Stories from 96: Recent Episodes
Tolu Obalade
Stories from 96 is focused on the life of Tolu Obalade who recently graduated with a Master's in Public Policy from the University of Maryland. Tolu is an immigrant who has lived in the United Kingdom, Nigeria, Nicaragua and is currently residing in the United States. Each episode focuses on a different experience ranging from growing up in an African home to dealing with racism in higher education in the U.S. https://www.instagram.com/storiesfrom96/
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Tolu talks created a list of all the anime that he watched over the past 15 years. The link is below:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1kUAYduzO86TPQMs0NzZC0ayEAGbhJerVXGU8uBhZb88/edit?usp=sharing
25 Facts about Tolu
- I am a huge Arsenal fan
- I’m in the top 1% of gamers on PS4
- I love Anime. I’m in an Anime club
- I’ve lived in 4 countries
- I’ve visited 9 countries excluding Nigeria
- I’m the last born in my family
- My brother and sister live in the U.K. and my parents live in Nigeria
- I’m moved 3 times in 3 years
- I’m 6 ft 2 inches
- I wanted to be an inventor when I was younger
- If I could have a superpower it’s telepathy and telekinesis
- I'm a comic book fan. Justice League > Avengers but Marvel greater than DC
- I’d like to get rich doing is giving speeches
- If I could live anywhere in the world it would be Japan
- Percy Jackson is my favorite book series of all time
- I do not know how to swim
- My favorite artist is S.O.
- I once went to the movies and fell asleep while watching the hobbit and started snoring
- I can’t stand people that chew loudly
- The thing I find the most attractive in a person is their ability to hold a conversation
- I learned to speak French and Spanish
- I would like to be remembered for my sense of humor
- I spend far too much money on food
- People say I’m loud
- My biggest fear is not achieving God’s plan for my life
In 2017, Tolu gave a TED Talk at the Riggs Alumni Center at the University of Maryland titled "What Does it Mean to Be An Immigrant?" This TED talk focuses on Tolu's background as an Immigrant as he tries to debunk common misconceptions and myths about the immigrant experience in the U.S. Below is the link;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=18FDRw3GZaU&list=LL&index=14&t=100s&ab_channel=ToluObalade
Tolu had the opportunity to speak to Dayo Adeniyi who is a first-year MPP student at the University of Maryland. He is the host of the Seesaw podcast. We had a discussion about immigration and SARS. Below is the link to his website and Instagram;
https://pod.link/1481022366/episode/YWRlZGF5b2FkZW5peWkucG9kYmVhbi5jb20vYjY0ZTNkMjAtYWI3OS0zNjVhLTkyZTktNjhjOWUyNWJhNWY4
https://www.instagram.com/theseesawpodcast/?hl=en
Tolu talks about the death of George Floyd, responses to sexual assault, and the 2020 election.
Tolu talks about his experience dealing with an unexpected event that occurred in April.
Tolu talks about moments in his life that he failed and how that changed his perspective on life. Tolu also talks about comparison and why people should not compare themselves to others. The links to the Africalypso podcast episode on unpaid internships is located below:
https://open.spotify.com/episode/0VshHkII2Jo6q5KRMa1DEQ?si=mPHTW2DYRiaG05tUBgH3LQ
https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-africalypso-podcast/id1434260921?mt=2&i=1000428305851
https://soundcloud.com/the-africalypso-podcast/episode-14-unpaid-internships/s-khGWe
Tolu continues the conversation about unpaid internships with the Afrocalypso podcast.
https://soundcloud.com/the-africalypso-podcast/episode-14-unpaid-internships
https://www.instagram.com/africalypsopod/
Tolu talks about his unpaid internship experiences at a Non-profit, Congress and the Maryland General Assembly. Tolu also talks about the benefits of participating in an unpaid internship and how it led to his current job as a Fiscal and Policy Analyst.
Tolu shares how he coped with the pressure in his life being a first-generation immigrant in the US and also being the last born in a successful family.