The Culture Blog

Dec. 15, 2023

Celebrating Five Years of Culture Class Podcast: A Journey of Learning and Understanding

As the Culture Class Podcast celebrates its 5th anniversary, it's a moment to reflect on the journey that started in 2018 in the studios of American University's School of Communication. Founded by Tongwa Akanji and Nosa Iyare, the podcast embarked …

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Oct. 22, 2022

Purged Episodes

So I made the decision to remove some episodes from our catalog. These were mainly with guests who misrepresented their expertise/capabilities, provided consistently false information during interviews, or were convicted of serious crimes where othe…

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March 28, 2022

Podbreak

Working closely with a group of podcasters on something special.  Stay tuned.

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Jan. 1, 2022

Welcome to 2022

We made it!!! It’s been an interesting year for sure. We’d like to appreciate all our listeners and supporters for the milestones in 2021. Wishing you a prosperous 2022.

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Nov. 27, 2021

Tongwa is back !!!

Day one co-host Tongwa Akanji will be guest hosting episodes of the podcast going forward. Nosa, while on his break still remains a part of the show as Executive Producer. 

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Nov. 27, 2021

Nosa is taking a break

After 3years and 150episodes, Nosa will be taking a break from the podcast to focus on other ventures. Day one co-host Tongwa will be guest hosting episodes in his absence. Nosa still remains a part of the show as Executive Producer. Podcast theme a…

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Nov. 22, 2021

Celebrating 3 years + 150 Episodes

This little podcast Nosa Iyare and Tongwa Akanji started in American University's School of Communication is 3years old today.  Its amazing how a little consistency can make for a world of difference. Many friends made and many lessons learnt…

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Oct. 22, 2021

Culture Class Community Day

Join us on zoom for Culture Class Community Day on Saturday, October 23rd @ 10am EST ( 3pm BST/ 3pm WAT).  Come kick it with Nosa and friends of the podcast. Register here.

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Oct. 4, 2021

#CultureClass150 : How to Participate

The podcast will be three years old next month and we are super excited.  Having amazing listeners, interacting with people from different cultures and putting out 150 episodes is worth celebrating.  Here are five ways you can participate …

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July 3, 2021

We love that you love us

Hey guys.  Really appreciate all the love and support so far.  Happy to announce that there are now new ways to support the podcast. - Paid subscription on Apple Podcasts - Paid subscription on Spotify (Anchor) - PayPal Donations - Cre…

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Jan. 31, 2021

Instructions for Remote Podcast Guests

Hey there.  Glad you've chosen to come on the podcast.  We will be conducting a virtual recording.  I know this may sound intimidating but trust me, its not.  We want to make sure your time and effort on the pod is maximized by p…

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Jan. 25, 2021

People of Culture 2021 (#POC2021)

People of Culture is about rewriting the African narrative through fashion, style, music, and art. We seek to project a positive image of Africa and reshape the attitude and bias of how Africa is portrayed by the western world.  We do this…

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Jan. 1, 2021

Welcome to 2021

Wishing all or listeners a happy new yearand a successful 2021. May the best of your today be the worst of your tommorrow.  

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Dec. 1, 2020

Happy Anniversary

Yay.  Our podcast is 2 years old today. The first episode of the podcast was published in 2018.  Here's to many more years of podcasting, exploring world cultures, networking and building that damn podcast network.

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Nov. 22, 2020

Some facts about the Podcast

In light of our 100 epsiodes, here are 40 facts about the podcast.  Enjoy: 1.  First Recording Location- American University's School of Communication (Washington DC)2.  First Published Episode- Dec 1, 20183.  Highest Downloaded…

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Nov. 16, 2020

Celebrating 100 Episodes

Fun Fact:  The very first episode of the podcast was recorded in the School Of Communication at American University (Washington D.C.).  Nosa was a graduate sstudent when he started the podcast with his then co-host Tongwa Akanji Aka. It's…

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Nov. 2, 2020

Thanks for #HHM

Just giving a quick shout out to everyone who participated in our #HispanicHeritageMonth series.  From our guests to listeners to editors and the entire Hispanic community.  Muchas gracias.

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Oct. 6, 2020

Hispanic Heritage Month

National Hispanic Heritage Month is Sept 15 - Oct 15 in the U.S. and recognizes the contributions and influence of Hispanic Americans to the history, culture, and achievements of the United States.  Culture Class Podcast participates in the cel…

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Sept. 2, 2020

What's in a language?

I grew up in Nigeria (West-Africa).  We have a very popular language called Pidgin English (or broken english).  It is used informally; mostly during intimate conversations among friends & acquaintances.  Pidgin is used when the e…

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Sept. 2, 2020

FREE MASKS ALERT !!!

The guys at Staple Clothing have been kind enough to donate some free masks to lsiteners of the show.  Please visit www.staple-clothing.com and use the code 'FREEMASKCC' at checkout.  Each mask has a peruvian inspired design (pretty cool s…

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July 25, 2020

We secured our very first sponsor

After 20 months and 83 episodes, we are happy to announce that we secured our very first sponsor.  Thanks to Manscaped for supporting the show. Manscaped makes grooming and personal hygiene products for men.  This can be a great gift to yo…

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July 19, 2020

Follow-up conversation with Daryl Davis

The first time we interviewed Daryl was over zoom (Episode 077).  However, Nosa caught up with him in person at his Maryland home.  He shared many interesting stories about his Father's time in the secret service.  His walls were cove…

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