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Nairobi Podcasts
A guide to how podcasts cover Nairobi: the shows that reference Nairobi most, what they focus on, and where to start. 52 episodes across 42 shows in the PlayNext corpus.
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Nairobi receives little coverage in podcasts. The city appears inside wider conversations about Kenyan technology, business, politics and everyday life, but none of these episodes puts it in the title. Expect passing references and useful context rather than a sustained portrait.
Technology, work and protest
The strongest route runs through Kenya’s technology scene. 24Bit offers the clearest political context with Tech at a Time of Protest: A Discussion on the Role of Tech in Kenya's Ongoing Protests, while Year in Review (2024) Part 1 - AI, Maandamano, Starlink and More broadens the frame to technology and public life.
Moringa School Podcast stays closer to founders and working culture. Episode 012 - Recruiting Talent Ft. Harriet Kariuki and Tre Hunt and Episode 009 - Asilimia - Making Mpesa Free ft. Tekwane Mwendwa and Julien Brinson are useful entry points, though Nairobi remains background rather than subject.
Business conversations with local texture
For a looser, personality-led listen, Coffee Pump Podcast moves between entrepreneurship and unconventional conversation. Start with Cold Calls, Yellow Pages & The Art of Sales - Fredrick Rugo | Coffee Pump (E110). Line of Sight Podcast is more patient and mission-driven; its Nairobi references sit within discussions such as From Vision to Venture: Mina Shahid’s Path to Inclusive Finance and Innovating Healthcare Solutions for People Who Need Them Most With Daphne Ngunjiri.
When the frame widens
Some mentions arrive in stories whose centre lies elsewhere. Bionic Planet: Reversing Climate Change by Restoring Nature approaches Kenya through land and climate in 116 | James Mwangi and Kenya's Great Carbon Valley. Urban Political Podcast supplies a more theoretical city conversation with 86 - Book Review: Concrete City. Neither should be mistaken for a Nairobi guide, but both may suit listeners interested in the systems surrounding urban life.
Where to start
Begin with Tech at a Time of Protest: A Discussion on the Role of Tech in Kenya's Ongoing Protests for civic context. Choose Episode 009 - Asilimia - Making Mpesa Free ft. Tekwane Mwendwa and Julien Brinson for fintech, or Cold Calls, Yellow Pages & The Art of Sales - Fredrick Rugo | Coffee Pump (E110) for a conversational business angle. For now, Nairobi is best heard sideways.
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