It's time to talk about the elephant in the room... This week we talked to a young Nigerian couple about their decision to leave the country. We discuss why so many Nigerians are making the move right now and what they hope to gain from their new home. 

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This week, Ivorian-Nigerian influencer Faikat joined our discussion on how relocating affected our mental health. We opened up about our experience with anxiety and depression, seeing a therapist for the first time, and how we're coping now. 

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This week we're talking all things code-switching with Ethiopian content creator, Hewan. We discuss how we got our American accents, switching between languages/accents, and A LOT more!

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This week we talked to Cynthia Moka about all things dating after relocating. Listen to our takes on dating outside of your race/ethnicity, dating for papers, and more! 

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Want some more Cynthia? You can also catch up with this certified lover girl on her own podcast, A Cup of Moka.

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We talk with Marcel, a Nigerian HBCU grad and Sigma man about identifying as Black in the U.S. We discuss identify crises, pledging fraternities and the "Diaspora Wars"

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Hosts Malik & Abimisola discuss how relocating to the U.S. changed their views on feminism, beauty standards and men's role in dismantling the global patriarchy.

TW: we talk about sexual harassment and assault (19:51 - 23:45; 31:23 - 32:49)

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In this episode, we talked with Salimata Sanfo about choosing an alternative career path. We talked her Kenyan and Burkinabé roots, modeling for Telfar, and her  parents' reaction to seeing her in Vogue.

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It's Japa 2.0 for our guests, FK and Simi of F&S Uncensored Podcast. We talk moving from Lagos to London, London to Lagos, and Lagos to London again. 

Yes, it's complicated. It will make sense after you listen.

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In this first episode, meet your hosts/sibling duo Malik and Abimisola. We discuss our experience moving from Nigeria to the U.S., personal mishaps, and lessons learned. 

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