The Nexus: Recent Episodes
Mbagathi Study Centre
The Nexus podcast is a production of Mbagathi Study Centre, where we tackle the most interesting and challenging issues for students and young professionals, through the experiences of men and women of character, from whom we can learn the true meaning of happiness, success and fulfillment. To find out more about Mbagathi Study Centre and the Nexus, you can visit our website at www.mbagathistudycentre.org
Dr. Lucy Muturi, a clinical psychologist helps us understand the problem of depression in general but specifically among men and high achievers. Most importantly, she helps us figure out what to do to help those suffering from depression.
In this episode we discuss alcohol abuse, how one gets into it, how to overcome it and how to deal with relapses. Below is a link to the book he recommends: Pierced by a sword, by Bud Macfarlane. https://www.amazon.com/Pierced-Sword-Bud-MacFarlane-Jr/dp/0964631601
Mr. Crispin Kinini explains what it takes to start a successful side hustle. He started Sherehe Caterers while working as an MBA program administrator and now it has become his main job. He gives practical tips on how not to jeopardize your current employment, things to learn from your current job, and how to eventually make the switch so that your side hustle becomes your main hustle.
Prepare to listen to something that probably not even your mother has ever told you! In this episode Dr. Beatrice Njeru, a communications expert, helps us (men) figure out what NOT to say to a woman, and how to come across as both charming and respectful. She helps us spot the difference between paying complements and flirting, and other things that a man should or should not say to a woman. Valuable tips for anyone who takes the art of being a gentleman seriously.
In this podcast, Neil Pickering talks about the qualities of true friendship and what goes into building meaningful relationships. With decades of experience in the matter, owing to his work as a director of a residence for University students and young professionals in London, Neil explains how friendships are formed, how to maintain them regardless of a busy work schedule and how to spot and avoid fake friendships. Neil now lives in Singapore and has a network of friends from all over the world. He is involved in many educational projects in Asia, Great Britain and Africa.
Dr. Eugene Breen is a medical doctor and a specialist in psychiatry with over 20 years of experience. He tells us how to handle stress at work and gives practical advice on how to achieve optimum performance without burning out.
In this podcast, Fr. Joe Babendreier explains why it’s so hard to quit porn and how that affects relationships. He also talks about how porn affects men and women differently and finally, he gives both hope and advice on how one can overcome this problem.
Fr. Joe is the author of the best-selling book Spiritual Combat for Beginners and The Faith Explained Today. He’s also written a book on AIDS Education for the Youth, hundreds of articles in various journals and has a weekly column in the Sunday Nation called Sunday Sermon. He has been a priest since 1980, dealing mostly with young men and women from high school to university and young professionals.
In this podcast we question the problem of unmotivated and under-achieving men, the crisis of masculinity and we try to distinguish manliness from male chauvinism. Raymond Mutura is the Director of the Centre for Research on Organizations Work & Family. He is also the president for the Programme for Family Development in Kenya. Heexplains some of the qualities of true manliness and as a father of two daughters, he describes what fathers expect from their daughter’s boyfriends.
In this Nexus podcast, Lennox Yieke talks to us about reading, writing as the art of conversation, and how he turned writing into a career. He is the Corporate Affairs Manager for East Africa at Mars Wrigley and strong writing skills are essential in his line of work which deals mainly with corporate communications, advocacy and public affairs. Today he takes us back in time exploring how his love for writing started, the lessons he picked up and what he thinks young people in Kenya and beyond, interested in writing, can do to unlock their potential.
Dr. Vincent Ogutu is the Vice Chancellor Designate of Strathmore University, with years of experience on teaching people how to find meaning in work. In this podcast, he explains what it means to seek an imperishable crown, and victories that last.
In this short episode, we get practical by answering the question, “how do you turn a talent into a "mad skill" that elevates you and gives you that imperishable crown we heard about in the episode with Dr. Vincent Ogutu.