Under Construction Podcast Under Construction Podcast
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The UCP duo are in their 20s navigating their way through life. Damini works in corporate and Dami is an entrepreneur. They both share deep creative passions and pride themselves in being open-minded and provoking thoughts and conversation.
Every week the duo get together to discuss the vulnerable conversations that provide insight into their hopes and fears. Navigating Growing pains. Exploring life’s highs and lows. The continuous work in progress.
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109. The End?
Is this... the end? We catch up on what's been going on for the past 2 weeks (1:00) and Dami tells us about 'life changes' she's going through. They discuss the new reality show 'At home with the Fury's' and talk about what its like having a partner with mental health issues (7:50). Dami asks Damini if he could be friends with someone exactly like him (14:50) and making friends as an adult (18:00). Dilemma time: If you gave your partner money and told them not to pay you back, ...
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108. The Really Anxious Podcast
Is it cool to lie to the ones you love sometimes?(03:40) Dami tells us about the all girls party she was at this weekend (11:28) and Damini talks about anxiety and depression. Do we find any useful solutions, well… (28:30)How do you tally the amount of times you’ve been wrong? (37:20) and who the hell is Bobbi Althoff? Dami said something about watching artists in ‘zoos’ (48:20)We end with a Dilemma- “I divorced my partner the day after my wedding for throwing cake on me. Do you listen ...
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107. ‘The Industry doesn’t acknowledge my contributions’ ft. Jinmi Abduls
This week we have Jinmi Abduls in the studio! It was an in person interview so Damini isn’t in this episode.He talks about creating his first studio, Little Lagos in his mum’s boys quarters in 2016 (3:40)and how his mum encouraged him and his siblings to be as independent as possible (7:30)He talks about how many years it took. He talks about how 2020/2021 was his worst year, or as he calls it, his year of reinvention (17:00). He also talks about how his relationship with God helped him get o...
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106. Struggling to find the next steps ft. Tomisin from Lucid Lemons 🍋
Tomisin is a pioneer within the Nigerian music space. She’s a product designer, podcaster, strategist and the founder of Lucid Lemons 🍋 On this episode we catch up with her. We discuss identity issues between being in corporate vs being a creative. (09:20)Tomisin tells us the backstory of Lucid lemons, we unpack its origins inspired in parts through her community and the relationships around her, such as with her best friend DJ Femo (18;45).Life happens so we unpack why things slowed do...
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105. Same Home, Different Experience ft. Our siblings
Damini has a 16 year old brother. Dami has a 17 year old sister. They’re both around so obviously they were invited on the podcast to spill the tea on how they really feel about their older siblings 😂We asked them what their favourite/ worst thing about being the youngest is (6:00)Then we asked what their impressions of us were (spoiler alert, one of them used to be scared of us 😩) (20:00)We also wanted to know how we could be better older siblings to them (33:00) and things about them that t...
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104. Ask me about my boundaries
Straight off press is our inspo for the week. We discuss boundaries, compromise and communication in our relationships. Maybe we just need to talk and listen a it more. It's complicated though, and an ever evolving cycle of learning. Happy listening and see you next week!Follow us on Instagram: @underconstructionpodcast