Pánsá Pánsá Podcast
Bridging cultures through powerful immigrant narratives.
Pánsá Pánsá Podcast
Bridging cultures through powerful immigrant narratives.
About Pánsá Pánsá Podcast
Bridging cultures through powerful immigrant narratives.
This is a podcast where we discuss the lives of African immigrants and their assimilation into Western society as they raise younger generations in a country that is quite different from their own. We also explore the experiences of children of immigrants as they balance between their heritage African and Western cultures.
Why Join Pánsá Pánsá Podcast as a Guest
Immigration-Focused Audience Reach
You speak directly to listeners seeking real stories about assimilation, intergenerational conflicts, and African immigrant life in America.
Story-Centered Interview Format
You join intimate, case-based conversations shaped by episodes featuring parents, students, advocates, clinicians, and community leaders.
Guest Lineup of Scholars and Advocates
You stand alongside educators, doctors, counselors, and organizers who address topics like mental health, identity, and family dynamics.
Multi-Platform Podcast Distribution
You gain exposure across major podcast apps and the show's active online community via pansapansa.org and Instagram.
Episode Angles & Guest Pitches
Mental Health in African Diaspora Communities
You explore stigma, access, and culturally rooted healing frameworks.
Parent-Child Dynamics Across Cultures
You unpack identity tensions and communication gaps between generations.
Stories of Adaptation and Belonging
You illuminate the emotional and cultural journey of adjusting to life in the West.
Breaking Silence Around Community Challenges
You address sensitive but essential topics affecting African immigrant families.
How You'd Contribute to the Show
Audience Takeaways
Your episode helps listeners better understand the complexities of African immigrant identity, mental health, and navigating dual cultures.
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The Ideal Guest
You're an ideal guest if you have lived experience, research, advocacy, or professional work related to African immigrant culture, identity, mental health, or intergenerational relationships.
Recent Episodes
Episode 81: Redefining African Masculinity Conversation with Alim Bari on Culture, Religion, Gender Roles & African Identity
Pánsá Pánsá Podcast • Jun 19, 2026
Episode 80: Identity, Migration, and Belonging: A Deep Dive with Dr. Kirstie Kwarteng
Pánsá Pánsá Podcast • May 8, 2026
Episode 79: The Immigrant Experience Unfiltered: Navigating Canada as an African Immigrant - A Deep Conversation with Adodo Eddy Osaman
Pánsá Pánsá Podcast • Apr 10, 2026
Episode 78: Is Blaming African Parents Too Easy? A Conversation with Alim Barry on Immigration, Belonging, and the Cost of Deferred Living
Pánsá Pánsá Podcast • Mar 20, 2026
Episode 77: Law, Language, and the African Diaspora Immigration - Immigrants Realities Under the Trump Era with Attorney Bamidele Adelayo
Pánsá Pánsá Podcast • Feb 27, 2026
Episode 76: “?m? Tó Bá Dára…”: Rethinking Fatherhood, Motherhood, and Accountability in African Families with Dr. Israel Bamidele Olaore
Pánsá Pánsá Podcast • Feb 6, 2026
Episode 75: Bridging Worlds with Nana Asare-Nova Felder on Identity, Heritage & Black Unity Beyond Victimhood and Toward Empowered Communities
Pánsá Pánsá Podcast • Jan 16, 2026
Episode 74: When Mental Health Meets Chronic Illness: Understanding Mental and Cardiovascular Health in African Immigrants with Dr. Nwakaego Nmezi
Pánsá Pánsá Podcast • Dec 26, 2025
Episode 73: Obesity, Stress, and Survival: How Migration Shapes African Immigrants' Heart Health with Dr. Oluwabunmi Ogungbe
Pánsá Pánsá Podcast • Dec 5, 2025
Episode 72: Between Two Worlds: The Experiences of Aging, Identity, and Belonging Among Older African Immigrants in America — featuring Prof. Manka Nkimbeng
Pánsá Pánsá Podcast • Nov 14, 2025
Episode 71: Setting Boundaries: A Conversation with Dr. Mercedes Okosi on Self-Worth, Culture & Assertiveness
Pánsá Pánsá Podcast • Oct 31, 2025
Episode 70: Finding Rest: Why African Immigrant Families Struggle to Access Respite Care with Dr. Yewande Richards
Pánsá Pánsá Podcast • Oct 10, 2025
Episode 69: Science, Identity, and Belonging: A Conversation with Dr. Otito Iwuchukwu
Pánsá Pánsá Podcast • Sep 26, 2025
Episode 68: Taking Up Space Authentically: Conversation with Mwangi Wanjau on Identity and Belonging
Pánsá Pánsá Podcast • Sep 12, 2025
Episode 67: Libaax- Grow Your Roots Where You Land: A Story of Migration, Memory, and Belongings with Cedric Muhikira
Pánsá Pánsá Podcast • Aug 22, 2025
Episode 66: A Chaplain’s Journey: Conversation with Mouhamadou B. Diagne on Faith, Identity, and Healing in the African Diaspora
Pánsá Pánsá Podcast • Aug 8, 2025
Episode 65: Conversation with Safi Lynch on Culturally Attuned Therapeutic Healing Among Immigrant Families Through Accountability and Personal Growth
Pánsá Pánsá Podcast • Jul 25, 2025
Episode 64: The Harsh Reality Holding Africa Back: Franck Zanu Connects Colonialism, Africa’s Crisis, to America’s Race Wars and The DEI Distraction
Pánsá Pánsá Podcast • Jul 11, 2025
Episode 63:Conversation on When It All Falls Down: Unpacking Identity, Family and Legacy of the African Diaspora with Author Chinedu Achebe
Pánsá Pánsá Podcast • Jun 27, 2025
Episode 62: Engaging Discussion with Oludara Adeeyo on Parenting Approaches in African Immigrant Households and the Impact of Enmeshment on Family Dynamics.
Pánsá Pánsá Podcast • Jun 13, 2025
Episode 61: Conversation with Luc Olinga on DEI and Race Relation in America, the Effectiveness or Ineffective of DEI & Addressing Educational Inequality in America
Pánsá Pánsá Podcast • May 23, 2025
SE6/EP 60: Conversation with Dr. Olawale Ojo: Unseen Struggles, Cultural Bias, Addictions and Mental Illness Among the Children of African Immigrants In the Diaspora
Pánsá Pánsá Podcast • Apr 18, 2025
SE6/EP60: Conversation with Dr Olawale Ojo: Unseen Struggles, Cultural Bias Addiction and Mental Illness Among the Children of African Immigrants In the Diaspora (Promotion Clip)
Pánsá Pánsá Podcast • Apr 11, 2025
SE6/EP 59: Conversation with Dr. Adegboyega Ogunwale and Dr. Oladayo Bifarin on Indigenous Mental Health Care in Nigeria, Challenging the Stigma and Breaking Silence on Mental Illness Abuse
Pánsá Pánsá Podcast • Mar 14, 2025
SE6/EP 58: Conversation with Dr. Mercedes Okosi-Breaking the Silence, Mental Health, Stigma, Cultural Competence and Understanding Mental Health in a Multicultural Communities
Pánsá Pánsá Podcast • Feb 22, 2025
SE6/EP57: Conversation with Dr. Bayo Akomolafe on African Traditional Beliefs and Their Impact on Mental Health Perception, Research, and Treatment, and the Experiences of Africans in the Diaspora
Pánsá Pánsá Podcast • Feb 7, 2025
SE6/EP56: Conversation with Mrs. Ifeyinwa Okany Dimoriaku and Mrs. Martina Asong on their Immigrant Journeys and Expertise on Vital Roles of Health and Life Insurance Policy
Pánsá Pánsá Podcast • Jan 17, 2025
Growing Together Through Uncomfortable but Necessary Conversation
Pánsá Pánsá Podcast • Jan 17, 2025
SE6/EP55: Conversation with Judith Folashade Ojo on the Tapestry of Identity Navigating Nigerian and African American Roots
Pánsá Pánsá Podcast • Dec 27, 2024
SE6/EP54: Conversation with Dr. Mojúbàolú Olúfúnké Okome Exploring African Migration to the United States on Contributing Factors, Challenges and Unique Experiences of African Immigrants in America
Pánsá Pánsá Podcast • Dec 13, 2024
SE6/EP53: Conversation with Marjy Marj: Insights on Immigration, Motherhood, and Race as an African in America"
Pánsá Pánsá Podcast • Nov 1, 2024
SE6/EP 52 Conversation with Dr. Adeodat Ilboudo the Dean of Studies at Bard High School Early College-Manhattan about academic opportunities at Bard High school
Pánsá Pánsá Podcast • Sep 27, 2024
SE6/EP 51 Conversation with Dr. Alfred Olusegun Fayemi on his life Journey as a Nigerian Immigrant in America, as a husband, father and talented in areas of medicine, photography and AIDS activist.
Pánsá Pánsá Podcast • Jul 12, 2024
Conversation with Dr. Alfred Olusegun Fayemi on his life Journey as a Nigerian Immigrant in America, as a husband, a father and a multitalented in the areas of medicine, photography and AIDS activist
Pánsá Pánsá Podcast • Jul 10, 2024
Introduction of season 6
Pánsá Pánsá Podcast • Jul 5, 2024
SE5/EP 50: Conversation with Alimatu Dimonekene MBE on her advocacy on human right activism, child protection and FGM
Pánsá Pánsá Podcast • Mar 8, 2024
SE5/EP 49: Conversation with Lola Aforo an author and Immigrant from Sierra Leone, on her Experiences with Childhood Trauma Associated with FGM, Physical, Emotional and Sexual abuse
Pánsá Pánsá Podcast • Feb 23, 2024
SE5/EP 48:Conversation with Gugulethu Makhari an entrepreneur and immigrant from South Africa on her Traumatic Childhood Experiences
Pánsá Pánsá Podcast • Feb 2, 2024
SE5/EP 47 Conversation with Dr. Mathero Michelle Nkhalamba on Mental Health and Generational Trauma
Pánsá Pánsá Podcast • Jan 5, 2024
SE5/EP 46 Conversation with Mariem Sanoe-From Childhood Struggles to Community Empowerment Sanoe's Journey as a First-Generation African Immigrant
Pánsá Pánsá Podcast • Dec 2, 2023
SE5/EP 45 Conversation with Ms Iyabo Onipede a Nigerian America on the issue Race, Cultural Inclusion, Affirmative Action, Equity and Racial Injustice.
Pánsá Pánsá Podcast • Nov 10, 2023
SE4/EP 44:Conversation with Adwoa Lee First-generation Ghanaian living in Italy about relationship between African immigrant parents and their children
Pánsá Pánsá Podcast • Aug 25, 2023
SE4/EP 43: Conversation with Titilayo Ogunbambi an Activist and Advocate against Gender Based Violence (GBV)
Pánsá Pánsá Podcast • Aug 11, 2023
SE4/EP 42:Conversation with Mr. Tagbo Okeke: The parent of Kanyeachukwu Tagbo Okeke the exceptionally talented artist young man who is also living with autism.
Pánsá Pánsá Podcast • Jul 21, 2023
SE4/EP 41: Special Episode-African D.A.D In Celebration of Fatherhood within African Immigrant Community in the diaspora
Pánsá Pánsá Podcast • Jul 7, 2023
SE4/EP 40:Conversation with Dr. Jessica Puri on Breaking the Silence- The Hidden Truths of Female Genital Mutilation and The Dark Reality of FGM in Immigrant Communities
Pánsá Pánsá Podcast • Jun 23, 2023
SE4/EP 39:Conversation with Dr. Motolani Ogunsanya DPh & PhD the host & founder of The More Sibyl Podcast on Epidemic of Cancer diagnoses in Nigeria and among people of African descent in the diaspora
Pánsá Pánsá Podcast • May 19, 2023
SE4/EP 38: Conversation with Damilola Adesina a licensed Counselor and a second-generation Nigerian-American counselor on tackling Mental Health within African Immigrant Community
Pánsá Pánsá Podcast • Apr 7, 2023
SE4/EP 37: Conversation with Nancy Mulemwa Siisii, the host of Concrete Pastures on her experience as immigrant, single parenting, navigating complexities of America society as an immigrant
Pánsá Pánsá Podcast • Mar 24, 2023
SE4/EP 36: My conversation as a guest on The More Sibyl Podcast a fellow Nigeria on my story as an African in the diaspora
Pánsá Pánsá Podcast • Mar 3, 2023
SE4/EP 35: Conversation with Oludara Adeeyo on her books - Self Care for Black Women & Affirmation for Black Women
Pánsá Pánsá Podcast • Feb 17, 2023
SE4/EP 34: Conversation on the book of Batja Mesquita Between Us: How Cultures Creates Emotions as it relates to intergenerational relationship within African immigrant community
Pánsá Pánsá Podcast • Jan 27, 2023
SE4/EP33: Conversation with Ngozi Ebinum: A mother navigating appropriate services for her children with special needs within NYC public school system
Pánsá Pánsá Podcast • Dec 16, 2022
SE 4/EP 32: Community Conversation Part 3, It takes a Village: A Community Forum, African Parents and their Children.
Pánsá Pánsá Podcast • Nov 18, 2022
SE 4/EP 31: Conversation with Dr. Dialika Sall Assistant Professor of Sociology, Lehman College-City University of New York on her research on children of African immigrants from low-income families
Pánsá Pánsá Podcast • Nov 4, 2022
Introduction of the 4th season
Pánsá Pánsá Podcast • Nov 4, 2022
SE 3/EP 30: Conversation with Chinedu Achebe author of The Miseducation of Obi Ifeanyi.
Pánsá Pánsá Podcast • Sep 23, 2022
SE 3/EP 29:Conversation with Abdoulaye Cisse the Founder of BABA and a Community Activist
Pánsá Pánsá Podcast • Sep 2, 2022
SE3/EP 28: Conversation with Jaamil Olowale Kosoko a Nigerian American Author, a Performance Artist, and an Educator.
Pánsá Pánsá Podcast • Aug 5, 2022
SE3/EP27:Conversation with Folashade Olatunde a storyteller, and a journalist
Pánsá Pánsá Podcast • Jul 8, 2022
SE3/EP26: Conversation with Ibironke Otusile A Nigerian American promoting the Yoruba Unity in the Diaspora
Pánsá Pánsá Podcast • Jun 17, 2022
SE3/EP 25: Conversation with Itoro Bassey a storyteller, journalist and author of a new fiction “Faith”
Pánsá Pánsá Podcast • Jun 3, 2022
SE3/EP24: Conversation with Blessing Kayode on Yoruba Lesson
Pánsá Pánsá Podcast • May 13, 2022
SE3/EP23: Conversation with Dr. Boukary Sawadogo: Africans in Harlem: An Untold New York Story
Pánsá Pánsá Podcast • Apr 22, 2022
SE3/EP22:Conversation with Saidu Tejan-Thomas a host of Resistance and an orator of Borders Between Us on African Immigrant Experiences and Intergenerational Relationship.
Pánsá Pánsá Podcast • Apr 8, 2022
SE3/EP21: Conversation with Dr. Latifat Cabirou on addressing Mental Health needs in African Immigrant Community
Pánsá Pánsá Podcast • Mar 25, 2022
SE2/EP 20: Conversation with Dr. Kelechi Ibe-Lamberts of My Black is Transnational
Pánsá Pánsá Podcast • Mar 11, 2022
SE2/EP 19: Let's have that conversation: African immigrant parents & their children Pt. 2
Pánsá Pánsá Podcast • Feb 11, 2022
SE2/EP18: Let’s have that conversation: African immigrant parents & their children.
Pánsá Pánsá Podcast • Dec 30, 2021
SE2/EP17 Conversation with Oludara Adeeyo a Psychiatric Social Worker and an author of Self-Care for Black Women.
Pánsá Pánsá Podcast • Dec 10, 2021
SE2/EP16: Conversation with Ruth Duren - a life Coach helping immigrants create their dreams and live their best lives possible
Pánsá Pánsá Podcast • Nov 26, 2021
SE2/EP 15: Conversation with Kwavi Agbeyegbe a life coach for women over 50
Pánsá Pánsá Podcast • Nov 12, 2021
SE2/EP 14: Conversation with Taiwo Ogunnaike-Williams on her Childhood Experience as a Farmed-Out child and living in a Children’s Home in London
Pánsá Pánsá Podcast • Oct 22, 2021
SE2/EP 13: Conversation with Uchenna L. Umeh Dr. Lulu – A loving Nigerian Mom Supporting LGBTQ+ Community
Pánsá Pánsá Podcast • Oct 8, 2021
S2/E12: Motherhood Isn’t Mandatory: Doreen Akiyo Yomoah Challenges African Cultural Norms
Pánsá Pánsá Podcast • Sep 24, 2021
S2/E11: Conversation with Dr. Osasumwen Asemota on Race, Cultural Identity and Navigating the Field of Medicine as a Student and as a Practitioner
Pánsá Pánsá Podcast • Sep 10, 2021
Introduction of the 2nd Season
Pánsá Pánsá Podcast • Sep 9, 2021
Episode 10: Conversation with Ms. Bukola Olode on Domestic Violence within African Immigrant Community:
Pánsá Pánsá Podcast • Jul 23, 2021
Episode 9: Conversation with Dr. Adebola Giwa on Race, Cultural Identity and Navigating the Field of Medicine as a Student and as a Practitioner
Pánsá Pánsá Podcast • Jul 9, 2021
Episode 8: Conversation with Zuleka Duada author of Ba-Ya Play Cook: An Anthology of Short Stories on Rape, Molestation, and Sexual Abuse of Children in Liberia
Pánsá Pánsá Podcast • Jun 25, 2021
Episode 7: Conversation with Nyemade Boiwu on her Childhood experience and her Advocacy for Mental Health Awareness
Pánsá Pánsá Podcast • Jun 4, 2021
Episode 6: Interview with Ms. Senait Admassu & Mr. Alpha Timbo of African Communities Public Health Coalition (ACPHC) on addressing mental health within African immigrant community
Pánsá Pánsá Podcast • May 21, 2021
Episode 5 Conversation with Hauwa Ojeifo the founder of Shewritewoman on Mental Health in Nigeria and among Africans in the Diaspora
Pánsá Pánsá Podcast • May 7, 2021
Episode 4 Conversation with Dr. Yvette Butler – Yeboah on African Immigrant Experience & Black Experience
Pánsá Pánsá Podcast • Apr 23, 2021
Episode 3: Biodun Abudu LGBTQ+ Community in Nigeria and Within African Immigrants Community in America
Pánsá Pánsá Podcast • Apr 8, 2021
Episode 2: The Home Divide Exploring what drives immigrant parents and their children apart. Part 2
Pánsá Pánsá Podcast • Mar 29, 2021
Episode 2: The Home Divide Exploring what drives immigrant parents and their children apart. Part 1
Pánsá Pánsá Podcast • Mar 29, 2021
Episode 1 Pansa Pansa Live Podcast Is Coming!
Pánsá Pánsá Podcast • Mar 24, 2021
Pansa Pansa Live Podcast Is Coming! Intro
Pánsá Pánsá Podcast • Mar 24, 2021
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