Today I’m launching the Make Sierra Leone Famous Podcast and my heart is full of joy. I’ve been incredibly blessed to travel the country (still on the road) to produce the Vickie Remoe Show. As I move from one district to the next I meet citizens that expand my understanding of myself and what it means to be a Sierra Leonean.

Through these interviews I have been able to recognize and question my; Freetown-born, middle class, foreign-educated, Krio woman priviledge.

I can now say that my story and experiences as a “Sierra Leonean” are valid but they are limited. I am not the standard. All of our experiences are valid. There is no one way to be Sierra Leonean.

I had hoped I would be able to share all of the interviews we recorded on the Vickie Remoe Show on television. However, the format and length of the TV show doesnt allow for the inclusion of all the conversations in full length. Several interviews will not make it into the TV broadcast at all.

The Make Sierra Leone Famous podcast allows me to share everything from the show uncut. I’m doing so in hopes that at a time when we (Sierra Leoneans) struggle to find common ground as citizens these stories will help bring us all closer together.

In this first episode I’m in conversation with 92-year-old Cassandra Garber, President of the Krio Descendants Union. We discuss freedom, identity, religion, and the culture of the Krios of Freetown. I chose this conversation as the first in the series because Mrs. Garber is one of the sharpest minds I’ve ever had the previledge to interview.

If you enjoy the podcast there are two ways you can support us (especially my podcast producer Frankvin Bob McEwen): share the link on you social networks, and subscribe. Frankvin is an incredible young man and I want as many people as possible to hear his work.

Some technical notes

The sound we use to produce the podcast was recorded with and for video. To make this podcast possible we have had to convert the videos to audio. The add-ons were recorded in my backyard. To summarize, I’m really proud and I look forward to making this deeper, and better.

Listen Below!