Search for episodes from Busayo NYC with a specific topic:

Latest episodes from Busayo NYC

In Conversation With Tracey Scott Wilson

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2024 45:39


Tracey is a prolific artist – a playwright, teacher, film and television writer and producer. The post In Conversation With Tracey Scott Wilson appeared first on Busayo.

conversations busayo tracey scott wilson
In Conversation With Ngozi Anyanwu

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2024 45:20


After seeing Homecoming Queen at the Atlantic Theatre Company, we had to talk to the play's writer, Ngozi Anyanwu. The post In Conversation With Ngozi Anyanwu appeared first on Busayo.

conversations ngozi homecoming queen atlantic theatre company busayo
In Conversation With Mfoniso Udofia

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2024 49:26


A playwright and an actor whose play so powerfully captures the anxieties of the immigrant experience. The post In Conversation With Mfoniso Udofia appeared first on Busayo.

In Conversation With Adepero Oduye

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2024 58:55


Navigating the challenges on the road to achieving your dream. The post In Conversation With Adepero Oduye appeared first on Busayo.

In Conversation w/ Dr. Byron Young

Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2020 52:29


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 gave some advice that was so…

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

Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2020 37:04


Yewande can be described as a quiet powerhouse. She is the author of the New York Times “Yewande Komolafe 10 Essential Nigerian Recipes” in the June 24, 2019 issue.

In Conversation – Tracey Scott Wilson

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2019 45:39


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 because her journey from Newark, New Jersey to award winning playwright and…

new jersey newark tracey scott wilson
In Conversation with Ngozi Anyanwu

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2019 45:20


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. Ngozi is an actor, a playwright, a producer, a…

The Busayo Podcast | Mfoniso Udofia

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2019 49:26


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 York Theatre Workshop. Her work captures perfectly the scars, ghosts…

The Busayo Podcast | Adepero Oduye

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2019 58:55


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

Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 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 diaspora.

Yolanda Sangweni In Conversation With Busayo

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 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 African culture. Yolanda shares her experiences as an immigrant to the US and finding…

african essence busayo yolanda sangweni

Claim Busayo NYC

In order to claim this podcast we'll send an email to with a verification link. Simply click the link and you will be able to edit tags, request a refresh, and other features to take control of your podcast page!

Claim Cancel