Richard Yidana Show: Slang and Cultural Expressions

Expression	Approx. time	Explanation
(start)	6:40
political prisoner	7:50	someone who is put in prison for being against another political leader and not against the law
swept up	8:00	to be taken against one’s will by a large, powerful force.  In this case, Richard’s father was swept up and sent to prison when the government of the country changed suddenly.
C.I.D.	8:15	Criminal Investigation Department
Amnesty International	8:26	a non-governmental organization which speaks up against human rights abuses across the globe.  In the case of Richard’s father, Amnesty International worked behind the scenes to free him a dozen years after he was imprisoned. http://www.amnestyusa.org/our-work
moral and social ideals	9:23	the high principles that govern your thinking of human and social behavior
Chimamanda (Ngozi) Adichie	10:00	Nigerian author: http://nyti.ms/12cHGW9
indignant	10:36	upset, insulted
Sub-Saharan Africa	11:18	geographically: the part of Africa south of the Sahara Desert; culturally: the part of Africa that is not predominantly Arab (North Africa)
taken aback	11:39	surprised, shocked, startled
framed by race	11:46	group identity defined by skin color
ethnicity	11:49	group defined by cultural or tribal identity
of late	12:10	very recently
glaring	12:16	strongly obvious, impossible to miss
albeit	12:24	although
Euro-centric	12:30	based on European standards
conflate	12:48	confuse, mix together
anathema	13:33	very negative thing, something terrible to reject
taboo	13:34	something that is forbidden
phenotype	13:51	the total traits or characteristics of an organism (including its shape, development, chemistry, and behavior)
paradox	14:06	a contradiction, something that exists even though parts of it conflict or do not match
technological metaphors	14:15	making comparisons by using examples of technology
contradictions	15:10	things that conflict or do not match each other
per se	15:29	by itself, alone
Mohammad Mosaddeq	15:46	The democratically elected Prime Minister of Iran from 1951-1953. His government was overthrown by a coup d'état organized by British and American secret operations.
masterminded	15:49	created the plan
play out	16:10	happen, show up, be exhibited
narrative	16:38	story
and the like	16:43	and similar things
outside the box	16:49	beyond traditional thinking, past the usual way of doing things
contentious process	17:00	a way of doing things that has conflict and disagreement
Ghanaian	17:54	from Ghana
biological entity	18:12	life form
ethics, morality	18:18	rules of behavior based on definitions of right and wrong
assimilated	19:02	becoming part of the group, losing original identity
new diaspora	19:22	scattering or dispersing of people from one original area to new areas
poignant story	20:11	moving or heart-warming story
hit it off	20:53	got along, felt connected
the onset	20:57	the beginning
elemental	21:28	core, basic, at the very beginning of one’s elements
(end)	21:52