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Welcome to A Palace for The People, a podcast unearthing pieces of Nairobi’s history that support and feed the restoration process of the McMillan Memorial Library and its branches in Makadara and Kaloleni. Hosted by the Founders of Book Bunk; Angela Wachuka and Wanjiru Koinange, the title of this podcast is inspired by Eric Klinenberg’s book, Palaces for The People: How Social Infrastructure Can Help Fight Inequality, Polarization, and the Decline of Civic Life.
Unknown Host hosts A Palace For The People, a society show with 7 episodes published.
In the season finale of A Palace For The People, we go back to Kenya’s independence era to uncover the roots of the country’s labor movement. Writer and historian Shiraz Durrani speaks about the struggles of workers unde
In this special live episode of A Palace for the People, Wanjiru Koinange and Angela Wachuka sit down with writer, editor, and cultural organizer Keith Ang'ana to unpack the past, present, and future of protest in Kenya.
Reverend Timothy Njoya risked everything to stand up to authoritarianism in Kenya—armed only with his Bible and his voice. In this episode, we revisit the story of the fiery cleric who challenged both government and chur
In 2014, a viral video of a woman being stripped in public sparked national outrage and led to the My Dress My Choice protest in Nairobi. This episode traces how a social media uproar became a powerful street movement de
In this episode of A Palace for The People, smallholder farmers in Kenya push back against a law that criminalizes saving and sharing seeds. What begins as an artistic protest reveals a deeper struggle over food, culture
Kenya’s boarding schools have long been sites of silence and discipline—but what happens when students push back? In this season opener of A Palace for The People, we explore a little-known high school protest and what i
Live from the NBO Litfest, Shiro and Wachuka speak with author Petina Gappah about her work and the importance of history and archive in literature. We also take some questions from you - our listeners.
Shiro and Wachuka dive into the McMillan Library’s newspaper archive to look at the history of journalism - and dissent - in Kenya. A love letter to our writers, journalists and truth tellers.
What’s in a name? Wanjiru and Wachuka look at the politics and history of name changing in Kenya. Who gets memorialized and who gets forgotten? And we turn the spotlight onto the McMillan Memorial Library and ask if it i
When Wanjiru and Wachuka find an old scrapbook full of Mau Mau news articles they ask: What do you remember about the Mau Mau? What were you taught at school? What does the legacy of Mau Mau mean in Kenya 60 years later?
A disturbing photo is found in the library archive, and Wanjiru and Wachuka speak to experts about the history of capital punishment in Kenya. Note: this episode features discussions on police brutality.
Kenya’s education system is in the midst of change. After finding an old exam book, Wanjiru and Wachuka look back at the genesis of the 844 system to see what its promise was, what it became, and what its replacement wil
Why did Kenya once host over 60,000 Italian Prisoners of War? Wanjiru and Wachuka look at a slice of Kenyan history during World War II.
Wanjiru and Wachuka investigate the history of the library's colonial hunting trophies and the disruption of indigenous conservation during colonialism.
Coming soon, a brand new season of A Palace For The People, a podcast about what Kenya’s past tells us about Kenya’s present. Join our hosts, Wanjiru Koinange and Angela Wachuka Thursday, April 20 for the first episode.
Welcome to the last episode of Season One of A Palace For The People! We are thrilled to have so many of you listen in. In our finale live episode, we answer your questions about Book Bunk, the podcast, the libraries and
We have a little something different for you in this episode, our second-to-last of the season! Do you like audio fiction and Kenyan literature? You'll love this episode as we have an all star cast perform a snippet of W
In this episode, we explore a significant element of Kenya's history; the King's African Rifles. Join Wachuka and Wanjiru, on this episode's journey exploring a significant element of Kenya's history's. How is this multi
In this episode Wanjiru and Wachuka go deep into the history of architecture and empire. We ask, who designed the McMillan Memorial Library building? And how do we make sure we keep it standing? Wanjiru speaks to Dr. Sar
How to actually build a library. In this episode Wachuka begins by telling us about the process of creating the first ever digital catalogue of McMillan Memorial library. It took 23 people, 8,332 hours and loads of stick
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