On Our Terms with Ismatou Bah

About On Our Terms with Ismatou Bah

Welcome to On Our Terms with Ismatou Bah: a brave space for the unfiltered conversations we don't typically see in mainstream media, anchored by guests who are living life on their own terms. Every conversation is carved with a sociologist's eye, through the lens of Ismatou's competing identities as a first-generation, Guinean-Muslim, native New Yorker. On Our Terms is where those seemingly disparate identities converge, convene, and come home. Just remember: this is NOT a safe space, it’s a brave space.

Publisher

Ismatou Bah

Category

society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

18 Apr 2024

Latest episode

24 Jul 2026

Latest episodes

25 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   24 Jul 2026

   Mummy...What's Class Got To Do With It? ft. Cahleb Derry

   Be Brave! What's on your mind? Ismatou sits down with Cahleb Derry to dissect what growing up as privileged poors taught them about class. From boarding school and Prep for Prep to Jack and Jill, Oak Bluffs, and old money cosplay, they unpack the wealth they lived next to but never owned. By the end, they land on the hard truth: money will not save you. Follow the show: @onourtermspod Follow Cahleb: @cmuulaaa, @cdradio8 Follow Ismatou: @uotamsi

2. 

   10 Jul 2026

   Mummy...meet me in Paris (or not)

   Be Brave! What's on your mind? Ismatou sits down to debrief her time in Paris. She talks through her experience at fête de la musique, racism in France, and being an American abroad.

3. 

   8 Apr 2026

   Mummy…LET’S TALK ABOUT SEX AS BLACK MUSLIM WOMEN | Crossover Episode: AITL X OOT | Part 1

   Be Brave! What's on your mind? IT’S ABOUT DAMN TIME!! In today’s episode, Ismatou (On Our Terms) and Sofi (Am I Too Loud?!) sat down for the conversation they've both been circling for years. The one about sex, silence, shame, and everything Black Muslim women were never supposed to say out loud. From the sex talk that never happened to the cultural double standards that shaped how they learned about their own bodies, this episode is raw, honest, and long overdue. They're unpacking what happ...

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

18 ratings

Spotify

4.9 / 5

67 ratings

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