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The Subtlety of It
by The Subtlety of It
The subtleties of how we feel, how we think and who we are.
Episodes
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Subtleties of Not Wanting Kids
Tubes & tantrums. Safiyyah (27) and Katya (53) don’t want kids, and they’ve made sure of it. We talked about how a Reddit thread lead to Safiyyah getting her tubes removed at 25. We talked about Katya getting a hysterectomy at 30. They’ve both been living their best lives ever since. We talked...
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Subtleties of Stealing From Black People with Samira
Extraction & erasure. It’s the season 3 finale!! Black African music, art and language are co-opted and stolen globally - from Tik Tok to the DJ scene to dance to activism. I chat with Samira about being a Black African creative in Australia. We discuss what it means to extract Black talent,...
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Subtleties of Therapy with The Tena Therapist
Family & fragility. Tigist Kebede (@thetenatherapist) is a therapist based in Naarm (Melbourne). Friends, it’s been a tough few years in the panasonic and life in general, whew! Therapy is something I’m very grateful for. Tigist and I talk about everything from decolonising therapy to seeing your...
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Subtleties of Working For Free
Rest & remuneration. Elsa and I tackle some big questions about working in this episode. We talk about class, doing less, the wildness that occurs in the not-for-profit sector, anti-capitalist strategies in this v capitalist world, paying people for their labour, the ethics of making money doing...
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Subtleties of Being in a Sorority
Hotness & hierarchies. We’re diving into the very blonde and sometimes strange world of sororities and Greek life. Sara and Nickie gave us some juicy intel on what actually goes in during rush (recruitment). We talked about whether you need to be hot to be selected, what sororities actually do,...
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Subtleties of Passport Privilege with Dilpreet
Class & chai. So many conversations about identity politics are about living in the West. Voices from the Global South get erased far too often, and there are countless folks there who are doing IT! Dilpreet and I zoom in on India in this conversation. We talk about how the first world is a scam,...
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Subtleties of Bla[c]k Solidarity with Eugenia Flynn
Land & language. Eugenia Flynn and I talk about how we will not succeed in doing racial justice and solidarity work without centring Indigenous people, how it’s become cool to be in solidarity with Bla(c)k people, the beautiful and powerful intertwining of Bla(c)kness and Indigenity in so-called...
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Subtleties of Dating While Black
Apps & apprehension. Two podcast faves, Ayman (Subtleties of Male Vulnerability) and Adj (Subtleties of Shutting Up), are back, and we’re delving into the world of dating while Black! We discuss the difference between dating and dates, whether ethnic filtering on dating apps is problematic, the...
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Subtleties of Getting Plastic Surgery
Black & botched. Last year, Princess got a nose job in South Korea and let’s just say the surgery did not go to plan. We break down what an 'ethnic rhinoplasty' is, discuss living as a Black woman in South Korea, regret, how her friends reacted to her getting a nose job, not telling family, shady...
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Subtleties of Not Drinking
Mocktails & mental breakdowns. Awura Abena doesn’t drink and we don’t really know why. In this ep, we get to the bottom of it. We chat about never being drunk before, being the sober friend throughout your teens and twenties, hating parties, being perceived as boring and judgemental, why goon…
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Subtleties of Getting Married Young
Rings & religion. Huda and Katie both got married in their early 20s. We talked about not wanting people to know you’re married, Bridgerton, divorce, fear of doing too many dishes, marriage & dating in a Muslim Pakistani community & a white Evangelical christian community, pressure to get…
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Subtleties of White Veganism with The Canadian African
Systems & spices. In this episode, I chat with The Canadian African - Afia Amoako. We talked about being a Black, Ghanaian vegan, the tea on the vegan ‘influencer’ community, the white-washing of sustainability, the power of seasoning, how to navigate eating cultural foods as a vegan, veganism &...
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Subtleties of Having Cancer
Boredom & baldness. Welcome to Season 3! Last year, Ying was diagnosed with stage 4 Hodgkin Lymphoma at 23. We talked about idleness and boredom, her love for crotcheting, how her diagnosis changed her relationships with her friends, family and partner, whether it’s helpful to frame cancer as a...
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Subtleties of Desirability with Sangeetha Thanapal
Fatphobia, colourism & Lizzo. In the Season 2 finale, Sangeetha and I discuss desirability. We talk about Lizzo’s infinite lung capacity, the importance of understanding fatphobia as structural oppression, why conversations about colourism barely go anywhere, the marriage market, Indian...
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Subtleties of Being Bla[c]k on Black Land
Decolonising institutions & protecting your peace. In this episode, Nana chats with Keeaira, Patrick and Karri about their Aboriginality. They discuss being Aboriginal in institutions, whether decolonising spaces is their work, whether Acknowledgements to Country have become reduced to a check…
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Subtleties of Selling Out with Nyadol Nyuon
Rest, respect and radical rudeness. In this episode, Nana chats with Nyadol Nyuon. They talk about Black exceptionalism, selling out, being a public figure, being legally Black, being rude to men, the expectation to pursue social justice full-time, reconciling making Australia home as a Black...
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Subtleties of Wearing a Hijab
A non-exhaustive list of places to donate and support justice for Bla(c)k lives here in Australia and the U.S. If you can, please donate. If you're unable to donate, please sign the petitions: https://linktr.ee/thesubtletyofitpodcast -------------- Scarves and spectacles. In this episode, I chat...
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Subtleties of Your Name
Say my name, say my name. In this light-hearted episode, Awura Abena and Nana Akua (is this my re-brand?) talk about Ghanaian naming practices, the struggles of having your name mispronounced and correcting people, how names affect employability and mobility, taking pride in your name, Snoop…
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Subtleties of Financial Shame
Money, feelings and nets. In this episode, Awura Abena and I talk about growing up ‘poor,’ not being able to solve equations, our financial fears, why bootstraps don’t exist, financial literacy, parents who work too hard, capitalism, generational wealth, being children of immigrants, and the...
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Subtleties of Looking Average (and an important message)
Grinches and radical confidence. Let's chat! Instagram: @thesubtletyofit | https://www.instagram.com/thesubtletyofit/ Email: [email protected] ____________________________ Covid-19 Related Resources (Aus) COVID-19 information in various languages…
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Subtleties of Fetishisation
Since recording this episode, Coronavirus (COVID-19) has been declared a pandemic by the World Health Organisation. This pandemic is escalating quickly and we are not responding as fast as we should be. People are dying everyday and you never know who around you is vulnerable. Health care systems...
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Subtleties of Being 'Woke'
Currency & consciousness. Welcome to Season 2! In this episode, I chat with my sister, Awura Abena, about the phrase 'being woke.' We discuss whether being woke is a currency, queen Rihanna, being woke adjacent, getting lost in the sauce, outrage, and how consciousness is a constant process. The...
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Subtleties of Shutting Up
Fall back and unpack. In the Season One finale, I chat with my sister, Awura Abena, and our childhood friend, Adjoa, about shutting up. We discuss whether we believe in allyship, the dangers of speaking for others, oppression olympics, emotions being viewed as irrational, intersectionality…
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Subtleties of Raising Yourself
We were raised to raise ourselves. In this episode, I chat with my sister, Awura Abena, about the idea of raising yourself. We reflect on the positive and negatives of being raised with an independent mindset. We talk about how independence affects vulnerability, taking care of yourself, working...
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Subtleties of Natural Hair - Part 2
Hair loss and hair love. In Part 2 of Episode 1, Awura Abena and I chat about her alopecia, the importance of valuing your hair, decolonising the mind, Eurocentric beauty standards and we highlight the beauty of Black women. The Subtlety of It is about seemingly small aspects of our identity…
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Subtleties of Natural Hair - Part 1
Hair woes and afros. In this episode I chat with my sister, Awura Abena, about our hair. We talk all things from our hair being compared to pubes, straightener trauma, proximity to whiteness, and to coming into the blackity blackness of our afros. The Subtlety of It is about seemingly small…
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