The Other Room

Kess is back from her honeymoon! & gives a solitary whoop. We jump straight into Whats Popping (1:55). Cel tells us about a different painting. Art or nah? (8:36) & there are 3 female vice presidents on our continent!! Will the rest of Africa catch up any time soon? Vee is not too hopeful (19:00).

Kess gives the latest Otiko Update as street children are the focus of her ministry (23:00). Vee brings up Zimbabwean 1st lady, Grace Mugabe's legal battle (28:35) & Cel issues a TOR Disclaimer over Vee & Kess' comments (30:00)!

The roommates introduce a new segment : TWITTER FEELINGS & the main topic for this episode, Entitlement. What's the cause? Socialisation?

Song Credit : Special thanks to Adomaa & VI Music for use of their song, Traffic Jam. Find more of her work here.

Cel and AJ launch a campaign to save the TOR Whoop after Vee proposes to retire the iconic chorus. Sacrilege (0:43)! Hey now --- who got stuffed with what? sips tea (2:03).

Cel puts the spotlight on Black Women's Equal Pay Day (July 31) and the ongoing fight for workplace equality (2:30). And what do Timon & Pumbaa have to do with workplace diversity? Turns out, quite a lot (6:47). Hakuna Matata! (PS: Watch out for the TOR mixtape, y'all. Coming to a streaming service near you!)

Vee applauds Botswana's decision to provide free sanitary products to school-aged young women. AJ takes us to India (11:27) for a dose of Bollywood drama and alternative dispute resolution techniques (13:45). Does Samira Bawumia's visit to the cast of Kumkum Bhagya show bad faith (15:25)?

The #Roommates address the claim that "Ghanaian girls are fried" (21:45) and share some easy tips on making new friends (37:55).

PLUS! Hear Vee and Cel drop their best pick-up lines (41:25) ...because why should guys have all the cheesy fun? Dont forget to share some of your best lines with us via email or across our social media accounts.

Song Credit : Special thanks to Adomaa & VI Music for use of their song, Traffic Jam. Find more of her work here.

After a week of "adulting" the ladies are back in The Other Room (2:15). Cel tells us about the things that disqualify a woman from joining the Ghana Armed Forces (7:54). AJ was at the recent #MotherOfHeirs concert at the Elle Lokko warehouse, Osu & shares her experience. Shout outs to honorary roomies Dzyadzorm, Adomaa & Poetra Asantewaa (11:20)!

Are you on "the gram"? Vee and the ladies applaud Lupita Nyong'o's carefree Comic-Con adventure & highlight the growing interest & recognition of comics & gaming in our part of the world. (15:25). The ladies discuss the plight of widows in Ghana & other parts of Africa and wrap up the show.

Song Credit : Special thanks to Adomaa & VI Music for use of their song, Traffic Jam. Find more of her work here.

The episode opens with Vee and Cel throwing stones at Donald (0.25). The Roomies are joined by the guys from the Unartiste podcast(1.30). Cel discusses the faux wax figure of the Queen Bey at Madam Tussauds (1.59)

R. Kelly is up to some weird stuff (10.00),the roomies say no to the grooming (10:20). Boycott R. Kelly? We discuss Issa Rae's thoughts on this (26.16) The gang harmonize on cue.

Main topic: Do nice guys finish last? (33.18) What is it about bad guys that's such an allure (39.30). The conversation takes many interesting turns. Join us!

Song Credit : Special thanks to Adomaa & VI Music for use of their song, Traffic Jam. Find more of her work here.

In this TOR exclusive, Cel and Vee catch up with the multitalented Poetra Asantewa for a chat on entrepreneurship (3:20), local vs global arts scenes (18:08) and the unique struggles of black female artistry (23:37).

Do career creatives earn a good living from their craft? Poetra tells it as it is (5:23). Plus, here's how a chance encounter eventually came to define her career (9:53). Oh, and #Roommates, guess which beloved movie character Poetra would like to play (13:24)? Did someone say "threaten them with death?" (16:45) Welp!

We get a glimpse into Poetra's upcoming work (30:28) and wrap up with a special performance by Ms Asantewa herself (30:53). Better put some respek on her name (32:35)!

Song Credit : Special thanks to Adomaa & VI Music for use of their song, Traffic Jam. Find more of her work here.

The roommates are baaack(1:50)!! After wishing Kess well, the ladies jump straight into What's Poppin' (2:19)! Cel takes us to Uganda, where The Ministry for Public Service seems to be taking the term fashion police to a whole other level (6:23). AJ brings to our attention one of the most under reported acts of violence against women, acid attacks! Heartbreaking! Let us breathe for a sec...(15:00)

Vee tells us about 3 young Ghanaians being honoured my HRH Queen Elizabeth. Big deal. Harry was theeere! (Check out the GCRTOR Twitter page for links to our 3 honourees) Cel wonders if it's Neo Colonialism at work & the ladies titter about the 2nd coming of HRH Prince Phillip (22:40).

The Sizzler Have you listened to Jay Z's new album 4:44? The roommates discuss cheating. Queen Beyoncé stayed despite Jigga's infidelity. Why? Would you stay? Is the story of the Carter's marriage in fact a parable? Something to live by/aspire to/learn from? Do you enjoy the drama that seems to be their life or do you see it for what it really is? A "Hansel & Gretel being led to the witch's gingerbread house" type situation? A "pied Piper lead all your children (money &time) out of your town to a remote location (their bank account), never to be seen again" type affair? A cash cow for the milking? Let us know what you think!

Song Credit : Special thanks to Adomaa & VI Music for use of their song, Traffic Jam. Find more of her work here.

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The Roomies are joined by a guest for yin with a hint of yang (1.15). Our Yang agrees men aren't generally observant (2.20) as Kess dives straight in with the discussion about women speaking pidgin with Cel sharing her views that pidgin is necessary for communication (9.36).

Vee comes for 'Gey Hey' (10.52) and then proceeds to Christian High (11.38). The conversation then veers into culture and food (12.32) as the Roomies are put on the spot by the visiting Yang, Michael (15.30).

Two can play that game (23.00)--Do men make a bigger fuss when women cheat? Michael disagrees. We agree everyone should wash their own socks (46.35) I'm glad we cleared that one up.

Song Credit : Special thanks to Adomaa & VI Music for use of their song, Traffic Jam. Find more of her work here.

Find out more at https://the-other-room.pinecast.co

After their week in the mancave, the #roommates return to The Other Room with some choice words for the guys (01:02). Hairy musty balls? Ewwww.

Cel recalls an interesting conversation with some pals (01:44) and wants to know, “Do women bosses tend to be tougher and harder to please than men?” (02:40). AJ doesn’t think so (03:03) but Kess is not so sure (04:15). Vee says it’s harder for women to be taken seriously (05:27) and thinks people just want to be mollycoddled (07:12). Women are their own enemies -- Or are they (09:20)? And why the tough love (16:57)?

Cel’s boss gives her roses and cake on her birthday #BossBae (17:55). Are certain leadership styles specific to each gender (18:55)? And why do male bosses seem more aloof (22:00)? Tell the Roommates what you think!

Song Credit : Special thanks to Adomaa & VI Music for use of their song, Traffic Jam. Find more of her work here.

Find out more at https://the-other-room.pinecast.co

It's Topsy Turvy week here at GCR and the show starts with some unfamiliar voices - It's the guys from After The Whistle on The Other Room (1:00)!

The guys introduce themselves (2:00) and give their personal definitions of Feminism. Donald goes first (3:00), Eames goes next (4:25) and reminds us of an old TV commercial to prove his point. It's then Cyril's turn (6:23) and Moos rounds it off by trying to poke a few holes in Cyril's definition (7:35).

Moos asks Donald (8:15), Eames (11:25), and Cyril (17:10) to give examples of gender based inequalities they have experienced. Donald and Eames stay close to home and Cyril reaches out to one of his favourite Superhero franchises for help.

The show moves on to oppressive centering of the discussion (19:10) and Eames takes us down a much darker side to gender based prejudices in Ghana. Moos introduces the Ally Continuum and asks the guys to tell us about where they fall on this spectrum (25:30) and and how that has affected their lives. Eames' is particularly interesting as it ties strongly to his relationship with one of the Roommates (guess who ? lol).

Donald brings up pushback from Feminists towards Allies sometimes (36:50) and the guys discuss how and why this happens. We talk #MenAreTrash (43:50) and how it makes each of us feel and finally on What's Poppin', we talk Rompers (51:00) with Donald getting a bit too excited.

Song Credit : Special thanks to Adomaa & VI Music for use of their song, Traffic Jam. Find more of her work here.

Find out more at https://the-other-room.pinecast.co

Afro-jazz artiste Adomaa starts the show off on a soulful note (0:44) and the Roommates are loving it! We find out more about the multi-talented songbird and her breakout onto the Ghanaian music scene (1:50). The Roommates play a game with their guest - Top of the deck to you! (4:45) - and guess who has people sliding into her DMs on the regular? #StarsBeLike (6:15)

Kess updates the ladies on the release of 82 Chibok girls, three years after their kidnapping. “We do not negotiate with terrorists” -- or do we (9:00)? The ladies discuss the need for psychosocial rehabilitation for the rescued girls (11:15) and people’s calls for a holiday to celebrate their release. Happy Chibok Day! -- wait, for whom (14:12)? Adomaa wonders if we shouldn’t be worrying about an imminent threat to national security (15:03). Hold up -- did you say a bomb threat in Abuja (16:08)? Someone show Vee the nearest exit!

Cel takes us down south to Rwanda, where 35-year old newcomer, Diane Shima Rwigara, is contesting the presidency against longtime leader Paul Kagame (16:55) -- yay for African millennials (18:10)! But there’s a plot twist -- and it’s straight out of Scandal [cue shutter sound effect] (19:25). Is that you, Shonda Rhimes? Is any publicity good publicity…even in conservative African societies? (20:30) And how good were those nudes (21:11)? What makes for a good nude? We. Want. Answers. Vee serves some random deeps on nudity (23:07) and ‘fesses up on some very memorable nudes she swapped with an ex (23:54). Naughty! Oh, and would Adomaa take and share nudes? Asking for a friend. coughs.

Vee comes across a couple of heavy stories on social media (31:30) and sparks a conversation on trashy men. The Roommates dig up an old tweet in which Adomaa insists that #MenAreTrash (37:24) and the TOR sleuths set about uncovering the backstory to this tweet. Where are you, Untrashy Men? Send us your GPS coordinates! (40:02)

AJ leads the ladies in Momma Memories and reminds us why moms are not trash (44:58). Hear how AJ’s mom triggered her lifelong chocolate addiction (45:35). Vee gushes about her mom (47:14) while Cel shares a moving story about her first day of high school (47:44). Kess reflects on the travails of being the oldest daughter (50:52) and Adomaa’s mom shakes up a school bully (51:10). That’ll show ‘em!

And finally… Did you know Adomaa RAPS?! Hear the TOR exclusive (55:14)!

Song Credit : Special thanks to Adomaa & VI Music for use of their song, Traffic Jam. Find more of her work here.

Find out more at https://the-other-room.pinecast.co