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Notes on Power by Tsepo Tebogo Matsimane

Hosted by Ideas about power in plain sight. · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 14 episodes

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A study of how power operates, how incentives shape behaviour, and why systems produce the outcomes they do. tsepotebogomatsimane.substack.com

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Ideas about power in plain sight. hosts Notes on Power by Tsepo Tebogo Matsimane, a society show with 14 episodes published.

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They Called It Aid. We Call It What It Is.

Apr 9, 202632m0

Before Zambia had a functioning public health system, it had an IMF loan. Before Ghana’s oil wealth reached its people, it had a structural adjustment programme. Before Burkina Faso’s Thomas Sankara could finish building

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Middle East War 2026: US Israel Strike on Iran, Khamenei Killed, What Happens Next?

Mar 1, 20267m0

In this episode of Notes on Power, we unpack the reported US and Israel military strikes on Iran, the alleged killing of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and Iran’s retaliation across the Gulf. Drawing from multiple international

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The Ceiling Has Architects

Feb 25, 202614m0

You did everything right. The degree. The job. The early mornings and late nights. And somehow, you’re still watching someone else make the decisions. This episode is not about what you’re doing wrong. It’s about what th

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The Corruption We Ignore Inside Ourselves

Feb 10, 202610m0

Corruption is usually blamed on politicians and powerful elites. But what if corruption is also shaped by survival, broken systems, and everyday compromises? In this deep psychological and philosophical podcast episode,

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Power Without Accountability: How South Africa Normalized Dysfunction and Silence

Feb 7, 202610m0

This episode of Notes on Power unpacks how power operates when accountability fades and dysfunction becomes normal. Using South Africa as a living case study, we explore how human behavior adapts to broken systems, why e

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The Power Of Being Counted

Feb 4, 20263m0

Automatic voter registration is being debated as a major electoral reform in South Africa. But this conversation goes far beyond increasing voter numbers. In this episode of Notes On Power, we explore how automatic regis

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When Power Speaks and Citizens Answer

Feb 3, 20269m0

This episode unpacks the hidden forces shaping South Africa today by exploring the intersection of politics, economics, diplomacy and human behaviour. Through real national events and philosophical insight, the conversat

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How Power Really Works: Politics, Economics, and the Psychology of Obedience

Feb 2, 20265m0

Power no longer relies on force. It relies on compliance. Drawing from political philosophy, behavioral economics, psychology, and research on human nature, this episode explores how modern power operates through rules,

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Will the Madlanga Commission Lead to Arrests Or Is It Just Another Performance?

Jan 31, 20268m0

The Madlanga Commission promises truth but South Africa has learned to doubt endings. In this episode, we strip away the ceremony and ask the uncomfortable question everyone is avoiding. Will truth translate into arrests

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Big Brother Show Was Never About the Money

Jan 31, 20267m0

Notes On Power is a solo deep dive into how power really moves when nobody is giving speeches. Using culture, politics, psychology, and social experiments like Big Brother, Tsepo T Matsimane breaks down influence, contro

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The Politics of the School Gate

Jan 29, 202613m0

At Addington Primary School in Durban, a dispute over learner placement has escalated into protests, police intervention, and urgent government meetings. While activists argue that unregistered South African children are

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The Philosophy of the Power of Money

Jan 29, 20268m0

Money is not just currency. It is power that moves quietly through families, workplaces, and society. In this episode of Notes On Power, Tsepo Tebogo Matsimane explores how money disciplines behaviour, creates silence, a

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Where Power Actually Lives

Jan 28, 20264m0

This episode lays the foundation. Not by listing topics, but by explaining the lens. Notes on Power looks past personalities and into systems, incentives, and outcomes. From politics and economics to workplaces and every

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Notes Before the Noise

Jan 28, 20261m0

This first episode is a quiet entry point.Not a manifesto. Not a performance. Notes to Power begins by explaining what this podcast is and what it refuses to be. We look at power not as drama, but as structure. Not as vi

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