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	<description><![CDATA[<p style="font-weight: 400">The awesome foursome is back for a year review! Kamande and Kigondu are joined by their good friends Veronica Waceke and Byron Sitawa for a review of the year that was. The good, the bad, the ugly, the inspirational, the aspirational and the absurd! From the year’s live gigs locally and around the globe to science, sports and beyond the four explore lessons, expansions, contractions and innovations. From Rapcha, Dave Chapelle, Faith Kipyegon, AI, Sanctuary, Watendawili, <em>Must Go</em> and so on, the episode covers observations from the tech ecosystem, entertainment, politics and more. Making room for observations from their paths as well, the quartet reflect on pockets of gratefulness in their individual lives; from Byron’s long drives with wifey, Ceke’s work behind the scenes, Kigondu’s reflections on ease and Kamande’s journey internally. Besides reunions in maandamano, missed opportunities, SHI, shifts, AI implications, our country’s existential crisis, this episode goes in on promising possibilities, purpose, perspective, the power of unity and fully believing and becoming who you really think you are!</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400"> </p>
<p style="font-weight: 400">Links</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400"><a href='https://nairobinews.nation.africa/njugushs-makes-sh6-million-from-his-latest-show/'>Ttnt Njugush</a></li>
<li style="font-weight:400"><a href='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mcY1IWD3JZw&amp;t=1262s'>Njoro wa Uba BBB episode</a></li>
<li style="font-weight:400"><a href='https://busybeingborn.africa/podcast/8-of-petticoats-and-peacocking-success-jacky-vike-on-discipline-humour-and-consistency/'>Jackie vike episode</a></li>
<li style="font-weight:400"><a href='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jTcCqW8JjMM&amp;t=6780s'>Joyce Musoke Episode</a></li>
<li style="font-weight:400"><a href='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hOHwhsNEW5Q&amp;t=6889s'>Ep ya BBB Ythera</a></li>
<li style="font-weight:400"><a href='https://eastleighvoice.co.ke/us%20dollar/100936/analysis-kenyan-shilling-marks-first-year-on-year-gain-in-four-years-in-2024'>What happened to the shilling early 2024?</a></li>
<li style="font-weight:400"><a href='https://nairobilawmonthly.com/this-is-no-song-time-to-appoint-iebc-bosses-is-now/'>On the lateness of IEBC reconstitution</a></li>
<li style="font-weight:400"><a href='https://peoplesdispatch.org/2024/10/24/kenyan-activists-honor-protesters-killed-by-police-on-mashujaa-day/'>Commemoration of Youth lost in the 2024 protests in Kenya</a></li>
<li style="font-weight:400"><a href='https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2021/02/ten-years-later-was-the-arab-spring-a-failure/'>Post Arab Spring observations</a></li>
<li style="font-weight:400">On ‘<a href='https://innairobi.com/2024/09/11/sanctuary-a-theatrical-exploration-of-love-and-ai/'>Sanctuary</a>’ the SciFi play starring Joyce Musoke and Martin Kigondu</li>
<li style="font-weight:400"><a href='https://www.olympics.com/en/news/faith-kipyegon-history-maker-beloved-by-rivals'>Faith Kipyegon shines at the Olympics</a></li>
<li style="font-weight:400"><a href='https://www.the-star.co.ke/news/africa/2024-08-13-letsile-tebogo-sets-foot-on-homeground-to-a-heros-welcome'>Letsile Tebogo</a></li>
<li style="font-weight:400"><a href='https://www.kru.co.ke/kenya-harlequins-crowned-the-2024-driftwood-sevens-champions/'>Kenya Harlequins win 2024</a></li>
<li style="font-weight:400"><a href='https://www.pulsesports.co.ke/rugby/story/kenya-7s-2024-john-okoths-brilliance-world-series-return-paris-olympics-experience-and-%C2%A0co-captains-stand-off-2024123115064501300'>Kenya 7s Rugby 2024 impressive comeback</a></li>
<li style="font-weight:400">More on the <a href='https://www.psychologytoday.com/intl/basics/hedonic-treadmill'>Hedonic treadmill</a></li>
<li style="font-weight:400"><a href='https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/health/amp/living/article/2001508777/2024-in-review-the-year-in-theatre'>State of Kenyan theatre 2024</a></li>
<li style="font-weight:400">More on the <a href='https://myobscurify.com/'>Obscurify App</a></li>
<li style="font-weight:400"><a href='https://africaolympic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/ANOCA_MAGAZINE_PARIS_2024.pdf'>On Africa at the Olympics 2024</a></li>
<li style="font-weight:400"><a href='https://www.pulsesports.co.ke/athletics/story/kenya-triumphs-at-paris-2024-olympics-leading-africas-medal-count-2024081508194188474'>Kenya’s performance at the 2024 Olympics</a></li>
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<p style="font-weight: 400">Books, Movies and Music</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400"><a href='https://www.amazon.com/Wise-Heart-Universal-Teachings-Psychology/dp/0553803476'>Wise Heart</a> – By Jack Kornfield</li>
<li style="font-weight:400"><a href='https://variety.com/2024/tv/global/kenya-sci-fi-series-subterranea-showmax-trailer-1236126503/'>On Subterranea</a> - Kenyan SciFi</li>
<li style="font-weight:400">On <a href='https://apnews.com/article/rapsody-please-dont-cry-f2dec85e48067040ef75a56210302f0a'>Rapsody’s 2024 album</a></li>
<li style="font-weight:400"><a href='https://www.citizen.digital/entertainment/nyashinski-drops-new-ep-to-whom-it-may-concern-n349481'>Nyashinski's new project</a></li>
<li style="font-weight:400"><a href='https://open.spotify.com/album/14E0umxMJDrXssbQ1z7pNE'>Watendawili – Enroute</a></li>
<li style="font-weight:400"><a href='https://collider.com/al-pacino-simone/'>Al Pacino’s film that had foretold of AI and Hollywood strikes S1m0ne</a></li>
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<p style="font-weight: 400"> </p>
<p style="font-weight: 400">Links</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400"><a href='https://nairobinews.nation.africa/njugushs-makes-sh6-million-from-his-latest-show/'>Ttnt Njugush</a></li>
<li style="font-weight:400"><a href='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mcY1IWD3JZw&amp;t=1262s'>Njoro wa Uba BBB episode</a></li>
<li style="font-weight:400"><a href='https://busybeingborn.africa/podcast/8-of-petticoats-and-peacocking-success-jacky-vike-on-discipline-humour-and-consistency/'>Jackie vike episode</a></li>
<li style="font-weight:400"><a href='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jTcCqW8JjMM&amp;t=6780s'>Joyce Musoke Episode</a></li>
<li style="font-weight:400"><a href='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hOHwhsNEW5Q&amp;t=6889s'>Ep ya BBB Ythera</a></li>
<li style="font-weight:400"><a href='https://eastleighvoice.co.ke/us%20dollar/100936/analysis-kenyan-shilling-marks-first-year-on-year-gain-in-four-years-in-2024'>What happened to the shilling early 2024?</a></li>
<li style="font-weight:400"><a href='https://nairobilawmonthly.com/this-is-no-song-time-to-appoint-iebc-bosses-is-now/'>On the lateness of IEBC reconstitution</a></li>
<li style="font-weight:400"><a href='https://peoplesdispatch.org/2024/10/24/kenyan-activists-honor-protesters-killed-by-police-on-mashujaa-day/'>Commemoration of Youth lost in the 2024 protests in Kenya</a></li>
<li style="font-weight:400"><a href='https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2021/02/ten-years-later-was-the-arab-spring-a-failure/'>Post Arab Spring observations</a></li>
<li style="font-weight:400">On ‘<a href='https://innairobi.com/2024/09/11/sanctuary-a-theatrical-exploration-of-love-and-ai/'>Sanctuary</a>’ the SciFi play starring Joyce Musoke and Martin Kigondu</li>
<li style="font-weight:400"><a href='https://www.olympics.com/en/news/faith-kipyegon-history-maker-beloved-by-rivals'>Faith Kipyegon shines at the Olympics</a></li>
<li style="font-weight:400"><a href='https://www.the-star.co.ke/news/africa/2024-08-13-letsile-tebogo-sets-foot-on-homeground-to-a-heros-welcome'>Letsile Tebogo</a></li>
<li style="font-weight:400"><a href='https://www.kru.co.ke/kenya-harlequins-crowned-the-2024-driftwood-sevens-champions/'>Kenya Harlequins win 2024</a></li>
<li style="font-weight:400"><a href='https://www.pulsesports.co.ke/rugby/story/kenya-7s-2024-john-okoths-brilliance-world-series-return-paris-olympics-experience-and-%C2%A0co-captains-stand-off-2024123115064501300'>Kenya 7s Rugby 2024 impressive comeback</a></li>
<li style="font-weight:400">More on the <a href='https://www.psychologytoday.com/intl/basics/hedonic-treadmill'>Hedonic treadmill</a></li>
<li style="font-weight:400"><a href='https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/health/amp/living/article/2001508777/2024-in-review-the-year-in-theatre'>State of Kenyan theatre 2024</a></li>
<li style="font-weight:400">More on the <a href='https://myobscurify.com/'>Obscurify App</a></li>
<li style="font-weight:400"><a href='https://africaolympic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/ANOCA_MAGAZINE_PARIS_2024.pdf'>On Africa at the Olympics 2024</a></li>
<li style="font-weight:400"><a href='https://www.pulsesports.co.ke/athletics/story/kenya-triumphs-at-paris-2024-olympics-leading-africas-medal-count-2024081508194188474'>Kenya’s performance at the 2024 Olympics</a></li>
</ul>
<p style="font-weight: 400">Books, Movies and Music</p>
<ul>
<li style="font-weight:400"><a href='https://www.amazon.com/Wise-Heart-Universal-Teachings-Psychology/dp/0553803476'>Wise Heart</a> – By Jack Kornfield</li>
<li style="font-weight:400"><a href='https://variety.com/2024/tv/global/kenya-sci-fi-series-subterranea-showmax-trailer-1236126503/'>On Subterranea</a> - Kenyan SciFi</li>
<li style="font-weight:400">On <a href='https://apnews.com/article/rapsody-please-dont-cry-f2dec85e48067040ef75a56210302f0a'>Rapsody’s 2024 album</a></li>
<li style="font-weight:400"><a href='https://www.citizen.digital/entertainment/nyashinski-drops-new-ep-to-whom-it-may-concern-n349481'>Nyashinski's new project</a></li>
<li style="font-weight:400"><a href='https://open.spotify.com/album/14E0umxMJDrXssbQ1z7pNE'>Watendawili – Enroute</a></li>
<li style="font-weight:400"><a href='https://collider.com/al-pacino-simone/'>Al Pacino’s film that had foretold of AI and Hollywood strikes S1m0ne</a></li>
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Links

Ttnt Njugush
Njoro wa Uba BBB episode
Jackie vike episode
Joyce Musoke Episode
Ep ya BBB Ythera
What happened to the shilling early 2024?
On the lateness of IEBC reconstitution
Commemoration of Youth lost in the 2024 protests in Kenya
Post Arab Spring observations
On ‘Sanctuary’ the SciFi play starring Joyce Musoke and Martin Kigondu
Faith Kipyegon shines at the Olympics
Letsile Tebogo
Kenya Harlequins win 2024
Kenya 7s Rugby 2024 impressive comeback
More on the Hedonic treadmill
State of Kenyan theatre 2024
More on the Obscurify App
On Africa at the Olympics 2024
Kenya’s performance at the 2024 Olympics

Books, Movies and Music

Wise Heart – By Jack Kornfield
On Subterranea - Kenyan SciFi
On Rapsody’s 2024 album
Nyashinski's new project
Watendawili – Enroute
Al Pacino’s film that had foretold of AI and Hollywood strikes S1m0ne]]></itunes:summary>
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