Nipe Story: Recent Episodes
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Nipe Story (Tell Me A Story) is a fortnightly Kenyan podcast that gives a voice to written short stories. This podcast is hosted by Kevin Mwachiro. @kevmwachiro Karibu! Welcome.
Leonard Mambo Mbotela (29 May 1940 - February 7 2025) was a household name in Kenya thanks to his career as broadcaster. This special episode is tribute to an uncle and a radio legend who was loved and admired by many.
Revolution occurs at the most unlikely time, in the most unexpected way, and brings together the most unlikely characters.
Two bodies mourn one body, and in this place of grief, a new love is sown.Music courtesy of Freesounds.org
Lawson's corner store has had unwelcome visitors, which has worried him. Who can he turn to for help?
It started with a simple hello on a Thursday night at a live music gig in the capital city, Nairobi. What could possibly go wrong, for this is love?
"There is a Ne’anoaya in all of us; whether it acts monsterlike depends on situatedness. There are no known cures or effective remedies for removing or vanquishing one’s Ne’anoaya..." Are you keen to discover what the Ne'anoaya is?
They say music is the universal language of love, and nothing could be further from the truth as depicted by two young lovers from Mtama Road in the suburb of Parklands, in the city of Nairobi, Kenya.
A story about the unpredictability of family dynamics and friendships during one of Kenya's landmark years.Music clip: Gidi Gidi and Maji Maji - Unbwogable.
Nandwa lived a simple life that not many understood, but it was hers. Then enter Chemaiyo, her cleaning lady...
Remember the proverb, 'Until lions have their own historians, tales of the hunt shall always glorify the hunter.' Here's an episode that brings this proverb to life.
A gripping tale of what it feels like to hide who you are and the energy it takes to keep a mask on to feel safe.
A quartet of four high school friends have their lives turned around when one of them goes after freedom.
We probably all have come across a Shakewell in our lives. The smooth talker, the guy who always knows about a good deal and is always up to make a quick buck or two. That buck usually comes at your expense. The question is, is there any good in them?
After the Credits Roll is inspired by the documentary film I Am Samuel - the true story of Samuel Imbaya, a Kenyan man torn between duty to his family and honesty about his sexuality and identity.
After the Credits Roll is an original production by We are not the machine Ltd. Visit www.watchiamsamuel.org to learn about the true story behind this audio drama.
Mweni had fled to the war front to find peace in the midst of chaos, only to find out that nothing is fair in love and war.
A flight from Cape Town to Dublin disappears somewhere over Zimbabwe. On it are two passengers trying to connect with their respective pasts. One is hoping for love while the other is hoping for home.
Love doesn't always come easy, and when it does come you have to fight for it to make sure you don't lose it. Though one thing is for sure, love wins.
When a right of passage gets you thinking about who you indeed are and makes you question adulting.
A surreal tale from Zimbabwe that makes you realise that only once you are on the other side do you get a much better view of life.
Adanna Okoro is her name, she is a beautiful woman with a past. A past that is tied to a family tragedy that changed her home. And yet there is her own story, one she cannot share publicly. And then there is Okechukwu, our eyes into Adanna, the Okoros and life and how it can change unexpectedly.
Louis Njoroge has his intentions in the right place, but sadly he is surrounded by colleagues who have no intention of doing right.
It's the time of the year again for medical student Ayo as decisions, ghosts and memories descend on her. So how will she handle this heavy dose of adulting?
Kenya 2035. The location is Lang’ata Women’s Prison, where a prayer turned confession takes the country and a whole new trajectory.
This story takes us from Cape Town to Kisoro, Uganda as Binyavanga Wainaina finds his way back home.
Two childhood friends reunite as women in the city and discover that Nairobi is not an easy city to crack.
This is not any other day for Sarah Obama, it is fraught with memories, that she is trying to suppress, but the world around her will not give her peace.
Selo finds himself away from his home country Lesotho in a little provincial town in South Africa. He is growing into himself, but his heart is taking him to interesting places.
A woman's tale of longing. Her taste for desire, a yearning for love but more than anything her cry for freedom.
Once upon a time, in primary school somewhere in Kenya, there were Fidelis, Morgan, Karim, Koni and Davies...
It's not just birds who need to spread their wings. This personal story from #Nigeria is taken from the forthcoming anthology, Wedged between Man and God.
Kibor's tender soul can't let go of his neighbourhood Donholm and his regular commute hasn't made things any easier for him.
Makeba was given a large name by her parents. But her grandmother had other plans for her.
We all have a story. We all have a past. Some of us don't have the luxury of being fully free from our stories.
Hello! Hello! Do you know who is on the other side of the phone call? Desire is strange thing especially when it gets the better of you.
Miracles come around in the most interesting way bringing along with them, new strength.
There is always that relative who makes you look at the world differently. That was one who despite the stares and sneers, chooses to be themself. Someone like Aunty Penzi.
Set in a school in rural Bostwana that is surrounded by a sea of sand, say hello to life and its mysteries.
Ayanda and Tendai are both lucky to get a second chance at life and love. But life, who can predict it?
A story on two taxi rides that evoke memories within a taxi driver who's been trying to forget his past.
Journey back in time to a Nairobi that ran on a different rhythm. To a neighbour in Eastlands and into a home filled with laughter, and lots and lots of memories.
An unlikely pairing takes place when two struggling souls find each other in the other.
This is the second of two special episodes featuring reflections of the Covid-19 pandemic from artists, creatives, and thinkers.
This is the first of two special episodes featuring reflections of the Covid-19 pandemic from artists, creatives, and thinkers.
A story about two brothers who love and hate one another, but when you throw Rebecca into the mix...
A story set in Malawi of two women and Mother Nature's plans for their respective destinies.
Music featured by Simon Shabantu Kahama and Musonga Mwango, courtesy of https://freemusicarchive.org
Where do goats go when they die? Where does the world go when it rains? What's your favourite flower? This is a story of love and loss that blurs so many lines.
The journey to freedom has many hurdles. It will come with its scars, but once you get there you might find yourself laughing the pain away.
A story of dreams born in the most unlikely of places and a story of a journey of survival fueled by dreams.
A story set in the informal settlement of Dandora, where second chances get numbered too.
A story on forbidden love, identity and belonging that is told from a world where food is the antidote.
It was an ordinary night, in a less than an ordinary neighbourhood, until the whistles went off.
Our first Kiswahili episode in remembrance of the late Kenyan literary legend, Ken Walibora.
A tribute to the legendary Kiswahili literature icon, Professor Ken Walibora.
Read more at: https://www.theelephant.info/reflections/2020/04/23/ken-walibora-the-giant-on-whose-shoulders-i-stood/ The Elephant - Speaking truth to power.
"You ask what they felt. You ask if they felt at all. You ask such impossible questions."
When the comrades of the University of Nairobi take to the streets, nothing gets in their way. Well, almost nothing.
This essay is also described as the lost chapter, that never made it to the book, One Day I Will Write About This Place.
Rabid is in action at his sell-out concert and three friends are having a time of their life, but there is more than excitement in the air.
The island of Zanzibar was the centre of the East African slave trade. Are you brave enough to delve into its past?
For Binya: “Even if he will be known most outside the literary world for his hair and his style, as a radical who dared to be different. He will be remembered by many for his great spirit, his bravery, his outspoken-ness. But most of all he needs to be remembered for the writing. “
Set in the Uganda capital, Kampala, a young unemployed man discovers just how 'man-eat-man' the world is.
Set in the tea-growing region of Kenya, meetTapranich an elderly woman who's chai will leave you with more than after taste.
From the very beginning, you will be confronted with an encounter that takes you on a journey of human trafficking, prostitution and fraud.
Turkanas Can't Be Gay is the story of Brizan, a young man from northern Kenya who was caught between fulfilling familial and cultural obligations and accepting his sexuality.
Originally published in Kiswahili in 1934, this translated extract tells of the perilous journey to the East African coast endured by captured slaves from Malawi.
Kenyan writer Binyavanga Wainaina's work confronts the outdated Western clichés of 'Africa' and 'African Literature'.
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