{"store":{"baseInfo":{"podcastTitle":"African Dot American","slug":"africandotamerican","podcastDescription":"African dot American is a podcast that takes a closer look at a subset of the African diaspora: African immigrants and children of African immigrants growing up in the United States.","podcastLogo":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/13542814/logo_feed_3001_copy_xk2utw.jpeg","podcastShareLogo":"https://d2bwo9zemjwxh5.cloudfront.net/image-logo/13542814/logo_feed_3001_copy_xk2utw_1200x628.jpg?s=af605f67442a8ee00c3c9ccd47c71c43&e=jpeg","podcastUrl":"https://www.africandotamerican.com","podcastCanSearched":true,"feedUrl":"https://www.africandotamerican.com/feed.xml","theme":"double-tree","podcastDeepLink":"https://www.podbean.com/pw/pbblog-wpdjn-cea59e?from=usersite","removePodbeanBranding":"no","brandingLogo":null,"timeZone":{"timeZoneId":15,"gmtAdjustment":"GMT-05:00","useDaylightTime":1,"value":-5,"text":"(GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)","daylightStartTime":"Second Sunday Of March +2 Hours","daylightEndTime":"First Sunday Of November +2 Hours","timezone":"America/New_York"},"podcastDownloads":null,"totalEpisodes":64,"showComments":true,"iOSAppDownloadLink":null,"customizeCssUrl":null,"androidAppDownloadLink":null,"showPostShare":true,"showLike":true,"author":"africandotamerican","enableEngagementStats":true,"shareEmbedLink":"https://admin5.podbean.com/embed.html?id=pbblog-wpdjn-cea59e-playlist","language":"en","sensitivitySessionExpireTime":3600,"podcastApps":[{"name":"Apple Podcasts","link":"https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/african-dot-american/id1461679122","image":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/fs1/site/images/admin5/apple-podcast.png","title":null},{"name":"Podbean App","link":"https://www.podbean.com/pw/pbblog-wpdjn-cea59e?from=usersite","image":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/fs1/site/images/admin5/podbean-app.png","title":null},{"name":"Spotify","link":"https://open.spotify.com/show/23JfFOiA7R2OifEQkjIy3W","image":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/fs1/site/images/admin5/spotify.png","title":null}],"components":{"base":[{"id":"MainStyle","val":"light"},{"id":"Font","val":"Oswald"},{"id":"SecondaryFont","val":"PT Sans"},{"id":"PlayerColor","val":"#FFBE00"},{"id":"PlayerStyle","val":"player2"},{"id":"PlayerWave","val":"hide"},{"id":"Favicon","val":null},{"id":"CookiesNotice","val":"hide"},{"id":"CookiesNoticeContent","val":"

Cookies Notice

This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. By using our website you agree to our use of cookies.

"}],"home-header":[{"id":"HomeHeaderTextColor","val":"#FFFFFF"},{"id":"HomeHeaderBackgroundColor","val":"#5F2638"},{"id":"BackgroundImage","val":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/6fgutd/goldbox-maroon_squared6fcde4a-551b-500e-8fed-e6f28e04a36f.png"}],"page-header":[{"id":"PageHeaderTextColor","val":"#ffffff"},{"id":"SecondaryPageBackgroundImage","val":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/xbxy7w/banner_even_smallerd7efd15b-012b-e7fd-8592-8613d49dc902.png"},{"id":"SecondaryPageBackgroundImageForMobile","val":null}],"episode-list":[{"id":"EpisodeListType","val":"list"},{"id":"EpisodesPerPage","val":93},{"id":"EpisodeStats","val":"hide"}],"navigation":[{"id":"NavigationFontColor","val":"#FFFFFF"},{"id":"NavigationBackgroundColor","val":"#5F2638"},{"id":"NavigationSearch","val":"show"},{"id":"NavigationLinks","val":[{"id":"Home","type":"Link","value":"/","text":"Episodes","subitems":[]},{"id":"ea4b002d-749f-fb1a-978f-a90826aa12c4","type":"Pages","value":"","text":"About Us","subitems":[]}]}],"footer":[{"id":"FooterType","val":"Footer1"},{"id":"FooterFontColor","val":"#FFFFFF"},{"id":"FooterBackgroundColor","val":"#5F2638"},{"id":"FooterCopyright","val":"Copyright 2022 All rights reserved."},{"id":"SocialMediaLinks","val":{"facebook_username":"AFRICANDOTAMERICAN/","twitter_username":"","instagram_username":"africandotamerican/","youtube_username":"channel/UCXRnLcEj9ngOtNx9VWqR-Nw","linkedin_username":""}}],"customize-container1":[],"customize-container2":[]},"allLinks":[{"id":"Pages-4d02cf6d423b8cc29fe6feebcff3b732","type":"Link","value":"/p/about-us-1642946747/","text":"MEET THE HOSTS","subitems":[]}],"mainStylesDefaultSettings":null,"defaultCustomizeComponents":null,"scripts":[],"metas":null,"appConfig":{"package":"com.podbean.app.podcast","app_store_id":973361050,"app_name":"Podbean","scheme":"podbean"},"customizeCss":null,"canEditCss":null,"enableJsCodeInCustomizeContent":false,"enabledIframeCodeInCustomizeContent":true,"sectionMaxCount":10,"enableEditorLink":true,"enableEditCookiesNotice":true,"siteRedirectToFeed":false,"podcatcherRssUrl":null,"showFeed":true,"showTopBar":true,"enableWebSiteLike":true,"organizationName":null,"organizationPageLink":null},"backToListUrl":"/","tinymceLoaded":false,"listEpisodes":[],"userLikedEpisodes":[],"userLikeCheckedEpisodes":[],"topBarIframeLoaded":false,"listTotalCount":0,"listTotalPage":0,"listPage":0,"listType":"all","listValue":"","listName":"","pageLoading":false,"apiBaseUrl":"http://www.africandotamerican.com","apiCommonParams":{"t":"68564564","clientSignature":"84903178b8c141c58f67db8c274b675d","u":null,"customizing":null},"apiCommonHeaders":{},"comments":[],"commentsTotalCount":0,"commentsTotalPage":0,"commentsPage":1,"commentEpisodeId":"pb18422962-pwv54","episode":{"id":"pb18422962","idTag":"pwv54","title":"Ep. 7: The Road Less Traveled","logo":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/13542814/logo_feed_3001_copy_xk2utw_300x300.jpeg","shareLogo":"https://d2bwo9zemjwxh5.cloudfront.net/image-logo/13542814/logo_feed_3001_copy_xk2utw_1200x628.jpg?s=af605f67442a8ee00c3c9ccd47c71c43&e=jpeg","largeLogo":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/13542814/logo_feed_3001_copy_xk2utw.jpeg","previewContent":null,"content":"

Bonkiyo and Naana explore issues not often spoken about in African communities: the African funny bone and what it takes to pursue excellence in a non-traditional field, African views of mental health, and what it’s like to be LGBTQ and AfricandotAmerican too.

","publishTimestamp":1561559040,"duration":3894,"mediaUrl":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/t4jdzk/s1Episode7oldep6.mp3","mediaType":"audio/mpeg","shareLink":"https://admin5.podbean.com/embed.html?id=pb-pwv54-1191cb2","likedCount":null,"deepLink":"https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-pwv54-1191cb2","transcriptUrl":null,"permalink":"/e/ep-7-the-road-less-traveled/","downloadLink":"https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-pwv54-1191cb2?download=1","fallbackResource":null,"fallbackResourceMimetype":null,"downloadCount":0,"status":"publish","hasMoreContent":false,"chaptersUrl":null,"explicit":false},"episodeShareLink":null,"deepLink":"https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-pwv54-1191cb2","playlist":{"episodes":[],"current":0,"start":0,"stop":0,"playing":true,"playerLoading":true,"playbackRate":1,"playbackRateIndex":1},"toasts":[],"confirm":null,"customizeEditorFormZIndex":999,"lastRequestTime":null,"validateChangesOnBeforeunload":true,"windowWidth":1000,"VITE_FS1_CDN_URL_PREFIX":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/fs1","reloadStats":false,"userIdEncrypted":null,"userProfilePicture":null,"username":null,"isVerified":false,"loadUserInfo":false,"loginUrl":"https://www.podbean.com/site/user/login?return=https%253A%252F%252Fwww.africandotamerican.com%252Fe%252Fep-7-the-road-less-traveled%252F&rts=76a4abe8fd494d19dc33b12472d215d96f5b4d55","recaptchaV3Loaded":false,"recaptchaV2Loaded":false,"likesLoaded":false,"commentLikeMap":{},"commentOffset":0},"episode":{"id":"pb18422962","idTag":"pwv54","title":"Ep. 7: The Road Less Traveled","logo":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/13542814/logo_feed_3001_copy_xk2utw_300x300.jpeg","shareLogo":"https://d2bwo9zemjwxh5.cloudfront.net/image-logo/13542814/logo_feed_3001_copy_xk2utw_1200x628.jpg?s=af605f67442a8ee00c3c9ccd47c71c43&e=jpeg","largeLogo":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/13542814/logo_feed_3001_copy_xk2utw.jpeg","previewContent":null,"content":"