The Other Room

A women led discussion on Holistic Wellness for Mind, Body, Spirit and Soul. Share | Follow | Subscribe Let the roomies know what you think! Leave a message ➡️ listentogcr.com/contact-us Song Credit: Special thanks to Ria Boss for use of her songs on the show. Find more of her work here A GCR Production - Africa's Premiere Podcast Network

Dr. Anima Adjepong joined the roomies to discuss their research and new book titled Afropolitan Projects Share | Follow | Subscribe Let the roomies know what you think! Leave a message ➡️ listentogcr.com/contact-us Song Credit: Special thanks to Ria Boss for use of her songs on the show. Find more of her work here A GCR Production - Africa's Premiere Podcast Network

Share | Follow | Subscribe Vee and Dzifa join Kess and Abby to discuss challenges women face in entrepreneurship, and how best to deal with them. Let the roomies know what you think! Leave a message ➡️ listentogcr.com/contact-us Song Credit: Special thanks to Ria Boss for use of her songs on the show. Find more of her work here A GCR Production - Africa's Premiere Podcast Network

Share | Follow | Subscribe Roomies are joined by guest, Achere, for tips to ensure your online presence and engagement are secure. Let the roomies know what you think! Leave a message ➡️ listentogcr.com/contact-us Song Credit: Special thanks to Ria Boss for use of her songs on the show. Find more of her work here A GCR Production - Africa's Premiere Podcast Network

Share | Follow | Subscribe Kess and Abby are back for an all new season

Share | Follow | Subscribe Roomies are joined by Awo of TasteTales sharing tips and tricks into having fun nights out safely in Accra. Let the roomies know what you think! Leave a message ➡️ listentogcr.com/contact-us Song Credit: Special thanks to Ria Boss for use of her songs on the show. Find more of her work here A GCR Production - Africa's Premiere Podcast Network

MOSAIC is a live podcast and party event by the Gold Coast Report! It is all about exciting guest speakers, great conversations, an amazing time with friends and your favorite GCR podcast hosts! Talking kakraa, chilling and mingling kakraa

Share | Follow | Subscribe Does being a virgin define a woman's worth? The roomies share their thoughts on what it means to lose one's virginity. Let the roomies know what you think! Leave a message ➡️ listentogcr.com/contact-us Song Credit: Special thanks to Ria Boss for use of her songs on the show. Find more of her work here A GCR Production - Africa's Premiere Podcast Network

Share | Follow | Subscribe For our autophiles out there, we got together with @PaperSmock to discuss all things cars and the misogyny female car owners tend to experience in Ghana. Contact Paper Smock via their forum on papersmock.com and on Twitter. You can also locate them at Achimota Mile 7 & Abossey Okai. They are also mobile and can attend to your car on request. Let the roomies know what you think! Leave a message ➡️ listentogcr.com/contact-us Song Credit: Special thanks to Ria Boss for use of her songs on the show. Find more of her work here A GCR Production - Africa's Premiere Podcast Network

Share | Follow | Subscribe Is family really everything? Donald joins Abby and Kess as they try to understand family dynamics, especially in Ghana, and how best to deal with situations one may find themselves in. Let the roomies know what you think! Leave a message ➡️ listentogcr.com/contact-us Song Credit: Special thanks to Ria Boss for use of her songs on the show. Find more of her work here A GCR Production - Africa's Premiere Podcast Network

Share | Follow | Subscribe Until urgent care and attention are drawn to the myriad of ways systems fail Ghanaian girls and the youth, the future looks bleak with dreams continuously unattainable for the large majority. Let the roomies know what you think! Leave a message ➡️ listentogcr.com/contact-us Song Credit: Special thanks to Ria Boss for use of her songs on the show. Find more of her work here A GCR Production - Africa's Premiere Podcast Network

Share | Follow | Subscribe What is desirable to you? Does the waist-to-hip ratio or the bald head with a full beard matter? Dodzi joins Kess and Abby discuss desirability, as well as share his contribution on creating awareness to coastal erosion threatening human and aquatic lives. Let the roomies know what you think! Leave a message ➡️ listentogcr.com/contact-us Song Credit: Special thanks to Ria Boss for use of her songs on the show. Find more of her work here A GCR Production - Africa's Premiere Podcast Network

Share | Follow | Subscribe Our recent democratic transition began with a truth and reconciliation commitment yet we are rapidly evolving into a post-truth nightmare. Contact @ghana_fact on Twitter for verification of claims, especially from govt officials to debunk misinformation and minimise harm. Let the roomies know what you think! Leave a message ➡️ listentogcr.com/contact-us Song Credit: Special thanks to Ria Boss for use of her songs on the show. Find more of her work here A GCR Production - Africa's Premiere Podcast Network

Share | Follow | Subscribe Join roomies as they discuss ongoing olympic shenanigans that women athletes are putting up with, the national cathedral, Twitter Nephew Oswald and more ! Let the roomies know what you think! Leave a message ➡️ listentogcr.com/contact-us Song Credit: Special thanks to Ria Boss for use of her songs on the show. Find more of her work here A GCR Production - Africa's Premiere Podcast Network

Share | Follow | Subscribe The older you get, the more difficult it is to make and retain friends. Join Abby and Kess navigate healthy adult friendships. Let the roomies know what you think! Leave a message ➡️ listentogcr.com/contact-us Song Credit: Special thanks to Ria Boss for use of her songs on the show. Find more of her work here A GCR Production - Africa's Premiere Podcast Network

Share | Follow | Subscribe Siblings, our first loves and everything else in-between. Join Abby and her sisters as they reflect on love and life in general. Let the roomies know what you think! Leave a message ➡️ listentogcr.com/contact-us Song Credit: Special thanks to Ria Boss for use of her songs on the show. Find more of her work here A GCR Production - Africa's Premiere Podcast Network

Share | Follow | Subscribe Listen to what the roomies have on their sex bucket list in this crossover episode with Ami and Araba of Sex and Sanity. They also discuss how mental health affects sex, as well as non-sexual ways to pleasure ourselves. Let the roomies know what you think! Leave a message ➡️ listentogcr.com/contact-us Song Credit: Special thanks to Ria Boss for use of her songs on the show. Find more of her work here A GCR Production - Africa's Premiere Podcast Network

Share | Follow | Subscribe If it costs you your peace of mind, then it's too expensive! And that's exactly how the roomies feel on this episode discussing the systemic failures in Ghana, as well as Naomi's decision to drop out of the French Open Let the roomies know what you think! Leave a message ➡️ listentogcr.com/contact-us Song Credit: Special thanks to Ria Boss for use of her songs on the show. Find more of her work here A GCR Production - Africa's Premiere Podcast Network

Share | Follow | Subscribe From looking neither West nor East to drowning in the ship of broken governance, structures and institutions Let the roomies know what you think! Leave a message ➡️ listentogcr.com/contact-us Song Credit: Special thanks to Ria Boss for use of her songs on the show. Find more of her work here A GCR Production - Africa's Premiere Podcast Network

Share | Follow | Subscribe Join the Roomies as they dissect and discuss the current state of Mother Ghana, her government and her citizens' protests from the complex and analytical lens of a woman. Let the roomies know what you think! Leave a message ➡️ listentogcr.com/contact-us Listen now to Alexander-Julian Gibbson on the Ethical Fashion Podcast

Share | Follow | Subscribe Who or what defines body standards? The roomies discuss body policing and shaming, and share ways to combat and deal with such situations. Let the roomies know what you think! Leave a message ➡️ listentogcr.com/contact-us Listen now to Lukhanyo Mdingi and Jiamini Kenya on the Ethical Fashion Podcast

Share | Follow | Subscribe The Roomies discuss how misogynoir plays out and its effects on the Ghanaian society and @FirstWives_ drops in for a quick chat on navigating misogynoir in our music industry. Let the roomies know what you think! Leave a message ➡️ listentogcr.com/contact-us Listen to Virgil Alboh on the Ethical Fashion Initiative Podcast

Share | Follow | Subscribe In this episode, the roomies discuss female role models and the respectability politics that surrounds them and the safety of women in the Ghanaian entertainment industry whiles giving tips on how to dismantle the patriarchy! Check out our ✨Affirmative Bad B✨ playlist below; Apple Music: apple.co/3d0Q58T Spotify: bit.ly/AffirmativeBadBitch Let the roomies know what you think! Leave a message ➡️ listentogcr.com/contact-us Song Credit: Special thanks to Ria Boss for use of her songs on the show. Find more of her work here --------- A GCR Production - Africa's Premiere Podcast Network

Share | Follow | Subscribe The theme for IWD this year was to 'Choose To Challenge' normalized aspects of society which impede women's growth and development.  Listen and share with the roomies what you choose to challenge in our society for women's development beyond IWD and Women's History

Share | Follow | Subscribe After a long break, Kess and Tracy are back with a new cohost, Abby! The season opener starts with a round of 2 truths and a lie and the roomies settle in to discuss the issues the LGBTQIA+ community in Ghana is facing. Certified badass, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is the Black Star of the episode as the roomies rave on about her new appointment. Let the roomies know what you think! Leave a message ➡️ listentogcr.com/contact-us Song Credit: Special thanks to Ria Boss for use of her songs on the show. Find more of her work here --------- A GCR Production

Welcome to the new TOR season! Share | Follow | Subscribe Let the roomies know what you think! Leave a message ➡️ listentogcr.com/contact-us Song Credit: Special thanks to Ria Boss for use of her songs on the show. Find more of her work here --------- A GCR Production - Africa's Premiere Podcast Network

Is the Ghana police really your friend? Listen to the roomies share their encounters with the police, and their excitement for the latest show to join the GCR network! Share | Follow | Subscribe Episode goes here Let the roomies know what you think! Leave a message ➡️ https://voicelink.fm/goldcoastreport Song Credit: Special thanks to Ria Boss for use of her songs on the show. Find more of her work here

Share | Follow | Subscribe Celeb bodies stir up positive & negative reactions on the TL. It's a tale as old as time! Listen as the roomies discuss what the TL seems to deem (un)acceptable in 2020. Let the roomies know what you think! Leave a message ➡️ https://voicelink.fm/goldcoastreport Song Credit: Special thanks to Ria Boss for use of her songs on the show. Find more of her work here

Share | Follow | Subscribe Your favorite roomies reflect on the wrongs they'd like right, discuss GH Twitter's obsession with infidelity and extend an invitation to a live concert :) Let the roomies know what you think! Leave a message ➡️ https://voicelink.fm/goldcoastreport Song Credit: Special thanks to Ria Boss for use of her songs on the show. Find more of her work here

Share | Follow | Subscribe It is another Corona lock-down episode as the roomies tackle unrealistic expectations of endurance that is foisted upon women. Want to share your experience? Slide into our DMs on Twitter & IG: @GCRTOR Let the roomies know what you think! Leave a message ➡️ https://voicelink.fm/goldcoastreport Song Credit: Special thanks to Ria Boss for use of her songs on the show. Find more of her work here

Share | Follow | Subscribe Facing a lockdown, the roomies up their tech game with remote recording and discuss inappropriate advances, the need for boundaries in relationships and living in a lockdown. Let the roomies know what you think! Leave a message ➡️ https://voicelink.fm/goldcoastreport Song Credit: Special thanks to Ria Boss for use of her songs on the show. Find more of her work here

Share | Follow | Subscribe Let Women Live! It's beach day with the roomies as we take our recording to the beautiful Rehab Beach Club. Kess, Ria and Ginger are joined by the amazing AJ of The Borga Podcast (get well soon Thandie!) On Episode 2, we celebrate a Ghanaian Shero while also discussing insecurities and men sometimes feeling entitled to our perceptions of ourselves as women. Where they do that at? Also we shed light on the many ways we can all protect ourselves amidst the Coronavirus pandemic. Stay safe roomies! Let the roomies know what you think! Leave a message ➡️ https://voicelink.fm/goldcoastreport Song Credit: Special thanks to Ria Boss for use of her songs on the show. Find more of her work here

Share | Follow | Subscribe The roomies are back, and it's a full house with Ria, Kess, Thandie and Tracy! To celebrate International Women's Day, we each shed the spotlight on women we find exceptional and debate on whether the acts of service of a domestic mom is slavery or choice. Catch us at any of the various IWD events in Accra, where you can sit with us :) Let the roomies know what you think! Leave a message ➡️ https://voicelink.fm/goldcoastreport Song Credit: Special thanks to Ria Boss for use of her songs on the show. Find more of her work here

It has been a wild ride! From us here at The Other Room & everyone on the GCR podcast network, thanks for listening and we can't wait to show you what we have cooked up for the next season :) Share | Follow | Subscribe We'd LOVE to hear from you! Send all your enquiries, comments & reactions to: theotherroom@thegoldcoastreport.com

Share | Follow | Subscribe Click here to RSVP (for free) for the #GCRLive event on Nov. 2 ➡ https://efie.co/gcrlive Kess, Tracy, Yorm and Makafui discuss sexual abuse, the #sexforgrades documentary, physical and emotional abuse in relationships, safety of women in public places, and basically everything women endure on a daily basis in the hands of men. Song Credit : Special thanks to Ria Boss for use of her song, Crown Funk. Find more of her work here We'd LOVE to hear from you! Send all your enquiries, comments & reactions to: theotherroom@thegoldcoastreport.com

Click here to RSVP (for free) for the #GCRLive event on Nov. 2 ➡ https://efie.co/gcrlive Share | Follow | Subscribe Is sex overrated? It's a full house with Kess, Cyril, Olivia and Yvonne. We discuss our personal views on good sex versus bad sex, and ways to spice up and enjoy our sex life. We also talk about the importance of communication in sex, and thoughts on sex toys, threesomes, etc. Song Credit : Special thanks to Ria Boss for use of her song, Crown Funk. Find more of her work here We'd LOVE to hear from you! Send all your enquiries, comments & reactions to: theotherroom@thegoldcoastreport.com

Nathalie and Ann join Kess and Thandie in this episode, and give us a glimpse into their lives as career women. We give our thoughts and opinions on a trending apology video on social media. The roommies also talk about women in the workplace and the lengths we need to go to get our achievements recognized, and share our good and bad personal experiences. Share | Follow | Subscribe Song Credit : Special thanks to Ria Boss for use of her song, Crown Funk. Find more of her work here We'd LOVE to hear from you! Send all your enquiries, comments & reactions to: theotherroom@thegoldcoastreport.com

It's a full house as Kanchelli and Tracy join Kessand Thandie to discuss issues relating to women's safety. We share our personal experiences in unsafe situations and environments, the challenges we faced and how best to avoid/deal with them. We also dwell on domestic and sexual abuse women face in relationships, and systems in Ghana not favoring women. On a lighter note, we share our favorite YouTube channels and moments :) Share | Follow | Subscribe Song Credit : Special thanks to Ria Boss for use of her song, Crown Funk. Find more of her work here We'd LOVE to hear from you! Send all your enquiries, comments & reactions to: theotherroom@thegoldcoastreport.com

Afi and Marjorie join Kess to talk about the trending Twitter issue with regards to December in Ghana, festivities and foreign girls versus ‘local girls'. We also give our take on Hot Girl Summer - what it means to each of us and how we're getting our #HotGirlSummer on. Get in touch Let us know how your hot girl summer is going! Share | Follow | Subscribe Song Credit : Special thanks to Ria Boss for use of her song, Crown Funk. Find more of her work here We'd LOVE to hear from you! Send all your enquiries, comments & reactions to: theotherroom@thegoldcoastreport.com

Social media influencer, Cerwaa joins Thandie and Kess in this episode. We get to know each other a bit better through a round of Q&As and a game of Would You Rather. The roomies give their opinions on the trending topics on social media - 2019 Miss Ghana pageant winner and runners up, and Miss South Africa ‘plus size' finalist. This gets us discussing beauty standards and where they come from, self-confidence issues, standing up for yourself and making a difference in your own small way. Share | Follow | Subscribe Song Credit : Special thanks to Ria Boss for use of her song, Crown Funk. Find more of her work here We'd LOVE to hear from you! Send all your enquiries, comments & reactions to: theotherroom@thegoldcoastreport.com

Good friends to the pod Cyril and Donald join Kess and Thandie in a game of 21 questions! Listen as Cyril describes Donald's idea of a perfect life... Aww! The roomies have a discussion on hair and it's importance to a woman's identity whiles also sharing opinions and past experiences regarding female students being required to keep their hair short for high school. For Twitter Feelings, we ask, 'how much are you willing to sacrifice for a partner in a relationship'? Share | Follow | Subscribe Song Credit : Special thanks to Ria Boss for use of her song, Crown Funk. Find more of her work here We'd LOVE to hear from you! Send all your enquiries, comments & reactions to: theotherroom@thegoldcoastreport.com

Our guest Rosina joins Thandie and Kess to talk healthy living. She's gives an insight on her products, and their benefits. She gives some useful tips on ways to eat healthy and make right choices, especially as women. Rosina advises we have a healthy relationship with food, to sustain healthy living. We also discuss the recent rape allegation towards a Nigerian Pastor and reasons why the women are always attacked. Would you give up your allocated seat on an airplane for anyone? Even Wole Soyinka? Listen to what we have to say concerning that. Share | Follow | Subscribe Song Credit : Special thanks to Ria Boss for use of her song, Crown Funk. Find more of her work here We'd LOVE to hear from you! Send all your enquiries, comments & reactions to: theotherroom@thegoldcoastreport.com

This episode begins with an interesting game of Shag, Marry, Kill. Maayaa joins Kess and Thandie to discuss recent kidnappings, domestic abuse and cheating male partners. To stay or to leave? Ever had someone touch your hair without asking? Give you unsolicited advice? We talk through invasion of personal space, our experiences and how to deal with such trying situations. hare | Follow | Subscribe Song Credit Special thanks to Maayaa for use of her song, 'See' as the intro and outro. Find more of her work here Special thanks to Ria Boss for use of her songs. Find more of her work here We'd LOVE to hear from you! Send all your enquiries, comments & reactions to: theotherroom@thegoldcoastreport.com

Is it unacceptable if a woman can't cook? Kess is joined by two guests, Comoo and Boyd, to give their male perspectives on the stereotypes in relationships, dealbreakers and more. We also react to a mom giving birth to her fourth child in a moving car with her family. How freaked out would you be in such a situation?! Share | Follow | Subscribe Song Credit : Special thanks to Boyd Larmie for use of his song, Awula. Find more of his work here We'd LOVE to hear from you! Send all your enquiries, comments & reactions to: theotherroom@thegoldcoastreport.com

Jessica joins Kess and Thandie in a revolving door discussion of trending topics; from the impact of the new abortion laws in America to the social stigma associated with Ghanaian women who wear anklets

Ohemaa joins Kess and Thandie this week to talk about her return to Ghana, life's choices, and public proposals. Share | Follow | Subscribe Song Credit : Special thanks to Ria Boss for use of her song, Crown Funk. Find more of her work here We'd LOVE to hear from you! Send all your enquiries, comments & reactions to: theotherroom@thegoldcoastreport.com

Share | Follow | Subscribe Our good friend Donald joins Kess and our guest Kafui in this interesting episode. We discuss the recent kidnappings in Ghana, and the good news of the girls being found. We also talk about the lack of support and encouragement of innovation in our schools and society as a whole. Is it a systemic problem, or our attitude to things? Kafui gives us a glimpse into his life as a creative director. We talk creative arts in Ghana and how easy it is as creatives/artists to make themselves known in the industry. We also discuss the differences between the sexes as creatives, societal expectations and acceptance. Song Credit : Special thanks to Ria Boss for use of her song, Crown Funk. Find more of her work here Closing song is the new single from King George VIII titled Silence, (Things Fall Apart). Listen to the song here We'd LOVE to hear from you! Send all your enquiries, comments & reactions to: theotherroom@thegoldcoastreport.com

Kess and Thandie (Cardi 1) are joined by Benewaa (Cardi 2) in this fun episode. We discuss the firing of some Ghanaian fire women who got pregnant and fought back for their rights. Also in the news is the inspiring story of a Kenyan woman who helped her drug addict friend through the recovery process. In this modern day world, is it possible for a Ghanaian woman to effectively balance her professional and personal life? Find out if and how possible it is, and the steps we take to reduce stress in our lives. Share | Follow | Subscribe Song Credit : Special thanks to Ria Boss for use of her song, Crown Funk. Find more of her work here We'd LOVE to hear from you! Send all your enquiries, comments & reactions to: theotherroom@thegoldcoastreport.com

Share | Follow | Subscribe We made it to season 3! Kess is joined by Thandie in this first episode. Get to know us a little better by learning our favorite foods, pet peeves, worst home chores, and many more. Also, Thandie let's her inner Cardi loose. For What's Poppin, we discuss R Kelly's ‘emotional breakdown' on the interview with Gayle King, International Women's Day and the whole Tristan-Khloe-Jordyn cheating saga, which leads us into The Sizzler. We breakdown the whole saga and try to figure out what exactly girl code is, and if it really exists. Is it acceptable for a friend or sibling to date your ex? Find out what we think is and isn't acceptable in such situations. “She was powerful not because she wasn't scared but because she went on so strongly, despite the fear.” – Atticus Song Credit : Special thanks to Ria Boss for use of her song, Crown Funk. Find more of her work here We'd LOVE to hear from you! Send all your enquiries, comments & reactions to: theotherroom@thegoldcoastreport.com

Share | Follow | Subscribe A special thanks to the hundreds of thousands of listeners who held us down this season. The ones who were with us from season one and the new listeners who supported our new podcasts -- sake of you we keep doing this. Enjoy the holidays and we can't wait to share what we have planned for season 3. -The GCR Team Intro & Outro: The Way I Move - Worlasi We'd LOVE to hear from you! Send your thoughts, comments, suggestions or just say 'hi' to us on: (+233)20 757 5272

Ria talks about music events this upcoming weekend and talk about mental health day. New Segment Alert!! There is a new music corner for new drops and videos. Share | Follow | Subscribe Song Credit : Special thanks to Adomaa & VI Music for use of their song, Traffic Jam. Find more of her work here We'd LOVE to hear from you! Send your thoughts, comments, suggestions or just say 'hi' to us on: (+233)20 757 5272