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Glocal CitizensEpisode 234: In the Writer’s Zone with Abi Ishola-AyodejiGreetings Glocal Citizens!
For this week’s episode we’re back in West Africa with Nigerian-American journalist and author, Abi Ishola-Ayodeji. Her critically acclaimed debut novel, Patience is a Subtle Thief, was named one of BuzzFeed's best books of May 2022 and received a coveted Kirkus-starred review. As a journalist, she has showcased her talent across a diverse range of platforms, including http://ELLE.com, PBS, http://Ebony.com, CUNY TV, and more. Her career has seen her cover extraordinary people, communities, and events from New York City to Paris and from Nigeria to Ghana.
In 2017, Esse...
2024-08-0652 min
Glocal CitizensEpisode 106: Mindset Hacks to Start the New Year!New Year Greetings Glocal Citizens!
As we usher in 2022 aka double deuces, this week’s episode is all about mindset. We’re going back into the Global Citizens archive for a compilation of mindset hacks from early guests of the podcast. In case you’e new to the podcast and not unlike some of my guests you might be wondering what is a mindset hack? Well, a description that I quite like is that mindset hacking is exploring the limits of what is possible, seeking excellence, or even balance which entails doing something exciting and meaningful, deliberately finding opport...
2022-01-0419 min
The Pointed NoseFunsho OgundipeFunsho Ogundipe, who founded the band Ayetoro, talks music, agriculture, the importance of community, Ibn Khaldun, and much more.
2021-06-1747 min
Glocal CitizensEpisode 21: Afrobeat and Science Fiction with Funsho OgundipeFor this week’s episode, I am rounding out my Lagos tour with a visit to the famed @JazzholeLagos cafe and bookshop in Ikoyi where I met Funsho Ogundipe composer of the Glocal Citizens theme music 419afrobeat.com featuring the legend and recently departed Tony Allen. Funsho is a Nigerian pianist, music director and composer, he is known for his work with the Afrobeat band Ayetoro. As musical director of Ayetoro, he is one of the primary architects of the post-Fela Kuti sound in Afrobeat.
Please pardon the sound, dear listeners, we’re in an all generators on z...
2020-05-1246 min