Open Conversations

Don't call it a comeback! (Well, actually you can call it that). We welcome Jonny Stone back to the podcast. We catch up to what's been going on since the first time we spoke. We talked about his promotion at YFM, doing some of his nightly gigs now that public places are reopening and had an off the cuff conversation about relationship.

Outro music credit (Anchor Only) - "Stargazing" - Travis Scott

On today's episode, I welcome my guest Amma Aboagye who is the cofounder of Afropole (theafropole.com). On today's show, I spoke with Amma, who is currently in the US, about a number of topics including how the pandemic has affected her life, her opinions about the Year of Return event in Ghana, the salary disparity between diasporans and local workers and also the theory of common language in uniting people.

Good conversation with a lot of gems in this episode. Enjoy.

Outro music credit (Anchor Only): "American Boy" -  Estelle

A bit of hiatus but we're back with a new episode and a new guest. On today's show, I talk to Aseyea. She's a writer (a good writer) who writes about different topics and themes. We talked about how the pandemic has affected her, what's she currently writing about, and how's she currently spending her time.

She's currently working on a project for National Service personnel and their current experience with the lockdown. You can reach out to her on Twitter @aseyeabanini to help with her project.

You can read her latest post on Medium about the TV show "Love Is Blind" - Medium

Outro music (Anchor only) - "Come And See Me" - PartyNextDoor

On this special episode, we decided to do things a bit differently. On this Father's Day episode, my dad narrates his life story from growing up in Nandom as the middle child of 9 kids, going to school while working on a farm, and then eventually getting accepted in the university. He talks about meeting my mom, studying law, doing his national service at the Prisons Service to eventually rising up the ranks as Director-General. 

Lastly, he concludes about politics getting in the way of his career to joining the United Nations and doing stints in South Sudan, New York, and Italy.

It's a great story and I think it's very inspirational. Happy Father's Day.

In today's episode, we talked to Edinam who is one half of the popular podcast "2 Pesawas". 

In today's episode, we speak with Dagny, a creative living in Texas who decided to move to Ghana. She's currently in Texas and we spoke to her about how she's stuck there due to the border closure.

Outro Music credit: "Try A Little Tenderness" - Otis Redding (on Anchor Only)

On today's episode, we talk with Shirley, a travel blogger. We spoke about how the pandemic has stopped travel and forced her to pivot, the concept of friendship and how it evolves when we grow up, our thoughts on social media in Ghana and why we're not producing and elevating local content. 

You can find Shirly on Twitter (@akosuashirly) and Instagram (@akosuashirley).

On today's episode, I speak with my guest, Fatima, a program manager for Enpact.

Outro Music Credit - "Jungle" - HER (Available on Anchor only)

On today's show, I speak with my guest Violetta. We talked about her experience growing up in Russia and being black, being open-minded and free-spirited, why holding on to first impressions of people might not be a good idea and we briefly discuss our theories on death. 

On today's episode, I speak with Ekua who is currently up in the UK. Not to say this episode offers a depressing look on Ghana, but we cut right down to the bone in discussing the current issues in Ghana, the political climate, the hustle of entrepreneurs, and if we will ever get a female president in our lifetime.

It was a very good conversation and I hope you enjoy.

Outro music credit: Kofi Mole - "Don't Be Late" (Only on Anchor)