Visions & Tones

Taona Afful | Goal Setting and Pitfalls - S2E19

Taona Afful is a Growth Strategist, a Leadership and Business Coach. She is the Founder and CEO at Afful Leadership and Business Coaching. Outside her business, Taona assumes an executive role in one of the departments at the University of Newcastle, in the land of the Awabakal people (Australia). 

Check out her work:

W: afful.com.au 

Insta and other platforms: @affulcoaching 

Dr Tony Nyundu | Woke-ism - S2E18

Like we have seen with the rise of populism, the phrase was only used in relation to left-wing politics, but literature points that right wingers too have right wing populism. Also, for observers of capitalism, some would attest to the way late capitalism adopt repressive strategies to silence dissident groups and ideas. In this episode, Dr Nyundu argues that the famous word 'woke' or 'wokeism' might need to be looked at, not just through the lens of left wing politics, particularly its extreme demands. But, it should also be interrogated within right-wing politics, especially the reaction of right wingers, or the conservatives against that which seeks to challenge supremacist behaviour. Dr Nyundu postulates that the pushback from right wingers often lack imperial evidence, lacks intellectual logic - thus replicating some tendencies from the progressives.  

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[Explanation error: In the episode I said the President of South Africa had Billions of USD under his mattress or couch, the correct statement should be Millions of USD - apologies]

 

Dr Ugljesa Radulovic | Academic Dishonesty and Whistleblowing - S2E17

Dr Ugljesa Radulovic completed his entire higher education in Faculty of Humanities at the University of Johannesburg (UJ), where he obtained a BA degree in Sociology, Honours, MA and PhD degrees in Industrial Sociology. He was awarded his PhD, having completed a thesis titled ‘State Capture, Civil Society Organisations and Whistleblowing under the Zuma Presidency’. Dr Radulovic is a postdoctoral research fellow at UJ’s Department of Sociology. He is presently focusing his research on South Africa's legislative instruments for the protection of whistleblowers, and support structures for whistleblowers in the absence of adequate statutory protection. Moreover, he has focused his research on examining South African whistleblowers’ experiences in the face of retaliation. Dr Radulovic has published peer-reviewed research on academic dishonesty and whistleblowing, and state capture and whistleblowing. He has presented his work at several South African and international conferences. In terms of student engagement, he has lectured on undergraduate and postgraduate levels at UJ’s Department of Sociology, as well as on a postgraduate level at UJ’s School of Public Management and Governance (College of Business and Economics). Dr Radulovic continues to supervise postgraduate students conducting research on whistleblowing.

Email address: uradulovic@uj.ac.za

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Tonny KipG | Secondary Market (Second hand items) - S2E16

Secondary market is an episode about second hand items - be it from private owners or retail stores. In this episode, Dr Nyundu chats with Tonny KipG about complex issues around secondary market, including the pros and cons, especially those purchased through Facebook’s marketplace and Gumtree. 

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Mauro Biosse and Eddie Onoka | Capitalism is Broken, We Need a New System: A Debate - S2E15

"Capitalism is Broken, We Need a New System" is the very first of many debates to be hosted in this Podcast.

Affirming the Motion is Mauro Biosse, a Final Year Electrical and Electronic Engineering Student at the University of Newcastle (Australia).

Negating the Motion is Eddie Onoka, a Final Year Juris Doctor (JD) Law Student at the University of Newcastle (Australia).

Views expressed here are those of Mauro and Eddie, not of their University.

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Dr Tony Nyundu | Allyship - S2E14

This episode is about Allyship. With a departure from Voice to Parliament which is part of the 3 core pillars of the Uluru Statement from the Heart by the Aboriginal community of Australia.

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Dr Tony Nyundu | Complicating the Narrative and Freedom to Belong - S2E13

This episode is about Belonging or Freedom to Belong, and Dr Nyundu talks against over simplifying Belonging or Freedom to belong by making the Migrant the only focal point. 

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Stella Umeh | Comedy, Everything and Nothing at All - S2E12

Stella Umeh (IG: @stellaumeh) is no stranger to vulnerability. As an Olympian, 5x  Commonwealth Games medalist and former Cirque Du Soleil performer, she has now set her sights on stand up comedy. Poised to bring some middle-aged mayhem. Stella will get brutally honest about motherhood, marriage and living the expat life as a Black Canadian woman in Australia. 

You can check her work on stellaumeh.com

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Winstone Oku and Lija Turner-Carroll | Dreadlocks, Caucasian hair, Beauty and Transference of Spirits - S2E11

Winstone Oku is a self taught Dreadlocks artist based in Australia. 
He started his dreadlocks journey in 2002 after being drawn to the hair style as a youth. He tried various methods of maintaining locks and have come to a place where he believed he can help people with all hair types with their journey too. He believes that because of dreadlocks he has been part of human history for as long as anyone can remember within all cultures and ethnicities around the world.

Lija Turner-Carroll has been working with Winstone throughout her dreadlocks education. She started off by helping him with his own hair and then now progressing to helping others.

Both Lija and Winstone like to let their work speak for itself, and they value passion and quality above all.

Check them out on I.G:@winstonedreadlocks and web: winstonedreadlocks.wixsite.com  

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Liseli Musokotwane and Rebekah Faucette | Natural Hair as One’s Identity (Kinky/Curly/Afro) - S2E10

"Welcome to my YOUTUBE channel", In this episode Dr Nyundu chats with Liseli Musokotwane (@seli_musokotwane) and Rebekah Faucette (@rebekah_faucette) about Natural Hair - be it Coily or Afro, or what one would call 'Black Hair' - as one's Identity. This conversation is seasoned with history, contemporary conversations and attitudes and lastly, costs and how to keep one's natural hair healthy. Hope you enjoy.

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