The BLK IRL Podcast

This is the final episode of the limited docuseries, BLK to School. Join our protagonist, Anuli, as she prepares for the big day and start figuring out what life looks like *after* the cap and gown. +++ The BLK IRL Podcast is produced and hosted by Anuli Akanegbu, PhD ( ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@anuliwashere⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ , ⁠www.anuliwashere.com⁠). If you enjoyed this episode then please take a moment to leave a podcast revie...

This is episode five of the limited docuseries, BLK to School. In this episode our protagonist, Anuli, races against the clock to graduate before her fellowship funds run out as she turns her attention to writing her dissertation while also navigating everyday life in Atlanta and university bureaucracy. +++ The BLK IRL Podcast is produced and hosted by Anuli Akanegbu, PhD ( ⁠⁠⁠⁠@anuliwashere⁠⁠⁠⁠ ,...

This is episode four of the limited docuseries, BLK to School. In this episode our protagonist, Anuli, shares her reflections on methodology, ethnographic research, and doing this thing that anthropologists call “fieldwork” while living in the American South as a Black woman studying Black life. +++ The BLK IRL Podcast is produced and hosted by Anuli Akanegbu, PhD ( ⁠⁠⁠@anuliwashere⁠⁠⁠ , ⁠www.anul...

This is episode three of the limited docuseries, BLK to School. This episode takes place in Fall 2022 during a month in the life of our protagonist, Anuli. In this episode she receives some major career news while processing everything from social anxiety to voting in Georgia for the first time. +++ The BLK IRL Podcast is produced and hosted by Anuli Akanegbu, PhD ( ⁠⁠@anuliwashere⁠⁠ , ⁠www.anuliw...

This is episode two of the limited docuseries, BLK to School. Follow our protagonist Anuli as she prepares to move to Atlanta to conduct the formal fieldwork for her PhD in cultural anthropology. +++ The BLK IRL Podcast is produced and hosted by Anuli Akanegbu, PhD ( ⁠@anuliwashere⁠ , ⁠www.anuliwashere.com⁠). If you enjoyed this episode then please take a moment to leave a podcast review and share...

Tag along with our protagonist, Anuli, as she leaves Corporate America to go back to school in the season premiere of this limited-run experimental audio docuseries from BLK IRL. +++ The BLK IRL Podcast is produced and hosted by Anuli Akanegbu, PhD ( ⁠@anuliwashere⁠ , ⁠www.anuliwashere.com⁠ ). If you enjoyed this episode then please take a moment to leave a podcast review and share the show with e...

For the Season 3 finale, Anuli speaks with award-winning journalist, motivational speaker, and blogger L’Oreal Thompson Payton about what life is like after you get the things you’ve always wanted. Spoiler: It’s still not perfect. +++ Enter the world of Season 3 on the BLK IRL website ( https://www.blkirl.com/season-3 ). Stay updated on all things BLK IRL by following the podcast on Instagram ( @b...

In this episode, Anuli talks with Los Angeles-based mental health therapist, author, and social media content creator, Oludara Adeeyo, about what it means to embrace being carefree, her pivot from working in the media industry to pursuing a career in social work, and the power in moving away from your home base. +++ Enter the world of Season 3 on the BLK IRL website ( https://www.blkirl.com/season...

In this episode, Anuli talks with tech-focused Creative Advisor and Strategist, Sierra Imari, about her current chrysalis era, her love of The Sims, and how it feels to bet on yourself. +++ Enter the world of Season 3 on the BLK IRL website ( https://www.blkirl.com/season-3 ). Stay updated on all things BLK IRL by following the podcast on Instagram ( @blkirl ) and Twitter ( @blkirl ). If you like...

In this episode, Anuli talks with interdisciplinary artist Kimberly Binns about knowing yourself well enough to know what environments you work best in, determining when it is time to pivot or change careers, and what it means to truly have a curatorial eye.  +++ Enter the world of Season 3 on the BLK IRL website ( https://www.blkirl.com/season-3 ). Stay updated on all things BLK IRL by following...

In this episode, Anuli talks with artist Autumn Nelson about asserting sexual agency through art, dating yourself to find yourself, and how the consumer of an art piece impacts its meaning and interpretation. +++ Enter the world of Season 3 on the BLK IRL website ( https://www.blkirl.com/season-3 ). Stay updated on all things BLK IRL by following the podcast on Instagram ( @blkirl ) and Twitter (...

In this episode of Black in Real Life, Anuli talks with artist Ariel Dannielle about the importance of friendship among Black women, what it means to be a hot girl, and why it is okay for art to simply be “fun.”   +++ Enter the world of Season 3 on the BLK IRL website ( https://www.blkirl.com/season-3 ). Stay updated on all things BLK IRL by following the podcast on Instagram ( @blkirl ) and Twitt...

In this episode of BLK IRL, Anuli talks with mixed media artist Jasmine Best about what it means to be a “true Southern artist,” her creative process, taking agency as a Black femme, and something called “folk punk.” Jasmine is full of surprises, so you won’t want to miss this conversation! +++ For season three of The BLK IRL Podcast, Anuli explores how Black people create worlds for ourselves thr...

In this episode of Black in Real Life, Anuli talks with multidisciplinary artist, archivist, and curator, Sierra King, about how she got into the work of archiving, her personal approach to self-documentation, and how to curate your own career as a creative contract worker. +++ For season three of The BLK IRL Podcast, Anuli explores how Black people create worlds for ourselves through our creative...

In this episode, Anuli talks to New York City-based singer, producer, and multi-instrumentalist Garth about their shared history, his musical influences, and the ins and outs of trying to make it as an independent artist. Listen to find out why this conversation has been a long-time coming! +++ Follow Garth. Artist website: https://garthofficial.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/tweetgmt Facebook:...

Influence starts as an inside job. For season three of The BLK IRL Podcast, Anuli explores how Black people create worlds for ourselves through our creative work and everyday rituals where we are reflected, represented, and ultimately respected. For the first episode of Season 3, BLK IRL producer and host, Anuli Akanegbu, shares where she’s been over the past year and offers a sneak peek of what t...

For the final episode of season 2, Anuli talks to digital media entrepreneur Marie Denee of The Curvy Fashionista about her career as a content creator, how she has expanded her business over the years, and her advice for aspiring entrepreneurs. You can access the media extensions for Season 2 on the BLK IRL website ( www.blkirl.com ). Stay updated on all things BLK IRL by following the podcast on...

In this episode, Anuli talks to the award-winning reporter and podcast host Jewel Wicker about her childhood in Atlanta, her career trajectory, and her overall thoughts on the state of the American journalism industry as an Atlanta-based reporter.  You can access the media extensions for Season 2 on the BLK IRL website ( www.blkirl.com ). Stay updated on all things BLK IRL by following the po...

As rapper Andre 3000 from the Atlanta-based duo Outkast proclaimed to the world during the 1995 Source Awards: “The South got something to say!” For Season 2 of the BLK IRL Podcast, Anuli travels to Atlanta, GA to learn more about the local tensions between "Old Atlanta'' and "New Atlanta'' that began to take root in the 1990s as the city prepared its bid to host the 1996 Olympic Games and how Atl...

As rapper Andre 3000 from the Atlanta-based duo Outkast proclaimed to the world during the 1995 Source Awards: “The South got something to say!” For Season 2 of the BLK IRL Podcast, Anuli travels to Atlanta, GA to learn more about the local tensions between "Old Atlanta'' and "New Atlanta'' that began to take root in the 1990s as the city prepared its bid to host the 1996 Olympic Games and how Atl...

As rapper Andre 3000 from the Atlanta-based duo Outkast proclaimed to the world during the 1995 Source Awards: “The South got something to say!” For Season 2 of the BLK IRL Podcast, Anuli travels to Atlanta, GA to learn more about the local tensions between "Old Atlanta'' and "New Atlanta'' that began to take root in the 1990s as the city prepared its bid to host the 1996 Olympic Games and how Atl...

As rapper Andre 3000 from the Atlanta-based duo Outkast proclaimed to the world during the 1995 Source Awards: “The South got something to say!” For Season 2 of the BLK IRL Podcast, Anuli travels to Atlanta, GA to learn more about the local tensions between "Old Atlanta'' and "New Atlanta'' that began to take root in the 1990s as the city prepared its bid to host the 1996 Olympic Games and how Atl...

As rapper Andre 3000 from the Atlanta-based duo Outkast proclaimed to the world during the 1995 Source Awards: “The South got something to say!” For Season 2 of the BLK IRL Podcast, Anuli travels to Atlanta, GA to learn more about the local tensions between "Old Atlanta'' and "New Atlanta'' that began to take root in the 1990s as the city prepared its bid to host the 1996 Olympic Games and how Atl...

The BLK IRL Podcast is an audio docuseries that explores the business of “influencing” and the power dynamics at play in the act of cultural exchange. Join host Anuli Akanegbu as she dissects themes related to race in the influencer economy through research-supported commentary and intimate interviews with predominantly Black content creators, scholars, entrepreneurs, activists, marketing experts,...

The BLK IRL Podcast is an audio docuseries that explores the business of “influencing” and the power dynamics at play in the act of cultural exchange. Join host Anuli Akanegbu as she dissects themes related to race in the influencer economy through research-supported commentary and intimate interviews with predominantly Black content creators, scholars, entrepreneurs, activists, marketing experts,...