Wait, I’m Black?! is a podcast about the moments when race stops being abstract and starts to matter. It’s a reflective space with warmth, humour, and honest conversations that make visible how race shows up in everyday life – sometimes quietly, sometimes suddenly, and sometimes only understood years later. Hosted by Michael Buraimoh, the series centres on the moment, or series of moments, when race shifts from a neutral descriptor to something consequential: when it begins to shape how one is perceived, treated, or afforded opportunity. While grounded in the host’s experience as a Black person, the podcast intentionally creates space for voices across racially minoritised communities, recognising both shared patterns and important differences in how race is lived and felt. Episodes prioritise lived experience over theory, and reflection over prescription. If you or someone you know has a “Wait, I’m Black?!” moment you’d
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Signup to Generate a PitchWait, I’m Black?! is a podcast about the moments when race stops being abstract and starts to matter. It’s a reflective space with warmth, humour, and honest conversations that make visible how race shows up in everyday life, sometimes quietly, sometimes suddenly, and sometimes only understood years later.
Recent episodes include "Invisible: Refusing to Be Defined by Those Who Refuse to See You" (16 October 2026, 51 minutes), "Targeted: The Power a Stranger Should Never Have" (3 September 2026, 49 minutes), and "Written Off: The Cost of Being Underestimated" (23 July 2026, 57 minutes).
Wait, I'm Black?! publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 51 minutes across 10 episodes.
Booking probability for Wait, I'm Black?! is 37%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Wait, I'm Black?! requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Wait, I'm Black?!'s contact route on record: verified email.
Wait, I'm Black?! is a society podcast with 10 episodes published.
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Episode #9
In this episode of Wait, I'm Black?! , Michael sits in conversation with Harbi Jama – Group Director of Fundraising at the Helen Bamber Foundation , whose work supports survivors of trafficking and other forms of human...
Episode #8
In this episode of Wait, I’m Black?! , Michael sits in conversation with Brenda King MBE FRSA – CEO of ACDiversity. Growing up in Barbados, Brenda never saw herself through the lens of race. Returning to the UK, she...
Episode #7
In this episode of Wait, I’m Black?! , Michael sits in conversation with Tjivejo Pennylope Kapere – Founder and Director of Ubuntu Community Network. Growing up in Namibia under the legacy of apartheid, Pennylope never...
Episode #6
In this episode of Wait, I’m Black?! , Michael sits in conversation with Maurice Mcleod – CEO of Olmec, Councillor, social commentator, and media executive. Growing up in the UK, Maurice came to recognise something many...
Episode #5
In this episode of Wait, I’m Black?! , Michael sits in conversation with Grace Mosuro – inclusion specialist, speaker and advocate – about moving to the UK as a child, and the experiences that transformed her...
Episode #4
<p>In this episode of Wait, I’m Black?!, Michael sits in conversation with Christine Kinnear – award-winning Founder and CEO of With Insight Education – about growing up Black in the UK, the lasting impact of early...
Episode #3
<p><b>In this episode of Wait, I’m Black?!, Michael sits in conversation with Fizza Qureshi – CEO of a migration charity, campaigner, and mother of two.</b></p><p><b> </b></p><p>Growing up as a Pakistani girl in a...
Episode #2
<p><b>In this episode of Wait, I’m Black?!, Michael sits in conversation with Martha Awojobi – a consultant, coach, and creator of Uncharitable Political Education.</b></p><p> </p><p>Martha reflects on growing up...
Episode #1
<p><b>In this episode of Wait, I’m Black?!, Michael sits in conversation with Wellington Makala – a Chief Nurse in the NHS and an experienced, passionate healthcare leader.</b></p><p><b> </b></p><p>Wellington grew up in...
Wait, I'm Black?!
<p>This introductory episode sets the stage for <b>Wait, I’m Black?! </b>— a podcast about the moment when race stops being abstract and starts to matter. <br /><br />These are stories about the moment when race stops...
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CEO, Migrants' Rights Network
Uncharitable Political Education
ACDiversity
Olmec
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