woke-ish talk

About woke-ish talk

ur woke-ish babes go radio! hot and silly takes, with heart and in style* we're Dira & Zilu 🫰🏽 we both have a distant past as media producers back when we were very young: Dira as an MTV host and radio announcer in Indonesia, and Zilu as a youth cultural journalist in Nicaragua. life took us in many directions before crossings paths in Berlin (God's timing is purrrfect, as we say) and we've now decided to go back to cultural production with this radio show in which we talk about woke-ish stuff. follow along!

Publisher

dira and zilu

Category

society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

7 Apr 2026

Latest episode

27 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

12 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   27 Oct 2026

   have u eaten? our relationship with food, cooking far from home & eurocentric table 'manners'

   this episode was supposed to be about intersectional drama but things got a bit heavy, so we went back to our default topic: food. we talk about eurocentric etiquette and 'manners' and the culture around food that we have back home. we also talk about eating with our hands, cooking while being far from home, the rice-and-beans spectrum (you’ll see), and why “have you eaten?” is how we say i love you. plus, our favourite german food (yes, u read that right:) as always, no conclusions, just two hungry babes talking. go eat something! outfits by our friend Cosmo Bauer https://www.instagram.com/cosmobauer ♡ we’re starting from scratch after meta’s unjustified suspension of our accounts!please follow us at: https://www.instagram.com/fagomedia https://www.instagram.com/cnfsng.tms https://www.instagram.com/dirandrakala https://www.instagram.com/zillllllu 📻 woke-ish talkwe’re Dira & Zilu 🫰🏽 we both have a distant past as media producers back when we were younger: Dira as MTV host and radio announcer in Indonesia, and Zilu as a youth cultural journalist in Nicaragua. life took us in many directions before crossing paths in Berlin (divine timing✨, as we say) and we’ve now decided to go back to cultural production, now on our own terms, with this radio show in which we talk about hot and silly stuff, with heart and in style* 📺 fagomediawe’re a gang of queer and/or racialised producers reimagining radio, television & printed media. we operate from berlin and are plotting ways to build creative and economic autonomy so that we can reclaim a self-determined representation in media and history

2. 

   16 Oct 2026

   terminology check 2: global majority, seabling, swana, f-words, babe

   terminology check, part two! language keeps moving, and in this episode we try to catch up with it (a little bit). we sit with a few new-ish terms: global majority, SEAblings, SWANA, and yes, the f word (chill, it’s about us;). we talk about where they came from, how they land on us, and how words shape the way we see saw and see ourselves. we also get into reclaiming slurs, a little indonesian queer grammar lesson from Dira, and why EVERYONE is a ‘babe’ for us. as always, no conclusions, just a reminder to play with words and not take them too seriously :) we’re currently fighting meta’s unjustified suspension of our accounts! please follow us at https://www.instagram.com/fagomedianet https://www.instagram.com/cnfsng.tms https://www.instagram.com/dirandrakala https://www.instagram.com/zillllllu 📻 woke-ish talk we're Dira & Zilu 🫰🏽 we both have a distant past as media producers back when we were younger: Dira as MTV host and radio announcer in Indonesia, and Zilu as a youth cultural journalist in Nicaragua. life took us in many directions before crossing paths in Berlin (divine timing✨, as we say) and we've now decided to go back to cultural production, now in our own terms, with this radio show in which talk about hot and silly stuff, with heart and in style* 📺 fagomedia we’re a gang of queer and/or racialised producers reimagining radio, television & printed media. we operate from berlin and are plotting ways to build creative and economic autonomy so that we can reclaim a self-determined representation in media and history

3. 

   7 Oct 2026

   we are back! new media projects, summer recap & meta update

   summer is gone and so is our old set. in this first episode of ‘season two’ we catch u up on what's been cooking while we were away: new projects, new babes joining us, and a bigger home for everything we do. we also take the chance to look back at the summer and unpack the heavy stuff, the moments that kept us going, and some very cute highlights. anddd of course, an update on the meta saga. we're still suspended, but it'll take a lot more than that to keep us quiet 0:) 3:) outfits by our friend Cosmo Bauer https://www.instagram.com/cosmobauer ♡ we’re currently fighting weta’s unjustified suspension of our accounts! please follow us at https://www.instagram.com/fagomedianet https://www.instagram.com/cnfsng.tms https://www.instagram.com/dirandrakala https://www.instagram.com/zillllllu 📻 about woke-ish talk we're Dira & Zilu 🫰🏽 we both have a distant past as media producers back when we were younger: Dira as MTV host and radio announcer in Indonesia, and Zilu as a youth cultural journalist in Nicaragua. life took us in many directions before crossing paths in Berlin (divine timing✨, as we say) and we've now decided to go back to cultural production, now in our own terms, with this radio show in which talk about hot and silly stuff, with heart and in style* 📺 Fago Media Network we’re a gang of queer and/or racialised producers reimagining radio, television & printed media. we operate from berlin and are plotting ways to build creative and economic autonomy so that we can reclaim a self-determined representation in media and history

4. 

   11 Jul 2026

   we got suspended: meta's modus operandi, our divine timing & next steps

   our instagram accounts got suspended by meta with no reason given nor a real opportunity to appeal. in this episode we tell u how that went for us and what we’re doing to try to get them back. instead of forcing a comeback at all costs, we decided to take it slow and take the opportunity to work on printed media project we’ve been cooking in the background. it’s also summer! so we’ll keep it analog for now, enjoy the sun and go with the flow, but this is for sure not the last time u’ll hear from us! we’ll be back stronger sometime at the end of the summer. stay tuned!- hosted by dira & fran- edit by fran- equipment & productionimaginary box https://www.instagram.com/imgnrybx 📻 about woke-ish talk- hiii we're Dira & Fran 🫰🏽 we both have a distant past as media producers back when we were younger: Dira as MTV host and radio announcer in Indonesia, and Fran as a youth cultural journalist in Nicaragua. life took us in many directions before crossing paths in Berlin (divine timing✨, as we say) and we've now decided to go back to cultural production, now in our own terms, with this radio show in which talk about hot and silly stuff, with heart and in style* - follow along!📺 about imaginary box- as of now, imaginary box is a production platform that facilitates the exchange of information, media-making resources, equipment and technical skills among trans and/or racialised cultural producers, supporting our efforts to build creative and economic autonomy so that we can reclaim self-determined representation in media and history#berlin⁠ ⁠#queer⁠ ⁠#trans⁠ ⁠#politics⁠ ⁠#media

5. 

   28 May 2026

   blowing up online: hot takes culture, internet battles & laughing through it

   this is the first episode we recorded after blowing up! in it we unpack how that went from our side and lay out some of our thoughts around the space we are co-creating together with u all :) we also get into what it feels like to create for ourselves now that some people are watching and reflect on humor, why we laugh at heavy things, where that comes from and the transformative power we see in it. anddd we also read some of ur comments. the cute AND the unhinged ones ^^ fran's note: we had technical issues with the audio on this episode! we hope u enjoy it regardless :3 - hosted by dira https://www.instagram.com/dirandrakala fran https://www.instagram.com/ilzilu - edit froilán urzagasti https://www.instagram.com/jaguai95/ - equipment & production imaginary box https://www.instagram.com/imgnrybx 📻 about woke-ish talk- hiii we're Dira & Fran 🫰🏽 we both have a distant past as media producers back when we were younger: Dira as MTV host and radio announcer in Indonesia, and Fran as a youth cultural journalist in Nicaragua. life took us in many directions before crossing paths in Berlin (divine timing✨, as we say) and we've now decided to go back to cultural production, now in our own terms, with this radio show in which talk about hot and silly stuff, with heart and in style* - follow along! 📺 about imaginary box- as of now, imaginary box is a production platform that facilitates the exchange of information, media-making resources, equipment and technical skills among trans and/or racialised cultural producers, supporting our efforts to build creative and economic autonomy so that we can reclaim self-determined representation in media and history#berlin⁠ ⁠#queer⁠ ⁠#trans⁠ ⁠#politics⁠ ⁠#media

6. 

   20 May 2026

   berlin timelines: risa/döner prices, tegel nostalgia & cacao ceremonies(?)

   this episode was recorded before blowing up, so some of our recent reflexions about our approach and platform weren’t there yet. that being said, come laugh with us as we try to talk about not-so-heavy-topics (spoiler alert: we failed!) - we recalled our sweet and sour first time memories in Berlin: ordering our first döner (auf deutsch!), Fran’s first ever ‘cacao ceremony’ and Dira’s kink discovery after their okcupid first date! andddd yes, we unwillingly ended up talking about unpleasant but hilarious experiences with some political depth of course! it definitely helped us to feel lighter despite the heaviness of living in berlin, so enjoy (: - hosted by dira @dirandrakala & fran @ilzilu - equipment & production @imgnrybx | 📻 about woke-ish talk - hiii we're Dira & Fran 🫰🏽 we both have a distant past as media producers back when we were younger: Dira as MTV host and radio announcer in Indonesia, and Fran as a youth cultural journalist in Nicaragua. life took us in many directions before crossing paths in Berlin (divine timing✨, as we say) and we've now decided to go back to cultural production, now in our own terms, with this radio show in which talk about hot and silly stuff, with heart and in style* - follow along! | 📺 about imaginary box - as of now, imaginary box is a production platform that facilitates the exchange of information, media-making resources, equipment and technical skills among trans and/or racialised cultural producers, supporting our efforts to build creative and economic autonomy so that we can reclaim self-determined representation in media and history#berin⁠ ⁠#queer⁠ ⁠#trans⁠ ⁠#politics⁠ ⁠#gender⁠

7. 

   13 May 2026

   the t on transitioning: cultural context, gender(less) expression and trans grief

   hiii we're Dira & Fran 🫰🏽 we both have a distant past as media producers back when we were (even more) young: Dira as MTV host and radio announcer in Indonesia, and Fran as a youth cultural journalist in Nicaragua. life took us in many directions before crossing paths in Berlin (God's timing is purrrfect, as we say) and we've now decided to go back to cultural production with this radio show in which we talk about woke-ish stuff. follow along!💽 about this episodeon today’s episode, we are spilling the T in Transitioning: we talk about how we relate or not to the terms, and the fact that transitioning has its fluid shapes and meanings to each person. Dira found transitioning is like being in a state of lost and found. Fran never felt they transition at all. we also acknowledge that sitting next to trans joy, there’s trans grief because in order for us to be here, we needed to loose parts of ourselves, as well as relationships and loves. we are glad you are here with us, thank you for listening to and witnessing our stories💽 some fancy texts about ourselvesDirandra Sandyakala (all pronouns/dia) is an Indonesian educator and performance artist based in Berlin. Their multidisciplinary practice touches on themes of self-reclamation, fluid identity, body memory, grief and transformation. Dira's work incorporates playfulness, allowing the body to explore and heal on different mediums and embodied storytelling and rawness as essential tools for artistic expression.https://www.instagram.com/dirandrakalafran ilzilú ñurinda (Managua, 1996) is a central american media producer living in Berlin who sometimes doubles as a farm girl on a family-owned plantain field back in Nicaragua. they're currently working on their first written publication and running imaginary box, a production platform that facilitates the exchange of information, media-making resources, equipment and technical skills among trans and/or racialised cultural producers to support efforts in building creative and economic autonomy so that we can reclaim self-determined representation in media and historyhttps://www.instagram.com/ilziluhttps://www.instagram.com/imgnrybx

8. 

   5 May 2026

   taking up space: queer visibility, self-referential artwork & cringe culture

   hiii we're Dira & Fran 🫰🏽 we both have a distant past as media producers back when we were (even more) young: Dira as MTV host and radio announcer in Indonesia, and Fran as a youth cultural journalist in Nicaragua. life took us in many directions before crossing paths in Berlin (God's timing is purrrfect, as we say) and we've now decided to go back to cultural production with this radio show in which we talk about woke-ish stuff. follow along! 💽 about this episode Dira's film A's for Andra is premiering at Queer Exposed Berlin Film Festival, and we take that as an excuse to get into self-referential art, taking up space and telling our own stories… we also get into cringe. the shame of watching urself back, listening to ur own voice & posting the damn video. ALSO, Dira’s film A's for Andra screens on May 31st at 8:30pm at Babylon Kreuzberg, Berlin, go watch it 💽 some fancy texts about ourselves Dirandra Sandyakala (all pronouns/dia) is an Indonesian educator and performance artist based in Berlin. Their multidisciplinary practice touches on themes of self-reclamation, fluid identity, body memory, grief and transformation. Dira's work incorporates playfulness, allowing the body to explore and heal on different mediums and embodied storytelling and rawness as essential tools for artistic expression. https://www.instagram.com/dirandrakala fran ilzilú ñurinda (Managua, 1996) is a central american media producer living in Berlin who sometimes doubles as a farm girl on a family-owned plantain field back in Nicaragua. they're currently working on their first written publication and running imaginary box, a production platform that facilitates the exchange of information, media-making resources, equipment and technical skills among trans and/or racialised cultural producers to support efforts in building creative and economic autonomy so that we can reclaim self-determined representation in media and history https://www.instagram.com/ilzilu https://www.instagram.com/imgnrybx

9. 

   30 Apr 2026

   pushing through confusing times: cancelling plans, uncertainty and ways we're coping

   hiii we're Dira & Fran 🫰🏽 we both have a distant past as media producers back when we were (even more) young: Dira as MTV host and radio announcer in Indonesia, and Fran as a youth cultural journalist in Nicaragua. life took us in many directions before crossing paths in Berlin (God's timing is purrrfect, as we say) and we've now decided to go back to cultural production with this radio show in which we talk about woke-ish stuff. follow along!💽 about this episodein this episode we talk about what it feels like when the world outside and the personal stuff inside crash into each other all at once. Dira is going through a divorce (yes, a divorce, let's call it what it is), a move, spring allergies, and an emotional rollercoaster of goodbyes. Fran was in production mode and now trying to make space for sadness, fears and uncertainty. so we talk about that. about holding joy and grief at the same time, about burnout and guilt and what rest actually meanshosted by Dira & Franproduced by imaginary box💽 about usDirandra Sandyakala (all pronouns/dia) is an Indonesian educator and performance artist based in Berlin. Their multidisciplinary practice touches on themes of self-reclamation, fluid identity, body memory, grief and transformation. Dira's work incorporates playfulness, allowing the body to explore and heal on different mediums and embodied storytelling and rawness as essential tools for artistic expression.https://www.instagram.com/dirandrakalafran ilzilú ñurinda (Managua, 1996) is a central american media producer living in Berlin who sometimes doubles as a farm girl on a family-owned plantain field back in Nicaragua. they're currently working on their first written publication and running imaginary box, a production platform that facilitates the exchange of information, media-making resources, equipment and technical skills among trans and/or racialised cultural producers to support efforts in building creative and economic autonomy so that we can reclaim self-determined representation in media and historyhttps://www.instagram.com/ilziluhttps://www.instagram.com/imgnrybx

10. 

    21 Apr 2026

    loving ourselves loudly: the inner child, wellness culture and collectivism

    about Dira's film: the news it's actually not out yet (oops!). we'll share more info soon (: hiii we're Dira & Fran 🫰🏽 we both have a distant past as media producers back when we were (even more) young: Dira as MTV host and radio announcer in Indonesia, and Fran as a youth cultural journalist in Nicaragua. life took us in many directions before crossing paths in Berlin (God's timing is purrrfect, as we say) and we've now decided to go back to cultural production with this radio show in which we talk about woke-ish stuff. follow along! 💽 about this episode in this episode we sit with the idea of self-love. what it actually means, how has it been sold as, and what it feels like to practice it in the wellness era. we talk about how we were taught to love (or not love) ourselves growing up, in Nicaragua, in Indonesia, in religion, in the media. we get into the inner child, the wounded kid, loving loudly without apologising for it, neurodivergence and support networks when individualistic self-love falls short. Pelu makes another appearance as it's becoming usual, and that's it hosted by Dira & Fran produced by imaginary box special thanks to Pelu 💽 about us Dirandra Sandyakala (all pronouns/dia) is an Indonesian educator and performance artist based in Berlin. Their multidisciplinary practice touches on themes of self-reclamation, fluid identity, body memory, grief and transformation. Dira's work incorporates playfulness, allowing the body to explore and heal on different mediums and embodied storytelling and rawness as essential tools for artistic expression. https://www.instagram.com/dirandrakala fran ilzilú ñurinda (Managua, 1996) is a central american media producer living in Berlin who sometimes doubles as a farm girl on a family-owned plantain field back in Nicaragua. they're currently working on their first written publication and running imaginary box, a production platform that facilitates the exchange of information, media-making resources, equipment and technical skills among trans and/or racialised cultural producers to support efforts in building creative and economic autonomy so that we can reclaim self-determined representation in media and history https://www.instagram.com/ilzilu https://www.instagram.com/imgnrybx

11. 

    14 Apr 2026

    terminology check: woke, bipoc, racialised, flinta, queer & ‘transgenderism’

    hiii we're Dira & Fran 🫰🏽 we both have a distant past as media producers back when we were (even more) young: Dira as MTV host and radio announcer in Indonesia, and Fran as a youth cultural journalist in Nicaragua. life took us in many directions before crossing paths in Berlin (God's timing is purrrfect, as we say) and we've now decided to go back to cultural production with this radio show in which we talk about woke-ish stuff. follow along!💽 about this episodein this episode we do something we sit with the words. the ones we use to describe ourselves, the ones that get used on us, and the ones that keep shifting as we speak. we go through a handful of terms: woke, BIPOC, racialised, FLINTA, transgenderism, and try to figure out what they actually mean, where they came from, and how we personally relate to them (or don't). turns out language is exhausting and also the only thing we have. we also hear from our friend Kazim, who drops in with something we really needed to hear about identity labels and diaspora. Pelu makes a special appearance, as is becoming usual. anddd we don't really arrive at conclusions, as that was never the plan :)hosted by Dira & Franproduced by imaginary boxspecial thanks to Kazim, Mata & Pelu💽 about usDirandra Sandyakala (all pronouns/dia) is an Indonesian educator and performance artist based in Berlin. Their multidisciplinary practice touches on themes of self-reclamation, fluid identity, body memory, grief and transformation. Dira's work incorporates playfulness, allowing the body to explore and heal on different mediums and embodied storytelling and rawness as essential tools for artistic expression.https://www.instagram.com/dirandrakalafran ilzilú ñurinda (Managua, 1996) is a central american media producer living in Berlin who sometimes doubles as a farm girl on a family-owned plantain field back in Nicaragua. they're currently working on their first written publication and running imaginary box, a production platform that facilitates the exchange of information, media-making resources, equipment and technical skills among trans and/or racialised cultural producers to support efforts in building creative and economic autonomy so that we can reclaim self-determined representation in media and historyhttps://www.instagram.com/ilziluhttps://www.instagram.com/imgnrybx

12. 

    7 Apr 2026

    woke-ish talk on media, dreams & autonomy

    hiii we're Dira & Fran 🫰🏽 we both have a distant past as media producers when we were very young: Dira as MTV host in Indonesia and radio announcer, and Fran as a youth cultural journalist in Nicaragua. life took us in many directions before crossings paths in Berlin (God's timing is purrrfect, as we say) and we've now decided to go back to cultural production with this radio show in which we talk about woke-ish stuff. follow along! in this pilot episode we talked a bit freely and ended up going to the beginnings: how we met, why we clicked, and what it means to make media completely on our own terms. we also play a little game that takes us somewhere unexpected: dreams we've let go of, and the ones we're somehow already living ^^ it's messy but honest work. we hope u love it as much as we do! please please please let us know what u think 💽 about Dira & Fran Dirandra Sandyakala (all pronouns/dia) is an Indonesian educator and performance artist based in Berlin. Their multidisciplinary practice touches on themes of self-reclamation, fluid identity, body memory, grief and transformation. Dira’s work incorporates playfulness, allowing the body to explore and heal on different mediums and embodied storytelling and rawness as essential tools for artistic expression. https://www.instagram.com/dirandrakala/ fran ilzilú ñurinda (Managua, 1996) is a gender-nonconforming media producer living in Berlin who sometimes doubles as a farm girl on a family-owned plantain field back in Nicaragua. they're currently working on their first written publication and run imaginary box, a production platform that facilitates the exchange of information, media-making resources, equipment and technical skills among trans and/or racialised cultural producers to support efforts in building creative and economic autonomy so that we can reclaim self-determined representation in media and history https://www.instagram.com/ilzilu/ https://www.instagram.com/imgnrybx/

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