Untapped Azania

In this episode, Maureen and Mashudu start off by tapping into April being “Autism Awareness Month” and the progress that’s been made societally in shining the light on individuals with varying neurological conditions. They follow that through with an in-depth conversation on “the boy child” and the whole discourse that’s been going on, on X (formerly Twitter) about what’s led to boys as well as men falling behind their female counterparts in various facets of life. They spoke about Jordan Peterson's sit-down with AfriForum's Dr. Ernst Roets and broke down what they thought about the underlying intentions behind the conversation. They also went into the idea/ concept of “people pleasing” and their unconventional takes on what that entailed. This episode was not only reflective and conversational, it was actually quite fun... Hope you enjoy! 😊

In this episode, Maureen and Mashudu kick off the conversation with the “Liberation Day” tariffs and discuss whether they will yield unintended consequences. They follow this up with an extensive conversation on “Tokenization,” sparked by Robinhood founder Vlad Tenev’s recent op-ed in The Washington Post. The discussion seems to lighten when they begin talking about traveling and road trips, but the purpose is actually to explore the challenges and costs associated with celebrating culture in the city, as well as South Africa’s Apartheid spatial planning legacy and how it continues to affect modern-day society—keeping many segregated with little hope of improving their lived reality... Hope you enjoy! 🌚

In this episode, Maureen and Mashudu are reflecting on the recent Budget Speech which was for the most part “Anti-Poor”, they follow that through by going into the VAT increase then they went into the GNU (Government of National Unity) or much rather, the GSU (Government of Selected Unity), checkout the episode for that play on words…😂🥶

The conversations very quickly became one embedded on safety, particularly focused on how “Safety is an Illusion”, you know how we all seem to have some kind of safety net which isn’t really a safety net… We’re very much in a “Squid Game” of sort; so there’s absolutely no reason why why we should compromise on our morals… Hope you enjoy!

In this episode, Maureen and Mashudu are joined by Fulu (the ghost 👻). They kick of the conversation on a very light note by reflecting on a song called What if? (Mngani) by none other than Yanga Chief that’s been on heavy rotation, reflecting on their “What if’s” and also share an amazing story about the founding of Untapped. They follow this through with a conversation on what constitutes a “Bhari”, with Elon Musk as a case study.

The conversations take an even more interesting turn, when the trio go into how significant music was in their upbringing, referencing greats like Hugh Masekela, Brenda Fassie, Timmy Thomas and even 50cent. Also going into how the quality of your options significantly influences the quality of your choices as well as how vulnerability and transparency can actually be a superpower because even if they expose you, they have the potential to save you. You do not want to miss this one… Hope you enjoy!

In this episode, Maureen and Mashudu dive into parenting at the very beginning; reflecting on Naval Ravikant’s approach to raising his kids and the “Taking Children Seriously” approach that he’s adopted as advocated by British physicist David Deutsch-this led the duo to reflect a bit on how they were raised. They also touched a bit on the budget speech that was recently canceled and their thoughts on the tax increases we’ve been told led to the postponement, which is the point of contention in the GNU. To end it all of, the duo spoke quite a bit about love; both romantic and platonic…Hope you enjoy!

In this episode, Maureen and Mashudu dive into a diverse array of topics; they start of by going into the inevitability of AI by making reference to how it’s being embraced by people at the very top of their respective industries. They also spoke on president Cyril Ramaphosa’s sternness in dealing with his ongoing rift with president Paul Kagame as well as Afriforums “oopsie” moment. Another interesting conversation they had was on the overall sense of humour, sarcasm and the moral fabric of everyday South Africans. They wrap up their chats with an interesting back-and-forth on the importance of not carrying a cross you’re not willing tp bear. Hope you enjoy!

In this episode, Maureen and Mashudu kickoff the conversation with the gripe they have with South Africa’s justice system and share their thoughts regarding the different things that incentivise the system to not work… In addition to this they spoke on the “Holy Trinity” and its significance in our lived experience; they also explored how “purposefully omitting important information” can be just as bad as lying...This is just the tip of the iceberg; this was an interesting episode. Hope you enjoy!

In this episode, Maureen and Mashudu are joined by the co-founder and CEO of Venda Creative Cartel "Gin_Daily" for an in-depth conversation on all things A&P.

The Christmas Special is a very interesting episode. Maureen and Mashudu reflect on the year and the few months they've spent recording Untapped Azania. They spoke on their favourite episodes, key learnings, thriving as amateurs, dream guests both locally and internationally, as well as some future plans for the platform, amongst many other cozy chats…Enjoy!

In this episode, Maureen and Mashudu have an interesting back-and-forth about the grey areas in the things people claim to believe. They started of with an in-depth discourse about Tyla and her recent collaboration with the "Stanley Cup" business; they followed the discourse with their takes on Drake's lawsuit against UMG..In addition to this they spoke on the importance of avoiding a "victim mentality" and the lessons we can extract from the free-spirited nature of kids... Enjoy!