Have you ever just… stopped talking to a friend? The messages thin out. The calls fade. And somehow, it’s been years.

In this episode, Nat is joined by Judith Ugwumadu for a very real, very unfiltered conversation about old friends, quiet distance, deep love, and what it looks like to find your way back to each other.

This is a front-row seat to reconnection in real time. Tender, honest, a little messy, and deeply familiar.

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(00:22) - Why did we stop talking?

(10:12) - Showing up for grieving friends

(14:00) - Women's friendships after one gets married or has kids

(17:00) - Uni days

(27:00) - Career journey

(37:12) - What does reconnecting as friends look like & More!

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Judith is the founder of Awakened and Anchored. Connect with Judith:

https://www.instagram.com/awakenedandanchored/

Chat With Nat is a podcast that amplifies diasporic voices, memory, migration, and identity - with laughter and reflection.  Hosted by Natasha, a Zimbabwean living in London, the show explores the dual, nuanced experiences of migrants navigating life between worlds. 

Whether it’s light-hearted chats or deeper conversations, Chat With Nat is your space to feel seen, understood, and a little less alone. Expect a blend of guest interviews and hot topics with some regular guests. Press play! 

Stay in touch:

Subscribe: https://linktr.ee/chatwithnat 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chatwithnatshow/ 

Twitter: https://twitter.com/malaikadiva

Email: [email protected]

Support the podcast: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/chatwithnat

In this episode, Nat is joined by Amanda J Sibanda to talk vision boarding, some recent headlines, and film! Amanda is a British-Zimbabwean storyteller, filmmaker, and director.

(06:35) What's on your vision board, and how do you create a realistic one?

(19:20) Oprah's episode on going no contact with family. We're seeing more of this with the likes of Brooklyn Beckham, Prince Harry etc

(30:30) Will Prince Harry be back in the UK and in good books with his family soon

(33:00) Conversation about A House of Dynamite, Kathryn Bigelow (we don't spoil the plot)

(38:07) Southern African content on Netflix - are the visuals and aesthetics overly glamorous?

(40:55) Warner Bros being acquired by Netflix - what does this mean in practice? & more!

Stay in touch with Amanda: https://www.instagram.com/amandajsibanda/?hl=en

Get Amanda's realistic vision board: http://bit.ly/4sPAnne

Chat With Nat is a podcast that amplifies diasporic voices, memory, migration, and identity - with laughter and reflection.  Hosted by Natasha, a Zimbabwean living in London, the show explores the dual, nuanced experiences of migrants navigating life between worlds. 

Whether it’s light-hearted chats or deeper conversations, Chat With Nat is your space to feel seen, understood, and a little less alone. Expect a blend of guest interviews and hot topics with some regular guests. Press play! 

Stay in touch:

Subscribe: https://linktr.ee/chatwithnat 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chatwithnatshow/ 

Twitter: https://twitter.com/malaikadiva

Email: [email protected]

Support the podcast: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/chatwithnat 

After a long break, welcome to season 3 of Chat With Nat! In this episode, we dive back into the swing of things. Brian Lunga joins Nat to talk:

• (05:50) The streamer Speed in Africa,
• (26:00) Is Cape Town a Bachelor party destination
• (31:00) The business of the NFL and celebrity relationships like Cardi B & Steffon Digg
• (40:40) Venezuela and the fallout from the capture of its president & first lady
• (52:00) Africa's response and South Africa's standing with the United States & more!

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Chat With Nat is a podcast that amplifies diasporic voices, memory, migration, and identity - with laughter and reflection.  Hosted by Natasha, a Zimbabwean living in London, the show explores the dual, nuanced experiences of migrants navigating life between worlds. 

Whether it’s light-hearted chats or deeper conversations, Chat With Nat is your space to feel seen, understood, and a little less alone. Expect a blend of guest interviews and hot topics with some regular guests. Press play! 

Stay in touch:

Subscribe: https://linktr.ee/chatwithnat 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chatwithnatshow/ 

Twitter: https://twitter.com/malaikadiva

Email: [email protected]

Support the podcast: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/chatwithnat

Would you send your kid back home?

In this episode, I’m joined by Brian Lunga as we dive deeper into a hot topic: sending kids back home: what it means, why people do it, and what it says about identity and migration.

Plus, we celebrate Zimbabwe’s Rugby team qualifying for the World Cup 🏉🇿🇼

And of course… that viral Coldplay concert clip 👀

Chat With Nat is taking a little summer break ☀️ I’ll be back in October with fresh episodes, bold conversations, and exciting new guests!

Until then, catch up, share your thoughts, and rest up too. ❤️

🎧 Listen now & let me know what you think.

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Chat With Nat is a podcast that amplifies diasporic voices, memory, migration, and identity - with laughter, reflection, and news from the African continent. Hosted by Natasha, a Zimbabwean living in London, the show explores the dual, nuanced experiences of migrants navigating life between worlds.

Whether it’s light-hearted chats or deeper conversations, Chat With Nat is your space to feel seen, understood, and a little less alone. Expect a blend of guest interviews, solo episodes and hot topics with some regular guests. Press play!

Stay in touch:

Subscribe: https://linktr.ee/chatwithnat

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chatwithnatshow/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/malaikadiva

Email: [email protected]

Support the podcast: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/chatwithnat

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Did you hear the story about the boy who took his parents to court after they’d taken him back to their native Ghana (he was born in the United Kingdom)? What do you think? This & more… press play!

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Chat With Nat is a podcast that amplifies diasporic voices, memory, migration, and identity - with laughter, reflection, and news from the African continent. Hosted by Natasha, a Zimbabwean living in London, the show explores the dual, nuanced experiences of migrants navigating life between worlds.

Whether it’s light-hearted chats or deeper conversations, Chat With Nat is your space to feel seen, understood, and a little less alone. Expect a blend of guest interviews, solo episodes and hot topics with some regular guests. Press play!

Stay in touch:

Subscribe: https://linktr.ee/chatwithnat

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chatwithnatshow/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/malaikadiva

Email: [email protected]

Support the podcast: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/chatwithnat

In this episode of Chat With Nat, I'm joined by our regular guest Brian Lunga. We talk of the sad news of a Zimbabwean scientist Dr Fortune Gomo's brutal murder in Scotland (may she rest in peace), Trump v Musk fallout, 'no clients' in Epstein files, headlines from the African continent (Liberia, Kenya), walking challenge and more!

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Keep up with Brian Lunga - https://linktr.ee/africandebate?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAae06KhUGm1ycAk68EqpsWV1cOuODT19t7d6Xf9xjWp5RvzKcAZcRktW22HFdA_aem_qhodccDJeUlhBWZybJwZRQ

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Chat With Nat is a podcast that amplifies diasporic voices, memory, migration, and identity - with laughter, reflection, and news from the African continent. Hosted by Natasha, a Zimbabwean living in London, the show explores the dual, nuanced experiences of migrants navigating life between worlds. 

Whether it’s light-hearted chats or deeper conversations, Chat With Nat is your space to feel seen, understood, and a little less alone. Expect a blend of guest interviews, solo episodes and hot topics with some regular guests. Press play! 

Stay in touch:

Subscribe: https://linktr.ee/chatwithnat 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chatwithnatshow/ 

Twitter: https://twitter.com/malaikadiva

Email: [email protected]

Support the podcast: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/chatwithnat 

Are you also exhausted striving to be a better person?! I know, I know… we’re always meant to strive to be better but 😩

Also, what does success look like to you?

Press play…

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Chat With Nat is a podcast that amplifies diasporic voices, memory, migration, and identity - with laughter, reflection, and news from the African continent. Hosted by Natasha, a Zimbabwean living in London, the show explores the dual, nuanced experiences of migrants navigating life between worlds.

Whether it’s light-hearted chats or deeper conversations, Chat With Nat is your space to feel seen, understood, and a little less alone. Expect a blend of guest interviews, solo episodes and hot topics with some regular guests. Press play!

Stay in touch:

Subscribe: https://linktr.ee/chatwithnat

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chatwithnatshow/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/malaikadiva

Email: [email protected]

Support the podcast: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/chatwithnat

Let’s take a deep dive and look at some of the comments Akon has made about the African continent.. Exaggerations or Lies…you be the judge! 🥱

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Chat With Nat is a podcast that amplifies diasporic voices, memory, migration, and identity - with laughter, reflection, and news from the African continent. Hosted by Natasha, a Zimbabwean living in London, the show explores the dual, nuanced experiences of migrants navigating life between worlds.

Whether it’s light-hearted chats or deeper conversations, Chat With Nat is your space to feel seen, understood, and a little less alone. Expect a blend of guest interviews, solo episodes and hot topics with some regular guests. Press play!

Stay in touch:

Subscribe: https://linktr.ee/chatwithnat

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chatwithnatshow/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/malaikadiva

Email: [email protected]

Support the podcast: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/chatwithnat

In this episode, I sit down with award-winning author and storyteller Lolá Ákínmádé to dive into her compelling new novel Bitter Honey. We explore the layered themes in her storytelling, including the emotional weight of memory, the quiet complexities of womanhood, and the unspoken tensions that exist in mother-daughter relationships.

Lola speaks candidly about the importance of place, particularly the experiences of African migrants in Nordic countries, and how time and reflection shape both character and author. We also unpack the emotional textures in Bitter Honey - from longing and betrayal to resilience and hope, and how she crafts stories that stay with readers long after the final page.

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Bitter Honey is available everywhere you get books and will be out in the United States in November 2025.

Stay in touch with Lolá Ákínmádé: https://www.instagram.com/lolaakinmade/?hl=en

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Chat With Nat is a podcast that amplifies diasporic voices, memory, migration, and identity - with laughter, reflection, and news from the African continent. Hosted by Natasha, a Zimbabwean living in London, the show explores the dual, nuanced experiences of migrants navigating life between worlds. 

Whether it’s light-hearted chats or deeper conversations, Chat With Nat is your space to feel seen, understood, and a little less alone. Expect a blend of guest interviews, solo episodes and hot topics with some regular guests. Press play! 

Stay in touch:

Subscribe: https://linktr.ee/chatwithnat 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chatwithnatshow/ 

Twitter: https://twitter.com/malaikadiva

Email: [email protected]

Support the podcast: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/chatwithnat 

In this episode, Brian Lunga joins and we discuss the South Africa's President Ramaphosa's visit to the United States and the meeting with President Trump. Did the South African delegation do enough to counter the false narrative of a white genocide in South Africa? Also discuss the complexity of Zimbabwe's Land reform programme - was land reform the right thing to do? Also, some light hearted topics too!

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Keep in touch with Brian Lunga: https://linktr.ee/africandebate?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAadViXAFnmYaGgNL1D0RcgqLI8yH3CjpNcpilmNMqzrlYOFT0RCCOqtaZQmoTw_aem_gMz0cM5Mhgrkp0BKWZnAng

Chat With Nat is a podcast that amplifies diasporic voices, memory, migration, and identity - with laughter, reflection, and news from the African continent. Hosted by Natasha, a Zimbabwean living in London, the show explores the dual, nuanced experiences of migrants navigating life between worlds. 

Whether it’s light-hearted chats or deeper conversations, Chat With Nat is your space to feel seen, understood, and a little less alone. Expect a blend of guest interviews, solo episodes and hot topics with some regular guests. Press play! 

Stay in touch:

Subscribe: https://linktr.ee/chatwithnat 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chatwithnatshow/ 

Twitter: https://twitter.com/malaikadiva

Email: [email protected]

Support the podcast: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/chatwithnat