Misfit Malis is a queer Somali podcast exploring culture, family, faith, survival and, most importantly, joy — centring the queer voices that have been left out of our history books.
Episode 5 with Ahmadán: Researching Black LGBTQ+ Experiences in Kenya & South Africa
Trigger warning: this episode includes discussion of homophobic violence including sexual assault, blackmail, extortion and murder. Please take care while listening.
In episode 5, host Kalsoni (she/her) is joined by Ahmadán (he/him), a queer Somali academic, to talk about his research on the experiences of Black queer people in Kenya and South Africa, including the stories of Lydia and Warsame, two participants in his PhD study whose names have been changed to protect their privacy. They also discuss the tragic death of Edwin Chiloba, the challenges of queer Somali life in Kenya and the difficulties of researching a topic that feels so close to home.
20 Sept 2026
Episode 4 with Farxaan & Anaya: Sex, Polyamory, Family Interventions & Dhaqan Celis
In episode 4, host Kalsoni (she/her) is joined by Farxaan (he/him) and Anaya (she/her) to talk sex, intimacy, the politics and pitfalls of polyamory, surviving Somali family interventions, the dreaded practice of dhaqan celis and what it means to take our freedom instead of waiting for it to be given. So if you’re Somali and 🏳️🌈 then soo dhawow (welcome) because, once again, the tea is going to be scorching hot!
6 Sept 2026
Episode 3 with Bilan: Freedom, Imagination & Wildest Dreams
In episode 3, host Kalsoni is joined by artist, photographer and filmmaker Bilan to talk turning 30, discipline, desire, dreaming bigger, emotional freedom, the meaning of queerness and the challenges of collectivism from a queer Somali perspective. So if you’re Somali and homo then soo dhawow (welcome) because the tea is going to be hot!
23 Aug 2026
Episode 2 with Asma & Amani: The History & Legacy of Baxsan Collective
In episode 2, host Kalsoni (she/her) is joined by Asma (she/her) and Amani (she/her), the founders of Baxsan (formerly known as Queer Coffee Circle) to talk creating the queer Somali space they needed, how they first met, how the first ever group meeting went, safeguarding its members and how building community changed their relationship to somalinimo for the better. So if you’re Somali and homo then soo dhawow (welcome) because the tea is going to be piping hot!
16 Aug 2026
Episode 1 with Meez: Closet, Faith and Family
In our debut episode, host Kalsoni (she/her) is joined by special guest Meez (he/him) to talk being pushed out the closet, being queer Somali atheists, the perils of being the only Black person in the office, unlearning Muslim guilt, disappointing our parents and why homophobes don’t get to decide who is or isn’t Somali. So if you’re Somali and homo then soo dhawow (welcome) cause the tea is going to be piping hot!
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