We connect the dots between continents with Yifat Bezalel, a trained classical and academic artist, who over the years has established her unique technique in her work process that superimposes semi transparent pencil layers of figurative and realistic images creating surreal realms. Her works have often been described as having an ethereal quality to them.escription text goes here

We welcome David Hoffman, a California native, veteran documentary filmmaker and winner of multiple awards for his documentaries spanning six decades. Well into his 80s, David is an active film-maker who continues to engage directly with his audience through his Youtube channel. 

We feature Mahen Bonetti - and her impressive career as  the Founder and Executive Director of one of the longest running film festivals in the U.S -  African Film Festival, Inc. She curates and facilitates all AFF programming in conjunction with AFF staff and participating partners. We discuss film, Africa, the Diaspora, Sierra Leone etc.  

Our guest, Mae-ling Lokko is an architectural scientist, designer and educator from Ghana and the Philippines who works with agro-waste and renewable bio-based materials. Through her work, Lokko explores themes of “generative justice” through the development of new models of distributed production and collaboration. In her artistic and design practice, her work deconstructs historical narratives and practices of extraction through the design of new material vocabularies and the prototyping of participatory models of production.

We spend this episode discussing "The People's President" with Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, popularly known by his stage name Bobi Wine. He is an Ugandan activist, politician, singer, lawyer and actor. He is a former Member of Parliament for Kyadondo County East constituency in Wakiso District, in Uganda's Central Region. He also leads the National Unity Platform political party

When grief threatens to overtake our lives, to whom can one turn? Dorothy Hirse is a grief counsellor that speaks from personal tragedies and triumphs. She has authored several books on the subject, and offers sound counsel on processing some of life’s biggest challenges.

We feature all who know and loved foremost last Gospel Hip Hop and visual artist Bright Igho aka B-Elect or Elect1, the prolific writer, poet, rap enthusiast and visual artist. His previous material includes his ground-breaking album "Hard Listeners', a fresh new sound and concept Ep “The Gospel Truf" - a material inspired by Biblical insights and upcoming book, "A Samson In the Wild' 

London-born, Lagos, Nigeria-raised, New York-based electric and acoustic bassist/composer/bandleader Michael Olatuja, features here to discuss new releases Lagos Pepper Soup: his spectacular blend of West African Afrobeats and jazz, backed by a string orchestra, arranged by iconic film music arranger Dave Metzger, the top orchestrator for Disney, with an International All-Star cast featuring: Angelique Kidjo, Dianne Reeves, Brandee Younger, Lionel Loueke, Regina Carter, Joe Lovano, Laura Mvula, Gregoire Maret, and Becca Stevens.

Pelu Awofeso, winner of the CNN/ Multichoice African Journalists Awards (Tourism), discusses his fifth travel book, titled 9 Degrees North: Backpacking Stories across Nigeria. It is an e-Book to celebrate Northern Nigeria is a collection of 25 stories drawn from his travels in 19 states of the country. More talk on Nigeria's travel challenges and African global views.

This episode delves into The Architecture of the Bight of Biafra: Spatial Entanglements (Routledge, 2024) by Joseph Godlewski, and examines the historical intersection of race and the built environment in what is now southeastern Nigeria. In the wake of the terror of the slave trade, colonization, and civil war, it sheds light on the ways a spatial culture marked by self-determination and exchange productively crafted sites of Black identity, prefiguring today’s free trade zones and neo-Biafran secessionist movements.

Director Mati Gabriel Ugbodaga and Sebastien Abou-Chakra Producer of Vainglorious - an animated short film that delves into the intricacies of human nature, presenting a clash of two contrasting drives. The protagonist's unwavering dedication to Dambe boxing parallels the obsession of a master artist, while a father's struggles to provide for his daughter pose questions about the sacrifices we make for those we love. 

Part 1 of 3 episodes with John Picton, Emeritus Professor of African Art in the University of London, and professorial research associate in the Department of Art and Archaeology, School of Oriental and African Studies, where he was teaching and writing from 1979 to 2003 when he retired. His research and publication interests have included Yoruba and Edo (Benin) sculpture; masquerade; textile history; the inter-relationship of traditions and practices in the Niger-Benue confluence region of Nigeria with particular reference to Ebira and Akoko-Edo; and developments in sub-Saharan visual practice since the mid-19th century.

Part 2 of 3 episodes with John Picton, Emeritus Professor of African Art in the University of London, and professorial research associate in the Department of Art and Archaeology, School of Oriental and African Studies, where he was teaching and writing from 1979 to 2003 when he retired. His research and publication interests have included Yoruba and Edo (Benin) sculpture; masquerade; textile history; the inter-relationship of traditions and practices in the Niger-Benue confluence region of Nigeria with particular reference to Ebira and Akoko-Edo; and developments in sub-Saharan visual practice since the mid-19th century.

Part 3 of 3 episodes with John Picton, Emeritus Professor of African Art in the University of London, and professorial research associate in the Department of Art and Archaeology, School of Oriental and African Studies, where he was teaching and writing from 1979 to 2003 when he retired. His research and publication interests have included Yoruba and Edo (Benin) sculpture; masquerade; textile history; the inter-relationship of traditions and practices in the Niger-Benue confluence region of Nigeria with particular reference to Ebira and Akoko-Edo; and developments in sub-Saharan visual practice since the mid-19th century.