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Welcome to This Thing Changed My life. An arts and pop culture podcast where writers, creators and heroes share the artistic mediums that have changed their lives. Hosted by the multi-award winning Podcaster - Raifa Rafiq.
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On this episode of This Thing Changed My Life, Rai is joined by poet and director Caleb Femi. They discuss literature, blackness, heartbreak, his debut poetry collection, POOR and the things that have changed his life including James Baldwin’s Another Country and Frank Ocean’s Nostalgia Ultra. Books: This is how you lose her - Junot Diaz Guillotine…
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Back with another Pre-Covid Conversation with Abe (The Legend) - an award winning writer and director who won Best Narrative short at Tribeca 2020 and Founder of Creative Blue Balls. We talk Kanye West, The Matrix, his favourite bible verses, his journey as a writer and accidental director. Catch a wonderful moment with Abe announcing that his shor…
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On this week’s episode we have another pre-covid conversation with Publisher Aimee Felone. We talk the book and music that changed her life, the internal eczema and itch of possibility with going after your dreams. We talk Yoga, being Black in books, KnightsOf, Jason Reynolds, Surviving or Thriving? Make sure you subscribe, rate and review! Instagr…
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This week, Rai has a pre-covid conversation with American novelist Kiley Reid. They talk her debut novel, Such a Fun Age, friendship and social mobility. Such a Fun Age follows the lives of Emira, a 25-year-old typist and babysitter who looks after Alix’s two-year-old daughter, Briar. Twitter: @ThisThingPod Instagram: @ThisThingChangedMyLife…
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#BlackLivesmatter In this weeks episode Rai sits with Lawyer - Tolu - and discuss a text that has changed their lives - Freedom Is A Constant Struggle by Angela Davis, The Abolition of Prisons, Defunding the Police and the state of racial discrimination around the world amidst the backdrop of a pandemic. Instagram - @thisthingchangedmylife Twitter …
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Our inaugural pre-covid19 episode sees Rai joined by the incredibly talented Inua Ellams, where we talk Tolkien, Terry Pratchett, Theatre, Saul Williams and more. There's a whole load of art in this one. Make sure to follow us on socials, subscribe to the podcast and join the conversation: instagram - @thisthingchangedmylife twitter - @thisthingpod…
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