#22: Nick Ndeda on Providence, Discipline, Dopeness and Needful Things

In this episode, the host duo has a chat with the impressive performing artist and media personality - Nick Ndeda. In their chat, they pick and explore gems from Nick’s career interacting with microphones, cameras, costumes, stages, scripts and artists across Africa. They also go deep into lessons from his personal life as well; through the learning and the yearning, through love and loss, calling back to gems and memories from Rubik’s cubes, auditions, bars of soap, Big Brother and big brothers. The chat on his journey features stints at X FM, Homeboyz, ‘Radio Nick’ and on, features characters from Jacob’s Cross, Shuga, Kenyan theatres and beyond and also features interactions and seasons with the Juacalis, Lupitas and Mutokos of the industry. This dope listen covers themes around patience, pleasure, pain, perspiration, providence, planting of seeds, deep self-belief and so much more! This episode is brought to you by Funke Science. Nick Ndeda is an award-winning Kenyan Actor, Writer and Media personality. Most noted across Africa for his acting, Nick has been absolutely prolific with theatre, voice and radio gigs back home. Having featured in over fifty plays on the Kenyan theatre scene so far, his screen acting pursuits are quite impressive, with features on award-winning projects across the continent. The TV host of shows like ‘What’s Good Africa’ and ‘The Great Kenyan Bake Off’ is as dope a human as they come and should be the certified fries whisperer. Links BBB Ep. 16 - with Nick’s one time cohost Cindy Ogana BBB Ep. 5 - with Nick’s Co-star on Kenyan TV show ‘Higher Learning’ Invictus – The Poem by William Ernest. The Great Kenyan Bake Off Books Wuthering Heights Jane Eyre Needful Things by Stephen King