Adam talks with British fashion stylist, writer and social commentator Ayishat Akanbi about the life-changing epiphany that led to her wanting to change the tone of the conversation around social justice and the 'Culture Wars'. Plus, in the outro, a listener response to the Werner Herzog episode and Adam solves a few mysteries from the Christmas podcast. The conversation with Ayishat was recorded face-to-face in London on 28th August, 2023. Thanks to Séamus Murphy-Mitchell for production support and conversation editing. Podcast artwork by Helen Green JON RONSON - THINGS FELL APART - 2024 (BBC SOUNDS) RELATED LINKS AYISHAT AKANBI - THE PROBLEM WITH WOKENESS (DOUBLE DOWN NEWS) - 2018 (YOUTUBE) EMPATHY IN BLACK AND WHITE FROM THE US TO THE UK (AYISHAT AKANBI AND JOHN WOOD JR.) - 2020 (YOUTUBE) IDENTITY AND EMPATHY (AYISHAT TALKS TO DAVE FULLER OF REBEL WISDOM) - 2020 (YOUTUBE) AYISHAT AKANBI - GUARDIAN INTERVIEW - 2019 (GUARDIAN) AYISHAT AKANBI - V&A INTERVIEW - 2016 (V&A WEBSITE) AYISHAT AKANBI - THE PROBLEM WITH CANCEL CULTURE (DOUBLE DOWN NEWS) - 2020 (YOUTUBE) A HISTORY OF WOKENESS by Aja Romano - 2020 (VOX WEBSITE) THE MYSTICAL POEMS OF RUMI (RUMI.ORG) AMERICAN FICTION (TRAILER) - 2024 (YOUTUBE) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Hey, Adam.
Here with a shout out for a new podcast series that I'm acting in.
It's called up in Smoke.
It's a dark supernatural drama told in the style of a factual, true crime investigative podcast, written and directed by Guy Larson and Cambria Bailey Jones.
Up in Smoke.
The first two episodes are available now from your favorite podcast bin.
I added one more podcast to the giant podcast bin.
Now you have plucked that podcast out and started listening.
I took my microphone and found some human folk.
Then I recorded all the noises while we spoke.
My name is Adam Buxton.
I'm a man.
I want you to enjoy this.
That's the plan.
Hey, how you doing, podcats?
This is Adam Buxton here.
I'm on a windy hill in Norfolk.
I'm here with my best dog friend, Rosie Buxton.
Half whippet, half poodle, all groovy.
Not looking too happy today.