Rift in Time

Gioia Shah

East African history, told through the people it still touches. Journalist Gioia Shah digs into overlooked stories from the region's past, from a church built by people freed from slave ships to a Roman-era port nobody can find, and follows them into the present. Narrative episodes and conversations, made in Nairobi.

Episodes

  1. Oct 31

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    Rift in Time is a podcast about stories from East Africa’s past, and how they matter today. The first episode is out on 11 November. It’s about Ogoyi Ogunde, one of hundreds of thousands of East Africans taken to carry weapons and food for the British in the First World War, and about his great-nephew, whose job is now to recover the memory of the men who never came home. Made in Nairobi by Gioia Shah, a journalist who has reported from East Africa for almost a decade. If you have a comment, a question or a story you’d like the show to look into, write to hello@riftintime.show.

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East African history, told through the people it still touches. Journalist Gioia Shah digs into overlooked stories from the region's past, from a church built by people freed from slave ships to a Roman-era port nobody can find, and follows them into the present. Narrative episodes and conversations, made in Nairobi.

Information

  • Creator
    Gioia Shah
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    1
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Rift in Time