We kick off the podcast with a deep dive into eldership with Awo Fatokun (also known as Bill Calhoun). This is a two-part episode. In the first part he unpacks the historical basis of the current state of these Times from an Afro-Indigenous perspective. In part two, he discuss the role of elder for in the current context.

Note: it is such an honor that Awo Fatokun has continued to call me Iya since our intensive time together during an intimate gathering of people in African descended bodies hosted by the GTDF. It means "mother' in Yoruba as in the Earth or elder. It is a name I humbly try to live into.

There is some Yoruba terms used in this episode that you may not be familiar. I suggest that you open a digital translator like this o ...