Diaspora Politics

Thrift Shops, Gen-Z, and Tik-Tok

This episode is an exploration of how Gen-Z culture coalesces with fashion, politics, and Tik-Tok. We look at different trends and subcategories of Tik-Tok, fashion's evolution during the lockdown as it relates to Gen-Z's relationship to social media, and the ongoing war between Gen-Z's and Millenials. Unfortunately, 1/3 of our team - Amu Mnisi - is missing in this episode, but we hope you enjoy the content! Featured in this week's episode is "A Place I Know" by Tall Thief (don't forget to give them a follow on Instagram @tall_thief). ✨💕

2020 - The Sequel

We are back for season 2 of the podcast, with a little bit of an episode revamp! We dive deep into the chaotic pop culture existing in 2021 already. We discuss the Insurrection, #FreeBritney, Meghan Markle vs the Monarchy & more. We also explore how ultimately, at the root of pop culture misogyny, misogynoir & racism are always at the root of everything.  This episode, you can hear the song Olive by WokRing (@wokring on IG).  We hope you enjoy!

Friends of Sappho

For the very last episode of our first season, as friends of Sappho, we wanted to look at queerness and its prevalence in popular culture. We dived into our personal understandings of the term "queer" and it's potential precariousness. We also examined some of the ways popular culture has handled queerness in the last decade. Featured in the episode is "Truth is" by Joda Kgosi and you can find this song on your major streaming platforms. Also go give Joda a follow on Instagram: @jodakgosi  Until next year! 💛💛

Ms. Rona

So, we're currently in the middle of a global pandemic and we thought we should talk about it. In this episode, we unpack how crazy the last 9 months have been, what we got up to during the lockdown, how it affected us emotionally, what it revealed about society and what we think the future looks like post-COVID (if such exists...). We used the song "Porcelain" by Mars Baby (@marsbabyofficial) featuring Lordkez (@lordkez) which is available on all streaming platforms so make sure you give it a listen and check their social media pages!

Diaspora Politics

In this episode we are discussing the seismic events that have been taking place on the African continent throughout the year. From South Africa to Nigeria, we break down our personal connections to these events and question the role of media in deciding which protests matter. We also hear from people who represent the diaspora of these countries and their thoughts and feelings on these events. We would like to thank Deborah Aderibigbe, Tariro Zuzanyika and Pena Hamutengela for their contributions to this episode.