At the start of the Covid-19 epidemic, I was texting Dr. Byron Young, our next guest on, In Conversation with Busayo and I mentioned that I was indulging some bad habits (eating too much mostly) at the beginning of the quarantine, and Dr. Young

Yewande Komolafe on the joys of Nigerian food, creating a career on her own terms and the power of resilience

May 5th, 2020 37m 4s

Last year, I opened up the people’s New York Times and there is the guest on today’s podcast, Yewande Komolafe looking beyond fabulous, gorgeous hair, rocking a Busayo dress and explaining the amazing, yumminess that is Nigerian food to the wor

In Conversation – Tracey Scott Wilson

Nov 4th, 2019 45m 39s

One of our favorite people, Tracey Scott Wilson, is simply brilliant and an amazing human being. She is a prolific artist – a playwright, teacher, film and television writer and producer. I was so excited to talk to Tracey for the podcast b

In Conversation with Ngozi Anyanwu

Oct 7th, 2019 45m 20s

So we are nerding out over the increasing frequency of authentic African stories on New York theatre stages. It is about time! After seeing Homecoming Queen at the Atlantic Theatre Company, we had to talk to the play’s writer, Ngozi Anyanwu. N

The Busayo Podcast | Mfoniso Udofia

Aug 25th, 2019 49m 26s

Mfoniso Udofia is a playwright and an actor. I saw her play, Sojourners last year and was floored. The play so powerfully captured the anxieties of the immigrant experience. Her plays, Sojourners and Her Portmanteau recently opened at the New Y

The Busayo Podcast | Adepero Oduye

Jul 25th, 2019 58m 55s

Entrepreneur/Attorney Busayo Olupona in conversation with Actor Adepero Oduye (Pariah, Twelve Years a Slave) exploring the pursuit of dreams and the navigating the challenges on the road to achieving your dream.

In Conversation With Prof JK Olupona

May 13th, 2019

A conversation with Professor Jacob Kehinde Olupona, a scholar in traditional African religion. We start with the Oshun references in Lemonade and go from there, it is an exploration of traditional Yoruba religion, culture in Africa and the dia

Yolanda Sangweni In Conversation With Busayo

Feb 15th, 2019

Busayo in conversation with Yolanda Sangweni. Yolanda is a writer, editor at Essence magazine and a singer. In addition, she is the founder and creator of AfriPOP! a digital platform which explores introduces and celebrates contemporary Afri

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