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Word Up!Episodes

  1. Aamer Anwar, Boots & Beards and Black-owned Businesses

    Vanessa Kanbi and Etienne Kubwabo welcome Aamer Anwar to Word Up!

  2. Joe Ansbro, Intercultural Youth Scotland and diversity in film & TV

    Vanessa Kanbi and Etienne Kubwabo welcome Joe Ansbro to Word Up!

  3. Amna Saleem, DJ & promoter Sarra Wild and why Black hair matters

    Vanessa Kanbi and Etienne Kubwabo welcome Amna Saleem to Word Up!

  4. Shereen Cutkelvin, protest musician Kapil Seshasayee and accessibility for disabled people of colour

    Vanessa Kanbi and Etienne Kubwabo welcome Shereen Cutkelvin to Word Up!

  5. Stewart Kyasimire, Selina Hales talks about charity Refuweegee and how food is breaking down cultural barriers in Scotland

    Vanessa Kanbi and Etienne Kubwabo welcome filmmaker Stewart Kyasimire to Word Up!

  6. Sanjeev Kohli, Lorna King talks about forthcoming film Her Midas Touch plus a range of voices discuss mental health

    Vanessa Kanbi and Etienne Kubwabo welcome Sanjeev Kohli to Word Up!

  7. Humza Yousaf plus other political voices, Ica Headlam talks about We Are Here Scotland and new faces of Scottish comedy

    Vanessa Kanbi and Etienne Kubwabo welcome Humza Yousaf to Word Up!

  8. Debora Kayembe, Hannah Lavery talks literature and theatre and the Scottish women dominating social media

    Vanessa Kanbi and Etienne Kubwabo welcome Debora Kayembe to Word Up!

  9. Natasha Luwedde and Lili Johnson, Kaela McDonald-Nguah and Ludovic Roy talk racism in football and Scotland’s comics scene

    Vanessa Kanbi and Etienne Kubwabo welcome Natasha Luwedde and Lili Johnson to Word Up!

  10. Moyo Akandé, Lisa Williams' Black History Tours, Dr Gwenetta Curry talks Covid-19 and Hopes For Scotland

    Vanessa Kanbi and Etienne Kubwabo welcome Moyo Akandé to Word Up!

  11. Welcome to Word Up!

    Welcome to this new BBC podcast with hosts Vanessa Kanbi and Etienne Kubwabo.