Odejuma

Harry Itie

Odejuma is an intimate storytelling podcast that centers Black voices from around the world, exploring identity, belonging, and becoming. Hosted by Harry Itie, the show creates space for honest, unguarded conversations about love, community, memory, and the journeys that shape who we become.

  1. hace 18 h

    Keith Parris on Healing His Inner Child and Building a Career on His Own Terms

    In this episode of Odejuma, Harry speaks with Keith Parris, known online as Icy, the beauty influencer, model, and writer whose book ‘Amputee Story’ went viral overnight when he was still in middle school. Keith traces his path from a Caribbean household where the art he loved was never the plan, to building a career with no manager and no team, to the fierce self-love he protects now. He gets real about relapse, about the night an ex's words landed like the bullies he'd carried since childhood, and about what it actually took to heal his inner child. It's a conversation about being Black, queer, and disabled online, the difference between being seen and being understood, and the tender work of holding little Keith and telling him he made it. Connect with Keith on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/icyparris/ Connect with Harry on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/harryitie For more information on Harry, visit: https://www.harryitie.com/ Get Odejuma delivered straight to your inbox, alongside personal reflections on the episode by subscribing to the Substack here: https://odejuma.substack.com/ Support my work: https://buymeacoffee.com/harryitie

    58 min

  2. hace 5 días

    Zola Dee on Home, Belonging, and the Play That Won the Kesselring Prize

    In this episode of Odejuma, Harry is in conversation with Zola Dee, a playwright, screenwriter, and performer whose work [Home] going is the recipient of this year's Kesselring Prize for Playwriting. Zola grew up in Winston-Salem, moved through Los Angeles and Berlin, and landed in Minneapolis, and home has never been a fixed place for her so much as a question she keeps writing toward. She talks about what belonging costs, how African diasporic spiritual traditions and Black Americana live inside her plays, and the people who choose to dream a better world into being. This is a conversation about identity, displacement, and the stories we inherit and remake. Sit with it. You may hear your own longing for home somewhere in hers. Connect with Zola on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamzoladee/ For more information on Zola, visit: https://www.zoladee.com/ Connect with Harry on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/harryitie/ For more information on Harry, visit: https://www.harryitie.com/ Get Odejuma delivered straight to your inbox, alongside personal reflections on the episode by subscribing to the Substack here: https://odejuma.substack.com/

    54 min

  3. 24 jun

    Ashton Legadoé on 'Nana's Boys' and Leaving a Legacy Through Black Queer Storytelling

    In this episode of Odejuma, Harry speaks with filmmaker Ashton Legadoé, whose path runs from a Cape Verdean family in New Bedford, Massachusetts, to telling some of the most tender Black queer stories on screen. This is a conversation about legacy. What it means to build something that outlasts you, in your work, in your community, and even in the name you carry. Ashton talks about Nana's Boys, his feature about two Black men whose love is tested when life stops cooperating, and why he stopped waiting for permission to make it. Along the way, he reflects on his immigrant roots, the responsibility of representation, and giving the next generation of storytellers the resources he had to find on his own. It is a conversation about creating without apology, and the quiet conviction that the stories of everyday people are worth keeping. Connect with Ashton on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ashtonsdreams/ Connect with Harry on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/harryitie/ Watch Nana's Boys: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-bTK8K10Tg For more information on Harry, visit: https://www.harryitie.com/ Get Odejuma delivered straight to your inbox, alongside personal reflections on the episode by subscribing to the Substack here: https://odejuma.substack.com/

    58 min

  4. 17 jun

    TRYFE on Stepping Into His Gift and Spreading Joy Through Music

    In this episode of Odejuma, Harry is in conversation with TRYFE, the DJ, entertainer, and founder of the Viribus Foundation, about following a calling he never planned for. From Howard University to the White House and a Kamala Harris rally of thirty thousand, TRYFE has built a career out of one gift: walking into a room and giving it the joy it didn't know it needed. This is a conversation about love, loss, grief, mental health in Black, brown, and LGBTQ communities, faith and family, and the power of music to heal and connect us. Connect with TRYFE on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mrtryfe/ See TRYFE in Minneapolis: https://app.opendate.io/e/pride-rooted-in-black-queer-joy-indigo-room-june-20-2026-703210 Connect with Harry on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/harryitie For more information on Harry, visit: https://www.harryitie.com/

    2 h y 4 min

  5. 10 jun

    Dr. Brittany Lewis Is Building a New Table

    In this episode of Odejuma, Harry speaks with Dr. Brittany Lewis, a scholar, author, and the founder of Research in Action. At its heart, this is a conversation about power: who holds it, who gets studied, and who gets to decide what counts as knowledge. Brittany shares how a queer Black girl from North Minneapolis became a scholar who refuses to write research that only mesmerizes problems. She talks about the Black women who raised her, the choice to leave a tenured path that was never built for her, and the idea at the center of her book, ‘Building a New Table.’ They get into community-centered research, the work behind Minnesota's first Office of Missing and Murdered Black Women and Girls, and what it means to build something meant to outlast you. This is an unhurried conversation about resilience, community, and living in your truth. Connect with Brittany on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brittany.m.lewis/ Learn about the convening here: https://www.researchinaction.com/convening Learn more about her book here: https://www.drbrittanylewis.com/book Connect with Harry on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/harryitie For more information on Harry, visit: https://www.harryitie.com/

    48 min

  6. 4 jun

    Jamal Wade on 'home, Away' and the Freedom of Showing Up Fully

    In this episode of Odejuma, Harry chats with Jamal Wade, a dancer, choreographer, and director whose path runs from Baton Rouge to thirteen years in Los Angeles to a brand new chapter in New York. At its heart, this is a conversation about giving yourself permission. Jamal talks about the fear and judgment he is still unlearning, and what it took to trust that the life he imagined as a boy was always possible. He opens up about 'home, Away', his short film about two young Black men navigating masculinity, vulnerability, and the longing to be a safe space for each other. It is a conversation about becoming, about loving deeply and unconditionally, and about the courage it takes to show up as your fullest self. Connect with Jamal on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jamalkwade/ Learn more about "home, Away" and how you can support it: https://www.jamalwade.com/homeaway Connect with Harry on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/harryitie For more information on Harry, visit: https://www.harryitie.com/

    56 min

  7. 27 may

    Jason Veasey on Artistic Freedom, Identity, and How 'A Strange Loop' Changed His Life

    In this episode of Odejuma, Harry speaks with renowned theater actor Jason Veasey. He reflects on growing up as a military kid who moved across countries and cultures before finding a stage. Jason built his foundation quietly, through regional theater, before Broadway ever called. This conversation traces that arc up to his nearly decade-long run in the critically acclaimed show A Strange Loop, before it became history. He talks about what it means to be a Black queer man in rooms not built for you, the stories he protects, and the ones he refuses to let die. There's humor here, and tenderness, and the particular wisdom of someone who has learned the difference between success and freedom. Jason Veasey is a man becoming, and this is a conversation worth sitting with. Connect with Jason on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/veaseyville Connect with Harry on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/harryitie For more information on Harry, visit: https://www.harryitie.com/ Editor's Note: The Lion King out-of-town tryouts were held at the Orpheum Theatre, not the Guthrie. Easy mix-up between two of Minneapolis's most iconic venues.

    1 h 14 min

  8. 20 may

    Rashad Jiles Is Using Food to Understand the World

    In this episode of Odejuma, Harry sits down with Rashad Jiles, known across social media as 'rashadeatstheworld.' Rashad traces his journey from flight attendant to culinary storyteller and how a pandemic that grounded everyone gave him permission to finally land somewhere true to himself. He talks about the family table that shaped his palate, the losses that quietly reshaped his creative work, and what it actually means to use food to understand the world. He keeps it real about burnout, staying inspired, and what it looks like to build something that actually feels like you. Connect with Rashad on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rashadeatstheworld/ Connect with Harry on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/harryitie For more information on Harry, visit: https://www.harryitie.com/

    32 min
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Odejuma is an intimate storytelling podcast that centers Black voices from around the world, exploring identity, belonging, and becoming. Hosted by Harry Itie, the show creates space for honest, unguarded conversations about love, community, memory, and the journeys that shape who we become.

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  • Creador
    Harry Itie
  • Años de actividad
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodios
    34
  • Clasificación
    Explícito
  • Copyright
    © Copyright 2026 Harry Itie
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