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The Conversations in the dark Podcast

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In this podcast, I delve into heavy topics that have often been sidelined in the African society, particularly Ghana where I live. In these episodes, I have conversations with people living with first-hand experiences of issues ranging from bi-polar disorders to Africans indulging in sham marriages abroad in hopes of finding a better life. My goal for this project is for people to find hope in their dark corners, to instigate paradigm shifts and to share the heroic stories of a few people in their own words.

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safoakonnor

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Society

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28. Mär 2025

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S3 EP6 Part 1 : A Conversation on Colourism with Nana Akua Tufuoh 24.07.2022

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S3 EP5 : A Conversation on Imposter Syndrome with Ewuradjoa Kumi-Kyereme 16.07.2022

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S3 EP3 : A Doctor, A Lawyer, An Engineer or A Failure with Selasie Gomado 03.07.2022

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S3 EP2 : Faith + Medicine with Rev. Victor Brew 26.06.2022

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Episode ZERO 11.06.2022

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