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Televisheni Radio

Tony & Simon
51 episodes   Last Updated: Jun 05, 25
Join two Kenyan cinephiles as they review their favourite movies, TV shows, books — and use this as a lens into the more interesting issues within technology, politics, and philosophy. Email them at thetelevishenipodcast@gmail.com

Episodes

Wayne M., Studio, Aug 2024
Willis O., BLM Jeevanjee, April 2025
In this quick episode, Tony speaks with Bonface G, Ian O, and Ricky about Bong Joon-ho, Quentin Tarantino and a few other topics.  -SPOILER WARNING for Parasite (2019); etc.  -Recorded May 2022  -Get first access to audio on Spotify, Google Podcasts, and Apple Podcasts. And feel free to drop us a line on X/Instagram @televishenipod or by email at thetelevishenipodcast@gmail.com
In this episode, Tony speaks with Bonface G and Ian O about Trump; Musk's Twitter buyout + Facebook vs Twitter UI + censorship; homelessness; American philanthropy; the hustler narrative + the populism of HE President Dr William Samoei Ruto, CGH, EGH, EBS; Kenyatta II + milk monopoly; great movie & TV villains; consequences and comeuppance in cinema; Dave chappelle + abortion; and many other topics.  -SPOILER WARNING for Tenet (2020); Sex/Life; The Wire; Breaking Bad; Westworld; Game of Thrones; Dune: Part One (2021); The Handmaid’s Tale; High Maintenance; Lost in Translation (2003); etc.  -Recorded April 2022  -Get first access to audio on Spotify, Google Podcasts, and Apple Podcasts. And feel free to drop us a line on X/Instagram @televishenipod or by email at thetelevishenipodcast@gmail.com
For the final hour of the conversation, Simon and Ken discuss clubbing culture, football, monogamy, the search for a good woman/wife, and the effects of the birth control pill in society, among other topics. https://www.instagram.com/kingsimon254/ https://www.instagram.com/mbogokim/ -Recorded June 9 2024 -Get first access to more audio on Spotify, Google Podcasts, and Apple Podcasts. And feel free to drop us a line on X/Instagram: @televishenipod or by email at thetelevishenipodcast@gmail.com
For the second part of the conversation, Simon and Ken discuss the Ruto-Gachagua tiff, tribal politics, incompetence and corruption in the current government, whether they would get into politics, and their writing career pursuit, among other topics. https://www.instagram.com/kingsimon254/https://www.instagram.com/mbogokim/ -Recorded June 9 2024 -Get first access to more audio on Spotify, Google Podcasts, and Apple Podcasts. And feel free to drop us a line on X/Instagram: @televishenipod or by email at thetelevishenipodcast@gmail.com
In this episode, Simon and Ken discuss the recent video of a local policeman getting beat, why black people seem to be a step behind the whites, the Kenyan police force and its many shortcomings, men's mental health, the hierarchy of needs, and the self-actualization journey and its sustainability in the long-term. https://www.instagram.com/kingsimon254/https://www.instagram.com/mbogokim/ -Recorded June 2024 -Get first access to more audio on Spotify, Google Podcasts, and Apple Podcasts. And feel free to drop us a line on X/Instagram: @televishenipod or by email at thetelevishenipodcast@gmail.com ---Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-televisheni-podcast/message
For the second part of the conversation, Simon, Ken, and Mike discuss how to deal with baddies, marriage, the concept of 'the one who got away,' infidelity, objective vs. subjective truth, and many other topics. https://www.instagram.com/kingsimon254/ https://www.instagram.com/mbogokim/ https://www.instagram.com/mikekumuru/ -Recorded June 2024 -Get first access to more audio on Spotify, Google Podcasts, and Apple Podcasts. And feel free to drop us a line on X/Instagram: @televishenipod or by email at thetelevishenipodcast@gmail.com
In this episode, Simon is joined by Ken (and Mike in the background) for a two-hour conversation on many topics. In this first part, they discuss social media and how it shapes thought, (self) discipline, pro-life vs. pro-choice, society's moral laxity today, recent politics, and several other topics. https://www.instagram.com/kingsimon254/ https://www.instagram.com/mbogokim/ https://www.instagram.com/mikekumuru/ -Recorded June 2024 -Get first access to more audio on Spotify, Google Podcasts, and Apple Podcasts. And feel free to drop us a line on X/Instagram: @televishenipod or by email at thetelevishenipodcast@gmail.com
In this episode, Tony speaks with Bonface G and Ian O about ambition; women; masculinity; hypergamy; patriarchy; sexism; birth control; double standards; gender wars across cultures; manbashing; population decline; inclusivity; masculinist influencers + Amerix; the collective unconscious; and many other topics. -SPOILER WARNING for There Will Be Blood (2007); Fantastic Beasts & Harry Potter; Euphoria; etc. -Recorded April 2022 -Get first access to more audio on Spotify, Google Podcasts, and Apple Podcasts. And feel free to drop us a line on X/Instagram @televishenipod or by email at thetelevishenipodcast@gmail.com