Hyphenated, The Podcast

Zakaria Abdulle ran for office at 28 years old as a Black, African, Muslim man--I felt that was brave and wanted to see how he did it.

In this episode we discuss coming from humble beginnings, running for office in grade 8; how Jungle (a nickname for our neighbourhood) helped both of us explore our leadership abilities; how help shows up in the most unexpected ways; and how alive and well white, Christian privilege is in the city of Toronto.

Episode is all about the term alien and its implications on those who are referred to as such.

Growing up I was not allowed to go on sleepovers with people who’s parents my parents did not have intimate relationships with, this episode is a discussion about why that is.

This episode is about how wealth creates and maintains wealth in North America and how it structurally supports European descendants and perhaps also white supremacy.

Recently I was listening to Melinda Gates as she was interviewed by Oprah and she spoke about the work that she and her husband do in South Asia and Subsaharan Africa and I fell in love with her; this episode explains why.

My central questions for this episode are: Is it healthy for languages to never die? What do we lose when a language dies?

The conversation you’re about to listen to highlights African culture’s journey to the top in the City of Toronto.

Episode 38 is about Winnie Madikizela Mandela, the mother of South Africa's anti-apartheid movement.

This episode is about how every single day people are publicly persecuted for where they were born--and how this persecution targets non-whites; 21 Savage is a recent.. and very public.. example of this.

This episode is about the history, accomplishments and legacy of four African revolutionaries, told in the hopes in sparking conversations about what postcolonial revolutions that happened across the African Diaspora.

Episode 35 is about Kwame Nkrumah, the first President of Ghana, Sub-Saharan Africa's first independent state.

This episode is about how African celebrities are using their power and influence to redirect positive attention to Africa.

This episode provides insight into the thoughts of four twenty-something Canadian women on the concept of womanhood and all that it encompasses.

This episode is a reflection on how we give and receive from our loved ones.

In this episode, King and I talk about what it’s like to be disconnected, poor, and Black in the City of Toronto.

This episode is a reaction to a story in the paper about asylum-seeking refugees. It starts the discussion of how Canada wants and thrives off of its refugee programs, but those programs are anti-Black. I

This episode is a reflection on the results of the 2018 U.S. elections for Congress, the Senate and Governorship.

This episode is a result of a discussion I was having with my friend about the problematic nature of the relationship between #MichaelandAngela on #90DayFiance and its implications for the way North Americans feel about immigrants.

This episode is an interview with Aisha Addo, the CEO and Founder of DriveHER, a ridesharing app based out of the city of Toronto