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Not Your Culture

Not Your Culture

by Jonathan Philip

Arts Society & Culture

Season 1

Not Your Culture - Mykel Agyenim-Boateng

On this week's episode we catch up with another one of my NYU friends, Mykel Agyenim-Boateng as he reflects on his recent visit to his home country which he left when he was only 4 years old. Born in Accra, Ghana and raised in the Bronx, New York, Mykel has been surrounded by creatives all his life. He’s a man of God first, a musician, producer, and an artist, but at his core, simply a creative. Let's dive in as I catch up with an old friend as he revisits that reconnection to his home country.

Not Your Culture - Stephanie Ramlogan

This week on The Not Your Culture Podcast, we talk to prize-winning writer and educator, Stephanie Ramlogan. Self-described, "I write about Caribbeanness in foreign." Stephanie migrated to New York from the beautiful island of Trinidad and Tobago. Find out on this episode whether we'll get cancelled, whether "Doubles" is singular or plural and why we no longer try to "capture" our culture for the eyes of outsiders.

Not Your Culture - Arty Furtado

This week on The Not Your Culture Podcast, we talk to music and events producer, Arty Furtado. One of my past classmates and a current friend and brother, Arty and I talk about his migration to from Geneva, Switzerland for school at our alma mater, NYU and how jarring the transition to NYC was for him. Is eating watermelon racist? Find out on this episode!

Not Your Culture - Yogi The Producer

This week on The Not Your Culture Podcast, we talk to award-winning music producer and music engineer YogiTheProducer. Tune in to hear how a Saint Lucian from the small fishing village of Anse La Raye came up to being one of Saint Lucia and Toronto's most accomplished music producers!

Not Your Culture - Fiona Compton and Taribba do Nascimento

This week on The Not Your Culture Podcast, we talk to cultural ambassador and owner of Know Your Caribbean, Fiona Compton, as well as the owner and designer of Meme Bete Bags, Taribba do Nascimento. Two Saint Lucian mothers and "expatriates" who just happen to be two of my best friends.

Not Your Culture - Sean Michael Field

This week on Not Your Culture, we talk to a Filmmaker, Actor, Director, Creative Director, DP, Graphic Designer, Web Designer, Consultant, Father, Role model and mentor to me, Sean Michael Field. Tune in as we dive into his experiences as a Bajan who had over 40 addresses before he turned 40!

Not Your Culture - Tuânminh A. Goes-Đỗ

This week on Not Your Culture, we talk to a multidisciplinary artist and friend Tuânminh A. Goes-Đỗ. Tune in as we dive into his experiences as a Polish-Vietnamese artist who migrated to New York City!