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Gone to Afrika

Julie Olum

Society & Culture

Frequency: 1 episode/13d. Total Eps: 7

the pan-African travel podcast. Stories from everyday people and their journeys in and around the continent.

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01/08/2025
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EP 6 | From Morocco with Zaka Pt2

Saturday, January 20, 2024 • Duration 49:37

Part 2 of a chat with Zaka, a Moroccan adventurer, artist and liver of life - from the continuation of his cycling trip from Morocco to Ghana and his past year in East Africa, enjoy!

Timestamps:

Lockdown in Burkina Faso: 1:31

Effects of French vs British Colonialism: 6:52

Cycling trip inspiration and prep: 9:52

Back to Morocco after 1 year on 2 wheels: 30:01

Amazigh people, secession from Morocco and Western Sahara: 31:27

Border crossings throughout the trip: 39:19

Kenya: 43:53

Dream countries, languages and musical instruments to learn: 47:37

Music from his trips: 48:01

Connect with us:

IG | instagram.com/gonetoafrikapod

X | twitter.com/gonetoafrikapod

TikTok | www.tiktok.com/@gonetoafrikapod

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EP 5 | Riding Through the Sahara & West Africa with Zaka

Thursday, January 11, 2024 • Duration 55:40

Meet Zaka, a Moroccan adventurer, artist and liver of life - another 2-part chat about journeys and awakenings in Pan Africanism, starting with his journey cycling from Morocco to Ghana.

Part 2 out soon. Enjoy!

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Moroccan/Native American upbringing:

Playing gnaoueh music at the souks in Marrakech: 6:31

Working in tourism in Morocco: 13:40

Cycling from Morocco through West Africa: 23:31

Sahara: 23:47

Mauritania: 26:37

Senegal: 28:10

Gambia: 31:05

Camping and staying with chiefs in every village: 37:37

Guinea-Conakry: 42:41

Cote d'Ivoire: 47:32

Ghanaian border: 49:16

Connect with us:

IG | instagram.com/gonetoafrikapod

X | twitter.com/gonetoafrikapod

TikTok | www.tiktok.com/@gonetoafrikapod

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EP 4 | EA to the World (PT2)

Friday, December 29, 2023 • Duration 44:28

Here's part 2 of our conversation with Yasmine aka Bananasoverdose. Enjoy!

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Activist spirit and personal FGM experience: 02:14

Reflections post-FGM, sexual liberation: 17:49

Traveling in Africa wishlist: 27:17

Uganda experience: border refusal and Nyege Nyege Festival 2022: 28:33

Writing music/lyrics in Somali, Arabic and English: 35:36

Fuckboy Farax: viral song: 36:30

Somali Amapiano: 40:32

Closing: 43:12

Connect with Yasmine:

IG | https://instagram.com/bananasoverdose

Soundcloud | https://soundcloud.com/bananasoverdose

IG | instagram.com/gonetoafrikapod

X | twitter.com/gonetoafrikapod

TikTok | www.tiktok.com/@gonetoafrikapod

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EP 3 | East Africa to the World w/ Bananasoverdose (PT1)

Thursday, December 7, 2023 • Duration 44:38

Meet my sis and the sensational Somali/Ethiopian musician, activist and baddie, Bananasoverdose aka Yasmine.

We chat about growing up in Saudi Arabia, coming home to East Africa, comparisons between living in Ethiopia and Kenya and so much more. Part 2 next week!

Connect with Yas:

Music | https://linktr.ee/bananasoverdose

IG | https://instagram.com/bananasoverdose

IG | https://instagram.com/gonetoafrikapod

X | https://twitter.com/gonetoafrikapod

TikTok | https://www.tiktok.com/@gonetoafrikapod

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EP2 | Mission: 54 Countries

Tuesday, November 28, 2023 • Duration 36:23

We're back! In this episode I chat to Foster aka Faka Everywhere, a real nomad and Pan-Africanist from Accra, Ghana.

We spoke about his mission to visit every single African country, his love for Uganda, his several (very short) trips to his neighboring Togo and Cote 'Ivoire and more!

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EP1 | The Dad Interview

Wednesday, November 8, 2023 • Duration 59:48

Interview #1 of the poddy, it made sense that I introduce 1/2 of the people who planted the traveling bug HEAVY in me: my travel agent/athlete/nomad cool Dad, Joash Olum.

Enjoy!

Timestamps.

Growing up in Mombasa, Kampala, Dar Es Salaam: 3:43

Being on the Kenya team boycotting the 1976 Montreal Olympics in solidarity with Black South Africans: 8:26

Why Kenya is lit: 18:10

Zimbabwe: 27:04

Nigeria and Western Kenya cultural similarities: 24:09

African travel/connectivity over the years: 28:24

Promoting indigenous-owned businesses as a tour operator: 37:57

Slum tours & poverty porn: 49:07

Closing words: 55:33

IG | https://instagram.com/gonetoafrikapod

X | https://twitter.com/gonetoafrikapod

TikTok | https://www.tiktok.com/@gonetoafrikapod

Follow Julie:

IG | https://instagram.com/frameambition

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intro | From Africa to...Africa?

Thursday, November 2, 2023 • Duration 07:45

Hello and welcome!

Here's a little intro to Gone to Afrika and what we're about to set off into around here, rare mini solo episode by me, your host Julie O.

Follow Julie: @frameambition on IG and TikTok

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