Podcasts by Foreign Blend

17. TV Review: Stateless from 2023-12-08T16:57:20

Join us as we go down under to review the Netflix miniseries 'Stateless' where we meet four strangers whose lives collide in an immigration detention center in the Australian desert. The...

16. Bonus: Nigeria + South Africa from 2023-08-11T04:49

After our chat about Nigeria and South Africa on Big Brother in our previous episode, the conversation naturally digressed :) . Listen this bonus segment where chat about the upcoming Showmax da...

16. Nigeria vs South Africa from 2023-07-20T18:00

There is an unspoken rivalry between Nigeria and South Africa. Who will have the biggest economy in Africa? Which is more entertaining, Nollywood or Mzansi Magic? Do you prefer to listen to Afro...

15. Coming to Africa: Part 3 from 2023-06-08T15:00:56

You have made it to part 3 of our 3 part series about travelling in Africa. Today we're coming back home and talking about what we've learnt from our travels and what we missed from Sout...

14. Coming to Africa: Part 2 from 2023-05-25T14:47:13

Welcome back to part 2 of our 3 part series where we chat about travelling in Africa. Today we're talking about food, wedding cultures, money, food, Mean Girls (just hear us out!) and did I ...

13: Coming to Africa: Part 1 from 2023-05-09T14:30:06

Forget Coming to America we're coming to Africa! This is part 1 of our 3 part series where we chat about travelling in Africa. We're talking #passportgang, visas, geography and share sto...

12. Foreign and Familiar from 2022-07-14T19:47:31

In this week's episode we're discussing the xenophobia (read: afrophobia) that has reared its ugly head once again in South Africa and ask the all important question: what are we fighting for? Listen

11: Bob Hearts Abishola: TV Review from 2022-03-07T18:30:18

A white American man falls in love with a black Nigerian woman, what could go wrong? Today we are talking about a popular CBS TV show which revolves around the culture clashes of the characters ...

11: TV Review: Bob Hearts Abishola from 2022-03-07T18:30:18

A white American man falls in love with a black Nigerian woman, what could go wrong? Today we are talking about a popular CBS TV show which revolves around the culture clashes of the characters ...

10. The Educated Waiter: Book Review from 2021-10-15T23:00

Have you ever wondered why your uber driver has a mechanical engineering degree but doesn't use it? In this episode we review the book The Educated Waiter by Tafadzwa Taruvinga. A memoir of a Zi...

10. Book Review: The Educated Waiter from 2021-10-15T23:00

Have you ever wondered why your uber driver has a mechanical engineering degree but doesn't use it? In this episode we review the book The Educated Waiter by Tafadzwa Taruvinga. A memoir of a Zi...

9. South Africa's love affair with Cuba from 2021-08-13T21:14:29

Every few months there has been a story about Cuban doctors, Cuban engineers or Cuban teachers brought into South Africa by the government to work. In this episode we ask: what is going on? &nbs...

8. It's not you it's your CV from 2021-06-24T19:36:39

Have you ever applied for a job, with a beautiful CV and cover letter - only for the company to ghost you? In this week's episode we are talking about jobs and asking questions about what is goi...

7. How did we get here? from 2021-03-09T15:44:47

In this episode we talk about the complexity of coming to South Africa, how newborn babies get caught up in the crossfire and we spend a little time on the phone with Home Affairs.

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7. Coming to South Africa from 2021-03-09T15:44:47

In this episode we talk about the complexity of coming to South Africa, how newborn babies get caught up in the crossfire and we spend a little time on the phone with Home Affairs.

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6. Quiz - How To Get Into South Africa from 2021-02-07T16:06:10

Welcome to your first class of 2021: How to get into South Africa 101.

First item on the agenda is a pop quiz :)

(If you have real African parents we are expecting high marks.)

6. How To Get Into South Africa from 2021-02-07T16:06:10

Welcome to your first class of 2021: How to get into South Africa 101.

First item on the agenda is a pop quiz :)

(If you have real African parents we are expecting high marks.)

5. Heritage Day from 2020-10-25T18:43:12

This week we're talking about Heritage Day - a public holiday which is more complicated than it looks. Disclaimer: We will not ask you to do the Jerusalema challenge, but if that is your culture pl...

4. Entanglement with Hair: Business from 2020-09-12T18:11:14

Today we talk about the business of hair. We touch on all the players: salons, stylists, product manufacturers, influencers and the economics of it all. Are they helping us flourish or is this j...

3. Entanglement with Hair: Journey from 2020-08-21T19:14:40

Since it's August we have to talk about our entanglement with relaxers aka perms aka chemical and how we managed to walk away. Almost every black woman from Cape to Cairo has a story of being en...

2. The African Doctor from 2020-07-26T17:54:21

In this episode we review the film The African Doctor. If you consider yourself a third culture kid, an immigrant or some sort of foreign blend like us, this movie is dedicated to you. A true an...

1. Private School in South Africa from 2020-06-22T01:42:23

Black people in Jewish schools, navigating Afrikaans and talking about racism with your white friends. In this episode we review our experiences of private school and try make sense of it all. Listen