What Is Your Story?

Benny's Story "My father's caretaker tried to make me feel guilty for his death."

22 min · 17. marras 2025
jakson Benny's Story "My father's caretaker tried to make me feel guilty for his death." kansikuva

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On this episode of What Is Your Story?—Nigeria’s best storytelling podcast— Benny shares his journey, from caring for his sick father to being separated from him, moving to a new city and finding community, and finally returning home to bury his father and reconnect with his old community. What Is Your Story? celebrates individuality through powerful personal narratives. Each episode gives our guests the space to reflect on the defining moments that shaped them—emotionally, socially, culturally, and professionally. Want to Share Your Story? If you enjoyed this episode and would like to be featured on the podcast, fill out this⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠guest application form⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://forms.gle/Z8hHiYUGYJfGQxRH7]. We have a monthly book club and for this month, we are discussing Swallow by Ayodele Olofintuade You can get your tickets to the meeting ⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠ [https://tix.africa/noisy-streetss-book-club-september]⁠. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sign up⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [http://eepurl.com/hDDZdn] for our newsletter to receive exclusive updates on upcoming episodes, events, and storytelling projects. Follow us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/noisy.podcasts?igsh=cXRpdnNldnk5NTNr], ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://x.com/noisystreetss?s=11], and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.tiktok.com/@noisystreetss?_t=ZM-8wGYaqemdWg&_r=1] to stay in the loop!

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On this episode of What Is Your Story?—Nigeria’s best storytelling podcast— Benny shares his journey, from caring for his sick father to being separated from him, moving to a new city and finding community, and finally returning home to bury his father and reconnect with his old community. What Is Your Story? celebrates individuality through powerful personal narratives. Each episode gives our guests the space to reflect on the defining moments that shaped them—emotionally, socially, culturally, and professionally. Want to Share Your Story? If you enjoyed this episode and would like to be featured on the podcast, fill out this⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠guest application form⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://forms.gle/Z8hHiYUGYJfGQxRH7]. We have a monthly book club and for this month, we are discussing Swallow by Ayodele Olofintuade You can get your tickets to the meeting ⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠ [https://tix.africa/noisy-streetss-book-club-september]⁠. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sign up⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [http://eepurl.com/hDDZdn] for our newsletter to receive exclusive updates on upcoming episodes, events, and storytelling projects. Follow us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/noisy.podcasts?igsh=cXRpdnNldnk5NTNr], ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://x.com/noisystreetss?s=11], and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.tiktok.com/@noisystreetss?_t=ZM-8wGYaqemdWg&_r=1] to stay in the loop!

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