Hey guys! We’re finally back and raring to go with season 2 of The Evergreen Podcast. For the first episode of season two, we brought on Abaka Debrah - talented wordsmith, writer, and source of wise counsel, laughter and friendship to many to help us kick off the season.

Listen in as we discuss what it means to live in a constant state of 2am dreams, our experiences with failure and we got to find out more about Abaka’s journey as a spoken word artist.

Sit back, relax and enjoy!

Timestamps:

00:00-02:30 - A warm Introduction to our first EVER guest on the Podcast, Abaka Debrah

02:30-04:04 - Introduction

4:05-6:00 - Evergreen highlight

6:30-13:00 What is the 2am state?

13:30 - 17:00 - Abaka's spoken word journey

17:00 - Abaka's experience with nerves and shyness

20:00 - 25:00 - Reasons we're afraid to fail

25:30 - 28:30- What 2am dreams are you still sleeping on?

28:50 - 31:30- Being paralysed by analysis

31:30 - 34:30 - A CV of failures

34:30 - Abaka’s biggest lesson on failure & closing

Don’t forget to check out Abaka’s work:

Follow him on Instagram @abakadebrah

Sign-up to his fantastic blog “As I Grow Older” - https://abakadebrah.substack.com

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Music used:

Yearn

West & Zander