Abiero Unchained: Recent Episodes

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Aflatoon and Abiero share some random thoughts on Islam.

Aflatoon and Abiero go beyond their depths to dissect the ongoing conflict between Hamas and Israel.

Dr Jane Wathuta is the founder and director of the Institute of Family Studies and Ethics at Strathmore University, where she is also the dean of the Law School. Sussie Mutahi is a fellow at the Institute of Family Studies, and also teaches at Strathmore Law School.

We talk about the film series The Chosen, and somehow stay on topic this time.

We discuss the recent failed attempt to amend Kenya's marriage law to allow no-fault divorce.

Djae is a musician and producer.

Mordecai is a musician, music producer and writer.

Raul is the founder and CEO of Questworks (the first native Kenyan EPC - integrated engineering, procurement and construction - contractor), and Beth Mobility, a motorcycle racing brand and dealer.

Aflatoon and Abiero discuss a new National Assembly bill that would legalise no-fault divorce in Kenya.

Pascal Lalah is a comic book creator based in Nairobi. The first installment of his comic book, Arua Chronicles, is out now.

We start off with a conversation about Jason Evert, and end with an exploration of travel opportunities in Africa.

We talk about a recent decision out of the Appeals Court in Kisumu, by which the court ruled that schools compelling students to attend religious services violate the constitution.

Aflatoon and Abiero share their views on the 2023 Supreme Court of Kenya ruling on the right of LGBT advocacy groups to form associations.

Aflatoon and I discuss the books we have read recently and are reading now, and draw wild conclusions from them.

Aflatoon and I discuss the possibility that there is a historical precedent in traditional Africa for an American-style right to bear arms in Kenya and other former European colonies on the continent.

Aflatoon and I talk about the latest goings on in the world of those who run our world.

Constant Cap is an urban planner, and many other things besides.

Here is the link he shared during the conversation: https://naipolitans.or.ke/resources/

Alfred is an education management researcher and lecturer, and a lot besides.

Jotham Njoroge is a an architect, philosophy lecturer and artist.

My sidekick was indisposed, so I'm joined once again by Vincent Kabiru for a wide-ranging conversation

My mysterious sidekick and I are joined by Vincent Kabiru, a common friend, for a wide-ranging conversation.

With a mystery co-host, who'll appear in most episodes going forward, I discuss several topics, including the maritime conflict between Kenya and Somalia.

Phares Kariuki is a cloud migration consultant and former founder of two cloud hosting companies.

Fr Martin Mundia is a priest of the Catholic Church and a member of Opus Dei. He lives in Nairobi, Kenya.

Dr Bernhards Ogutu is a Research Director at the Kenya Medical Research Institute, specialising in clinical research. He is a paediatrician and has a PhD in Pharmacology.

Ayomide Tayo is an entertainment journalist working out of Lagos, Nigeria, for Opera News. He co-hosts the 234 Essential podcast, and was once the co-host of one of Nigeria's first and biggest podcasts, Loose Talk.

Here are some of the resources mentioned in this Episode:

King Leopold's Soliloquy: https://msuweb.montclair.edu/~furrg/i2l/kls.html

A short biography of Prince Nico Mbarga: https://narratively.com/his-biggest-hit-sold-more-copies-than-any-of-the-beatles-so-why-havent-you-heard-of-him/

Daniel Kobimbo is an advocate of the High Court of Kenya. He works for the government, but also writes, sings and knows a tonne about comic books.

PS - I am changing the name of the podcast starting with this episode. The new name is "Abiero on the Loose." I hope you like the new cover art; it took me hours to make!

Abiero is the host of this podcast and a writer.

The study on the possibility of SARS-CoV-2’s spike causing Covid-19 symptoms is here: https://www.salk.edu/news-release/the-novel-coronavirus-spike-protein-plays-additional-key-role-in-illness/

Abiero's email is: hello@mathewabiero.com

Tweet Abiero: twitter.com/mathewabiero/

Carringtone Kinyanjui has two master's degrees, one in astrophysics from the University of Nairobi, and the other in science policy from the University of Manchester. He now works on Machine Learning with the Manchester Policy Group.

I sit down with Ram Ritho to launch this podcast and talk about manhood, books, childhood and many other topics.

Follow these links to access Ram's Guide to Manliness programme:

Telegram: https://t.me/guidetomanliness

WhatsApp: https://chat.whatsapp.com/JXXlV7jBIsd5msPJhZ1BVb