Zero Generation
af Damilola Onwah
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For the dreamers who left home. Explore the joys and hidden tragedies of coming of age again as a Black immigrant in a foreign land.
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- Black Tax, Baby Bills, & Big Dreams ft. Derrick Oigiagbe · 40 min. · Sæson 2 Episode 7Money requests don’t stop just because you got on a plane. In fact, they usually get louder. We sit down with Derrick Oigiagbe, Head of Product Security at Netflix Games, to talk…
- Love Across Borders: Marriage, Migration, & Building Family Abroad ft. Nkem Akinsoto · 33 min. · Sæson 2 Episode 6What does it take to build a life that holds both where you’re from and who you’re becoming? We sit with writer and public health professional Nkem Akinsoto — known to early…
- The Audacity to Stay: Thriving in Nigeria When Everyone Else Left ft. Kemi Onabanjo-Joseph · 46 min. · Sæson 2 Episode 5What if the boldest move isn't leaving, but choosing to build where others see only exits? We sit down with McKinsey Partner and thought leader, Kemi Onabanjo-Joseph, to explore…
- Neither Here Nor There (But Everywhere): The First-Gen American Experience ft. Kehinde Winful · 30 min. · Sæson 2 Episode 4What if belonging isn't something you prove but something you live? We sit down with Kehinde Winful — attorney, novelist, and proud Nigerian-American — to unpack the messy middle…
- From Third Culture Kid To Behavioral Scientist: Code Switching, Reinvention, & Finding Home ft. Tayo Rockson · 35 min. · Sæson 2 Episode 3Reinvention isn’t a branding trick, it’s how you keep your center when the ground keeps moving. On this episode, I sit down with Tayo Rockson, a third culture kid turned…
- From Tailor To Therapist: A Zero-Gen Journey Of Pivots, Parenting, And Purpose ft. Gbemi Adekoya · 35 min. · Sæson 2 Episode 2The dream of moving abroad promises freedom and fresh starts, but what about the quiet loneliness after the boxes are unpacked? We sit down with psychotherapist and coach Gbemi…
- How A Nigerian Exec Quit Corporate America To Build A Travel Giant Back Home ft. Bayo "Lion" Adedeji · 42 min. · Sæson 2 Episode 1A near-firing. A hard truth over steak. And a choice to stop playing small. Bayo "Lion" Adediji, CEO of Wakanow.com, nightlife entrepreneur, and former Amazon senior leader…
- Zero Generation: What Happens After You Leave Home? | Season 2 Trailer · 2 min. · Sæson 2 Episode 1Everyone leaves home for different reasons. Nobody tells you what comes after. Season 2 of Zero Generation explores the lives Black immigrants build after the leap — the…
- Season Closeout: Home Is Here, And Other Lessons From Inspiring Immigrants · 17 min. · Sæson 1 Episode 9How is it that we’re already at the end of a full season of the Zero Generation podcast? The time’s gone by so fast! When I looked back on everything I’ve learned and talked…
- From Nigerian Immigrant to State Representative: Segun Adeyina's Story · 37 min. · Sæson 1 Episode 8Segun Adeyina was always the kind of person to be heavily involved with his community, so it was natural to him that when he moved from Nigeria to the United States, he would…
- Should I Go Home? Questions About Japada · 21 min. · Sæson 1 Episode 7So many Nigerians of working age leave their home country for a better and brighter future abroad, and I’m one of them. But what happens when you want to go home? Is it just…
- Surviving Corporate America as a Black Immigrant · 30 min. · Sæson 1 Episode 6You probably know about the American Dream, that anyone who works hard can make it big in the States. But what does it actually take to do that? And just who qualifies for this…
- Business, Entrepreneurship and the Immigrant Hustle with Ona Oghogho · 47 min. · Sæson 1 Episode 5This episode of Zero Generation is a special one, featuring a conversation with my show producer Ona Oghogho, the founder of Adode Media. Ona shares her inspiring journey as a…
- Nigerian, but not too Nigerian: The Balancing Act of Raising Kids As An Immigrant with Teniola Bamidele · 27 min. · Sæson 1 Episode 4When we think about culture and traditions, we often think about food, ceremonies and religious faiths. But culture is also the way that we live our lives and nowhere do we see…
- Faith and Discipline: Lessons from a Successful Entrepreneur with Maya Elious · 23 min. · Sæson 1 Episode 3If you’ve ever felt like you don’t fit the mould of who you’re ‘supposed to be’, this episode of Zero Generation is for you. Maya Elious is the embodiment of blazing your own…
- Try, Try, Try, Succeed: How to Launch the Best West African Restaurant in Atlanta with Bawo Oyowe · 42 min. · Sæson 1 Episode 2Food brings people together and makes them feel at home, no matter where they are in the world. As a Nigerian immigrant who has lived in Chicago, Seattle, and Austin to name a…
- Reshaping Home: From Nigerian Music Icon to American Entrepreneur with eLDee · 31 min. · Sæson 1 Episode 1Have you ever felt torn between two cultures, wondering where you truly belong? Then join me for this amazing conversation with my latest guest, eLDee - the iconic Nigerian…
- Welcome to Zero Generation: The Migration Conversation · 10 min. · Sæson 1 Episode 1What is the ‘Zero Generation’? What’s it like to be a part of it? I’m Damilola Onwah, a writer and product manager, and these are questions I have on my mind all the time…
