagram.com/mocacoco.studio
Theme music produced by Alex Darko aka Genesis: Insta @alexakdarko
Twitter: @headscarvespod | @maamebluewrites | @abi_ak
Instagram: @headscarvespod
Email: [email protected]

This week we're talking about the opposite of travelling: staying at home! Right now many of us are staying home to save lives, so Maame B and Abi AK offer some tips and tricks they've picked up to entertain themselves at home, whilst also keeping the travelling bug alive! This episode was also recorded during Mental Health Awareness Month, so listen in for some tips on taking care of your mental health during this difficult period. Share, subscribe and comment.

Helpful things for mental wellbeing:
https://therapyforblackgirls.com/
https://www.rewritelondon.com/
https://showmeonething.com/eswatini-new-wife/

CREDITS
Hashtag: #headscarvesandcarryons
Artwork: https://instagram.com/mocacoco.studio
Theme music produced by Alex Darko aka Genesis: Insta @alexakdarko
Twitter: @headscarvespod | @maamebluewrites | @abi_ak
Instagram: @headscarvespod
Email: [email protected]

This week our co-hosts take some time out to daydream about a simpler time, when travel was frequent, destinations were endless, and plane rides were fun. Maame B recounts an unforgettable trip to Bali and Abi AK makes a wistful plan to revisit Menorca. Brace yourself for rants about hairstyles and non-refundable flights!

CREDITS
Hashtag: #headscarvesandcarryons
Artwork: https://instagram.com/mocacoco.studio
Theme music produced by Alex Darko aka Genesis: Insta @alexakdarko
Twitter: @headscarvespod | @maamebluewrites | @abi_ak
Instagram: @headscarvespod
Email: [email protected]