THE CATALYST PODCAST NAMIBIA

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Ideas. People. Africa. The Catalyst is an intimate thought-leadership and cultural dialogue podcast hosted by Lazarus Jacobs, bringing together the thinkers, creators, entrepreneurs, leaders and change-makers shaping Africa’s future. From business and politics to culture, creativity and society, The Catalyst goes beyond the headlines to ask the questions that matter, challenging assumptions, provoking reflection and celebrating African excellence. No filters. No formulas. Just bold conversations about Africa, its people and its possibilities.

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  1. 4d ago

    TWO HISTORIES. TWO FATHERS. ONE CONVERSATION. | The Catalyst 001

    Two men. Two continents. Two histories shaped by struggle. One is Namibian, the son of a former farm labourer. The other is African-American, the son of a former sharecropper and a descendant of enslaved people. In this deeply personal episode of The Catalyst, they sit down to reflect on the fathers who shaped them, the hardships those fathers endured, and the lessons of resilience, dignity and responsibility passed from one generation to the next. Their conversation moves beyond their personal journeys to explore striking parallels between Namibia’s struggle for independence and the African-American Civil Rights Movement, two struggles separated by geography but connected by the universal pursuit of freedom, equality and human dignity. What did their fathers teach them about being men? How does the history we inherit shape the fathers we become? And what happens when the struggles of one generation become the responsibility of the next? A conversation about fathers, freedom, history, identity and the unfinished work of building a better world.

    TWO HISTORIES. TWO FATHERS. ONE CONVERSATION. | The Catalyst 001
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Ideas. People. Africa. The Catalyst is an intimate thought-leadership and cultural dialogue podcast hosted by Lazarus Jacobs, bringing together the thinkers, creators, entrepreneurs, leaders and change-makers shaping Africa’s future. From business and politics to culture, creativity and society, The Catalyst goes beyond the headlines to ask the questions that matter, challenging assumptions, provoking reflection and celebrating African excellence. No filters. No formulas. Just bold conversations about Africa, its people and its possibilities.

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