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NAVIGATING DISABILITY AS A DOCTOR - a conversation with Dr Hannah Brew 06.06.2026 1h 16min

Send us Fan Mail Dr Hannah Brew is a portfolio GP who was diagnosed with the rare condition that causes muscle weakness, not long after starting work in the UK. She tells us how she navigated life with myasthenia gravis, the impact on her career choices and why we should all have more compassion when it comes to hidden disabilities. This episode was recorded in February 2026 and edited by KAmo. Learn more about Myasthenia Gravis https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/myasthenia-gravis/ Han...

S8Ep9| BOOK CLUB: 'Hold' - a conversation with Michael Donkor 12.04.2026 1h 17min

Send us Fan Mail In February 2026, Michael Kwadwo Donkor joined our book club and left us inspired as we discussed Hold – a coming-of-age book that explores the role of women, attitudes to sexuality, mental health and the tension between culture and identity. The book follows three teenage girls. Two live in a town near Kumasi, Ghana's Asante Region and are housemaids for a well-to-do family. The third teenager we meet later in the book is from South London. During the cours...

S8Ep8| EXPLORING IDENTITY THROUGH ART- a conversation with Edward Ofosu 07.03.2026 29min

Send us Fan Mail Edward Ofosu, a self-taught, mixed media artist based in Accra, who, in September and October 2025 staged his first solo in Accra, entitled ‘Rhythm of The Soul’ at the La Foundation For The Arts in Accra, Ghana. Edward has had two solo exhibitions in Ghana and four solo exhibition internationally. Edward employs a variety of artistic styles and uses a range of tools, including everyday objects found in Ghana, to create his work. You find that his art includes traditional po...

S8Ep7| LOVE YOUR MOTHER TONGUE: a day celebrating indigenous languages 21.02.2026 18min

Send us Fan Mail Happy International Mother Language Day! Hear Maame Serwaa Piese who shares her regret at not teaching her children her Mother Tongue. She shares her reflections in Twi followed by an English translation. You’ll also hear from her niece Mirekua Ansah, who provides her perspective on why she has actively invested in ensuring her four children are fluent in their Mother Tongue. She shares her reflections in Twi followed by an English translation. Find out more on our Substack. ...

S8Ep6| GENTRIFICATION IN HACKNEY: a historical exploration with author Richard Yeboah 07.02.2026 55min

Send us Fan Mail Hello and welcome to AKADi Magazine’s Connecting Communities Podcast where we explore stories through a Ghanaian lens and dive into conversations with Ghanaians on topics including culture, the arts and history, which hopefully will leave you with some food for thought. My name is Kofi Amo, editor of AKADi Magazine, and listen to my conversation with Richard Yeboah, a lifelong Hackney resident and historian. Richard is also the author of 'From Hackney with Love: An Intimate...

S8Ep5| A TALE OF TWO 19th CENTURY ASANTE PRINCES: a conversation with Andrea-Vicky Amankwaa-Birago 03.01.2026 1h 6min

Send us Fan Mail Andrea-Vicky Amankwaa-Birago takes us through her research journey of uncovering the remarkable stories of two 19th century Asante princes. Cousin brothers: Kwasi Boachi and Kwame Poku were both 10 years old when they migrated to the Netherlands in 1837 on the request of Asantehene Kwaku Dua I, Kwasi’s father and Kwame’s uncle. Boachi and Poku’s stories are both fascinating and tragic and hopefully will inspire a film one day. What I found most compelling was seeing the paral...

S8Ep4| 2025 IN REVIEW & 2026 HIGHLIGHTS 03.01.2026 41min

Send us Fan Mail Happy New Year to all our esteemed followers and welcome to our first episode of 2026. Kofi and I (Abena) thought we would use this opportunity to thank you for your support in 2025, reflect back on our podcasts from last year and look forward to some that you'll hear this year. We also shout out to some of our listeners. You may hear you name mentioned. Cheers! The music in this episode is made exclusively for AKADi Magazine by Kyekyeku and the Super Opong Stars and ...

S8Ep3| THE EYES OF GHANA - unlocking memories from Ghana's cinematic past 13.12.2025 50min

Send us Fan Mail ‘The Eyes of Ghana’ is a powerful docufilm about preserving Ghana’s film heritage. Told primarily through 93-year-old cinematographer Reverend Chris Hesse, this story is one of hope, cultural preservation and is a call to action to us all. Reverend Hesse was Osagyefo Dr Kwame Nkrumah’s personal videographer, during his presidency and captured hundreds of hours of little-seen footage. We went to see the film in October 2025, and got to speak to two of the docufilm producers...

S8Ep2| EXPLORING THE ROOTS OF MASQUERADE: Part 2 - a conversation with Claudia George 10.11.2025 27min

Send us Fan Mail Claudia George, an artist who creates under the name Claudia Zinski and works with batik, silks and canvas. In this episode, Claudia explains how her exhibition in Accra, entitled: The Meridian Love Affair Exhibition (13-18 November), will act as the foundation for greater research into exploring the origins of mas or masquerade in Ghana, and Trinidad, and its connection to UK carnival. Find more details here: https://www.instagram.com/claudia.george_official/ https://www...

S8Ep1| HEALING THROUGH ART: Part 1 - a conversation with Claudia George 08.11.2025 35min

Send us Fan Mail Claudia George is an artist who creates under the name Claudia Zinski and works with batik, silks and canvas. In this episode, she talks about how art helped her to deal with the loss of her sibling and how she plans to showcase new work in Accra this month entitled: The Meridian Love Affair Exhibition (13-18 November). Find more details here: https://www.instagram.com/claudia.george_official/ https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10167030762978682&set=a.10152393942763...

S7Ep13| THE SALON EXPERIENCE AT 1-54 CONTEMPORARY AFRICAN ART FAIR 03.11.2025 10min

Send us Fan Mail Writer Uwati Okojie speaks about ‘Le Salon - Art of Conversation’ - a living exhibition by Le Tings (Harris Elliott) x Johnnie Sapong at 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair 2025. She shares insights into a Ghanaian art activation at the 13th edition of 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair at Somerset House in London in 2025. This installation was called: 'Le Salon - Art of Conversation' by Le Tings (Harris Elliott) x Johnnie Sapong and was one of a series of ‘Special Projects’ t...

S7Ep12| BUILDING LEGACIES - a conversation with pioneering architect Elsie Owusu 19.10.2025 55min

Send us Fan Mail To mark Black History Month UK, we caught up with pioneering architect Elsie Owusu who famously led renovations at Green Park Tube station the Supreme Court and has worked with award-winning artist Yinka Shonibare. This conversation looks at Elsie's early beginning, the fascinating story of her father and her architectural achievements. Read more about Tropical Modernism here. https://www.akadimagazine.com/post/tropical-modernism-ghana-s-architecture-and-independence Li...

S7Ep11| CELEBRATING BLACK BRITISH THEATRE - a conversation with Omar F. Okai 01.10.2025 26min

Send us Fan Mail Hello and welcome to AKADi Magazine's Connecting Communities Podcast where we spotlight Ghanaians making transformative change in their communities. Listen to Omar F. Okai, dancer, choreographer, director and founder of the six-year Black British Theatre Awards (BBTAs) - a platform that recognises the talents of Black British creatives involved in theatre - from the actors right through to those behind the scenes. And in this two-part series, Omar explains how some ...

S7Ep10| CENTRING BLACK WOMEN IN FILM: a conversation with Anniwaa Buachie 06.09.2025 50min

Send us Fan Mail Anniwaa Buachie is an award-winning actor, filmmaker, audiobook narrator, who explains how she turned the story ‘Moon Over Aburi’ by award-winning poet and author Kwame Dawes into a film. That’s where I first met Anniwaa at the screening of ‘Moon Over Aburi’ at the London International Pan-African Film Festival in South London in 2024 - you’ll hear me refer to it as PAFF in the interview. Please stick around and listen to this inspiring artist as she talks about her journ...

S7Ep9| AFRICA FASHION WEEK LONDON 2025: a conversation with three Ghanaian designers 09.08.2025 19min

Send us Fan Mail Africa Fashion Week London (AFWL) 2025 kicks off on 9 and 10 August bringing together seasoned and next generation designers from the Continent under one roof. Now in its 15th season, this annual catwalk and exhibition event is one of the world’s largest and longest-running showcases of African and African-inspired fashion & design. In this episode we speak to three Ghanaian designers who have travelled from their homes in Accra, Ghana to Space House in London to exhi...

S7Ep8| BOOK CLUB: Part 2 - 'Tail of the Blue Bird' - a conversation with Nii Ayikwei Parkes 19.07.2025 33min

Send us Fan Mail Poet and author Nii Ayikwei Parkes joined our Book Club in June 2025 for our review of Tail of the Blue Bird - his 16-year-old crime novel which has an exciting twist. This book is set in a fictitious village not far from Accra that becomes a crime scene with a difference that brings police and a pathologist to crack the case. But this is no ordinary crime and we soon find out that with the help of pathologist Kayo, who is forced to solve the case, that the ev...

S7Ep7| BOOK CLUB: Part 1 - 'Tail of the Blue Bird' - a conversation with Nii Ayikwei Parkes 12.07.2025 25min

Send us Fan Mail Poet and author Nii Ayikwei Parkes joined our Book Club in June 2025 for our review of Tail of the Blue Bird - his 16-year-old crime novel which has an exciting twist. This book is set in a fictitious village not far from Accra that becomes a crime scene with a difference that brings police and a pathologist to crack the case. But this is no ordinary crime and we soon find out that with the help of pathologist Kayo, who is forced to solve the case, that the ev...

S7Ep6| RETROGHANA - on a mission to amplify Ghanaian music 15.06.2025 35min

Send us Fan Mail Eugene Abeka-Donkor, the founder of RetroGhana - a social media platform on a mission to document, share and amplify Ghanaian music and the legends behind these iconic sounds. In this episode, Eugene tells us what inspired him to create RetroGhana, he explains what led to his collaboration with Ghanaian unisex clothing brand Ajabeng and we ask him which musical collaborations (with living or departed singers) he thinks would make a stellar music match. This episode is produce...

S7Ep5| BOOK CLUB: 'Rootless' - a conversation with Krystle Zara Appiah 06.04.2025 55min

Send us Fan Mail Listen to Krystle Zara Appiah, author of the award-winning novel ‘Rootless’ and the first published author to join our book club session as a special guest. We’ve been meeting every month since September 2024 where we read and review books by Ghanaian authors or books about Ghana. If you haven’t read ‘Rootless’, get comfortable because you’re about to hear from some of our book club members as we discuss the themes behind the novel, and put some of o...

S7Ep4| DICK ESSILFIE-BONDZIE - Ghana's visionary music producer part 2 22.03.2025 40min

Send us Fan Mail You’ve heard of Highlife greats such as CK Mann, Gyedu-Blay Ambolley, Ebo Taylor and Pat Thomas but what do you know about the producer behind some of their hit songs? We spoke to the family of the late Dick Essilfie-Bondzie - visionary music producer and the first to bring a vinyl record pressing factory on to West African soil - to find out more. If you follow our podcast or our newsletter, be the first to hear their accounts of their father and grandfather on the AKA...