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The show where business meets love, and culture meets critique. We’re Aiwan and Tamanda, two Black women with 20 years each in entertainment, research, and social justice. We’re also a married couple figuring out what it means to build a life and two businesses together. We'll talk about the realities of running a business, making creative work that matters, and navigating research with integrity. What You’ll Find: Honest conversations on entrepreneurship, research, and creativity. Unpacking the intersections of business, leadership, relationships, and identity. Hot takes on media, culture, and social change. Guest insights from entrepreneurs, researchers, and artists. If you’re navigating business, love, and the messiness of life while trying to do meaningful work, you’re in the right place. Episodes drop every Tuesday! Hosted on Acast. See <a s
Aiwan hosts Rigour & Flow with Aiwan and Tamanda, a society show with 72 episodes published.
"It's almost comical that you can stand on African land and say it's yours. You're an immigrant, mate." In this special Living the Archive re-release for International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples, we revisit on
In the next instalment of our Feedwarmer series, we’re sharing the creators and conversations currently shaping our own thinking. This week’s recommendation is a thoughtful, intellectually rich and deeply personal explor
"I had a group of people actually instigate a panic attack behind the decks... and I still had to finish the set. That was the closest I came to quitting." Where are all the Black women composers? It's a simple question
"Who gets to decide who you are? And why do systems still shape who you are in the present?" In the first episode of our new Living the Archive series, we are revisiting one of the most significant and debated conversati
It happened to us right here at Rigour & Flow. One of the stories we needed to tell turned out to be the one the digital world was least willing to amplify. In this Unfinished Business episode, Aiwan and Tamanda revisit
What happens when your white father, who’s your ultimate hero, has not lived your Black reality? In part two of our fatherhood series, Tamanda shares the intensely personal story of her father. For years, he was t
In this deeply personal episode, Aiwan shares the "three goes" she had at fatherhood and why all of them failed her. From a biological father known only through fragments, to a step-parenting experience defined by high c
DEI is under attack. But what exactly is being defended? We take on the three letters that have become everything from a flagellant workplace promise, to an impotent political punchline. We get into Reform UK’s proposal
Why do we let 'experts' from outside our communities decide what we need? Today, we’re talking about the politics of help, the myth of the 'hard to reach' and why genuinely community-led research has the potential to sol
What happens when the oppressed become the oppressor? In this episode, taking inspiration from an article by Dr Yvon Guest, Aiwan and Tamanda pull back the curtain on the concept of the "wounded activist”, a phenomenon w
Have you ever looked at your own neighbourhood and felt like you weren’t actually meant to be there? In this episode, Aiwan and Tamanda reveal that it’s not in your head. It’s in the blueprints. We dive into the sobering
Is body positivity dead in the wake of Ozempic? We're exploring how weight loss culture and the 'heroin chic' aesthetic are making a high-speed comeback under the guise of medical wellness. ☕ Support the show: www.buymea
92% of England is off-limits to the public. And 50% of the land is owned by 1% of the population. Most people in Britain believe they are free. But are we really? Episode description and notes: In this episode of Rigour
95% of doctors who died during COVID-19 were Black and racially minoritised. And at the height of the pandemic, while making up only 14% of the population, Black and minoritised communities accounted for 63% of all healt
Rigour & Flow is evolving. After a full year of weekly episodes, we are moving to a Seasonal rhythm starting with Season 5 this May. In this intimate update, we reflect on our first year through the lens of Chimamanda Ng
Everyone has a podcast. But very few people sustain one. In this final episode of Season 4, we mark one year of Rigour & Flow - a milestone that feels both significant and, at times, improbable. Because behind the weekly
Podcasting is shaping politics. But who controls the mic and who gets left out? In this episode, we turn the mic on the podcasting industry itself. We start with Aiwan’s journey into podcasting, from the early iTunes and
From sex work in Georgian England to modern debates on marriage, consent and criminalisation, this episode of Rigour & Flow focuses on women’s perspectives on power, survival and who gets to define respectability. We sta
It’s International Women’s Month. So what better time to ask: what would society look like if women were truly prioritised? In this week’s episode of Rigour & Flow, we explore the idea of matriarchy - not as a fantasy of
Last week, we told the story of friendship rupture. But what happens when the mirror turns around? In Part 2 of our adult friendship series, we step into uncomfortable territory: the moments where we may have been the di
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Rigour & Flow with Aiwan and Tamanda is hosted by Aiwan. The show is categorised under society (culture) and has published 72 episodes.
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