The Open Word Podcast

On this episode, Sbusiso and Sakhile start by discussing friends being buddies with their friend's exes, following them on social media or continuing to have a relationship with them.

They further get into discussing dating someone that's been with your friend, the gangs incident at the Mbabane Government Hospital that left the hospital staff traumatized and much more!

Songs of the week

Sbusiso - Th&o - 'Prosecco

Sakhile - Chase & Status ft. Tom Grennan (Acoustic) - 'All goes wrong'

Books of the week

Sbusiso - Black consciousness and progressive movements under apartheid by Ian MacQueen

Sakhile - To kill a mockingbird by Harper Lee

On this episode, Sbusiso and Sakhile invite Nat and Xolie from the award-winning Girl in Skies podcast. They start things off with sharing some facts about Eswatini and Zimbabwe, discuss verzuz, before discussing dating someone with a child.

They also get into the potential of podcasting in Africa, the similarities between the political situation in Zimbabwe and other Southern African countries, the middle class being out of touch with reality, the fall out of the Joe Budden Podcast and more!

Songs of the week

Sbusiso - Joe Budden - 'Role reversal'

Nat - Shwi' Nomtekhaya - 'Ngafa'

Sakhile - 6lack - 'On and on' Erykah Badu cover.

Book of the week

Nat - Peace for broken pieces by Iyanla Vanzant.

On this episode, Sbusiso and Sakhile start by discussing the new A-Reece and Jay Jody project. They then get into the hullabaloo of the beef between A-Reece and Mashbeatz as well as the latter's tweets in response to the project, before pivoting into a conversation about the involvement of lawyers in mediating conflict between friends who are in business together.

The crew also congratulates Lenye Dlamini for winning a prestigious science award before discussing men not understanding that consent is not transferable and how one can sexually abuse their girlfriend or spouse.

SONGS OF THE WEEK

Sbusiso – A-Reece and Jay Jody ft Saul Madiope - 'IndooR Interlude'

Sakhile – Galimatias & Bas - 'GPS'

BOOKS OF THE WEEK

Sbusiso - Freakonomics by Steven Dubner and Steven Levvit.

Sakhile - Understanding the purpose and power of Men by Dr Myles Munroe.

On the episode of Sakhile's return, Sbusiso and him invite Siye from The Social Experiment podcast to come kick it with them.

They discuss podcasting and it's potential in the empowerment of young people in the continent before getting into a discussion about getting into business with friends.

Siye also shares with the gents how women are terrified of men, as well as her experiences whilst living as an African young lady in the US and much more!

Songs of the week

Sbusiso - India Shawn - 'To change my mind'

Siye - WizKid - 'Sweet one'

Sakhile - Mac Miller - 'Woods'

Book of the week

Siye - NoViolet Bulawayo - 'We need new names'

On this episode, Sakhile is under the weather, therefore Sbusiso invites a friend and culinary enthusiast Bakitsi to fill in for him.

The two discuss social media flirtation, creepy DM-ing, finances in relationships, the importance of proper communication, tolerance of lazy partners, and Bakitsi argues that offering closet space in a sneaky link is falsely leading on the other partner.

Lastly, they kick it about implants that make men taller or enlarges their penis and much more!

Songs of the week

Sbusiso - RINI ft Wale - 'Red Lights'

Bakitsi - Downers - 'Greentea Peng'

Books of the week

Sbusiso - The Internet of Money by Andreas Antonopoulos

Bakitsi - Brotherly Love by William D. Blankenship

On this episode, Sbusiso and Sakhile invite Mileka for a discussion on relationships. They start off with defining intuition, how it can often be misleading, energies and then pivot into differences in defining success amongst individuals. Lastly, they also kick it about the importance of money in relationships, getting someone within your standards and much more!

Songs of the week

Sbusiso - BJ The Chicago Kid - Turning Me Up

Sakhile - Yebba ft Asap Rocky - Far Away

Books of the week

Mileka - Under the Udala trees by Chinelo Okparanta.

Sbusiso - The man without a face by Masha Gessen.

Sakhile - The power of positive thinking by Norman Vincent Peale

On this episode, Sbusiso and Sakhile get into the most important part of the festive season holidays - family. They discuss family feuds stemming from finances not being passed on to the deserving persons, how it affects wealth amongst black families as well as the pain of losing the 'glue' in the family.

Songs of the week

Sbusiso - Anita Baker - 'The Book of Love'

Sakhile - Bootsy Collins - 'I’d rather be with you'

Books of the week

Sbusiso - 'The subtle art of not giving a fuck' by Mark Manson

Sakhile - ‘The Shack’ by William P. Young

On this special episode dedicated to the commemoration of World AIDS Day and 16 days of activism against Gender Based Violence, Sbusiso and Sakhile start by talking about this year's themes, Eswatini being the first country in Africa to achieve the United Nations treatment target of 95-95-95, as well as the socio-economic impacts that exarcabebate GBV and more!

Songs of the week

Sbusiso - Cleo Sol - 'When I'm in your arms'

Sakhile - J Cole - 'Change'

Books of the week

Sbusiso - The Street lawyer by John Grisham.

Sakhile - Emotional Intelligence by Daniel Goleman.

On this episode, Sbusiso and Sakhile start by recapping the former's weekend at a local comedy show and overstating your importance in someone else's life.

The guys then get into a heated debate about a guy not taking responsibility for a child because they expressed that they did not intend on having the child, and also get into SA actress Natasha Thahane telling on herself during an interview on Mac G's podcast and more!

Songs of the week

Sbusiso - Young Stunna ft. Big Zulu, Kabza De Small and DJ Maphorisa - 'Sithi Shwi'

Sakhile - Quavo - 'Scrub the ground'

Books of the week

Sbusiso - The Prince by Machiavelli.

Sakhile - The Monk who sold his Ferrari by Robin Sharma.

On this special episode, Sbusiso and Sakhile invite a financial advisor to talk all issues have that to do with financial prudency, from the beginnings of money, its influence and its power. They also discuss cryptocurrency, stocks in Eswatini and a whole lot more!

Songs of the week

Sbusiso - J Cole - 'Applying pressure'

Sakhile - J Cole - '1985'

Books of the week

Velemseni - Think Again by Adam Grant and the Compound Effect by Darren Hardy.