Have you ever felt like your life is one big social Experiment? That we’re put in certain situations and the only thing we can control is how we react to them. Well, this is a show by two Black women coming into themselves and sharing some of their experiences as friends who have found each other outside of the places they call home. A show about living and studying abroad.
"Home is not waiting for you" - a reality check
In this episode, we discuss a piece titled "Dear African Abroad: Home Is Not Waiting For You" by Takondwa. We talk about our blind spots and how they impact the ways in which we continue to interact with the places we call home.
The sound quality is a bit shambolic but please bare with us as we work our way through that. We promise it will improve as we continue on this journey.
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9/3/2021 • 28 minutes, 34 seconds
Long distance relationships (familial, platonic and romantic)
Hey loves, in this episode, Kai and Siye discuss some of the challenges they have faced when it comes to maintaining long distance relationships. Stay safe and please do enjoy. Don't forget to let us know what your thoughts are after listening.
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7/13/2021 • 1 hour, 5 minutes, 57 seconds
Funemployment?
Our friend NK joins us for a discussion of after graduation expectations vs. reality. Kai and NK share how they've tried keeping their heads up while struggling with finding employment during the pandemic. The episode ends in a discussion about free will, please do enjoy and let us know what you think.
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7/13/2021 • 55 minutes, 41 seconds
Happy Anniversary!!!!!!!
We cannot thank you all enough for rocking with us for a whole year. Wow! We're truly grateful.
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7/13/2021 • 17 minutes, 52 seconds
No Seat At The Table
In this episode Kai and Siye have a conversation about representation and visibility, focusing mostly on their college experiences and the media. Please do keep in mind that these are opinions and not fact, and that people's experiences may or may not be the same all around. We hope you enjoy this episode and that you find parts of it meaningful. Please continue to take care of yourselves throughout this challenging time. Sending some good energy your way.
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IG: socialex_podcast
Twitter: SocialEx_Pod
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7/13/2021 • 1 hour, 55 seconds
The Shackles of Internalized Fatphobia
This week we are joined by Simone and Shirleyka for a fun and honest discussion on the impacts of internalized fatphobia in our personal lives. We hope you enjoy the conversation.
Feel free to engage with us on our socials:
Insta: @socialex_podcast
Twitter: @SociaEx_Pod
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7/13/2021 • 1 hour, 35 minutes, 46 seconds
Is Black Really King? (Art, Activism & Black Solidarity)
We’re discussing some of the stuff we’ve been seeing on the internet lately, specifically on BLM, solidarity politics and our faves upcoming new film. We hope you are all keeping your heads up and taking care of yourselves. 💛
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7/13/2021 • 1 hour, 22 minutes, 25 seconds
Have You Seen Me? (Gender, Sexuality and Isolation)
In this episode we continue our discussion on salient identities, specifically gender and sexuality. We appreciate each an every one of you. Stay safe!
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7/13/2021 • 40 minutes, 17 seconds
Who Are We Outside Of Our Salient Identities?
Hey loves, as promised, we managed to bring some of our friends together and had a very fruitful discussion on identity and belonging. This is part one of our Identity and Belonging segment, we hope you enjoy. Stay safe and remember that Black lives matter and always will.
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7/13/2021 • 1 hour, 2 minutes, 10 seconds
Let’s Talk About Money
Hey Lovelies, this episode is about the broke college life and we share with you guys a couple of things that help us get by. We hope you enjoy. Please remember to leave us a comment or share this with your friends. We would also like to know how you guys are handling your money, or maybe even balling out of control.
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7/13/2021 • 1 hour, 19 seconds
There Is No Script, There Is No Book!
Happy New Year Beloved! May all your manifestations come to life this year. In this episode we catch up about our holiday spent with family and friends. We also share some of our plans and goals for 2020. We hope that you enjoy. Let us know what you are also hoping to achieve this year. We are all rooting for you!
Follow us on Twitter @SocialEx for any Social Experiment updates. We hope to here from you soon. x
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7/13/2021 • 24 minutes, 29 seconds
Realizing Stuff and Rounding Up 2019
In this episode we talk about our 2019 highlights and lessons learned. We wish you all a lovely festive season and we hope this break is kind to all of you. We would also like to know how 2019 has been for you so feel free to let us know. Merry Christmas and many blessings for 2020!
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7/13/2021 • 1 hour, 21 minutes, 7 seconds
Surviving Winter And Searching For The Sun
This week's episode is focused on how we manage winter and deal with the change of seasons in our lives (in the physical and metaphoric sense). We were joined by 3 beautiful women, Fiki, NK and Alexa, who also shared their own experiences with dealing with tough seasons. This was a fun, heartwarming conversation and we hope you enjoy listening to it as much as we enjoyed recording it. Most importantly, we hope that the season is kind to you and that you are taking good care of yourselves. Feel free to let us know what you thought.
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7/13/2021 • 1 hour, 21 minutes, 33 seconds
At The End Of The Day, The Work Still Gets Done (Making Self Care A Priority)
In this week's episode, we've decided to talk about our self care journeys and struggles, before and while we are in college. We feel that we all need to start taking better care of ourselves in order to participate fully in our everyday lives. We also recognize that with school, some moments are tougher than others, and that so often taking care of ourselves ends up taking the back seat. However, we think if we work together, we can be of better help to each other. Feel free to leave us comments, we would love to know what you think and how you each practice self care, especially when life gets in the way.
Feel free to also reach out to us on our favorite social media platform, you guessed it, TWITTER!
Siye : @_siye_
Nipho : @Khumalonipho
Kai : @kai_zzer_XCVI
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7/13/2021 • 1 hour, 16 minutes, 48 seconds
Another Chapter In My Autobiography (First Year Experiences)
Our friends, Zola and NK, have joined us for an exciting episode about transitioning from high school to college. This episode touches on culture shock, fitting in, forming new relationships and much much more. Feel free to leave us a comment and remember to subscribe and share this with all of your friends.
NB,
The team would like to address the misuse and overlook of the term cisgender. The proper term in this case is cis-het men, men who are cisgender and heterosexual. The use of just “cis” in the podcast implies that the hosts could have been referring to cisgender queer folks as well, which is not the case.
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7/13/2021 • 59 minutes, 3 seconds
If We're Not Going To Be A Part Of The Solution, We Cannot Be A Part Of The Problem
This is the summer recap/wrap up we've all been waiting for! In episode 2, our lovely trio share some thoughts on the challenging past couple of weeks and what Hot Girl Summer looked like for them. Tune in for a hearty conversation and remember to subscribe and leave a comment!
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