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Two young women of colour, trying to make it big as theatre artists...

Anuka and Jordan

  • Mar 4, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
  • infrequent NEW EPISODES
  • 51m AVG DURATION
  • 16 EPISODES


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A Big Change: Makin' It Big (LIVE SHOW)

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2021 100:54


It's finally here....a recording of the live show Jordan and Anuka performed last November! Featuring the audience as their special guests! It was an emotional evening filled with friendship and discussion - Jordan and Anuka lead an audience through their latest obsessions and the trials they have been facing over the last few months. Relive the laughter, tears and community experienced during the show!

A reflection: the early days of quarantine

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2020 30:46


TBT: Jordan and Anuka recorded this particular episode back in March at the beginning of quarantine. They reflect on how their lives have drastically shifted following the rise of the coronavirus. Now forced to record their podcast from miles away...listen in to hear how past Jordan and Anuka were dealing with the 'new normal'!

Redefining

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 29, 2020 45:38


On this week's episode, Jordan and Anuka discuss updating their definitions of 'Making it big' and what that means to them now! They explore how their goals and dreams are changing the more they learn about themselves and aim to discover what they want!

Twenty-Twenty-Twenty

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2020 47:20


We're back! On this week's episodes, Jordan and Anuka discuss entering the supposed prime of their twenties! Turning 20 is scary and exciting! Listen to them unpack being almost full-blown adults!

The Age of Activism ft. Natalie Braye

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2019 62:48


On this weeks episode, Jordan and Anuka are joined by friend Natalie Braye to discuss activism in the generation of social media! Natalie tells them of her previous endeavours in the activism world and they discuss how activism is shaped today and how it infects our lives as women of colour.

You graduated college, now what? Ft. Talia Paulette Oliveras

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2019 66:42


This weeks guest is Talia Paulette Oliveras, a recent graduate from NYU and a fellow woman of colour in the arts. They discuss pressures of graduation, continuing to create fulfilling work and the connections and relationships made in college!

How racism ruined my dating life!

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2019 55:45


Warning: this episode is manic! Jordan and Anuka discuss ~dating~ in the wee hours of the morning! They debate the pressures of dating in college and the in a world of social media and dating apps; as well as how being women of colour influences their dating lives!

Social Media - Friend or Foe?!?

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2019 44:08


This week Jordan and Anuka discuss all things social media! The influence, the anxiety, the control or lack of control... We live in a world dominated by social media and Jordan and Anuka discuss how as WOC's in college and in theatre this can be a positive or negative thing!

We're Back Bitches

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2019 45:08


Jordan and Anuka are back - and better than ever. Season 2 is here! Anuka and Jordan discuss their summer projects, what it is like coming back home after college, and what they want out of the year. Oh! And everything is about intention...

Bye-eye-eye for now!

Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2019 51:34


We did it! The end of season one is here! We finish off with a reflection of our first year here in New York at NYU and all that we have learnt! Thank you so much for listening and joining us on as we start our podcasting journey. We will be back for season two in the fall, stay tuned...

TWO WHITE MEN?!?!

Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2019 73:50


In this episode, we talk to two ~straight white men~! John Murray and Ethan Jones are our fellow classmates at NYU and at Playwrights, so we discuss their own artistic journeys as well as their personal experience taking up space as cis white men, and what they've learnt in sharing a space with women of colour!

Mom and Dad, don't listen to this!

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2019 36:58


In this weeks episode, we get ~personal~ and delve into how we stay in touch with our bodies by touching our bodies (no bodies were touched in the recording of this podcast). We explore society's stigma against female masturbation, the double standards for women and the pressures of being sexually inactive.

Self Image

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2019 34:55


This episode is all about self image! We discuss how we present ourselves to others and the expectations for women of colour in today's society.

Do Your Research ft. Arianna Williams

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2019 45:04


In this episode we talk all things WOC with actress and content creator Arianna Williams! We focus on being at NYU as a drama student, navigating the audition room and creating opportunity for yourself!

Representation Tea

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2019 41:17


On this episode we discuss representation in the entertainment industry! We focus on RomComs, high school productions, and creating opportunities for yourself!

We're New to This

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2019 37:01


Hello world! On this first episode, Anuka Sethi and Jordan Powell introduce themselves, discuss moving to New York and learning at a PWI (Predominantly White Institution).

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