Kat's Korner: The Podcast

Kat's Korner: The Podcast

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Kat's Korner: The Podcast episodes

  • KKS2: EP 6 One on One (LIVE) w/Maryam Foye

    With the world literally at a standstill, now more than ever it’s important to check in with our friends and community. How are you coping in these unprecedented times? Need a little pick me up? A real-talk session? We got you!

    Join Risikat “Kat” Okedeyi and her special guests as they talk through ups and downs of quarantine life, the little joys, the real-world observations, and the tips that keep them on track throughout it all.

    Featured Guest: In this edition, Kat interviews artist and arts administrator, Maryam Foye. She is an artist, cultural strategist,, and community advocate. As the founder of HBC/430 Creative Programs & Consulting, she supports the growth, programming, and sustainability of small creative businesses, artists and grassroots initiatives. Her work centers the integration of creative thinking and art into work that fuels culture and policy shifts as they relate to Black youth and families. Follow Maryam on IG @MARYAM_FATI_FOYE,  @tribe.430, and @hbc430.

    1 hr 6 min
  • KKS2: EP 5 One on One (LIVE) w/Evelyn Bandoh

    With the world literally at a standstill, now more than ever it’s important to check in with our friends and community. How are you coping in these unprecedented times? Need a little pick me up? A real-talk session? We got you!

    Join Risikat “Kat” Okedeyi and her special guests as they talk through ups and downs of quarantine life, the little joys, the real-world observations, and the tips that keep them on track throughout it all.

    Featured Guest: In this edition, Kat interviews writer and best friend Evelyn Bandoh about how she is coping during this time and her real-time and unpopular opinions on where we find ourselves. Follow Evelyn on IG @evelynbandohwrites  and Twitter @EvieB. Donations can be made via CashApp: $eviemysticgenius

    1 hr 17 min
  • KKS2: EP 4 One on One (LIVE) w/Candace Mickens

    With the world literally at a standstill, now more than ever it's important to check in with our friends and community. How are you coping in these unprecedented times? Need a little pick me up? A real-talk session? We got you.

    Join Risikat "Kat" Okedeyi and her special guests as they talk through ups and downs of quarantine life, the little joys, the real-world observations, and the tips that keep them on track throughout it all.

    Featured Guest: Candace J. Mickens is a massage therapist, yoga teacher & reiki practitioner of Sacred Touch Body Works. Follow Candace on IG at @SacredTouchBodyWork. Donations can be made via CashApp $SacredTouch (donations will go towards Black bodyworkers in need).

    47 min
  • KKS2: EP3 Dissecting "Self-Made" + Divesting From the Status Quo

    In this episode, Kat dissects the Netflix limited series Self-Made: Inspired by the Life of Madame C. J. Walker. What is the responsibility of Black creatives to Black stories, even if they are meant to entertain? Who gets remembered and who gets erased? How do we elevate storytelling out of the status quo? Kat tackles these questios and more in this episode.

    Additional Sources:

    Links:

    • Madam C.J. Walker’s great-great-granddaughter responds to  accusations that Netflix’s “Self-Made” trashed Walker’s real-life rival  Annie Malone
    • Annie Malone and Madam C.J. Walker: Pioneers of the African American Beauty Industry
    • History vs Hollywood: Self Made
    • A’Lelia Bundles: Writing a Legacy

      • Books:

      • A'Leila Bundles - On Her Own Ground: The Life and Times of Madame C. J. Walker
      • Frantz Fanon- Black Skins, White Masks
      • Shomari Willis-Black Fortunes: The Story of the First Six African Americans Who Escaped Slavery and Became Millionaires
        • 59 min
      • Kat’s Korner 02: Mo’Nique, Ida B. Wells-Barnett + dream hampton (A Word)
        In the episode, I connect some dots! What do comedienne Mo’Nique, journalist, activist and suffragette Ida B. Wells-Barnett, and writer and producer dream hampton have in common? Take a listen and after that peruse my suggested readings: Ida B. Wells- Barnett, The Red Record: Tabulated Statistics and Alleged Causes of Lynching in the United States Maria W. Stewart, America’s First Black Woman Political Writer: Essays and Speeches Frye Street and Environs: The Collected Works of Marita Bonner Anna Julia Cooper, A Voice from the South #womenshistorymonth #monique #idabwellsbarnett #dreamhampton #annajuliacooper #maritabonner #mariastewart #blackwomen #activist #socialjustice
        33 min
      • Kat’s Korner: Pilot
        In this episode you get to learn a little bit about me and how growing up Nigerian and American becomes the catalyst for my love and fascination with Black people and culture.
        24 min

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