In this episode of the Listen To Your Footsteps podcast, I chat to Ghanaian documentary photographer Rodney Quarcoo about his evolution as a photographer, teaching, his relationship with his father and how that has influenced how he raises his children, and his time in the UK and what brought him back to Ghana, amongst other things.

You can find Rodney on Twitter and Instagram

For more on my book Listen To Your Footsteps: https://kojobaffoe.com/book/

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Editor: Another Dizhaman Production

Show Music: Kweku Baffoe

In this episode of the Listen To Your Footsteps podcast, I chat to writer, poet and cultural activist Mandla Langa. We explore how he fell in love with writing, how he crafts his stories, how he was influenced by his times in ANC training camps during the Struggle, poetry, and his latest novel The Lost Language of the Soul. 

You can find Mandla on Twitter

For more on my book Listen To Your Footsteps: https://kojobaffoe.com/book/

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Editor: Nhlangano Chabalala

Show Music: Kweku Baffoe

In this episode of the Listen To Your Footsteps podcast, I chat to comedian, actor, writer, father and friend Joey Rasdien. We explore his love for stand-up comedy, navigating the loss of his wife, raising his son as a single parent, the relationship between his children and the impact of both his son leaving to go to university and COVID-19 on his mental health.

You can find Yusuf (he was Yusuf when I met him and he continues to be Yusuf to me) on Twitter + Instagram

For more on my book Listen To Your Footsteps: https://kojobaffoe.com/book/

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Editor: Another Dizhaman Production

Show Music: Kweku Baffoe

In this episode, I chat to fashion designer and entrepreneur Thula Sindi about family, the ebbs and flows of business from his time at fashion school and working with Vlisco to the establishment of Africa Rise, his approach to work and life, and his view that life should not be hard work.

You can find Thula on Instagram + Twitter

For more on my book Listen To Your Footsteps: https://kojobaffoe.com/book/

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Editing: Nhlangano Chabalala

Show Music: Kweku Baffoe

In this episode of the Listen To Your Footsteps podcast, George Gladwin Matsheke talks about how a young man from Alexandra township in Johannesburg ended up studying graphic design at a time when there weren't many examples for him, starting multiple online publications, betting on himself repeatedly and, now, navigating being a father. If there's one thing I admire about George is his ability to grab at opportunities with both hands while still being discerning about what make sense for him and what doesn't.

George is founder of Marvin Magazine and can be found on various social media platforms including: Instagram + LinkedIn

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Editor: Nhlangano Chabalala

Show Music: Kweku Baffoe

In this episode of the Listen To Your Footsteps podcast, I chat to the multi-talented and hardworking comedian, actress, writer, speaker and producer Tumi Morake about how she went from Thaba Nchu in South Africa's Free State province to writing television scripts to telling jokes on stages around the world to hosting radio shows. We also chat about the challenges of having a partner in the same industry and raising a family.  

Editing: Another Dizhaman Production

Show Music: Kweku Baffoe

In this episode of the Listen To Your Footsteps podcast, I chat to anthropologist, poet and author Lebohang Masango about her upbringing, her evolution as a poet, discovering anthropology, becoming a woman and how she used her love for children's books to write her own.

You can find Lebohang on Twitter and Instagram.

Editor: Tatenda Dizha

Show Music: Kweku Baffoe

In this episode of Listen To Your Footsteps, I chat to Ndaba 'Zubz the Last Letta' Mabuye about growing up in Zimbabwe, discovering music, instrumentation and rhythms, studying at Rhodes University in South Africa, how he writes and creates music, the role that hip hop has played in his life, etc.

While known predominantly as a rapper, Zubz is an information systems specialist and owner of Makwande Digital Solutions and (disclaimer) the developer of my personal website.

Technical Producer/Editor: Nhlangana Chabala

Show Music: Kweku Baffoe

In this episode of Listen To Your Footsteps podcast, I chatted to Mokena Makeka, architect, designer, urbanist and curator about African design, navigating new spaces - having grown up in the US and Lesotho -, projects he's most proud, the poetry of architecture, and so much more. He also speaks on how hip hop helped him find his space moving to Cape Town, his forays into Agave spirit and comic books and the need for Black architects and designers as an example for the generations that follow.

Mokena is currently a Principal at Dalberg Advisors, was the founder of Makeka Design, has been a Tutu Fellow and a member of the World Economic Forum's Global Council for Design.

Technical Producer/Editor: Nhlangano Chabalala