AROBA Podcasts
AROBA Podcasts offer intimate, in-depth discussions about work, life, and society. We aim to inform, entertain, and inspire.
AROBA can refer to several different things:
1. An acronym: A room of Black artists.
2. The @ symbol: In Spanish, "Arroba" is the word for the "@" symbol, which has the same origin as the unit of weight.
3. A unit of weight: In Spanish, Portuguese, and some other languages, "Arroba" is a unit of weight, equivalent to about 25 pounds (11.3 kg) in Spain and 32 pounds (14.5 kg) in Portugal.
4. A carriage: "Araba" (a variant of "Aroba") is a type of carriage, particularly in Turkey and surrounding regions, drawn by horses or oxen.
(əˈrɑːbə ) noun. an Asian carriage, wagon or cart that is drawn by horses or oxen.
AROBA Podcasts
Latest Episodes
Series One: Introduction to Facing Addiction
Written and hosted by documentary filmmaker Lana Lovell, "Facing Addiction" features six episodes. Framed around the grim realities of drug use, the episodes contemplate community, understanding, and the value of helping those who h...
Facing Addiction: Satellites
Cassandra Smith battles a crisis within the Black community where drug overdoses and poisonings are hidden in plain sight. There has been unprecedented overdoses deaths in Toronto in the last year. As a harm reduction special...
Facing Addiction: Substances
"A big part of harm reduction is about the language that we use. You know you don't say that somebody's clean, you say somebody stopped using, because those words are very judgmental. We stay away from words like junkie and addict a...
