{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/18dcd5db-f898-42c6-ab31-3a1853c1a645/65ccb1a013a43200176543e3?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"EP.219 - AYISHAT AKANBI","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61b9b44142e85655b098576d/1707913647623-c8729b0bc7f660ab2ac8ed925e5512ce.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>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'.</p><p>Plus, in the outro, a listener response to the Werner Herzog episode and Adam solves a few mysteries from the Christmas podcast.</p><p>The conversation with Ayishat was recorded face-to-face in London on 28th August, 2023.</p><p>Thanks to Séamus Murphy-Mitchell for production support and conversation editing.</p><p>Podcast artwork by <a href=\"https://helengreenillustration.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Helen Green</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/m0011cpr\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>JON RONSON - THINGS FELL APART</strong></a><strong> </strong>- 2024 (BBC SOUNDS)</p><p><strong>RELATED LINKS</strong></p><p><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-WimRb2jXs\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>AYISHAT AKANBI - THE PROBLEM WITH WOKENESS</strong></a><strong> </strong>(DOUBLE DOWN NEWS) - 2018 (YOUTUBE)</p><p><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNt-IruBmsw\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>EMPATHY IN BLACK AND WHITE FROM THE US TO THE UK</strong></a><strong> (AYISHAT AKANBI AND JOHN WOOD JR.) </strong>- 2020 (YOUTUBE)</p><p><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmKz0cmunP0\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>IDENTITY AND EMPATHY</strong></a> (AYISHAT TALKS TO DAVE FULLER OF REBEL WISDOM) - 2020 (YOUTUBE)</p><p><a href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2019/feb/26/ayishat-akanbi-my-problematic-ideas-are-my-favourite-ones\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>AYISHAT AKANBI - GUARDIAN INTERVIEW </strong></a>- 2019 (GUARDIAN)</p><p><a href=\"https://www.vam.ac.uk/articles/ayishat-akanbi\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>AYISHAT AKANBI - V&amp;A INTERVIEW</strong></a> - 2016 (V&amp;A WEBSITE)</p><p><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N3ZjTg1OpIE&amp;t=183s\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>AYISHAT AKANBI - THE PROBLEM WITH CANCEL CULTURE</strong> </a>(DOUBLE DOWN NEWS) - 2020 (YOUTUBE)</p><p><a href=\"https://www.vox.com/culture/21437879/stay-woke-wokeness-history-origin-evolution-controversy\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>A HISTORY OF WOKENESS</strong></a> by Aja Romano - 2020 (VOX WEBSITE)</p><p><a href=\"https://www.rumi.org.uk/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>THE MYSTICAL POEMS OF RUMI</strong> </a>(RUMI.ORG)</p><p><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0MbLCpYJPA\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>AMERICAN FICTION </strong>(TRAILER) </a>- 2024 (YOUTUBE)</p><p><br></p>","author_name":"ADAM BUXTON"}