Visions & Tones

In this episode Dr Tony Nyundu-Bicanin (IG:@_blacktoned) chats with Siyabonga Mahlangu (IG:@blesssedsiya_) about his new book 'Echoes of a Young, Silent Voice'. Siya is a South African young man doing his fourth year of Med-School in Russia. As first time published author, Siya dives through the background of his book (and of few chapters) and clarifies most of the arguments he raise in the book. In short, the book aims at challenging young people to work hard in discovering their purpose in life and to become better versions of themselves. Hoping you enjoy this work.

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In this episode Dr Tones (@_blacktoned) chats with Dr Prince Atorkey who is a Clinical Psychologist and Behavioural Scientist about multiple risk behaviours that young adults in Australia engage in, and also make reference to the behaviours with the youth in general in the African context. However, the episode is more focused on the Australian context. Dr Atorkey is originally from Ghana but currently work and live in Australia. He holds a PhD in Behavioural Science in Relation to Medicine from the University of Newcastle, Australia.

While listening to this episode, kindly note that Dr Atorkey was recovering from flu but he worked his best to engage Dr Tones. As we always say, thank you for choosing the Visions & Tones Podcast, and go yé and be the best humans and best versions of yourselves. 

Short-left is a monologue episode which gives a brief reflection on where we come from and a hint to where we are going. It touches briefly about past guests and key things which captured the hearts of the audience. This info is drawn from most comments made directly to the hosts by the audience. Thank you for choosing the Visions & Tones Podcast. Remember to listen to episodes you missed, like them, share, comment on Instagram @_visions_tones and rate on google podcast and Spotify.

Go ye and be best humans and be the best versions of yourselves. 

In this episode, Tony chats with Dr Letitia Smuts, a senior lecturer and researcher in the Sociology department at the University of Johannesburg, South Africa. The conversation features distinctions and complexities around sex, gender and sexuality. Dr Smuts' work, her support to the LGBT community and her philosophy as an Intersectional Feminist is visible through a project she leads called 'FruSTRAIGHTing the Norm' which challenges heteronormativity in institutions of higher learning in South Africa. To see the work she is committed to with her colleagues visit www.frustraightingthenorm.com and on twitter @FruStraightingNorm . To access her research papers visit google scholar or feel free to contact her on lsmuts@uj.ac.za 

 

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Dr Humphrey Obie (I.G: @da_h_man1) a researcher from Monash University in Melbourne, Australia, chats with Dr Tony Nyundu-Bicanin (I.G: @_blacktoned) founder and host of the V&T Podcast about Smart Cities and Big data. During this discussion, Dr Obie shares on how smart cities function, data used to choose a particular type of a smart city to build, the future for third worlds in relation to smart cities and job creation. You can access a research paper on smart cities, co-authored with Dr Obie through this link https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edit/10.1201/9781003001188-7/ and remember to download AudioPin, co-developed with Dr Obie on www.audiopin.io 

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Tony and CJ chat about freedom of speech - main things includes: listing of few countries with and without freedom of speech; sharing the extent to which free speech can go and boundaries it cannot surpass; and lastly take a look at Elon Musk and his vision for a free speech twitter platform. 

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This episode features sensitive stories around rape. We do not wish to trigger any traumatic experiences to our listeners; therefore, you are advised to remain cautious and to speak to professionals should you be troubled by the content in this episode. Also, Tony and CJ welcome any constructive engagement should you feel the need to contact them you can email ttnyundu@yahoo.com and/or DM insta page @_visions_tones .

Enjoy as Tony and CJ travel through the complexities of Cancel Culture. A very broad topic that should remain in your conversation with peers even after listening to this episode.

Thanks for choosing the Visions & Tones Podcast and always remember to be best humans to other humans and nature. 

In this episode, Tony Nyundu-Bicanin (IG: @_blacktoned) chats with Chloé Valdary (Twitter: @cvaldary) about her work, The Theory of Enchantment which is an innovative framework for compassionate antiracism. Chloé's work has been covered in Psychology Today Magazine, New York Times and the Wall St Journal. She lectured in universities across America, including Harvard and Georgetown. Chloé also gave talks and trained around the world including South Africa, The Netherlands, Germany, and Israel.

 

To read more about The Theory of Enchantment and register for the online course visit www.theoryofenchantment.com  

 

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In this episode Tony (IG: @_blacktoned) chats with Dr Humphrey Obie (IG: @da_h_man1) who is a researcher in the Faculty of Information Technology at Monash University and a software developer. He co-developed a software called AudioPin (IG: @audiopin.io) webpage - (www.audiopin.io). Papers discussed in this episode can be accessed on these protected links https://arxiv.org/pdf/2012.10095.pdf and https://arxiv.org/pdf/2109.14359.pdf 

In this episode, CJ (IG: @cjinasena ) and Tones (@_blacktoned) take on a chilled conversation about Mechatronics, South African Unemployment & Artificial Intelligence. This is a relaxed episode as we kick Start the many conversations to be had in 2022. CJ is a Mechatronics student, a former secretary of the African Student Networking Community at the University of Newcastle in Australia, and he also is a co-founder of a company called HomeMadeEasy. Check them out on these following platforms:

I.G: @homemadeeasy.com.au

Web: www.homemadeeasy.com.au