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Rediscovering and sharing my love for books one episode at a time. - Sindara

Sindara Oyekola


    • Jun 13, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 47m AVG DURATION
    • 12 EPISODES


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    Episode 12 - Wahala

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2022 79:05


    On this episode, Eseosa, Olivia and I talk about the absolute chaos that is Nikki May's Wahala. Follow @mylit.adventure on Instagram for more updates on the podcast. Enjoy!

    Episode 11 - Patsy

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2022 74:02


    Damisola and I are back again talking about Patsy and exploring themes of mental health, gender, sexuality, motherhood, romantic relationships and the difficult road to redemption and forgiveness. Follow @mylit.adventure on Instagram for more updates. Enjoy!

    Episode 10 - Black Cake

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2022 62:18


    Damisola and I talk about the loneliness of immigration, the struggles of measuring up to parents' expectation and the importance of seeing our parents as people who had lives before they had us as we review Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson. Enjoy! Follow the podcast on Instagram at @mylit.adventure for updates

    Episode 9 - Hana Khan Carries On

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2022 14:26


    In this episode, I discuss Hana Khan Carries On, the first book I've read set in a South Asian Canadian muslim community. Enjoy! Follow the podcast on Instagram at @mylit.adventure for updates

    Episode 8 - Butter Honey Pig Bread

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2022 59:21


    In this episode, Farida and I talk twins, spirituality, living in Lagos and creating a community as an African in the diaspora through the lens of Butter Honey Pig Bread. Follow our Instagram @mylit.adventure for more updates

    Episode 7 - In Every Mirror She's Black

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2022 61:58


    In this episode, Adaora and I explore Sweden through the experiences of Brittany, Kemi and Muna as they navigate being Black immigrants in a homogenous culture. Follow @mylit.adventure on instagram for more updates. Enjoy!

    Episode 6 - The Soulmate Equation

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2022 47:54


    Olivia and I talk about what it means for a person to become your home and why friendships that fill you up are so important through the lens of Christina Lauren's The Soulmate Equation. Follow @mylit.adventure on Instagram for more updates. Enjoy!

    Episode 5 - The Memory of Love

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2022 59:41


    Happy Valentine's Day! I've been looking to read more books by non-Nigerian African authors and this book gave me the perfect opportunity. In this episode, Ikeme and I talk about what love looks like for us and the importance of making seemingly selfish decisions as we explore Sierra Leone in the 60s and post war in the early 2000s. Follow @mylit.adventure on Instagram for more updates on the podcast. Enjoy!

    Episode 4 - Sankofa

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2022 41:42


    On this episode, Kehinde Odusote and I discuss Chibundu Onuzo's Sankofa and explore themes of finding one's self, colonization, authoritarianism and the struggle of realizing that our parents are flawed people. For more information on the This Ability documentary, follow @thisability_doc on Instagram and @thisabilitydoc on Twitter. Enjoy! Follow @mylit.adventure on Instagram for more updates on the podcast

    Episode 3 - Easy Motion Tourist

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2022 8:53


    In this episode, I explore the enigma that is Lagos as I review Leye Adenle's Easy Motion Tourist. Enjoy! Follow the podcast on Instagram at @mylit.adventure

    Episode 2 - The Secret Lives of Baba Segi's Wives

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2022 40:15


    On this episode, Ikeme and I delve into the chaos of the Alao household as we discuss one of my favorite books, The Secret Lives of Baba Segi's Wives or in some markets, The Secret Lives of the Four Wives by Lola Shoneyin. Enjoy! Follow the podcast on Instagram @mylit.adventure for updates

    Episode 1 - Homegoing & Transcendent Kingdom

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2022 23:25


    Welcome to My Lit. Adventure!! In this inaugural episode, Ikeme and I explore themes of grief, slavery and immigration in Homegoing and Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi. Enjoy! Content warning: this episode discusses suicide. Follow the podcast on Instagram @mylit.adventure for updates

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