Living Diaspora

In this solo episode, Awa revisits conversations from across Diaspora Diaries to unpack the many meanings diaspora can take. Drawing together voices from across the podcast, she reflects on the ways people live with, challenge, and make sense of a concept that rarely settles into one definition.

REFERENCES

Sow, Awa. “Spoken Word and the Politics of Awareness.” Diaspora Diaries. Podcast audio. December 26, 2025. Transmission Roundhouse.https://audioboom.com/posts/8855831-spoken-word-and-the-politics-of-awareness. 

Sow, Awa. “Rethinking Borders: Race and the Politics of Belonging.” Diaspora Diaries. Podcast audio. January 30, 2026. Transmission Roundhouse.https://audioboom.com/posts/8855830-rethinking-borders-race-and-the-politics-of-belonging. 

Sow, Awa. “All About Love.” Diaspora Diaries. Podcast audio. February 27, 2026. Transmission Roundhouse.https://audioboom.com/posts/8866522-all-about-love. 

Sow, Awa. “The Complexities of ‘Statelessness.’” Diaspora Diaries. Podcast audio. April 24, 2026. Transmission Roundhouse.https://audioboom.com/posts/8894967-the-complexities-of-statelessness. 

Sow, Awa. “Inherited Boxes: How We Learned to Divide.” Diaspora Diaries. Podcast audio. June 26, 2026. Transmission Roundhouse.https://audioboom.com/posts/8921209-inherited-boxes-how-we-learned-to-divide.

JINGLE
“Niamey Nights”, Bamako Bae, Shutterstock, ⁠⁠https://www.shutterstock.com/music/track-1221135-niamey-nights⁠

CONTRIBUTORS
Host: Awa Sow
Guests: Tariq Brown, Fuad Busoir, Luke De Noronha, Lavin Ousi, Binta Yade
Edited by: Awa Sow