Headscarves and Good Yarns

Amal Abdullahi
  • 3.0 (2)
  • Society & Culture
  • Updated Biweekly

Headscarves and Good Yarns is all about celebrating the differences we have in our community. Even though we all look, think and speak differently to each other we all call Aotearoa our home so tune in and find hear the stories of many different kiwis. We also navigate those uncomfortable conversations around race that we just need to have sometimes. Hope you guys tune in!

  1. 3d ago

    CRT - the critique, compassion + community

    We finish out the kōrero on Critical Race Theory and talk about it means to understand it beyond the framework. We discuss critiques, how to apply it in our day to day and how CRT can help us understand and work with community better. This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin oar.org.nz

    55 min

  2. May 17

    critical race theory + culture

    Last episode, we got into what Critical Race Theory is and isn't about. This episode, we apply CRT to Aotearoa context and how CRT adds another layer as to how we should unpack our living colonial history. We also unpack how CRT shows up in our day to day lives - music, our phones, media, desirability politics, dating preferences and representation. This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin oar.org.nz

    55 min

  3. May 3

    critical race theory

    this episode we unpack eeeeverything critical race theory. What is it? Why is important to discuss? Why is it relevant to talk about race in 2026? Understanding what CRT is and isn't will unveil a new and nuanced way to look at inequality and our systems. This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin oar.org.nz

    55 min

  4. Apr 20

    struggle, identity + scripts

    In this episode, we unpack the unspoken scripts that shape how marginalised lives are understood, particularly the expectation of struggle as a defining feature of identity. While struggle and inequality are very real, we explore what happens when suffering becomes the primary way people are seen, validated, and made legible. Moving through ideas from thinkers like bell hooks and James Baldwin, alongside pop culture and everyday examples, this conversation examines how struggle can become a kind of social currency — something compared, performed, and even quietly romanticised. Ultimately, we sit with a more difficult question: if identity is no longer anchored in hardship, what does it mean to exist beyond it? This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin oar.org.nz

    54 min

  5. Apr 6

    truths, convenience & polite society

    This episode sits with a question that’s a bit hard to shake: when it actually mattered, who did we stand with? drawing on one day, everyone will have always been against this, it looks at why truth often only lands when it’s safe, why empathy shows up strongest after the fact, and how history lets us feel better about things we stayed quiet on in real time. it’s reflective, a little uncomfortable, but honest in a way that feels necessary. This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin oar.org.nz

    54 min

  6. Mar 23

    Personality, Sense of Self and the Internet

    Personality, Sense of Self and the Internet - We love to say “this is just who i am” but this episode asks who taught you to be that version of yourself? From traditional media to algorithms to the manosphere pipeline, we’re getting into how personality is shaped by power, culture, and the internet. We get into why the way you show up in the world might be less personal than you think This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin oar.org.nz

    54 min

  7. Mar 9

    language loss, culture and identity

    What happens when you inherit a culture, but not the language that carries it? In this episode, we explore heritage language loss, passive bilingualism, and the quiet emotional gap many children of migrants live with when they can almost understand, but not quite speak. Through research, history, and personal reflection, we unpack why languages disappear across generations — and what that really means for belonging This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin oar.org.nz

    52 min

  8. Feb 23

    free speech, safety + culture wars

    This episode is about what happens when culture tells the truth and institutions get scared. From a cancelled writers’ festival to a Super Bowl performance that made people uncomfortable, Amal traces a pattern: when marginalised voices take up space, the language of “safety” and “neutrality” suddenly appears. This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin oar.org.nz

    51 min
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About

Headscarves and Good Yarns is all about celebrating the differences we have in our community. Even though we all look, think and speak differently to each other we all call Aotearoa our home so tune in and find hear the stories of many different kiwis. We also navigate those uncomfortable conversations around race that we just need to have sometimes. Hope you guys tune in!

Information

  • Creator
    Amal Abdullahi
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2026
  • Episodes
    48
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © (C)Otago Access Radio
  • Show Website
    Headscarves and Good Yarns