Dr Chiamaka Kwazu is an academic at Nottingham Trent University.
In this episode, she shares:
How she became interested in studying for a PhD - 01:42
How she transitioned from studying International Relations undergraduate degree to doing a PhD in the Business School - 06:26
What it's like not to do as well at the undergraduate level at university - 11:00
Her career path after doing a PhD - 21:50
The role academics play in helping students become well-rounded individuals - 25:00
Tips for working in academia - 31:16

Transcript: Here

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Are women able to make our own reproductive choices or are our decisions being dismissed? I talk about this and the impact this has on our lives. I also talk about when women are denied certain opportunities such as education.

Sources mentioned
Keep Sweet, Pray and Obey on Netflix
The Go-Between : A Portrait of Growing Up Between Different Worlds by Osman Yousefzada

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Zainab Kwaw-Swanzy is the author of A Quick Ting on The Black Girl Afro. She shares:

• The inspiration behind the book - 01:14
• How she chose voices in the haircare industry to highlight - 08:33
• Advice to multi-hyphenates - 12:26
• Her experience writing during the pandemic - 13:34
• How she balances her author commitments with her corporate job - 23:27
• Advice to writers - 25:55
• Book recommendations - 32:23

TRANSCRIPT: HERE

Resources mentioned
Ebuni Ajiduah's Afro Answers column on Gal-dem
Charlotte Mensah
A Quick Ting On series

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I went on my first flight with my 18-month-old daughter last week. We went to Portugal from the UK with my husband. In this episode, I share:

• The considerations that I made when planning our holiday
• Mistakes I made 
• Some toddler travel tips

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I started learning how to swim last year and I share why I started lessons. My friend, Eniola also talks about what holds us back from learning and what keeps her going when she's demotivated. I also talk about what doing swimming lessons offers you beyond learning how to swim.

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Ore and I talk about reading as children and how what we read changes as we grow older. We also share some books that we would recommend.

01:43 - Our earliest memories of reading
04:17 - How Enid Blyton books shaped what we thought our boarding school experiences would be like
07:19 - How the books we read have evolved over the years
12:01 - Questions on motherhood raised from books
17:59 - How Ore's book club choose their books each month
19:22 - Thoughts on Emily Henry's novel People We Meet on Vacation
26:00 - Ore's book recommendations
35:13 - My book recommendations - all women's fiction
43:06 - Do books have to be realistic?
43:55 - When a book is overhyped
44:29 - Podcast recommendations

Transcript: Here

Books mentioned
My Sister, The Serial Killer by Oyin Braithwaite
When Breath Becomes Air
Girl Woman Other
Lagos Noir
Would I Lie To You?
People Like Her
The Girl With The Louding Voice

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Have you ever googled a character while watching a TV show or a film? I have and I think that's what led me to listen to more podcasts that feature actors and other people in the film industry that I like.  In this episode, I share some Nollywood podcast recommendations.

Podcasts Mentioned
Meet & Greet (Their episode with Bisola Aiyeola)
The Ndanitv Podcast (Their Nollywood episode)
With Chude (Their episode with Bolanle Austen-Peters)

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A lot of us when we went natural, we thought had to wear our hair in protective styles for our hair to grow. Ogaga is a natural hair content creator based in Toronto, Canada. She mainly wears her hair out and we talk about her hair routine regardless of the weather. She shares:

• How she went natural
• Her hair care routine
• How the pandemic and having a baby changed her hair routine
• The products she uses 

This is an episode to listen to if you're trying to improve your hair care routine or wonder if you need protective styles when the weather gets cold.

Episode transcript here

Stylist resources mentioned
Yes Her Studio
Black Girl Curls

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Do you watch beauty content on YouTube or are you more likely to watch makeup videos on Tiktok and Instagram?  This episode explores how popular content creators who started out making beauty content on YouTube such as Jackie Aina and Patricia Bright are moving into other areas.

Links mentioned
Jackie Aina interview with KevOnStage

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