In this episode, Simon is joined by friends, Ivy and D.J. They talk about the Kenyan education system and it's major flaws. They also talk about working from home and the kind of discipline needed for it.  Ivy and D.J also run a cat shelter based in Nairobi. Check them out on IG: @snowcatshelterke Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts and Stitcher. 

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In this episode, Simon and Tony get a bit personal. They talk about their childhoods and how it affects them as adults. They also question what it means to be happy, meaning of family and their relationships with women.

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In this episode, Simon and Tony review the 2021 Crime Thriller - The Little Things. They also briefly talk about Denzel's long career and the few misses he's had. 

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In this episode, Tony finally understands Tenet and explains what it's about. The conversation then naturally morphs into a discussion on time and time travel. 

Simon and Tony also talk Christopher Nolan's filmography, and debate on whether he really is a good filmmaker. 

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In this episode, Simon and Tony review Boniface Mwangi & Sam Soko's 2020 documentary, Softie. They talk about how difficult it is to lead a life as an influential political activist in Kenya; the indignities of poverty; the slow but steady trudge towards a ballot revolution in Kenya; civic illiteracy; the myth of the poor, rational voter; family & fatherhood; and many other topics. 

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In this episode, Simon reviews the 2014 film - Foxcatcher. He talks about its themes and why it's such an unsettling movie. Foxcatcher stars Steve Carell and Channing Tatum and is directed by Benett Miller. 

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In this episode, Tony speaks with Ian Ngaara about Christopher Nolan's latest film, TENET. They talk about its intricate (/convoluted?) plot; the physics behind inversion; the (dis)analogies between it and classical time-travel; the shitty sound-mixing in Nolan's recent films; DJ Afro; Brannagh's awesome performance, and many other topics.

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In this episode, Simon talks about local music from newer releases like Midnight Train by Sauti Sol to Kenyan classics like Bongo La Biashara. He also talks about the local rap scene from Wakadinali to the more Shrap-inclined Boutross. 

You can listen to Simon's Kenyan music playlist on: https://music.apple.com/ke/playlist/playke/pl.u-8aAVXDVTvWbKV24

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In this episode, Simon talks about the various types of movie producers there are & the role each plays in the filmmaking process, the slow but steady rise in the quality of Kenyan films, unique hurdles faced by Kenyan storytellers, Nick Mutuma's Sincerely Daisy, and many other topics. 

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In this episode, Simon & Tony talk about old primary school brawls, mildly traumatising things they went through in their younger days, the merits of political anger, police brutality, Hessy & the problem of vigilantism in crime-ridden Nairobi, the latent tribalism deep within the Kenyan psyche, the link between poverty & violent crime, the link between violence & democratisation, speculations about possible violence in 2022, corruption as the bane of economic progress in Kenya, graft in pre- & post-colonial Kenya, the 2016 biopic Snowden, privacy & mass surveillance, internet pornography, the (de)merits of living in the information age, social media & groupthink, Twitter & the death of conversation, rape & responsibility, and many other topics. 

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