Divergent Voices

Fascinating interview with the owner of Dizzy Lizzie's Beach Resort. Coming from the UK with no experience at all she managed to establish a successful business that thrives in Kokrobite.

First podcast from my living room in Ghana. A candid talk with the Project Manager of our amazing home on Kokrobite Beach! We discuss some of the hardships, challenges, and  joy while building for the diapora.

First broadcast out of Africa. Paul interviews Alex, the Ghanaian he's mentoring. They discuss the direction of the company that they are working to create in Ghana. And explore issues relating to African business.

Two special guests on the show. Jacq and Brian from Los Angeles discussing adulting, music, and who can lay claim to using the "n" word in music. Real discussions about a topic that is often weaponized  but rarely discussed. 

Reading through Obama's book: The Promised Land. Offering my take on parts of his writing that resonate with me. I am admittedly a big fan boy of Obama's life and politics. In this short podcast I talk about the importance of family; resilience that is needed for accomplishment, and the need to constantly check one's motivations for seeking accomplishment.

This is Paul's review, commentary and lessons learned from Barack Obama's first autobiography "A Promised Land".  We take a look at Chapter 1 "The Bet" and relate it to where we currently are today.

Frank discussion about the racists that we have never met (because nobody seems to know who they are)  and what it's like growing up black in a predominantly white world. Interview with my daughter Celete Kato who works with non-profit DreamWakers in Washington DC. And a discussion with Roo Brunette a theater and stage lighting technician headed to Yale University for his Masters Degree in the fall. We explore the tough conversations that must be had in an effort to move forward. What is imitation syndrome and how does it play into the black psychic? Why don't Trump supporters seem to understand how detrimental he is to common decency? How do we engage in this discussion? At what point is it ok for white counterparts to ask for black help?

Life goes by quickly and what does it all mean? In this special edition I let you into my 35 year old marriage. My wife Gwen and I sit and reminisce about our journey to the present and our hopes and dreams for the future.  We discuss everything from raising biracial kids to our faith and outlook on the pressing issues facing the world. 

Music from "Salem" the movie produced by Oprah Winfrey. Performed by John Legend and Common. In the episode I discuss my revelations from Ta Nehisi's book "We were 8 years in Power." My views about back to school, burying in hatchet for a nemesis' funeral, and the unfortunate and tragic events taking place in Southern Kaduna, Nigeria.

The idea of white racial framing. "White Fragility" by author Robin Diangelo, "Predominantly white neighborhoods are not outside of race-they are teeming with race. Every moment we spend in those environments reinforces powerful aspects of the white racial frame, including a limited worldview, a reliance on deeply problematic depictions of people of color..."  Here I discuss a personal discussion about the deep seated, "programmed" view so deeply ingrained in rural communities that it is inseparable from one's being. How do we crack that nut?