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7. Hellen: A Borderless Life

Hellen Fissihaie was born in Sudan because her family left their home in Ethiopia due to the civil war. Hellen is Eritrean and in this episode, she shares what her family’s experience from Sudan to the US was like. She also tells us about her father’s life journey and demonstration of his unbreakable strength and determination.  Follow us on Instagram @thelospodcast [https://www.instagram.com/thelospodcast/]  x @oadele [https://www.instagram.com/oadele/] Enjoyed this episode? Leave a review and rate our podcast - RateThisPodcast.com/thelospodcast [https://ratethispodcast.com/thelospodcast] Sign-up for our newsletter- https://mailchi.mp/08a86175e34a/the-los-post [https://mailchi.mp/08a86175e34a/the-los-post]

6. ASIRI: Secrets and Codes

This episode features Oludamola Adebowale, the founder and curator of ASIRI Magazine [https://www.instagram.com/asirimagazine/?hl=en], an Instagram page of Nigerian history and culture stories. With Oludamola, we discuss his fascination with history and the role his prison warden grandmother played; culture codes of Yoruba people; what a first-time meeting with his idol, Wole Soyinka, was like; and how ASIRI helps individuals and families discover their family history. Follow us on Instagram @thelospodcast [https://www.instagram.com/thelospodcast/]  x @oadele [https://www.instagram.com/oadele/]    Enjoyed this episode? Leave a review!

5. The Untouchable (part 2)

In our fifth episode of LOS Presents: Reflections, Tasilimat Kashimawo Adeniji-Adele shares what it was like being a leader and civil servant in Lagos State, and the target of politicians personal vendettas.  We also hear about what it was like having the late Fela Anikulapo Kuti, as a classmate at Abeokuta Grammar School and a friend.  Leave a review and rate our podcast - RateThisPodcast.com/thelospodcast [https://ratethispodcast.com/thelospodcast] Sign-up for our newsletter- https://mailchi.mp/08a86175e34a/the-los-post [https://mailchi.mp/08a86175e34a/the-los-post]

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There are stories waiting to be waiting to be discovered around us. Join Lola Adele-Oso, change catalyst and world traveler, for candid conversations about the past and present from people living their stories.

4. Kashimawo, The Untouchable

Reincarnation or the philosophy of being reborn is celebrated in many cultures. In Nigeria, a child born after consecutive infant deaths and births in the same family is deemed an 'Abiku' or 'Ogbanje'. In Yoruba culture, the name Kashimawo means "Let us wait and see” and  the person is considered untouchable. Taslimat Kashimawo Adeniji-Adele shares her personal story of what it has been like growing up an Abiku.