Baobab is the digital community for the Mastercard Foundation network. Baobab, a platform for young African leaders, helps you expand your network, collaborate with like-minded peers and mentors, share back knowledge and access resources and opportunities to help you reach your personal and professional goals. Podcasts are created by African Scholars and Alumni from the Mastercard Foundation network.
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Doctors of the Baobab is a podcast series hosted by Dr Nondumiso Makhunga-Stevenson that explores the stories and experiences of doctors from Africa, the diaspora, and doctors of African descent. The podcast draws inspiration from the baobab tree, symbolizing the resilience and diversity of the medical community. Each episode features a guest doctor who shares their insights and transformative impact in the world of medicine. The podcast celebrates the interconnectedness and contributions of ...
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Kaabo and welcome to Baobab Tales. Baobab Tales is a podcast centred on African stories told by Africans. These are true stories showcasing the ordinariness, multiplicity, diversity, and richness of Africans. The goal of Baobab Tales is to debunk the myth of a single African story. Hosted by Molade Osibodu. Artwork by Norah Oteri. Please remember to like, share, and subscribe.
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What hope is there for peace in a violent world? Join us every week for a story that gives us hope from South Africa, India or the USA.
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Tired of feeling fragmented and overwhelmed? Fragmented to Whole: Life Lessons from 12-Step Recovery is your guide to creating a life of wholeness, authenticity, and healthy boundaries. Join Barb Nangle, a boundaries coach and speaker, as she shares raw and honest insights from her own journey and the principles of 12-step recovery. Discover how to set boundaries without guilt or shame, overcome people-pleasing tendencies, manage your emotions effectively, cultivate a stronger sense of self, ...
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Join us in a conversation with the creators in the exploration and celebration of the literature and culture of people of the African Diaspora. Check out the video on Youtube @https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLaGNhdO5QdvSyH5rVXYjApLZA3Vpuyg2M
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Meet Cousin Cornell Wright, the People's Lobbyist while he downs a bit of his favorite brown liquor and shares with his thoughts about life and other bad ideas. Vocals by: Travaulya Wallace
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A movie-lover’s podcast that explores classics, new releases, under the radar gems, and personal gems. Each episode will be another “weekend” at the “festival”. Shawn and guests discuss, dissect, praise, and pan the movies (both popular and obscure) that live rent-free in their heads. Each episode is another weekend at the “festival”, that sometimes features episodes focused on, Adaptations, World Premieres (movies newly released to theaters), Double Features, Matinee Classics (solid movies ...
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A podcast about traveling around Madagascar, hosted by Brett, the owner the Madagascar-based tour operator, Dadamanga. We give you irregular updates on the where, the what, the how, and the how sore your butt will be after that long drive on those roads...
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Serious Eats' podcast Special Sauce enables food lovers everywhere to eavesdrop on an intimate conversation about food and life between host and Serious Eats founder Ed Levine and his well-known/famous friends and acquaintances both in and out of the food culture.
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Women go through a lot of hardships in this world. In each episode I will discuss a few topics with women from different Spanish speaking countries. I will be talking to many women from all sorts of backgrounds. We will discuss domestic violence and how to get help. We will discuss with women the ways they support their communities. We will discuss entrepreneurship and empowering women. MUJERES DEL SIGLO XXI is a safe space where women can express their real power, and talk about their journ ...
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Interruptions is a podcast hosted by Rev. Odell M. Cooper and Cathy Patton, two parents whose lives were Interrupted - one by gun violence and the other by autism. The hosts use their voices to Disrupt the Silence caused by inherited faith and family traditions, cultural and societal stigmas, and fear. Each episode openly addresses racial and economic disparities and the impact on mental health in communities of Black and Brown people. Their guests share personal stories about how their live ...
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Transitioning To Paleo Made Easy with Marie Grace Berg ~ Real Stories. Real Inspiration. Real Take-aways
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Transitioning To Paleo Made Easy is a podcast with you in mind, beginners as well as those of of you who are trying to transition to the paleo-way of eating but have not succeeded, those of you who are looking for inspiration, a role-model, someone you can relate to in your quest for living the paleo lifestyle. Every week, your host, Marie Grace Berg brings to life the stories and the journeys of of everyday folks as well as experts who were exactly where you are today. Their true stories ar ...
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Turning Points Episode 6: Holding Each Other Through Life: A Friendship Story
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1:02:29Send us a text It all started with a trip. Three friends showed up, and what began that day became the blueprint for a life-giving friendship five years later. In this episode, Angella sits down with two of her closest friends, Dorcus Nakachwa and Margaret Odero, to reflect on the friendship they’ve nurtured over the past five years. The spontaneou…
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Episode 30. Voices from the Womb: Reimagining Women’s Health
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35:44In this episode, Dr. Koketso Pule shares her remarkable journey from a small-town childhood to becoming a leading obstetrician-gynecologist and respected advocate for women’s health. Shaped by strong family support and meaningful mentorship, she reflects on how compassion and community outreach became central pillars of her medical practice. Dr. Pu…
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Special Sauce Reheat: Hamissi Mamba and Baobab Fare
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30:28We decided to leave 2025 behind by reheating an episode from 2023 that features the remarkable Hamissi Mamba, who came to Detroit from his native Burundi searching for a better life, leaving his wife Nadia behind not knowing she was pregnant with twins. Despite not speaking English and knowing no one in the motor city Mamba has in a few short years…
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On this episode of Special Sauce, The New York Times's superb wine critic Eric Asimov details the many challenges facing the wine industry. He cites high prices, over-production of factory wine, and the snootiness of too many wine enthusiasts AND the people that serve and sell wine. Eric even offers his prescription for many of the problems that pl…
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How Boundaries Create Secure Attachment in Romantic Relationships | Episode 333
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13:20Send us a text In this week’s episode of the Fragmented to Whole Podcast, I’m exploring attachment from a different angle and sharing how boundaries and recovery can actually create secure attachment, even if you didn’t grow up with it. Instead of focusing on attachment labels, we look at how internal safety, self-trust, and boundaries change the w…
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On this episode we talk to Cherry Bombe founder, Kerry Diamond. Cherry Bombe is a media company celebrating women in the world of food and drink. Her mission from day one has been to support women in the industry by shining a spotlight on them, sharing their stories, and bringing them together in person and virtually. As you will hear, it hasn't be…
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Why Knowing Better Isn’t Enough and How to Train Your Nervous System Instead | Episode 332
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14:01Send us a text In this week’s episode 332 of the Fragmented to Whole Podcast, I’m discussing something I often observe, especially during family gatherings: knowing your boundaries, understanding your patterns, and gaining valuable insight, yet still getting triggered. In this episode, I explain why that happens, why it’s not a failure, and what ac…
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ICE invaded Charlotte a couple of weeks ago and have wreaked their usual havoc on the vibrant food community there. Charlotte food business owner (Manolo's Bakery) and immigration activist Manolo Betancur courageously shared his own experiences dealing with ICE. ICE has completely devastated what is a thriving immigrant population in Charlotte. Joi…
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Episode 29. Physician's Keeper :From Silence to Advocacy with Dr Aleobe Eruemulor
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57:21In this episode of Doctors of the Baobab, Dr. Aleobe Eruemulor shares her inspiring journey from Nigeria to becoming a board-certified primary care physician in the U.S. She discusses the challenges faced by international medical graduates, including imposter syndrome and the importance of community support. Dr. Aleobe Eruemulor highlights her expe…
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The Hidden Rules You Learned Growing Up and How to Rewrite Them | Episode 331
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22:25Send us a text In this week's episode 331 of the Fragmented to Whole Podcast, I’m talking about the invisible, unspoken rules you absorbed growing up — the ones you never agreed to, yet have been shaping your entire emotional life. I break down how these hidden rules get installed in childhood, how they operate in adulthood, and how recovery gives …
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The world's gone mad for matcha, and the The New York Times's Pete Wells has the scoop on today's episode of Special Sauce. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choicesBy Ed Levine
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Lost in Serenity with Guest Renee N. | Episode 330
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42:13Send us a text In this week’s episode of the Fragmented to Whole Podcast, I’m talking with my long-time recovery friend, Renee N., and her story is absolutely incredible. She grew up in chaos — emotional abuse, addiction, violence, and zero safety — and spent decades dissociated and trying to survive. Recovery changed everything. Renee shares how r…
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ICE in DC: WaPo's Tim Carman and Warren Rojas Explain All
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43:34On this week's Special Sauce the Washington Post's Tim Carman and Warren Rojas explain how ICE Raids and the National Guard deployment in the nation's capital have terrified immigrant restaurant workers and owners. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choicesBy Ed Levine
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Turning Points Episode 5: Reverse Culture Shock: Coming Home After 10 Years Away
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1:06:31Send us a text Reverse Culture Shock: Coming Home After 10 Years Away What happens when home doesn’t quite feel like home anymore? In this episode, Angella sits down with Njoki Mburu, a Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program Alumni from University of British Columbia, to explore the complex realities of reverse culture shock after more than 10 year…
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Healing Old Wounds: How Boundaries Helped Me Reconnect With Someone I Love | Episode 329
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13:45Send us a text Old family dynamics can feel impossible to change, especially when you’ve spent a lifetime carrying wounds that never had the chance to heal. For years, my relationship with someone I love was distant, tense, and full of unspoken history. I never imagined that could shift… until it did. This week on the Fragmented to Whole Podcast, I…
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Leftovers Reheat with Kenji and Deb Perelman
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19:08Kenji Lopez-Alt and Smitten Kitchen's Deb Perelman discuss (what else) how they deal with Thanksgiving leftovers in this classic Special Sauce episode from 2023. Leave the meat on the bone or in the fridge or slice it off right away? Stuffing waffles, anyone? Is pie the only thing to have for breakfast after Thanksgiving? They don't always agree, b…
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How Manipulation Shows Up During the Holidays and How to Get Away from It | Episode 328
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12:27Send us a text Manipulation is often sneaky, sometimes unintentional, and rooted in fear (of abandonment, disapproval, rejection). For those in recovery, recognizing past manipulative habits—learned as dysfunctional ways to get needs met—is key. In this episode of the Fragmented to Whole Podcast, we break down how manipulation is activated during t…
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Turkey Day Reheat: Kenji and Stella Parks Take Calls from Listeners
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37:57This year for Turkey Day we reheat a gem of a Thanksgiving call-in show featuring two of the biggest turkey lovers I know; Kenji Lopez-Alt and Stella Parks. Also known as "Brave Tart". They answered serious eater's questions about anything and everything about cooking a Thanksgiving meal. Like, "Is it dangerous to cook your stuffing inside the bird…
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What's Missing From Your Favorite Chocolate Bar? It May Be Chocolate!
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33:16Many beloved candy bars are now being made without cocoa butter and here to tell us why and how the likes of Rolo, Mr. Goodbar and Almond Joy have been reformulated to exclude the plant-based fat is The New York Times climate reporter, Claire Brown. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices…
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Five Ways to Keep the Focus on You to Create Internal Safety | Episode 327
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33:24Send us a text The constant focus on things and people outside of your control is draining. I spent too many years of my life in this vicious cycle of external focus and validation, leaving me feeling like a fragmented, boundaryless version of myself. But all that changed with recovery. This week on the Fragmented to Whole Podcast, I am sharing the…
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Over the summer we checked in with LA Taco's Javier Cabral about the scary ICE raids in L.A. and their terrifying effect on the food community there. But the situation in Chicago is in many ways equally dire. ICE raids as part of Trump's Operation Midway Blitz have terrified Latino neighborhoods in Chicago. Street vendors are scared to set up shop …
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Turning Points: An African Man’s Journey with Mental Health
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49:16Send us a text In this episode, Angella sits down with Sabelo Dube, a Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program Alumni from Ashesi University, to have a raw and much-needed conversation about mental health from the perspective of an African man. Sabelo shares his deeply personal journey with depression, which led him to leave university and return hom…
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Are Yemeni coffee shops the next big thing? On this episode serious eaters will meet Mokhtar Alkhanshali, who has braved gunfire and jail and AK-47s as he tries to bring single origin Port of Mokha Yemeni coffee to the world. His story is the stuff of movies. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices…
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Letting Go Without Falling Apart: Real Stories of Boundaries and Self-Care | Episode 326
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12:08Send us a text Self-care is the very first personal boundary. It's the essential line between you and burnout, between you and your old perfectionism, and between you and the belief that your self-worth depends on what you produce. Many of us intellectually understand the need for self-care, but when we see it as a non-negotiable boundary, the enti…
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On this episode of Special Sauce we talk to Kenji Lopez-Alt and his partner concert violinist Tessa Lark about their Reese's obsession. Just in time for Halloween. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choicesBy Ed Levine
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Former Serious Eats editor and writer Sho Spaeth talks to us about his new book, Homemade Ramen. Sho is the most passionate and knowledgeable Ramen geek I know. He truly believes in the power of ramen. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choicesBy Ed Levine
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From Flattened to Free-How to Escape the Bulldozer Cycle | Episode 325
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15:43Send us a text The bulldozer cycle, in relation to people pleasing, is the concept of feeling perpetually flattened by the demands and needs of others, trapped in a hidden cycle that leads to burnout and frustration. I’ll be the first to admit that setting healthy boundaries that lead to healing is hard but choosing to stay stuck in the never-endin…
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How and when and why did sushi become one of America's most popular convenience foods? The Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times food reporter Julia Moskin explains all on this episode of Special Sauce. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choicesBy Ed Levine
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Turning Points Episode 3: The Untold Baobab Story and Leadership Lessons with Bethany Weigele
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42:26Send us a text In this special October episode, Baobab’s birthday month, we sit down with Bethany Weigele, Chief Innovation Officer at EdPlus and the “Queen Mother” of Mastercard Foundation's Baobab platform, to revisit the platform’s inspiring origin story. From its humble beginnings with just 35 members to today’s thriving community of more than …
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John T. Edge: A Southerner Goes Searching for Home
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42:09On this episode of Special Sauce we talk to the terrific Southern food writer John T. Edge about his memoir House of Smoke: A Southerner Goes Searching for Home. His journey from a childhood in a small town in Georgia that in many ways still celebrated the Confederacy to running the Southern Foodways Alliance is a remarkable one. Learn about your a…
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On this episode of Special Sauce we talk to Island Grown Initiative (IGI) co-executive director Caroline Pam about her organization's efforts to combat food insecurity on Martha's Vineyard during the Trump era. As much as 20% of the island's year-round population suffers from some form of food insecurity. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.o…
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Why Experience Matters More Than Credentials (And How to Own Yours) | Episode 324
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9:52Send us a text Too many of us get caught up in perfectionism, thinking that we have to meet every requirement before we're worthy and not to put ourselves out there until we're certain we won't fail. In my case, I was caught up in believing I was “too much” until one day, I came to the realization that the very things I thought were “too much” abou…
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L.A. Taco's Javier Cabral on ICE Raids Reheat
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40:49On June 27th we posted a great conversation I had with L.A. Taco editor-in-chief Javier Cabral about what's going on in California with the cruel, inhumane and dangerous ICE raids that have had a devastating effect on L.A.'s vibrant and diverse taco culture. I haven't been able to stop thinking about the situation both in California and all over th…
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