Zero Generation

For the dreamers who left home. Explore the joys and hidden tragedies of coming of age again as a Black immigrant in a foreign land.

Zero Generation is a society podcast hosted by Damilola Onwah, with 18 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Damilola Onwah hosts Zero Generation, a society show with 18 episodes published.

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  Episode #7

  Black Tax, Baby Bills, & Big Dreams ft. Derrick Oigiagbe

  Feb 18, 202640 minS2

  <p>Money requests don’t stop just because you got on a plane. In fact, they usually get louder. We sit down with <b>Derrick Oigiagbe</b>, Head of Product Security at Netflix Games, to talk frankly about black tax, firstborn pressure, and the art of giving without burning out. Derrick opens up about growing up as the eldest in a Nigerian household, how strength and softness were modeled by both of his parents, and why being a pillar for family still brings him joy when it’s grounded in gratitude and protection.</p><p>We dig into a listener’s dile...

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  Episode #6

  Love Across Borders: Marriage, Migration, & Building Family Abroad ft. Nkem Akinsoto

  Feb 11, 202633 minS2

  <p>What does it take to build a life that holds both where you’re from and who you’re becoming? We sit with writer and public health professional <b>Nkem Akinsoto </b>— known to early 2010s readers as romance author <b>Myne Whitman </b>— to unpack identity, love, and the joy of soft living across continents. From keeping her Nigerian accent after sixteen years abroad, to raising two daughters who code-switch with ease, Nkem shows how belonging can be flexible without ever being for sale.</p><p>We trace her path from Enugu and Asaba to Edinburgh and finally Seattle...

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  Episode #5

  The Audacity to Stay: Thriving in Nigeria When Everyone Else Left ft. Kemi Onabanjo-Joseph

  Feb 4, 202646 minS2

  <p>What if the boldest move isn't leaving, but choosing to build where others see only exits? We sit down with McKinsey Partner and thought leader, <b>Kemi Onabanjo-Joseph</b>, to explore conviction, career, and community as the real engines of a meaningful life in Nigeria.<br/><br/>Kemi's journey pivots on a denied visa as a college-age student, resulting in a newfound commitment to purpose. She walks us through testing her way into clarity: sampling multiple career options and finally landing on management consulting. A single public sector project changed her trajectory, after exposing how policy shapes daily lives...

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  Episode #4

  Neither Here Nor There (But Everywhere): The First-Gen American Experience ft. Kehinde Winful

  Jan 28, 202630 minS2

  <p>What if belonging isn't something you prove but something you live? We sit down with Kehinde Winful — attorney, novelist, and proud Nigerian-American — to unpack the messy middle between two homes and two careers. From getting placed in ESL for saying three like tree, to facing men who demand culinary and language "proof", Kehinde shows how subtle pressures can shape identity, and how a strong community can dissolve them.<br/><br/>We trace the line from childhood bias to adult clarity, exploring how growing up in a tight Nigerian community in Minnesota built a quiet confidence that later fueled her voic...

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  Episode #3

  From Third Culture Kid To Behavioral Scientist: Code Switching, Reinvention, & Finding Home ft. Tayo Rockson

  Jan 22, 202635 minS2

  <p>Reinvention isn’t a branding trick, it’s how you keep your center when the ground keeps moving. </p><p>On this episode, I sit down with <b>Tayo Rockson</b>, a third culture kid turned behavioral scientist, TEDx speaker, and author, to unpack the real work of belonging across continents. We get honest about the moments that sting and the choices that save you: when a classmate mocks your hair, when a manager rewards your "office voice", when a resumé name changes your callback rate, when a visa status turns dating into a negotiation.</p><p>Tayo takes us ins...

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