Afracanah

Our season finale! After months of interviews, the girl children share what this unexpected COVID season has brought them. And phew, the growth! 0:24

Meet Kitso Lemo, who leads winning teams across East and Southern Africa and is an ally to women in the corporate workplace. 0:29 Kitso and Nomusa on unpacking the term “ally”, gender dynamics in the workplace, and the myth of women gaining = men losing. 45:30 By Force or By Fire Find Kitso here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kitso-lemo/ Rate and review us: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/afracanah/id1147836946#see-all/reviews Branding: Victor Murithi Editing: @mrJazzani

Our season’s penultimate episode! Andia Chakava talks to us about gender lens investing, dealing with bias at work, and becoming the youngest female managing director of a non-family business in Kenya at 30. And Canadian legend Celine Dion. 1:40: The Interview 52:11: By Force or By Fire 1:00:48: Our appeal! How to find Andia: Website: https://andiachakava.com/contact/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/achakava Please remember to like/rate us on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen! Thank you. Editing: Moses Sospeter Branding: Victor Murithi
 Intro music composed and performed by AVByte, as heard on "Honest Trailers - The Lion King" www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFtBjc1dz7w

Meet Amos Mutiga, who uses his YouTube channel Papa Bear Kenya to talk fatherhood, feminism, and more with fellow fathers. 0:21 Amos and Adedana on men not liking women driving past them (among other topics of course) 48:31 By Force or By Fire How to find Amos: Papa Bear Kenya on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCy1z9eHerNKUuG1wQN9NClw Papa Bear Kenya on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PapaBearKenya/about/ Amos’ social media: @mmutiga on on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter Send him an email: mmutiga@gmail.com Branding: Victor Murithi
 Editing: Moses Sospeter Intro music composed and performed by AVByte, as heard on "Honest Trailers - The Lion King" www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFtBjc1dz7w

Your fav Gemini and Scorpio interview Abba Kidenda and discuss writing cheques to the NRA to accomplish your comic book goals, daddy issues, caffeine and a whole lot of anxiety.  
 0:42 Abba Kidenda Interview 1:00:14  by Force or by Fire 
 Abba Anxiety:  https://www.instagram.com/abbaanxiety Abba's Twitter: https://www.instagram.com/abbarunga Abba's Insta: https://twitter.com/abbakidenda
 Lava Latte: https://lavalatte.com Branding: Victor Murithi 
Editing: @mrJazzani Intro music composed and performed by AVByte, as heard on "Honest Trailers - The Lion King" www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFtBjc1dz7w

This episode is for you Black Folks! With everything going on regarding anti-Black racism (at home and in the diaspora), your favourite girl children wanted to give you a throwback episode that reinforces Black Joy. We cover “lavender if you nasty”, loafers and cable knit for city folk as well as World Cup Tinder Gold. #BlackLivesMatter #BlackJoy ————Recorded August 2018 ———— 0:50 Ketchup 7:35 The World Cup: Gratitude, Happiness & Rooting for the Underdogs 32:05 Revisiting the Kids Questions 34:45 Africa Rising 42:00 Africa *still* Rising 54:50 Proverb of the Week, Week, Week Branding: Victor Murithi
 Editing: @mrJazzani Intro music composed and performed by AVByte, as heard on "Honest Trailers - The Lion King" www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFtBjc1dz7w

Epidemiologist Sandra Mudhune joins us to talk, you guessed it, COVID-19. Listen on to find out more about African excellence in the response (and some Africa stilllllll rising), how we’re actually living through TWO pandemics at the moment, and why “how would you rate the WHO’s performance?” is actually the wrong question to ask. 0:21 all tings COVID-19 43:27 by Force or by Fire Links to Sandra's work: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19191610/?from_term=mudhune&from_page=3&from_pos=3 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19191612/?from_term=mudhune&from_page=2&from_pos=7 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21599931/?from_term=mudhune&from_page=2&from_pos=1 Notes: 1. MSF= Médecins Sans Frontières a.k.a. Doctors Without Borders 2. Correction: COVID-19 is not sexually transmitted but rather has been found in semen of a small sample size of men studied in China. https://www.healthline.com/health-news/coronavirus-found-in-semen-is-it-sexually-transmitted Branding: Victor Murithi
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On the 1st episode of The Ally Series, Nomusa talks to Tshepo Mosoeu about single-sex schooling, “when are you getting married”, navigating difficult conversations with people who identify as women and holding your boys accountable. Welcome to the Ally Series! 0:21 Tshepo Mosoeu Interview 42:34 By Force or by Fire You can find Tshepo Mosoeu here: www.instagram.com/tshepomosoeu Branding: Victor Murithi Editing: Moses Sospeter Intro music composed and performed by AVByte, as heard on "Honest Trailers - The Lion King" www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFtBjc1dz7w

Your favourite girl children are breaking the Afracanah glass ceiling. In addition to our regular laughs with boss ladies, we will be interviewing male allies from across the African continent and in the diaspora. Welcome to The Ally Series! Know any male allies we should be interviewing? Drop us an email at askafracanah@gmail.com Branding: Victor Murithi Editing: Moses Sospeter

Elsie Mbugua talks her journey back home, Kenya’s energy future, breaking barriers, and why you should use your newfound free time to become an energy trader. Spoiler alert: this is one of our favorite episodes! 0:29 - Elsie’s bio (she’s accomplished, it’s long, sorry not sorry) 3:08 - Elsie on oil politics/economics, imposter syndrome, and self-care 1:04:35 - by force and by fire! Are you an African woman, or a white dude, who wants to get into the energy sector? Reach out to Elsie at elsie.mbugua@gmail.com. Branding: Victor Murithi Editing: @mrJazzani Intro music composed and performed by AVByte, as heard on "Honest Trailers - The Lion King" www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFtBjc1dz7w -- Nomusa is in South Africa and Adedana is in Kenya - please bear with us as we find the right remote recording platform! Thank you for listening!

— Recorded March 2020— Adedana and Nomusa make a big announcement, share their words and verbs for 2020 and figure out how to long-distance podcast in the time of Corona (we promise the audio quality gets better). 1:29 Adedana’s 2020 8:58 Nomusa’s 2020 19:25 Nomusa’s word for the decade 22:15: Adedana’s verb for the year 28:16 BIG PODCAST ANNOUNCEMENT 28:38 Help us name our upcoming season by emailing us at askafracanah@gmail.com Branding: Victor Murithi Editing: @mrJazzani Intro music composed and performed by AVByte, as heard on "Honest Trailers - The Lion King" www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFtBjc1dz7w

-- Recorded December 2019 -- The girl children review the last year of the decade. 1:14 Adedana’s 2019 20:06 Nomusa’s 2019 43:02 Happy New Year to everyone but Jeff Bezos Branding: Victor Murithi Editing: Moses Sospeter Intro music composed and performed by AVByte, as heard on "Honest Trailers - The Lion King" www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFtBjc1dz7w

————Recorded July 2019 ———— Adedana and Nomusa talk Mzansi, Big Dictator Daughter Energy, Love +, and interview Mukami Kuria, on lace fronts for lawyers. 00:41 - ketchup 17:03 - The main (Part 1): Love languages… and attachment theory 1:21:18 - The main main (Part 2): Mukami Kuria on Lawyer-ing and African Art You can follow Mukami’s work here: https://www.instagram.com/mukami_kuria What’s your love language? Email us askafracanah@gmail.com Branding: Victor Murithi Editing: Halima Gikandi Intro music composed and performed by AVByte, as heard on "Honest Trailers - The Lion King" www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFtBjc1dz7w *Episode 34 References & Resources* Part 1: Love languages… and attachment theory Natalie Lue: The Baggage Reclaim Sessions Podcast https://www.baggagereclaim.co.uk/podcast-ep-145-stage-0-1-of-relationships-the-recruiter-mindset/ Part 2: Mukami Kuria Interivew David Koloane The Bag Factory, Johannesburg, South Africa Penny Siopsis William Kentridge Kettle’s Yard, Cambridge, UK D

——— Recorded May 2019 ——— Adedana and Nomusa talk premium air travel, life being sh&!, #DemThrones, and satanic waterfalls. 2:04 - ketchup 13:03 - Africa rising/ *still* rising 29:29 - The Nyama/Kitfo - Africa Travel 64:26 - the Afracanah proverb of the week week week Sisonke Msimang: “When Achieng met Ellen” https://africasacountry.com/2019/05/when-achieng-met-ellen Name a better sunset?! Email us askafracanah@gmail.com Branding: Victor Murithi Editing: Halima Gikandi Intro music composed and performed by AVByte, as heard on "Honest Trailers - The Lion King" www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFtBjc1dz7w

Adedana and Nomusa talk loneliness, ET302, true crime docs, and discuss the “cultural appropriation” of casting Africans as other Africans. 0:21 ze ketchup 25:24 Africa rising / *still* rising 49:29 an Afracanah film review 1:16:20 the Afracanah proverb of the week week week Alex Macheras’ interview https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=YHJp-4F-4EE And listeners, if you’ve watched “Abducted In Plain Sight” and “Black Earth Rising” OR have thoughts on our miscasting/cultural appropriation chat, PLEASE tweet at us! Branding: Victor Murithi Editing: Halima Gikandi Intro music composed and performed by AVByte, as heard on "Honest Trailers - The Lion King" www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFtBjc1dz7w

The girl children spend some time with journalist and filmmaker Nyasha Kadandara, most recently known for her BBC piece on the sponsor/blesser/sugar daddy phenomenon in Kenya. Listeners, a pro tip for this episode, take a shot every time Nomusa says “the patriarchy.” ;) 0:21 ze ketchup 1:06 Africa rising / *still* rising 10:19 Nyasha!! 58:22 the Afracanah proverb of the week week week Nyasha’s piece: “Sex & The Sugar Daddy” https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-sh/sex_and_the_sugar_daddy Website: https://www.nyashakadandara.com/ Twitter/IG: @MissNyashaK Adedana’s book rec: Talk of the Devil: Encounters with Seven Dictators https://www.theguardian.com/books/2003/jan/18/highereducation.news2 Annnnnnnd Nando’s “Last Dictator” ad for your viewing pleasure!: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ls1VCPoN9GI Branding: Victor Murithi Editing: Halima Gikandi Intro music composed and performed by AVByte, as heard on "Honest Trailers - The Lion King" www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFtBjc1dz7w

—— Recorded January 2019 —— 0:21 the usual randomness 3:55 ketchup.5 14:34 Nairobae

—- Recorded December 2018 —— The girl children look back on the twinkles, trials, and tribulations of 2018. Adedana 1:23 Nomusa’s four quarters 20:20 talk shop 44:59 Branding: Victor Murithi Editing: Halima Gikandi Intro music composed and performed by AVByte, as heard on "Honest Trailers - The Lion King" www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFtBjc1dz7w Funniest FB video ever: https://www.facebook.com/seandbuffington/videos/10209220468291103?s=310830&v=i&sfns=mo

------ Recorded on November 4, 2018 ------ The girl children talk adulthood, anxiety, and boundaries (so basically adulthood). And guest Dr. Asha Jeffers (University of King's College in Nova Scotia, Canada) brings the academic theory to reaspora/double diaspora, migration, immigrant identities, and myths. There's also Annotated Tinder and her diaspora reading list. The ketchup: 3:40 Africa rising / Africa *still* rising: 20:11 Doctah Asha!: 27:47 the Afracanah proverb of the week: 1:46:50 --- Check out Dr. Asha's Annotated Tinder at ashalaughs.tumblr.com How to find Dr. Asha Jeffers: Google her! (no really) Read her short story "The Scar" here: http://thepuritan.sovicreative.com/the-scar Editing: Kaz Branding: Victor Murithi Intro music composed and performed by AVByte, as heard on "Honest Trailers - The Lion King" www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFtBjc1dz7w

Nomusa June can’t feel her face (literally). Adedana is straight chillin. And Tamerra Griffin, *the* East Africa bureau chief for Buzzfeed News, joins the girl children to talk covering Kenya and the region, Nairobi screws, and attending the Africa premiere(!) of “Black Panther.” 0.22 Ze ketchup 18:34 Halp! 20:20 Africa rising / Africa *still* rising 31:20 the one and only Tamerra Griffin! 1:53:51 the Afracanah proverb of the week week week —— Black Panther spoilers at 1:46 and 1:48! —— How to find Tamerra and her work: Twitter/IG: @tamerra_nikol www.buzzfeed.com/TamerraGriffin Check out Tamerra's book and author recommendation here! https://www.newyorker.com/contributors/alexis-okeowo -- You can halp us here - any contribution is appreciated! https://mymookh.com/donations/f/cause/66 -- Editing: Kaz Branding: Victor Murithi