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The Built Different Podcast

Built Different is the new podcast from Joella Dhlamini and Benita Murinda that explores intersectionality through honest conversations.

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19. Fiddlesticks

This week join us as we have our weekly girly catch up/group therapy session. We review new movie releases like the Woman King before getting

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17. Adulting

Join the girls as they get together for their end of week catch up after a busy week of adulting and managing a 9-5. They

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15. Connection

Join the girls this week as they catch up and hear all about Benita’s trip to Zimbabwe. They delve into the realities of boarding school

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Summer Daze

This week the Built Different girls are down a host while Benita lives her best life in Zimbabwe. Joella and Deborah are back taking a

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Keep On Living

Welcome back to another episode of built different. In this episode we talk about a mixture of topics. Ranging from the differences in school in

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6. Toxic Beauty

In this episode, we talk about the struggles about beauty standards lashes, hair and makeup. This led to talking about the new buzz words ‘aesthetic’

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We’re Back…

We’re are backkkkkkk!!! After a long hiatus, we’re coming back with another episode and are joined by the lovely Deborah. In this episode we talk

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Ep.7 Blessing

This week we are joined by youth worker, chronic illness advocate and mental health advocate amongst the ethnic minority community, Blessing, to talk all things

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6. Eric

In this episode we are joined by Eric. We have a very insightful conversation about colourism were we touch on our experiences with the issue.

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5. Monica

This week Benita and Joella are joined by Monica, who is also known as @drblondieperes on TikTok. They talk about her being Black and an

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3. Silvia

Benita is back and we are joined by Silvia who tells us her story of becoming and being a teen mom. We delve into her

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2. Natasha

In this episode Natasha talks to us about her experiences in Direct Provision and how it lead her to do amazing work with UNICEF and

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Introducing Built Different

Built Different is the new podcast from Joella Dhlamini and Benita Murinda that explores intersectionality through honest conversations. In this short introduction Joella and Benita

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