In this episode, photographer and writer, Lola Akinmade Åkerström shares how her cross cultural experiences in Nigeria, the United States and Sweden have shaped the work she has done over the years. She also highlights her new project, The Local Purse, as well as her new book, In Every Mirror She’s Black. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...
Aug 31, 2021•1 hr 11 min
In this episode, Leaders of the Free World, Lavar Thomas and Ruby Maddox discuss how their own transformative travel experiences led to launching an organization focused on creating international experiential travel experiences for Black male college students. To learn more, visit theglobalchatter.com. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...
Aug 24, 2021•1 hr 10 min
Digital marketers and travel influencers , Omo & Eulanda Osagiede of "Hey, Dip Your Toes In," discuss how 2020 became the year of the pivot. They provide the real life insight business of being travel content creators and dispel much of the myths around it. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Aug 17, 2021•1 hr 12 min
Masauko Chipembere & Dr. Natasha Gordon-Chipembere share how their cross-cultural histories, identities and experiences motivated their move to Heredia, Costa-Rica. Conversation includes their love story in South Africa, figuring out identity as a first-generation American, and what you have to consider if you're moving to Costa Rica. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...
Aug 10, 2021•1 hr 28 min
Previously aired episode. Singapore-based Darnell Fine is an instructional coach and classroom teacher who applies radical imagination to the profession of teaching. In this episode, Darnell and Amanda have a frank discussion on the power of gatekeeping, the need to understand systemic oppression and the challenge in pushing the diversity conversation in recruitment, and especially in international schools. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcir...
Aug 03, 2021•1 hr 21 min
Mississippi native and Soul Food House co-owner LaTonya Whitaker shares the significant ups and downs she and her husband faced while building life in Japan that includes a crazy scam story. She also breaks down how a longstanding Thanksgiving dinners tradition ended up integral in finding support needed to launch their business. And she shares why she launched the Legacy Foundation to ensure that the Black experience in Japan would be supported and documented. Advertising Inquiries: https://red...
Jul 27, 2021•1 hr 22 min•Season 2Ep. 19
In this episode, content creator Mahlena Johnson shares her observed differences between living in the United States and Canada. She highlights how her upbringing in St. Thomas influenced her interest in travel and some of the transitional struggles once she got to college. She also discusses how she’s leveraged her media background to create a pathway to digital entrepreneurship. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...
Jul 20, 2021•1 hr 19 min•Season 2Ep. 18
Podcasters Bernie and Chimdi from The Talk Shop Podcast share the influences that shaped their identity and friendships within both Nigerian society and abroad. Bernie and Chimdi also describe their initial reaction and response to the aftermath surrounding racial activism that was triggered in the summer of 2020. And as new parents, both men unpack the similarities and the differences between how they are raising their young children from their own parents. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcir...
Jul 13, 2021•1 hr 7 min•Season 2Ep. 17
In this episode, artist Elizabeth “Lisa” Liang shares how growing up mixed race in Guatemala, Costa Rica, Egypt, Panama, Morocco and the United States influences her storytelling. Creator of the award-winning film, Alien Citizen: An Earth Odyssey, she also discusses what it means to be Asian-ish and dealing with those who want to emphatically define who you are. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...
Jul 06, 2021•1 hr 30 min•Season 2Ep. 16
International higher educational professional, Nunana Nyomi discusses the need to confront the lack of diversity that often shows up in what should be assumed across cultural spaces. He also shares his childhood upbringing on three continents and how it has impacted how engages his work. To learn more, visit theblackexpat.com. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...
Jun 29, 2021•1 hr 17 min•Season 2Ep. 15
With over 20 years of living abroad , expat coach Mundey Young’s had to learn how to create an adaptable version of herself to have successful experiences. In this episode, she talks about that process -- how she found career opportunities, community and relationships, to build a life that works for her. Mundey discusses how answering a job ad from a well known astrologer led her into entrepreneurship as well as the key advice she gives all her expat coaching clients. To learn more visit, thebla...
Jun 22, 2021•1 hr 12 min•Season 2Ep. 14
Patrice Lawrence serves as Co-Director of the UnDocuBlack Network, an advocacy nonprofit that serves the Black undocumented population in the U.S. In this episode, she discusses the stigma and stress of being undocumented in the United States. Patrice also explains the complexities of the different types of immigration statuses, the impact of the day to day when you’re unauthorized, and how antiblackness can further exacerbate an already tenuous situation. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircl...
Jun 01, 2021•1 hr 12 min•Season 2Ep. 13
Media entrepreneur and former CNNi producer, Jim Stenman shares his experiences growing up mixed race in Sweden, his young adult years living in the United States and the United Kingdom and the benefits of not fitting prescribed societal boxes. Jim also deconstructs the challenges of trying to tell stories that are often overlooked and the struggle in changing a resistant system. He also discusses what living in Dubai has taught him about different perspectives. Advertising Inquiries: https://re...
May 25, 2021•1 hr 30 min•Season 2Ep. 12
We're on hiatus until May 25, but here are some great black expat podcasts to listen to in the interm. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Apr 13, 2021•13 min•Season 2Ep. 11
In this episode, Dr. Carmen Brown will recount the very real burnout and the decision making process that led her and her husband to move to a small-town in New Zealand. She’ll also discuss why she thinks her parenting style has adjusted abroad, especially as the mother of an autistic son as well as how she supports underserved communities, particularly Indigenous populations in her adopted home of Melbourne. To learn more, visit theglobalchatter.com . Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.co...
Mar 30, 2021•1 hr 31 min•Season 2Ep. 10
Sudanese graffiti street artist, Assil Diab, aka Sudalove, discusses how her life changed when her family moved to Doha, her early experiences living in the United States and why she felt she had to return to Sudan to document the lives of the young people who were killed during the 2019 coup. To learn more, visit theglobalchatter.com Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...
Mar 23, 2021•1 hr 23 min•Season 2Ep. 9
In this episode, Fijian blogger and expat, Isabella Naiduki unpacks what it means to be Indigenous and how it has impacted her perspective abroad. She also highlights how she keeps her children tethered to Fijian culture, the delicate balance between being racialized as Black and identifying as Black, and why she’s very quick to say she’s Melanesian, when talking about the Pacific Islands. To learn more, visit theglobalchatter.com Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy &...
Mar 16, 2021•1 hr 18 min•Season 2Ep. 8
In this episode, photographer and writer, Lola Akinmade Åkerström shares how her cross cultural experiences in Nigeria, the United States and Sweden have shaped the work she has done over the years. She also highlights her new project, The Local Purse, as well as her new book, In Every Mirror She’s Black. To learn more, visit theglobalchatter.com. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...
Mar 09, 2021•1 hr 12 min•Season 2Ep. 7
In this episode, Leaders of the Free World, Lavar Thomas and Ruby Maddox discuss how their own transformative travel experiences led to launching an organization focused on creating international experiential travel experiences for Black male college students. To learn more, visit theglobalchatter.com. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...
Mar 02, 2021•1 hr 11 min•Season 2Ep. 6
In this episode, Roshida Dowe (Shida’s on the Loose) shares how a layoff and a therapy session led to a massive career pivot. She also discusses the fears that hold her clients back, why she loves slow travel and the power of the Black travel community. For more information, visit theglobalchatter.com . Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...
Feb 23, 2021•1 hr 31 min•Season 2Ep. 5
In this episode, Ronke Lawal (Ariatu Public Relations) discusses her experiences as a first-generation Brit and the challenge of identity. Ronke and Amanda also talk about the cost of assimilation for the working class, why corporate brands often fail at messaging around social justice and her experience studying abroad in the U.S. For more information, visit theglobalchatter.com. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...
Feb 16, 2021•1 hr 18 min•Season 2Ep. 4
In this episode, the digital marketers and travel influencers , Omo & Eulanda Osagiede of "Hey, Dip Your Toes In," discuss how 2020 became the year of the pivot. They provide the real life insight business of being travel content creators and dispel much of the myths around it. For more info, visit theglobalchatter.com Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...
Feb 09, 2021•1 hr 12 min•Season 2Ep. 3
In Part 2, Amanda and Jerry pick up where they left off as the conversation shifts to misconceptions surrounding cross-cultural adoptions and harmful language that can accompany it. They also take a deeper dive into how to confront others about their own biases as well and why it is important to listen to the unheard. For more info, visit theglobalchatter.com Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...
Feb 02, 2021•50 min•Season 2Ep. 2
Author, speaker and intercultural consultant (longtime expat), Jerry Jones discusses the challenges he’s seen new expats have in integrating into a new culture, the difficulties of talking privilege with those who have it and his sensitivity to discussing racial injustice with his children of color as a White father. For more info: visit theglobalchatter.com Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...
Jan 26, 2021•58 min•Season 2Ep. 1
In this bonus episode, Kory gives insight on how to build a pipeline to recruit Black and Brown professionals into study abroad and why she built Kultural Kurators. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Jan 19, 2021•13 min•Season 1Ep. 16
In this bonus episode, Kévi shares the nuances amongst Black communities in France, why the concept of “noir” (Black) can be controversial, and the nuances of being Black French vs Black Belgian. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Jan 12, 2021•22 min•Season 1Ep. 15
In this bonus episode, Chiponda and Amanda discuss the difference in talking about race in Europe compared to the U.S, what allyship looks like, and finding Black LGBT safe spaces. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Jan 05, 2021•33 min•Season 1Ep. 14
Study Abroad Professional Kory Saunders is equally passionate about representation both on the student and the student affairs professional side. She shares her story of going international — from learning Spanish at a young age, living in Europe to complete her graduate degree as well as how she transitioned from marketing to the field of higher education. Kory & Amanda discuss the barriers that keep underrepresented groups from going, challenge the idea of deficiency thinking and talk stra...
Dec 15, 2020•1 hr 13 min•Season 1Ep. 13
Kévi Donat of Le Paris Noir to share his thoughts on what’s the same and what’s the change since his feature in The Black Expat in 2017. We explore the immigrant landscape, why the word (and idea of) multiculturalism can be a threat, and the increasing visibility of Black French stories. Website: http://www.blackpariswalks.com/en/ Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...
Dec 08, 2020•1 hr 20 min•Season 1Ep. 12
Singapore-based Darnell Fine is an instructional coach and classroom teacher who applies radical imagination to the profession of teaching. In this episode, Darnell and Amanda have a frank discussion on the power of gatekeeping, the need to understand systemic oppression and the challenge in pushing the diversity conversation in recruitment, and especially in international schools. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...
Dec 01, 2020•1 hr 21 min•Season 1Ep. 11
