Visions & Tones

This episode is a response to a statement probing the epistemological aspects of insider vs outsider in the intellectual and/or scholarly engagement. Let's talk!!! Are some criticisms worth engaging? 

Dr. Sarah Eyaa is an academic and is currently the Head of the School of Business at Excelsia College in Sydney. Outside of academics, Sarah is passionate about writing children’s books with the goal of introducing them to their African heritage, making them proud of where they come from and increasing the representation of the African culture in the world of children’s books. Sarah enjoys learning about different cultures, teaching in children’s ministry at her church, watching documentaries, chatting with people, exercising, listening to gospel music and personal development or Christian teachings. In this episode Sarah talks about the books that she has written and her interest in African values and culture (Ubuntu).

Amazon Books: Dr Sarah Eyaa 

 

Tumelo (Tumi) Benedict Pule (IG:@_tumelopule) holds an Honours Degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Johannesburg in South Africa. Currently, he runs his company within the field of Agricultural Technology, specialising in designing and manufacturing Vertical Hydroponics Systems. Outside his company, Tumi spends a lot of time reading books from different disciplines and genres and also spends time cycling and enjoying long distance running. 

In this episode with Dr T, they discuss different things about reading books, from selecting a book, engaging a book, how to be constructively critical on a book and many more.

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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 

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 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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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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"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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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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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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