Headscarves and Good Yarns

Part 2 of the kōrero dives deep into what tauiwi and treaty education looks like, empathy as a skill and unpacking the term race.This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin oar.org.nz

This 3 part korero dives deep into treaty education and what it means to honour Te Tiriti. This episode we specifically talk about why I wanted them on the show, their journey to activism, intersectionality, and teasing out what relationship based on Te Tiriti looks like. This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin oar.org.nz

Amal reflects on her biggest learnings from this year. She unpacks extreme thinking, creating safe places for having a conversation, self care, inconsistencies in thinking and emotional maturity. This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin oar.org.nz

Coming Out, Vulnerability and Boundaries - Yarns with Lil O'Brien - This week Amal sits down to yarn with Lil O'Brien, awesome human being and author of 'Not That I'd Kiss A Girl'. We discuss coming out, living authentically, the power of vulnerability and boundaries. This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin oar.org.nz

This week I sit down with Dr Forough and Dr Samira to talk about what's happening in Iran right now. We discuss the context and the systems at play that has resulted in the current protests. We discuss the misunderstanding and miscommunication around the protests. We also navigate feminism, misogyny and violence and end the discussion talking about solidarity and allyship. This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin oar.org.nz

This week I sit down with Liam Martin, criminology lecturer, to yarn about prisons. Through a real and vulnerable kōrero, Liam unpacks the story we download about prisons and perhaps why we should re-think that story. Where did they come from? What things should we thinking about when we talk about prisons? Where does colonisation fit into all of this? Tune in with curiosity and empathy to hear other stories about our prison system. This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin oar.org.nz

This week I sit down Abhi and we get 1000% real and vulnerable about colourism. Sharing our experiences we get into: what colourism is, how it's harmful, what we're unlearning and affirming instead, what barriers there are to talk about it honestly and how it's shown up in the different places/spaces of our lives. This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin oar.org.nz

Figuring out who we are as humans is important for how we show up for social change. Want to be learn more on how to show solidarity and be an ally? Find out who you are first. Sounds simple but actually a life long journey that asks for courage and vulnerability. Amal outlines the things that we're getting wrong when talking about identity and culture so you can go forth and figure out who are you on a deeper and safer level. This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin oar.org.nz

The incredible Thomas Owen collects stories of privilege loss across the world and has come up with mind blowing insights about how we should think about it and how we should learn to let go of it if we want to live in an equitable world. Tune in to re-define privilege, to learn about the relationship between privilege and inequity and to learn how to be ok with privilege loss. This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin oar.org.nz

Should we review representation? - Mindy Kaling's show 'Never Have I Ever' is a coming of age story from the Indian American perspective. One of the cast members for season 3 pronounced their name in way that was meme-ified by the brown community online. The response was varied, intense and valid across the spectrum but begs for a deeper conversation around representation, what it means, what should we expect from it and is imperfect representation better than nothing?

Amal sits down with the forever funny and insightful Pax Assadi to talk about Raised by Refugees, using humour as a tool for social justice, migrant parents and how to bring about change. This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin oar.org.nz

This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin oar.org.nz

This week I sit down with the wonderful Kiran. We discuss him stepping into his own authenticity and tackling the labels of fake gay and fake Indian that have followed him all his life. We discuss how 'coming out' can be harmful in some circumstances, the value of listening, finding refuge in culture and the power of vulnerability. This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin oar.org.nz

This week I record with my Aabo (dad in the Somali mother tongue) and it was deeply personal coversation. We talked about Aabo's childhood in Somalia, the significance of genealogy, colonisation, the struggles of migrating here and discuss whether we think Aotearoa is a racist country or not. Spoiler alert - we have completely different opinions and it was really eye opening! This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin oar.org.nz

There is a lot happening in this world right now and it might be a little hard to think about how to even respond. What are the things we should be talking about? What does it look like to be an ally/activist? Tune in to find out how. This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin oar.org.nz