Adventures From The Bedrooms Of African Women

Jul 23 2024 25 ep. 25 mins 17
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Adventures from the Bedrooms of African Women began as a popular blog in for African women to share their experiences of sex and diverse sexualities. The podcast, hosted by Ghanaian writers Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah and Malaka Grant, carries on in this tradition, exploring African women’s experiences of sex, sexualities, and pleasure.

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May 19 2021 1 mins  

Best Friends For Frigging Life

Jul 18 2022 30 mins  
Meet Malaka Grant and Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah: friends since 1994, sex bloggers since 2009, now podcasters and always #BFFFL. In this new series Nana Darkoa and Malaka welcome you into their bedrooms, and the bedrooms of African women where they uncover and discuss all things sex, sexuality and plea

Romance Novels Ruined My Sex Life

Jul 19 2022 31 mins  
Did your obsession with romance novels mess up your sex life? Did you grow up wishing it was Kweku on the cover, not Fabio? This week, the aunties Malaka and Nana explore their teen reads and uncover how Black women are reclaiming and rewriting the genre. We deserve some Black romance damn it!

The Aunty Factor

Jul 25 2022 29 mins  
“What was the point of hurrying?” Sex toy guru Iheoma Obibi says, when asked what advice she would give her 20-year-old self. “I would've learned and understood my body better.” In this episode, sexy ‘aunties’ tell Nana Darkoa and Malaka what they have learned about their bodies, and share what we all have to look forward to in the bedroom as we get older. The good news

(De)Centering The D

Aug 01 2022 30 mins  
With society’s traditionally binary views on gender, so much of what it means to be a ‘man’ is tied to the omnipotent power and performance of the penis. So, when Malaka and Nana Darkoa decided to explore the topic of dicks and masculinity, they expected the usual ‘size matters’ arguments to come through.

A ‘Hiroshima Of Pleasure’

Aug 08 2022 29 mins  
A decade ago, Nana Darkoa wrote ‘How can you tell when a woman orgasms?’ for the Adventures blog. It remains one of the most popular posts to date. So, in this episode, Nana and Malaka dig into the mystery and mystique of the orgasm. “It just feels like something's bubbling under, and then there's an explosion of pleasure,” Kenyan sex educator Kaz says. “It's a Hiroshima

The ‘Yumminess’ Of Kink

Aug 15 2022 27 mins  
“That thing changed my life, and my expectations as far as sex is concerned,” Shazz Nderitu, a Kenyan comedian and blogger at queendom.blog admits about kink. So, in this episode, Nana Darkoa and Malaka are encouraged to bring elements of kink into their bedrooms, as connoisseurs share their experiences and shatter stereotypes about BDSM. As our hosts explore contradictions, c

A Pleasure Masterclass

Aug 22 2022 28 mins  
“Pleasure is critical.” Zimbabwean master of all trades, Tapiwa Guzha, tells us. In this episode, Malaka and Nana Darkoa ask you to slow down the pace and catch your breath as Tapiwa and Namibian artist and tantric coach Nakashwa Julia ya Hango talk us through how to curate and celebrate a session of self-pleasure. “When I'm finding myself in that place of, ‘I'm feeling re

‘Learn To Self-Soothe’

Aug 29 2022 47 mins  
In this final episode of the season, Nana Darkoa and Malaka bring together a fabulous panel of sex and relationship ‘semi’-experts to answer your questions about sex and relationships.

We Are Nominated For A Webby!

Apr 17 2023 2 mins  
We are excited to announce that Adventures from the Bedrooms of African Women has been nominated for a Webby People's Voice Award in the Podcasts: Best co-host category. This is a huge honor and we are grateful for the recognition. Voting for the Webby People's Voice Award is now open and will close on April 20th, 2023. We would appreciate it if you could take a few minutes to cast