In this episode, we speak with law professor Saurabh Siddhartha about the history and future of India.   References: Language landscape of India – https://www.justlanded.com/english/India/India-Guide/Language/Languages-in-India Brain Drain – https://www.sarpublisher.com/brain-drain-of-india-some-statistics/ Skin Lightening – https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/apr/23/skin-lightening-creams-are-dangerous-yet-business-is-booming-can-the-trade-be-stopped B.R. Ambedkar – https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/B._R._Ambedkar Reservation system – https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reservation_in_India Intercaste marriages – https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-47823588 Arranged vs. Love marriages, Indian divorce rate  – https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-science-behind-behavior/201511/why-are-so-many-indian-arranged-marriages-successful?page=1 U.S. divorce … Continue reading "We All Are One" – Varanasi, INDIA →

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"We All Are One" – Varanasi, INDIA

In this episode, we are in Cape Coast, Ghana, to speak with Atto, of the Ghana Museums of Monuments board about the history of slavery, reconnecting with your countrymen, and what it is like working in a place of such incredible suffering.  

"We Survived" – Cape Coast, GHANA

Life Elsewhere Podcast – Episode 7. In this episode, we are in Accra, the capital and largest city of Ghana to speak with Michael and Michael about what it means to be a non-believer in a country of believers, as well as the relationship between church and state; the relationship between religious and political ideologies; … Continue reading Outsiders – Accra, GHANA →

Outsiders – Accra, GHANA

We speak with Eshun Justice in the coastal community of Ampenyi, Ghana, about perseverance and humility. Show notes Music – Alex Konadus Band – One Man 1000 College student homelessness – https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/04/03/599197919/hunger-and-homelessness-are-widespread-among-college-students-study-finds First generation drop out rate – https://eab.com/insights/daily-briefing/student-success/90-of-low-income-first-generation-college-students-dont-graduate-on-time/ Medo Roots Foundation

Grit – Ampenyi, GHANA

Accra, GHANA – Joanna and Fati, an emerging psychologist, discuss gender, marriage, and resilience in the diverse Nima neighborhood of Accra. Sources: US Department of State 2018 Trafficking in Persons Report- Ghana 28 June 2018 (www.refworld.org/docid/5b3e0b364.html), 2. Legality of polygamy and % of Ghanaian women in polygamous relationships. “Gender Equality in Ghana.” Social Institutions and … Continue reading Fati’s Truth – Accra, GHANA →

Fati’s Truth – Accra, GHANA

This week, we spend a day with Joseph Amoah, a 73 year old retired elementary school teacher in the rural village of Asuansi, Ghana. Sources: Teacher Jobs – https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2019/07/01/about-one-in-six-u-s-teachers-work-second-jobs-and-not-just-in-the-summer/ Attrition – https://learningpolicyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/product-files/Teacher_Turnover_REPORT.pdf Music – African Brothers Band – “Have African Feeling – Side B.”  Accessed via Internet Archive.

Teacher – Asuansi, GHANA

In 2019, Americans spent $550M on coffins. From my limited coffin encounters, they all seem so plain and uniform.  Marble or maple, stainless steel or cobalt, the shapes are relatively uniform the color selection is so limited. For a country that champions individualism and freedom of expression, our coffin game is so weak! For this … Continue reading Coffins – Accra, GHANA →

Coffins – Accra, GHANA

Life Elsewhere – Episode 2 – Téranga – Dakar, SENEGAL Subscribe, Rate and Review in the Apple Podcasts App by clicking HERE We sit down with 4 master’s students at University of Cheikh Anta Diop in Dakar, SENEGAL, and talk about school, religion, gender roles, and how the Senegalese culture of Téranga (welcoming/hospitality) can heal … Continue reading Téranga – Dakar, SENEGAL →

Téranga – Dakar, SENEGAL

Interview at Plage de Yoff in Dakar, SENEGAL with Oasmane Diop. The first episode of a new podcast series called “Life Elsewhere.” The premise – to ask basic, fundamental questions and gain perspective on how life is lived outside of the United States. Thanks to Oasmane for taking his time to speak with us and … Continue reading Two Types of People – Dakar, SENEGAL →

Two Types of People – Dakar, SENEGAL

Who are you? What are your values? What makes you feel alive? We will be posing these questions to people across 16 countries over the span of 13 months.

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