AudioDiaspora

In this episode, Christabel talks to Daron Jenkins, a NY-based media professional, content creator, podcast host, and producer, about what would happen if creators stopped second-guessing themselves and trusted their gut. Daron talks about how he created one of his shows, ‘12 Million,’ with his co-host Akbar Majeed and why he named the show after the Richard Wright book, ‘12 Million Black Voices.’...

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Step into the vibrant Jazz dance world and its roots as Christabel sits down for a lively and captivating conversation with Dollie Henry MBE . Dollie is a true force in the world of performing arts. Her illustrious career as a performer, choreographer, theatre director, and jazz artist spans over four decades, earning her immense respect and admiration. As the founder and Artistic Director of BOP...

Join Christabel in a captivating conversation with Kimberly McIntosh , the brilliant mind behind the groundbreaking book, " Black Girl, No Magic. " Prepare to have your perspectives challenged as Kim and Christabel dive deep into discussions surrounding class, race, and the female experience within Black British communities. In this episode, Kim sheds light on her background and how she skilfully...

Join Christabel as she dives into a lively conversation with Andrew Spence, an award-winning Radio DJ, presenter, and co-founder of UNEDITED , an award-winning audio and visual production company. In this episode, Andrew spills the beans on his incredible journey, taking us from his creative roots to his thriving entrepreneurial ventures. He also shares his musical adventures, which include openin...

In this episode, The Cipher passes the mic to Tonya Mosley , once again, with the release of a new season of Truth Be Told . In this season, she looks at psychedelic therapy as a new path toward working through racial trauma.  Buckle up as we fearlessly navigate the uncharted territory of this topic. Be prepared to have your preconceptions shattered as Christabel and Tonya lift the veil on the anc...

In this episode, Christabel talks to Daron Jenkins , a NY-based media professional, content creator, podcast host, and producer, about what would happen if creators stopped second-guessing themselves and trusted their gut. Daron talks about how he created one of his shows, ‘12 Million,’ with his co-host Akbar Majeed and why he named the show after the Richard Wright book, ‘ 12 Million Black Voices...

In this episode, Christabel talks to Priscilla Owusu , a writer and the founder of Just Read It , a repository of reviews of books by Black British, American, and African authors. She has also written for The British Blacklist, the online global home for African and African-Caribbean British creative professionals on the screen and stage. A self-proclaimed ‘lover of a good book,’ Priscilla loves e...

In this episode, Christabel talks to Bernard Achampong , founder and co-director of UNEDITED , an audio and visual production company whose partners include Spotify, Audible UK, Amazon Music, Acast, BBC Radio 1Xtra, and ITN Productions. Bernard sits down with Christabel to discuss how he and his business partner, Andrew Spence (a future guest) went from wondering how they could change media narrat...

To finish our Blast from the Past Cipher specials, we have @Tonya Mosley , award-winning journalist, broadcaster, podcaster, and all-round media bad ass. Who better to end Women’s History Month, than a lady who has already made history! This one was a meeting of minds. Our paths into journalism and podcasting are similar. We share a journalistic mission too: to get to the heart of the most vulnera...

In this retrospective, we’re going right back to where it all started. We’re gonna play the very first episode of The Cipher - which was then called ‘DeCIPHERED.’ It’s a truly personal one. I talked to London-born, Lagos-raised bassist and composer, @MichaelOlatuja ..who is now based in the US! He joined me to talk about his 2020 album, Lagos Pepper Soup and his expansive career in music. I shared...

Back in the summer of 2022, when this show was released, I was fresh off a workshop in Australia, and this conversation with Travis de Vries was inspired by what I learned there. @travishdevries , the founder of the podcast company @awesomeblackorg , drove home how similar the experiences are between First Nation peoples and those of African descent. And I discovered this all because I heard two p...

We're celebrating International Women's Month by replaying our favourite conversations with powerful women who are changing the world before we drop our NEW season on April 14. Straight from Nevis, we have a Caribbean connection for our final Women's History Month celebration — @chantal_olivia_miller_ from Island Girls Rock. Chantal started islandgirlsrock.com as a cultural movement. A movement fo...

We’re back in Trinidad for this episode of The Cipher, talking with Lou Lyons and Muhammed Muwakil, founding members of the supergroup Freetown Collective. Proud dreamers, these two artists created their Freetown Collective as a form of self-expression that would provide a uniquely Caribbean perspective.  The two, who had very different careers before starting the band, met in 2010; their meeting...

In this episode, we take the mic to Trinidad and talk to ‘creative-preneur’ Dhano Mc Nicol , the mind behind the brand A BigBox of Crayons. A BigBox of Crayons includes a podcast called We Are Crayons , and a mini-documentary series, called Shades of a Crayon ; a mini-documentary series. He also blogs regularly about celebrating Caribbean positivity and the movement of creatives, thinkers, and mak...

In this episode, we’re passing the mic to Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah, author of “The Sex Lives of African Women.” We at 'The Cipher' fell in love with her book instantly. It’s brave, bold, and vulnerable. If ever there was a work that challenged a narrative about Black life worldwide, it’s this. In her book, Sekyiamah gathered African women from across the world to to talk about their relationships wit...