How do you divine?

Sanika Nikki
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How Do You Divine?, a podcast that explores how each of us defines—and is defined by—the powerful words that guide our lives. Every episode focuses on a single word, inviting listeners to connect deeply by examining its meaning through the lens of personal experience, knowledge, and environment. We keep the conversation simple and impactful, amplifying the connections we all share.

  1. 10/22/2025

    UNFILTERED| Cancel culture, AI, activism, and everything Sanika held back all season

    In this Season 3 finale, Sanika answers your questions from social media with zero filter — cancel culture, AI and media, the blurred lines between activism and performance, generational differences in social justice, and everything she held back all season long. Raw, honest, and completely unscripted. Send us Fan Mail Thank you for listening and for adding new dimensions to your definitions. Keep growing, keep exploring, and keep defining life on your terms. Explore the website: howdoyoudivine.com Follow the show Instagram: instagram.com/howdoyoudivine YouTube: youtube.com/@howdoyoudivine Facebook: facebook.com/howdoyoudivine Meet the founder and host Sanika is a founder, inventor, and strategist building at the intersection of culture, media, and technology. How Do You Divine?® is the anchor of HDV Media, a company built on one idea. The words we inherit quietly design the lives we lead. Every episode takes one word and examines it through culture, intellect, emotion, and lived experience. Definitions that were handed to you. Definitions you adopted. Definitions you assumed were just normal. New episode every Sunday.

  2. 10/15/2025

    FEEL AH WAY| What Brooklyn streets reveal about Caribbean emotional intelligence

    In this special episode, Sanika introduces Feel Ah Way — a project born on the streets of Brooklyn that captures the raw, unfiltered emotional communication of Caribbean culture across generations. We explore how the way Caribbean people express, process, and navigate feelings is its own language — and why that language deserves to be documented, celebrated, and passed forward.g. Watch the series here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_zO7uQUSvjTHmRPx7fPpf9X3Kz2Nw2ZK Send us Fan Mail Thank you for listening and for adding new dimensions to your definitions. Keep growing, keep exploring, and keep defining life on your terms. Explore the website: howdoyoudivine.com Follow the show Instagram: instagram.com/howdoyoudivine YouTube: youtube.com/@howdoyoudivine Facebook: facebook.com/howdoyoudivine Meet the founder and host Sanika is a founder, inventor, and strategist building at the intersection of culture, media, and technology. How Do You Divine?® is the anchor of HDV Media, a company built on one idea. The words we inherit quietly design the lives we lead. Every episode takes one word and examines it through culture, intellect, emotion, and lived experience. Definitions that were handed to you. Definitions you adopted. Definitions you assumed were just normal. New episode every Sunday.

  3. 10/08/2025

    ADAPT| A psychiatrist's guide to moving through trauma, stigma, and life's hardest seasons

    In this episode, psychiatric physician and public health expert Dr. Wole Babatunde shares his migration story, the personal trauma he navigated on the path to becoming a physician in the US, and what decades of psychiatric care taught him about the human capacity to adapt. We break down the stigma around mental health in communities of color, the tools that actually help you move through life's hardest seasons, and why adaptability is not weakness — it is wisdom. Please continue to support Dr. Oluwole Babatunde MD by purchasing his book https://www.amazon.com/Adapt-Advance-Faith-Based-Step-Step-ebook/dp/B0F8L8GHYM?ref_=ast_author_dp&th=1&psc=1 Send us Fan Mail Thank you for listening and for adding new dimensions to your definitions. Keep growing, keep exploring, and keep defining life on your terms. Explore the website: howdoyoudivine.com Follow the show Instagram: instagram.com/howdoyoudivine YouTube: youtube.com/@howdoyoudivine Facebook: facebook.com/howdoyoudivine Meet the founder and host Sanika is a founder, inventor, and strategist building at the intersection of culture, media, and technology. How Do You Divine?® is the anchor of HDV Media, a company built on one idea. The words we inherit quietly design the lives we lead. Every episode takes one word and examines it through culture, intellect, emotion, and lived experience. Definitions that were handed to you. Definitions you adopted. Definitions you assumed were just normal. New episode every Sunday.

  4. 10/01/2025

    ILLUMINATE| What imposter syndrome, job loss, and a move to Dallas taught one woman about her light

    In this episode, Deb Lester, founder of the Conquer Club, shares how an unexpected job loss and a spontaneous move to Dallas became the catalyst for helping women find their light and conquer their fears. We explore what imposter syndrome really costs you, what entrepreneurship demands that nobody warns you about, and what it means to stop dimming yourself for spaces that were never built for your brightness. Please continue to support her  https://conquerwithdeb.comSend us Fan Mail Thank you for listening and for adding new dimensions to your definitions. Keep growing, keep exploring, and keep defining life on your terms. Explore the website: howdoyoudivine.com Follow the show Instagram: instagram.com/howdoyoudivine YouTube: youtube.com/@howdoyoudivine Facebook: facebook.com/howdoyoudivine Meet the founder and host Sanika is a founder, inventor, and strategist building at the intersection of culture, media, and technology. How Do You Divine?® is the anchor of HDV Media, a company built on one idea. The words we inherit quietly design the lives we lead. Every episode takes one word and examines it through culture, intellect, emotion, and lived experience. Definitions that were handed to you. Definitions you adopted. Definitions you assumed were just normal. New episode every Sunday.

  5. 09/24/2025

    TRANSFORMATIVE| From corporate finance to author and podcaster

    In this episode, author, podcaster, and former corporate professional Urmi shares how she walked away from a finance career to embrace a life that honored both her traditional roots and her creative ambitions. We explore what transformation looks like when culture, identity, and the pressure to stay in your lane are all pulling in different directions at once. Send us Fan Mail Thank you for listening and for adding new dimensions to your definitions. Keep growing, keep exploring, and keep defining life on your terms. Explore the website: howdoyoudivine.com Follow the show Instagram: instagram.com/howdoyoudivine YouTube: youtube.com/@howdoyoudivine Facebook: facebook.com/howdoyoudivine Meet the founder and host Sanika is a founder, inventor, and strategist building at the intersection of culture, media, and technology. How Do You Divine?® is the anchor of HDV Media, a company built on one idea. The words we inherit quietly design the lives we lead. Every episode takes one word and examines it through culture, intellect, emotion, and lived experience. Definitions that were handed to you. Definitions you adopted. Definitions you assumed were just normal. New episode every Sunday.

  6. 09/17/2025

    RENDER| How one man brought tech, culture, and community to Atlanta and changed the South

    In this episode, Justin E. Samuels, Visionary and Founder of RenderATL, shares how he built one of the most culturally distinctive tech conferences in the country by refusing to separate technology from community and culture. We explore what it takes to diversify an industry from the outside in, why the South is the next frontier for tech innovation, and how RenderATL is inspiring the next generation of builders. Please support RenderATL -https://www.renderatl.com/ Send us Fan Mail Thank you for listening and for adding new dimensions to your definitions. Keep growing, keep exploring, and keep defining life on your terms. Explore the website: howdoyoudivine.com Follow the show Instagram: instagram.com/howdoyoudivine YouTube: youtube.com/@howdoyoudivine Facebook: facebook.com/howdoyoudivine Meet the founder and host Sanika is a founder, inventor, and strategist building at the intersection of culture, media, and technology. How Do You Divine?® is the anchor of HDV Media, a company built on one idea. The words we inherit quietly design the lives we lead. Every episode takes one word and examines it through culture, intellect, emotion, and lived experience. Definitions that were handed to you. Definitions you adopted. Definitions you assumed were just normal. New episode every Sunday.

  7. 09/10/2025

    STICK AH PIN| What Leo season reveals about accountability, belonging & the ones we leave behind

    What does community actually mean — and what happens to the people we leave out of it? In this Stick Ah Pin episode, Sanika pauses the season to reflect on what the summer revealed: about slowing down, showing up, and the quiet weight of accountability we carry into fall. From Essence Fest energy to Sumfest vibes, Leo season had us in our feelings about who's really in our corner — and what it costs to build a community that doesn't leave people behind. In this episode: What the summer taught her (the good, the bad, and the crackling knees)The launch of the Feel Away series — and why Caribbean culture needs louder conversationsCommunity, the lost ones, and why accountability is an act of loveFall TV, daily reading, and the books she can't put downA season update — How Do You Divine? goes weekly until the finaleReferenced in this episode: The Anxious Generation — Jonathan HaidtUp from Nothing — John Hope BryantBefore I Let Go — Kennedy RyanParadise (Hulu) — Season 2Send us Fan Mail Thank you for listening and for adding new dimensions to your definitions. Keep growing, keep exploring, and keep defining life on your terms. Explore the website: howdoyoudivine.com Follow the show Instagram: instagram.com/howdoyoudivine YouTube: youtube.com/@howdoyoudivine Facebook: facebook.com/howdoyoudivine Meet the founder and host Sanika is a founder, inventor, and strategist building at the intersection of culture, media, and technology. How Do You Divine?® is the anchor of HDV Media, a company built on one idea. The words we inherit quietly design the lives we lead. Every episode takes one word and examines it through culture, intellect, emotion, and lived experience. Definitions that were handed to you. Definitions you adopted. Definitions you assumed were just normal. New episode every Sunday.

  8. 09/03/2025

    FORKING| Bad dates, good food, and what vulnerability after 40 have in common

    In this special crossover episode, Sanika teams up with Laura from Food Worth Forking to explore dating, vulnerability, and finding joy after 40. We play Smash or Pass with some unexpected food combinations, unpack what it really means to be open after heartbreak, and celebrate the beautiful mess of starting over with a full appetite for life. Send us Fan Mail Thank you for listening and for adding new dimensions to your definitions. Keep growing, keep exploring, and keep defining life on your terms. Explore the website: howdoyoudivine.com Follow the show Instagram: instagram.com/howdoyoudivine YouTube: youtube.com/@howdoyoudivine Facebook: facebook.com/howdoyoudivine Meet the founder and host Sanika is a founder, inventor, and strategist building at the intersection of culture, media, and technology. How Do You Divine?® is the anchor of HDV Media, a company built on one idea. The words we inherit quietly design the lives we lead. Every episode takes one word and examines it through culture, intellect, emotion, and lived experience. Definitions that were handed to you. Definitions you adopted. Definitions you assumed were just normal. New episode every Sunday.

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How Do You Divine?, a podcast that explores how each of us defines—and is defined by—the powerful words that guide our lives. Every episode focuses on a single word, inviting listeners to connect deeply by examining its meaning through the lens of personal experience, knowledge, and environment. We keep the conversation simple and impactful, amplifying the connections we all share.

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  • Creator
    Sanika Nikki
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2025
  • Episodes
    47
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2026 HOW DO YOU DIVINE LLC | HDV MEDIA
  • Show Website
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