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#66: Mohamed Komeja on Rekindled joys, Surviving cancer and the Poetry of life

In the wisdom of an elder sitting and seeing further than the younger ones can while standing, the BBB duo have a chat with Mohamed Komeja. From Taita to Norway, Tingila to Tanzania, University of Nairobi to University of Oslo, Mohamed tenderly handles the questions from the hosts with as much clarity as his memory…

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#15: Patricia Okelo on entrepreneurship, mentorship and partnership in marriage

In this episode the dynamic duo hosts the one and only Patricia Okelo! As they navigate through her youthful memories surrounding her start-up businesses, life in Mombasa, juggling both motherhood and work and following her passions. They get to pick out…

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#14: No guest but nuggets – Stoicism, intersections and frolicking with philosophies

The host duo have another episode by themselves, this time focusing their chat on stoicism and finding calm in the storm. Building off stories of saints and strife, Seneca and St. Augustine, the two share lessons and experiences they’ve employed stoicism…

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#13: Life is a stage – Angela Mwandanda on transitions, performing arts, finding balance and bravery.

In this episode the duo host Angela Mwandanda a.k.a Shinde. She shares lessons from her journey through music and the making of it, being an introverted artist, overcoming shyness, her rendezvous with Shakespeare and the whirlwind that came with the succ…

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#12: The battlefield of the mind – Tony Mochama on tenacity, compartmentalization and sunken places

In this episode, the duo hosts Tony Mochama. They talk – creative writing, mentorship, mental fortitude, nocturnal habits, Binyavanga’s intensity, Chimamanda’s focus, literary networks and spider webs. They highlight Tony’s thoughts and memories around g…

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#11: Excellence embodied – Dr. Shikoh Gitau on Innovation, intentionality, leadership and faith

In this episode the duo hosts the brilliant Dr. Shikoh Gitau (LinkedIn) and the conversation ranges from technology solutions for Africa to the personal too – from routines to matters faith. The episode explores Shikoh’s experiences from creating solutio…

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#10: First Offshoot ‘Kaende Kaende’; On progress, presence and the personal.

In this first ‘offshoot’ the host duo are by themselves. Kamande and Kigondu catch up, review the journey so far, speak on their struggles and interactions with social media and the desire to live in the present. The convo starts off in music and concert…

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#9: Thought Leading and Left leaning – Kingwa Kamencu on identity, alignment and purpose.

In this episode the duo host Kingwa Kamencu and talk shifts in the times and energies, the interaction of the social and the political, the left being in ICU and the obesity of the right – to philosophies around She-Ra (yes, the superheroine), Ubuntu, du…

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