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THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BUSHERIANTHE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BUSHERIANEP 138: CHRONICLES OF A TECH SISIn this episode, Billie and Monica discuss Monica’s experiences being in the tech world and what that has meant for her . The good the bad and the ugly of it all. Starting from how she got into it and how she’s consistently shown up in an industry that very dynamic and constantly changing , literally. Listen in2023-11-0655 minTHE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BUSHERIANTHE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BUSHERIANEP 110:EMBRACING YOUR JOURNEY ; THE EBB AND FLOW OF BECOMINGIn this episode , we start it off by Billie asking our guest, Jeff Kanga’acha , “what don’t you do?” As he is a Jeff of all trades as one minute you can be talking about agricultures and the next you’re dissecting the political climate of the world and it’s effects to respective nations. Jeff talks about how by going to museums from a younger age, he was able to cultivate the culture of reading and still maintains he’s an avid reader despite the many reading he has to do as assignments in colonel university. He also delves into ho...2023-03-051h 26THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BUSHERIANTHE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BUSHERIANEP 100: COMPETITION ; THE INCENTIVE TO PROGRESSFinally, The 100th episode where Billie hosts his brother . Listen in .2022-12-251h 11THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BUSHERIANTHE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BUSHERIANEP 94: THIS WORLD IS FOR THE BRAVE || start ups & mental healthOur guest , Dana Osiemo, narrates her experience 10 months into building a legal tech start up in Kenya and all the joys and downsides of it as well as speaks abit on her journey with mental health and the rough past 6 years without being on anti depressants and says she recommends therapy for everyone acknowledging that the mind can also get sick and should also be treated .2022-10-301h 35THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BUSHERIANTHE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BUSHERIANEP 93: REINVENTING YOURSELFAnother monologue where Billie bulbs and talks about the power to reinvent yourself especially when you're young when you're very risk averse and still young. And how it's okay to not having it all figured out.2022-10-2314 minTHE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BUSHERIANTHE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BUSHERIANEP 92: HISTORY TEACHES THAT EVERY PROBLEM HAS A LIFE SPAN ; mental health awarenessI’m this episode , our guest talks about her struggle with depression and the ugly side of it that most people don’t talk about but also delves into the how she’s been able to cope and how her support system has come through for her . Listen in .2022-10-1650 minTHE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BUSHERIANTHE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BUSHERIANEP 91: TAKE YOUR SEAT AT THE TABLE AND MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD -monologueIt’s your boy Billie and I’m back at it with another monologue. I remember before I started this podcast, this was the premise of the podcast, to do more monologues and hear my thoughts on various issues - but I delved into story telling haha . But aside from this episode being a long rant of Billie sharing some of his thoughts and reminiscing on his journey , he really wants to know how you guys are really doing so… how are you guys REALLY doing ?2022-10-0926 minTHE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BUSHERIANTHE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BUSHERIANEP 90: “WASTED BRAINS” ;LEAP OF FAITH OR UNPRECEDENTED PACE SETTINGTracy, our guest in this episode , narrates her life from early childhood where she went straight to walking and didn’t ever crawl and says this was a moment that in hindsight , defined a great magnitude of her future. As sure as her hard work and dedication could tell, she topped in the country during the year of her KCPE and still chose do follow her own path despite everyone’s expections of her as top girl and even in her career choice, listen in .2022-10-021h 14THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BUSHERIANTHE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BUSHERIANEP 89: THERE’S A REASON WHY WEEDS ENVY ROSES || part 2 -stand outIn Part 2 of this episode, The adventures of Mumasi, Benjamin tells us more about his experience in corporate America and how his gift of caring for others and ability to make strong networks has opened many doors for him but as well some of the downsides of being an extrovert and abit of a people pleaser at that. Listen in2022-09-2454 minTHE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BUSHERIANTHE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BUSHERIANEP 88:INTELLIGENCE WITHOUT AMBITION IS LIKE A BIRD WITHOUT WINGS || part 1Our guest , Benjamin Mumasi, narrates his story from childhood being a very mischievous boy but acknowledging the power of his memory and to how this even helped him get an exchanges program to the states while in highschool and consequentially turned on his ambition to want to go study there . He recalls coming back to Kenya after the exchange programe and having to go a class behind which somewhat affected him but he later picked up , did well in his final year and eventually followed through with his ambition of studying abroad as he is now an alumnus of Columbia...2022-09-181h 05THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BUSHERIANTHE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BUSHERIANEP 87: RISK MORE THAN OTHERS THINK IS SAFE. DREAM MORE THAN OTHERS THINK IS PRACTICALOur guest , Max Murimi, the founder and CEO of Brick & Allied , a construction firm, narrates his experience being 2 years in the business . As a young entrepreneurs, there are some things school doesn’t prepare you for and he tells us all about it . After sending his first job application and getting a negative réponse, the birth of Brick & Allied was prompted. This was even way after looking for an internship in his 3rd years and finding none. Listen in to how one time he walked a whole day under the Nairobi scorching sun , went to 50 offices but go no cal...2022-09-111h 13THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BUSHERIANTHE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BUSHERIANEP 86:IF YOU HAVE NO CONFIDENCE IN SELF YOU ARE ALREADY TWICE DEFEATEDOur guest , Monica Wangui, a student at the university of Columbia narrates her life from early childhood skipping classes and being naughty to (fast forward ) excelling in her academics and being a trailblazer going to one of the top Ivy leagues in the world. She talks about how self belief is one of the most important traits that’s have led her this far despite all challenges growing up from being bullied cause of living in an SQ but can now travel all around the world cause of the opportunities her university has afforded her. As they say, the world js...2022-09-041h 13THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BUSHERIANTHE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BUSHERIANEP 85: A WRITER IS A PERSON FOR WHOM WRITING IS MORE DIFFICULT THAN IT IS FOR OTHERS ||12y/o authorOur guest , Taylor Gitonga , is a 12 year old author and released her first book in May called the pantry in the portal. She is also very interested in pathology and would like to do that in the future while being an editor as well. In this episode she tells us of her writing process and how all this has been for her . Listen in !2022-08-2836 minTHE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BUSHERIANTHE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BUSHERIANEP 84: IN SPITE OFOur guest , Dr Lucy , is a published author and holds a doctorate in special education and in this episode she shares her experience from childhood, reading sometimes using a street lamp in Jericho , to relocating to the United States and pursuing her interest in helping children in special needs2022-08-201h 05THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BUSHERIANTHE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BUSHERIANEP 83: WALKING COPING MECHANISMOur guest , Junior Evans , narrates to us his faith story of leaving Kenya without the surety of the millions of fees for his tuition fees in Canada and some of the obstacles he faced while there especially being a social butterfly but not finding his tribe for his first year. He also narrates his story on therapy and how he would recommend it to anyone any day and consequentially may want to be a therapist one day, listen in2022-08-131h 10THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BUSHERIANTHE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BUSHERIANEP 82: TUSIBLEED NDIO WALEADShort monologue of Billie talking and Pondering about the upcoming elections in Kenya and also being a ‘peace-prenuer’ just advocating for peace in the elections especially among the youth and telling people to exercise their civic right to vote . Speaking of , do you think they’ll be a run off and it’ll go to the Supreme Court? (Mark this caption ) Have a good week ahead and happy voting ! :)2022-08-0712 minTHE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BUSHERIANTHE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BUSHERIANEP 81: SEMPER FIOur guest , David Kariuki , immediate former president of the general assembly of the KMUN, narrates his story where it all began from seeing his father’s work ethic which inspired him to also be very diligent which has now opened very many doors for him as he talks about to life philosophies he follows . 1. The best or nothing and 2. Strong to serve which he gets from his alma mater . He narrates how confidence hasn’t always been his thing as he couldn’t orate a full sentence in front of crowd by the time he was leaving highschool but now can do...2022-07-311h 34THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BUSHERIANTHE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BUSHERIANEP 80: A SHIP IN THE HABOR IS SAFE, BUT THAT’S NOT WHAT SHIPS ARE BUILT FOROur guest , Lynette Wambui, narrates her journey in academia , always being an A student and now being an Entrepreneur one of the leading luxury brands, Mimi pambo and talks about how in this pursuit, that something has to give and having to unlearn that her value isn’t attached to being an A star and she doesn’t have to transfer that validation to something else even as she builds her brand . She touches on the opportunities that even being in the university of Columbia has afforded her and the privileges she’s been accorded that wouldn’t have otherwise been the...2022-07-241h 39THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BUSHERIANTHE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BUSHERIANEP 79: THERE’S NO TRAFFIC ON THE EXTRA MILESantayian, a recent graduate of the imperial college London , talks to us about her experience being in a round square highschool, Brookhouse , which insisted on her doing a lot of extra curricular activities which eventually lead her into getting a scholarship and the importance of engaging in those . In university as well, her scholarship program also insisted on the extra curricular and she can see the benefit of it all aside from books even as she enters the job market and explains the hustle of getting a job , especially in London . Listen in2022-07-171h 23THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BUSHERIANTHE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BUSHERIANEP 78: TRULY MAN IS THE KING OF THE BEASTS BUT HIS BRUTALITY EXCEEDS THEMOur guest , Kangah , talks about her journey being a vegetarian as she continues to transition to be a vegan . She says that one can’t claim to love animals and still eat them and in this episode , she tells us all about it including where it began and even how it was for her having her folks divorce at a young age . Listen in2022-07-1051 minTHE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BUSHERIANTHE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BUSHERIANEP 77: MUSIC SHOULDN’T JUST BE A FEEL, IT SHOULD BE A TOUCHOur guest , Ian Magoma aka Sir magzz talks about his journey in the music from childhood till date where he’s one of the biggest upcoming artists in the Kenyan industries and aspires to reach international levels with his unique tune . He talks about both the good and the bad and what these have even taught about life in general even from starting small, recording his songs on his phone . Listen in2022-07-0352 minTHE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BUSHERIANTHE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BUSHERIANEP 76: SUCCESS COMES TO THOSE WHO USE THEIR FAILURES AS A STEPPING STONE || Meremeta Africa BeautyOur guest, Joy Stacy, is a young Kenyan entrepreneur and the founder and CEO of Meremeta Africa Beauty. She talks about her experience in entrepreneurship having received a $3,000 scholarship for a 21st century skills training on creative collaboration and project management. She highlights how failing in her first business brought up the importance of reinventing yourself and your business to fit the current needs of your customers and clients as time goes by. Listen in."l2022-06-261h 03THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BUSHERIANTHE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BUSHERIANEP 75: IF YOU DARE TO STRUGGLE , YOU DARE TO WINOur guest , Vivian Kiniga , narrates her story from growing up in Kenya , always being a high achiever and some of the privileges it afforded her to going Cornel and actually experiencing real academic struggle . We also talk about adulting , friendships and having a real support system of friends who just love you for who you are and not in regards to anything you bring to the table . Listen in2022-06-191h 19THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BUSHERIANTHE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BUSHERIANEP 74: I DIDN’T LOSE MYSELF, I JUST FOUND MYSELF IN ANOTHER FORM|| BERKLEE COLLEGE OF MUSIC-VOCALISTOur guest , Boolean , narrates of how going to Berklee was never even in her dreams and how getting there and meeting other protégées was so surreal and even learning to appreciate everyone as you never know who your classmate is or will be . She also talks about how at some point she felt like she lost her voice but is now even on the journey of feeling it back and even better . Listen in2022-06-121h 26THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BUSHERIANTHE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BUSHERIANEP 73:SKILLS ARE CHEAP. PASSION IS PRICELESS || PHOTOGRAPHY & VIDEOGRAPHYOur guest , Omosh, narrates his story talking about his passion in photography and videography and where it all started by borrowing his own camera to now planning to launch his own production company soon . He talks about his journey with photography to even the times his borrowed camera was almost stolen , keeping i mind his lender had told him if anything happened to that camera , he’d be liable to pay 60,000 KES haha . also just delving into how his passion has taken him places he otherwise wouldn’t have thought he’d get . Listen in .2022-06-041h 33THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BUSHERIANTHE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BUSHERIANEP 72: WHAT SEPARATES PRIVILEGE FROM ENTITLEMENT IS GRATITUDEOur guest , Collins , is currently an engineering student in the states and he speaks on his experience being a self sponsored international student and some of the challenges and struggles not commonly talked about as a student and we pivot abit and talk more of the financial aspect realizing that going abroad makes you become an adult much faster and very conscious of even your family situations back at home which can be very detrimental if not carefully contained . Not forgetting to touch on the subject of doing your best and really, what is “your best” anyway . Listen in !2022-05-291h 19THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BUSHERIANTHE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BUSHERIANEP 71: GRIEF IS THE PRICE WE PAY FOR LOVEOur guest , Gloria Rotich , speaks about her early childhood where life was bliss and being her father’s favorite daughter . Her father retired when she was 3 years old so for her early childhood, she spent a lot of time with her father until the turning point of her life … listen in2022-05-2158 minTHE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BUSHERIANTHE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BUSHERIANEP 70:I FELT LIKE THE WORLD HAD MORE TO OFFER ME; THIS CAN’T BE IT || MIT graduateOur guest , Christabel , has been living in the states for the past 7 years where she did her undergraduate and post graduate at MIT and she narrates her life there, the culture shock and the good the bad all starting from her childhood and how her path led her to where she is ! Listen in2022-05-141h 21THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BUSHERIANTHE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BUSHERIANEP 69: WHEN YOU LEARN HOW TO VALUE YOURSELF, YOU’LL STOP GIVING PEOPLE DISCOUNTSOur guest , Gloria , the Gen Z baby , narrates to us her experience being a woman in tech and in the corporate world both the good and the bad and the lessons she’s picked even as she transitions into the new phase of her life quitting her now former toxic work place . (Yes , she’s the real Gen Z baby )2022-05-081h 16THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BUSHERIANTHE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BUSHERIANEP 68:GREAT STORIES HAPPEN TO THOSE WHO CAN TELL THEM || Harvard via EastlandoIn this week’s episode , Peter , a freshman at Harvard, talks about his story from early childhood living in Kangemi and having to move from their due to bad company and influence that was cropping up at the time which was really hard for him as this place plus the friends was the only thing he’d known, to seeing some of the effects of the 2008 PEV, to soon competing in some of the hardest math competitions in the country and how he finally ended up in Harvard . He even recalls his deputy principal telling him as he joined form one...2022-05-021h 25THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BUSHERIANTHE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BUSHERIANEP 67: CREATING THE MEMORIES SURVIVORS MUST HAVEThis episode is just a check in and just to connect more with the audience as we look at where we’ve come from this far and some of our future plans . Listen in2022-04-2315 minTHE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BUSHERIANTHE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BUSHERIANEP 66: “I’M IN THE SAME PTA AS JEFF BEZOS “Our guest , Triza Aduda, narrates her story from the imposter syndrome that came while being the school captain at her school and how leadership has changed for her even in the different capacities she’s led in university at Yale, her experience with colorism back at home and even encourages people to take up space wherever they are . Listen in2022-04-161h 15THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BUSHERIANTHE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BUSHERIANEP 65: THE BALLOT IS STRONGER THAN THE BULLETOur guest , Lorna Kendi , narrates her story for the love of politics ever since she was a young girl and even entering campus politics which she calls her debut into the political realm as she plans to serve our country one day in that political capacity . We also discuss on the importance of voting and overally, maintaining peace in our country as we know it’s an election year . Listen in .2022-04-0954 minTHE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BUSHERIANTHE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BUSHERIANEP 64: CONFIDENCE, A STRANGE FELLOWOur guest in this episode , Donnah , narrates her story with confidence from an early age preaching and telling stories at the pulpit from the age of 4 and how that translated even entering highschool where she recalls that having such confidence , still, didn’t shield her from having insecurities like any other teenage but also how her confidence , which was celebrated at home , wasn’t celebrated as such in school . Haha she also talks about the dichotomy of beauty with confidence in highschool meanwhile, she wore her long and buggy dress and overalls her oversized uniform amidst all this . Listen in2022-04-031h 05THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BUSHERIANTHE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BUSHERIANEP 63:ITS NOT SITUATION’S THAT MAKE MAN,BUT MAN WHO MAKES THE SITUATIONIn this episode , the guest , Mr Jemedari, narrates his story from moving out of home early to achieving great milestones in his career and even his love life until Covid happened and all this suddenly came to an end. Listen in !2022-03-2651 minTHE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BUSHERIANTHE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BUSHERIANEP 62: SLOW DOWN CRAZY CHILDToday’s guest , Easter Mukora , talks to us about his experience from highschool wishing his education was accelerated and his thoughts around that as well as some of his experiences such as seeing racism , the struggles of being in a day public highschool and even being bullied for speaking in English and for his good grades . Listen in .2022-03-191h 11THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BUSHERIANTHE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BUSHERIANEP 61: WE MUST NEVER FORGET THE HIGHEST APPRECIATION IS NOT TO UTTER WORDS, BUT TO LIVE BY THEMAs we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them~ JFK. This Episode is a monologue of our host expressing his gratitude and just keeping all of you updated on our past project of sponsoring some kids school fees as a podcast . Listen in2022-03-1216 minTHE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BUSHERIANTHE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BUSHERIANEP 60: TO THE UTTERMOST || PATCHA lot of you have been asking for our throwback high school episodes and in this episode we take a dive into the Nairobi school and hear how it really was like being in the school from the good , the bad (& the patcherian ). Listen in2022-03-061h 12THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BUSHERIANTHE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BUSHERIANEP 59: BE SURE TO TASTE YOUR WORDS BEFORE YOU SPIT THEM OUT || BULLYINGAs the guest says , if you weren’t bullied in primary , high chances are, you were the bully . Listen in as the guest narrates his ordeal with bullying and how that affected him to now becoming one of the most confident lads out here and to even loving his dark skin A lot even after trying to “bleach” it . Someone said , we are not words, we are people. Words are how people define us but it’s our choice to let that define us.2022-02-261h 06THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BUSHERIANTHE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BUSHERIANEP 58: THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA - THE GOOD THE BAD AND THE CORPORATEIn this episode , the guest narrates her life on how she , as a young girl , envisioned how being a woman in the cooperates world would be like and how she actually experienced it which were miles apart . The Devil wears Prada is also an adaptation from a movie all about women in cooperate world. Listen in2022-02-191h 15THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BUSHERIANTHE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BUSHERIANEP 57: “YOU CAN’T HAVE ADHD , YOU WENT TO ALLIANCE” AKA THE WHITE BOY BIASIn this episode we talk about the white boy’s bias , ADHD, and some of the misconceptions towards it and how it is living with it as a disorder . The guest also narrated her life as a sports champion as she believes , sports can change the world. Listen in2022-02-131h 31THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BUSHERIANTHE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BUSHERIANEP 56: SO HERE’S THE THING ABOUT BED WETTING ||Ringa BoysOur guest today narrates his experience with bed wetting ever since he was in primary school having gone to boarding at 6 years . He talks about how it affected his esteem and grades but eventually came from a D student to an A student . Listen in2022-02-051h 11THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BUSHERIANTHE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BUSHERIANEP 55: MOTHER IS A VERB; MOTHERHOOD IS A GAMBLEMother is a verb, it’s something you do , not just who you are . Our guest, Mariah, talks about her experience being a new mother from her pregnancy days to delivery and to the current having her three year old son . She also narrates her experience with preeclampsia, a rare condition and post Partum depression as well . Listen in !2022-01-3059 minTHE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BUSHERIANTHE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BUSHERIANEP 54: WE ARE PRODUCTS OF OUR PAST BUT NOT PRISONERS OF ITOur guest , Hillary Gache , narrates on her life before precovid which entailed alot of recklessness which led to some consequences but have now built her even more as she’s owns one of the leading jewelry businesses in the country . We also talk about being a business owner at such a young age but remembering not to rush life as well , cause after all , she’s still just 21. Listen in2022-01-231h 28THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BUSHERIANTHE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BUSHERIANEP 53:A MAN MUST STAND ERECT, NOT KEPT ERECT BY OTHERSNgash the artists talks about his story on manhood, growing up in a single parent home where he had no father figure thus having to figure it all out at once when he got married & got a child a year later . He narrates of his business ventures and the things he wish he knew as a young man that would have helped it , now , with the benefit of hindsight . Listen in2022-01-151h 17THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BUSHERIANTHE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BUSHERIANEP 52: A TEACHER TAKES A HAND , OPENS A MIND AND TOUCHES A HEARTOur guest , a passionate teacher of maths and geography , talks about his life experience from childhood and how he eventually ended up in teaching at 13 different schools and inspiring young students to love school and most especially maths .2022-01-081h 06THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BUSHERIANTHE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BUSHERIANEP 51: THE ROAD LESS TAKEN; FROM KAKAMEGA TO CAMBRIDGEThe guest narrates his story from just a young boy growing up from a poor socio economic background in kakamega to now studying his 4th degree (PhD) at the university of Cambridge after working with WHO, KEMRI and everything in between . Listen in2022-01-012h 51THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BUSHERIANTHE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BUSHERIANBONUS EPISODE : YOU’RE A GOOD HOST BUT YOU’D MAKE A BAD GUESTThis episode was recorded days after being awarded for our first award and I was struggling with imposter syndrome and had lost hope of winning but this episode was shot to remind me where we have come from as a podcast and that this pod might actually be bigger than me .2021-12-2155 minTHE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BUSHERIANTHE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BUSHERIANEP 50: THE PILOT PHASEIt’s confirmed that we’ll have our first podcast charity dinner on the 18th of December and with that , we want to say thank you for all the support . Come let’s make merry . As well as getting our first sponsorship from Safaricom PLC2021-12-1211 minTHE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BUSHERIANTHE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BUSHERIANEP 49: ONLY THE MONKEYS AT THE BOTTOM THINK THEY’RE TOO MANY MONKEYS IN THE FORESTThe guest , a cooperate lawyer and a solicitor of the senior courts of England and Wales , talks about his journey since his education life and into his successful career life and the place of hard work in all his successes2021-12-051h 03THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BUSHERIANTHE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BUSHERIANEP 48:THE ROAD TO HELL IS PAVED WITH GOOD INTENTIONS // PODCAST DINNER x CHARITYThe title describes it all as the guest talks about altruism and his life as a child and into adulthood and what life has really taught him as he’s a man well into his years . Listen in for the “wise words of wisdom “. As well , a special announcement2021-11-2742 minTHE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BUSHERIANTHE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BUSHERIANEP 47: A JACK OF ALL TRADES AND A MASTER OF NONE,IS PERHAPS FOR THE LAZY FOLKS|| MILITARY EX SOLDIERGuest narrates his story from being a young lad to how he and the army found each other , even being one of the fore runners of the special forces in Kenya . But of course not forgetting to touch on mental health or the soldiers , PTS ,TBI ,ASD and other mental health illnesses that affect soldiers after seeing some of the most traumatic things in the line of duty . Listen in .2021-11-2155 minTHE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BUSHERIANTHE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BUSHERIANEP 46: YOU BOOZE, YOU LOSE || CONFESSIONS OF A RECOVERING ALCOHOLICThe guest narrates his story on his struggle with alcoholism for almost 17 years . From quitting jobs to drink , being interdicted from others , forsaking his family , attempting suicide, sleeping in bars and under lorries just cause of the love of alcohol . It’s been 4 years and sobriety and though this episode can’t fit in everything he’s been through , he lets us in on most of it . Listen in !2021-11-141h 04THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BUSHERIANTHE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BUSHERIANEP 45: YOU CANT MAKE A ROSE A ROSE,BUT YOU CAN NURTURE IT. SHOULD YOU BE CREDITED FOR IT ? NO!The guests life mantra : giving children a reason to care2021-11-071h 18THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BUSHERIANTHE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BUSHERIANEP 44: A MAN WHO WANTS TO LEAD THE ORCHESTRA MUST TURN HIS BACK TO THE CROWD |PENTAGONThe guest talks about life entering school from being the bottom of the food chain , at a point almost running aways from school , to rising up the ranks and being in the school pentagon , the top 5 in the school . He also talks of his experience going for the Brooks exchange programme and leadership in overall even out here as he’s been accorded various positions . Also , what true leadership really is for him and how uncontrolled power at such a young age (18year old boys) can be very counter productive. Listen in2021-10-301h 33THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BUSHERIANTHE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BUSHERIANEP 43:NEVER DOUBT THAT A SMALL GROUP OF THOUGHTFUL,CONCERNED CITIZENS CAN CHANGE WORLD|Kapsabet BoysThe guesses narrate about their life in Kapsabet Boys from the culture shock to the good & tough times but we as well as delve into more serious issues such as Civic education as it is voting registration season , tribalism and even GBV . Listen in2021-10-241h 13THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BUSHERIANTHE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BUSHERIANEP 42 : THE IF POEM PUNISHMENT | Starehe BoysFrom the IF poem punishment to the coffee cup theory , listen in on how the guest talk about life in Starehe Boys Centre and the joys it brought with it as well as the opposite of that . Listen in . IG @thegoodthebadabdthebusherian Twitter @thebusherianpod2021-10-161h 23THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BUSHERIANTHE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BUSHERIANEP 41 : A MAN’S GIFT MAKES ROOM FOR HIM AND BRINGS HIM BEFORE GREAT MEN || PODCAST OF THE YEARWe just won our first award as the podcast influencer of the year and guys … it’s crazy ! Listen in on how I forgot my speech when I got on stage2021-10-1014 minTHE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BUSHERIANTHE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BUSHERIANEP 40:GOOD GIRLS PRECIOUS BLOOD EdThis is one of those throwback episodes where we take a dive into Precious blood school and see some of the shenanigans they were up to2021-10-031h 08THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BUSHERIANTHE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BUSHERIANEP 39: A IS FOR ACADEMIC CULTURE SHOCK & ADHDThe guest talks about living with ADHD and her academic culture shock when she goes to a Scottish university and what she wishes she knew . Listen in !2021-09-261h 07THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BUSHERIANTHE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BUSHERIANEP 38: DIFFERENT MINDS; THE STRUGGLE OF 11 MENTAL ILLNESSESFrom OCD , to savant syndrome , to bipolar to epilepsy to autism and 6 other mental health illnesses , the guest tells us some of the struggles he has had as well as some of the thing a lot of people are desensitized on . Listen in2021-09-191h 13THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BUSHERIANTHE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BUSHERIANEP 37: FOR EVERY DITCHERIAN WALKING , THERE’S A DITCHERIAN WATCHINGIt’s been a minute since we did one of our throw back episodes where we just reminisce of the good times and we do exactly that in this episode . The school in point ; Dagoretti High school otherwise known as Ditchez2021-09-111h 06THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BUSHERIANTHE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BUSHERIANEP 36: INTELLIGENCE IS THE ABILITY TO ADAPT TO CHANGE(s) || Lenana SchoolThe guest and I banter about a lot of things from talking about how he joined boarding at the age of 10 , to NOT experiencing culture shock when he went abroad and to even bantering about our school rivalry (Alliance v Lenana ) listen in ! I hope you get the pun2021-09-051h 06THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BUSHERIANTHE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BUSHERIANEP 35: SEDULOUS SIMON; NEVER BEEN THE LUCKIEST BUT , HARD WORK BETRAYS NONE || Oxford DPhil studentIn this episode , the guest talks narrates his story from childhood till date as a DPhil student at the Oxford university talking about some of his struggles from when he was a child to and always putting in the work and effort that afforded him to work at places such as PWC , safaricom PLC and even KCA and now is doing his phD in Oxford at only 26 ! Listen in2021-08-291h 34THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BUSHERIANTHE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BUSHERIANEP 34: “STOP HOLDING ON TO THE PAST “ PS:I SAY THIS AS A HYPOCRITE“What would you tell your younger self ?” Question you hear time and time again but let’s hear what Imelda would tell her younger self with all her life experiences having lived both in plenty & poverty2021-08-221h 06THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BUSHERIANTHE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BUSHERIANEP 33: WE DON’T NEED TO BE SAVIORS || Children Home EditionThe guest from Pure religion foundation speaks of her experience having gone to different children homes and learning and seeing first hand the experience of the children as well as their untold stories that cut deep . Listen in2021-08-1457 minTHE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BUSHERIANTHE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BUSHERIANEP 32: STRANGER THINGS BY AN INCOMING MIT FRESHMANThe Guest speaks of how his first love was poetry and the events leading to that including emotional bullying. Also talks on how MIT came up as his school selection which was driven by a girl he loved but turns out it was unrequited . Listen in2021-08-071h 22THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BUSHERIANTHE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BUSHERIANEP 31: THE BLOOD OF THE COVENANT IS THICKER THAN THE WATER OF THE WOMBTrigger warning ⚠️ . We talk of growing up in a toxic home environment and how some of those things affect children from neglect to physical abuse . Listen in2021-07-311h 07THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BUSHERIANTHE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BUSHERIANEP 30:FROM THE CHILD OF NEVER, ONLY AFFORDING A MEAL A DAY TO DINING AT THE PALACE“I am a boy from the village, who went to primary school barefoot , went to some elite schools later and struggled trying to find my space… I am also the kid who has slept hungry many days, but also had a dinner at a palace I am also someone who genuinely loves people, and sees the bright side of life, and really wants to do good” listen in2021-07-241h 39THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BUSHERIANTHE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BUSHERIANEP 29: MIND OVER MATTER ft 40kgs down & a marathon laterFrom 122 to 78kgs in 8 mko this has to be one of the craziest things you’ll hear as that needs another level of discipline & more to achieve that . Not forgetting having to run a whole marathon after putting in the work . This one , you’ll have to listen in2021-07-171h 29THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BUSHERIANTHE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BUSHERIANEP 28:DEPRESSION, THE KENYAN FLUAnother episode on mental health talking about the not so good side and the ugly side of depression , to boundaries and even how people with mental health struggles can be selfish . Listen in2021-07-111h 20THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BUSHERIANTHE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BUSHERIANEP 27:REALITY HIGH | Moi Kabarakwe talk on everything highlighting how highschool was a small “kenya” (society ) where we got very different perspectives of life from family dynamics to tribalism and even to teachers breaking you to “make “ you that didn’t necessarily work ! Listen in2021-07-031h 11THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BUSHERIANTHE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BUSHERIANEP 26: SE-GHEROO SCHOOLTalk abit of the guests experiences in segero school and even corporal punishment cause it’s even shocking that girls had to go through some of these things ! Check it out !2021-06-2744 minTHE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BUSHERIANTHE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BUSHERIANEP 25: THIS ONE IS FOR THE BOYS || sexual abuse & violenceWe get deep and talk about sexual assault in men and some of the struggles men face silently due to various reasons but most especially, that they are a man . Listen in2021-06-191h 11THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BUSHERIANTHE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BUSHERIANEP 24: INTERGENERATIONAL INTEGRATION; PARENTING IN THE 21st CENTURYWe have our first parent in the show and we are gassed !!2021-06-121h 06THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BUSHERIANTHE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BUSHERIANEP 23:THROUGH A TIME MACHINE: CLASS OF ‘94We go down memory lane to the class of 94 and hear the stories from what is called “oyugi’s constant “ to having pen pals to the school slang at the time and more !2021-06-051h 22THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BUSHERIANTHE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BUSHERIANEP 22:ONE DAY YOU’LL LOOK BACK AND LAUGH…AT THE TIME YOU WERE FORCED TO CRY AS PUNISHMENT|LWAK GIRLSStories from Luak girls will have you laughing the entire times from having to fetch water from a lake which will be used to bath , wash and for DRINKING , punishments from washing 32 toilets and being forced to cry, to even having business gurus who would charge your phone illegally in the school ! Listen in2021-05-301h 00THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BUSHERIANTHE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BUSHERIANEP 21: BONDS & BOUNDS || Being PresentHow often do you check on your friends ? When you check on your friends , is it a give and take where you only check on them if they check on you ? Do you set your boundaries straight with your friends ? Hmmm2021-05-2355 minTHE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BUSHERIANTHE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BUSHERIANEP 20: RAISING OUR PARENTS || MENTAL HEALTH IN THE AFRICAN MÈNAGEWe talk about mental health from trauma especially coming from our parents who probably did or didn’t know better and try debunk it all and healthy copying mechanisms when wh our mental health is in the pits2021-05-161h 07THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BUSHERIANTHE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BUSHERIANEP 19: GREAT MINDS EM-BODY-IED || PLUS SIZE PLUS HARVARD !Great minds and body . Category is mental health, body positivity & Harvard2021-05-091h 03THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BUSHERIANTHE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BUSHERIANEP 18: HOPE IS CHEAP || FROM PRIESTHOOD TO NOW MHENGA TANGAWIZIWe talk about a lot of things from the biggest dreams to dissecting his prestige album ‘Ndoto’ to even talking about when he once wanted to become a priest.2021-05-011h 03THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BUSHERIANTHE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BUSHERIANEP 17: WHERE WE CARRIED OUR BATHING WATER TO CLASS AND WERE MADE TO SPEAK IN TONGUES FOR TREATSIn this episode, our guests are from St Catherine’s highschool and we talk about their peculiar experiences such as carrying bathing water to class and being forced to speak in tongues2021-04-2450 minTHE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BUSHERIANTHE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BUSHERIANEP 16: VINDU VICHENJANGA || THE ONE WHERE WE DROPPED OUTWe talk about actual dropping out and not conforming to the already set standards that are in place to please others but instead , choosing yourself and defining your own path in the best way we know how2021-04-171h 10THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BUSHERIANTHE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BUSHERIANEP 15: THIS IS YOUR SIGN TO DROP OUT ||THE EDUCATION SYSTEMWe talk about the education systems in place and whether it’s been more progressive to us or not and whether it’s good for the current work we live it or not . Want to hear your thoughts2021-04-1059 minTHE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BUSHERIANTHE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BUSHERIANEP 14: 13 REASONS WHY ... WE ARE GRATEFUL || 1st quarter rewindIf you aren’t all caught up ? Say less . We do a recap of all the 13+1 episodes this far and just look back and reminisce on how far we have come .2021-04-041h 56THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BUSHERIANTHE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BUSHERIANEP 13: JUICE COLA IN PORRIDGE?? HUH?? ANYWAY, IS IT MARANDA OR MARANDA ?In this episode we go to a school in The western part of Kenya and talk about some of the most peculiar things such as communal showers to weird food combos to even deeper subjects such as molestation and brutality by other students to their fellows ! Tune and and feel free to give your feedback2021-03-271h 10THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BUSHERIANTHE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BUSHERIANEP 12: ART IS THE MOST INTENSE MODE OF INDIVIDUALISM THAT THE WORLD HAS KNOWNOn this episode we have an music artist and a writer who speak about their various art forms from their love of it , to putting themselves out there and to them portraying their most authentic self through art ! Enjoy !2021-03-201h 02THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BUSHERIANTHE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BUSHERIANEP 11: “RICH PEOPLE PROBLEMS “ ?? || mental health , ADHD editionIn this episode , we talk on things to do with mental health in our African society and if it’s only a “rich people’s” problem or if it can affect any of us . In this episode as well, we focus mainly on ADHD and what it’s all about .2021-03-131h 05THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BUSHERIANTHE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BUSHERIANEP 10: A SPECTRE IS HAUNTING ‘COLONIAL’ AFRICA , THE SPECTRE OF AFRICAN PROGRESS AND FREEDOMIn this Episode we become historians and delve into the rich history of our country and the whole decolonization of it as well seeing that we are still colonized but by people of our own color .2021-03-0656 minTHE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BUSHERIANTHE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BUSHERIANEP 9: WHERE THEIR BEEF STEW WAS CALLED STROGANOFF AND SHEPHERD’S PIE WAS THEIR GITHERI |StAndrewTuriThis one episode is just to show that we were all living the same highschool life , well at least for the most part , but just in different highschools ! We are all the same really2021-02-2758 minTHE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BUSHERIANTHE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BUSHERIANEP 8:YOU SNOOZE , YOU LOSEWe talk about the highschool entrepreneurs, to robots, education systems even the labeling of “women in stem “2021-02-201h 08THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BUSHERIANTHE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BUSHERIANEP 7:LEADERSHIP: WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO SHOW FOR ITWe talk about the leadership system both in schools and in governments and how many things happen that aren’t right and matters to do with servant leadership2021-02-1351 minTHE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BUSHERIANTHE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BUSHERIANEP 6: WOMEN WALKING SO THAT GIRLS CAN RUNWhy women reps are not the standard of what women in power should be,why there’s a lot of gate keeping and overprotectiveness in girl’s schools and why feminism . Also why the guests are doing STEM courses (you really want to know why )2021-02-061h 15THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BUSHERIANTHE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BUSHERIANEP 5: THE G IN GIRL SCHOOLS STANDS FOR GHETTOWhy girls had to sleep with their hand in their bucket of water and other stories . You don’t want to miss this2021-01-3056 minTHE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BUSHERIANTHE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BUSHERIANEP 4:IDENTITY; AN OPPORTUNITY TO BECOMEHow essential is our identity in the world we live in as it is ? In this episode we’ll talk about that in the highschool scene, and even in university as our guests are in some of the most prestigious schools in the west so we’d like to see how crucial their identity is for them as black boys and so on2021-01-2342 minTHE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BUSHERIANTHE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BUSHERIANEP 3: THERE’S NO TRAFFIC ON THE EXTRA MILE ; SPORTS EDITIONA deep dive into the why’s and how much people were dedicated to sports and if really , in competitive sports , the sport is mainly played on a five-and-a-half inch court , the space between your ears .2021-01-1646 minTHE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BUSHERIANTHE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BUSHERIANEP 2: THE MEN OF ALWAYS AREN’T INTERESTED IN THE CHILDREN OF NEVERIn life , people tend to preach that we are all equal but this episode shows how we are equal but some are more equal than others !Also did you know apparently Charlse njonjos son rode into school with a horse and servants ?!?have a listen and be as shook as I was #highschooledition cover art by @rozenian2021-01-0959 minTHE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BUSHERIANTHE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BUSHERIANspecial EP: THE CONFESSIONS OF AN UNDERACHIEVING OVERACHIEVERNo one really talks about the academic pressure of the 844 system and this is why you’re good enough ! Tout le mieux! Cover art by @rozenian2021-01-011h 00THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BUSHERIANTHE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BUSHERIANEP 1: AN IMPOSTOR AMONG USThe episode on Why imposter syndrome may follow some of us for the rest of our lives , not by choice but by circumstance. Cover art by @rozenian on Twitter2021-01-0148 minTHE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BUSHERIANTHE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE BUSHERIANGROUND ZERO; THE INTROGround zero , intro episode . The why , how and when of all of it . Describing the title in detail and before you stereotype it , we,ll listen and figure out who , the Busherian , this persona is . Cover art by @rozenian . Don’t forget to get the merch2021-01-0112 min