The Spoken World Podcast
by The Spoken World Podcast
Spoken Word is truth from broken pieces of our hearts that bleed from our pen to paper.When we share the experiences and inspiration behind the worlds we create on paper with different parts of the world, we realize that we are really not as different as we like to think we are.
Episodes
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A Golden Heart Part 2
The journey to Max and Keira's Law. How 12 year old max, diagnosed with dilated cardiomyopathy, a condition where his heart was too large to pump blood around his body effectively, fought for his life in the hopes that he would get a heart donor on time. Paul and Emma Johnson take us along on…
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A Golden Heart Part 1
The journey to Max and Keira's Law. How 12 year old max, diagnosed with dilated cardiomyopathy, a condition where his heart was too large to pump blood around his body effectively, fought for his life in the hopes that he would get a heart donor on time. Paul and Emma Johnson take us along this...
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Sex Is Art
On this Episode we talk to the founders of Sexquisite Events, Maedb Joy and Carmen Ali. Maedb Joy is the founder of Sexquisite Events, a community arts project for sex workers. She is also 1/3 of the poetry writing collective, Women of Words. She has notably performed for The Barbican…
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Man Of Action
I'm back! It's Season Four of the podcast by storytellers for storytellers with the amazing Steven T. Seagle from Man Of Action, the creators of Ben 10, Generator Rex and Big Hero Six! We get to listen to his journey and the complexities of comic book writing and how to stay young and fresh in…
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Thriving In Sex Work - Part Two
It's part two with real and authentic sex workers and former sex worker Lola Davina, discussing relationships, marriage and self care in the sex industry. In the Part One of this series, we introduced the sex workers from Nigeria; Patience and Ejiro, and the US, Amy and Lola and why and how they...
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Thriving In Sex Work - Part One
Raised in a society that believes sexuality which is unfairly skewed towards women, we are curious about women who offer services in the sex industry. Retired Sex Worker, Lola Davina shares her journey and experiences in her book, Thriving In Sex Work. We are joined by private model, Amy Taylore...
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Berlin Syndrome
AFRICA IS BLEEDING. Find out more about what's happening and how you can help here: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-54678345 **************************************************************************************** That moment when a passionate one night stand becomes more... much more. And...
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Three Seconds (The Informer)
AFRICA IS BLEEDING. Find out more about what's happening and how you can help here: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-54678345 **************************************************************************************** What is the justification for violence? Why do criminals think the way they…
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Independence Special!
Nigeria is 60 years! The podcast celebrates by giving you a unique stream of Nigerian spoken word poetry. Meet the poets! Ndukwe Onuoha Tobi Toun Solarspeaks Divine Adachukwu Onyekwena Psalms&Proverbs The Medical Poet Ibquake Adaobi Chiemelu Nuel Obodokwe Follow The Spoken World Podcast on...
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GONE
The GONE series is ranking top five on my list of best YA novels. Imagine my shock when Michael Grant, the author of over a hundred books and the sole author of GONE said, "Yes" to speaking with us on the his experiences and journey to creating the books. Michael Grant is an American author of…
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Would You Have It Any Other Way?
The podcast is back with deep spoken word poems by the world's finest. We talk family and relationships on this episode with three amazing guests. Mike Rosen is an award-winning poet on a mission to normalize the less than perfect by addressing anxiety, depression, and addiction without stigma.…
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Under The Rug
Nick Courmon (NDC_Poetry) is a spoken word artist from Greensboro, NC. He enjoys using his art to address a myriad of social issues in addition to mental health awareness. He has work published in BROAD magazine, a digital and social justice publication from the Women's Studies and Gender Studies...
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Caging Skies (Jojo Rabbit)
Christine Leunens is a New Zealand based author of three books. Her second book, Caging Skies, was the inspiration behind the 2019 Oscar winning Taika film, Jojo Rabbit. Starring award winning actors Scarlet Johannson, Rebel Wilson and Taika Waititi playing the imaginary Adolf Hitler. The book…
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A Broken Childhood
Imagine a childhood where the child lives in absolute fear of their biological parents. Where each day, that child would pray for an uneventful time and protection from their guardian. That was the very life of Dr. Lydia Taiwo. She writes about her life in her book, A Broken Childhood, published…
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Spoken Word Is Truth
Spoken word is truth from broken pieces of our hearts that bleed from our pen to paper. A lot has been going on in the world with hate crime, prejudice and discrimination. Today we talk those sensitive issues the way we know best Three amazing ladies share with us their spoken word piece that…
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Half The Size But Twice The Life
Can't believe it's been three years already! And what better way to kick off season three than some motivation and positive thinking from author, health and fitness coach, Carli Jay. A couple years back, Carli had a shocking experience that made her sure that she had to do something about her...
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Season 3 Trailer
Third time's the charm. Here's a sneak peak to the excitement we've got stored up for you! New episodes every Thursday starting May 14th with Huwa and Daisy.
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Q&A Special
It's the season finalé you guys!!! Can't believe we made it this far. And as is tradition from season one, my friends, family and I listen to questions sent in from the fans of the show and give our honest (goofiest) answer. Get to know what we think about feminism, reaching out to the global...
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The Present is A Gift
Our guests on this episode play a little bit with time in their books. How much does our "future" influence the present? New York Times Bestselling author, Chigozie Obioma, takes us on his journey to publishing the finalist for The Man Booker Prize, The Fishermen and Ayesha Harruna Attah is an...
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FLASH EPISODE
Five Strong Women: Leanne Moden, A.R.I.A, Robyn Kaur Sidhu, Courtney Kiolbassa and Mahek Jangda share their spoken word pieces, their story and journey in today's special Flash Episode! Featuring artists from different parts of the world; Canada, Nottingham, America and Mumbai, India.
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Navigating Life
Ever felt like you're drowning in responsibilities while striving your best to be the greatest you can be, then wonder if your efforts are even worth it? I go through that everyday. As a full time Chemical Engineering student and podcaster, shuffling two lives that are different but significant…
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MUSH (Tough Love Pt 2)
Part Two of Tough Love. We go deeper into Domestic Violence as it relates the children in the family. Are our African parents depressed? How do we deal with that? Will we repeat the wrongs of our previous generation. Join the conversation with my awesome friend T.O.R.I. Awesome spoken word piece,...
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Tough Love
Tough Love is a true life story of Aalia Lanius who authored it. Read it and find out how Aalia got out of an abusive relationship while fighting cancer. Aalia's optimism and will is nothing short of amazing and I am so glad to be sharing this episode with you. Of course while maintaining the...
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The Orphan's Code
C.R.R. Hillin discusses her amazing debut fantasy book, The Orphan's code, the world of publishing, and her trials as a female autistic writer. Cat is so much fun to chat with! Oh and there's a surprise at the end!
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Think Like A Man
Hilarious and fun filled episode with JD Shapiro. We discuss his experience as a writer, working with late comic book legend Stan Lee and his new book, Think Like A Man.
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Never Say I Can't
Jason David Frank, famously known as The Green Ranger in the Mighty Murphin Power Rangers, takes us on an amazing journey from before catching the media's eyes as the longest power ranger in the series to surprising us with his intimate moments through spoken word poetry. I felt honoured to have...
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10.10.12
Deeply emotional piece by Project, 10.10.12 explores the what ifs and what haves in the modern time where bullying is a rising cause of suicide in the Western World. Have you ever been bullied, were/are you a bully, or were you the bystander who saw everything happen... and did nothing? Daisy...
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Honam
Cynthia Amoah, originally from Ghana speaks with her powerful spoken word piece, "Honam" meaning skin. We talk about the concept of colorism and how it deep rooted it is and like always, there's a follow up round table talk with my friends; Daisy, Shawn and twin brother, A.J. Why is light skin...
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Can I Kiss You
Welcome Welcome to Episode One of Season Two! On this episode we talk about sexual harassment and the culture of respect with American educator, author and founder of The Date Safe Project, Mike Domitrz. To kick off we have a reading from the excerpt of his book, 'Can I Kiss You?' Mike shares his...
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BLOOPERS!
To round off such an amazing and thought provoking season, I bring you the mistakes, funny moments, call drops and everything that got cut out during the post production. Great reviews from listeners all done with my four brothers in the studio! Join the laughter, music, heart and joy celebrating...
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Putney
It's the 1970s and a rising star in London, Ralph, is approached by renowned novelist Edmund Greenslay to score a stage adaptation of his most famous work. Through Edmund's house, Ralph sees Daphne, Edmund's 9 year old daughter and from that moment he's obsessed with her. He showers her with...
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Perfect Love
Onome is unhappily married to Temi and after six years of marriage, she bumps into her ex-boyfriend (the love of her life) and now she can't get him out of her head. As if things could not get any worse, they are now neighbours... Ufuoma is a young professional and social entrepreneur and founder...
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A Touch Of Gold
Just Don't Give Up! Debut author, Annie Sullivan, takes us deep with her amazing book, a touch of gold, inspired by the myth of King Midas and his touch. If you're a fan of The Pirates of The Caribbean, then it is a must read for you. If you love fantasy books, you'll go crazy after you listen....
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The Flicker Of Old Dreams
Mary Crampton has lived all of her thirty years in a small Western town called Petroleum. She watches as the town slowly dies after the tragedy leading to the close of the town's major source of income, the big grain factory. Being invisible seems impossible and her best chance connecting with…
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Please Stay/ Dirt in the Dust
Love lost, abuse and forgiveness. Please stay delves deep into the common rift between fathers and sons. Join the conversation with founder of bymepoetry, Susan Llewelyn. Secrets, Scandal, Threesomes. Ivie M. Eke expresses the difficulties being an indie author in West Africa, Nigeria while...
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Forgiveness/Happy Place
The world is a cruel and unfair place. Rachel Hall is determined to make sure we retain kindness and love for one another with her piece, Forgiveness. It is more for you than whoever offended you. But then, what do you do when trust is broken? What someone hurts you so much, you stay sane hoping...
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Outro/ If I Would Have Waited
Sam Olayemi asks a thought provoking question with his amazing piece, OUTRO. "Anyone who is sexually abused is instructed to 'speak up' to get justice, but what happens when the abused is barely five and her abuser his her father/hero?"... What would you do? Jazmin Fernandez takes it straight to...
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Infractions
Rolling tires, gasoline and a match stick... All that's left is for someone to scream "thief" at an innocent/guilty soul before they are set to flames. Jungle Justice... Who is to blame? The Police or the People. Join Nene and I as we take on a sensitive topic diving deep into the amazing poem...
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Three
Sophia Griffin shares a piece, "Three", that talks about family and important connections. Join the conversation as we discuss love lost maybes and better days.
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Black Man/ D-D-Donnie
In this two in one episode SPECIAL, we are joined by two up and coming artistes, Trina and Gemini. Both ladies share pieces close to their hearts. Trina and I discuss Trap music and social media; how are both contributing to the image of women in modern society? Gemini explains what she feels…
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A Life For A Life
Mel takes us through her self discovery journey having survived an abusive relationship with two children for her abuser. Her daughter barely born saved her life.
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It Hurts To Grow
Ari Safari in her moving piece, "It Hurts To Grow" expresses the hardship and triumphs she faces while growing up.
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Sleeve
Heartaches and Heartbreaks. Going forward or staying back. Jared and I have a go at our experiences with the matters of the heart.
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Eyes of Truth/ Pupils of Reality
Felice Mathieu teaches the ways men and women hurt each other in relationships and what a good man and woman should do.
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When You Say You Love Her
What does it mean to fall in Love. You ever been in Love? Does it Hurt? Kevin Bateman from Ireland discusses how he met his mystery woman.
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Forget
Omoh, Nene and I discuss the "Friend zone". The unpopular zone that seems to get most of us swept up. Maybe, just maybe, there's a way out.
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Hurricane Ellie
Jen Leahy from the North of England shares a very special piece dedicated to her little girl, Ellie.
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She's Just A Friend
Join the crazy fun discussion with Chizi on another episode of the podcast, "She's Just A Friend". We want to figure the secret of the "Just Friends" in a relationship. Are they really Just Friends?
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Dear Fake Friend
There are those people who are never there for you. They just pretend to be. On this episode I talk about friendship with an amazing funny friend of mine, Ramsey Umeh.
About this show
Spoken Word is truth from broken pieces of our hearts that bleed from our pen to paper.When we share the experiences and inspiration behind the worlds we create on paper with different parts of the world, we realize that we are really not as different as we like to think we are.
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