Every teenager has a story. We just sit down and listen.
Habesha Mic is a conversation show for and about Habesha teenagers — the ones navigating identity, family, and growing up between two cultures, often all at once.
Most shows talk to adults about what teenagers are like. Habesha Mic talks to teenagers directly. Every episode is one honest conversation — no script, no filter — with a Habesha teen who has something real to say about their life so far.
Sometimes that's a story about moving countries mid-childhood. Sometimes it's about the quiet distance between what a guest says at home and what they actually feel. Sometimes it's just about figuring out who you are when two cultures are pulling in different directions. We don't go looking for a "big" story — we go looking for an honest one.
Why we started this
Habesha teenagers rarely get a mic pointed at them and a real question asked. Adults talk about "the youth" constantly — rarely to them. Habesha Mic exists to flip that, one conversation at a time, and to give the Habesha community a place to actually hear its own kids.
How an episode comes together
Guests are nominated by people who know them — a friend, a sibling, a teacher, sometimes themselves. If a nominated guest is under 18, we always start by talking to a parent or guardian before anything else happens, so everyone understands what being on the show involves and is comfortable with it.
Growing up Habesha
What it's like navigating two cultures at once — at home, at school, and everywhere in between.
What isn't always said
The conversations happening — and not happening — between Habesha teens and their families.
The turning points
The moments, hard or small, that changed how a guest sees themselves and where they're headed.