On Our Terms with Ismatou Bah
After growing up in a Guinean-Muslim home in Queens, earning scholarships to attend an elite Prep school and New York University, and eventually landing in the world of tech, Ismatou has felt forced to compartmentalize her various identities and life experiences. But as she charges through her 20s, she’s learned that those disparate experiences are the things that render her perspective unique.
So welcome to On Our Terms–the place where those disparate identities converge, convene and come home—featuring your host, Ismatou Bah, the big sister who fucks up so you don’t have to.
Episodes
25 episodes
Mummy...Imma do what I want, whether you like it or not ft. Aminatou | Part 2
Tune into Part 2 with Aminatou (@aminathree). Blossoming sibling dynamics, building a (non-traditional) content career as West African woman with no traditional industry backing, and more funny chit-chat. We kept it cute for Part 1, and all I c...
Mummy...Imma do what I want, whether you like it or not ft. Aminatou | Part 1
Aminatou (@aminathree) pulled up to OOT and….DID. NOT. HOLD. BACK. Growing up (Guinean) Fulani under one of the most conservative strains of Islam, leaving the faith, telling her parents to their faces, and still living under their roof....
Mummy...LET’S TALK DATING AS BLACK MUSLIM WOMEN | Crossover Episode: AITL X OOT | Part 2
PART 2!!! In today’s episode, Ismatou (On Our Terms) and Sofi (Am I Too Loud?!) sat down to finish the conversation from last week on sex, silence, shame, and everything Black Muslim women were never supposed to say out loud. In this part 2, we...
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Mummy…LET’S TALK ABOUT SEX AS BLACK MUSLIM WOMEN | Crossover Episode: AITL X OOT | Part 1
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 ...
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Mummy...I guess Islam was born in me?
For our "Welcome Back & Back to STAY" episode, Ismatou is opening up about Ramadan on her own, returning to her faith with her eyes wide open, and building On Our Terms from scratch as a one-woman show. From unprofessional NYC creatives ...
Mummy...I'm a young, hot Muslim divorcée ft. Ndeye Peinda
Ismatou sits down with Ndeye Peinda. Ndeye is a Senegalese-American beauty, plus size fashion and lifestyle creator known for her bold style and confident presence. Blending fashion-forward looks, beauty tutorials, and relatable storytelling to...
Mummy...I'm STILL not coming home for Thanksgiving ft. Arewá Basit
Reintroducing an episode that was ahead of its time, this is a conversation with Arewá Basit. A multihyphenate non-binary trans-femme based in Brooklyn. Basit is a performance artist who uses all mediums to put on for the black femmes. I ...
Mummy…Why are they getting off at Broadway-Junction? ft. AnaykaShe
Ismatou sits down with Anayka She, a native New Yorker to discuss the G-word, gentrification. Anayka shares wonderful insights about the New York City cultural landscape as a full time influencer. Her vibrant personality clearly shines through ...
Mummy…I’m a Sneaky West African Girl
For our “Welcome Back” episode, Ismatou is breaking free from superstitions as she dives deeper into her faith. Refusing to be nonchalant she is vowing to share more of her personality, in hopes of cultivating this community founded on vulne...
Mummy...This Has Been A YEAR
Ismatou recaps her year on the orange chair, reflecting on the highs, lows, and learnings, and sharing some of her final 2024 takeaways. Book your ZocDoc appointments using our link: zocdoc.com/onourterms
Mummy...I'm Not Coming Home For Thanksgiving ft. Arewà Basit
Arewà Basit and Ismatou sit down to talk all things chosen family, navigating the holidays, living independently of your family's projections and of course--Arewà's experience on the iconic and historical, all-queer season of MTV's Are You ...
Mummy...We're Starting A Podcast ft. Esther Clayton, Cahleb Derry, & Samantha Watson
The full OOT team (Ismatou, Esther, Samantha and Cahleb) break the fourth wall and let you in on what making this podcast was really like, and how their professional and personal journeys with creativity landed them here.Follow us on al...
Mummy...We're Not Friends Anymore ft. Cahleb Derry
Cahleb returns to the pod, this time in the Orange Chair, to discuss all things friendship with Ismatou from adjusting to changes in relationships throughout your 20s and navigating NYC's social scene, to how Ismatou and Cahleb deal with confli...
Mummy...I'm A Professional Finesser ft. Flo Ngala
Ismatou and Flo sit down to talk their respective paths to creativity, finessing your career as a creative, and navigating the tweeters & deleters along the way.Follow us on all socials @onourtermspod and your host Ismatou Bah @uota...
Mummy...I'm SICK of Being Perfect ft. Eni Popoola
Ismatou and Eni take the couch to talk beauty and brains, the pressure on Black women to be “perfect,” desirability, dating expectations, and more.Follow us on all socials @onourtermspod and your host Ismatou Bah @uotamsi on IG....
Mummy... I'm Fulani and Gay ft. Amadou Bah
Ismatou and Amadou sit down to chat queerness in Fulani culture, coming out, and navigating cultural/social dynamics while showing up as your authentic self.Follow us on all socials @onourtermspod and your host Ismatou Bah @uotamsi on I...
Mummy...I'm Bawld AF!
Ismatou sits down solo to talk about her new hair, dealing with body changes, divesting from the male gaze, and the dramatic story of the day she cut it all off! Next time you need a doctor appointment make sure to check out our sponsor...
Mummy...The Girls Are Polyamorous ft. Jasiel Lampkin & Skylar-Bree Takyi
Ismatou, Skylar, & Jasiel sit down and chat all things polyamory - from polyamory in media to polyamory in practice and everything in between.Follow us on all socials @onourtermspod and your host Ismatou Bah @uotamsi on IG.Y...
Mummy...I Hate Men ft. Skylar Bree-Takyi
Bestfriends-in-law Ismatou and Skylar get into all things misandry including disappointment in men, colorism, weaponization of therapy language, tricking niggas, getting a lick vs. finding a partner, and more. Follow us on all soci...
Mummy...Why Do The Black Boys Fit In More Than Me ft. Nadir Pearson
Ismatou and Nadir talk gender and racial dynamics in boarding school, the difference in experiences of Black men and Black women in predominantly white spaces, and their perspectives on it all then and now.Follow us on all socials @onou...
Mummy...I'm A Pornstar ft. Addis Fouché
Ismatou and Addis get into demystifying sex work, humanizing sex workers, and how to tell your Caribbean parents that you do porn.Follow us on all socials @onourtermspod and your host Ismatou Bah @uotamsi on IG.You can find Addi...
Mummy...I Swear To GOD I'm Muslim ft. Fatou Barry
Ismatou and Fatou sit down to chat all things Islam from their Fulani Muslim upbringings to the conflation of religion and culture and more. Follow us on all socials @onourtermspod and your host Ismatou Bah @uotamsi on IG.You can find F...
Mummy...I'm Mentally Ill ft. Jendayi Bonds
Ismatou and Jendayi sit down to talk all things mental health from their upbringings, finding the right therapist, getting medicated, and more.Follow us on all socials @onourtermspod and your host Ismatou Bah @uotamsi on IGYou c...
Mummy… Black Excellence Is Corny AF ft. Cahleb Derry
Ismatou and Cahleb sit down to chat about the phenomenon of “Black Excellence.” They get into their own journeys towards Black Excellence, their critiques of it, and why its ultimately corny. Follow us on all socials @