Hash Time with Nabuguzi Kiwanuka

Wake is a Christian spoken word Artist, Rapper, and Music producer. The first time I attended a poetry night at the university, was also the first time I saw Wake perform and I have since re-echoed his name because of such a great performance he put up that night. 7 years later or thereabouts, here we are bringing you episode 83. Music, Poetry, and Mental health vis-à-vis Christianity are focal to...

In commemoration of the world suicide Prevention day (10th September), Nabuguzi Kiwanuka, while at the Mental Health Run event, interacted with some of the participants. In the episode, Nabuguzi Kiwanuka focused on 3 questions, that is;  - What was your perception of suicide?  - How do you perceive it now? - What message would you leave the listener? If anything resonates with you during...

Hazel Muriro Kobusingye, is a psychologist, founder of Mindful Uganda and as a lover of wine, she's the godmother of The Wine library. Through Mindful Uganda, Hazel creates a bridge to make it easier for Ugandans to access mental health professional help. She has been here before and her first appearance on the podcast is in episodes 9 and 10, dedicated to the suicide prevention awareness month in...

This is a solo show and Nabuguzi Kiwanuka takes time to answer some of the follower and listener questions related to the podcast and some episodes and content shared on the social media platforms. Episode Highlights: So why mental health? Have you ever struggled with mental health? What does it mean to be kind to yourself? Doesn't falling in love with yourself breed narcissism? Lessons If anythin...

Winter Sylvia Diana Atwooki also known as Winter Lawyerz, is a lawyer but more so an embodiment of an unraveller of social constructs. Winter chooses equality and equity at anytime of the day and this conversation goes no further than that. This episode highlights: how womanhood was introduced to Winter, as a child  womanhood in society  self-development in terms of self awareness/accept...

Emanzi Ian is the embodiment of the personal development we should all thrive for. His struggles and recovery from addiction is the reason for this episode. During the conversation Ian opened us up to the pitfalls of capitalism that led him into using alcohol from the age of seven. In this conversation, we dived into all the phases of alcohol usage that culminated into drug dependency; until he gr...

This Wednesday I am in conversation with none other than the person whose name is synonymous with Gratitude - Katherine Nyahanga. Nyahanga runs Gratitude with Karth, a blog she created to help cultivate healing and hope through gratitude. Her sharings calls for us to bloom where we are planted. In this episode she and I explored; Parenting from a safe and healthy space Anxiety and the power of bei...

One of the wonders I would swear was impossible to find was someone doubling as a doctor and a comedian. On set with me today, is Dr. Hilary Okello. He is the only medical personnel in Uganda making a living from comedy. The first time I saw his profile on social media, I was sure Dr is just a title he picked on to stand out amongst his fellow stand-up comedians but to my shock he was indeed a doc...

Improve your mood, motivation, focus, sleep, and abate brain fog, with this Pink Noise. Pink noise like white noise, mask out distractive sounds that may distract your ability to focus or sleep. The frequencies are lower in Pink Noise, something that makes most people prefer it more than White Noise. The patterns of Pink Noise are often found in nature, such as the sound of steady rainfall, ocean...

While Pink Noise is said to be deeper than White Noise, in tone and intensity, Brown Noise is a bit deeper than pink. Brown Noise a.k.a Red Noise amplifies its lower frequencies more than Pink Noise does and by doing so, it produces a deep comforting sound that blocks disruptive noises.  CNN Health connects Brown Noise to “the rumble of strong winds, a rushing river or pounding surf.” Some su...

Improve your mood, motivation, focus, sleep, and abate brain fog, with this Pink Noise. Pink noise like white noise, mask out distractive sounds that may distract your ability to focus or sleep. The frequencies are lower in Pink Noise, something that makes most people prefer it more than White Noise. The patterns of Pink Noise are often found in nature, such as the sound of steady rainfall, ocean...

We are taking a pause from auto piloting for us to recalibrate and practice mindfulness. By masking distracting sounds, White Noise helps you to Focus, Relax, Sleep; by abating restlessness while exploring a deep state of mind. Benefits of White Noise: Reduced Anxiety Improved Sleep (when played at bed time) Fewer Distractions (at night and at work) *** LINKS Pay for Merchandise here . Podcast - F...

Ainembabazi Samantha is a mother, a poet, a consultant for non-profit organisations, a mental health advocate, a body positivity activist and the Founder of Twena, an organic skin and hair care line. If you have been attentive enough, you will realise that mass media and society continue dictate what a good body should look like. Some prescribe thick as recommendable and others dictate that thinne...

Involved Fathers have a direct impact on their children's future. This week we are celebrating Fathers in our lives and my guest is none other than Sewajje Ivan. He is the creative and brand manager at The Innovation village and a single father of two. He accepted to join us this week to share his experience of fatherhood through the lens of a single father. He comes with loads of lessons to pick...

Akidi Winnie Adile is the founder of WEtalk Series Uganda, an organisation that uses digital storytelling while integrating the social inclusion approach of sign language, to promote gender equality, good health and well-being of young people with universal access to information to make informed decisions. Akidi was elected for 2022-2023 as the Regional Leader of Africa with the Global Member Advi...

Danze Edwin (DANZE Deejahn) is a Ugandan Digital Marketer, Content Curator, Television Producer, Gamer, Creative, Media Personality, and a Social Media Influencer. He prides in fatherhood and is confident it is one of the things he is doing right, in his life. Danze figured out the gimmicks of trading online, in 2011 and this has since made him work with various reputable companies and brands, in...

Religion on the internet, is defined as a personal set or institutionalized system of religious attitudes, beliefs, and practices. However, many a times we are caught in arguments over whose God or personal system of belief is more superior. Such sense of superiority cost Sokoto a 200 level student, Deborah Samuels, when her fellow students stoned her to death and subsequently burnt her body. Bura...

In commemoration of the mental health awareness month, Onyango Otieno and Nabuguzi Kiwanuka, in this episode, share experiences on how one’s mental health status can affect emotions, thoughts and behaviors. The two relied on some subtle symptoms and signs and also brought forward some unhealthy environments that affect us unknowingly; how we cope adaptively and maladaptively; and finally how all o...

Timothy Jjumba Omar is a radio imager, producer, voice artist and the co-founder of the Recap Brand House. The episode highlights how he ended up in the radio industry, voice artistry and his dreams for Recap Brand House. He further shares insights about how best we can learn from society. *** LINKS Pay for Merchandise here . Podcast - Facebook , Instagram , Twitter  Nabuguzi Kiwanuka - Faceb...

Mama is by far the the most widely used word in different languages, to mean mother; and in commemoration of this year’s mother’s day, we could not get any other social construct unraveller save for the former Miss Uganda (2002/2003), Dr. Zoe Nakuya. She is a medical doctor and a health policy specialist who, at the core, values wellbeing, joy, happiness, passion, inner peace and authenticity. She...

Jjombwe Jeff Jephthah. He is the kind of artist whose unwavering decision to pursue art started at an age most of us were barely sure of what we would be, as adults. Jjombwe believes that for one to reach exceptional heights of recognition, talent should go hand in hand with hard work. *** LINKS Pay for Merchandise here . Podcast - Facebook , Instagram , Twitter  Nabuguzi Kiwanuka - Facebook...

Hudson Hunx is this episode's guest. He is a singer, writer, music producer, instrumentalist and so much more that you will get to hear, in the episode. The episode validates the necessity of asking for help AND how much we need to do good for others. It further highlights a call to society to break away from the stereotypes it upholds against Art. LINKS Pay for Merchandise here . Podcast - Facebo...

Among the seven reasons why you should tell the truth, Shape Your Happiness suggests that telling the truth is important for everyone to grow. Our guest today is Kaggwa Mayiga. He is an Arts and Culture Journalist, among other things. He is a professional table shaker who uses all the skills and knowledge he has learned in the arts world, to ask artistes or contributors to the arts industry to do...

Olivia Mugabe is the proprietor of La Roza City Resort. Mugabe sits at the intersection of various descriptives and one of them is that she is one of 2021’s Member of Parliament Aspirants. In the episode, among other things, Olivia emphasizes how valuable parent-child relationships are and while we went on about this, she shared her journey on raising a child who is handicapped with Cerebral Palsy...

Gratitude is a noun. It is a warm feeling of thankfulness towards the world, or towards specific individuals. In such a turbulent world that constantly challenges our ability to stay on our feet, the smidgens of gratefulness are like droplets of water on a dry leaf. They repair our brokenness. They refill our cups. In this solo episode, Nabuguzi points out some of the moments that inspire gratitud...