Latest Naia Podcast Episodes
S5E5 Traditional Akan Spirituality in Ghana
Asase Ba - October 02, 2023 11:31 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsIn the season 5 finale of Asase Ba, I talk about the traditional spirituality of Akan people. I discuss Nyankopon, Asaase Yaa/Afua, Abosom, Nananom Nsamanfo, Mmoatia, Akomfo, hyebre vs. nkrabea and more! Join in on the conversation! Use the hashtag #AsaseBaPod. TRANSCRIPT https://www.asas...
S5E4 The Ghana x Jamaica Connection ft. Moco
Asase Ba - September 18, 2023 10:00 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsMoco joins me to discuss Afro-Jamaicans and their connection to ethnic groups from Ghana, Koromantis/Coromantees, Jamaican Maroons, some of the experiences of trans and queer people in Jamaica and much more. Join in on the conversation! Use the hashtag #AsaseBaPod. WEBSITE Check out our of...
S5E3 Queer Visibility and Heteronormativity in Ghana ft. David
Asase Ba - August 28, 2023 10:00 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsDavid joins me to discuss some of the experiences of queer people in Ghana, the proposed anti-lgbt bill, being visibly queer, heteronormativity, and more. Join in on the conversation! Use the hashtag #AsaseBaPod. WEBSITE Check out our official website for podcast transcripts and resources ...
S5E2 Life as an Intersex Person in Ghana ft. Papa Kojo
Asase Ba - August 14, 2023 10:00 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsPapa Kojo joins me to discuss some of the experiences of intersex people in Ghana, documenting queer elders, highlighting marginalized LGBTQIA+ people, queer joy and more. Join in on the conversation! Use the hashtag #AsaseBaPod. WEBSITE Check out our official website for podcast transcrip...
S5E1 Traditional Education & Indigenous Knowledge in Ghana
Asase Ba - July 31, 2023 11:51 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsIn the season 5 premiere of Asase Ba, I talk about indigenous knowledge and traditional education in Ghana. I discuss the differences between Western education and African indigenous knowledge systems, pre-colonial education in Ghana, benefits of traditional education, what it looks like today ...
Season 5 of Asase Ba is Coming Soon!
Asase Ba - July 24, 2023 10:00 - 2 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsWe're back with a new season of Asase Ba! Season 5 is another mixed bag of episodes about Ghanaian stories that are often untold or silenced. Subscribe so you can listen when season 5 drops! Join in on the conversation! Use the hashtag #AsaseBaPod. WEBSITE Check out our official website ...
S4E3 What Was Pre-Colonial Ghana Actually Like? ft. Hermann
Asase Ba - November 14, 2022 11:00 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsOn this episode, we dive into a discussion about pre-colonial Ghana! Hermann (pronouns: he/his) joins us to discuss the romanticization of pre-colonial Ghana, what we can learn from back then, nuances in interpreting history, the limitations of written and oral history, and much more! Join in on...
S4E2 Building a Queer Community ft. Omorowa
Asase Ba - October 31, 2022 13:49 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsWe're doing an interview episode! Omorowa (pronouns: she/they) joins us to discuss how they built their queer community, forming communities outside the heteronormative gaze, relationship anarchy, meeting other queer Ghanaians, how queerness expanded her concept of friendship, and more! Join i...
S4E1 The Impact of Missionaries in Ghana
Asase Ba - October 17, 2022 10:00 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsOn the season 4 premiere of Asase Ba, we chat about the impact of Christian missionaries in Ghana. We focus on The Basel Mission, its creation, why they came to Gold Coast/Ghana, their major hubs in Akropong (Eastern Region) and Abokobi (Greater Accra Region), techniques they used to convert Gha...
Season 4 of Asase Ba is Coming Soon!
Asase Ba - October 10, 2022 10:00 - 3 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsWe're back with a new season of Asase Ba! Season 4 is another mixed bag of episodes about Ghanaian stories that are often untold or silenced. Subscribe so you can listen when season 4 drops! Join in on the conversation! Use the hashtag #AsaseBaPod. WEBSITE Check out our official website ...
Episode 48 - Foreign Londoner ft Samantha
Pass Me The Remote Podcast - April 11, 2022 22:26 - 36 minutesOur northern friend Samantha joined us to talk about her transition to London and her experiences in the workplace. Episode Highlights: - Londoners being scary - Black womens experience in the workplace - Smoke breaks - Race integration in England
Episode 47 - Pick your mad ft Tayo
Pass Me The Remote Podcast - January 18, 2022 18:32 - 1 hourWe were joined by the lively Tayo to have a good and light-hearted discussion about food and music with banter! Episode Highlights: - Come dine with Tayo - Wizkid O2 performance being mediocre - Songs and movies that made us cry - Why women are mad - Women investigation skills...
Episode 46 - Tears in the club
Pass Me The Remote Podcast - December 21, 2021 17:57 - 52 minutesAfter a long hiatus, we are back in the game. Be ready to have your thoughts provoked and laughing with us! We eased ourselves back in the studio and had a catch up on life and spoke about our worst club experiences. Episode Highlights: - Cars not showing love - Worst clubbing experienc...
S3E5 Visions of the Future…From the Imaginations of Ghanaians
Asase Ba - October 04, 2021 11:00 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsOn the season 3 finale of Asase Ba, Michelle discusses the importance of creativity and imagination, Afrofuturism, her visions of the future as it pertains to oral tradition, cultural work, and queerness. We also hear recordings from Makafui and Amma Gyamfowa on their visions of the future, and ...
S3E4 History of Ghanaian Fashion and Hair ft. Asaaba
Asase Ba - September 20, 2021 10:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsHistory lover Asaaba joins Michelle to discuss Ghana and Gold Coast fashion, hair, and style from the 1800s to the present, photographs taken by colonialists vs. Ghanaians, Ghanaian photographers James Barnor and Felicia Abban, diversity of the Ga identity, the colonial origins of the kaba and s...
S3E3 Non-Binary Concepts in Ghanaian Traditional Religions
Asase Ba - September 06, 2021 10:00 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsMichelle is back with a solo episode all about non-binary concepts in traditional Ghanaian religions! She discusses how they manifest within the Ga, Dagomba, Ewe, Akan and Dagaara traditional belief systems. Michelle chats about the various Creators within the different ethnic groups, in partic...
Episode 45 - Foreign Affairs ft Nana & Narmada
Pass Me The Remote Podcast - August 23, 2021 17:01 - 1 hourWe were joined by our friends Nana & Narmada to discuss the transition of moving from England to abroad. Episode Highlights: - Having wild animals on your land - Pigeons and foxes takeover - England and America contrasts - American schools not having any gates - Spanish lifestyle...
S3E2 The Storytellers are the Farmers (Ancestral Ghanaian Foods) ft. Abena
Asase Ba - August 23, 2021 12:20 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsResearcher, writer and food consultant Abena joins Michelle to discuss ancestral Ghanaian foods. Abena talks about collecting the narratives of our ancestral foods, documenting the knowledge of farmers in Bolgatanga Upper East Region, valuing African traditions as equal, prioritizing the voices ...
S3E1 The Person Behind the Voice (Michelle's Ghanaian Story)
Asase Ba - August 09, 2021 12:29 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsAsase Ba is BACK with season 3! In this episode, get to know the host and voice behind this podcast: Michelle! Michelle talks about the importance of anchoring ourselves within our work, visibility in the social media era, her childhood in Kumasi, creative expression, intergenerational insights...
Season 3 of Asase Ba is Coming Soon!
Asase Ba - August 02, 2021 10:00 - 4 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsSeason 3 of Asase Ba is dropping very soon! This season features a mixed bag of amazing conversations as well as some solo episodes! Subscribe to hear when the official first episode drops! Join in on the conversation! Use the hashtag #AsaseBaPod. TRANSCRIPT https://asaseba.com/podcast/...
Episode 44 - Do Men Deserve Flowers?
Pass Me The Remote Podcast - July 18, 2021 19:34 - 53 minutesWe were joined by the young streetwear entrepreneur Annaleese who came to give us an insight into the entrepreneurial life and just be good vibes! Episode Highlights: - Men receiving flowers - Masculine vs Feminine gifts - Girls playing PS4 - Entrepreneurship - Getting a whine i...
Episode 43 - My dog is racist!
Pass Me The Remote Podcast - July 06, 2021 18:50 - 23 minutesThis is a short but sweet episode about our encounters with dogs! Episode highlights: - Dog attack on Kojo - Racist rescue dogs - Getting chased by dogs - Having a pet tiger Follow us on social media platforms: @passmetheremot3
Episode 42 - Euro 2020 predictions
Pass Me The Remote Podcast - June 16, 2021 16:54 - 32 minutesWe are back with our predictions for the Euro 2020! Episode Highlights: - Nandos bet - 30+ (age) teams not winning the tournament - Group stage predictions - Our Euros 2020 winners prediction Let us know who you think will win the Euro 2020 Follow us on socials:@passmetheremot3
Episode 41 - Football and General Q&A
Pass Me The Remote Podcast - May 10, 2021 17:34 - 52 minutesThis was a more relaxed episode where the boys discussed football and had a general Q&A session. Episode Highlights: - Weird habits - Near death experiences - Is Pele a fraud? - Different types of football commentary Follow us on social media: Passmetheremot3
Get to know the host - Kojo's Football Story
Pass Me The Remote Podcast - April 26, 2021 17:23 - 20 minutesWe decided to do something different this episode and allow our listeners to get to know more about your hosts! In this episode Kojo discusses his football career and some of his most memorable moments so far! Episode Highlights: - Clubs he has played for so far - Playing for Tooting a...
Episode 39 - Celebrity Juice ft The Untitled Podcast
Pass Me The Remote Podcast - April 05, 2021 15:35 - 43 minutesWe were joined by the hilarious duo Ricky and Junior from the Untitled Podcast to talk about glamorisation of celebrity couples and just have good vibes! - Policing during lockdown - Glamorisation of celebrity couples - Celebrity crushes - Taking gifts back from your ex - Cancel cu...
Episode 38 - I'm a classic man
Pass Me The Remote Podcast - March 22, 2021 17:51 - 59 minutesWe got the musical man Solariss come through and join the boys to discuss his musical journey so far and plans for the future! Episode Highlights: - How Solariss got into music - Classical musical world - Performing at Lovebox Festival - Engagement proposals - Busking - Riddle o...
Episode 37 - Real Radio ft Zack
Pass Me The Remote Podcast - March 08, 2021 16:55 - 54 minutesWe were joined by one of Reprezent Radio hosts Zack, who came with good energy and gave us a deeper insight into what it's like being a good radio presenter. Episode Highlights: - Professional Twitter - Birthday make-up - How Zack got into radio - Different radio voices - Filling ...
Episode 36 - The Karate Kid ft Blake Collins
Pass Me The Remote Podcast - February 22, 2021 14:31 - 1 hourWe were joined by former world champion and GB karate representative Blake Collins, who came to give us an insight of the karate world, and it's not exactly like Karate Kid the movie! Episode Highlights: - Cobra Kai - Karate grading systems - Plastic surgery - The Relaxin Hormone ...
Episode 35 - No Kissing on Set
Pass Me The Remote Podcast - January 17, 2021 20:43 - 55 minutesSam came back and jumped on the podcast to discuss dating someone in the acting industry. You will definitely be chuckling at this episode! Episode Highlights: - Dating an actor? - Who is a better kisser? - Turn-offs in a potential partner - Dating history - Happy Meal dilemma F...