Unapologetically U.S.

Tayo Banjo
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Unapologetically U.S. is a podcast with Dr. Omotayo Banjo, professor of media psychology and expert on cultural identity, which shakes up our racial and cultural boxes. In this podcast immigrants and their children celebrate our unique heritage, consider what it means to live in between cultures, and contemplate what it means to be American.

  1. Undoing what we Inherited: Healing from Systemic Racism

    08/03/2025

    Undoing what we Inherited: Healing from Systemic Racism

    In this episode, Dr. Meera Murthi process her status as Brahmin (an upper caste group) in India and being South Asian in the U.S. A compassionate, reflective soul she discusses the work of deconstructing her privilege in service of the greater good--Love.

    44 min
  2. Swipe Left on Tradition: Dating as a Second Gen

    07/27/2025

    Swipe Left on Tradition: Dating as a Second Gen

    What do you do when you are raised in two cultures and you are looking for love? In this episode, we discuss finding love as a transnational, second-generation American,

    50 min
  3. The Taste of Heritage: From Ghana, With Flavour

    07/18/2025

    The Taste of Heritage: From Ghana, With Flavour

    In this episode, Kwesi, co-owner of a local African restaurant reflects on his identity journey. Kwesi discusses learning to find himself and becoming secure in his Africanness while being an American.

    1h 7m
  4. Crowned Across Continents: Building Community, Filling the Gap

    07/11/2025

    Crowned Across Continents: Building Community, Filling the Gap

    We have heard it said, "If you want to go fast, go alone, but if you want to go far go together" In this episode, Dr. Banjo talks to Chief Ife Bell the Zosimli Naa of the Kingdom of Dagbo in Ghana, born in the United States. Listen to her story of finding her roots, discovering her purpose, and developing communities!

    1h 6m
  5. The Value, Work and Labor of the Immigrant

    07/03/2025

    The Value, Work and Labor of the Immigrant

    In this episode, Sina Safayi shares his experience as an immigrant from Iran and his personal success in the U.S. A champion for education, reminds us that we are country of countries, a culture of cultures, and he shares how the success of a nation is largely based on immigrant labor and professional pursuits.

    59 min
  6. Connecting to Your Root Systems

    06/25/2025

    Connecting to Your Root Systems

    In this episode, I chat with Carol Tonge, author and founder of End Polite Silence. We discuss the importance of staying rooted while branching out to explore new worlds and the importance of our root systems on how see ourselves and where we see our future.

    44 min
  7. Transnational Adoption and Finding a Cultural Identity

    10/16/2021

    Transnational Adoption and Finding a Cultural Identity

    In this episode, Rebecca Snyder shares about her experience being an Adopted Chinese-American. Making sense of being Chinese in a White family, feeling disconnected from China, and at times feeling othered in America.

    40 min

  8. 10/02/2021

    Mental Health and Boundaries

    I got to chat a little more with Dr. Zainab Okolo about managing boundaries as a second-gen while belonging to a collectivistic culture but growing up in an individualistic one.

    13 min
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Unapologetically U.S. is a podcast with Dr. Omotayo Banjo, professor of media psychology and expert on cultural identity, which shakes up our racial and cultural boxes. In this podcast immigrants and their children celebrate our unique heritage, consider what it means to live in between cultures, and contemplate what it means to be American.

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  • Creator
    Tayo Banjo
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2025
  • Episodes
    13
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Tayo Banjo
  • Show Website
    Unapologetically U.S.