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The Bona Fide Hour
by Bona Obiri-Yeboah
Become a Paid Subscriber: https://anchor.fm/bona-obiri-yeboah/subscribeHello, and welcome to The Bona Fide Hour, a podcast for relaxing in thought. Each week I converse with loved ones about life topics that investigate the nuances of daily life. It's questions about sleep, food, cities, shopping, language and more. It's simple questions that help us to contemplate things believe to be too common. Slow down, breathe in, and listen below to find out where these conversations go!
Episodes
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Slow Humidity Panel Discussion, Live from Echo&Bounce, Woollongabba, 2023
A special edition of The Bona Fide Hour! Live recording from the panel discussion at Slow Humidity 2 on the 4th of February, 2023. Recorded on Ugurapul, Quandamooka, Yuggera and Turrbal Country. Sovereignty never ceded. Topic: Relationships with, and experiences from Slow/Humid places around the...
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Love, Consciousness, Wisdom and Culture
Hello, and welcome to another installment of The Bona Fide Hour, albeit with the last installment being 121 days ago - we're with you now and here to discuss love, consciousness, wisdom and culture. The impetus for this episode came from a desire to unpack these commonly used words with a…
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Humour and non-humour
Welcome welcome welcome to another episode of The Bona Fide Hour for ya asses. As we descend into the depths of winter, Sol and I discuss all things humour. A back and forth ping-pong conversation, Sol and I talk about the thingd we find funny, what we don't find funny, how humour is used in...
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Townsvillecore and Irukandji jellyfish
Welcome, welcome, welcome to a re-installment of The Bona Fide Hour. This week's episode centers on the de facto capital of the Deep North, Townsville. There are many conceptions and misconceptions about the tropical village, and I'm joined by the lovely Nathan Hurdle as our thoughts coalesce...
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Lost in the sands of Perth
Back this week and brought to you from Boorloo / Perth for a very special Bona Fide Hour. This week I'm joined by Chakris (with lovely intermittent input from Sez as well) to discuss the scintillating oasis that is Boorloo. From the short time that I've spent here, I find Perth to be a…
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The Slay Agenda
Slay the house down boots with us this week as we delve into a fierce discussion on the slay agenda! What is the slay agenda you ask? The slay agenda is a moment, it's a lifestyle, and it's an experience that has forever altered the continuum between queer and straight speech, blurring the lines...
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Spiritually and scientifically looking after your meat sack
Helloooooooo! In this week's episode, Pip and I will be discussing the bonds between spirituality and science, things that we find spirituality in, the role of science in modern days, and much, much more. Examining what the spirit is, how we define it for ourselves and others define it for us is...
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Growing up under the sun in the hyphen of African-Australian
Ɛti sen! Akwaaba to The Bona Fide Hour :) This week my thicc, luscious and industrious friend Cynthia will be joining me to discuss our experiences of growing up in the hyphen of African-Australian, as we are always between these two identities and can never fully fit neatly into African or...
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Birkenstock Paradox
Hellooooooooooooooo! This week, my friend Jana and I will be discussing the birkesntock paradox, an idea that has been on my mind for a little while now - I myself being an avid birks-wearer. The birkenstock paradox is about everything our beloved German sandal does for our style consciousness…
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Special Edition: Q&A (part 4)
みなさん、こんにちは！ザボナファイドアワーにようこそ。You've arrived at the fourth and final installment of the Q&A saga, how exciting :) For this part, I answer the six remaining questions submitted by listeners and loved ones. The questions in this segment cross the boundaries of culture, love, race and personal growth…
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Special Edition: Q&A (part 3)
The threequel of the Q&A odyssey has arrived! Delve and dive with me into the most unhinged of the Q&A episodes thus far. In part three, you'll hear a spontaneous freestyle, my rendition of an iconoclastic Lion King song, but most importantly you'll hear the inner workings of my cranium. So come...
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Special Edition: Q&A (part 2)
A continuation of the conversation between myself and my listeners. The topic of conversation? A buffet of questions submitted by those very same listeners. The sequel to Q&A part 1 presents an answering of questions as honest and open as part 1, but with answers that begin to take on a life of...
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Special Edition: Q&A (part 1)
The very first episode without a guest! Just me, 37 questions and a whole lotta lovin. Get your hearts, minds and ears prepared for a luscious four part Q&A series where I answer questions submitted by fans, listeners and loved ones. I wanted to give plenty of time to answer each of the questions...
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Paranormal pub culture and the power of alcoholic self-actualisation
With a quite a long sojourn, The Bona Fide Hour has returned to grace your ears and delicate ear lobes. This week, my high school friend Flynn joins me as we meet pub culture where it is - in both the regional and metropolitan arenas of Queensland. Listen in as we reminisce, re-enter and...
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The resurrection of sleep
Hello, hello, hello :) Back after an extended hiatus, but lovely to have you in my audible company once again ! This week you're in for an episode of beautiful chaos, as my friend Tyler and I discuss everything sleep related. Join us on this discussion as we take you into our sleepy dreamscape....
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The cosmetics of aesthetics
Hello, hello, hello :) Welcome back to another beautiful Bona Fide Hour episode, where Finn and I invite you and your ears to join us on a splendid listening journey, where we conversate about aesthetics. We talk about social aesthetics and stereotypes, desert aesthetics (like in Breaking Bad)…
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Feeling naked when you go out without earphones
It's The Bona Fide Hour in ya asses! This week on the podcast, my friend Blake joins me as we revel in the numerous methods people have devised to listen to music. We discuss how music is an inescapable part of our lives, since it is always around us as you'll find out in this episode. Music is...
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Indigenous place names with my local linguist
Helloooooo you sexy little linguistic listeners ;) Indigenous place names in Australia are being increasingly discussed, as names places and things have always been a way to control the narrative and history of a place. Paul and I invite you into our after dinner discussion of disputes over place...
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Photography is always about more than the photo
Photography really is always about more than just the photo. It's about the lighting, atmosphere, equipment, time of day and temporal context that you're taking the photo in! My friend James and I capture our feelings about photography, and over the course of the episode we develop our...
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Third Culture Kids as Third Cultured Adults
Helloooooo! In this week's episode of the bona fide hour, Liz joins me for an intimate chat about what it's like growing up as a third culture kid, and how those childhood experiences have translated into adulthood. We're welcoming you with open arms into this episode, as we lay out what we love...
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Transportation contemplation
Welcome welcome to another instalment of the bona fide hour! This week my dear friend Martin has descended into the studio as we discuss our attitudes and experiences regarding transportation. It's questions like, how you feel when you're on the bus? Should brisbane get trams? Should babies be on...
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Slanguage
Slanguage !! A portmanteau of the words slang and language. Let your ears join us this week as Darcy and I shake hands with the topic of slang. We discuss how slang develops, who decides what is slang and what isn't, what slang we use and much much more. We covered so much ground and uncovered a...
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Supermarkets are weird
Aaand we're back! Join myself, Alan and Miles as we lay out our outlooks and opinions on supermarkets. We all frequent supermarkets, and we always go there with intentions, but leave with more than what we intendend. So, why is that? Are things like how much time we spend in the supermarket, how...
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Rollercoaster of adult acceptance
Welcome back to another episode for this week! I'm joined by my friend Danae as we discuss some of the ups and downs of accepting yourself as an adult. We engage with our experiences of self-acceptance, when we feel we have trouble accepting ourselves, and the role other people in how we come to...
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The instability of being stable
Jack attack is back! He was on the inaugural episode, Absolute Narcissism, and he's come back for an encore to showcase his experiences with stability to the world. Stability is the theme for this week's episode and it's something that underpins our choices, our desires and our lives. How do you...
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Instagram and personality cults
Welcome back to another episode! This week is all about instagram and personality cults. Nick and I discuss how personality cults form, the relationship between personality cults and instagram, and also share some of our own insights and experiences with instagram ! You can follow us on instagram...
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Wise connections
This week's episode will delve into relationships, how we form lasting and meaningful relatinoships with the right people and when to cut people and when to keep people. We also talk a bit about symbiosis, and how these relationships exist in the natural world as well. You can follow us on...
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Sugar mummies and self-reflections
You're in for a treat this week ;) Lilli and I are talking about self-reflections and how certain objects, interests, and technologies reflect certain images to others, and how these things can be mediums for us to self-reflect as well. We somehow got onto the topic of sugar mummies from...
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Eat your greens
This episode we talking about eating those greens!! I'm joined by the exquisite Ella as we delve into a discussion about veganism, mass consumerism, perceptions of veganism and much much more! Ella will be featuring in part 2 of Eat your greens, which will be slighly different ;) You can follow…
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Writing poetry, and why it chose me
Things will be a little different this week! Tay will be interviewing me about something I love dearly: writing poetry. We'll be discussing everything from writing techniques and tips to how the weather affects my writing. We'll also be talking about an upcoming zine I have that will be out very...
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New Year, Same Excuses
It has been so so long, too long in fact ! I took an extended hiatus from recording due to uni and to figure out if this is something I really wanted to pursue. I've decided that this podcast is something I definitely want to pursue, and I'm so excited to grow this platform (with your love and...
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Fashion as meditation
It's been a while! On this week's episode we talk about attitudes to fashion, but also using fashion as a form of meditation and self-reflection. Clothes are a daily part of our life, but there's a lot to it! So many underlying processes that motivate us to wear certain garments and how our...
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Australian complacency
On this week's episode we talk about complacency in Australia! We discuss what it means to be complacent in Australia, and how different forms of complacency manifest in Australia, overseas, and our own lives. Was a great discussion and I hope we gave you some food for thought. You can follow us...
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Playlist sculpture
On this week's episode we talk about playlists! Most people have playlists, but there are many different underlying approaches to making playlists. We delve into questions such as why we make playlists, what inspires to make playlists and so on. Playlists are reflective of our habits, attitudes…
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Absolute narcissism
Hello, hello, hello! Welcome to the bona fide hour, a podcast for relaxing in thought. Each week I talk to friends and loved ones about topics that make us think about our own behaviour through a moral and ethical lens. Some topics could also be less about our behaviour and more about our habits...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Become a Paid Subscriber: https://anchor.fm/bona-obiri-yeboah/subscribeHello, and welcome to The Bona Fide Hour, a podcast for relaxing in thought. Each week I converse with loved ones about life topics that investigate the nuances of daily life. It's questions about sleep, food, cities, shopping, language and more. It's simple questions that help us to contemplate things believe to be too common. Slow down, breathe in, and listen below to find out where these conversations go!
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Become a Paid Subscriber: https://anchor.fm/bona-obiri-yeboah/subscribeHello, and welcome to The Bona Fide Hour, a podcast for relaxing in thought. Each week I converse with loved ones about life topics that investigate the nuances of daily life. It's questions about sleep, food, cities, shopping,...
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