Yes Girls Podcast | Do, Be, Learn Something New
By Lifelong Learning with Akumu & Claire
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Yes Girls Podcast is Africa's first experiential growth media brand, designed as a structured, documented public laboratory for personal development.
For the ambitious, the curious, and those unwilling to live on autopilot, this audio-first podcast explores what it truly takes to evolve through lifelong learning, self-discovery, and a growth mindset, grounded not just in theory, but in practice.
Every bi-weekly episode is either a Yespisode (beginning with a Yes Challenge) or a Yesticle (beginning with a real-world challenge), built to stretch comfort zones and expand capability. Award-winning hosts Akumu Fiona and Claire Baker document the process on record.
Tune in and start practising the kind of courage that turns curiosity into transformation. Then keep saying YES. Follow on all platforms: @yesgirlspodcast
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91. When did food stop having a story? w/ Dennis Andaye
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Aug 28, 2026 |
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90. You can fit in and still feel nothing like yourself w/ Honey Sharif (Simply Honey)
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Aug 14, 2026 |
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89. Education is bigger than school. Homeschooling unpacked w/ Olivia Munoru & Melissa Wakhu
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Jul 04, 2026 |
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88. Are we forgetting how to think? What AI reveals about being human w/ Leon Apungu
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Jun 01, 2026 |
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87. How grief changes the way you see everything. Healing after loss w/ Rose Gichure
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May 16, 2026 |
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86. What we forget every time we click 'order': convenience isn't simple - yet it feels effortless w/ Nira Nyangweso & Greenspoon
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May 01, 2026 |
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85. What millennials keep getting wrong about Gen Z | Yesticle
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Mar 07, 2026 |
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84. What becoming a CEO really asks of you w/ Dr. Laila Macharia | Yesticle
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Feb 20, 2026 |
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83. Trying Gen Z Fashion Without Panicking w/ Annet Kavata | Yesticle
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Jan 03, 2026 |
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82. Before you start that podcast, listen to this. Insider advice w/ Dan Aceda & Kevin Y. Brown | Yesticle
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Dec 09, 2025 |
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81. If you wanted a baby tomorrow, would the law stop you? IVF, surrogacy & ART law w/ Sandra Opiyo | Yesticle
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Nov 22, 2025 |
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80. Who should guide your love life - you or the algorithm? | Yesticle
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Oct 31, 2025 |
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79. The gr-8est hits: Time to process some yeses, guesses, messes, and successes | Yesticle
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Oct 10, 2025 |
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78. Why some of us can't stay put (and what exploring teaches us). Discover your travel personality w/ Magunga Williams
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Aug 16, 2025 |
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77. Didn't think gaming was for us. We were wrong?!? w/ Sylvia Gathoni Wahome aka QueenArrow
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Jul 25, 2025 |
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76. What women are rarely taught about pleasure w/ Maurice Matheka
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Jul 11, 2025 |
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75. Rethinking self-care through culture, chemistry, and care w/ Harriet Chebet Ng'ok, Founder & CEO of Harriet's Botanicals
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Jun 14, 2025 |
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74. What we lose in an always-on world w/ Sieka Gatabaki
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May 30, 2025 |
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73. Why people go plant-based (and what surprises them most) w/ Leah Nduati
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May 17, 2025 |
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72. Where are they now? Revisiting past YESes & YES Experts | Yesticle
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Mar 01, 2025 |
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71. What "being your own boss" really asks of you | Yesticle
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Feb 08, 2025 |
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70. What entrepreneurs learn about money too late w/ ISBI at Strathmore Business School
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Jan 24, 2025 |
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69. Reading old diaries?! Ewww! (and yes, there's Part 1) | Yesticle
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Jan 10, 2025 |
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68. What happens when you let AI co-host an episode | Yesticle
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Dec 21, 2024 |
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67. What improv taught us about saying yes: guesses, messes, and successes | Yesticle
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Dec 06, 2024 |
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66. Purpose isn't found. It's built: your reason for being, in practice. A real-world Ikigai story w/ Nyambura Gichohi, Co-Founder & CEO of Ikigai
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Nov 22, 2024 |
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65. The uncomfortable gap between caring and doing, and what it costs us w/ Geoffrey Mboya
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Oct 04, 2024 |
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64. Intelligence doesn't protect us from bad thinking, and the consequences are everywhere. Critical thinking w/ Dr. Laila Macharia
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Sep 21, 2024 |
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63. What emotional intelligence really looks like under pressure. EQ w/ Adelle Onyango
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Aug 16, 2024 |
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62. How gender roles shape men, relationships, and fatherhood w/ Jeff Dindi
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Aug 04, 2024 |
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61. Learning to separate signal from noise online w/ Bright Gameli, PhD
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Jul 19, 2024 |
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60. Time flies when you're wasting it. How to take control w/ Chris Kirwa
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Jun 14, 2024 |
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59. What motherhood secretly demands, and rarely names w/ Sally Kuria | Yesticle
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Apr 26, 2024 |
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58. Reading old diaries?! Ewww! | Yesticle
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Apr 12, 2024 |
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57. Who came out on top?! We got down and dirty in a gritty gender debate w/ Mantalk.ke's Eli Mwenda & Oscar Koome | Yesticle
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Mar 29, 2024 |
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56. Bloopers! Another spectacularly pointless mini episode featuring breathtaking missteps & mishaps | Yesticle
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Mar 16, 2024 |
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55. Survived six Yes Challenges. Let's talk about it | Yesticle
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Mar 01, 2024 |
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54. How to sound confident (even when you're not). Public speaking w/ Japheth Musau & Toastmasters International
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Feb 19, 2024 |
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53. Why some stories get press (and others don't). A PR challenge w/ Njeri Wangarĩ
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Feb 03, 2024 |
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52. What happens when you can't use your voice: Learning sign language w/ Pallet Cafe
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Jan 19, 2024 |
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51. From clueless to playing electric guitar in hours w/ Ross Patel
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Dec 16, 2023 |
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50. One day inside a professional kitchen changed everything. We owe chefs an apology w/ Cultiva Kenya
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Dec 01, 2023 |
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49. We swapped routines for a day. It got weirdly revealing.
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Nov 17, 2023 |
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48. If you had a choice, would you choose to be a woman? w/ Doris Onyango - Yesticle
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Oct 14, 2023 |
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47. Belonging somewhere when you're from everywhere w/ Molly Jensen - Yesticle
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Sep 29, 2023 |
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46. Gen Z vs Millennials. Then our audio engineers got the mic. It's "Da Boiz" - Yesticle
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Sep 15, 2023 |
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45. We gave AI the scripting job. Things got weird - Yesticle
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Sep 01, 2023 |
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44. We tried six wildly different things. Here's what stayed with us - Yesticle
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Aug 18, 2023 |
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43. That influencer life looks easier from your feed w/ Esther Kazungu & Maeve Sherryl
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Jun 23, 2023 |
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42. The difference between looking happy and being happy w/ Jason Phillips & Faith Nyoike
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Jun 09, 2023 |
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41. Claire barely wears makeup. Now she has to learn it?!? w/ Savina Mercy & Sharon Achieng
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May 26, 2023 |
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40. Akumu tries baking again. This time, there's supervision (thankfully) w/ Beldina Kirito J
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May 12, 2023 |
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39. Claire goes from coffee lover to barista?!? w/ Ritesh Doshi & Martin Makau
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May 01, 2023 |
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38. Akumu becomes a rapper in one day?!? w/ Juliani & Tonii Vendetta
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Apr 14, 2023 |
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37. Bloopers. We regret to inform you that this is content - Yesticle
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Mar 03, 2023 |
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36. Truth or dare. Yes, we recorded it - Yesticle
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Feb 17, 2023 |
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35. Meet the other Yes Girls - Yesticle
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Feb 03, 2023 |
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34. What makes someone truly inspiring? - Yesticle
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Jan 20, 2023 |
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33. When parents enter the chat. They have notes - Yesticle
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Jan 06, 2023 |
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32. What happened after months of saying YES? - Yesticle
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Dec 16, 2022 |
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31. Kizomba gets very close, very quickly w/ Kenya's Afro-Latin dance community
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Nov 19, 2022 |
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30. The pressure of keeping plants alive w/ Nairobi Plant Lovers
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Nov 04, 2022 |
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29. Learning crypto with real money at stake w/ Erick Asuma
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Oct 22, 2022 |
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28. What CrossFit does to your ego w/ Tanya Alvis & First Power Fitness
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Oct 07, 2022 |
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27. Our phones take great photos. Apparently, we don't! w/ Sam Kaguora
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Sep 09, 2022 |
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26. We said YES to yoga. Nobody mentioned the 6am practice! w/ Nisha Parikh
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Aug 26, 2022 |
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25. Do we actually say YES outside this podcast? - Yesticle
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Jul 29, 2022 |
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24. Yes, every Yes Girl needs a No Girl w/ Freyja Oddsdottir - Yesticle
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Jul 08, 2022 |
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23. Books and podcasts that live rent-free in our heads - Yesticle
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Jun 24, 2022 |
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22. You keep saying NO. Let's turn it into a YES in three minutes - Yesticle
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Jun 10, 2022 |
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21. What did six more YESes do to us? - Yesticle
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May 27, 2022 |
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20. We had opinions about DJs. Then we tried DJing w/ DJ Andy Young & DJ Cray
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Apr 29, 2022 |
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19. What does it actually take to be an activist? w/ Boniface Mwangi
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Apr 17, 2022 |
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18. We took a movie scene and rebuilt the sound w/ Peddo Brian
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Apr 01, 2022 |
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17. How organised can you get in one week? w/ Toni Crow
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Mar 18, 2022 |
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16. Our money habits had a lot of explaining to do w/ Lydia Elim
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Mar 04, 2022 |
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Welcome to the Yes Girls' Universe. And yes, there's a method to the madness. (Trailer)
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Mar 04, 2022 |
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15. We thought we were funny. Then we tried stand-up comedy. w/ Brian Onjoro
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Feb 18, 2022 |
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14. Who are we when we're not saying YES? - Yesticle
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Feb 04, 2022 |
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13. We tried six new things. What actually stuck? - Yesticle
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Jan 23, 2022 |
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12. The self-help advice sounded good. Then Claire had to follow it ft. Melissa Mbugua & Josephine Karianjahi
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Dec 24, 2021 |
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11. A few days to learn about clean energy. Then Akumu has to pitch it. ft. Laura Ombok
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Dec 12, 2021 |
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10. Akumu takes the internet on a tour of Karura Forest ft. Adhiambo Agoro
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Nov 12, 2021 |
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9. Claire treats social media like a job for two weeks ft. Maria Langat & Max Vajra James
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Oct 29, 2021 |
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8. Akumu meets the pole. The pole wins! ft. Kate Ladash
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Oct 15, 2021 |
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7. Claire attempts her first portrait. This should be interesting ft. Jayden Otieno
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Oct 03, 2021 |
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6. TikTok dances are easy until you have to do one or THREE! w/ Alvaro Daza
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Sep 01, 2021 |
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5. Neither of us could code. So we built websites w/ Joseph Murgor
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May 28, 2021 |
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4. We thought we were positive… until we had to be w/ Sophorn Ban
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May 14, 2021 |
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3. We tried mixology on actual people and it worked a little too well w/ Patrick Wilson
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Apr 30, 2021 |
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2. We taught ourselves Greek. Did it work? w/ Tage Krarup
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Apr 15, 2021 |
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1. We tried being vegan for a week. Here's what surprised us w/ Amanda Scoville
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Mar 30, 2021 |