Have you ever thought about how to name your children? Well, Cyliane and Ralph have. Expecting a baby, they are just about to find out all the things to consider when naming a human being. In the third episode of Season 1, we will not only explore different cultural aspects of names, we also talk to Natalia Barbican about her bureaucratic and emotional journey of changing her surname when moving from Russia to the UK. Obvious the podcast is an international production by Sasha Tyan, Astrig Agopian and Theresa Mainka and is officially supported by Are We Europe, a new media that gives you a new perspective through its border-breaking stories.

How did the name Karen become this meme of a racist, middle-aged white woman? How much truth is behind it? What makes a name black or white and what does it have to do with belonging? In the second episode of Season 1, we’ve talked to two Karens from the US with different cultural backgrounds, Karen Rae Weir and Karen Kuo, about identity and discrimination connected to names. Serena James shares her personal story of how having a white name has impacted her daily life. Obvious the podcast is an international production by Sasha Tyan, Astrig Agopian and Theresa Mainka and is officially supported by Are We Europe, a new media that gives you a new perspective through its border-breaking stories.