Dr Shaherah Jordan is an entrepreneur, academic and communications professional carving a name for herself in sustainability.  She also happens to be a former athlete so you know I am not challenging her to a plank-off any time soon. We talk being about being a multi-hypenate, social media icks and getting in our own way.

You can find Shaherah Jordan on Instagram and TikTok: @shaherahjordan. 

And this episode is the last in season 1 of PROcrastinate! I hope professional procrastinators everywhere have found this to be of service, and if you’ve liked it, why not tell a friend? New episodes will be coming towards the end of the year. 

I am so excited for you to listen to this one! I manage to drag Tiernan Douieb out of the Bust or Trust studio and talk to me about how he manages to write podcasts, host Radio Nonsense, run Comedy Club 4 Kids and and be a dad at the same time. Talk about spinning plates. Tiernan is a superstar and you can find him on:

Bluesky: @tiernandouieb.bsky.social

Instagram: @tiernandouieb

Writer, actor, comedian and director Maria Shehata joins me to talk accountability, apps that demand to know your 10 year plan, and trying to work in a cafe full of people when you have misophonia. She’s a joy and very cool, do find and Maria here

or www.mariashehata.com

And me, on www.athenakugblenu.com

What an episode we have for you today, the phenomenal Margaret Caborn Smith gives has some absolutely golden advice on productivity for creative people. I also learned about a child who turned up to school who turned up dressed up as a Roman, complete with a chariot. That parent is a procrastination master.

Find Margaret Caborn Smith’s podcast :

https://www.instagram.com/crushedbymcs/

Crushed – with Margaret Caborn Smith and listen to every episode. It’s hilarious, charming, cringe-worthy…everything a podcast should be. 

This episode is a treat. Comedian and actor Thanyia Moore tells me about her journey towards a better work/life balance and making better decisions for herself, every day. She proper shamed my morning routine too (which basically involves coffee and shouting at Radio 4). It’s not good enough and I will fix up!

Today I am PROcrastinating with Nels Abbey. He’s a writer and commentator. Buy his books THE HIP HOP MBA and THINK LIKE A WHITE MAN – both out now!  What a great chat, we confirm once and for all that creativity grows from procrastination, Lagos Airport IS the motherland and all writer retreats should be in strip clubs. 

A MESSAGE FROM ME!

This podcast is taking a break but I’ll be back! You have lots of lovely episodes to enjoy again or listen to for the first time if you’re new to the podcast. 

Thank you to all my lovely guests who have honoured me with some good chat over the past two years and I promise I have plenty more lined up for you so watch this space.

Jimmy James Jones and his mate Karz came round to eat fried plantain and talk about depression. How can you talk about depression whilst partaking in one of life’s greatest pleasures? How can you not? The Keeping Athena Company table is the perfect place to talk about career lows, embarrassment and being bad at decorating. This was one of the most surprising and wonderful conversations. It’s full of honesty, humility and gratitude and I can’t wait for you to hear it. 

Find Jimmy on your socials: @jimmyjamesjonesgram / @jimmyjamesjones

More on Jimmy:

Jimmy James Jones is a comedian, actor and star of ITV2’s “Pranksterz” and “Sorry I didn’t know” He was the host for two years of the infamous new act ‘Night at the Comedy Cafe’ in Shoreditch.

Canadian comedian and my old housemate Dana Alexander came to visit! An international headliner, podcaster, presenter and COOK (spelt in capital letter for a reason, this woman THROWS DOWN in the kitchen), we chat about how to deal with kids who say problematic things, why it’s good to eat unhealthy stuff, gender, giving our parents grandchildren…a whole heap of stuff really.

I have a lot of time for Dana. And you know what the evidence of this is? She doesn’t like plantain. But I still let her in my house

Find Dana on Instagram and Twitter with her handle @comediandana. Look out for her cooking tutorials which are mouthwatering and informative!

Enjoy. 

In this episode I am joined by royalty, the Cockney Prince himself, Quincy the Comedian! We talk about vaccine hesitancy in the Black community, being in a dance crew in the 80s and what it’s like to hear your first pub shooting as an eight year old. 

Quincy is a comedian, radio host, actor (catch him in In The Long Run on Sky) and promoter. One of the funniest comedians on the circuit, he’s been bringing the funny for years  – a true comedy legend. A community champion, he’s contributed to A Place for We, a collection of stories written by people connected to the Windrush Generation. 

Follow him on Instagram (@quincy_comedian) or Facebook @QuincyComedian