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Tales of real life issues affecting Nigerians and other Africans in Australia and Diaspora

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    • Jul 31, 2023 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 1h 2m AVG DURATION
    • 38 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from Yarns and Vibes

    Season Finale

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2023 73:43


    On this episode The guys summarise season 3 of the podcast... Listen, share and subscribe. Follow us on socials @yarnsxvibes, send us feedbacks and fan mails at Yarnsandvibes@gmail.com

    Body Mod 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2023 71:32


    On this episode we were joined by Maxi and Zoe to continue our discussion on Body Modification. As Africans in diaspora how far will you go at modifying your body? Listen, share and subscribe. Follow us on socials @yarnsxvibes, send us feedbacks and fan mails at Yarnsandvibes@gmail.com

    Raising Children Abroad

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2023 54:01


    On This episode, the guys talk about culture and how children are raised in Nigeria VS Overseas Listen, share and subscribe. Follow us on socials @yarnsxvibes, send us feedbacks and fan mails at Yarnsandvibes@gmail.com

    Entitlement or Transactional Relationship ?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2023 58:49


    On this episode, the guys talk about the dating scene and trending topic online about transactional relationships and entitlements from partners   Listen, share and subscribe. Follow us on socials @yarnsxvibes, send us feedbacks and fan mails at Yarnsandvibes@gmail.com

    Body Modification

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2023 52:40


    On This Episode, the guys (Minus Keny) discuss body mods    Listen, share and subscribe. Follow us on socials @yarnsxvibes, send us feedbacks and fan mails at Yarnsandvibes@gmail.com

    Addressing the Elephant in The Room

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2023 65:52


    On This Episode, the guys (Minus Keny) discuss the most often ignored elephant in the room amongst Africans - MENTAL HEALTH   Listen, share and subscribe. Follow us on socials @yarnsxvibes, send us feedbacks and fan mails at Yarnsandvibes@gmail.com

    The QuickFire

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2023 40:29


    On this episode, the guys try out a new concept by Dimeji called Quick Fire, Listen and Enjoy   Listen, share and subscribe. Follow us on socials @yarnsxvibes, send us feedbacks and fan mails at Yarnsandvibes@gmail.com

    That Touchy Topic

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2023 66:38


    On this episode, the guys discuss the most controversial topic on the podcast till date.   Bade expresses himself on how he truely sees the world and life itself   The guys also talk about their religious believes    Listen, share and subscribe. Follow us on socials @yarnsxvibes, send us feedbacks and fan mails at Yarnsandvibes@gmail.com

    Farmer's Work

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2023 46:12


    Dami serenades the audience with her vocal range and venomous lyrics to Yoruba folklore music. Dimeji talks his gripes with his friends in Melbourne The guys also discuss the infrastructures or lack there off in some Australian states   Listen, share and subscribe. Follow us on socials @yarnsxvibes, send us feedbacks and fan mails at Yarnsandvibes@gmail.com

    Allegedly Rant and Vibes: The Selection

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2023 64:26


    On this episode, the guys discuss the recently concluded elections in Nigeria and drop their 2 cents on how bad allegedly things are in the country Listen, share and subscribe. Follow us on socials @yarnsxvibes, send us feedbacks and fan mails at Yarnsandvibes@gmail.com

    The Diaspora

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2023 54:07


    On This  Episode, the guys talk about migration and the current trends and discussions about moving abroad Listen, share and subscribe. Follow us on socials @yarnsxvibes, send us feedbacks and fan mails at Yarnsandvibes@gmail.com

    Black Tax

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2023 65:30


    On This episode, the guys talk about Black tax. What it means to them and how tackle requests by family and friends Listen, share and subscribe. Follow us on socials @yarnsxvibes, send us feedbacks and fan mails at Yarnsandvibes@gmail.com

    Poverty Mentality

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2023 69:15


    On this episode, the guys talk about "Poverty Mentality". What it means... Why we all do it... And how we can negate it from time to time   Listen, share and subscribe. Follow us on socials @yarnsxvibes, send us feedbacks and fan mails at Yarnsandvibes@gmail.com

    Welcome Back!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 2, 2023 79:16


    On this episode, the guys discuss what they have been up to, Season 3 lunch party and Dami takes us to Canada   Listen, share and subscribe. Follow us on socials @yarnsxvibes, send us feedbacks and fan mails at Yarnsandvibes@gmail.com

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    Recap 101

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2022 44:38


    Hello and welcome to season 2 finale. We are super pumped to end the season but sad that we will be missed. Join your usual suspects Bade, Keny and Dami as we make a season recap and highlights. Let us know what your fav topic was in this season. And if you've missed all or any episode, you're forgiven-here's one to start with.

    Vibes with Yomi (CEO Leroys Gold)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2022 51:25


    It was Election Day in Australia yesterday and we were also joined by Yomi who shared his journey to being an Australian citizen. Yomi is very industrious - an entrepreneur, a book author in view so the crew was honoured to have him on the pod sharing some of his stories as an African migrant in Australia Listen, share and subscribe. Follow us on socials @yarnsxvibes, send us feedbacks and fan mails at Yarnsandvibes@gmail.com

    Australia Trotting

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2022 65:46


    On this episode, Bade, Dami and Keny share some fun and memorable places to visit as Africans living in Australia. From the bustling nightlife in Melbourne to the serene nature of Tasmania. We all agreed that there's something for everyone if you look in the right places. Let us know if this episode inspires your next holiday. Listen, share and subscribe. Follow us on socials @yarnsxvibes, send us feedbacks and fan mails at Yarnsandvibes@gmail.com

    Yarns with the Ladies Pt2

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2022 62:43


    Part 2 of the previous Episode Listen, share and subscribe. Follow us on socials @yarnsxvibes, send us feedbacks and fan mails at Yarnsandvibes@gmail.com    

    Yarns with the Ladies Pt 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2022 59:44


    A pending question from one of our episodes was- Why do ladies may play hard to get? Or Why do they respond with a no when they really do mean yes? We didn't have answers to this question so we were joined by four other ladies- Divine, Sruti, Ola and Tanya . This was one interesting episode as we tried to navigate several scenarios to get a final verdict. Want to know why? Pls listen to this episode if you are as curious as the writer of this synopsis. Listen, share and subscribe. Follow us on socials @yarnsxvibes, send us feedbacks and fan mails at Yarnsandvibes@gmail.com

    Date Culture

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2022 66:22


    We talk about why people may/may not date outside their race. It also opened up some hot discussions on the fetishisation of black women and men in the dating world. What's your take? Will you date outside your race? If yes, why? If not, why?   Listen, share and subscribe. Follow us on socials @yarnsxvibes, send us feedbacks and fan mails at Yarnsandvibes@gmail.com

    Loneliness in the diaspora

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2022 63:11


    Why does loneliness exist for African immigrants in Diaspora? The trio had a deep conversation on some contributing factors to loneliness and shared how they have / are navigating loneliness. Listen, share and subscribe. Follow us on socials @yarnsxvibes, send us feedbacks and fan mails at Yarnsandvibes@gmail.com

    Deceit and Banters

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2022 66:31


    This episode begins with Dami trying to suss out one of Bade's alias- “sexy black tiger”. Then, we talked about people who make statements like ‘I'll marry you” on the first date. Two schools of thought and opinions emerged. Is this mere bants, or would you take this seriously?. Listen to find out. Listen, share and subscribe. Follow us on socials @yarnsxvibes, send us feedbacks and fan mails at Yarnsandvibes@gmail.com

    F.R.I.E.N.D.S.

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2022 63:32


    F.R.I.E.N.D.S. Do we all agree that it may be challenging to make and maintain friendships as African immigrants? In this episode, we all shared what friendships mean to us. This was an eye-opener, and a must listen!    

    Social Media

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2022 91:59


    Surprise! We all had Covid after the last episode? Can you guess who this super spreader was? Not us sharing our personal life… The question is, what areas of your life are off-limits on social media? To share or Not to share? Listen up! We had our opinions! Listen, share and subscribe. Follow us on socials @yarnsxvibes, send us feedbacks and fan mails at Yarnsandvibes@gmail.com

    The Breakfast Club

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2022 51:29


    Welcome back! On this Episode, we talked about a particular host's relationship woes and the discriminatory term, “angry black women”. Dami was able to assist navigate this rather precarious topic You don't want to miss this. Listen, share and subscribe. Follow us on socials @yarnsxvibes, send us feedbacks and fan mails at Yarnsandvibes@gmail.com

    Bade the Boarder

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2022 26:52


    It feels good to be back !!!! You missed us didn't you? We definitely missed you guys ❤❤ On this episode, we discussed a very recent and unfortunate case of a murdered boarding school Pupil in Nigeria and shared our experiences about going to boarding schools in Nigeria. Listen, share and subscribe. Follow us on socials @yarnsxvibes, send us feedbacks and fan mails at Yarnsandvibes@gmail.com  

    Yarns with Sheila

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2021 85:09


    We went to another part of Africa! We had a guest from Kenya on this episode. Sheila ran through her experiences coming into Australia, banter about men and how she established her businesses.  Y'all can follow her on IG: @Shanty95j (Brihanna)   Listen, share and subscribe. Follow us on socials @yarnsxvibes, send us feedbacks and fan mails at Yarnsandvibes@gmail.com

    Yarns with Tkay

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2021 80:34


    Y'all remember Dami? She co-hosted this episode with the boys as we discussed with @AidanTkay our guest. He takes us along on his journey getting into Australia from Uganda and Rwanda and gave us some history lessons on the genocide in Rwanda. You can follow him on socials IG @Aidantkay_official , Twitter @AidanTKay , Fb @AidanTKay    Listen, share and subscribe. Follow us on socials @yarnsxvibes, send us feedbacks and fan mails at Yarnsandvibes@gmail.com

    IMPOSTER SYNDROME

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2021 44:28


    Listen, share and subscribe. Follow us on socials @yarnsxvibes, send us feedbacks and fan mails at Yarnsandvibes@gmail.com

    Migration and businesses

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 4, 2021 73:30


    The boys bring on a guest Mr Charles Akinola who runs a business as a Migrant. We discuss challenges of businesses, visa issues and business ideas.  Don't forget to quote Yarns and Vibes when you book for consultations with him.

    SKOONCHY PART 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2021 64:01


    The boys are back!   The boys discuss Entrepreneurship as Migrants. Reasons why people don't follow their passions and end up in the rat race.  Listen, share and subscribe. Follow us on socials @yarnsxvibes, send us feedbacks and fan mails at Yarnsandvibes@gmail.com

    SKOONCHY PART 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2021 68:50


    The boys are back!   The boys discuss Entrepreneurship as Migrants. Reasons why people don't follow their passions and end up in the rat race.  Listen, share and subscribe. Follow us on socials @yarnsxvibes, send us feedbacks and fan mails at Yarnsandvibes@gmail.com

    Yarns with OLU

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2021 57:43


    Yarns for the other side!  Olu @ojaypaparazzi who lived in Australia and now Canada tells us the experiences from both sides of the divide. Listen, share and subscribe. Follow us on socials @yarnsxvibes, send us feedbacks and fan mails at Yarnsandvibes@gmail.com

    Yarns with DAMI

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2021 62:02


    Experiences from the lady's point of view.  The boys chat to @damilolar, she shares her experiences as a black girl coming to Australia and how she's been able to make her own way.  Listen, share and subscribe. Follow us on socials @yarnsxvibes, send us feedbacks and fan mails at Yarnsandvibes@gmail.com

    RELATIONSHIPS

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2021 58:00


    Relations - ships. Those that sailed and those that never kicked off. The boys get together to talk about forming lasting relationships. Some that were totally beneficial and other that didn't go so well.  Listen, share and subscribe. Follow us on socials @yarnsxvibes, send us feedbacks and fan mails at Yarnsandvibes@gmail.com

    E CHOKE!

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2021 72:58


    The boys recount events during Easter. Dimeji discusses his surgery - emotions and racial profiling. We also touch on real estate and investments.  Listen, share and subscribe. Follow us on socials @yarnsxvibes, send us feedbacks and fan mails at Yarnsandvibes@gmail.com

    Finding employment

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2021 62:07


    On this episode, the guys are joined by Victor, the 4th member of the group. They discuss finding their feet and employments in Australia amongst other inetersting things....... Follow us on all social media platfors: yarnsxvibes fan mail : yarnsandvibes@gmail.com

    First of all.....introduction

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2021 63:36


    On this episode, the guys introduce themselves and the podcast. They also talk about their journeys into "the western world" ,challenges and experiences Follow us on all social media platforms:  @yarnsxvibes fan mail : yarnsandvibes@gmail.com

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