Stoic Safari
Stoic Safari
Podcast Description
Join Kwame Otieno Bala and Maryam Bala on Stoic Safari, a weekly expedition exploring the powerful intersection of ancient Stoic wisdom and African traditional values. As partners in life and thought, we navigate personal development, leadership, and practical philosophy with conversations that are accessible yet profound. Discover how timeless principles from seemingly disparate traditions reveal surprising connections and offer guidance for modern challenges. Whether you're a philosophy enthusiast or simply seeking resilience in today's world, Stoic Safari illuminates the path where Western
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The podcast focuses on personal development, leadership, and practical philosophy, exploring topics such as the intersection of resilience philosophies between Stoicism and Ubuntu, critiques of Western minimalism through cultural lenses, and the concept of legacy as a communal fire. Episodes include specific discussions like how digital decolonization impacts modern society and the philosophical underpinnings of resilience from varying traditions.
Join Kwame Otieno Bala and Maryam Bala on Stoic Safari, a weekly expedition exploring the powerful intersection of ancient Stoic wisdom and African traditional values. As partners in life and thought, we navigate personal development, leadership, and practical philosophy with conversations that are accessible yet profound. Discover how timeless principles from seemingly disparate traditions reveal surprising connections and offer guidance for modern challenges. Whether you’re a philosophy enthusiast or simply seeking resilience in today’s world, Stoic Safari illuminates the path where Western
This week, we wrap up Season 1 of The Stoic Safari with a question as old as firelight:
What do you carry?
We explore inherited fear, imagined suffering, and ancestral silence, with reflections drawn from Stoic thought and African memory. Kwame and Maryam reflect, question, and hold space for what we often keep hidden. And in this special finale, Kwame delivers a spoken-word reflection on the quiet strength of those who came before us.
Also—yes, you're seeing it right—we’re rocking our Spring Edition podcast logo. Bright, fresh, and full of the same firelight wisdom.
We’ll be taking a short break to breathe, reset, and gather new stories.
But for now, pull up a seat. The fire’s still warm.
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