45 episodes
Listen To Your Footsteps Kojo Baffoe | Zebra Culture
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5.0 • 5 Ratings
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Welcome to the Listen to your Footsteps podcast. My name is Kojo Baffoe. Over the last 20+ years, I have worked in a variety of industries including as a TV researcher and producer, editor of 3 magazines, and host of a radio talk show. I am a writer, storyteller, content strategist and author of the book Listen To Your Footsteps, a collection of essays, reflections and poems focused particularly on fatherhood, being raised by my father, identity and loss.
In this podcast I explore art, culture, design, business and life from an African perspective.
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Sthandiwe Kgoroge, Walking in Grace
In the latest episode of the Listen To Your Footsteps podcast, storyteller, fashion designer, entrepreneur and film and television practitioner, Sthandiwe Kgoroge talks about her entrepreneurial journey, discovering and making characters and telling stories through clothes, writing and her various roles in the film and television industry.
You can find the latest from Sthandiwe on Instagram.
For more on my book Listen To Your Footsteps, check out https://kojobaffoe.com/book/
Please leave us a review and subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts.
Editor: Jason Rademeyer
Recorded at The Podhouse
Producer: Ayob Vania
Show Music: Kweku Baffoe
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Janine Jellars, What Brought You Here, Won't Get You There
In this episide, of the Listen To Your Footsteps podcast, journalist, novelist, strategist and entrepreneur Janine Jellars talks about the anxiety of world building, being a Type A personality, and the value of a reciprocally supportive relationship. She delves into her love for and work platforming women's stories, navigating and desegregating white/western spaces and dealing with the macro issues at play like the impossible standards placed on Black Women and the pressure to deliver.
The biggest take aways from her experiences so far are to
"... keep a little bit to yourself and to keep your best creative ideas for yourself!"
You can find the latest from Janine here or any of these social spaces LinkdIn, X [formerly Twitter], TikTok and Instagram.
For more on my book Listen To Your Footsteps, check out https://kojobaffoe.com/book/
Please leave us a review and subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts.
Editor: Jason Rademeyer
Recorded at The Podhouse
Producer: Ayob Vania
Show Music: Kweku Baffoe
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Kunle Ayo, On Balance, Fusion and Tradition
Musician, songwriter, producer and composer Kunle Ayo ditched a career in accounting to become a musician. In this episode he talks about the ever changing landscape of jazz music, balancing creating art and the business of music, fusing sounds, connecting with audiences and becoming one of Africa's most celebrated guitarists.
You can find the latest from Kunle here or any of these social spaces Soundcloud, Spotify, Apple Music and Instagram.
For more on my book Listen To Your Footsteps, check out https://kojobaffoe.com/book/
Please leave us a review and subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts.
Editor: Jason Rademeyer
Recorded at The Podhouse
Producer: Ayob Vania
Show Music: Kweku Baffoe
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Theo Ngobeni, Venturing into New Territories Alone
In this episode, businessman and trendsetter Theo Ngobeni talks about wanting to be an interior designer, not knowing what to study, how he got into the world of Finance, being okay doing things on your own, becoming a stylist and eventually founding MrSlimFit.
You can find Theo on LinkedIn, Instagram, and Facebook.
For more on my book Listen To Your Footsteps, check out https://kojobaffoe.com/book/
Please leave us a review and subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts.
Editor: Jason Rademeyer
Recorded at The Podhouse
Producer: Ayob Vania
Show Music: Kweku Baffoe
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Lerato Tshabalala, Finding Story & Myself
In this episode of the Listen To Your Footsteps podcast, author, magazine editor and creative director Lerato Tshabalala talks about wanting to be a DJ, her love for telling stories, working in media and advertising, having real conversations not superficial ones, being okay with failure, second chances, gatekeepers, the politics of print media, the backlash faced by first adopters, her evolution as a stoyteller, what we can expect from her next and so much more.
You can find Lerato on her website, Twitter, Instagram, Spotify and Facebook.
For more on my book Listen To Your Footsteps, check out https://kojobaffoe.com/book/
Please leave us a review and subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts.
Editor: Jason Rademeyer
Recorded at The Podhouse
Producer: Ayob Vania
Show Music: Kweku Baffoe
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Tumi "Stogie T" Molekane, Standing on Faith
In this episode of the Listen To Your Footsteps podcast, I chat to South African artist and emcee Tumi "Stogie T" Molekane about how he came to music, the importance of community, parenting teenagers, the finite nature of talent, evolving and still being true to self, the fickle nature of audiences, the biggest project of his life, what comes next and so much more.
You can find Stogie T on Twitter, Instagram, Apple Music, Spotify and Facebook.
For more on my book Listen To Your Footsteps, check out https://kojobaffoe.com/book/
Please leave us a review and subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts.
Editor: Jason Rademeyer
Recorded at The Podhouse
Procucer: Ayob Vania
Show Music: Kweku Baffoe
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