We thank the workers keeping us safe during our shelter from the Codi-19 virus. This episode, we tackle this topic- talking about the pandemic’s impact on the entire globe, and on our personal lives. In the midst of physical distancing, our co-host Armeghan checks in with us to share her thoughts on the news, on those in her community most affected, and on what it means to be safe. Producer & host Rhea Ramjohn, shares her conversation with her mother, a health care work in Boston, U.S.A. She shares her experience with Covid-19 patients and tells us what it’s like caring for her family and working in the Boston health care system. Next time we hear from co-host Goitsy about managing her life as a writer, mom, and work-from-home-teacher during Berlin’ stay-at-home order. Thank you for supporting us and listening to the Tanti Table Podcast, where we bring together the Thinkers, Anecdotes, News, Taboos, and Intersectionality of Berlin & beyond. Wishing you health- mind, body, & soul.

Pour yourself a drink and pull up a seat where there’s always place for you at the Tanti Table.

Hosts: Goitsy Montsho, Armeghan Taheri, Rhea Ramjohn

Executive Procucer: Rhea Ramjohn

Music: Shannon Sea

Cover: Mariama Sow

Hosted by Berlin-based womxn- Trinidadian-American writer Rhea Ramjohn, South African artist, Goitseone Montsho, and Afghan-German lawyer and writer Armeghan Taheri- we embody that community figure found around the world- your favourite auntie! That means we listen, we laugh, we nurture & care- but we’ll also get messy with you as we sip ‘tea’ and question the powers that be!

We invite artists, scholars, and community organizers to bring intersectional perspectives to the Tanti Table that will make you belly laugh, sometimes cry, and definitely highlight the powerful presence of all the tantis in our lives! So grab a drink and pull up a chair where you’re always welcome- at the Tanti Table!

Scholar, writer, and podcaster Dr. Edna Bonhomme joins us this week at the Tanti Table, where we bring together the Thinkers Anecdotes News Taboos & Intersectionality of Berlin & beyond, sip some tea and question the powers that be!

This week we question the legacy of colonialism with Max-Planck Institute Fellow, Dr. Edna Bonhomme! Edna talks to us about her podcast Decolonization in Action where she covers topics from archiving, to environmentalism, to reparations. As always, our guests spill the T.A.N.T.I. at the table, so Edna tells us about her Haitian aunties, the taboo of being a Black woman with agency, and the news that’s been on her mind lately.

Speaking of news, we at the Tanti Table podcast send all the positive vibes and healing energy out there to anyone who might have contracted or been exposed to the covid 19 virus, and we’re encouraging all those whose lives have been affected- hang in there, don’t panic, and get medical attention if you’re ill.

We continue to celebrate Womxn’s history month this March, as all our episodes this month will celebrate and highlight the womxn, transwomxn and gender non conforming people that inspire us! 1 st up is Dr. Edna Bonhomme! Follow her on Twitter at jacobinoire and at www.ednabonhomme.com.

Pour yourself your favorite cup, & pull up a seat where there’s always place for you at the Tanti Table!

Hosts: Goitsy Montsho, Armeghan Taheri, Rhea Ramjohn

Executive Procucer: Rhea Ramjohn

Music: Shannon Sea

Cover: Mariama Sow

Writer, educator, and newly published poet, Allia Sadeghipour joins us this week at the Tanti Table, where we bring together the Thinkers Anecdotes News Taboos & Intersectionality of Berlin & beyond, sip some tea and question the powers that be!

Allia shares how her childhood in Iran and the U.S. shaped her writing style, her commitment to code-switching, and the importance of being seen in our communities. Her new book of poetry, The Ghosts of Berlin traces the haunting and alluring forms of our brutal yet beautiful Berlin. She’s been featured in the magazine What’s Afghan Punk Rock Anyway?, created by our co-host Armeghan Taheri, so we talk to them about Issue 2- the “love” issue, about the different forms of love, and about duh- about punk rock!

See Rhea, Armeghan, and Allia talking about What’s Afghan Punk Rock Anyway live on Feb 25th at 7pm at Tuesday CoWorking in Berlin, Germany.

Pour yourself your favorite cup, & pull up a seat where there’s always place for you at the Tanti Table!

Follow Allia Sadeghipour at @awerfjil

Hosts: Goitsy Montsho, Armeghan Taheri, Rhea Ramjohn

Executive Procucer: Rhea Ramjohn

Music: Shannon Sea

Cover: Mariama Sow

Anti-racist activist, Black Marxist, and guide in Berlin’s anti-colonial tours, Kofi Shakur joins us this week at the Tanti Table! Kofi tells us about his work in educating the public on Germany’s colonial history, the campaign for reparations, and keeping the legacy of German Black activists and community organizers alive. He talks about the complexities in challenging structures and the resolve to change the colonial street names in Berlin’s African Quarter.

Armeghan and Rhea get him to spill the tea on the T.A.N.T.I. in his life- he gives his take on the Thinkers, Anecdotes, News, Taboos, and Intersectionality that shape Berlin and beyond. Pull up a chair where there’s always a seat for you at the Tanti Table!

Follow Kofi at @blackblocbolshevik

Armeghan @ar.meghan Rhea @RheaRamjohnWriter

Hosts: Goitsy Montsho, Armeghan Taheri, Rhea Ramjohn Executive Procucer: Rhea Ramjohn

Music: Shannon Sea

Cover: Mariama Sow

Multidisciplinary artist Willpower joins us to talk about his OFF PLANET exhibition opening at Kang Contemporary gallery 23/01/20. After being commissioned to write Will’s art catalog, Rhea and Will discuss the intention behind Willpower’s work, the many meanings of OFF PLANET, and what it means to work in and/or outside “the system.” As always, Armeghan and Goitsy outline the tricky conditions of working with structures- spilling tea along the way! Catch the tantis in-person throughout Berlin. Follow us @tantitablepodcast and join us as we bring together the thinkers anecdotes, news, taboos, and intersectionality of Berlin and beyond, and where there’s always a seat for you at the Tanti Table!

Hosts: Goitsy Montsho, Armeghan Taheri, Rhea Ramjohn

Executive Procucer: Rhea Ramjohn

Music: Shannon Sea

Cover: Mariama Sow

Welcome back to the Tanti Table podcast where we bring together theThinkers Anecdotes News Taboos and Intersectionality that shape Berlin and beyond!

This week we talk to one of our favorite intersectional thinkers and care practicioners, Turke Chini who is the co-founder of the self care and personal development platform, Within Element.

She's running a Trauma and Storytelling workshop in Berlin so we talk to her about making spaces for us to heal pain, about using artificial intelligence and social media as a tool, and of course about the T-A-N-T-I in her life.

So pour yourself your favorite cup or favorite glass and pull up a chair where there’s always a seat for you at the Tanti Table!

Follow Turke Chini @turke_chini and her organization Within Element @within_element to keep up to date with their healing workshops and resources for care and well-being in Berlin and beyond.

New season, new tantis! We’re joined this year by new co-hosts Armeghan Taheri & Goitseone Montsho to continue our conversations about Thinkers, Anecdotes, News, Taboos, and Intersectionality in Berlin & beyond! In episode 1, we find out more about our new tantis and ask them that commonplace, yet ever-more problematic question- “Where are you from?” They tell us about their hopes for Season 2, and the privilege and responsibility of “auntie work.” Find out more about the hosts at @tantitablepodcast and join us where there’s always a seat for you at the tanti table!

Tanti Table podcast is back for Season 2!! We've got 2 new co-hosts this season, but as always, we bring you the Thinkers, Anecdotes, News, Taboos, & Intersectionality that shape Berlin and beyond! Want to know who's joining us at the Tanti Table this season? They definitely bring the tea and question the powers that be! Check out the trailer and stay tuned for Episode 1 coming real soon!

Welcome back to the Tanti Table! The talented British writer Nisha Bhakoo joins Rhea and Rhianna this week to share her perspectives and poetry with us! We talk about gothic influences, dream diaries and more... Is Berlin really a city of ghosts? What do we think of the rise of insta poets? Nisha also talks to us about her experience growing up British-Indian in a city nicknamed the “White Wirral”. How does it feel when your perceived identity switches from odd to ‘cool’ as you live in different places? Check out Nisha on insta here and get yourself a copy of her latest book, ‘Black and White Dream’, here.

The 3 Tantis are back! We reconvene to talk about Rhianna’s and Mariama’s intercontinental travels, the cringy-ness of college reunions, and we debate blasphemously whether the film “If Beale St. Could Talk” bored us or not. Is it ground-breaking to see this depiction of black love on screen? Or do we need to hold directors to higher standards? To what extent does identity politics determine our audience? We tackle these topics this week at the Tanti Table- where we bring together Thinkers Anecdotes News Taboos & Intersectionality!

Brazilian TV Producer and Journalist, Thais Nepomuceno joins Rhea at The Tanti Table to talk about the biggest party on Earth- Carnival! As some of us wind down from this week’s debauchery, Thais and Rhea muse over the makings of carnival in Brasil, Trinidad & Tobago, its roots in European colonialism, but also the current wave of grassroots campaigns for a more holistic portrayal of historical narratives on the carnival world stage. Thais is passionate about carnival’s societal importance and tells us about her current documentary about the famed carnival neighborhood of Madureira in Rio de Janeiro. Follow her cyber analog diary and photography on IG @mydearthais

Transmediale Berlin Bonus episode with scholar, practicioner, poet- Tiara Roxanne! She talks to us about her Mestizo identity, performative practices, and the connection between the colonized body and artificial intelligence. In this fascinating interview, Tiara gives us a sneak peek into her presentation at Haus Kulturen der Welt and a clip of her poem 'A Prayer for the Body' with soundscape band Ionian Death Robes. Follow Tiara’s work at www.tiararoxanne.com

She is a freelance editor, literary consultant, and artist advocate, but a couple of lives ago she worked on a skyscraper in Chicago; the life before that she was overstaying her visa in Chile; and now Traci Kim hosts Berlin’s most successful literary reading series event, Literally Speaking! And she joins us at the Tanti Table to talk about being an advocate for writers, how to get your work featured on stage, and the role of allies in our communities. Follow Literally Speaking @literallyspeakingberlin to keep up with submissions, events, and for your chance to read your original fiction on stage in Berlin!

Our 1st panel tackles tricky topics like intimacy, friendships, and bad dates in Berlin! Are you a hugger? A ghoster? A shadower?? Rhianna is back, so is Sailesh, and new guests Mary and Musa, to examine the dating world through the intersectional lens, and find out how “poor but sexy” Berlin truly is....

French bloggers Aissa & Elia join us to talk about self-development & care, & why every womxn should practice self love. Aissa’s blog, Women of Color aims at breaking stereotypes & fetishization of womxn of color in Europe and Ellia’s SelfLoveTribute uses photography & poetry to narrate the nuances of intersectional identity & gender within LGBTQ+ communities. They lift our spirits in this episode about the importance agency in narration & breaking preconceived notions of the womxn of color. Follow Aissa’s Women of Color at https://aissa-sica.com/ and Elia SelfLoveTribute at https://www.selflovetribute.com/

Creator and editor of the new zine, “What’s Afghan Punk Rock Anyway?” Armeghan Taheri talks to us about her experiences as an Afghan-German writer, lawyer, and artist dealing with all the D’s- decolonization, depression, diaspora, dating and the all-round dopeness of music & writing. Follow Armeghan @ar.meghan and submit to her multilingual/discipline zine @afghanpunk

Writer/comedian/poet, Sailesh Naidu is a consultant in the field of gender/sexuality. We interview him about his work campaigning for youth and sexual minorities specifically through art, empowerment, and love. He tells us stories of fake IDs, New York’s poetry slam scene- even performs a piece for us! Sailesh shares his experience of working with organizations like Pass The Crayon to champion youth art programs, and deconstructing our ideas of gender, masculinity, and territorial boundaries. You can catch Sailesh performing most nights on the poetry and comedy stages of Berlin- Follow him @SaileshNaidu

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