Podcast: Busy being born

#20: Inspirations and Appreciations – The Busy Being Born team on the journey so far

In this episode the whole team sits to chat, recap and check in. Mariah and Abu join Kamande and Kigondu in sharing their highlights, lessons and moments from the first season. You finally get to hear the voices behind production management and sound eng…

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#19: Mufasa the Poet – On Poetry, Purpose, Dreaming and Daring in plateaus.

In this episode the duo host the powerhouse that is Mufasa; a Kenyan performing artist and author. Exploring deep and close to heart experiences that formed and deformed him in various ways, to lighter stories with laughs and that possibly feature letter…

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#18: Movement towards Harmony – Greenman Muleh Mbillo on Alignment, Consciousness and the Cessation of Suffering

In this episode the duo host the intriguing Greenman M. Mbillo and he shares profound lessons from his curiosities, studies and experiences with an influence of ancient, asclepian and African healing practices and beyond. Besides stories from his childh…

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#17: Ndeithi Kariuki on Fine Arts, transitions and the Human Spirit.

In this episode the host duo have a chat with Kenyan multi dimensional artist Ndeithi Kariuki. Their conversation picks from analysis of African leadership both past and present, freedom fighters, founding fathers and fallacies from history, to celebrati…

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#16: The beauty of building Arks – Cindy Ogana on the Arts, media and self value.

In this episode the duo hosts Cindy Ogana and she heartily shares her journey in media and self growth. They explore lessons from love, funks and faith. They talk humility, healing, emceeing, car seat anchor, Larry Madowo’s big heart, Campus days, theatr…

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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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