This has been a great year for podcasting. We have seen alot of improvement in the type of content that has been put out and we have alsoseen the growth taken on by some of the more popular shows. From internationalrecognition to podcasters hosting live shows that fill out locations. A goodsign for better things to come.

Personally, I have been involved with the ADMI Digital MediaIncubator a collaborative effort of Goethe-Institut, Jenga CCI, and the GIZ tomentor upcoming digital artists to create and distribute their work to onlineaudiences. Involved in it were 60 individuals involved in podcasting, music, 2Danimation, music production, and sound engineering. You already know where Iland in this, yes I can sing very angelically…

In this episode, you get to hear from Mwakaneno Gakweli and Rioba Maseke, Kenyan podcasters whom I got to work beside. Our conversationrevolves around their lives before podcasting, getting involved in the GIZincubator and what could be the future of podcasting in Kenya. Also, pardon theunmitigated puns throughout the conversation.

Mwakaneno is the host of The Nairobi Podcast and Genesispodcast. The Nairobi podcast covers stories of different Kenyans with the hope of changingour conversations from being solely transactional. Genesis on the other handcovers the origin stories of businesses in Kenya by using history and sound.

Rioba Maseke hosts Scenes and Coffee podcast which is mostlyabout society and culture. She is a communications personality who works in publicspeaking, adjudication and training.