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What’s up our people? How are you all doing mentally ? With the rise of mental health awareness increasing over the years, our hosts have a mental check in with themselves and their guest, Justin. Mental Health has not always been a concern within the African American community or the Nigerian community but with the pandemic taking a toll on everyone, we are forced to stay to ourselves and explore...

What’s good our people and thank you for joining us on this episode of The FANG Podcast. It’s 2022 and everybody has either tattoos, piercings or both. There was a time this was frowned upon, to the point where people were passed over for jobs and much more. Now, demarcation of the skin is highly acceptable even though it’s been a part of many cultures for years in different styles. In Nigeria, a...

What’s up our people and welcome to Season 3 of The FANG Podcast! Good morning, good afternoon, and good evening are the usual ways to greet someone, so if you want to impress a Nigerian-yoruba babe, especially their parents, give it a try in yoruba. Just let them know that’s all you know for now. We have been traveling, especially to Nigeria for as long as we can remember. These adventures have t...

Welcome our people to the Season 2 Finale of The FANG Podcast! Our 20s are meant for dating and as the dating world has expanded, it's also grown more complicated. Yes, we use the dating apps, but we never really know if it's going to work -- there's been a long-standing stigma that apparently, the majority is looking to bang. But we have hope! Tune into this episode as we discuss what we want and...

Welcome our people to Season 2 of The FANG Podcast! There’s a thin line between colorism and preference. It impacts the dating world, friendships, and mentality. Wolf Taylor and Nate share their point of view on colorism; accountability and self reflection from our adolescence are very important as it shapes us into the people we want to be. We create and live our own narrative. LISTEN TO US WHERE...

Welcome our people to Season 2 of The FANG Podcast! Going under the knife can be a scary thought and an even scarier experience; with cosmetic surgery surging its way in demand, BBLs are the latest trend. As women, we do as we please with our bodies yet society always has to share what they deem to be worthy as a woman. Just as BBLs became mainstream, there was a time skin bleaching was in (and st...

Welcome our people to Season 2 of The FANG Podcast! Quirks and kinks don't steer far away from each other. Fetishes on the other hand, is a different game that everyone can't play. There are so many kinks to explore but until the right partner is present, we'll continue exploring the sex world by ourselves. Take a seat and eat a Nigerian household favorite -- Indomie, on behalf of its originating...

Welcome our people to Season 2 of The FANG Podcast! As Nigerian Americans, we are proud of the progression our people are making in the music industry. You can hear artists like Tems, Burnaboy, Wizkid and more, touching almost every coast in the world! We also love the artists we know personally and locally such as Sudxn. She's a Brooklyn native + Nigerian artist, creating music for not only her c...

Welcome our people to Season 2 of The FANG Podcast! “Do you, Mukrimat and Rebecca, promise to love and nurture, The Fang Podcast, in sickness and in health?” and WE DO ! Yet, our mid 20’s has not been at all what we imagined. We expected to be married with a couple kids, instead we found ourselves married to the hustle and grind. Although we may not be heading to the altar soon, we take a dive int...

Welcome our people to Season 2 of The FANG Podcast! Seasons are about to change but are we changing with it? Join us as we take a trip down memory lane and acknowledge the people we were ,and are now. The subject of identity is always evolving because we are constantly changing to adapt to our environments, situations and relationships. After tuning into this episode, you’ll feel like you’ve known...

Welcome our people to Season 2 of The FANG Podcast! Lately, the talk of the town has been this trending phrase, ‘soft life’ and we all want it right now but what is it exactly? And is it obtainable? Follow our hosts down memory lane as they share what, when and how they got into make up and how their looks have evolved over their lifespan. Ankara has been and continues to be a staple in the Nigeri...

Welcome our people to Season 2 of The FANG Podcast! Summer is here and the weather is not the only thing hot this year. Within 30 days, Roe v Wade was overturned, and an uproar in response to Saucy Santana’s comment about the origin of beauty, trends, and being the "blueprint". What is a soft life and is it even possible today? What about hot girl summer? To turn up the heat, our co-host Mukrimat...

Welcome our people to Season 2 of The FANG Podcast! This season, our hosts are spicing things up with new segments IN A NEW STUDIO! Ask yourself, is your time free or expensive? Hear our discussion on how we relate, while learning more about our country’s origins and one of Rebecca’s favorite Nigerian dishes, Amala. “Wá Jęun” (come eat), is a new segment where the hosts share Nigerian dishes and a...

Just as some of you are celebrating graduating from your educational institution to mark the end & start the beginning of your career, The FANG Podcast is also bringing their FIRST EVER SEASON to a close. Cheers to discovering your newer selves, celebrating every win (even if it’s just pushing yourself to get out of bed) and cheers to living life to your highest potential! FANG is the starting...

As children, some of us learned about our intimate parts on school playgrounds, online and if you were lucky from your parents. The FANG Podcast peel a new layer to share how sex was introduced into their lives as adolescents and how it has evolved. Shout out to our engineer and guest speaker Wolf, @_wolftaylor LISTEN TO US WHEREVER YOU LISTEN TO PODCASTS! Spotify & YouTube: The FANG Podcast A...

Flirting isn't the same for everyone and sometimes you shoot your shot at the wrong net. Hear the hosts of The FANG Podcast share their stories of thrill and adventure when finding themselves being serenaded by men in and out of their league. With our surprise guest speaker, Wolf, hopping on the mic, we shake the game up! Shout out our engineer and guest speaker Wolf @_wolftaylor LISTEN TO US WHER...

They strike at any hour and you would never expect them. Words roll off their tongue like okra. And we all have an idea of whom they are.. it’s the Yoruba Demons, and they’re not the only demons we know. They’re in the workplace. They’re our friends (or so we think), and everywhere you can imagine , even your imagination. LISTEN TO US WHEREVER YOU LISTEN TO PODCASTS! Spotify & YouTube: The FAN...

With the embrace of Nigerian cultures growing rapidly in America with the assistance of world’s technological advances, music and social media, the acceptance of popular culture can be seen as following the latest trend of naija aesthetics. Shout out to US ! LISTEN TO US WHEREVER YOU LISTEN TO PODCASTS! Spotify & YouTube: The FANG Podcast Apple Podcasts: FANG RSS Feed: https://rss.com/podcasts...

Remember the famous question, “what do you want to be when you grow up?” Well, we are grown now and we are not what we said we wanted to be. We are dreaming bigger, and strutting down paths we never thought of in our youth. Although our career plans have changed, God’s plan has proven to be better. Shout out to LQ Florals @lqfloral LISTEN TO US WHEREVER YOU LISTEN TO PODCASTS! Spotify & YouTub...

Our given name was not of our choice, but it is our truth. As time goes by and we celebrate the new years we get to be in the world, we gain full control of our lives to create the person we want to be, from our personalities to careers. Although we may not have chosen our names, we define it, learn to own it, and love it as it was given to us. Song of the week: Do We Have A Problem? - Nicki Minaj...

As new additions were conceived into our family, parenting styles changed and with it came leniency to the childhood desires we craved. Although it was too late for us to create memories with our peers, we have the best friendships we can ask for with our siblings and cousins. During our teenage years and now being young adults, topics that we were afraid to discuss were no longer taboo. So when o...

The first examples of relationships we got to closely observe are those our Nigerian parents had. These unions influenced our decisions of what an ideal marriage should be, our view on pregnancy before marriage, abortions, serial dating, and identity. We touch on several different topics in this episode. So Jurors, make sure you have your favorite snack & drink and let’s discuss it with FANG!...

A great majority of us born in America all share the story of our parents migrating to the USA to give themselves and their children a better life. Now our time is here to do almost the same and we are not prepared. Taxes are still complicated to comprehend, starting a career is still in its beginning stages, and we can not afford the lifestyles we want. First, we can start with investing into our...

After nine months of planning, organizing, and completing all requirements, we bring to you our baby, F.A.N.G. ! We reunite after almost 5 years apart to create a show to tell you about our lives as First American Nigerian Generation in our families. It has not been a smooth road since college, but before we go in depth, here’s a few things to know about us, Rebecca and Mukrimat, with a pinch of p...

FANG, created by cousins Rebecca & Mukrimat, stands for “First American-Nigerian Generation”. FANG is all about our lives as women who grew up on traditional Nigerian values in Brooklyn, NY. We accomplished the dream our parents had for us -- a college degree to live a better life than them. But what’s next? With everything that has happened after graduation, it gave us the chance to really si...