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EP5
Tradition·Podcast

Kenyan Food and Cuisines

Kenyan cooking is shaped by the coastline, the trade routes, and the many communities the country brings together. Lavigne joins this episode for a tour. Maybe have a snack nearby.

Season 223:03
EP8
Tradition·Podcast

An Outside Perspective on Nigerian Food

Nigerian food is the kind of subject Nigerians can argue about for hours. Aikido isn't Nigerian, which makes this episode the rare outside opinion on dishes the locals usually have the last word on.

Season 223:12
EP10
Mythology·Podcast

The Story of Kintu and Other Common Threads in African Mythology

Kintu was the first man in Baganda mythology, wandering Uganda alone before everything started. Destiny joins this episode to tell his story and to compare it with other African origin myths.

Season 124:58

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