Pounding Fufu

Danica Samuel

Pounding Fufu is a collection of multimedia literature and audibles that creatively shares fictional stories.

Episodes

  1. Chapter 006 - Fiddleheads on Home and Native Land

    2022-03-22

    Chapter 006 - Fiddleheads on Home and Native Land

    Many times when Natasha stepped off the Passing Cloud boat onto foreign terrain, she felt that she might be making history as the first Black person to explore and forage the land. https://www.danicasamuel.com/poundingfufu/006

    22 min
  2. Chapter 005 - Eskista, Tibs and Buna: Memories in Toronto’s Addis Abeba

    2021-05-19

    Chapter 005 - Eskista, Tibs and Buna: Memories in Toronto’s Addis Abeba

    Growing up on Toronto's Danforth, the Habesha culture was fluid from Greenwood to Victoria Park. Aunties and uncles sipped buna, and friends shared Injera amongst each other. This chapter of Pounding Fufu is a memoir of the moments in Toronto's Little Ethiopia, a place vibrant with the sounds of Teddy Afro, sweet-smelling Buna, and people cheerfully anticipating to dance the Eskista at the millennium. https://www.danicasamuel.com/poundingfufu/005

    13 min
  3. Chapter 004 - Arrested in Rwanda (Part II)

    2020-10-04

    Chapter 004 - Arrested in Rwanda (Part II)

    After the arrest, Gisyeni's peace and Lake Kivu's stillness evoke introspection. With attentiveness to her surroundings and dedication to learning more, Danica uncovers the weight of a nation trying to heal from genocide.  https://www.danicasamuel.com/poundingfufu/004-ii

    25 min
  4. Chapter 004 - Arrested in Rwanda (Part I)

    2020-09-06

    Chapter 004 - Arrested in Rwanda (Part I)

    After a traumatic arrest in Kigali, more incidents from the airport to the mountains mirrored the complexity of a nation still recovering from genocide.  https://www.danicasamuel.com/poundingfufu/004-i

    18 min
  5. Chapter 003 - This Seat is Yours

    2020-08-03

    Chapter 003 - This Seat is Yours

    In this chapter of Pounding Fufu, Mount Kilimanjaro teaches an important lesson: When you judge someone, you take away the time to love them.

    18 min
  6. Chapter 002 (Afterword) - Mr. Langevine's Letter

    2020-06-23

    Chapter 002 (Afterword) - Mr. Langevine's Letter

    In Chapter 2 - Popsicle Mansions, Mr. Langevine taught students how to turn their popsicle sticks into mansions. Here's a letter he wrote to his Graduating class of 2003/2004. https://www.danicasamuel.com/poundingfufu/002

    2 min
  7. Chapter 002 - Popsicle Mansions

    2020-06-23

    Chapter 002 - Popsicle Mansions

    Those who teach us skills and trades are important, but the teachers who beautifully orchestrate the fundamentals of life are the ones who last in our souls forever. For chapter 2 of Pounding Fufu, Meet Mr.Langevine, one of the Toronto District School Board's (TDSB) most prominent educators. https://www.danicasamuel.com/poundingfufu/002

    20 min
  8. Chapter 001 - Renewal

    2020-06-07

    Chapter 001 - Renewal

    For the first chapter of Pounding Fufu, host Danica Samuel learns that pretending to be something you're not, will block you from becoming all that you are. https://www.danicasamuel.com/poundingfufu/001

    17 min
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About

Pounding Fufu is a collection of multimedia literature and audibles that creatively shares fictional stories.

Information

  • Creator
    Danica Samuel
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2022
  • Episodes
    8
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Danica Samuel
  • Show Website
    Pounding Fufu