A Certain Amount of Madness Podcast

In this episode, we are joined by South African writer and historian Phethani Mazibandhila to unpack the growing wave of anti-immigrant violence in South Africa and the deeper political and economic forces driving it...

In this episode, we are joined by Boaz Waruku, veteran educationist and Senior Advisor to the Elimu Bora Working Group, to discuss Kenya's education crisis. Long considered the great equalizer in an otherwise deeply...

<p>Nine out of ten Kenyan households are in financial distress. Not the country — the household. Your neighbor. Your mother. You. Fuliza alone disbursed 1.24 trillion shillings last year. People are skipping meals to...

<p>A decade of protests – the 2010s – taught us that mass movements require a theory of change and an action plan to achieve it paired with effective organizing. </p><p>The Gen Z protests in Kenya demonstrated the power...

<p>In a speech at the Munich Security Conference on 14 February, Marco Rubio, the United States’ Secretary of State extolled the virtues of empire and denounced anti-colonial and decolonial movements of the 20th...

<p>This episode explores how privatization, shrinking public services, and climate-driven land grabs are reshaping Kenya. The discussion breaks down the push to sell state assets, the impact of structural adjustment...

<p>In this episode, Dr. Samar Al-Bulushi and Rene Odanga join us as we explore the ways that Kenya's participation in the global "War on Terror" created mechanisms that are used to this day to suppress dissent...

<p>Today, the reality of the climate crisis and its threat to our very survival is unmistakably visible across the African continent. Despite contributing only 2%–3% of global greenhouse gas emissions, Africa bears a...

<p>In this audio-only episode, we are joined by British author and Guardian columnist Owen Jones, Mumbi Kanyongo of Kenya Comms Hub, and Sungu Oyoo, spokesperson for Kongamano La Mapinduzi, to unpack these developments...

<p>African countries are drowning in debt. 21 countries on the continent are either in debt distress or teetering on the brink of it, while 4 countries (Ghana, Ethiopia, Zambia, and Chad) have defaulted on their loans...

<p>In this episode, we’re joined by Congolese activist and researcher Kambale Musavuli to explore the complex role of African states in Congo’s ongoing crisis. While Western powers have long exploited Congo’s vast...

<p>In this episode, we are joined from Nigeria by Jaye Gaskia, a Marxist political analyst specialized in labor policy, and Natalia Navas who researches migrant labor policy at Cornell University, USA, to answer the...

<p>From Tunisia in 2010 to Kenya's Gen Z protests in 2024, mass uprisings have shaken governments around the world - yet the change they deliver rarely matches the dreams of those who took to the streets. </p><p>Why...

<p>Now That Trump Won - How Accurate Were These Predictions? Every four years, the world holds its breath for the outcome of the US election. Africa is no different — and yet the continent is rarely part of that...