The Out of Home Podcast

In this week’s episode, the group officially start a new chapter with Kieran in London and Kwame, Steven and Yaf in Amsterdam. After fiddling around with the mechanics of recording across two countries and a LOT of audio equipment, it's easy to see the vibes between the foursome haven't changed one iota. - The mandem speak about the struggle of recording a 30-sec trailer (5:34) - Weekly What Made...

In this week’s episode, Kwame, Steven & Yaf dedicate this one to the departing, Out of Homie, Kieran. Recorded the night before Kie moved back to London, the rest of the mandem unpack his two-year stint in Amsterdam – reliving the highlights and how his experiences shaped him as a man. With “Rahberry Raw” on deck, an outpouring of emotions, and live recitals of So Solid Crew & J-Kwon recor...

In this week’s episode, due to public demand the mandem (alongside the lovely Ankita) revisit the theme of Valentines & dating, the first ever-two part special in OOH history!  Steven clears his name on what was said the week before and there is a healthy discourse above love, lust and a whole lot more. - WMYS (What Made You Smile) weekly segment returns (3:48) - Steven dispels rumours af...

In this week’s episode, the mandem focus on Valentine’s Day and speak about all things regarding the ‘l-word’. Whilst pouring up some fine liquor (Rahberry Raw), the group breakdown the dating scene in London + Amsterdam, IRL and with dating apps. Free the realness! - The group grill Steven about forgetting his 5-year anniversary (1:15) - WMYS (What Made You Smile) weekly segment returns (5:0...

In this week’s episode, the collective start off by having a passionate debate about basketball and music. The mandem are on are rare form and touch on a lot of subjects: -     WMYS (What Made You Smile) weekly segment returns (8:40) -     Kieran asks the others about getting into a relationship and when did they know it was something special ...

In this week’s episode, the collective are finally reunited as Steven has returned from Nigeria. This one needs no intro which is fitting because this is the first recording without an official intro!    -     WMYS (What Made You Smile) weekly segment returns (5:35) -     Steven speaks on the feeling and emotion of returning to Nigeria af...

In this episode, the crew hold down the fort without Steven, who is in London with his fam. The group who are joined by Ankita, (longtime Out Of Homie) touch upon fashion, family and politics.   -      Yaf, Kieran and Kwame review one another’s attire for the evening (2:18) -      The collective share their views about the curfew tha...

In this episode the crew sans Steven discuss mental health in sport. With a focus on football and the academy system Kieran, Kwame and Yaf look at the industry from three perspectives.  -      WMYS (What Made You Smile), popular segment returns (5:54) -      -Kieran provides insight into his career in football as a youngster (14:27)...

For the first episode in 2021, Kieran, Kwame and Yaf link up with Steven dialling in live from Lagos. The concept of travel is a prevalent one, with discussions on holidays, flights, Corona measures and much more. Yaf speaks on his month-long adventure in the Dominican Republic (6:24) Kwame speaks about being ‘trapped’ in Amsterdam and not being able to fly back home (20:44) Steven dials in from h...

For the latest episode, the mandem sans Yaf (who is holidaying in the Caribbean), discuss a bunch of stuff as only they can. As is the recent tradition during recording, the gang are in a rambunctious mood due to fruit flavoured vodka (5:32) which influenced the name of this very episode! - WMYS – What Made You Smile, the popular segment returns (8:57)  - Steven recaps some cold war...

For the latest UNMARKED episode, the guys sans Yaf talk to England & Liverpool rising star, Rinsola Babajide who speaks on many things, family, her career, and the importance of believing in yourself.   -  Rinsola speaks about growing up in Brixton and playing football in primary school (18:26)  -  Shares her opinion on the Women’s Super League (30:00) - &nbs...

In this week’s episode, the group are joined by Ghanaian superstar, Kevin-Prince Boateng. As ever, Prince provides great energy and is the first guest to jump on a call whilst playing music! Kicking things off with WMYS (What Made You Smile), the group recall their best memories over the past week (4:20) then Prince speaks on knowing his legacy as a footballer will be defined by his actions off th...

For the latest episode, the crew reflects on the past year, as Out Of Home observes its first birthday! Celebratory shots are on the menu as the mandem reflect on some of their personal highlights of the past 365 days, some 50+ episodes later.   - The popular segment ‘What Made You Smile (WMYS) returns (9:52) - Discussing the concept of white fragility after the backlash of a supermarket...

For the latest episode the crew speak to Twiena, a creative manager working for Another Culture, a renowned Amsterdam-based agency. She speaks about her foray into the industry and working in a male-dominated field.   The popular segment ‘What Made You Smile (WMYS) returns (4:02) Growing up in Friesland, going against the grain and charting her path to Lelystad (15:38) Getting into the renown...

For the latest UNMARKED episode, the guys talk to England legend, Eni Aluko who speaks on her career as a revolutionary baller, life after the beautiful game and sheds light on her pioneering business ventures.     Eni speaks about her upbringing in Birmingham (9:22) and when she first started playing football   Breakdown of finances in men’s football vs the money in the w...

After quite a while, the gang are back together in the same room doing what they do best (whilst practicing social distancing, of course). The popular 'WMYS' segment returns (6:35), shortly after Yaf and Kwame bring up the subject of video call etiquette during lockdown (7:25). The collective speak on the eagerly anticipated COVID-19 vaccine (14:05) and reflect back on the last year of recording t...

After Forever Forwards, the collective return to their regular scheduled programming, and serve up another UNMARKED offering. Recorded back in October, the crew link up with Middlesbrough marksman, Chuba Akpom. Proceedings kick off with the ‘What Made You Smile’ segment (1:59) and Kieran reveals one of his tracks was playlisted by a reputable R&B Spotify channel! (6:32)! Chuba, an ex-Gunner sp...

For the last Forever Forwards episode, the collective wrap-up the series that celebrated Black creatives throughout October and reveal how it came to life and what some of the challenges and highlights were. Yaf takes intro duties on this one (1:06), coins a new term, ‘The Zoom Zoom Room’, and sheds light on the ‘Senior Director’ nickname, Steven has given himself (4:40)! WMYS makes a welcome retu...

For the latest Forever Forwards episode, the group chat to Franklin Boateng aka The King Of Trainers, not only a sneakerhead OG but also a teacher and consultant. Hailing from Tottenham, North London, Franklin speaks on his how passion for footwear grew from a young age (4:37) back in the early 80’s and how his mother’s passion for tennis shoes helped manifest this! Franklin speaks on spending his...

For the latest Forever Forwards episode, the group chat to Aki Mateta, co-founder of ALLE$ Lifestyle, the free-flowing Amsterdam based creative collective. Half Angolan, Half Congolese, Aki grew up in Nijmegen and speaks on his roots (5:17) and his MC’ing days in the house & dubstep scene (6:05). Aki touches on meeting like-minded individuals and how that caused the formation of ALLE$ (8:35.) Aki...

For the latest Forever Forwards episode, the group chat to Cle Gyimah, Creative Director & Founder of the Very Rare agency. Cle, born and bred in Amsterdam to Ghanaian parents, speaks on the beginnings of his brand in 2013 (4:12) and then how important he feels representation is (8:32). Cle then touches on potential clients now trying to reach out in the wake of BLM protests earlier this year (20:...

For the latest Forever Forwards episode, the group chat to Jenny Simmons, founder & editor of Manon, an independent football magazine. Jenny is an Out of Homie, whose voice can be heard during the intro of every episode! Jenny speaks on how France 98 (7:00) was the moment she fell in love with football and how that shaped her life from that point on. Jenny breakdowns how Manon came to be (8:05) wh...

For the latest Forever Forwards episode, the group chat with Jojo Sonubi, co-founder of Recess, Black In The Day and There’s No Signal Radio. Jojo speaks on his start in events (3:54) and how his friends were struggling to find a regular party in London, so they set about creating their own and promoted through Twitter. Jojo talks about his first Recess party (15:10) at Ace Hotel in 2015 and how t...

For the latest Forever Forwards episode, the group connect with Ibrahim Kamara, co-founder of the youth-led, new media platform, GUAP. Born and raised in London, Ibrahim speaks bout rapping from a young age (2:13) and how his DIY approach taught him to develop his skills in graphic design, filming and editing, which he still uses today. He reflects on his first entrepreneurial venture, a doomed pa...

For the latest Forever Forwards episode, the group chat to Olivia Smart, Assistant TV Producer. Hailing from Nottingham, Olivia has worked on some primetime shows including The Great British Bake-Off and The Circle. Olivia speaks about her entry into the TV industry after originally studying Biomedical Science at uni (4:55), then working in hospitality and doing internships in events and fashion....