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67 - Whose Rules Are They Anyway? From Sociology to Robotics with Jenny Huch
Whose Rules Are They Anyway? From Sociology to Robotics with Jenny Huch
What happens when you stop accepting the rules around you and start asking who created them in the first place?
In this episode of She Talks Tech, Hlulani sits down with Jenny Huch, a sociologist and researcher working at the intersection of people, technology and robotics.
Jenny shares her unconventional journey from sociology and international fieldwork to researching human-robot interaction, and why understanding people is just as important as understanding the technology we build.
In this episode:
How questioning gender expectations sparked Jenny’s interest in sociology
Her unexpected journey from sociology into robotics
The experience in Zanzibar that changed how she thinks about technology
Why good technology can fail when we ignore social realities
What happens when humans begin treating robots like colleagues
Trust, competition and connection between workers and robots
Questioning privilege and the idea of bringing “solutions” into communities
Breaking away from the expected career path
Entering tech without a traditional technical background
Trusting your inner compass and following your curiosity
Plus: Jenny reads a beautiful letter to her 10-year-old self about questioning the rules, creating your own path and why curiosity can take you further than certainty.
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10 Sept 2026
66 - Keep That Courage: Sewagodimo Matlapeng on Self-Taught Coding, Big Tech, and Career Pivots
Episode 66: Keep That Courage — Sewagodimo Matlapeng on Self-Taught Coding, Big Tech, and Career Pivots
Sewagodimo taught herself to code at 16 in Rustenburg, before she'd even learned to use Microsoft Word
Her path went from South African startups to Meta in Ireland, then into machine learning
She talks about being the only woman in the room, pivoting careers even when it meant moving backward, and unlearning the idea that good work speaks for itself
She closes with a letter to her ten-year-old self, a signature of every episode
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27 Aug 2026
Emerging Tech Voice Ep.13: Everyone Was a Beginner at Some Point - Joan Wanzetse
Emerging Tech Voice Ep.13: Everyone Was a Beginner at Some Point - Joan Wanzetse
In this episode, Hlulani sits down solo with Joan Wanzetse, who pivoted from architecture into data science and tech, for a conversation on starting over, feeling behind, and staying resilient.
In this episode, we cover:
Growing up creative and torn between music, fashion, art, and a love for math
Studying architecture, then leaving after studio critique culture took a toll on her confidence
Pivoting to applied mathematics, where she found she thrives when art and analytical work stay separate rather than merged
The overwhelm of her first data science bootcamp session, and learning to sit with not knowing
Balancing her days between running her art studio and building tech skills and projects
Navigating a competitive, saturated Kenyan tech job market while still job hunting
Leaning on her sisters, Gertie Sheshe and Cynthia, both already in tech, for support and perspective
Why she now wants to explore AI and machine learning, especially at the intersection with the creative industry
Her closing advice: don't compare your journey to anyone else's
Connect with Joan and see her art at @zee1zeth_studio on Instagram and TikTok.
Hear from Joan's sister Gertie Sheshe in her own episode here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/68MSArs3C8j8x3EisClU5Y (https://open.spotify.com/episode/68MSArs3C8j8x3EisClU5Y)
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