Word Up! Podcast
Word Up! introduces listeners to Scotland in all its diverse and multifaceted glory. Across the series, you'll hear the voices of trailblazers, unsung heroes and much more.
Episodes to download
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Aamer Anwar, Boots & Beards and Black-owned Businesses
Tue 27 Apr 2021
Vanessa Kanbi and Etienne Kubwabo welcome Aamer Anwar to Word Up!
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Joe Ansbro, Intercultural Youth Scotland and diversity in film & TV
Tue 20 Apr 2021
Vanessa Kanbi and Etienne Kubwabo welcome Joe Ansbro to Word Up!
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Amna Saleem, DJ & promoter Sarra Wild and why Black hair matters
Tue 13 Apr 2021
Vanessa Kanbi and Etienne Kubwabo welcome Amna Saleem to Word Up!
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Shereen Cutkelvin, protest musician Kapil Seshasayee and accessibility for disabled people of colour
Tue 6 Apr 2021
Vanessa Kanbi and Etienne Kubwabo welcome Shereen Cutkelvin to Word Up!
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Stewart Kyasimire, Selina Hales talks about charity Refuweegee and how food is breaking down cultural barriers in Scotland
Tue 30 Mar 2021
Vanessa Kanbi and Etienne Kubwabo welcome filmmaker Stewart Kyasimire to Word Up!
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Sanjeev Kohli, Lorna King talks about forthcoming film Her Midas Touch plus a range of voices discuss mental health
Tue 23 Mar 2021
Vanessa Kanbi and Etienne Kubwabo welcome Sanjeev Kohli to Word Up!
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Humza Yousaf plus other political voices, Ica Headlam talks about We Are Here Scotland and new faces of Scottish comedy
Tue 16 Mar 2021
Vanessa Kanbi and Etienne Kubwabo welcome Humza Yousaf to Word Up!
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Debora Kayembe, Hannah Lavery talks literature and theatre and the Scottish women dominating social media
Tue 9 Mar 2021
Vanessa Kanbi and Etienne Kubwabo welcome Debora Kayembe to Word Up!
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Natasha Luwedde and Lili Johnson, Kaela McDonald-Nguah and Ludovic Roy talk racism in football and Scotland’s comics scene
Tue 2 Mar 2021
Vanessa Kanbi and Etienne Kubwabo welcome Natasha Luwedde and Lili Johnson to Word Up!
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Moyo Akandé, Lisa Williams' Black History Tours, Dr Gwenetta Curry talks Covid-19 and Hopes For Scotland
Tue 23 Feb 2021
Vanessa Kanbi and Etienne Kubwabo welcome Moyo Akandé to Word Up!
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Welcome to Word Up!
Tue 16 Feb 2021
Welcome to this new BBC podcast with hosts Vanessa Kanbi and Etienne Kubwabo.
'It’s important to have people from BAME backgrounds behind the camera so we can tell the stories that celebrate us'
The Word Up! podcast meet actress and producer Moyo Akandé.
'Fighting for justice is not an easy task'
Debora Kayembe's fight for justice has come at a cost.
