(BONUS) 23 Joys of 2023!

Selam & Hello

At the end of every episode we ask our guests - 'what is bringing you joy today?' Join us in the seasonal bonus as we listen to 23 joys from 2023! Thank you for listening, for sojourning with us and we wish you all a joyous and blessed holiday and new year!

GUESTS FEATURED IN THIS EPISODE:

KEVIN MWACHIRO, Writer, Podcaster, Journalist, and Queer Activist

Ep 52: Black, Queer, Beloved

ALABA ANGOLE, Social Anthropologist and Rhodes Scholar

Ep 72: Black is Beautiful: Exploring Colorism

DR. IJEOMA KOLA, Historian of Race and Health

Ep 67: LIVE! I Can't Breathe: Dr. Ijeoma Kola's Remarkable Journey in Scholarship & Social Impact

IRUNGU HOUGHTON, Executive Director Amnesty International Kenya

Ep 71: Injustice Anywhere is a Threat to Justice Everywhere

SELAH AND SARON BEKELE-PIPER

Ep 59: My Mother Was My First Country

SHEILA MUNYIVA, Star of Film, TV, Animation, and Stage

Ep 69: Sheila Munyiva Takes The Spotlight

WAWIRA NJIRU, Founder and Executive Director of Food4Education

Ep 39: Ten Million Meals Is Not Enough

GODFREY MWAMPEMBWA (GADO), Satire Master, Voice of Social Commentary, Cartoonist Extraordinaire

Ep 68: The One And Only Gado!

SAGDA KHALIL and AMIN HUSSEIN, Educators for Liberation

Ep 41: The Revolution Will Be Taught

MUGAMBI NTHIGA, Award-winning Director, Actor, and Writer

Ep 42: Wakanda Forever Eva

ARSÉMA THOMAS, Global Advocate, Bridgerton Star, Tech Trailblazer

Ep 65: All Hail Arséma!

GIBBS KUGURU, Shark Geneticist and 2022 National Geographic Wayfinder Award Recipient

Ep 66: Under the Sea with Kenya's Poseidon

DR. PAULA KAHUMBU, CEO, Wildlife Direct and Rolex National Geographic Explorer of the Year

Ep 43: Elephants Are Our Engineers

EMMANUEL JAL, Artist, Activist, and Peace Ambassador

Ep 40: We Want Peace

ABDI LATIF DAHIR, New York Times' East Africa Corresponding

Ep 38: Who Tells Your Story?

SUSAN MURABANA, Astronomer & CEO/Co-Founder of the Travelling Telescope

Ep 75: The Sun Is A Star

RAYMOND KARAGO, MKAMZEE MWATELA and AUUDI ROWA, Madame Mongoose, CheChe and Taji from Showmax's Twende

Ep 76: Twende! Twende! Twende!

SELAM EMIRU, Founder of Glisen

Ep 46: Love Yourself, Love Your Hair

NAVALAYO OSEMBO-OMBATI, Co-Founder and CEO of Enda Athletic Inc.

Ep 47: My Feet Are My Only Carriage

SAMBA YONGA, Co-Founder, Women's History Museum of Zambia

Ep 48: The Living History of the African Woman

CHRISTINE YOHANNES, Writer, Poet, and Playwright

Ep 49: Being Human With Other People

DENNIS OMBACHI, Self-taught Chef, Olympian, International Rugby Player, and TikTok Top Creator for Africa 2022

Ep 62: Selam & Done: Dennis Ombachi Chops It Up!

NELLY CHEBOI, CEO and Founder of Techlit Africa and CNN 2022 Hero of the Year

Ep 50: Poverty Has An Expiration Date

DR. BEN PIPER, Director, Global Education at Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Ep 45: Power in the Culture