'saying no'

forced politeness, therapy language, berlin guilt...

in this episode we talk about saying no, which turns out to be connected to… literally everything. a quick sneak peek: hierarchy in indonesia, 'lets see tomorrow', 'inshallah', the fear of being seen as arrogant, elders deciding for u, family as an institution of care, the politeness of the colonised, saying no without guilt, growing up poor and internalised shame, 'all feelings are valid', disappointing people, therapy language, 'not doing enough', trusting ur gut, chicken, and more! ALSO, we introduce a new trauma quota: 1 trauma per episode per person AND we gave small talk a try upon request (this part is not available on youtube, only on podcast apps:)

📻 woke-ish talk

we’re Dira & Zilu 🫰🏽 we both have a distant past as media producers back when we were younger: Dira as MTV host and radio announcer in Indonesia, and Zilu as a youth cultural journalist in Nicaragua. life took us in many directions before crossing paths in Berlin (divine timing✨, as we say) and we’ve now decided to go back to cultural production, now on our own terms, with this radio show in which we talk about hot and silly stuff, with heart and in style*

📺 fagomedia*

we’re a gang of queer and/or racialised producers reimagining radio, television & printed media. we operate from berlin and are plotting ways to build creative and economic autonomy so that we can reclaim a self-determined representation in media and history