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The Climb Podcast

The Climb Podcast

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A podcast telling extraordinary stories of youths across Africa and African youths in the diaspora. The Climb Podcast is a podcast collaboration between the Channels Media Group and the Firoz Lalji Institute for Africa in the London School of Economics and Political Science.© 2026 The Climb Podcast Careers Economics Personal Success Self-Help Social Sciences Success
Episodes
  • Ayo's Story
    Jan 12 2026

    On this episode of the climb podcast, public health professional Ayobami Borishade takes us on a powerful journey into the complexities of teenage pregnancy and how it can be managed and curtailed. Through a heartfelt and wide-ranging conversation with a teen mom who rose above her circumstances to become a powerful voice on teenage motherhood, Ayobami explores salient ways of avoiding, managing and talking about this age-old challenge.


    Episode Host:

    Ayobami Borishade.

    Contact The Climb Podcast Team...

    • Visit our Podcast page @channelstv.com
    • Tweet at us @channelstv @AfricaAtLSE
    • Follow us on Facebook @channelsforum @LSEAfricaInstitute
    • Email us at channelsear@channelstv.com

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    34 mins
  • Rosalia's Story
    Nov 4 2025

    On this episode of the climb podcast, Rosalia Haufiku, a young professional from the southern African nation of Namibia takes us into a conversation with her friends about corruption, and the challenges it has thrust upon her country. Corruption is a problem plaguing countries across the world, and especially in Africa where it has deprived millions of people the opportunity to access basic amenities and a better life. In this conversation, Rosalia and her friends explore the root cause of corruption, how its slowly becoming a culture, and how it can be stopped in its tracks to save the next generation.


    Episode Host

    Rosalia Haufiku.

    Contact The Climb Podcast Team...

    • Visit our Podcast page @channelstv.com
    • Tweet at us @channelstv @AfricaAtLSE
    • Follow us on Facebook @channelsforum @LSEAfricaInstitute
    • Email us at channelsear@channelstv.com

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    35 mins
  • Jonathan Story
    Oct 1 2025

    Following on from our previous episode centered around Liberia's drug crisis and its negative impact on the youth; on this episode, we follow up by placing the spotlight on a youth-led event that is seeking to proffer solutions to Liberia's drug crisis and other related issues plaguing the youths. Learn about the impact of Liberia's National Youth Dialogue on this episode of the climb podcast.

    Episode Host: Jonathan Jaygbay



    Contact The Climb Podcast Team...

    • Visit our Podcast page @channelstv.com
    • Tweet at us @channelstv @AfricaAtLSE
    • Follow us on Facebook @channelsforum @LSEAfricaInstitute
    • Email us at channelsear@channelstv.com

    Thank you for Listening...


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    19 mins
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