No Boundaries: Black Girl Magic Edition with Anousha Nzume

Anousha Nzume
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Welcome to the No Boundaries podcast! Our host, Anousha, and sometimes a guest, will be exploring the culture, uplifting our people, and having open and honest conversations about topics that touch our everyday lives.

  1. 3D AGO

    Episode 36: Nicolandria, Black Girl Magic, and Changing the Cultural Tides

    Keeping an eye on the culture is a great way to assess how we’re doing as a society. We at No Boundaries, the podcast, love to keep an eye on reality TV like Love Island USA, to see what conversations are happening and which stars are moving the needle. Like, for Olandria to have all this support even after her season ended is unheard of to me. She’s an IT girl! And this week, we’re talking to another IT girl to discuss culture and her own experience as a Black woman living in America.  Remy is a Native New Yorker of Nigerian descent. She has a passion for activism, pop culture, and cinematography. In her day-to-day, she works in healthcare, connecting patients with community resources. After hours, Remy takes to social platforms, such as TikTok, to engage with a larger digital community in relation to various topics - including reality TV shows, news reports, and her random diary entries. She finds joy in “yapping” with others about whatever thought comes to mind.  This week, we’re talking about Nicolandria updates, Black Girl Magic, and changing the cultural tides. I want to say that things have gotten better from generation to generation. My daughter's generation has more positive representation than I did, more access to education, and more role models to look up to. Olandria's experience on Love Island has changed the cultural tides of what Black women should expect from their loved ones, and we are so excited to see her continue to thrive. Join Remy and me for more on pop culture and embracing our blackness on No Boundaries, the podcast.  Enjoy! And don’t forget to subscribe to the No Boundaries Patreon for exclusive content. Follow Remy on: TikTok: @remybbyxo  Instagram: @xoremybby Follow Anousha on: Instagram @‌anoushanzume Follow the No Boundaries Podcast on: Instagram @‌noboundariesthepodcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@NoBoundariesthePodcast Substack: @noboundariesthepodcast  Patreon: NoBoundariesthePodcast  Podcast production for this episode was provided by CCST, an Afro-Latina-owned boutique podcast production and copywriting studio.

    1h 11m

  2. FEB 12

    Episode 35: Growing Up Mixed Race in Amsterdam, Black Hair, and Raising Mixed Kids with Carmen Bansia

    I am now an expat living in the US, but for many years, I was one of the only mixed-race Black girls I knew. My friend Carmen has a similar experience. We grew up together in Amsterdam, and I can say that I had a better life because of her friendship. Today, we’re going to dive deeper into her experience and what she’s had to learn about herself all on her own. Carmen Bansia is an old friend of mine from Amsterdam. She is also mixed race, and so we connected on a lot of our shared experiences. She is an accomplished Leadership coach, a (DISC) trainer, and a consultant. She lives with her loving husband and son. In this week’s episode, we’re talking to Carmen about growing up mixed race in Amsterdam, having 4C Black hair, and raising mixed kids all over the world. Being mixed means you are constantly learning something new about yourself. You’re learning about your own hair because your family doesn’t know how to do it, or you’re learning about how other people see you because your family has a blind spot. You learn, and you continue to learn, and eventually, you learn how to create a great life. Tune in to hear the lessons Carmen had to learn and how she’s passing them down to her children.  Enjoy! And don’t forget to subscribe to the No Boundaries Patreon for exclusive content. Follow Anousha on: Instagram @‌anoushanzume Follow the No Boundaries Podcast on: Instagram @‌noboundariesthepodcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@NoBoundariesthePodcast Substack: @noboundariesthepodcast  Patreon: NoBoundariesthePodcast  Podcast production for this episode was provided by CCST, an Afro-Latina-owned boutique podcast production and copywriting studio.

    59 min

  3. FEB 5

    Episode 34: Community, a Career in Dance, and Keeping a Job with Torya Beard

    Being the only Black person in the room can be lonely, but it’s not uncommon. Many of us want to explore our talents like dancing and acting, but find ourselves separated from our friends and family. That unfamiliarity can make us feel lesser than, like we need to change who we are and what we look like to fit in. But you don’t, and this week’s guest is here to tell you why. Torya Beard is a New York-based director, creative consultant, curator, choreographer, and producer specializing in dance and theater. For over 25 years, Torya Beard has supported performing artists through all manners of administrative and production support, including but not limited to general operations, public relations, marketing, creative consulting, and producing. She is the 2022 recipient of the APAP’s Inaugural CIPA Award for Outstanding Achievement in Creative Producing and was featured, along with Ayodele Casel and Idina Menzel, in Variety and Lifetime’s‘Power of Women: The Changemakers’Special for her work with the arts-based youth development organization, A BroaderWay Foundation. In this week’s episode, we talked about community, a career in dance, and keeping a job in the arts. Which is not an easy feat to accomplish! But Torya grew up so loved and cared for that she knew she could do anything she put her mind to - including having a dance career on Broadway.  Tune in to hear how her community kept her head up, how she grew her self-confidence, and how she maneuvered being the only Black dancer in her department.  Enjoy! And don’t forget to subscribe to the No Boundaries Patreon for exclusive content. Follow Torya on: Instagram @toryabeard LinkedIn: Torya Beard Website: toryabeard.com  Follow Anousha on: Instagram @‌anoushanzume Follow the No Boundaries Podcast on: Instagram @‌noboundariesthepodcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@NoBoundariesthePodcast Substack: @noboundariesthepodcast  Patreon: NoBoundariesthePodcast  Podcast production for this episode was provided by CCST, an Afro-Latina-owned boutique podcast production and copywriting studio.

    1h 12m

  4. JAN 22

    Episode 33: How We’re Dealing with These Very Challenging Times

    If you’re feeling stuck, broken down, or hopeless because of everything going on in the news, you’re not alone. This is overwhelming, and since the point of all this is to overwhelm us so much that we don’t do anything about it, it makes sense that we would feel this way. But that doesn’t mean we have to stay down.  Joy is an act of resistance, and while there’s so much harm going on in the world, your joy is how you will fight back. You need joy to resist at all, you need joy to get up in the morning and keep going, and you can’t let them take that from you. At least not forever.  In this week’s episode, we’re talking about how we’re dealing with these challenging times. We can acknowledge that this is very overwhelming, while also acknowledging that we cannot lose ourselves. We will get out of this; we just have to keep moving forward until then.  Enjoy! And don’t forget to subscribe to the No Boundaries Patreon for exclusive content. Follow Anousha on: Instagram @‌anoushanzume Follow the No Boundaries Podcast on: Instagram @‌noboundariesthepodcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@NoBoundariesthePodcast Substack: @noboundariesthepodcast  Patreon: NoBoundariesthePodcast  Podcast production for this episode was provided by CCST, an Afro-Latina-owned boutique podcast production and copywriting studio.

    33 min

  5. JAN 15

    Episode 32: First Reactions to The New Season of The Traitors

    As a mother and daughter living two very busy lives, we have to make sure to pencil in some bonding time between the two of us. That includes watching new shows and watching our favorite reality TV stars stab each other in the back. Our latest obsession is the newest season of The Traitors, on Peacock, and we’re here to share our first reactions.  First of all, this episode will include spoilers, so if you’re not caught up, you can watch the first four episodes now. Second, we know they’re problematic; the point of the show is to betray each other. They're in the right place. And lastly, we had a lot of fun watching it, so subscribe to hear more about The Traitors and all the other shows we’re obsessed with on our podcast! In this week’s episode, we’re talking about our first reactions to the new season of The Traitors. It's a cutthroat, drama-filled show with some of the most cunning, problematic, traitorous Reality TV stars in the US, and they’re all gunning for the same prize money. Right now, our faves are Tiffany and Candaice, but that could change at a moment’s notice. Listen to hear who we love and who we think is going to win, now!  Enjoy! And don’t forget to subscribe to the No Boundaries Patreon for exclusive content. Follow Anousha on: Instagram @‌anoushanzume Follow the No Boundaries Podcast on: Instagram @‌noboundariesthepodcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@NoBoundariesthePodcast Substack: @noboundariesthepodcast  Patreon: NoBoundariesthePodcast  Podcast production for this episode was provided by CCST, an Afro-Latina-owned boutique podcast production and copywriting studio.

    42 min

  6. JAN 9

    Episode 31: Internet Trends We’re Keeping and What We’re Leaving Behind in 2026

    We are cleaning out the Internet trends of last year and making room for new ones! As well as keeping our faves (like Nicolandria 💞). Because honestly, 2025 was A LOT, so it is very necessary that we take out the trash.  And let us know - what trends are you keeping or leaving in 2026? We may not agree on everything, but we listen, and we don’t judge. We’re keeping that trend, too.  In this week’s episode, we’re talking about the internet trends we’re keeping and what we’re leaving behind in 2026. We went over fashion trends we loved and hated, stanning and who we’re stanning, and what we can’t seem to agree on. Like those dang Ugg ballet flats. Enjoy! And don’t forget to subscribe to the No Boundaries Patreon for exclusive content. Follow Anousha on: Instagram @‌anoushanzume Follow the No Boundaries Podcast on: Instagram @‌noboundariesthepodcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@NoBoundariesthePodcast Substack: @noboundariesthepodcast  Patreon: NoBoundariesthePodcast  Podcast production for this episode was provided by CCST, an Afro-Latina-owned boutique podcast production and copywriting studio.

    34 min

  7. JAN 2

    Episode 30: Gender as a Construct and Why We Don't Care (Do What You Want)

    Gender is a made-up construct that depends on where you were born in the world and who colonized whom. The strict idea of gender roles in the West has confined us to believing that there are only two genders. But in reality, there are biologically so many more than that!  This is what we mean by gender doesn’t matter to us. Because it literally doesn’t. The Western way of thinking got it wrong anyway, and we really don’t care what gender anyone else wants to be. Do what you want! What we really think is weird is when people get infuriated over someone else’s gender expression. Like, who are you??  In this week’s episode, we’re talking about gender as a construct and why we don't care. Literally do what you want! But we’re not naive, we know that there are so many people out there, and much of society as a whole, that do care about how people express their genders and if they’re doing it “the right way.” So if you want to get a second opinion and see how the human idea of gender is incorrectly forced into two boxes, then tune in to this week’s episode to hear more!  Enjoy! And don’t forget to subscribe to the No Boundaries Patreon for exclusive content. Follow Anousha on: Instagram @‌anoushanzume Follow the No Boundaries Podcast on: Instagram @‌noboundariesthepodcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@NoBoundariesthePodcast Substack: @noboundariesthepodcast  Patreon: NoBoundariesthePodcast  Podcast production for this episode was provided by CCST, an Afro-Latina-owned boutique podcast production and copywriting studio.

    34 min

  8. 12/19/2025

    Episode 29: First Reactions to 50 Cent’s Diddy Documentary

    The Diddy documentary that 50 Cent recently executive-produced has taken over the internet. Ever since Cassie Ventura came forward with her accusations against her long-time boyfriend Sean “Diddy” Combs, the world has looked at Diddy with new eyes. Though for many who were close to Diddy, they knew the kind of man he was for a long time. They just never thought he would get caught.  Now that Cassie has come forward, over +100 civil cases have been filed against Diddy and his company, Bad Boy Records. That, paired with the fact that Diddy refused to pay the people closest to him (including his own personal documentary production crew), created the perfect storm for this documentary to be made. It was suddenly safe, or safer than it used to be, for people to come out of the woodwork and finally talk about what Diddy put them through. In this week’s episode, we’re sharing our first reactions to 50 Cent’s documentary about long-time enemy Sean “Diddy” Combs. The documentary was shocking, but not surprising. It was very easy to see how a man with unilateral power and access to violent figures would enact that violence on anyone who questioned his actions. But there is some hope that can come from this, regardless of how the rest of Diddy’s lawsuits go. People can now speak out about the violence that they were subjected to, we as a community are discussing the nuances that need to be understood if we are going to protect victims of SA, and we now know the tactics that Diddy used to trap people in the first place. Tune in to hear our first reactions and how we can protect ourselves from future Diddy copycats.  Enjoy! And don’t forget to subscribe to the No Boundaries Patreon for exclusive content. Follow Anousha on: Instagram @‌anoushanzume Follow the No Boundaries Podcast on: Instagram @‌noboundariesthepodcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@NoBoundariesthePodcast Substack: @noboundariesthepodcast  Patreon: NoBoundariesthePodcast  Podcast production for this episode was provided by CCST, an Afro-Latina-owned boutique podcast production and copywriting studio.

    29 min
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Welcome to the No Boundaries podcast! Our host, Anousha, and sometimes a guest, will be exploring the culture, uplifting our people, and having open and honest conversations about topics that touch our everyday lives.

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