Pizza & Palmwine

In this episode Pina and Winnie talk about all things money with their friend Irene Baidoo, who is on her journey towards financial freedom....but first what are some of the bad financial habits that have been inherited growing up in the Ghanaian household? The ladies talk about the money mistakes they have picked up along the way, their attitude toward money and how they are choosing to act differently compared to the new generation...and of course, how to get started in the STOCK MARKET. The money talk is still seen as a taboo in the Ghanaian community, but hopefully this episode can provide a good a starter and give you the confidence you need to start your own journey towards financial freedom

Should your pastor be a perfect human before he stands on the pulpit? Why do church folks struggle with showing vulnerability ? Is the gospel still relevant for millennials? Pina and Winnie discuss faith and Christianity with guest co-host Anna Awuah. Anna is a PK (pastor's kid), she's a bona fide lover of God and is on a mission to bring the gospel to the millennial generation and to convey the message in a way that can resonate with her peers. According to her many people leave church because they experience "church hurt", broken relationships and disappointment from folks that you look up to as brothers and sister in Christ. In her view we should try our best to separate the man from the divine. But, we ask, how do we treat church leaders such as Carl Lentz from Hillsong, or relationship experts such as Derrick Jaxn who exhibit behaviours that are not in line with the message they preach? We discuss this and more in this new episode of Pizza and Palmwine! Head over to our Facebook and Instagram pages @pizzaandpalmwine to tell us what you think. You can also reach us via email at pizzaandpalmwine@gmail.com. Be sure to share this episode with your friends and family, or anybody that needs to hear a real conversation about faith, Christianity and the struggles with keeping a certain image

Being "posted" is a practice that is found in various African communities in the diaspora, whereby migrant parents decide to send their child back to the continent to be raised by a caretaker (usually a family member). Pina and Winnie are both "posted children", having left Italy for Ghana as a young age and having to grown up away from their parents. In this episode they discuss their experience and how it has shaped their identity, including the emotional trauma, how it shows up in romantic relationships and the difficulties in having to build a daughter/parent bond. They also reflect on the separation from their caretakers back in Ghana and the ambiguous relationship they have with them. How is parenthood defined? Who gets to be called "mum" or "dad"? Can you still be a parent from abroad? How long is it too long to "post a child"?

Hello guys! On this Valentine's weekend we want to revisit the topic of marriage and the pressure from our communities. This time around we want to hear it from the guy's point of view! We sit down with Tefo AKA DJ Remy from Botswana. Tefo has lived in Sweden most of his adult life and is used to the dating life in Scandinavia. But now as a returnee he's having to deal with a different dating field and a different mentality when it comes to gender role...and on top of that he feels that the club environment is not where he can really find wifey. Just like us Tefo grew up with a mix of cultural identities and he feels that he's potential life partner should be able to navigate both European and African ways of life. Listen to find out what exactly he needs from a life partner and how he's personally dealing with the pressure to get married.

So where are you REALLY from? Growing up black in Italy you hear this question ALL THE TIME!  We go back to our very first episode and we revisit this conversation by adding another layer, this time with the mixed-race identity. How does it feel like to live in a society where you are not considered "black enough" or "white enough"? Why does the one drop rule define your entire identity? How do you navigate privilege and racism? We sit down with Nigerian-Italian artist Dugiotto to share his experience growing up as a mixed race kid trying embrace his Igbo and Sicilian cultures. 

In this episode Stacey shares her story as a survival of sexual assault at a young age. Stacey bravely posted her story on facebook and in doing so she named her aggressor thus breaking the code of silence that many victims feel they need to uphold in order to avoid scandal in the Ghanaian community. Her story is not unique unfortunately, but it's still a taboo in many African Communities. We hope that by speaking up, her story will inspire more people to come forward and break a culture of silence that only protects the perpetrator and never the victim. At her request we have agreed to censor some of the names of the people involved in the story. #metoo

We start 2021 with our first guest co-host!! Winnie Frimpong is a business psychologist based in London. As an expert in her field she knows all about mental health but you guys know that on Pizza&Palmwine we get personal! Winnie tells her own story about battling clinical depression and anxiety as she recalls the darkest moments in her life. Her's is not a unique story unfortunately, and if you too are going through mental health problems know that you are not alone. Listen to her testimony as she tells us how she was able to come out of it.

In the second part of our series on "migration and identity" Pina tells the story of how as a baby she was sent to live with her grandmother in Ghana and the challenges of reconnecting with her parents when she moved back to Italy years later... But what happens when she moves to London? All of a sudden she has access to all the freedoms that a strict Ghanaian household doesn't allow... then there is Sweden...another move Who we are as people is constantly being reshaped by our environments, but can you ever connect to your core identity and discover who you are and what you really want from life? Come on this journey with us

Maureen's parents moved to the United States from Italy to pursue the American dream for the entire family. But that did not come without challenges and self doubts. On part 1 of this episode we listen to Maureen as she tells the story of her moving to the U.S, the documentation challenges that she faced, the cultural shock and the tensions between African migrants and African Americans.

On this episode Maureen and Pina talk about the cultural differences between Northern and Southern Italy and marriage expectations among Ghanaians. Why is Pina so afraid of getting married? What is marriage life for Maureen? Is it ok to co-habitate with your partner before getting married ?

Maureen and Pina talk about the process of grieving both in the Ghanaian and Italian community. Although it was a somber and somewhat heavy topic, they discuss aspects of the cultural that they find quite interesting and bizzarre, such as "the wailing and rolling on the floor". Pina discloses some intimate details of her dad's passing and the meaning of "belonging to the ancestors". This episode was recorded following the death of Chadwick Boseman and although it was "a long time ago" according to social media timeline, it gives us an opportunity to discuss the topic of mourning and "truly moving on".

Maureen and Pina discuss "friendship" and the cultural differences between Ghanaians and Italians ways of dealing with friendships. Also...is it true that, in choosing your friends, you should be as picky as choosing a husband?

On this first episode we give answer the million dollar question "where are you REALLY from??" which many first generation kids get growing up. Especially if, like us, they don't fit right into the mold of what a typical citizen looks like. How do you guys answer that question ?

Why Pizza and Palmwine you ask?...Well coz it's an odd mix, just like us! We were born and raised in Italy