Exam season is arguably the most stressful period for most students during the semester. Many must juggle tonnes of information that they have gathered from their various modules, memorise every formula, every quote said by some scholar to stand a chance of getting a good grade. Sometimes, it feels like the weight of the world rests on your shoulders, so how can you get through this awful period with your sanity intact? Listen to find out.

Let me set the scene for you, you are at a party having the time of your life when your favourite song plays on the playlist. Naturally, you and your friends sing the lyrics word for word as you would but wait a minute, someone in the room drops the N-word! Hearing that word come out of the mouth of someone who is not black makes you uncomfortable. “It’s just a song,” You say to yourself, but the damage is already done and your night is ruined. Here is my take on the N-word and its use in society, it's a lot more complicated than it seems, so hold on to your hats!

Learning how to handle your finances is arguably one of the most important skills you will need to acquire as a student. The slippery slope that is life on a student budget is well documented, some might go as far as to say that there is no such thing as financial security as a student. While I agree with that sentiment, there are still steps you can take to ensure that you are spending the money you have wisely and saving as much as possible. I’ll tell you how on this episode.

It’s that time of year, (No not Christmas.) But my birthday, November 26th! This year as I turn 21 years old, I thought that for this episode I would answer five questions in detail given that answering twenty-one would be tedious. So sit back and enjoy this easy going episode on your morning commute, lunch break or evening quiet time.

In a world plagued with politics essays and microeconomics exams, one student will emerge from the horizon to save his grades, get a good degree and teach others how to be their own heroes. But as our hero swoops in, the dark forces that loom in the shadows threaten to stand in his way. It’s up to him to find a way through the shackles of unspeakable evil and pass on the knowledge that he has attained throughout his time on campus. What knowledge you ask? Listen to the episode to find out.

On the 14th of April 2019, the 8th and final season of Game Of Thrones began. This was a day many had anxiously anticipated for months since the release of season 7. Millions of fans all over the world had speculated about what to expect, hundreds of theories and narratives circulated our social groups. The excitement was at a fever pitch and we knew that regardless of whatever happens, this would be the most epic conclusion ever. Sadly for us, we were very wrong. Game Of Thrones season 8 was a massive disappointment story-wise, crumbling under the weight of its own success. Winter came but it did not leave any lasting impressions, instead, it made us long for what could have been.

Personality traits reflect people’s characteristics, how they behave and communicate both physically and emotionally. Usually, we as a society tend to group people into one of two main distinctions, extroverts and introverts. Extroverts are people who are energised when they are surrounded by others, they constantly feed off of social interactions and engagements. Introverts, on the other hand, prefer to spend their time alone to recharge their energy. This does not necessarily mean that they are shy, they just do not crave social interaction like extroverts. Ambiverts are in the middle, we love to socialise but we also like to be left alone on some days. Being a young adult in my early twenties, this can sometimes be a hurdle when trying to juggle social commitments, ill explain further on this episode.

Cancelling someone refers to the act of socially disowning a person, usually a celebrity, for doing or saying something that has been flagged down as irredeemable by society. The aim of cancelling the individual is to diminish their cultural capital, ensuring that their influence in a particular field dwindles, this is achieved through boycotting and public shaming. I was once a vocal ‘canceller’ myself until I began to ask the question, where do we draw the line? These days everywhere you look someone is being bashed on the internet, in some cases it is justified but in others, it feels like we automatically ostracise those who do not conform to our ideals and that can lead us down a dangerous path.

Social media over the last ten years has grown exponentially to the point where it is weird to think about what our world would be like without it. It has opened many doors for innovation and created a whole host of new careers but concurrently, social media has exposed us to a variety of new threats. In this digital age where we are interconnected through different apps and platforms, it is easy to get caught up in the machine and lose yourself. This podcast episode explores the dangers of social media.

Back in Kenya, some of my friends who are from other countries around the world would often tell me about their experience as a minority in a majority ‘Black’ country. I listened to them but I was never really able to relate because that was not my reality, that is, until I moved abroad to study. When you are a racial minority, you view the world in a completely different way as certain things that were not known to you at the time become very transparent very quickly. This episode explores some of the observations I have made as a minority.