BantuBorn WesternRaised: Recent Episodes
Bantu Born Westrn Raised
The Southern African podcast for the millennial's treading the intricate balance between love for culture and westernization
Join us as we reflect on our journey of fumbling through our first season of BantuBorn WesternRaised. From producing to hosting we've created a platform that reflects our version of Africa. We've incorporated History,Hustle and Human Interaction. With lessons learnt, best believe Season 2 only gets better. Catch us in January 2021 and be on the look out for our social media revamp. Find the full video of this episode on our you.tube channel.
Join us as we talk Tech and innovation with Botswana born, up and coming wiz kid...Thabo Malete. We address the barriers of R&D, building research from academics into a fully fledged career as well as the role of African innovators particularly for the fourth industrial revolution. Summed up "necessity is the mother of invention". Africa wins only when we collaborate instead of compete. Instead of keeping up with the west, our version of innovation is creating solutions for localised problems.
Join us for episode 9 as we kick it with young start up Motswana entrepreneur Thobo Monageng as he talks us through his personal journey in getting his grind together. He speaks on resource accessibility, identifying gaps and opportunities,seeking out capital investments, navigating support systems and the mindset that drives securing the bag. He sums it up in one quote "If you pray for rain,be ready to deal with the mud".This is what the Millennial Southern African hustler looks like.
Part 2 of this season's History's Triumphs&traumas addresses post colonial Zimbabwe...The Liberation of Zimbabwe had its ups from improved education and health facilitation and attempts at better wealth distribution. This has also been the era of sanctions and inflation. Did the rest of the world leave Zimbabwe out in the cold or is leadership to blame for the state of current affairs?Is Pan-Africanism lost on us because we need to please the international powers that be?Join us as we bring a close to the history and evolution of Zimbabwe...
ZimbabweanLivesMatter has been trending to call attention to the atrocities that the people of Zimbabwe have had endure for simply exercising the right to freedom of speech... abductions,violence and a blatant disregard for basic human rights. BantuBorn WesternRaised now presents a collaborative episode with the founder of educational Insta-blog "Never Taught In School" with hopes to build a bridge between the history, evolution and current affairs of Zimbabwe. BantuBorn WesternRaised stands in solidarity with the people of Zimbabwe and chooses to celebrate the triumphs and acknowledge the traumas of this great Southern African nation. Educate Yourself: https://www.worldfinance.com/special-reports/lacking-common-cents-how-zimbabwe-went-from-economic-star-to-financial-basket-case
You've known us as your co-host's...now meet us as best friends as we give you a glimpse into our interpersonal lives. Enjoy the uncensored,unscripted and unplanned conversations between the creators of BBWR...Off the record😏...Welcome to the first edition of BantuBorn WesternRaised's "Ad-libs"... Covid Chronicles Part 1
A Southern African perspective on cultural exchange...Here's to reaching our first milestone episode...🍾🥂 Episode 5 addresses the culture lingo... appropriation, appreciation, assimilation along with identifying the knowledge gaps and platforms to turn love for culture into a hustle...We discuss the influence of mainstream media and acknowledge the cultural exchange between Continental Africans and Africans in the diaspora...it's controversial but the message is clear...Create Don't Appropriate...
An introspective look on love and marriage and it associated pressure amongst the youth of our generations. We welcome our Guest Baba Khao who give us his take as a young married man and the journey that brought him to this point. Book recommendation: The 5 Love Languages: The Secret to Love that Lasts
An honest conversation about the ideas of religion, faith and spirituality with regards to southern Africa And the continent as a whole Vibe Your tribe: Nervous Condition by Tsitsi Dangarembga - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0954702336?ie=UTF8&tag=bantubornwest-20&camp=1789&linkCode=xm2&creativeASIN=0954702336
Guest: Zamo Mbhele https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrbqfqiApObV29vktADq5uA EasyEquities https://bit.ly/2OcUvha Next Episode: I used to know God