
Ep 39: Pedagogy of the Oppressed with Patience Nitumwesiga
How do we unlearn the colonial logic of “good development”? In this episode, Ugandan filmmaker and theatremaker Patience Nitumwesiga reflects on Paulo Freire’s and Augusto Boal’s ideas, exploring ho...
15 Okt 202542min

TM Smoke Signals: The African Jail- A Reading by Sungu Oyoo
What does it mean to seek justice in a system that thrives on injustice? In this powerful reading, Sungu Oyoo, a Kenyan writer, activist, and pan-Africanist affiliated with Kongamano La Mapinduzi and ...
14 Okt 20253min

TM Smoke Signals: We Refuse to Be Victims by Njuki Githethwa
In this Smoke Signal, Njuki Githethwa reads from the newly published collection ‘We Refuse to Be Victims' by Ugandan activist and poet Sam Mugumya. His words remind us that courage, dignity, and resis...
23 Sep 20254min

Ep38: Choose Your Target Wisely with Nawa Villy Sitali
“Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did, and it never will,” Frederick Douglass What does it mean to choose your battles wisely? In this episode, host Phil Wilmot sits down with Zambian...
16 Sep 20251h 14min

TM Smoke Signals: Is the Rising Obsession with Digital Security Paralysing People Power?
In this episode of Troublemakers (TM) Smoke Signals, we revisit an article written just before the Covid pandemic: Is the rising obsession with digital security paralyzing people power? What started a...
10 Sep 202514min

Ep37: By Any Means Necessary with Magdalene Moonsamy II
Is nonviolence truly the higher ground, or is that just a myth handed to the oppressed by those in power? In this fiercely honest conversation, South African lawyer, activist, and former parliamentari...
2 Sep 202558min

Ep36: By Any Means Necessary with Magdalene Moonsamy.
Is nonviolence truly the higher ground, or is that just a myth handed to the oppressed by those in power? In this fiercely honest and far-reaching conversation, South African lawyer, activist, and for...
12 Aug 202555min

Ep35: Make New Folks Feel Welcome (Pt 2) with Lennart Dose
Ep35: Make New Folks Feel Welcome – Part 2 What does it really mean to feel welcome? In this second part of Make New Folks Feel Welcome, we flip the mic and pass it to the people. Real voices share re...
23 Juli 202515min



















