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The Spin is a weekly one hour podcast featuring women of color talking policy, social justice, race, sex, gender, power, love. It's a pioneering podcast led by award winning international journalist ESTHER ARMAH. We air in the US, Ghana, London. The Spin rostrum mixes the brilliance of activists, organizers, academics, journalists and artists to create engaging, dynamic, powerful podcasts. This is a global production team led by Esther Armah. It combines and includes Starr FM radio in Ghana, NPR in Washington DC, the African American Public Radio Consortium in New York and our editor in Los Angeles. The Spin also creates public conversation campaigns on Esther's concept 'emotional justice' in partnership with publications. These campaigns include men. Host Esther Armah has worked as a journalist in London, New York, Ghana, Nigeria, South Africa, Kenya, Lesotho, Washington DC, Philadelphia. She's a media lecturer, and a columnist for Business & Financial Times . THE SPIN contributors include JOAN MORGAN, ASHA BANDELE, DREAM HAMPTON, DR BRITTNEY COOPER, DR TREVA B LINDSEY, DR BHAKTI SHRINGAPURE, DR YABA BLAY, DR CHRISTINA GREER, PROFESSOR JOHANNA FERNANDEZ, PROFESSOR BLAIR KELLEY, MONIFA BANDELE, STACEYANN CHIN, LYNNEE DENISE, IMANI UZURI, MONICA DENNIS, SOFIA QUINTERO, BEVERLEY NAMBOZO, GLYNDA CARR, NANA AKOSUA HANSON, AISHAH SHAHIDAH SIMMONS.

Available Episodes 10

#whoTAUGHTyou: this weeklong multimedia project celebrates TEACHERS for 2019 World Teachers Day. Who was that teacher who AFFIRMED, NURTURED, ENCOURAGED, SHAPED you? How did that SHAPE you? What impact did it have? Host: Esther Armah Guest: Dr. Mary Ashun, Head of Ghana International School

#reImaginingAFRICA: EDUCATION. Meet this Ghanaian woman changing one school, creating a model for a nation, lighting a fire for teachers & issuing a call to action for change in the classrooms of a Continent. Host: Esther Armah Guest: Dr. Mary Ashun, Principal GIS & Board Member, AISA. Sound Editor: David McKeever Distributor: Loretta Rucker, AAPRC

#reImaginingAFRICA: LEADERSHIP. Too many folks think leadership in Africa is: Politician. V8. Air-conditioned office. Boss. Big Man. Oga. Think again. Listen to these two leadership game-changers Host: Esther Armah Guests: Taaka Awori - Busara Africa and Lucy Quist - The Bold New Normal Sound Editor: David McKeever Distributor: Loretta Rucker AAPRC

#reImaginingAFRICA: PHILANTHROPY. Discussion series throughout May featuring visionary leadership from African women in Ghana in honour of Africa Day on May 25th. Think Africa? Think Charity? No. Think Creative Economics. Think Game Changer & Narrative Shifter. Think Anatu Ben-Lawal Host: Esther Armah, The Spin & Director EAA Media Productions Guest: Anatu Ben-Lawal, CEO Social Innovation Africa

#reImaginingAFRICA: discussion series throughout May on visionary leadership from African women in Ghana in honour of Africa Day on May 25th. When they ask: where are the visionary leaders of tech in Ghana? Tell them. Right Here. Host: Esther Armah Guests: Ethel Cofie and Akosua Annobil Sound Editor: David Mckeever Distributor: Loretta Rucker AAPRC

The Spin presents LIVING LEGACY in honour of #AfricanWomanDay Host: Esther Armah Guest: Nana Amoako Anin - Bliss Yoga & Touch A Life Guest: Maame Adjei - Girl Going Places & An African City #AfricanWomanDay: named in 1962 after the first Pan African Woman's Congress in Dar Es Salaam.

The Spin presents LIVING LEGACY in honour of #AfricanWomanDay Host: Esther Armah Guest: Kathleen Addy - Natnl Commission for Civic Education #AfricanWomanDay: named in 1962 after the first Pan African Woman's Congress in Dar Es Salaam. The Spin brings you 'Living Legacy' discussions featuring Daughters of the Black Star Nation, Ghana

The Spin presents LIVING LEGACY in honour of #AfricanWomanDay Host: Esther Armah Guest: Nana Akosua Hanson - Drama Queens & Let's Talk Consent #AfricanWomanDay: named in 1962 after the first Pan African Woman's Congress in Dar Es Salaam. The Spin brings you 'Living Legacy' discussions featuring Daughters of the Black Star Nation, Ghana: #reimagining success

THE SPIN: Fashion Forum Africa Special PART II STYLE APPROPRIATION - Africans & African Americans -remixing culture&style AFRICA FASHION WEEK GOES GLOBAL - culture struts down global catwalks Host: Esther Armah Contributor: Nana Ekua Brew Hammond and Dr. Tanisha Ford

FASHION FORUM AFRICA special on THE SPIN: international podcast feat women of color. PODCAST & ON AIR: Accra, New York, London PLUS SIZE FASHION WEEK DEBUTS IN LAGOS - Couture Can be Curvy FASHION FORUM AFRICA - building an industry from Africa's fashion world Host: Esther Armah Contributors: Makeba Boateng & Steffany Allen