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The Bonnet Talks
by Ama Appiah
Hosted by Ama Appiah, a twenty-something year old navigating her way through post-grad. This podcast is a platform to bring to light the conversations twenty-something year olds are having, with the goal of motivating young people to strive to achieve while providing tangible ways to become the best version of themselves. Subscribe for a #TBT episode every Friday!
Episodes
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The Black Experience Abroad (with Ronah)
WE ARE BACK, with another episode of the Bonnet Talks after a mini hiatus. I am giving you an hour and a half worth of content to make up for the last few months (with a video version of the episode coming out on Wednesday)! Back in August 2021, I sat down with my Ugandan-British love, Ronah, to...
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Learning to Embrace All That You Are (with Shuchen Hu)
This week’s episode of the Bonnet Talks features my dear friend, Shuchen Hu! She is an international student from China who has lived in America since high school. Shuchen and I talk about how we became friends (literally the beginning of summer), our high school experiences (why was the…
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It's the Simple Things: What Kind of Lifestyle Do You Want? (with Michelle Reed)
In today’s episode, I catch up with the Dallas, Texas content creator, Michelle Reed. I discovered her around the beginning of post grad and she is one of the people that I relate to the most. Honestly, we talked about EVERYTHING but highlights include: the importance of doing the simple things,...
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Taking the First Step Every Day (with Susie)
HEY, HEY, HEY - long time no see y’all! We are BACK with another episode of the Bonnet Talks. To kick off this new season of the podcast, I brought the incredible Susie, also known as @Susiemeoww on social - She is a Kpop dancer and content creator from China and she is absolutely KILLING the…
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Making New Friends and Keeping the Old Ones (with Lexi Fragola)
In today’s episode, I catch up with my long-time, dear friend Lexi Fragola. Lexi is a recent graduate from the University of Connecticut (with a dual degree, a GENIUS), where she also currently works as an admissions officer. We talk about the ways we learned to maintain our college friendships...
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Your Twenties in Argentina (with Camila Vola)
In today’s episode, I give you a little glimpse into Argentina - I bring on my friend and fellow podcast host, Camila Vola to talk about the twenty-something life in Argentina. We discuss Camila's dreams about moving abroad, what her friends think about that, and how that impacts dating in her...
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Pandemic Anniversary Reflections
In today's episode, you get to spend your Friday with moi --- in this solo, episode, I reflect on three things I've learned since moving home for quarantine (exactly a year ago YESTERDAY)! What?! I also touch upon the weird nostalgia that we feel when I think about the beginning of quarantine.......
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Managing a 9-5 AND Pursuing My Passions? I Can Do That? (with Gabby Whiten)
In today’s episode, I bring on Gabby Whiten: an NYU grad student, owner of a design studio, and content creator. She stops by to chat about her adventures as a Ph.D. student at NYU, how she got there, and how she blurs the lines between science and creativity. Gabby also discusses what it has…
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Managing Personas (with Beatrice Naujalyte)
In today’s episode, I have fellow content creator and young entrepreneur, Beatrice from The Bliss Bean blog and Youtube channel, where she shares her tips for all things productivity, organization and self-improvement. Only recently turning 20, Beatrice talks about her excitement for entering...
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Protecting Your Energy (with Cydney Delarosa)
In today’s episode, I bring on Cydney-Alexis Delarosa, a soon-to-be graduate of UConn, major in biomedical engineering, researcher, and honestly, part-time model at this point (seriously, ask Tyra Banks). We discuss the importance of maintaining your energy - what that actually means, how to...
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Making the Blueprint (with Jake Brewer)
In today’s episode, we have Jake Brewer, a music artist, podcast host, and entrepreneur → yes… a triple threat, bring on the applause. We chat about one of our favorite subjects, music, specifically how the Grammys are the Scammys. The TEA. We then dive deeper into how Jake started his business,...
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2021: The Year of Pivot (with Emily Gigliotti)
We kick off TBT 2021 with my podcast sista, Emily Gigliotti, a Sports Management grad student and host of the Purpose Project. We evaluate how we did in 2020, discuss the problem with New Year's Resolutions, our mantras for the new year, and how to set intentional goals that we’ll *actually*…
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Your Twenties in England (with Ceila Higson)
Hi everyone! I bring you a new TBT episode on this Monday, and its the next segment in the TBT “Your Twenties in ____”, mini-series (feat. my international friends). My dear friend and “sorority cousin”, Celia Higson calls in from London to talk about her postgrad experience in England. We chat...
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Election Reflections
This week, I had to come on the pod for a solo episode to talk about the seemingly never-ending Presidential battle. Considering what this year has been, this seems to be the climax of it all - and I happen to be here in Washington DC to see it unfold in realtime. In this episode, I chat about…
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Living with Grace (with Briana Salmon)
WE ARE BACK BABY on this Monday with a new episode of TBT after a break last week. I bring on my friend Briana to catch up on life and talk about the things we wish we knew in college. Like me, she is a UConn graduate and she is currently working at Google (incredible? yup). We touch upon...
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The Black Female Dating Experience (with Tinah Ogalo)
HELLO, Happy Monday everyone! I am joined by my hilarious friend TInah Ogalo aka Tinah with an H, for today’s episode. She is the host of the In Your Twenty’s podcast which is like your survival guide to all things twenty-something related. We have been longtime friends through the Aerie…
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Showing Up and Showing Out (with Chloe Belangia)
Today, I am accompanied by the empowering, Chloe Belangia. She is the host of the Passages podcast, which is just one of the many branches of her newly launched project, The Passages Project. We chat about the funny way we met (cough cough hi Katy Bellotte, her journey as a new young…
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Building Confidence In Self-Perception (with Nikita Roy)
Today, I have a special episode with my longtime friend and fellow Aerie Ambassador, Nikita Roy! If you didn’t see my announcement on Instagram last week, I am officially partnering with Aerie for a second time as a brand ambassador (exciting), so I thought it would be a good time to bring Nikita...
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Confessions of a First Time Bumble Dater
Hi everyone! Welcome to the TWENTIETH episode of TBT, incredible that the show has come this far and that we are on the second season. This show has become one of my favorite things I have ever done and I am eternally grateful that you have come along for the ride. Today, I switch it up and give...
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Living Abroad and Taking Risks (with Sissel)
Today’s episode is with Sissel Aare Boe, an entrepreneur from Denmark currently living in Seoul, South Korea. Sissel took the risk of moving to South Korea at age 19 without any plans and two years later, she is a successful entrepreneur and influencer. Sissel takes us on her journey of moving to…
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The One About Grad School (with Jill Stifano, Lizzy Darin and Shannon Foley)
Today’s episode is the start of a SECOND mini-series (tentatively called the Breakfast Club) - I have been wracking my brain to come up with creative ways to bring new content and create new experiences for my listeners - and I thought it would be a good idea to bring people together in groups...
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Your Twenties in Malaysia (with Praise Tan)
This week I am back with a new episode but with a twist - I am premiering a new mini-series on the podcast called World Perspectives: Your Twenties in ______". I am so lucky to know many amazing young people around the world and I want to take the opportunity to show you the conversations I have...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Hosted by Ama Appiah, a twenty-something year old navigating her way through post-grad. This podcast is a platform to bring to light the conversations twenty-something year olds are having, with the goal of motivating young people to strive to achieve while providing tangible ways to become the best version of themselves. Subscribe for a #TBT episode every Friday!
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