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Welcome to the final episode of our special live recordings of Adventures From the Bedrooms of African Women, presented by AQ Studios. In this episode, we are honored to feature Africa Brooke, a renowned consultant, credentialed coach, strategist, and international speaker with unique expertise in tackling self-sabotage and self-censorship. In this session, Africa Brooke courageously addresses the topic of overcoming sexual shame, sharing her journey towards becoming her own best lover. She provides insights on how to embrace self-love and authenticity in intimate settings. Additionally, Africa offers a live demonstration of intimate communication for enhancing connection and understanding in relationships. The Adventures From the Bedrooms of African Women Podcast is hosted by Malaka Grant and Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah. Selly Thiam, AQ Studios' CEO is the executive producer. The live show was produced by Pilar Nalwimba. Tevin Sudi is the audio editor, with production support from Mercy Githaiga. The Adventures From the Bedrooms of African Women Podcast is a production of AQ Studios in partnership with Masi Media.  Follow us on all our socials @aqstudiospodcasts.  Our Theme Music is Damn by Ria Boss.  Find  Adventures From the Bedrooms of African Women anywhere you get your podcasts, and…in the pursuit of all things sex, sexuality and pleasure…follow us on all our social media platforms @adventuresfrom. Engage with us on: Instagram Our website

Welcome to another special live recording of Adventures From the Bedrooms of African Women, brought to you by AQ Studios. In this captivating episode, we are excited to feature Yomi Adegoke, a renowned journalist for The Guardian and British Vogue, and the author of the Sunday Times bestsellers The List and Slay In Your Lane: The Black Girl Bible. During this session, Yomi opens up about her dating life and shares her experiences navigating the dating world while maintaining her identity as a "wholesome babe" who isn't afraid to delve into writing about sex and intimacy. The Adventures From the Bedrooms of African Women Podcast is hosted by Malaka Grant and Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah. Selly Thiam, AQ Studios' CEO is the executive producer. The live show was produced by Pilar Nalwimba. Tevin Sudi is the audio editor, with production support from Mercy Githaiga. The Adventures From the Bedrooms of African Women Podcast is a production of AQ Studios in partnership with Masi Media.  Follow us on all our socials @aqstudiospodcasts.  Our Theme Music is Damn by Ria Boss.  Find  Adventures From the Bedrooms of African Women anywhere you get your podcasts, and…in the pursuit of all things sex, sexuality and pleasure…follow us on all our social media platforms @adventuresfrom. Engage with us on: Instagram Our website

Welcome to another enthralling live recording of Adventures From the Bedrooms of African Women, brought to you by AQ Studios. In this episode, we feature the multifaceted Sabrina Elba, a dedicated philanthropist and the co-founder of S'ABLE Labs, a beauty brand that celebrates ancestral traditions from across the African continent. As a special thank you to everyone who supported Sabrina Elba,and The Adventures Live Show, the S'ABLE Labs team is delighted to offer an exclusive 15% discount. Enter code “BEDROOM15” at checkout to receive 15% off your entire order! In this session, Sabrina delves into the journey of starting S'ABLE Labs, sharing the inspiration and mission behind creating inclusive beauty products that honor African heritage. She also opens up about her personal life, revealing the moment she knew she had met "the one" and offering her unique perspective on love and relationships. The Adventures From the Bedrooms of African Women Podcast is hosted by Malaka Grant and Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah. Selly Thiam, AQ Studios' CEO is the executive producer. The live show was produced by Pilar Nalwimba. Tevin Sudi is the audio editor, with production support from Mercy Githaiga. The Adventures From the Bedrooms of African Women Podcast is a production of AQ Studios in partnership with Masi Media.  Follow us on all our socials @aqstudiospodcasts.  Our Theme Music is Damn by Ria Boss.  Find  Adventures From the Bedrooms of African Women anywhere you get your podcasts, and…in the pursuit of all things sex, sexuality, and pleasure…follow us on all our social media platforms @adventuresfrom. Engage with us on: Instagram Our website

Welcome to a special live recording of Adventures From the Bedrooms of African Women, brought to you by AQ Studios. In this episode, we feature Audrey Indome, known for being one-half of The Receipts Podcast and the author of the Sunday Times best-seller Keep The Receipts. Audrey is also an accomplished host and presenter, having worked on shows such as Dating No Filter and On The Cards: Colourism. Audrey delves into her journey through new motherhood and marriage dynamics in this intimate and engaging session, offering honest and sometimes humorous insights into maintaining a relationship through everyday life. The Adventures From the Bedrooms of African Women Podcast is hosted by Malaka Grant and Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah. Selly Thiam, AQ Studios' CEO is the executive producer. The live show was produced by Pilar Nalwimba. Tevin Sudi is the audio editor, with production support from Mercy Githaiga. The Adventures From the Bedrooms of African Women Podcast is a production of AQ Studios in partnership with Masi Media.  Follow us on all our socials @aqstudiospodcasts.  Our Theme Music is Damn by Ria Boss.  Find  Adventures From the Bedrooms of African Women anywhere you get your podcasts, and…in the pursuit of all things sex, sexuality and pleasure…follow us on all our social media platforms @adventuresfrom. Engage with us on: Instagram Our website

A funny and frank discussion about sex and dating in Africa.  “Where there is danger, I love it,” Queer activist and writer Solange Kibibi says. “Because sex is more interesting where it's risky.” Director Kwame Asiedu who has recently moved to Accra from London feels ‘the love that I'm receiving from everybody here is definitely elevating my spirit.' So why does he still find dating challenging?  “If you're looking for that version of sex, sexuality, relationship traditionalness, I think it's a scary place to be right now,” says journalist and entrepreneur Vickie Remoe, as she explains why she thinks her dating life is full of twentysomethings.  They unpack all that, more, and some share some spicy sexy secrets. The Adventures From the Bedrooms of African Women Podcast is a production of AQ Studios in partnership with Masi Media. Selly Thiam is the AQ Studios CEO and Mercy Githaiga is our operations manager, Frederica Boswell is the senior producer, audio editors are Tevin Sudi and Mercy Barno and Lucas Ngao is our social media manager. Our theme music is Damn by Ria Boss and music from this episode comes from Epidemic sounds. Find Adventures From the Bedrooms of African Women anywhere you get your podcasts, and in pursuing all things sex, sexuality, and pleasure, follow us on all our social media platforms @adventuresfrom. Engage with us on: Instagram Our website      

Kelechi Okafor is an actress, a podcaster, a pole dance studio owner, a mama, and the woman who encourages us all to ‘Say Our Mind.' She sits down with Malaka to talk about body positivity, the end of relationships, and what an Ayahuasca retreat in the Amazon jungle taught her about unconditional love.  Kelechi's Book: https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/edge-of-here-kelechi-okafor/7302144?ean=9781398712997 The Adventures From the Bedrooms of African Women Podcast is a production of AQ Studios in partnership with Masi Media. Selly Thiam is the AQ Studios CEO and Mercy Githaiga is our operations manager, Frederica Boswell is the senior producer, audio editors are Tevin Sudi and Mercy Barno and Lucas Ngao is our social media manager. Our theme music is Damn by Ria Boss and music from this episode comes from Epidemic sounds. Find Adventures From the Bedrooms of African Women anywhere you get your podcasts, and in pursuing all things sex, sexuality, and pleasure, follow us on all our social media platforms @adventuresfrom. Engage with us on: Instagram Our website    

If you Google, ‘African film' and ‘sex,' you largely find articles about sexual violence. But, why are our lives being portrayed this way?   Enter Kenyan filmmaker Wanuri Kahiu. It's her ‘life mission' to show African sexuality on film, as she does in ‘Rafiki,' a beautiful lesbian love story that is banned in her home country.  “In every project, I truly try to figure out what does it mean to show tenderness and love? What does it mean to show sensuality for us?” In a wide-ranging chat about creativity, tradition, patriarchy and pleasure, Wanuri also shares the hot African film moment that set her on this path, and why it matters. The Adventures From the Bedrooms of African Women Podcast is a production of AQ Studios in partnership with Masi Media. Selly Thiam is the AQ Studios CEO and Mercy Githaiga is our operations manager, Frederica Boswell is the senior producer, audio editors are Tevin Sudi and Mercy Barno and Lucas Ngao is our social media manager. Our theme music is Damn by Ria Boss and music from this episode comes from Epidemic sounds. Find Adventures From the Bedrooms of African Women anywhere you get your podcasts, and in pursuing all things sex, sexuality, and pleasure, follow us on all our social media platforms @adventuresfrom. Engage with us on: Instagram Our website  

In today's episode, listeners invite you into their bedrooms. Ami questions what dating actually means, and asks herself whether she's ready to activate her ‘ho phase.' Jessica has a sexy shower and reminisces about a lost love. Sexual honesty helps Selma move past assault. And Bridget was all ready for her own ‘ho phase' world tour, until a surprise encounter with ‘Black Jesus' in Kenya.  Listen to the celebration, challenges, heartbreak and happiness that sex brings. The Adventures From the Bedrooms of African Women Podcast is a production of AQ Studios in partnership with Masi Media. Selly Thiam is the AQ Studios CEO and Mercy Githaiga is our operations manager, Frederica Boswell is the senior producer, audio editors are Tevin Sudi and Mercy Barno and Lucas Ngao is our social media manager. Our theme music is Damn by Ria Boss and music from this episode comes from Epidemic sounds. Find Adventures From the Bedrooms of African Women anywhere you get your podcasts, and in pursuing all things sex, sexuality, and pleasure, follow us on all our social media platforms @adventuresfrom. Engage with us on: Instagram Our website  

“I think some of the fear is that you have to have all the answers.” Jet Setting Jasmine says. “Let's bust that myth right there.”  Being a sex positive parent might seem like a big task, but if you listen to this podcast right now “after you heard what the title is, you are already on that journey.” Nana Darkoa and Malaka speak to licensed clinical psychotherapist and sex worker, Jet Setting Jasmine, and mother and daughter duo, Ilse and Rebecca Oppelt, to learn more about the journey to inter-generational, open and honest conversations about sex, sexuality, and intimacy. The Adventures From the Bedrooms of African Women Podcast is a production of AQ Studios in partnership with Masi Media. Selly Thiam is the AQ Studios CEO and Mercy Githaiga is our operations manager, Frederica Boswell is the senior producer, audio editors are Tevin Sudi and Mercy Barno and Lucas Ngao is our social media manager. Our theme music is Damn by Ria Boss and music from this episode comes from Epidemic sounds. Find Adventures From the Bedrooms of African Women anywhere you get your podcasts, and in pursuing all things sex, sexuality, and pleasure, follow us on all our social media platforms @adventuresfrom. Engage with us on: Instagram Our website  

Yvonne Orji is an actress, comedienne, author, karaoke queen, and if sanctified stripper was a real job title she says, “I could been out here living my best Chocolate Testimony life. That would be my stripper name,” she jokes. “I would be dropping it low and dropping the Word.” As a committed Christian, Yvonne is waiting until marriage to have sex. She tells Malaka why the wait is sexy; explains why conversations about abstinence and celibacy are so important, and shares a sexy secret!  Yvonne's Book: https://www.bamboozledbyjesus.com/ NB: This interview was recorded before the 2023 Writers' Strike The Adventures From the Bedrooms of African Women Podcast is a production of AQ Studios in partnership with Masi Media. Selly Thiam is the AQ Studios CEO and Mercy Githaiga is our operations manager, Frederica Boswell is the senior producer, audio editors are Tevin Sudi and Mercy Barno and Lucas Ngao is our social media manager. Our theme music is Damn by Ria Boss and music from this episode comes from Epidemic sounds. Find Adventures From the Bedrooms of African Women anywhere you get your podcasts, and in pursuing all things sex, sexuality, and pleasure, follow us on all our social media platforms @adventuresfrom. Engage with us on: Instagram Our website      

'Feminist Giant' Mona Eltahawy fights shame by voicing the quiet stuff out loud. As she deals with the menopause, she says ‘instead of the monthly shedding of the lining of my uterus, I've been monthly shedding the patriarchal fuckery I've been socialized in.' She talks about strength, celibacy and the importance of moisturizing your vagina.  Mona's Essay: https://www.feministgiant.com/p/moisturize-your-vagina The Adventures From the Bedrooms of African Women Podcast is a production of AQ Studios in partnership with Masi Media. Selly Thiam is the AQ Studios CEO and Mercy Githaiga is our operations manager, Frederica Boswell is the senior producer, audio editors are Tevin Sudi and Mercy Barno and Lucas Ngao is our social media manager. Our theme music is Damn by Ria Boss and music from this episode comes from Epidemic sounds. Find Adventures From the Bedrooms of African Women anywhere you get your podcasts, and in pursuing all things sex, sexuality, and pleasure, follow us on all our social media platforms @adventuresfrom. Engage with us on: Instagram Our website    

Malaka and Nana Darkoa may be #BFFFLs, but there's always space in their bedroom for their girls.  In a new occasional series, Malaka invites one of her besties - Ghanaian actress and celebrity Lydia Forson - to share all the things about single and married life that they haven't spoken about before. The Adventures From the Bedrooms of African Women Podcast is a production of AQ Studios in partnership with Masi Media. Selly Thiam is the AQ Studios CEO and Mercy Githaiga is our operations manager, Frederica Boswell is the senior producer, audio editors are Tevin Sudi and Mercy Barno and Lucas Ngao is our social media manager. Our theme music is Damn by Ria Boss and music from this episode comes from Epidemic sounds. Find Adventures From the Bedrooms of African Women anywhere you get your podcasts, and in pursuing all things sex, sexuality, and pleasure, follow us on all our social media platforms @adventuresfrom. Engage with us on: Instagram Our website    

Irish-Nigerian author, singer and actor Obioma Ugoala has experienced fetishization and prejudice playing Shakespearean nobility and musical generals on London's stage. He discusses the promise and pain of Black masculinity and sexuality in his book ‘The Problem with my Normal Penis.' The paperback version was released with the new title, ‘The Making of a Man (and why we're so afraid to talk about it.) Inspired to write it after a fellow actor said to him, “Black men just have higher sex drives than white men,” Obi was initially angry at his friend for not recognizing the damaging trope of hyper-sexualized Black men. “There was also this deep pity of how he had been taught, and how I had been taught to be a Black man,” he says, hoping the book will help his children “grow up in a world where they're doing things differently.” The Adventures From the Bedrooms of African Women Podcast is a production of AQ Studios in partnership with Masi Media. Selly Thiam is the AQ Studios CEO and Mercy Githaiga is our operations manager, Frederica Boswell is the senior producer, audio editors are Tevin Sudi and Mercy Barno and Lucas Ngao is our social media manager. Our theme music is Damn by Ria Boss and music from this episode comes from Epidemic sounds. Find Adventures From the Bedrooms of African Women anywhere you get your podcasts, and in pursuing all things sex, sexuality, and pleasure, follow us on all our social media platforms @adventuresfrom. Engage with us on: Instagram Our website  

Following a sold out live show in London, Malaka and Nana Darkoa kick off the season with one of their star guests, British-Nigerian sexpert Oloni. Her book ‘The Big O' should really be given to everyone over the age of consent!  Oloni might be famous for her raunchy Twitter chats, but she is also dedicated to seriously educating people about sex.  “Society has told us that sex is something that's done to us,” Oloni explains. “That's just simply not really true, and I would definitely encourage women to try and find their voices.” In this conversation, she questions the lack of research into female sexuality, explains how to feel comfortable enough to demand better sex, brands Black-British culture the ‘kings of situationships,' and shares how her partners feel about her work. The Adventures From the Bedrooms of African Women Podcast is a production of AQ Studios in partnership with Masi Media. Selly Thiam is the AQ Studios CEO and Mercy Githaiga is our operations manager, Frederica Boswell is the senior producer, audio editors are Tevin Sudi and Mercy Barno and Lucas Ngao is our social media manager. Our theme music is Damn by Ria Boss and music from this episode comes from Epidemic sounds. Find Adventures From the Bedrooms of African Women anywhere you get your podcasts, and in pursuing all things sex, sexuality, and pleasure, follow us on all our social media platforms @adventuresfrom. Engage with us on: Instagram Our website  

“We pretend like there is a manual, but there isn't,” Ghanaian LGBTQ+ activist Moh says about sex. “So we just have to go with the flow, what makes us comfortable.” In this final episode of the season, Nana Darkoa and Malaka bring together a fabulous panel of ‘semi'-experts to answer your questions about sex and relationships. In a candid roundtable discussion, Nana Akosua Hanson; creator of the graphic novel, Moongirls; Kinna Likimani, Nana's favorite feminist; and activist and communications strategist Moh give their advice on polyamory, prejudice, parenting, and pussy scents. Malaka Grant and Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah host the Adventures From the Bedrooms of African Women Podcast. Frederica Boswell is the Senior Producer. Fatima Derby is our Associate Producer. Written by Wana Udobang. Audio editors are Mercy Barno and Tevin Sudi. Malaka Grant and Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah are Executive Producers. The Adventures From the Bedrooms of African Women Podcast is a production of AQ Studios in partnership with Masi Media. Mercy Githaiga is our studio administrator and Selly Thiam is the AQ Studios CEO.  Our theme music is Damn by Ria Boss and music from this episode comes from Bluedot Sessions. Find Adventures From the Bedrooms of African Women anywhere you get your podcasts, and in pursuing all things sex, sexuality, and pleasure, follow us on all our social media platforms @adventuresfrom. Engage with us on: Instagram Twitter Our website    

“Pleasure is critical.” Zimbabwean master of all trades, Tapiwa Guzha, tells us.  In this episode, Malaka and Nana Darkoa ask you to slow down the pace and catch your breath as Tapiwa and Namibian artist and tantric coach Nakashwa Julia ya Hango talk us through how to curate and celebrate a session of self-pleasure. “When I'm finding myself in that place of, ‘I'm feeling really emotional or angry,' then I love to set up a little space for myself to channel this energy,”  Julia explains. “I think pleasure is such a healing pathway.” Malaka Grant and Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah host the Adventures From the Bedrooms of African Women Podcast. Frederica Boswell is the Senior Producer. Fatima Derby is our Associate Producer. Written by Wana Udobang. Audio editors are Mercy Barno and Tevin Sudi. Malaka Grant and Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah are Executive Producers. The Adventures From the Bedrooms of African Women Podcast is a production of AQ Studios in partnership with Masi Media. Mercy Githaiga is our studio administrator and Selly Thiam is the AQ Studios CEO.  Our theme music is Damn by Ria Boss and music from this episode comes from Bluedot Sessions. Find Adventures From the Bedrooms of African Women anywhere you get your podcasts, and in pursuing all things sex, sexuality, and pleasure, follow us on all our social media platforms @adventuresfrom. Engage with us on: Instagram Twitter Our website  

“That thing changed my life, and my expectations as far as sex is concerned,” Shazz Nderitu, a Kenyan comedian and blogger at queendom.blog admits about kink. So, in this episode, Nana Darkoa and Malaka are encouraged to bring elements of kink into their bedrooms, as connoisseurs share their experiences and shatter stereotypes about BDSM.   As our hosts explore contradictions, care and consent within the kink world, they discuss its racial dynamics, and the difficult histories that whips and chains might bring up for Black people, and learn about the power and pleasure of after care. “Even in regular-degular-vanilla-white-bread sex, I had never seen anyone take care of a sexual partner in that way,” Shazz says. “It totally f***ed with me in a beautiful way.” Malaka Grant and Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah host the Adventures From the Bedrooms of African Women Podcast. Frederica Boswell is the Senior Producer. Fatima Derby is our Associate Producer. Written by Wana Udobang. Audio editors are Mercy Barno and Tevin Sudi. Malaka Grant and Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah are Executive Producers. The Adventures From the Bedrooms of African Women Podcast is a production of AQ Studios in partnership with Masi Media. Mercy Githaiga is our studio administrator and Selly Thiam is the AQ Studios CEO.  Our theme music is Damn by Ria Boss and music from this episode comes from Bluedot Sessions. Find Adventures From the Bedrooms of African Women anywhere you get your podcasts, and in pursuing all things sex, sexuality, and pleasure, follow us on all our social media platforms @adventuresfrom. Engage with us on: Instagram Twitter Our website

A decade ago, Nana Darkoa wrote ‘How can you tell when a woman orgasms?' for the Adventures blog. It remains one of the most popular posts to date. So, in this episode, Nana and Malaka dig into the mystery and mystique of the orgasm. “It just feels like something's bubbling under, and then there's an explosion of pleasure,” Kenyan sex educator Kaz says. “It's a Hiroshima of pleasure.”     We're talking about everything from science to screaming, politics to peeing. And most importantly, women share what the big O feels like…and give their tips on how to achieve it. Malaka Grant and Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah host the Adventures From the Bedrooms of African Women Podcast. Frederica Boswell is the Senior Producer. Fatima Derby is our Associate Producer. Written by Wana Udobang. Audio editors are Mercy Barno and Tevin Sudi. Malaka Grant and Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah are Executive Producers. The Adventures From the Bedrooms of African Women Podcast is a production of AQ Studios in partnership with Masi Media. Mercy Githaiga is our studio administrator and Selly Thiam is the AQ Studios CEO.  Our theme music is Damn by Ria Boss and music from this episode comes from Bluedot Sessions. Find Adventures From the Bedrooms of African Women anywhere you get your podcasts, and in pursuing all things sex, sexuality, and pleasure, follow us on all our social media platforms @adventuresfrom. Engage with us on: Instagram Twitter Our website

With society's traditionally binary views on gender, so much of what it means to be a ‘man' is tied to the omnipotent power and performance of the penis. So, when Malaka and Nana Darkoa decided to explore the topic of dicks and masculinity, they expected the usual ‘size matters' arguments to come through.  But, they soon learned that BDE may not actually have much to do with what's in your pants. This episode gets a surprising take from a range of cis and trans men, as well as a gender non-conforming person, as they share their fears and feelings about masculinity, performance, and pleasure.  Writer and poet Nii Ayikwei Parkes has some wise words for men and women whose sex lives center the D. “It's not a machine,” he says. “If that's what's going to define your happiness in a sexual encounter, then you are never going to be happy.” Malaka Grant and Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah host the Adventures From the Bedrooms of African Women Podcast. Frederica Boswell is the Senior Producer. Fatima Derby is our Associate Producer. Written by Wana Udobang. Audio editors are Mercy Barno and Tevin Sudi. Malaka Grant and Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah are Executive Producers. The Adventures From the Bedrooms of African Women Podcast is a production of AQ Studios in partnership with Masi Media. Mercy Githaiga is our studio administrator and Selly Thiam is the AQ Studios CEO.  Our theme music is Damn by Ria Boss and music from this episode comes from Bluedot Sessions. Find Adventures From the Bedrooms of African Women anywhere you get your podcasts, and in pursuing all things sex, sexuality, and pleasure, follow us on all our social media platforms @adventuresfrom. Engage with us on: Instagram Twitter Our website

“What was the point of hurrying?” Sex toy guru Iheoma Obibi says, when asked what advice she would give her 20-year-old self. “I would've learned and understood my body better.” In this episode, sexy ‘aunties' tell Nana Darkoa and Malaka what they have learned about their bodies, and share what we all have to look forward to in the bedroom as we get older. The good news is, it's plenty! Could burning the rice set fire to your sex life? Get ready for these aunties' advice. The alluring elders dig into how preference and pleasure change as we age; joke about the younger men who still find them desirable; and dish out some quality counseling to heat things up. Malaka Grant and Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah host the Adventures From the Bedrooms of African Women Podcast. Frederica Boswell is the Senior Producer. Fatima Derby is our Associate Producer. Written by Wana Udobang. Audio editors are Mercy Barno and Tevin Sudi. Malaka Grant and Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah are Executive Producers. The Adventures From the Bedrooms of African Women Podcast is a production of AQ Studios in partnership with Masi Media. Mercy Githaiga is our studio administrator and Selly Thiam is the AQ Studios CEO.  Our theme music is Damn by Ria Boss and music from this episode comes from Bluedot Sessions. Find Adventures From the Bedrooms of African Women anywhere you get your podcasts, and in pursuing all things sex, sexuality, and pleasure, follow us on all our social media platforms @adventuresfrom. Engage with us on: Instagram Twitter Our website

Did your obsession with romance novels mess up your sex life? Did you grow up wishing it was Femi on the cover, not Fabio? This week, the aunties Malaka and Nana Darkoa return to their teen reads and question how the genre tantalized and traumatized them. Inspired by an Adventures From The Bedrooms of African Women blogpost written by contributor, Voluptuous Voltarian – or VV - they dig into the problematic power dynamics of novels from Mills & Boon and Harlequin Romance. “I had just poisoned my brain,” VV says. “That stuff had given me a blueprint for romance and sex that was totally, totally, totally, totally unrealistic.” But they also excitedly discover that new generations of African girls have more to look forward to as Black women reclaim and rewrite the genre. “My commitment is that girls who look like me will see themselves in my books,” best-selling author Nana Malone says.   Malaka Grant and Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah host the Adventures From the Bedrooms of African Women Podcast. Frederica Boswell is the Senior Producer. Fatima Derby is our Associate Producer. Written by Wana Udobang. Audio editors are Mercy Barno and Tevin Sudi. Malaka Grant and Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah are Executive Producers. The Adventures From the Bedrooms of African Women Podcast is a production of AQ Studios in partnership with Masi Media. Mercy Githaiga is our studio administrator and Selly Thiam is the AQ Studios CEO.  Our theme music is Damn by Ria Boss and music from this episode comes from Bluedot Sessions. Find Adventures From the Bedrooms of African Women anywhere you get your podcasts, and in pursuing all things sex, sexuality, and pleasure, follow us on all our social media platforms @adventuresfrom. Engage with us on: Instagram Twitter Our website

Meet Malaka Grant and Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah: friends since 1994, sex bloggers since 2009, now podcasters, and always #BFFFL. In this new series, Nana Darkoa and Malaka welcome you into their bedrooms, and the bedrooms of African women where they uncover and discuss all things sex, sexuality, and pleasure. They kick off and celebrate their friendship, expose how little they used to know about sex, and share their excitement for the conversations to come. In one episode, writer, poet, and producer, Nii Ayikwei Parkes describes sex as “that is how adults play,” which Nana Darkoa loves. “It's soft and secure, so if you fall, you don't hurt yourself.” And as self-confessed aunties, they both look forward to what's to come in the boudoir. “It's so important for us to do this, because right now the conversation is still like, ‘Oh, in your 30s, it'll be over for you,' Malaka explains. “In your 30s is when life truly begins as a woman.”   Malaka Grant and Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah host the Adventures From the Bedrooms of African Women Podcast. Frederica Boswell is the Senior Producer. Fatima Derby is our Associate Producer. Written by Wana Udobang. Audio editors are Mercy Barno and Tevin Sudi. Malaka Grant and Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah are Executive Producers. The Adventures From the Bedrooms of African Women Podcast is a production of AQ Studios in partnership with Masi Media. Mercy Githaiga is our studio administrator and Selly Thiam is the AQ Studios CEO.  Our theme music is Damn by Ria Boss and music from this episode comes from Epidemic Sounds. Find Adventures From the Bedrooms of African Women anywhere you get your podcasts, and in pursuing all things sex, sexuality, and pleasure, follow us on all our social media platforms @adventuresfrom.   Engage with us on Instagram Twitter Our website

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

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In this episode, we feature a feed drop trade with a podcast we really love, S***hole Country, an audio memoir set in Ghana during the 2017 holiday season. It's produced Radiotopia presents, a podcast feed debuting limited-run, artist-owned series from new and original voices. The narrator Afia, a middle-aged woman living in California, has spent the past few weeks visiting her family in Ghana. She's wrestling with a major life decision: should she leave America and accept her parents' offer of a home in Accra? Something big is keeping her from saying yes. And in this episode, she finally shares what it is. You can listen to S***hole Country episodes in podcast directories or at radiotopiapresents.fm and follow @radiotopia on all social media platforms to discover more shows from their network. S***hole Country is written, narrated, and sound designed by Afia Kaakyire, and produced by Afia and Mark Pagán. Julie Shapiro and Audrey Mardavich are executive producers. Cover art by Sindiso Nyoni, and the theme song, “Home,” is by Ria Boss. Follow them on Instagram @radiotopia and Twitter @radiotopia  AfroQueer is a production of AQ Studios, executive produced by Selly Thiam, and produced by Penny Dale. Tevin Sudi and Mercy Barno are our sound editors and Rachel Wamoto is our social media manager. Our theme song is Pawa by Maia and the big sky. AfroQueer is supported by The Wellspring Philanthropic fund and The Ford Foundation.  

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

On the Season 4 finale, Edi (@Kekeli_E) and Peaches (@musingatmidnite) discuss: In The News (01:28): South Korea's President pushes for a ban on the consumption of dog meat, and a Malawian ex-MP takes his own life at the Parliament offices. Songs Of The Week (12:45): featuring music from Cina Soul, Ria Boss, Paapa Versa, Nas and Liquideep. WTF?! (22:54): A Danish artist was paid $84,000 as commission to recreate some of his famous work for a museum, but instead submitted 3 blank frames as a new art piece called "Take The Money and Run" Two Pesewas (26:58): 'The Best Thing About You' features feedback from couples on the best thing about their partner, and '7 Women to Every Man' analyzes statistics about Ghanaian women. 2 Pesewas broadcasts from Ghana ✌❤. For more information visit: Website: https://2pesewas.wixsite.com/2pesewas Other Platforms: https://elink.io/p/come-find-us

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

For the first time in 4 weeks the boys are joined by an on-screen guest, Ria Boss. “Kumerica” is the talk of the town and the talk of the show as well (4:40), the cast express their feelings towards the movement and its influences (9:20). Ria Boss gives Boneyard exclusive news about her upcoming album (25:30). The Boneyard Hall of Lame (29:45) is bolstered by a couple new inductees and so much more! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/boneyardboyspod/support