Motty Intro

The podcast "Degrees of Pressure" hosted by Omotende Shirotsuneni explores the silent but constant pressure to succeed faced by African immigrants in the UK. It focuses on the experiences of students like Sarah Moturana, who feels the weight of expectations to achieve good grades. The pressure to succeed and fulfill parental expectations is a common theme discussed in the show. Welcome to Degrees of Pressure. I'm Omotende Shirotsuneni. I was born in North London to a Nigerian mum, the kind who taught me how to dream big, but only within the right careers. If you're tired of African immigrants in the UK, this will sound very familiar. Today's show is about the pressure, silent, unspoken, ever-present pressure to succeed, to achieve, to never ever fail. We'll meet students carrying the weight of this pressure and parents trying to pass on survival, one degree at a time. First off is Sarah Moturana. She's a 20-year-old King's College student and she recounts when she started feeling this pressure to succeed, to get good grades at all costs.