Hear Me Out

Thembi Maseko & Zintle Dube
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  1. Sep 30

    EP15 - Sin (part 1)

    00:00 Introducing the conversation about sin 03:00 How sin can become normalised in everyday life 06:00 Desire, temptation, and the choices that shape character 09:00 Why hiding struggle gives it more power 12:00 Sin, consequences, and the people affected by our decisions 15:00 The need for honesty, conviction, and repentance 18:00 Moving from condemnation toward grace and restoration 21:00 Building habits that make obedience more practical 24:00 Setting up the deeper conversation in part two

  2. Sep 16

    EP14 - Purpose

    00:00 Opening the question: what is purpose?03:00 Purpose beyond job titles, achievements, and social pressure06:00 The experiences that begin to reveal what matters to you09:00 Gifts, passion, and the difference between talent and calling12:00 Navigating uncertainty when the next step is unclear15:00 Faith, obedience, and trusting the process over a perfect plan18:00 Comparison, timelines, and staying focused on your own journey21:00 Purpose in relationships, service, and everyday responsibility24:00 Seasons of preparation that do not yet look like progress27:00 Courage to pivot when a path is no longer right30:00 Building a life that reflects your values and calling33:00 Final encouragement to pursue purpose with patience

  3. Sep 2

    EP13 - Leadership (part 2)

    00:00 Returning to the leadership conversation 02:00 Leading difficult people and handling offense 04:00 Personal leadership struggles and the cost of responsibility 06:00 The weight of being entrusted with people 08:00 Reverence, accountability, and the fear of getting leadership wrong 10:00 Representing Christ and leading by example 12:00 Balancing care for people with the work that must be done 14:00 Blind spots, pressure, and praying for leaders 16:00 Obedience when leadership feels exhausting 18:00 Public failure, scandal, and the standards placed on leaders 20:00 Grace, accountability, and remembering leaders are human 22:00 Extending grace while still growing in character 24:00 Fixing your eyes on Jesus rather than the task 26:00 Owning mistakes, apologizing, and closing reflections

  4. Aug 19

    EP13 - Leadership (part 1)

    00:00 Opening the conversation about leadership 02:00 Everyday stories and recognising influence in ordinary life 04:00 Leadership begins with responsibility and character 06:00 Is your life worth following? 08:00 Leadership capacity, values, and Christ-like direction 10:00 Humility, correction, and following instruction 12:00 The visibility and responsibility that come with influence 14:00 Leading through service and the example of Jesus 16:00 Early experiences that revealed leadership potential 18:00 Feeling the pressure when all eyes are on you 20:00 Recognising leadership through mistakes and accountability 22:00 When did you realise you were a leader? 24:00 Disappointment, school leadership, and an inner sense of calling 26:00 Natural influence, correction, and responsibility 28:00 Closing reflections on leadership as a daily practice

  5. Aug 5

    EP12 - GBV

    00:00 Introducing a difficult conversation about gender-based violence 02:00 Naming violence, abuse, and society's growing numbness 04:00 Faith, spiritual warfare, and practical responses 06:00 Abuse, violated trust, and the impact on survivors 08:00 Listening to survivors and the long road of healing 10:00 The justice system and the pain of cases that fail survivors 12:00 How trauma changes trust, safety, and relationships 14:00 Violence within families and betrayal by those meant to protect 16:00 Making space for questions and shared reflection 18:00 Is it fair to hate men after violence? 20:00 Recognising good men without dismissing lived experiences 22:00 Why some survivors have never encountered safety with men 24:00 Protective community, care, and rebuilding trust 26:00 The difficulty of men speaking about violation 28:00 Stigma, silence, and creating room for male survivors 30:00 Abuse experienced by men and the barriers to disclosure 32:00 Fatherlessness, wounds, and the role of healthy men 34:00 Emotional regulation, accountability, and getting help 36:00 Choosing help instead of allowing pain to become violence 38:00 Why people stay in violent relationships 40:00 Empathy, longing for love, and cycles of harm 42:00 Redefining love and challenging harmful normality 44:00 Bringing abuse into the light and where to seek support 46:00 Final call for awareness, listening, and action

  6. Jul 22

    EP11 - Work (Part 2)

    00:00 The conventional life path versus an unconventional one 02:00 Swimming against the current and choosing stay-at-home motherhood 04:00 Abrupt life transitions and God closing one season 06:00 Registering for a new degree and sensing a new direction 08:00 “Submit” as yielding to a higher power 10:00 Family tension, finances, and trying to make the path work 12:00 Leadership conflict, pressure, and being pushed out 14:00 Wanting to finish something after other endings felt premature 16:00 Yielding, leaving, and the freedom that followed 18:00 Trusting God with one income and a changing household 20:00 Identity questions, marriage, and disappointment with life 24:00 Old self-harm thoughts returning and choosing to stay for her son 26:00 Obedience, disappointment, and deciding to follow God fully 28:00 Relearning identity, passion, and the beauty of an unconventional journey 30:00 Rest culture, guilt, and trusting God with career direction 33:00 Final encouragement from Matthew 6:33 ```00:00 The conventional life path versus an unconventional one 02:00 Swimming against the current and choosing stay-at-home motherhood 04:00 Abrupt life transitions and God closing one season 06:00 Registering for a new degree and sensing a new direction 08:00 “Submit” as yielding to a higher power 10:00 Family tension, finances, and trying to make the path work 12:00 Leadership conflict, pressure, and being pushed out 14:00 Wanting to finish something after other endings felt premature 16:00 Yielding, leaving, and the freedom that followed 18:00 Trusting God with one income and a changing household 20:00 Identity questions, marriage, and disappointment with life 24:00 Old self-harm thoughts returning and choosing to stay for her son 26:00 Obedience, disappointment, and deciding to follow God fully 28:00 Relearning identity, passion, and the beauty of an unconventional journey 30:00 Rest culture, guilt, and trusting God with career direction 33:00 Final encouragement from Matthew 6:33

  7. Jul 8

    EP11 - Work (Part 1)

    00:00 Opening banter before the work conversation 04:00 Childhood dreams, careers, and what changed along the way 08:00 Purpose, creation, and why work should feel meaningful 10:00 How sin corrupted work even though work itself is good 12:00 Jobs versus work and the question of long-term calling 14:00 Teaching, exhaustion, and depending on God in the classroom 18:00 Whether work is forever and how seasons can shift 20:00 Choosing people-centered work over science and maths 24:00 University choices, finances, and starting in teaching 28:00 Early opportunities and signs that the path was opening 30:00 Getting the job and seeing God's hand in the process 32:00 Fast growth, leadership, and becoming an HOD at 25 34:00 Obedience, character growth, and why the detour mattered

  8. Jun 24

    EP10 - Racism (part 2)

    00:00 Opening question: racist things people have heard or experienced 02:00 Hair comments, jokes, and awkward classroom moments 04:00 Cultural difference versus actual racism 06:00 Stereotypes about transport, money, and what black success should look like 08:00 The hidden seed behind subtle discrimination 10:00 Moving from anger to grief for racist people 12:00 When “that’s racist” gets overused and loses precision 14:00 Explaining black hair and culture in everyday conversations 16:00 Why some people treat “black” like a taboo word 18:00 English names, mispronunciation, and cultural erasure 22:00 Family stories and what racism sounds like at home 24:00 Colorism, buried memories, and unspoken trauma 26:00 Why people need to speak up instead of staying silent

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  • Creator
    Thembi Maseko & Zintle Dube
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    22
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © Thembi Maseko & Zintle Dube
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