In this week's episode I have a chat with the phenomenal, talented and radiant Lindsay Musonza. Also, or as she says previously, known as Black Shadow the spoken word artist, visual artist and model takes us through her inspirations, her journey and some of the challenges she has faced as a young woman in a "man's world". We touch on the sensitive topic of feminism, the cunningness of the entertainment industry and her plans to branch into the film industry. We share a love for The Big Bang Theory (2007 - 2019), Nina Simone and more. Dive into the podcast to be part of the experience!

This week's episode is special as I have a chat with the talented, smart, multilingual and beautiful Miss Laura Toto. We talk about her being a youthpreneur, her aspirations as a creative, balancing being a teenager and everything else between her activism, her distinct accent, sounding like Billie Eilish, her word art and love for the culinary arts. We share a love for Louis Armstrong, GIVĒON, Daniel Caeser, Brent Faiyaz and a whole lot of other things. Dive into the podcast for more.

In this week's episode I have a must-listen chat with Munya G. Bopoto; a young author and spoken word artist. We talk about the differences and similarities between the spoken word scene in Harare and Bulawayo, where he is based. We talk about his book Talking To Walls, working with John Eppel and the feedback he got after his debut release. We share a love for Kendrick Lamar, How I Met Your Mother (American Sitcom) and The Hate You Give (2018). Listen to the podcast for more!

This week we are on a journey to West Africa, Ghana to be specific, as I have an enlightening chat with Shurgapie. Born Daniel Lamptey, the poet and spoken word artist takes us through some of his earliest stages in growing to where he is, building an organic following on Instagram of 46 000 followers, insecurities about his accent and voice and some of the challenges he has faced as an artist. We share a mutual love of Everything, Everything (the 2017 movies), NF and Afrobeats. We also talk about our shared love for Miles Carter's work and more. Tune into the podcast for more!

This week's episode is a whole package as I have an "Easter egg" littered chat with S'phongo. The Zimbabwean poet, spoken word and visual artist shares his story from being a Matopo village boy, as he says, to performing on a number of stages, in Zimbabwe and around Africa, co-founding Speak Up Poetry Sessions, winning a slam, working with LitFest and moving to Sierra Leone. We talk about a shared love for Family Guy, J. Cole and a whole lot of other things. 

PS: He also shares how he got the name S'phongo and it's juicy. Listen to the podcast for all that and more!

This week's episode of the podcast explores the mind of the International Award winning poet, novelist and author Aries Rage. Born Elizabeth Taderera, the 26 year-old literary powerhouse has penned seven books, mainly poetry anthologies, and still has more on the way. We talk about her desire to get her books scripted into film, her wish to work with Stephen King and having contact with Keanu Reeves (Yes! John Wick, The Matrix Keanu Reeves) after writing a poem for and about him. Dive into the podcast for the rest.

In this special episode of the podcast I got to have a chat with Miles Carter. That should say it all but for those that don't know him he's a spoken word poet who is among the few that have broken the glass ceiling on how much impact and influence performance poetry can have in a generation like this. The Jamaican-American content creator, born Chevaun Benjamin, has garnered millions of views on his YouTube videos and a substantial following across social media. With his always growing listenership he has been able to spread messages of love, healing and finding one's path with so much finesse. In the podcast we talk about identity crisis, depression, spirituality, history, growth, humility and how he came up with some of his pieces that went viral. We also discussed our shared love for Ed Sheeran and Miles Davis' music, how he would love to come to Africa and meet some creatives and absorb the culture. Dive into the podcast for more!

This week we dive into Ects' journey from being a shy kid jotting down his thoughts and feelings to being one of the most unique acts (pun intended) on the Zimbabwean abstract music scene, meeting the late music legend Dr. Oliver "Tuku" Mtukudzi and much more. Born Tanaka Effort Chuma, the NAMA nominated poet, now also a musician, has graced quite a number of stages and events through out the years he has been active and has a lot to share and unravel. Dive into the episode for more.

This week's episode is an exploration of Yanta Limey's artistry, beliefs and vision. Yanta, born Tanya Emily Ngundu, is a spoken word poet, activist and a psychology student. She takes us on a journey of how she started writing, how she writes and how it's going. We chat about faith, activism, gender based violence and her one time "crush" on a "hwindi", her working with Page Poetry Alive and a whole lot more.

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In this week's episode I had an amazing conversation with Tafadzwa Mazhara better known as TheLionessTaffy. She shared with us how she started writing poetry, her recent win in the Kakic Universe Poetry Showdown, going to university in China, a little bit about racism, religion, food, music and a whole of other things. We had a "who is weirder?" contest. Dive into the podcast for more.

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