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#75: 2025 Wrap up: Culture Check, Music, AI & the Road to 2026

December 31, 2025
Episode 75
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In this end of year episode, the Busy Being Born crew is joined by Thuita and Monski and reflect on the cultural moments that defined the year 2025. From...

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#74: Beyond Roles: Amwayi Tsuma on Identity, Mindfulness & Compassionate Living

December 22, 2025
Episode 74
 wkamande 01:57:28 0 Comments

In this reflective and grounding conversation, we sit down with Amwayi Tsuma to explore what it means to live beyond fixed identities and social roles. Drawing from personal experience,...

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#73: Grace in the Unfolding: Omondi Ochuka on Gratitude, Grief and Redefining Strength

December 10, 2025
Episode 73
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In this deeply moving conversation, we sit down with Omondi Ochuka: a writer, teacher and author to explore his powerful journey through loss, and the lifelong work of healing. Rooted...

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#72: Finding Home Again: Sylvia Karanja on Migration, Faith & Reconnection

November 11, 2025
Episode 72
 wkamande 01:58:49 Comments Off on #72: Finding Home Again: Sylvia Karanja on Migration, Faith & Reconnection

In this deeply personal and layered episode, the Busy Being Born duo sits down with Sylvia Karanja, founder of Corner 254 and Media Light Agency, to unpack the courage, clarity, and calling behind her return...

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#71: Framing the future: Mark Maina On Skill, Storytelling & Building a Legacy in Film

October 25, 2025
Episode 71
 wkamande 02:09:25 Comments Off on #71: Framing the future: Mark Maina On Skill, Storytelling & Building a Legacy in Film

In this inspiring and insightful episode, the Busy Being Born duo sit down with filmmaker Mark Maina, whose journey from computer science student to award-winning storyteller traces the beautiful intersection of discipline,...

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#70: On Friendship: Money, Marriage & the Meaning of True Connection

September 16, 2025
Episode 70
 Kamande Wambui 01:40:53 Comments Off on #70: On Friendship: Money, Marriage & the Meaning of True Connection

In this rich and layered conversation, the Busy Being Born crew unpack the philosophy, practice, and pitfalls of friendship. Drawing on personal stories, cultural wisdom, and even biblical references, they explore what...

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Kamande Wambui

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The rugby and reggae enthusiast holds masters’ degrees in both Statistics and Computational Intelligence from The University of Nairobi and has published papers in journals and presentations across Africa.

Kigondu Martin

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The filmmaker with an impressive background in theatre might be most notable for his works as a playwright and director but he is also an adept actor, screenwriter and a producer.

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Hosted by the dynamic duo of a techie and an artiste; the podcast highlights personal growth and development by interviewing high performers and subjects of African descent. The hosts – Kamande and Kigondu lay out a canvas for conversations and interviews, the awakened and African, the creative and the technical, the past, the present and the possible. Riding strong on their rendition of the Bob Dylan quote, “If you are not busy being born, you are busy NOT LIVING!”

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