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Welcome to Raw Conversations, an Award Nominated podcast that brings you the latest news and trends in music, entertainment, and politics. Hosted by Chromez & Fanatik, two seasoned Radio Personalities who are passionate about these topics. They’ll give you the facts, the analysis, and the commentary you need to stay informed and entertained. New episodes are out every Saturday at 10hrs (CAT).

Raw Conversations with Chromez & Fanatik Raw Conversations with Chromez & Fanatik

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Welcome to Raw Conversations, an Award Nominated podcast that brings you the latest news and trends in music, entertainment, and politics. Hosted by Chromez & Fanatik, two seasoned Radio Personalities who are passionate about these topics. They’ll give you the facts, the analysis, and the commentary you need to stay informed and entertained. New episodes are out every Saturday at 10hrs (CAT).

    Episode 90 | "Lost But Found"

    Episode 90 | "Lost But Found"

    This episode was recorded on 6th August, 2023, unfortunately it got lost due to some technical issues so couldn't be uploaded at that time but after some tireless work by a genius nerd, it is now available for your listening pleasure. Enjoy!



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    Episode 89 | "Goldilocks & The Gold iPhone"

    Episode 89 | "Goldilocks & The Gold iPhone"

    The guys start by explaining why they haven't dropped a new episode the last few weeks (0:06)


    They then get to talking about former Minister of Foreign Affairs Harry Kalaba being accused of being part of the Gold Mafia that was uncovered by Al Jazeera (1:25)


    The BRICS summit took place and Zambia was present, will we see a new world order soon? (19:56).


    Yevgeny Prigozhin died in a plane crash, surprised? (31:56)


    Social media influencer Chitambala Mwewa from Simon Mwewa Lane cried on camera when he told a story of how UPND cadres threatened him. Are the UPND serious about stopping cadrism? (34:31)



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    Episode 88 | "Myangaring Your Girl"

    Episode 88 | "Myangaring Your Girl"

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    This Episode kicks off with Chromez & Fanatik discussing the importance of health after Fanatik had a scare (0:45).




    The Zambia Women's National Football team got knocked out of the FIFA Women's World Cup suffering 5-0 defeats to both Japan & Spain, what went wrong? (21:30)




    Socialite/Alleged Sugar Daddy Mainga made rounds on social media after he was seen with multiple women, one of which is alleged to be the girlfriend of a named Social Media influencer. What should the guy do? (37:55)




    A video went viral where former President Edgar Lungu was on his usual morning jog and then two women approached him to complain about how bad things are in their lives and in Zambia as a whole. They expressed how they want him to run for president again because according to them, the people of Zambia need him. Will he run for President again? (1:28:48)




    Hon. Raphael Nakacinda got caught not telling facts on a radio program. Should politicians be trusted with the information they give? (2:12:27)




    The guys question the activism Pilato got into before he was appointed Permanent Secretary under the Ministry of Sport in the UPND Govt (2:21:13)




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    • 2 hrs 39 min
    Episode 87 | "Sensitive Chromez"

    Episode 87 | "Sensitive Chromez"

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    The episode kicks off with Fanatik asking Chromez how he is, this makes Chromez laugh because he feels he only did that because he complained about it on Episode 86. This gets them into a conversation about improper sleeping patterns and sleep paralysis (0:09).




    They then get into the Womens World Cup that kicked off this week, its hosted by New Zealand & Australia. The time difference is discussed, the pay disparity between men & women in football, Zambia's chance at winning the tournament and the Copper Queens asking about their allowances (12:52).




    After talking about it on two consecutive episodes of the podcast, street vendors got kicked out of the Lusaka's Central Business District (40:16)


    Also discussed was a sad story that came out about 2 school kids suspected to be in possession of Marijuana that drowned after they were running away from Drug Enforcement Commission officers, who should be blamed for this and should weed be legalized? (1:06:17)


    Chromez & Fanatik then talk about American rapper Future and his toxicity (1:28:21)


    American singer, Ne-Yo is coming to Zambia for a concert, the guys get super excited about this (1:40:59)



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    • 1 hr 52 min
    Episode 86 | "Zed Pee"

    Episode 86 | "Zed Pee"

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    Chromez asks Fanatik why he never asks him how he is doing. This leads them into a conversation about Men's mental health (0:13).




    The guys talk about getting nominated for an award and what it means to them (13:40).




    Zambia Police arrested an 8 year old boy after he had an altercation with a 12 year old girl. The Police released him because it is against the law to detain a child and the parents of the 12 year old didn't press any charges. The aunt to the boy claims the Police asked the parents to the boy for K 1,000 for him to be released and they didn't allow them to give the boy food (28:54)




    They then debate why politics are complicated and dissect why democracy isn't always a great concept (43:44).




    The guys then address a Zambian woman named Ethel Chisono who has been threatening the president of Zambia. This leads to a conversation about political cadres and how toxic they are for any regime (1:02:26).




    Chromez & Fanatik then discuss the story of a transgender woman being crowned Miss. Netherlands, how far will this go? (1:27:45).




    Also discussed is South African truck drivers vehicles getting torched by some unscrupulous people. This opens up a conversation about why South Africa has a high crime rate. Can we blame Apatheid? (2:01:37)




    The guys try to call Robert, a friend of the podcast from the WhatsApp group, he doesn't pick up so they call Ben, another member of the group to wish him a happy birthday (2:29:59).



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    Episode 85 | "Unappealing"

    Episode 85 | "Unappealing"

    The Episode kicks off with the boys talking about how their weeks have been. Its was a short week because the 3rd & 4th of July were public holidays when Heroe's & Unity Day were observed respectively (0:50).




    On Unity Day, the children of former President Edgar Lungu held a press briefing where through Tasila Lungu, they complained about investigative wings of Govt trying cases against them in the media. Was this the right move for the family? (3:45)




    Max Chongu once called into the drive time show that Fanatik & Chromez hosted together (Fanatik is still on that show now) where he addressed why the drainage system in Lusaka is bad. This takes them down a conversation on why the Govt needs to be bold and move street vendors out of the streets (31:41)




    This last week a PDF file went viral on social media, it contained pictures of women that were alleged to be prostitutes. The guys dig in and find out the name of the person that made the file (51:13)




    A bill was brought up tackle early marriages in Zambia, it proposes that the legal age for a person to get married should be moved from 16 to 19. Chromez & Fanatik dissect why amending the law alone won’t change everything (1:10:26)




    A very sad story emerged in Zambia where a public bus with passengers got crashed into by a train, the guys talk about what they think happened and what should happen next (1:30:02)




    Chromez & Fanatik have a Podfather moment (1:43:50)



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    • 1 hr 45 min

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