In today’s episode, Eli and Oscar interview Brian Kimanzi, popularly known as Kimanzi, one of Kenya’s top male content creators and an inspiring creative based in the city of Nairobi. He opens up about his childhood experiences and how it influenced his creative spark, his family and how he became the creative genius we know today. What a story! We hope you enjoy listening to this podcast half as much as we enjoyed making it because we had a ball! The beautiful location Kofisi: https://kofisi.af...
Feb 23, 2023•1 hr 36 min
In today’s episode, Eli and Oscar interview Nviiri the Storyteller, one of Nairobi’s top artists and one of the top acts at Sol Generation. Widely known as the Principal of the School of Heartbreak and the Professor of Love, we act him to give us insights on his musical journey, philosophies on love and dealing with heartbreak in Nairobi. Happy Valentines’ Day everyone! May love find you today. We hope you enjoy listening to this podcast half as much as we enjoyed making it because we had a ball...
Feb 14, 2023•43 min•Season 13Ep. 2
In today’s episode, Eli and Oscar interview two of Britain’s brightest female content queens, Rebecca Nkirote and Tati Kapaya. We contemplated using subtitles in this episode as this episode sounds like a conversation from uptown London. However, we decided against it! This conversation highlights the difference in the creative economies in British and Kenyan markets, the empowerment of content creators and how female and black creators despite their talents are consistently undermined in develo...
Feb 10, 2023•1 hr 17 min
In today’s episode, Eli and Oscar interview Mr. Joel Stephen Rao, CEO of Dentsu Ltd Kenya, and cofounder of Africa Creative Agency. Joel talks about his success in setting up businesses in the creative economy, his journey as a young man discovering himself as a man and as a father and how failure drove him towards empathy and a more sustainable work ethos. This conversation epitomises our platform and we are honored to share it with you, especially as a season finale. More to come in the next s...
Jan 19, 2023•1 hr 14 min•Season 12Ep. 8
In today’s episode, Eli and Oscar talk about their experience living and working in the +44 and the culture shock that Oscar had, fresh from Kenya. The stories are hilarious and the differences we have as black people only make the stories more entertaining. We hope you enjoy listening to this podcast half as much as we enjoyed making it because we had a ball! The beautiful location Kofisi: https://kofisi.africa/ Follow Mantalk.ke: https://linktr.ee/Mantalk Find Oscar: https://instagram.com/osca...
Jan 12, 2023•54 min•Season 12Ep. 7
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Jan 05, 2023•1 hr 8 min
In today’s episode, Eli and Oscar close out the year with a wrap-up of their experiences, ideas and perspectives coming into the new year. We are grateful for our community and we love you all! More to come in 2023! We hope you enjoy listening to this podcast half as much as we enjoyed making it because we had a ball! DRINK IQ: https://www.drinkiq.com/en-ke/ The beautiful location Kofisi: https://kofisi.africa/ Follow Mantalk.ke: https://linktr.ee/Mantalk Find Oscar: https://instagram.com/oscar_...
Dec 29, 2022•1 hr 7 min•Season 12Ep. 5
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Dec 15, 2022•59 min•Season 12Ep. 3
In this episode, Eli and Oscar let us in on the women in their private lives who have added value to the men they are today. As a sequel to S.11 Ep.7's: Man Made, this episode specifically celebrates the women in our hosts' lives that have nurtured, nursed and grown them into the men who have consistently given our podcast their voice, insights and experiences. This includes the incredible women who consist of our Mantalk.ke community. We love you. The beautiful location Kofisi: https://kofisi.a...
Dec 08, 2022•46 min•Season 12Ep. 2
Speaking to an incredible, multifaceted innovator who paved the way for Kenya’s recognition as a leader in digital technologies is an honour we must acknowledge. Mantalk.ke is honored to open the season with the celebration of Jessica Francisca Colaço VP of growth Braveventurelabs Co-Founder iHub (Nairobis Tech Innovation Hub) Ted Global Fellow 2009 Bassist & Speaker The beautiful location Kofisi: https://kofisi.africa/ Find Mantalk: https://linktr.ee/Mantalk Find Oscar: https://instagram.co...
Dec 01, 2022•1 hr 5 min
In this season’s epic season finale, Oscar and Eli share their views on the contentious topic of masculinity and how different platforms have interpreted it in society today. From ideas shared on the Art of Masculinity to anthropological accounts on what it means to be a man in an evolving society, this season ends on the fundamental pillars that define the podcast today. Follow Mantalk.ke: https://linktr.ee/Mantalk Find Oscar: https://instagram.com/oscar_d_koome?utm_medium=copy_link Find Eli: h...
Nov 10, 2022•1 hr 4 min•Season 11Ep. 10
On this episode of mantalk, we talk to the powerhouse that is Barbra Midega. You may remember her brother Cliff (the owner of poket gym) on the show. Clearly there is something in the Dega genes because Barbra’s drive and story is equally impressive! For entrepreneurs, diaspora looking to hear a story about returning home, or anyone looking to be inspired… this one is for you! Follow Barbra https://instagram.com/bestofdegah?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= Find her Salon https://instagram.com/medigahlondonha...
Nov 03, 2022•1 hr•Season 11Ep. 9
In today’s episode, Eli and Oscar have an incredible conversation with the incredible Aldo Aluoch Olunya, a qualified psychologist, on men’s mental health, therapy and some of the difficult concepts of masculinity that target young men today. We hope you enjoy listening to this podcast half as much as we enjoyed making it because we had a ball! Find Aldo: https://instagram.com/abominable_froman?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= The beautiful location Kofisi: https://kofisi.africa/ Follow Mantalk.ke: https://l...
Oct 27, 2022•1 hr 16 min
In today’s episode, Eli and Oscar shine a light on the incredible men in their lives, including their fathers, who have contributed the most to their success and personalities. They discuss the effect of these men on their lives and the different philosophies they learned from these incredible people. Follow Mantalk.ke: https://linktr.ee/Mantalk Find Oscar: https://instagram.com/oscar_d_koome?utm_medium=copy_link Find Eli: https://instagram.com/elimwenda?utm_medium=copy_link...
Oct 20, 2022•1 hr 14 min•Season 11Ep. 7
In today’s episode, Eli and Oscar engage in the juiciest Q and A session in podcast history. Full of banter and personal perspectives about relationships and life, the boys have fun with the questions brought to them by the Mantalk.ke family. We hope you enjoy listening to this podcast half as much as we enjoyed making it because we had a ball! The beautiful location Kofisi: https://kofisi.africa/ Follow Mantalk.ke: https://linktr.ee/Mantalk Find Oscar: https://instagram.com/oscar_d_koome?utm_me...
Oct 13, 2022•1 hr 3 min•Season 11Ep. 6
IT'S FINALLY HERE! Our much awaited collaboration with Over25 and Georgie Ndirangu, courtesy of Durex Kenya, is finally here! In today's episode, the Panel decodes the spicy topic of sexual performance and how it influences social behaviour among African youth today. Through dialogue, they go through various topics such as the relationship between sex and intimacy, whether money affects sexual performance and who bears the responsibility to buy condoms in a relationship.
Oct 06, 2022•1 hr 21 min•Season 11Ep. 5
In today's episode, Eli and Oscar learn the game of golf from Senior Counsel Jinaro Kibet, a senior partner of TripleOKLaw Advocates LLP. In this episode, SC Kibet give the boys tips on success through hardship, successful career and life principles and how to be a strong and dependable leader. We hope you enjoy this episode, half as much, as we enjoyed making it... because we had a ball! Follow Mantalk.ke: https://linktr.ee/ Mantalk Find Oscar: https://instagram.com/oscar_d_koome?utm_medium=cop...
Sep 22, 2022•44 min
As content creators/ podcaster we often get inspiration by what we are watching online. In this episode, we share some of the things we are watching, learning from and laughing at! We hope you enjoy this podcasts half as much as we enjoyed making it…. Because we had a ball!
Sep 19, 2022•50 min•Season 11Ep. 3
Our first guests of this season are the incredible Eric Lu Savali, founder of Punchline Comedy Club, and the fantastically foolish Ty Ngachira, one of Kenya's top comedic talents and the host of the TMI Show. In this episode, we interrogate our society through the lens of comedy, discussing the power of satire, pivoting from classic jobs into the comedy industry and the experience of manhood from a comedian's perspective. We hope you enjoy this podcast half as much as we enjoyed making it, becau...
Sep 08, 2022•1 hr 7 min
THE BOYS ARE BACK! Welcome to Season 11, ladies and gentlemen, we really are #Sorry4theWait.......or are we? 😂 In this episode, we discover their recent successes, failures and hilarious life experiences during the season break. We hope you enjoy this podcast half as much as we enjoyed making it, because we had a ball. We hope you enjoy this podcast half as much as we enjoyed making it! The beautiful location Kofisi: https://kofisi.africa/ Follow Mantalk.ke: https://linktr.ee/Mantalk Find Oscar...
Sep 01, 2022•1 hr 1 min•Season 11Ep. 1
In this episode, Eli and Oscar interview Cliff and Kaz, the founders of Poket Gym, one of Nairobi's top fitness clubs with a thriving, positive community. Cliff and Kaz educate the boys on their bond of succeeding through adversity, the role of fitness in mental health among men and their vision for Poket Gym in the future. Rhotimmi also makes an unwelcome guest appearance! We hope you enjoy this podcast half as much as we enjoyed making it! Follow Mantalk.ke: https://linktr.ee/Mantalk Find Osca...
Jul 14, 2022•1 hr 24 min
Oscar shares his experience using the Freestyle device. From gaming to the NBA and its potential as a lifestyle device, he shares his perspective on whether the Freestyle is worth the hype.
Jul 05, 2022•6 min
Here’s a special mini episode with Eli! We have been ranting about the Samsung Freestyle Smart Projector all season and we wanted to have a little chat as to why we are so obsessed! Here’s the link to preorder and become just as obsessed! https://samsung.brandcart.co.ke/the-freestyle.html
Jul 02, 2022•5 min
In this week's epic episode, Eli and Oscar get to meet Adelle Onyango, a prominent media personality and founder of the Legally Clueless Podcast. This conversation delves into Adele's history, the growth of Legally Clueless, her contributions to the plight of sexual violence, rape culture and its linkages with outdated traditions and their hopes for the future of Africa. We hope you enjoy this podcast half as much as we enjoyed making it! The beautiful location Kofisi: https://kofisi.africa/ Fol...
Jun 30, 2022•1 hr 11 min
This week, Eli and Oscar take on some challenging questions from the Mantalk.ke community. With reflections on their own relationship as friends and business partners, their thoughts on religion and the role of men and the youth in today's society, it is an absolute banger! We hope you enjoy this podcast half as much as we enjoyed making it, because we had a ball! Interested in purchasing the Freestyle? Preorder now on Samsung.brandcart.co.ke for the special price of Kshs.139,995 and let #theFre...
Jun 23, 2022•59 min•Season 10Ep. 6
To celebrate father's day, we sat down with two increible dads to pick their brain and get a valuable perspective on modern fatherhood. Get ready to hear the realities of bringing up children in 2022! The beautiful location Kofisi: https://kofisi.africa/ Follow Mantalk.ke: https://linktr.ee/Mantalk Find Oscar: https://instagram.com/oscar_d_koome?utm_medium=copy_link Find Eli: https://instagram.com/elimwenda?utm_medium=copy_link The Telegram link: https://t.me/+bOjOVkgwDZRjZjRk...
Jun 19, 2022•35 min
This week, Eli and Oscar have a very candid conversation around the many losses they have taken in business and their personal life. There are some rather hilarious stories... just wait until you hear about the honey badgers! We hope you enjoy this podcast half as much as we enjoyed making it, because we had a ball! Interested in purchasing the Freestyle? Preorder now on Samsung.brandcart.co.ke for the special price of Kshs.139,995 and let #theFreestyle be part of your crew! Follow Mantalk.ke: h...
Jun 16, 2022•55 min•Season 10Ep. 5
In this week's episode, Oscar and Eli recap their Johannesburg experience with Anto Neosoul, one of Kenya's pioneers of the Afro-Soul sound, a journalist, songwriter and all-round gentleman. They talk about his childhood, how he found his purpose and his battle with mental health. Interested in purchasing the Freestyle? Preorder now on https://samsung.brandcart.co.ke/the-freestyle.html Currently on offer at the special pre order price of Kshs.139,995! The beautiful location Semabox https://www.s...
Jun 09, 2022•1 hr 25 min•Season 10Ep. 4
In this week's episode, Oscar interviews Eli on his life as a black Kenyan man raised in the United Kingdom. Eli shares his childhood experiences, his understanding of blackness and how it affects his relationships and how his family has contributed to his social and economic values. Interested in purchasing the Freestyle? Preorder now on https://samsung.brandcart.co.ke/the-freestyle.html Currently on offer at the special pre order price of Kshs.139,995! The beautiful location Kofisi: https://ko...
Jun 02, 2022•59 min•Season 10Ep. 3
