The Newcomers Podcast
by Dozie Anyaegbunam | Exploring the Canadian Immigrant Experience
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- 🇨🇦CA · Places & Travel#36100K to 300K
- 🇳🇬NG · Places & Travel#4310K to 30K
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33K to 99K🎙 Daily cadence·154 episodes·Last published yesterday - Monthly Reach
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61K to 182K
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E157: Leah Mitchell and Lindsay Rubeniuk on the job hunting strategy that works for rural Canada
May 15, 2026
1h 00m 52s
E156: Vaishali Gauba mostly belongs
May 7, 2026
43m 45s
E155: John Hetherington and Caitlin White on why you can't take anything for granted as an immigrant
May 1, 2026
1h 05m 57s
E154: Niki Wagh names the pressure immigrants never talk about
Apr 24, 2026
1h 00m 49s
E153: Luki Danukarjanto says the hiring bar has moved. And most Canadian immigrants don't know this yet.
Apr 17, 2026
48m 55s
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| Date | Episode | Description | Length | ||||||
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| 5/15/26 |  E157: Leah Mitchell and Lindsay Rubeniuk on the job hunting strategy that works for rural Canada | In this episode, I'm joined by Leah Mitchell and Lindsay Rubeniuk, who've spent years working with newcomers building lives in rural Manitoba and co-hosts of the Move Rural Canada podcast. If you're thinking of moving to Rural Canada, the advice you've... | 1h 00m 52s | ||||||
| 5/7/26 |  E156: Vaishali Gauba mostly belongs | In this episode, I am speaking with Vaishali Gauba, who moved from India to the US to study journalism, worked her way to CBS News and the Stephen Colbert Show, then watched her plans change. She moved back to India, became an on-air journalist at an i... | 43m 45s | ||||||
| 5/1/26 |  E155: John Hetherington and Caitlin White on why you can't take anything for granted as an immigrant | In this episode, I'm speaking with John Hetherington, who moved from England to Canada 20 years ago, and his niece Caitlin White, who landed a few months ago. I think I've said this before, but immigration is like brute force midlife crisis. You do not... | 1h 05m 57s | ||||||
| 4/24/26 |  E154: Niki Wagh names the pressure immigrants never talk about | In this episode, I am speaking with Niki Wagh, an educator who's done some great work on naming what the immigrant life feels like. Niki and I explore something we immigrants feel but seem to avoid naming, that is the relentless pressure to over-perfor... | 1h 00m 49s | ||||||
| 4/17/26 |  E153: Luki Danukarjanto says the hiring bar has moved. And most Canadian immigrants don't know this yet. | In this episode, I am speaking to Luki Danukarjanto, a soft skills coach who spent over 12 years at Deloitte before leaving to do what he calls the more meaningful work. The rise and rise of AI means the bar for getting hired has gone to the stratosphe... | 48m 55s | ||||||
| 4/10/26 |  E152: Jonathan Oldman believes we need a bigger conversation about Canadian immigration | Note: This conversation was recorded on February 13, 2025. Some policy announcements, including changes to settlement sector funding, have been made since the recording. The themes and principles discussed remain relevant. ---------- In this episode, I... | 1h 05m 47s | ||||||
| 4/3/26 |  E151: Victor Neagu on why we can't normalize underachievement | In this episode, I'm speaking with Victor Neagu, a policy analyst who spent years working in international development across Africa, Asia, and South America before permanently moving to Canada in 2018. This conversation was an opportunity to explore s... | 54m 16s | ||||||
| 3/26/26 |  E150: David Campbell understands why our immigration policy can't work for Atlantic Canada | In the 150th episode (whew), I am speaking with David Campbell, formerly Chief Economist with the New Brunswick Jobs Board Secretariat and President of Jupia Consultants Inc, an industry research and economic development consulting firm. The big questi... | 1h 11m 15s | ||||||
| 3/19/26 |  E149: Mo Altaqatqa on the skill that separates the newcomer entrepreneurs who win from those who don't | In today's episode, I'm speaking to Mo Altaqatqa, Senior Business Development Manager at Futurpreneur. Mo grew up in Jordan, left in 2011, lived in Saudi Arabia, Dubai, and Ukraine before moving to Canada. He's been working with entrepreneurs for over ... | 43m 04s | ||||||
| 3/12/26 |  E148: Bontu Galataa on the biggest mistake loads of newcomer entrepreneurs make | In today's episode, I am chatting with Bontu Galataa, an entrepreneurship ecosystem strategist and Founder of Sayyoo Consulting, a social impact business consultancy about the mistakes immigrant entrepreneurs make and more. Bontu has met and still meet... | 46m 14s | ||||||
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| 3/6/26 |  E147: Emmanuel Ahiafor says Ghana is still home. He just doesn't fit there anymore. | In this episode, I'm speaking with Emmanuel Ahiafor, who started travelling solo to Russia in his first year of university, visited over 15 countries, moved to Budapest because of a song, and now lives in New Brunswick with his family. When I asked him... | 46m 43s | ||||||
| 2/27/26 |  E146: Busayo Disu thinks the society has to meet the immigrants halfway | In today's episode, I'm speaking with Busayo Disu, a pharmacist turned intercultural communication advocate who moved from Nigeria to Sherwood Park, Alberta in 2019. Since that time, she's launched the African Society of Strathcona County, written a ch... | 1h 08m 56s | ||||||
| 2/19/26 |  E145: Abdullah Sharief thinks Canada's risk aversion could be costly in the long-term | In today's episode, I'm speaking with Abdullah Sharief, Co-Founder and CMO of Panda Hub, North America's leading mobile car detailing platform. Abdullah studied medicine in Turkey, came to Canada in 2018, and has gone on to build arguably Canada's bigg... | 47m 49s | ||||||
| 2/13/26 |  E144: Maria Kamila González knows the real reason you can't save money | In today's episode, I'm speaking with Maria Kamila González, the co-founder of Finanzo, a non-profit organization in Toronto that believes in making newcomers financially aware and has impacted the lives of 100,000 immigrants in the US and Canada. Mari... | 53m 15s | ||||||
| 2/6/26 |  E143: Mustafa Ansari thinks the public image problem of skilled trades is costing Canada | In today's episode, I'm chatting with Mustafa Ansari, Director of Marketing of Toronto Business Development Centre (TBDC), who's made it a personal mission to get more immigrants into trucking and the skilled trades. Mustafa moved from Pakistan to Cana... | 32m 41s | ||||||
| 1/30/26 |  E142: Diana Palmerín Velasco on resetting the Canadian immigration conversation | In today's episode, I'm talking with Diana Palmerín Velasco of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce about how we go about rebuilding trust in Canada's immigration system. Diana moved to Canada in 2011 with all the credentials you'd think would make settlin... | 56m 33s | ||||||
| 1/23/26 |  E141: Ruairi Spillane wants you to stop treating job hunting like Bingo | In today's episode, I'm talking to the brilliant and straight-shooting Ruairi Spillane, who runs Moving2Canada and Outpost Recruitment. Ruairi is one of the OGs when it comes to helping newcomers move to Canada, find jobs, and settle in nicely. So he w... | 1h 25m 37s | ||||||
| 1/21/26 |  E140: Rodrigo Cotrim de Carvalho is trying to understand what's wrong with him | In our first episode of 2026, I'm speaking with Rodrigo Cotrim de Carvalho, a Brazilian food researcher and educator who left Rio de Janeiro for Ottawa, Canada, through the now shuttered Startup Visa program. There's a lot to reflect on here, folks. Bu... | 55m 00s | ||||||
| 12/19/25 |  E139: Deanna Okun-Nachoff knows what's missing from Canada's immigration discourse | In the last episode of 2025, I’m chatting with Deanna Okun-Nachoff, an immigration lawyer and host of the Borderlines Podcast, about where Canada’s immigration system stands six months into the Carney government. Any sense of accountability on the part... | 1h 09m 44s | ||||||
| 12/12/25 |  E138: Aashrit Parvangada on why immigrants should stop chasing acceptance | In this episode, I’m speaking with Aashrit Parvangada, a historical nerd based in Berlin, and one of the best folks to chat with about geopolitics, nationalism, and immigration. I must say this was a sobering conversation, but also an enlightening one ... | 1h 17m 52s | ||||||
| 12/6/25 |  E137: Rania Younes understands migratory grief better than most | In this episode, I’m chatting with Rania Younes, who grew up as a third-culture kid in Kuwait, attended the American University in Cairo, and built a career in Dubai before ultimately settling in Canada. When Rania’s family moved to Canada, she had to ... | 1h 46m 55s | ||||||
| 12/5/25 |  E136: Dapo Bankole dreamed for 19 years. Canada still broke him | In this episode, I’m chatting with Dapo Bankole, a project manager and founder of Mentorfy. His viral TEDx talk, “ The Hidden Struggles and Triumphs of Immigrant Professionals in Canada,” is painfully relevant to loads of immigrants looking to settle i... | 57m 37s | ||||||
| 11/27/25 |  E135: Precious Kolawole has learned how to debug the immigrant mentality | In this episode, I’m chatting with Precious Kolawole, who moved from Nigeria to Canada through the Shopify Dev Degree program, and has also seen her TEDx talk “How coding can change your life-and the world” go viral. There’s a trap that awaits most imm... | 44m 06s | ||||||
| 11/26/25 |  E134: Bryan McInnis knows all about the temptations of the expat bubble | In this episode, I’m speaking with Bryan McInnis, who moved from the United States to Kampala, Uganda with his wife and two daughters. Every immigrant has felt the tension of the pull towards your people as you settle into the new country. The comfort ... | 42m 04s | ||||||
| 11/21/25 |  E133: How do we help immigrants access the hidden job market? Simon Trevarthen has answers | In this episode, I’m speaking with Simon Trevarthen, who leads the Toronto Region Immigrant Employment Council (TRIEC). A big part of their work is helping helping immigrants see their skills through a different lens while helping employers access tale... | 52m 21s | ||||||
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Chart Positions
2 placements across 2 markets.
Chart Positions
2 placements across 2 markets.