New Grammar explores how thinkers, innovators, leaders, creatives, among others, have consistently articulated Africa in a language of wholeness through their work and very existence. Through conversations that are both deeply technical and human, the podcast taps into the actual story of African existence - one where agency, brilliance, and wholeness are inherent. The guests include adventurers and builders from every sector, including entrepreneurs, trailblazers, thinkers, creators, artists, innovators, leaders, and athletes - anyone charting new routes and addressing challenges.
We're Just Doing Us
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New Grammar explores how thinkers, innovators, leaders, creatives, among others, have consistently articulated Africa in a language of wholeness through their work and very existence. Through conversations that are both deeply technical and human, the podcast taps into the actual story of African existence - one where agency, brilliance, and wholeness are inherent. The guests include adventurers and builders from every sector, including entrepreneurs, trailblazers, thinkers, creators, artists, innovators, leaders, and athletes - anyone charting new routes and addressing challenges.
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August 2, 2021
#02 Chao Tayiana: History as a Verb
<h1><strong>“History (for me) is a verb: I history, you history, we history.”</strong></h1> <p><strong>- Chao Tayiana</strong></p> <p><br></p> <ul> <li><strong>The railway and how it became more than it was intended</strong></li> <li><strong>How there is a lot of power in understanding what the railway became (an essential part of Kenyan lives) as opposed to just focusing on what it was intended for</strong></li> <li><strong>The railway as a great connector, both in life and death</strong></li> <li><strong>A citizens’ approach to the concept of the Museum and colonialism</strong></li> <li><strong>Why participation is key</strong></li> <li><strong>Re-evaluating the concept of the Museum</strong></li> <li><strong>“I didn’t like the idea of history being taught in a passive way”</strong></li> <li><strong>The cool thing about oral history - once you learn something, it becomes your responsibility.</strong></li> <li><strong>How so much was lost - we need more than 3x the effort it took to destroy African culture/history to recover some of the lost bits</strong></li> <li><strong>What we lost once we put history in glass cases, boxes, and buildings</strong></li> <li><strong>Why building methods that are designed for us is crucial</strong></li> <li><strong>The pipeline during the Mau Mau uprising</strong></li> <li><strong>Origin of the current idea of a museum - institutions that completely excluded Africans</strong></li> <li><strong>Why Europeans took artifacts from Africa</strong></li> <li><strong>How African children related to culture while growing up</strong></li> <li><strong>The experience of having a fellow tribesperson/country person tell you how you are “so African”</strong></li> <li><strong>Tracking the conversation around stolen African artifacts in European museums</strong></li> <li><strong>Changing the articulation/language on African artifacts in European museums - it is critical that we centre Africans in these conversations</strong></li> <li><strong>The sack of Benin city</strong></li> <li><strong>African artifacts in European museums</strong></li> <li><strong>Restitution is much more than objects<br> </strong></li> </ul> <p><strong>Important Links:</strong></p> <p><a href="https://headstronghistorian.com/"><u><strong>Chao Tayiana</strong></u></a></p> <p><a href="https://africandigitalheritage.org/"><u><strong>African Digital Heritage</strong></u></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.museumofbritishcolonialism.org/"><u><strong>Museum of British Colonialism</strong></u></a></p> <p><a href="https://popula.com/2018/10/03/the-train-of-uhuru/"><u><strong>The Train to Uhuru</strong></u></a><strong> by Carey Baraka</strong></p> <p><a href="https://youtu.be/3RXlVr_15JY"><u><strong>Africa’s Looted Art</strong></u></a><strong> - A DW documentary</strong></p>
June 4, 2020
#01 Leo Korir: Consultancy as a Lab
<p>Leo and I talk about the upside to failing, why it is currently "easier" for a math major to master software engineering, the power of your gut, and how the consultancy model is a great way to learn at someone else's cost. </p>
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