My Lit Adventure

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Rediscovering and sharing my love for books one episode at a time. - Sindara

Episodes

  1. 13/06/2022

    Episode 12 - Wahala

    On this episode, Eseosa, Olivia and I talk about the absolute chaos that is Nikki May's Wahala. Follow @mylit.adventure on Instagram for more updates on the podcast. Enjoy! 💛

    1hr 19min

  2. 30/05/2022

    Episode 11 - Patsy

    Damisola and I are back again talking about Patsy and exploring themes of mental health, gender, sexuality, motherhood, romantic relationships and the difficult road to redemption and forgiveness. Follow @mylit.adventure on Instagram for more updates. Enjoy! 💛 Content warning: suicide, self-harm

    1hr 14min

  3. 11/04/2022

    Episode 10 - Black Cake

    Damisola and I talk about the loneliness of immigration, the struggles of measuring up to parents' expectation and the importance of seeing our parents as people who had lives before they had us as we review Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson. Enjoy! Follow the podcast on Instagram at @mylit.adventure for updates 💛

    1hr 2min

  4. 28/03/2022

    Episode 9 - Hana Khan Carries On

    In this episode, I discuss Hana Khan Carries On, the first book I've read set in a South Asian Canadian muslim community. Enjoy! Follow the podcast on Instagram at @mylit.adventure for updates 💛 Content warning: suicide American National Suicide Hotline - +1-800-273-8255 Nigerian suicide hotline - https://www.opencounseling.com/hotlines-ng Crisis Services Canada - +1-833-456-4566 NHS UK https://www.nhs.uk/mental-health/feelings-symptoms-behaviours/behaviours/help-for-suicidal-thoughts/

    14 min

  5. 14/03/2022

    Episode 8 - Butter Honey Pig Bread

    In this episode, Farida and I talk twins, spirituality, living in Lagos and creating a community as an African in the diaspora through the lens of Butter Honey Pig Bread. Follow our Instagram @mylit.adventure for more updates 💛

    59 min

  6. 01/03/2022

    Episode 7 - In Every Mirror She's Black

    In this episode, Adaora and I explore Sweden through the experiences of Brittany, Kemi and Muna as they navigate being Black immigrants in a homogenous culture. Follow @mylit.adventure on instagram for more updates. Enjoy! 💛

    1hr 2min

  7. 16/02/2022

    Episode 6 - The Soulmate Equation

    Olivia and I talk about what it means for a person to become your home and why friendships that fill you up are so important through the lens of Christina Lauren’s The Soulmate Equation. Follow @mylit.adventure on Instagram for more updates. Enjoy! 💛

    48 min

  8. 16/02/2022

    Episode 5 - The Memory of Love

    Happy Valentine's Day! I've been looking to read more books by non-Nigerian African authors and this book gave me the perfect opportunity. In this episode, Ikeme and I talk about what love looks like for us and the importance of making seemingly selfish decisions as we explore Sierra Leone in the 60s and post war in the early 2000s. Follow @mylit.adventure on Instagram for more updates on the podcast. Enjoy!

    1 hr

  9. 31/01/2022

    Episode 4 - Sankofa

    On this episode, Kehinde Odusote and I discuss Chibundu Onuzo's Sankofa and explore themes of finding one's self, colonization, authoritarianism and the struggle of realizing that our parents are flawed people. For more information on the This Ability documentary, follow @thisability_doc on Instagram and @thisabilitydoc on Twitter. Enjoy! Follow @mylit.adventure on Instagram for more updates on the podcast 💛

    42 min

  10. 15/01/2022

    Episode 3 - Easy Motion Tourist

    In this episode, I explore the enigma that is Lagos as I review Leye Adenle’s Easy Motion Tourist. Enjoy! Follow the podcast on Instagram at @mylit.adventure 💛

    9 min

  11. 15/01/2022

    Episode 2 - The Secret Lives of Baba Segi's Wives

    On this episode, Ikeme and I delve into the chaos of the Alao household as we discuss one of my favorite books, The Secret Lives of Baba Segi's Wives or in some markets, The Secret Lives of the Four Wives by Lola Shoneyin. Enjoy! Follow the podcast on Instagram @mylit.adventure for updates 💛

    40 min

  12. 15/01/2022

    Episode 1 - Homegoing & Transcendent Kingdom

    Welcome to My Lit. Adventure!! In this inaugural episode, Ikeme and I explore themes of grief, slavery and immigration in Homegoing and Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi. Enjoy! Content warning: this episode discusses suicide. Follow the podcast on Instagram @mylit.adventure for updates 💛

    23 min
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Rediscovering and sharing my love for books one episode at a time. - Sindara

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    Sindara Oyekola
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