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Racial and ancestral awareness in fatherhood are the key topics explored this month. In this segment, Mike Wofchuck, a musician of 30+ years, who has studied and played music with a number of legendary African percussionists, reflects on his interactions with African culture. He posits how to bring his life experiences into his children's lives as a way to honor and pay homage to the influence of African culture on America, while also weighing his own family's lineage. Listen in Spotify and Apple Podcasts. Watch on YouTube. Learn more @ www.babakauna.com or follow us on IG: @talk2medad

NEW EPISODES AIR the 25th of EVERY MONTH! This month, Mike Wofchuck and Baba Kauna explore the aspects of racial and ancestral awareness in fatherhood. In this segment, Mike, a musician of 30+ years, who has studied and played music with a number of legendary African percussionists, reflects on his interactions with African culture. He posits how to bring his life experiences into his children's lives as a way to honor and pay homage to the influence of African culture on America. The full episode airs February 25th, 2022. Listen in Spotify and Apple Podcasts. Watch on YouTube. Learn more @ www.babakauna.com or follow us on IG: @talk2medad

Enzo Fikru and Baba Kauna explore the nature of becoming a father -- specifically, the recognition that pregnancy is a co-creation that deeply shifts the lives of both mother and father. In this episode, Baba and Enzo discuss fathering a baby girl, one's faith in God, and the cultural expectations that come with parenthood. Listen in Spotify and Apple Podcasts. Watch on YouTube. Learn more @ www.babakauna.com or follow us on IG: @talk2medad

NEW EPISODES AIR the 25th of EVERY MONTH! This month, Enzo Fikru and Baba Kauna explore the nature of becoming a father -- specifically, the recognition that pregnancy is a co-creation that deeply shifts the lives of both mother and father. Enzo also touches on his upcoming journey of welcoming in a baby girl, his faith in God, and the cultural expectations that come with parenthood. Listen in Spotify and Apple Podcasts. Watch on YouTube. Learn more @ www.babakauna.com or follow us on IG: @talk2medad

Chris Nixon shares his views on our place on this Earth as spiritual beings, our roles and responsibilities as men/fathers, as well as the emotional experience of delivering his own child. Find out more, contact us with your stories or questions @ www.babakauna.com Check out the "Talk to Me Dad" YouTube Channel @ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbvODz3RyF_O6cZ3ywKysew

NEW EPISODE AIRS 12.25.2021 In the next episode of Talk to Me Dad, Chris Nixon shares his views on our place on this Earth as spiritual beings, our roles and responsibilities as men/fathers, as well as the experience of delivering his own child. Check out the "Talk to Me Dad" podcast on Spotify & Apple Podcasts. Find out more, contact us with your stories or questions @ www.babakauna.com

Enjoy this episode as Baba Kauna dives deep into the emotional sides of fatherhood with Martin Svec (a teacher, freelancer, and dad).  Martin shares his feelings on playfulness, the relationship with his late father, and his unique connections with his kids and wife.  Check out the "Talk to Me Dad" on Youtube, Spotify & Apple Podcasts. HOST: Baba Kauna (https://www.babakauna.com) GUEST: Martin Svec VIDEO PRODUCTION by: Black Point Chico (www.blackpointchico.com) MUSIC by First Invention (https://soundcloud.com/firstinvention) Find out more, contact us with your stories or questions @ www.babakauna.com

NEW EPISODE AIRS 11.25.2021 Martin Svec lost his father to cancer, at age 17. However, the impact his father had on his life, in becoming a dad himself, has continued throughout his life. In this upcoming episode, Baba Kauna and Martin explore the topics of playfulness, humility, and listening to what our kids are teaching us. Check out the "Talk to Me Dad" podcast on Youtube, Spotify & Apple Podcasts. Find out more, contact us with your stories or questions @ www.babakauna.com

In this episode, East Coast rapper & entrepreneur, Wallerboi, describes how his upbringing in the projects of Baltimore helped shape him as a father, ensuring that his kids never had to go through what he had to as a child. Along the way he and Baba Kauna uncover the roots of going from "surviving-to-thriving," despite the reality of growing up as a young black male in the projects. DISCOVER MORE ABOUT THIS EPISODE AND OTHERS AT:  www.babakauna.com

AIRING September 25th, 2021: Baba Kauna talks with Northern California father & husband, Daniel Hawk, about his experience losing his son just 22 hours after birth, and the subsequent journey through profound grief, transformative healing, and self-discovery. FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT US AT: www.babakauna.com

Airing October 25th, 2021: Baba Kauna talks with East Coast rapper and entrepreneur Wallerboi about his experience growing up in Baltimore that ultimately helped shape him for the better as a father. FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT US AT: www.babakauna.com

In this episode, Daniel Hawk shares his journey of a birth complication that led to losing his son, Solomon. He recounts the transformation of moving through grief into relief when he and his partner welcomed in their healthy newborn daughter years later. Throughout the interview, he and host Kauna Mujamal discover the pearls of wisdom that have been formed from these deep, soul-moving moments of fatherhood.