New Immigrant Stories Episodes
April 6, 2022
EP 119: You Can Use Critical Methods To Design Technology Better ft Ashwin Goutham Gopir
Before he became one of the co-founders of Rise Products, and a husband, dad, Brooklynite, Dravidian, Teacher, and so much more Ashwin Goutham Gopir had a beginning. We take one of the most exciting human journeys going way …
March 30, 2022
Ep 118 : Women’s History Month 2022
As we wrap up women's history month for the year 2022. This episode is a celebration of the diversity and identities of the wonderful women from Episodes 70 to 103. These are only snippets from our conversations, check out t…
March 23, 2022
EP 117: Diversity In Brooklyn Makes Me Feel At Home ft Verena Thoene
As we continue to honor and celebrate women throughout this month of March. I decided to revisit one of the most popular episodes featuring my partner in crime and romance; Verena Thoene. Verena and I also have a daughter to…
Jan. 26, 2022
EP 109: Peacemaker & Dadclub ft Vadim Shepel
Vadim takes us around the world in this amazing episode of a beautiful story that involves his great-grandparents, grandparents, and parents' struggles. We talk war, immigrants, tech, writing, a little economics and so much …
Jan. 19, 2022
EP 108 : You Have To Navigate The Waters ft Cesar Benoit Jnr
Cesar is one of Brooklyn's coolest dads, he is also a romantic. Cesar blesses us with more love stories than I was expecting. This man loves his daughter, wrestling, hockey, Valencia CF, and more. If you frequented the sport…
Nov. 24, 2021
EP 104 : There‘s No Deadline For Growth ft Denis Maronga the General Mutombo
Meet my able General, the one and hilarious Denis Maronga aka Fresh Prince of Africa. Denis is the host of the African Excellist Podcast, an event curator, thespian, producer, the founder of the Kicheko Project Foundation. D…
Nov. 17, 2021
EP 103 : We Can All Be Seen & Should Celebrate That ft Amanda & Rumbi
Amanda and Rumbi are two friends who also double as the co-hosts of It's Layered Podcast. “It’s Layered” is a podcast focused on bridging the gap between their experiences as Zimbabwean women living in the diaspora. It is an…
Nov. 10, 2021
EP 102 : Trusting Your Friends To Get You Through ft Archiebald Raphulu
Archiebald Raphulu is a man from the art world, a curator, an art advisor, gallerist, and a dealer that taught what it means to be a cultural agent. Archie reminded me of some forgotten pleasant childhood memories too. Conne…
Oct. 13, 2021
EP 98: Stop Villainizing People Who Need Help ft Safi Lynch Wilson
We need people like Safi Lynch Wilson in our lives. Another favorite of mine on Instagram that I highly recommend to EVERYONE! Safi is a clinical social worker, therapist, military spouse, and mother. I love listening to Saf…
Oct. 6, 2021
Ep 96: We Need To Start Documenting Our Stories ft Siaji Otieno
The first time I heard Siaji Otieno aka The Kikombe speaking I was blown away as I knew without a doubt that I had to bring him on the podcast. Siaji has a voice made for airwaves, eyes that can capture the beauty at any ang…
Sept. 22, 2021
EP 94: Let‘s Live & Not Just Exist ft Rasheed Ojerinde
If you aren't following Progressive Migrant on Instagram, you are missing out on a lot! I start most of my mornings with the affirmation statements from Rasheed.
Rasheed Ojerinde LMHC, LMFT, is a dedicated bicultural mille…
Sept. 15, 2021
EP 93: You Could Build Your Own Village ft Moji Solar-Wilson
Moji Solar-Wilson is an LGBTQIA+ advocate, certified inclusion & diversity specialist, certified life coach, real estate investor, and co-founder of Solar-Wilson Village. A private and cooperate events venue giving you a tas…
Sept. 8, 2021
EP 92 : Any Point In Time We Can Be Disabled ft Dr. Olufemi Adigun
Come meet my classmate from secondary school days in Ibadan (high school). Dr. Adigun is based in South Africa teaching at the University of Durban. Dr. Adigun is a man with a zeal for research and development geared toward …
Sept. 1, 2021
EP 91: Everything Makes You ft Busingye Matsiko-Andan aka Busie
Welcome to September, come visit South, East, and West Africa in this episode along with NYC in our conversation.
Busingye Matsiko-Andan is an Entrepreneur, a Global Strategist at Pont Global, Executive Director at the Afric…
Aug. 4, 2021
EP 88 : A Place Where Your Leg Sinks Into The Mud ft Rodney Jehu-Appiah
Rodney Jehu-Appiah may have been raised in a country that I have links to, however, his ancestral ties go beyond West Africa and into three continents. Plus he is now in my neighborhood in Brooklyn, so dig in and find out ab…