Identified with Nabil Ayers

About Identified with Nabil Ayers

Welcome to 'Identified', a podcast hosted by Nabil Ayers, music executive and author of 'My Life in the Sunshine'. This show explores the intricate and often complicated world of family and identity. In his memoir, Nabil shared his journey of understanding his mixed-race identity, navigating a distant relationship with his father, renowned jazz musician Roy Ayers, and discovering new family connections. 'Identified' continues this exploration, broadening the scope to encompass universal themes of family dynamics. Join Nabil as he engages in heartfelt conversations that traverse cultural histories, the impact of non-traditional childhoods, and the ways our relationships shape our identities. Through personal stories, the show confronts the challenges of loss and grief, while celebrating the unique bonds that define us. Each episode seeks to answer the profound question: What is family? Discover remarkable stories from individuals of diverse backgrounds as 'Identified' unravels the complexities that make family so unique. The executive producer for 'Identified' is Kieron Banerji, and is produced by Palm Tree Island.

Publisher

Nabil Ayers

Category

society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

23 May 2024

Latest episode

8 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

28 of 62 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   8 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Vagabon on Musical Beginnings and Moving from Cameroon to New York

   Nabil Ayers interviews Vagabon about her musical beginnings, her journey from Cameroon to New York, and how she carries her homeland with her.

2. 

   30 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Song Exploder's Hrishikesh Hirway on Honouring His Family Through Music

   Nabil Ayers interviews Hrishikesh Hirway, host of Song Exploder, as he explores his family's immigrant story and honors his mother through music.

3. 

   23 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Dawn Richard on How New Orleans Taught Her to Fight.

   Host Nabil Ayers interviews artist Dawn Richard about how her New Orleans upbringing shaped her resilience and fight.

Inside a recent episode

Vagabon on Musical Beginnings and Moving from Cameroon to New York

Published 8 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] Did you feel like, I mean, you know, New York has so many people who come from so many different places and speak different languages, but did you feel like, even not necessarily the moment you moved, but even like later in high school, did you feel like you were from somewhere else or did you feel like a New Yorker? Yeah. Yeah, no, I mean, to this day, I feel like I'm from somewhere else. And I've been in America for a very long time. Mm-hmm. But I think when you have, and I think this is an experience of many people in America, but when you have a different experience at home than you do outside of the home, you're kind of always aware that you are from somewhere else. […]

Who has been a guest on Identified with Nabil Ayers

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Vagabon
• Hrishikesh Hirway
• Dawn Richard
• Chad Clark
• Brian Aubert

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

202,017

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.8 / 5

17 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

14 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 44 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

35

Social presence

0

YouTube

82

Engagement

51

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