Where's Home Really?

“I gave Harry Redknapp plantain. The man who fielded the most African players, and not one of them ever said “Here’s some stew?!” That was my ting.” Jimi welcomes the larger-than-life rapper, musician, and star of the award-winning TV show, ‘Big Zuu’s Big Eats’ to the podcast. Alongside his trademark humour, Big Zuu gives an insight into why he took on the responsibility of finding his family a home aged just 14, his experience of race and class in the TV industry, and why his BAFTA speech was more important than the award itself.  Keep up with the show or get in touch at whereshomereally.com.

"I was fat and dark and not very pretty and not graceful. And that was so very different to how girls were supposed to be in my family.”   Star of Netflix's Chef's Table, author, and acclaimed restaurateur Asma Khan is known for London’s popular Darjeeling Express - where her all-women kitchen breaks taboos in Indian culture. She joins Jimi to discuss how her refusal to accept the traditional place for women in her birth country has driven her UK success. Plus, we discover the part The Beatles, and discovering ‘Chitty Chitty Bang Bang’ on VHS play in developing a love and understanding of her home-from-home. Keep up with the show or get in touch at whereshomereally.com.

‘We moved quite a bit: my parents thought they were property developers, we thought we were in the witness protection programme!’ Comedian and actor Stephen K Amos joins Jimi to discuss how - as a second generation Nigerian in London - he’s subverted perceptions of his heritage to win over audiences and create a space in the comedy world on his own terms. Plus discover the role bottled peanuts, a strange piece of musical furniture and ITV’s News at 10 bongs play in Stephen’s sense of home. Keep up with the show or get in touch at whereshomereally.com.

Journalist, restaurant critic, and Masterchef judge Jimi Famurewa talks to some of the world’s most loved public figures from different backgrounds, who each have their own unique experiences and emotional responses to the question of Where’s Home Really?    Jimi asks each guest to reveal a person, a phrase, a place and a plate that best represent what home means to them – with fun, fascinating, and moving results to help us better understand ourselves, our neighbours and the modern world.   Don't want to miss an episode? Follow the show now!    CREDITS: From Podimo and Listen Presented by Jimi Famurewa  Produced by Tayo Popoola and Aidan Judd Executive Producers for Podimo: Jake Chudnow and Matt White Executive Producer for Listen: Kellie Redmond