Japa Diaries Podcast

This week we talk to Funto about moving back to Nigeria after his student visa lapsed. We discuss his time in America, why he decided to move back home and what comes next for him. Enjoyed the episode...

29 Nov 202239min

It's time to talk about the elephant in the room... This week we talked to a young Nigerian couple about their decision to leave the country. We discuss why so many Nigerians are making the move right...

22 Nov 202256min

This week, Ivorian-Nigerian influencer Faikat joined our discussion on how relocating affected our mental health. We opened up about our experience with anxiety and depression, seeing a therapist for ...

15 Nov 202248min

This week we're talking all things code-switching with Ethiopian content creator, Hewan. We discuss how we got our American accents, switching between languages/accents, and A LOT more!Spotify listene...

8 Nov 202244min

This week we talked to Cynthia Moka about all things dating after relocating. Listen to our takes on dating outside of your race/ethnicity, dating for papers, and more! Spotify listeners, have you eve...

1 Nov 202250min

We talk with Marcel, a Nigerian HBCU grad and Sigma man about identifying as Black in the U.S. We discuss identify crises, pledging fraternities and the "Diaspora Wars"Welcome to the Japa diaries fam!...

25 Okt 202248min

Hosts Malik & Abimisola discuss how relocating to the U.S. changed their views on feminism, beauty standards and men's role in dismantling the global patriarchy.TW: we talk about sexual harassment and...

18 Okt 202244min

In this episode, we talked with Salimata Sanfo about choosing an alternative career path. We talked her Kenyan and Burkinabé roots, modeling for Telfar, and her parents' reaction to seeing her in Vog...

11 Okt 202243min