EP.219 - AYISHAT AKANBI

Adam talks with British fashion stylist, writer and social commentator Ayishat Akanbi about the life-changing epiphany that led to her wanting to change the tone of the conversation around social justice and the 'Culture Wars'.

Plus, in the outro, a listener response to the Werner Herzog episode and Adam solves a few mysteries from the Christmas podcast.

The conversation with Ayishat was recorded face-to-face in London on 28th August, 2023.

Thanks to Séamus Murphy-Mitchell for production support and conversation editing.

Podcast artwork by Helen Green

JON RONSON - THINGS FELL APART - 2024 (BBC SOUNDS)

RELATED LINKS

AYISHAT AKANBI - THE PROBLEM WITH WOKENESS (DOUBLE DOWN NEWS) - 2018 (YOUTUBE)

AYISHAT AKANBI - GUARDIAN INTERVIEW - 2019 (GUARDIAN)

AYISHAT AKANBI - V&A INTERVIEW - 2016 (V&A WEBSITE)

A HISTORY OF WOKENESS by Aja Romano - 2020 (VOX WEBSITE)

THE MYSTICAL POEMS OF RUMI (RUMI.ORG)

Adam and Ayishat Akanbi, London, 28th August, 2023

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