The Spoken World Podcast

Raised in a society that believes sexuality which is unfairly skewed towards women, we are curious about women who offer services in the sex industry. Retired Sex Worker, Lola Davina shares her journey and experiences in her book, Thriving In Sex Work. We are joined by private model, Amy Taylore from LA, USA and members of The Nigerian Sex Workers Association, NSWA to talk stigma, mental health, consent, security, good and bad times involved in working in the sex work industry. In the Part One of this series, we introduce the sex workers from Nigeria; Patience and Ejiro, and the US, Amy and Lola and why and how they got into the profession. Help Us Create More Content Like This By Donating right here: https://dashboard.flutterwave.com/donate/totv43vrt1po You can find out more about Lola Davina by checking out her website: https://www.loladavina.com/ Follow Amy Taylor On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/amytaylorla/ For more information about NSWA, their helpline and events: https://www.nswp.org/members/africa/nigeria-sex-workers-association-precious-jewels CREDITS: Intro/Outro music by Mema Music - Boys No Dey Smile https://www.instagram.com/mema_music/ Interlude: Music by Dominique https://www.instagram.com/vint.agey/

AFRICA IS BLEEDING. Find out more about what's happening and how you can help here: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-54678345 **************************************************************************************** That moment when a passionate one night stand becomes more... much more. And no, I don't mean the sappy love story that ends up with them getting married and having two adorable children. I mean the charming lover locking you up in an isolated building with thick glass and a heavily locked door. Pretty tempting right? Berlin syndrome is a book turned movie about an adventurous young photographer, Claire, who meets a charming young German teacher, Andy, in her travel to Germany. They hit it off pretty quickly... then everything goes dark pretty quickly. SPOILER ALERT! Andy is a psychopath who holds Claire hostage in his house leaving her desperate to get out. Does she get out? Join us on this episode with the author of the book MELANIE JOOSTEN as we discuss toxic relationships and her debut novel turn big screen movie. Want to help us create amazing content like this every Thursday? Rate, Review, SHARE and DONATE

AFRICA IS BLEEDING.  Find out more about what's happening and how you can help here: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-54678345  **************************************************************************************** What is the justification for violence? Why do criminals think the way they do and can society do a better job of rehabilitation in order to provide a safer society?  On this episode we are joined by Anders Roslund. Anders has published ten novels to date as part of the successful writing duos Roslund & Hellström and Roslund & Thunberg. His books have been read by millions and he is the recipient of numerous prestigious international awards. Sweet Dreams is the second novel published under Roslund’s full name.  Our focus is on one of the books he wrote with Borge Hellström which has been adapted to the 2019 movie, The Informer. The casts consist of great characters; Joel Kinnaman from Altered Carbon Season 1, Common and other talented actors. Be sure to follow us on Instagram @TheSpokenWorld and Twitter @TheSpokenWorldP for updates on our next guests, book giveaways and our virtual open mic. You can find out more about Anders and his work here: https://www.salomonssonagency.se/anders-roslund/

Nigeria is 60 years! The podcast celebrates by giving you a unique stream of Nigerian spoken word poetry. Meet the poets! Ndukwe Onuoha Tobi Toun Solarspeaks Divine Adachukwu Onyekwena Psalms&Proverbs The Medical Poet Ibquake Adaobi Chiemelu Nuel Obodokwe Follow The Spoken World Podcast on Instagram @TheSpokenWorld and Twitter @TheSpokenWorldP. We would love to hear your thoughts! Be sure to leave a review, rate us and share! Find out what we are up to... Our next Virtual Open Mic and Free Book Giveaways by checking our Website. Donate and help keep the podcast going by joining our tier on our Patreon page!

The GONE series is ranking top five on my list of best YA novels. Imagine my shock when Michael Grant, the author of over a hundred books and the sole author of GONE said, "Yes" to speaking with us on the his experiences and journey to creating the books. Michael Grant is an American author of over 160 books, though most he co-authored with his wife, Katherine Applegate. They created the Animorphs, the Everworld series and the Making Out series. Grant is the sole author of the Gone series, the BZRK series, the Messenger of Fear series, and the Front Lines trilogy. On this episode, we discuss The Gone Series. When the adults suddenly disappear, kids under the age of fifteen are left to fend for themselves. That would be terrifying enough, but then, they discover that some of them had mutated due to exposure to some kind of radiation. Now there are kids running around with telekinesis, super strength, laser beams, super speed and literal green fingers that sprout vegetation from the soil. Things might not be so bad without the adults, at least they thought until they learn that they weren't the only living species that mutated. There are talking coyotes and mutated diseases. Who will be in charge? Who will stop little kids from killing each other? More importantly, what happens after you turn fifteen? You can find out more about Michael Grant by following him on Twitter @MichaelGrantBks or click the link https://twitter.com/MichaelGrantBks?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor Be sure to subscribe and leave a review guys that would mean a lot! Follow the spoken world on Instagram and twitter @thespokenworld. Send your questions, reviews and opinions to thespokenworldpodcast@gmail.com Get awesome updates on podcast seminars, live sessions and book giveaways by signing up to our newsletter https://thespokenworldpodcast-com.cms.webnode.com/ Join a tier on our patron page and support all our hardwork plus MORE EPISODES! https://thespokenworldpodcast-com.cms.webnode.com/thepodcast/patreon/

The podcast is back with deep spoken word poems by the world's finest. We talk family and relationships on this episode with three amazing guests. Mike Rosen is an award-winning poet on a mission to normalize the less than perfect by addressing anxiety, depression, and addiction without stigma. In addition to appearances at The Whitney Museum, Fortune 100 companies, and venues on three continents, Mike's poetry videos have been viewed over one million times online. He teaches narrative healing workshops globally, and is a masters student at the University of Pennsylvania. He shared a very vulnerable piece that he says has taught him a lot about standing up for yourself especially to those you love. You can find out more about Mike by following him on Instagram @heymikerosen and his website https://heymikerosen.com/ Our next guest is Aliya Chaplin sharing a poem about magic of motherhood. Aliya is a mother, poet and student majoring in English and creative writing. Check her out on Instagram @aliyachaplin. We also have Pages D. Matam. Pages Matam is an international artist & educator from Cameroon, Central Africa, currently residing in Washington D.C. He is the Director of Poetry Events for Busboys and Poets, a Callaloo Fellow, and Write Bloody published author of The Heart of a Comet (2014), which won Best New Book 2014 from Beltway Poetry Quaterly and was a Teaching for Change bestseller. A national and 2x regional poetry slam champion, he has passions in the field of education, violence and abuse trauma work, immigration reform and youth advocacy. Follow him on Instagram @pagesofle and check his website https://pagesmatam.com/  Be sure to subscribe and leave a review guys that would mean a lot! Follow the spoken world on Instagram and twitter @thespokenworld. Send your questions, reviews and opinions to thespokenworldpodcast@gmail.com Get awesome updates on podcast seminars, live sessions and book giveaways by signing up to our newsletter https://thespokenworldpodcast-com.cms.webnode.com/ Join a tier on our patron page and support all our hardwork plus MORE EPISODES! https://thespokenworldpodcast-com.cms.webnode.com/thepodcast/patreon/

Nick Courmon (NDC_Poetry) is a spoken word artist from Greensboro, NC. He enjoys using his art to address a myriad of social issues in addition to mental health awareness. He has work published in BROAD magazine, a digital and social justice publication from the Women's Studies and Gender Studies program at Loyola University Chicago. He was also a member of the Detour Slam Team that placed 11th overall at the 2019 Southern Fried Poetry Slam and has featured at the North Carolina African American Cultural Celebration, and the 2019 National Black Theatre Festival in Winston Salem, NC. He is currently a Masters student at the University of North Carolina at Pembroke. You can follow him on Instagram at @ndc_poetry and find him on Facebook at “Nick Courmon” as well.

Christine Leunens is a New Zealand based author of three books. Her second book, Caging Skies, was the inspiration behind the 2019 Oscar winning Taika film, Jojo Rabbit. Starring award winning actors Scarlet Johannson, Rebel Wilson and Taika Waititi playing the imaginary Adolf Hitler. The book has been translated into about twenty languages and adapted into a play and film. Despite how successful the book became, it was quite the struggle getting it published... Grab your pop corn and snuggle in!

Imagine a childhood where the child lives in absolute fear of their biological parents. Where each day, that child would pray for an uneventful time and protection from their guardian. That was the very life of Dr. Lydia Taiwo. She writes about her life in her book, A Broken Childhood, published by Austin Macauley Pubishers. Lydia is a survivor of horrific, grievous bodily harm and child abuse. She has over sixty scars all over her body. There are six on her face and eight on her head which are visible to the naked eye, all at the hands of her parents, most especially her mother.  Though the physical scars remain, Lydia has been resilient and been able to forgive her parents and move on with her life. She does not consider herself a victim but a victor. "Having suffered abuse doesn't mean you have to be an abuser yourself" is her motto.  Join us on this episode to discuss what it really means to forgive. Follow us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/thespokenworld/ and Twitter https://twitter.com/SpokenPodcast Visit our website at https://thespokenworldpodcast-com.webnode.com/ to find out more about the spoken world, subscribe to our YouTube channel and join a tier on our Patreon page to support all our hard work. Send us a comment via email thespokenworldpodcast@gmail.com or you can always send in a voicenote and you never know. It could be live on our next episode! Thank you so much for listening Remember to Stay Safe, Stay Sane and Stay Positive.

Spoken word is truth from broken pieces of our hearts that bleed from our pen to paper. A lot has been going on in the world with hate crime, prejudice and discrimination. Today we talk those sensitive issues the way we know best Three amazing ladies share with us their spoken word piece that speak on the basis of discrimination, stereotypes and prejudice. On this episode we have Porsche Kelly a.k.a the poetic activist from Oakland California. She speaks on the topics of racism in America with her"powerful piece, "Jokes and how we cannot do much if we do not acknowledge the wrongs in order to make them right.  Anna Maria Morris from Houston Texas shares her poem, "We Used To..." A poem based on history, culture and of course discrimination.  Finally, Sarah Kesteven, spoken word poet from shares her piece, "Some men" If you thought we were done with the feminism talks, you are listening to the wrong podcast. Don't forget to like, subscribe and share. You can find The Poetic Activist here Anna Maria Morris here and Sarah Kesteven here Send your comments to our email Follow us on Instagram  and twitter and support us on our Patreon page by joining a tier to pay for our hard work

Can't believe it's been three years already! And what better way to kick off season three than some motivation and positive thinking from author, health and fitness coach, Carli Jay.  A couple years back, Carli had a shocking experience that made her sure that she had to do something about her health. And with that in mind, she set out to lose half her body weight in two years. And that's not all, she did it all by herself! On this episode we discuss eating habits, childhood relationships with food and learning to build positive relationships by eating healthy and staying healthy.   If you liked this episode which I am sure you did. Don't forget to follow, share, review and rate us guys!  To find out more about Carli Jay and her book, head to http://misscarlijay.com/    If you love our new cover art, the logo was designed by willbe.creative. Go to his website here http://willbecreative.co.uk/  And the photography is credited to Osy Studios https://www.instagram.com/osyusiholo_/  Visit The Spoken World Podcast Website https://thespokenworldpodcast-com.webnode.com/ to know more about us. Send us a comment via email thespokenworldpodcast@gmail.com  Join a tier on our Patreon page and support our hard work https://www.patreon.com/join/thespokenworld   Thank you so much for listening. Remember to Stay Safe, Stay Sane and Stay Positive.

Third time's the charm. Here's a sneak peak to the excitement we've got stored up for you! New episodes every Thursday starting May 14th with Huwa and Daisy.

It's the season finalé you guys!!! Can't believe we made it this far. And as is tradition from season one, my friends, family and I listen to questions sent in from the fans of the show and give our honest (goofiest) answer. Get to know what we think about feminism, reaching out to the global audience, following your dreams and why girls break the hearts of good guys. SEASON THREE COMING SOON!

Our guests on this episode play a little bit with time in their books. How much does our "future" influence the present? New York Times Bestselling author, Chigozie Obioma, takes us on his journey to publishing the finalist for The Man Booker Prize, The Fishermen and Ayesha Harruna Attah is an amazing Ghanaian writer and her book, Hundred Wells of Salaga touches the sensitive spot about slave trade in West Africa... If you could change the past, would you do it? If you had the chance to see your future, would you take it?