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Televisheni Radio

Join two Kenyan cinephiles as they review their favourite movies, TV shows, books — and use this as a lens into the more interesting issues within technology, politics, and philosophy. Email them at thetelevishenipodcast@gmail.com

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00:04:58

John Kiarie vs Patrice O'Neal on Obama and race

Televisheni Radio ·

2025/08/12

Credits: D. L. Hughley Breaks the News, Nov 15, 2008Opie and Anthony, Nov 17, 2008

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00:03:56

Catching up with old mates

Televisheni Radio ·

2025/07/10

Ivy W., DJ, Eugene K., Studio, Oct 2022

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00:06:16

5 questions with wayne

Televisheni Radio ·

2025/06/05

Wayne M., Studio, Aug 2024

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00:02:31

Willis Otieno: "My people suffer for the lack of...

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2025/05/04

BLM, Jeevanjee, 30.4.2025

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00:38:07

Ep#66: Parasite Movie Review

Televisheni Radio ·

2024/08/02

In this quick episode, Tony speaks with Bonface G, Ian O, and Ricky about Bong Joon-ho, Quentin Tarantino and a few other topics. -SPOILER WARNING for Parasite (2019); etc. -Recorded May 2022 -Get first access to audio on Spotify, Google Podcasts, and Apple Podcasts. And feel free to drop us a line on X/Instagram @televishenipod or by email at thetelevishenipodcast@gmail.com

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01:02:00

Ep#65: Villains With A Code

Televisheni Radio ·

2024/07/31

In this episode, Tony speaks with Bonface G and Ian O about Trump; Musk's Twitter buyout + Facebook vs Twitter UI + censorship; homelessness; American philanthropy; the hustler movement + the hustler narrative + the populism of His Excellency President and Doctor William Samoei Ruto, CGH, EGH, EBS; Kenyatta II + milk monopoly; great movie & TV villains; consequences and comeuppance in cinema; Dave chappelle + abortion; and many other topics. -SPOILER WARNING for Tenet (2020); Sex/Life; The

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01:14:03

Ep#64: Stuck in the Middle (Pt 3)

Televisheni Radio ·

2024/07/04

For the final hour of the conversation, Simon and Ken discuss clubbing culture, football, monogamy, the search for a good woman/wife, and the effects of the birth control pill in society, among other topics. https://www.instagram.com/kingsimon254/ https://www.instagram.com/mbogokim/ -Recorded June 9 2024 -Get first access to more audio on Spotify, Google Podcasts, and Apple Podcasts. And feel free to drop us a line on X/Instagram: @televishenipod or by email at

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01:21:18

Ep#63: Stuck in the Middle (Pt 2)

Televisheni Radio ·

2024/06/23

For the second part of the conversation, Simon and Ken discuss the Ruto-Gachagua tiff, tribal politics, incompetence and corruption in the current government, whether they would get into politics, and their writing career pursuit, among other topics. https://www.instagram.com/kingsimon254/https://www.instagram.com/mbogokim/ -Recorded June 9 2024 -Get first access to more audio on Spotify, Google Podcasts, and Apple Podcasts. And feel free to drop us a line on X/Instagram: @televishenipod or by

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00:54:33

Ep#62: Stuck in the Middle (Pt 1)

Televisheni Radio ·

2024/06/15

In this episode, Simon and Ken discuss the recent video of a local policeman getting beat, why black people seem to be a step behind the whites, the Kenyan police force and its many shortcomings, men's mental health, the hierarchy of needs, and the self-actualization journey and its sustainability in the long-term. https://www.instagram.com/kingsimon254/https://www.instagram.com/mbogokim/ -Recorded June 2024 -Get first access to more audio on Spotify, Google Podcasts, and Apple Podcasts

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01:05:09

Ep#61: Independent Thought (Pt 2)

Televisheni Radio ·

2024/06/05

For the second part of the conversation, Simon, Ken, and Mike discuss how to deal with baddies, marriage, the concept of 'the one who got away,' infidelity, objective vs. subjective truth, and many other topics. https://www.instagram.com/kingsimon254/ https://www.instagram.com/mbogokim/ https://www.instagram.com/mikekumuru/ -Recorded June 2024 -Get first access to more audio on Spotify, Google Podcasts, and Apple Podcasts. And feel free to drop us a line on X/Instagram:

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00:58:41

Ep#60: Independent Thought (Pt 1)

Televisheni Radio ·

2024/06/04

In this episode, Simon is joined by Ken (and Mike in the background) for a two-hour conversation on many topics. In this first part, they discuss social media and how it shapes thought, (self) discipline, pro-life vs. pro-choice, society's moral laxity today, recent politics, and several other topics. https://www.instagram.com/kingsimon254/ https://www.instagram.com/mbogokim/ https://www.instagram.com/mikekumuru/ -Recorded June 2024 -Get first access to more audio on Spotify, Google

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00:44:56

Ep#59: Juja Boys Uprising

Televisheni Radio ·

2024/03/26

In this episode, Tony speaks with Bonface G and Ian O about ambition; women; masculinity; hypergamy; patriarchy; sexism; birth control; double standards; gender wars across cultures; manbashing; population decline; inclusivity; masculinist influencers + Amerix; the collective unconscious; and many other topics.-SPOILER WARNING for There Will Be Blood (2007); Fantastic Beasts & Harry Potter; Euphoria; etc. -Recorded April 2022 -Get first access to more audio on Spotify, Google Podcasts, and

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01:08:54

Ep#58: Preparing For The End

Televisheni Radio ·

2024/02/16

In this episode, Tony speaks with John K about cosmology; physics; the Big Bang; entropy; the ultimate fate of the universe; UFO sightings; entropy; extraterrestrial life; terrestrial worries; the vastness of the cosmos; Bezos + Musk + profligacy; climate change; forest fires; rising sea levels; the Paris Accords; melting ice caps; big money; climate change denial; AI; the next human species; Spotify's recommendation algorithm; CoVID; Cambrige Analytica 2017 ; big-tech surveillance + political

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01:04:01

Ep#57: 5 Questions with Boni

Televisheni Radio ·

2024/01/09

In this episode, Tony ask Bonface G five questions that span the purview of philosophy, ethics, psychology, personal yearnings, politics, and more.-Recorded Oct 2021 -Get first access to more audio on Spotify, Google Podcasts, and Apple Podcasts. And feel free to drop us a line on X and Instagram @televishenipod or by email: thetelevishenipodcast@gmail.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-televisheni-podcast/message

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00:50:06

Ep#56: Politricks 101

Televisheni Radio ·

2023/12/01

In this episode, Tony and Bonface G delve deeper into victimless crimes; crimes of omission; the recent W Kimani ruling; D Trump's arrest; Kenneth Obado; B Owino; political fugitives; M Kibaki's final senile years; land tussles; Nixon + Jews + Watergate; Bill Clinton; age + J Biden + A Odinga; maandamano; chaos≠ladder; 2017 JKUAT protests; and many other topics. -Recorded April 2023 -Get first access to more audio on Spotify, Google Podcasts, and Apple Podcasts. And feel free to drop us a

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00:35:59

Ep#55: Body Title Deeds

Televisheni Radio ·

2023/11/16

In this episode, Tony speaks with Bonface G about the marketing business; DJ Brownskin + penal code + abetting suicide + voyeurism + moral culpability + euthanasia + autonomy; past repealments + legal precedences; and many other topics. -Recorded April 2023 -Get first access to more audio on Spotify, Google Podcasts, and Apple Podcasts. And feel free to drop us a line on X and Instagram @televishenipod or by email: thetelevishenipodcast@gmail.com --- Send in a voice message:

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01:24:53

Ep#54: An Ode to Auteurs

Televisheni Radio ·

2023/11/08

In this episode, Tony speaks with Simon about Quentin Tarantino; guilty (genre) pleasures; franchise vs auteur films; traumatising movies they saw in their formative years; gory internet content; Zac Stacy assault; Denis Villeneuve's hyperrealist sci-fi; the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis; Simon's dreary cinematic palate; American vs European cinema differences; Mad Men's banal slice narrative; Ari Aster's modus + penchant for the macabre; Ann Dowd's versatility; and many other topics

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01:36:18

Ep#53: 2022

Televisheni Radio ·

2022/12/31

In this episode, Tony speaks with Boni about the Chris Kariuki + 1982 coup; Kabila I's assassination; Bashir's ousting; militarisation under Kenyatta II; Merkel's bio + political savvy; military fatigue here + beyond; political campaign statutes; struggles career + academic; time + growing older + aging parents; Clint Eastwood's moralism + Americanism; "Bayhem"; cannabis dependence; Christopher Nolan the neurotic Luddite?; fears + expectations about 2022; social intelligence; work-life balance; and

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01:10:28

Ep#52: Better Call Saul + Westworld + Politics + more

Televisheni Radio ·

2022/09/26

In this episode, Simon speaks to Tony (later joined by Brian Yego) about the election petition; the possibility of a protracted hearing; ethnic chauvinism & voting patterns; charisma & what else endears us to unsavory characters; the mind of Kim Wexler; Al Pacino; animation; and many other topics. *SPOILER WARNING* for Better Call Saul's series finale; Westworld: The Choice; Country Queen; Once Upon A Time in Hollywood (2019); The Godfather Trilogy (1972-1990); Seven (1995); The Sixth

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00:29:01

Ep#51: Post-election Talk

Televisheni Radio ·

2022/08/25

In this episode, Simon speaks to Tony about the just concluded general elections, how they rationalized their choices; democracy vs. technocracy; whether higher education is a reasonable requirement for aspiring legislators; prospects for the future; social media & misinformation;addiction; and many other topics. Subscribe to the podcast on Spotify, Google Podcasts, and Apple Podcasts. And feel free to drop them a line at: instagram.com/televishenipod twitter.com/televishenipod --- Send in a

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