Part-time Human

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Part-Time Human is a podcast hosted by Jabulile 'Kyu' Sigola with calm, honest conversations about life, culture, and the things we don't slow down enough to talk about. This is for people who think deeply and speak carefully For those who've outgrown easy answers. Who are curious about people, not personas. It's for the moments between roles. When titles fall away. And you're left with your thoughts.

Episodes

  1. 17 MAR

    Chioniso 'Chichi' Tsikisayi : A name. A meal. A cycle. A choice.

    Culture. Family history. Expectation. The people who shaped you before you had words for any of it. Chioniso 'Chichi Celeste' Tsikisayi is a Zimbabwean poet, writer, filmmaker and playwright. In this conversation, we trace what she's carried through her art, through her grandparents' steady presence, through seven cycles of life and what she chose to keep. We talk about names, food as living memory, and why most of us often don't recognize their own cuisine as culture, even when it is. Travel and how it reshapes perspective. Play as the foundation of serious art. And the life scripts that come with being a firstborn daughter — the ones inherited without consent, and the ones she chose to rewrite. And siblings as your first social system. We close on joy. Not as a feeling that arrives, but as a choice especially in the hard seasons. Topics: Zimbabwean identity · African poetry · African theatre · cultural identity · food as culture · Zimbabwean cuisine · firstborn experience · sibling dynamics · life cycles · grief and family · African creatives · personal growth · joy and resilience · identity and belonging · Bulawayo · Zimbabwe · Part-Time Human · Season One Threshold

    1hr 7min

  2. 10 MAR

    Yolanda Ngwenya : The version of yourself you had to kill to grow

    In this episode of Part Time Human, Yolanda and I trace the versions of herself she's had to leave behind ; the one shaped by an academic home, the one formed abroad in the United States and Berlin, the one that had to reconcile African identity with Christian faith. We talk about what studying abroad does to your sense of home, how culture shock works both ways, and why fashion became her language for telling African stories without apology. Then midway through, Yolanda turns the interview around. She starts asking the questions and the conversation opens into something more honest about relationships, family dynamics, and what African homes don't say out loud. A conversation about identity, becoming, and what you carry when you leave. Topics: African culture, fashion storytelling, studying abroad, Berlin culture, United States travel, Christianity and culture, African identity, relationships, family dynamics. CHAPTERS 00:00:00 - Intro 00:04:19 - NAMA Nomination and Impostor syndrome ? 00:06:12 - Version of her that had to die 00:14:47 -Culture Shock | Studying abroad 00:26:14 - Family dynamics and inherited traits 00:38:27 - Fate versus predestination 00:46:50 - Stitched in Culture | Fashion as storytelling 00:56:50 - The Most human parts 01:00:14 - Bonus : Yolanda starts asking the questions

    1hr 25min

  3. 3 MAR

    Abigail Nyasha Hunda : Shedding the role your family gave you

    What kind of child were you and who did you become because of it?In this episode, Abigail Nyasha Hunda reflects on growing up as the middle child, learning to adapt, observe, and perform in different spaces. We explore how family roles shape identity, her personal transition from Christianity to Islam, and how art became a language for reclaiming self. A conversation about inherited roles, quiet rebellion, and becoming more human beneath expectation. CHAPTERS 00:00:00 - Intro 00:02:44 - Earliest Memories 00:13:03 - Rebellious Streak 00:29:12 - Becoming Muslim 00:44:06 - Outro

    52 min

  4. 3 MAR

    PRELUDE : Full-time Everything ( featuring Yolanda Ngwenya)

    Before the archive opens, there is a moment of stillness. In this prelude to PART-TIME HUMAN, we sit with Yolanda Ngwenya — Creative Director of Bakhar, a member of the Fashion Council of Zimbabwe and cultural thinker to trace the making of the self we show the world. We talk about public identity. Expectation. The quiet burden of becoming everything for everyone. The strange reversal of raising the parents who once raised you. And the brick walls that force us to soften. This not an episode. It is the threshold. A glimpse into the conversations that follow : where performance ends, and the human begins. CHAPTERS 00:00:00 - Introduction 00:04:19 - Carrying Expectations 00:08:15 - Black Tax + Raising Parents 00:16:20 - Outro

    18 min

  5. 9 FEB

    This is... Part-time human

    What happens in the hours people do not see? Part Time Human explores the lives behind the titles. Artists, creators, leaders, and cultural voices speak about the parts of life work rarely shows. Growth. Identity. Pressure. Change. These conversations focus on the human side of ambition. The doubts. The shifts. The moments that reshape a person. Jabulile Kyu ,sits with people across culture, media, and business. Each episode opens space for honest dialogue about life outside the spotlight. Follow the show and grow with the journey from the first episode.

    1 min
  • 5 Episodes

About

Part-Time Human is a podcast hosted by Jabulile 'Kyu' Sigola with calm, honest conversations about life, culture, and the things we don't slow down enough to talk about. This is for people who think deeply and speak carefully For those who've outgrown easy answers. Who are curious about people, not personas. It's for the moments between roles. When titles fall away. And you're left with your thoughts.

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  • Creator
    kyu
  • Years Active
    2k
  • Episodes
    5
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © kyu
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