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The Banana and Coconut Experience

The Banana and Coconut Experience

By Andrew and Shikha

Welcome to the Banana 🍌 and Coconut 🥥 Experience! In this podcast, we detail our lives as children of immigrants in Canada, sharing our life story, but more importantly, sharing the stories of the various cultures, peoples, and ideas that make up Canada. We discuss topics of diversity, inclusivity, cultural awareness, multiculturalism, but also memes, book reviews, and all sorts of fun stuff! From you favourite fobs, Shikha and Andrew 😎
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Episode 9: We’re back!

The Banana and Coconut ExperienceSep 21, 2022

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Episode 9: We’re back!

Episode 9: We’re back!

We’re back like we never left XD Catch up with us in half an hour 😊
Sep 21, 202228:05
Episode 8: The Indigenous Story (FEAT. MERCEDES STEMM)

Episode 8: The Indigenous Story (FEAT. MERCEDES STEMM)

In this episode, we invite our good friend, Mercedes, to educate us on important Indigenous issues (e.g. residential schools) and also her upbringing as an Indigenous person. We also discuss what she’s been up to after graduating from Dalhousie. We really hope you enjoy this podcast as much as we did!
Sep 25, 202101:17:41
Episode 7: Cultural Competence

Episode 7: Cultural Competence

In this episode, we discuss the importance of cultural competence and sensitivity in academia, social life, and in the hospital setting. This episode was inspired by our recent efforts in writing our med school applications, and we you enjoy! 😃
Sep 15, 202149:05
Episode 6: Getting back to it 😎

Episode 6: Getting back to it 😎

We’re back in your lives, just like that! Catch up with us in this relaxed and fun-loving podcast episode. Hope you enjoy 🤝🤙
Sep 07, 202151:12
Episode 5: Vernelle drops mad knowledge 🎤 (FEAT. VERNELLE)

Episode 5: Vernelle drops mad knowledge 🎤 (FEAT. VERNELLE)

For this episode, we are joined by the forward-thinking and inspirational Vernelle! We discuss his upbringing, how we all ended up meeting each other, his educational path, and his current goals and aspirations. Vernelle brings an important voice to the table: one that’s on the road to success, but for him, there’s more to life than just success. He strives to bring connection between the successful and soon-to-be successful: to expose triumphant people of colour to children of colour, and to show them there is a path to success for everyone. We hope you enjoy this wonderful episode.
Jun 14, 202155:05
Episode 4: 2 Bananas + 1 Coconut?!?! XD (feat. BRIAN)

Episode 4: 2 Bananas + 1 Coconut?!?! XD (feat. BRIAN)

In this episode, we talk to our amazing friend Brian. He shares us his story of coming to Canada as a young child, navigating his way into young adulthood, and living a full-filling life as an undergraduate, advocating for diversity and inclusion as the Commissioner of Clubs at Queen’s. He also talks about his obsession with John Mayer 😆🎵
May 30, 202101:15:18
Episode 3: Routine or Halloween? Which is more wack? XD (feat. MASA)

Episode 3: Routine or Halloween? Which is more wack? XD (feat. MASA)

In this 🔥 episode, our good pal Masa drops some mad knowledge on life and routine, and she gives us a glimpse of her life growing up having to deal with us noobs.
May 16, 202101:14:30
Episode 2: Being Racist Isn’t Cool xd

Episode 2: Being Racist Isn’t Cool xd

Shikha and Andrew are back at it again, with a more serious topic this time... 🤔
May 02, 202101:26:59