What The Theory

On today's episode — and with February still holding onto its romance — love remains the main character, For the first time ever, the conversation is led by our resident disembodied voice, Allan. And knowing him, we were fully prepared for the discussion to take a few unexpected turns. The gang explores the different faces of love — what it really means, how it differs from romance, and whether mo...

Honorable members.. As we wrap up this incredible season, we're coming together for a very special End-of-Year Ask Me Anything—our way of celebrating you and reflecting on a year full of growth, laughter, and learning. In this festive finale, we're answering your questions, revisiting your favorite moments from the past year, and sharing some personal reflections from the crew on what this journey...

Honorable members We greet you all. As you all know we like to share from our lives and for the most part... We share the best of ourselves. We tell stories about challenges only after we've overcome them... In a sense, we cruise past our failures and head to lessons.. In the episode today we try to sit with failure... Define what it means for us, what it looks like and how we frame it the grand n...

Fresh from our discussion on access, this week Primah hosts the pod and has us talking.... "Shortcuts". Everyone one loves a good short cut home or life hack to get something faster in this world obsessed with speed and efficiency... However there's a contradiction at play, we also shame people for taking the easy way out - avoiding a tough conversation, leaning on a relationship or network of rel...

Is addiction a choice or a disease? Why is there so much shame and stigma around it? In this crucial episode of Deconstructing Mental Health, we tackle the difficult questions surrounding substance use and abuse. Join Joel, Allan and their guest Dr. Innocent Acan, a medical doctor and psychiatry masters student, as she breaks down the science of addiction, challenges the myth of it being a moral f...

Hey folks... Question.. How do your multiple identities—like gender, tribe, or ability—shape your access to healthcare and education? In today's episode, the guys dive into intersectionality—the concept that our overlapping identities define our lived experiences. Hosts Pumla, Primah, Joel, and Allan discuss how recognizing this in Uganda's context is crucial for building equitable policies in SRH...

Pumla throws down a challenge: name 3 cultural or societal practices we've personally outgrown or believe our community needs to rethink. From family rituals and gender roles to weddings, funerals, and money habits – nothing's off limits! In this episode, the podcast team takes turns sharing their picks, explaining why these traditions feel ripe for change and exploring the resistance holding us b...

Pumla throws down a challenge: name 3 cultural or societal practices we've personally outgrown or believe our community needs to rethink. From family rituals and gender roles to weddings, funerals, and money habits – nothing's off limits! In this episode, the podcast team takes turns sharing their picks, explaining why these traditions feel ripe for change and exploring the resistance holding us b...

In the 1st of a series of conversations around mental health , we examine the Biopsychosocial approach to well being, Alternative Therapies for treating mental anguish, as well as ask whether psychology is more of an art than a science. The guest for this show is Dr Innocent Acan ( @I_I_Acan on Twitter), a medical doctor and psychology student who also happens to be a really great writer. We're gr...

This episode finds us at the honorable's home on Labor Day. We catch up on each other's well-being, enjoy some time at Mama Tejass's domicile, and do a mental health check-in. We speak about what we've learned about trauma, about how we navigate the work of healing so we don't bleed on others, and take a quick test using Nancy McWilliams' 10 signs of mental health. If you or someone you love is st...

Karl Marx called religion the soul in soulless conditions. It's our expressiom of the almighty... And that expression matters as it either liberates all or causes us to look to the world to come instead of the world we're in The disembodied voice of Allan hosts two old friends who were once church boys, Reverend Captain Gideon and some guy called Joel, to a special debate that has a prodigal and a...

In this episode, PPJ dives into the realities of adulting - is it really a scam, or are we just making poor choices? We share unprepared moments, broke stories, and debate whether adulting is as hard as people let on, or are we just romanticising childhood too much? Share your experiences and thoughts in the comment section below.

Season 2 is here, and we intended to talk about change,ge but instead,d we showed how we process changes in this episode. Joel talks about turning 40 and how they say life starts at 40 because you realize just how short life is and that life happens as you plan. Pumla shares how she navigates friendships and relationships and how she determines when it's time to change, e and Primah gets a revelat...

It's the last episode of the year, and Primah had us examining not only what the year has been like, how the show has grown and how what we planned kids have learned and continue to learn about Privilege.   Note : Tell us your favorite PPJ segment, moment or episode from the year   From us to you.. Happy Holidays and if you are in the giving mood...please consider donating to some good causes like...

Sex!! Now that we got your attention... Pumla is the chair today and she's called us to talk intimacy, talk about healthy attachment, and the great separateness yet longing for connection to feel whole that we call love. Love that force that binds without chaining you, that lifts without emptying you...  That we call God. Oh and we talk about lube!!!   Written by J

This episode we talk about becoming super famous you guys!!! Oh Gosh, how are we going to deal with fame ?!;-) No, but thank you for making us one of the most trending podcasts in the country. We value you spending time with us as we use the show as an excuse to just hang out….

Primah is finally hosting us, dia. We talked about  the theory of attachment from psychology, how the experiences and homes we grew up in may linger in how we express and receive love, as well as some of the benefits and limits of this theory Find and take a test if you so dare here : https://www.attachmentproject.com/attachment-style-quiz/

They say you can't change the past. Wrong!! You can. In a way, by reframing and contextualising it, we can learn from it, change how we relate to it and lead to different outcomes today In this special edition, Pumla takes the reins and asks us to speak to our past selves about everything from career to faith.

It's been forever since we got to chat and well, the homework was to discuss collectivism vs individualism..along the way we touch on class, capital and even why money is such an issue in marriage and relationships.  For those interested in the bit on climate change..please read https://libguides.depaul.edu/c.php?g=253564&p=1690283 We cannot keep our heads in the sand just because the action neede...

We finally have MERCH!!! The lovely ladies over at "Can We Talk 256 "came over to talk about how they started their platform to foster more intimate, meaningful conversations between people . With their help, we will be launching our own "What the Theory" line of Can we Talk cards this week with 75 philosophy-based questions to help you inject a little dialectics into your relationships. We used t...

Ask someone about their purpose and they may say some combination of "To live my best life" or to achieve happiness. The Declaration of Independence of the United States, the hegemony of ruling ideology, might capture this well in the line " the right to Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness" ... Today's episode will take a thesis, antitheses, and synthesis approach to examine this idea, cri...

In 1888, Friedrich Nietzche finished "The Antichrist" and as you;d imagine, it wasn't released until years later due to its title. While known for being the "God is dead" guy that inspired every angry teen's atheist phase, he's probably also the most misunderstood due to his aphoristic and polemic style. The book is surprisingly kind about Christ and instead focuses on Christianity as an instituti...

What does it mean to be engaged politically in Uganda today? Can a social media website be used to awaken a sense of engagement with politics that all too often leaves us feeling unheard and dominated over?    Today's discussion with Anthony Natif about his life and activism most recently seen in the trending #UgandaParliamentExhibition which has unearthed what we already knew-mounds of corrupt pr...

Today we examine the ideology of personal responsibility and how the further we lean on centering the self, the further the deeper we fall into false consciousness  Works cited: Michel Foucault - Discipline and punish, John Locke's "Second Treatise of Government", Jordan Peterson's "!2 rules for life" , and Bowling Alone" by Robert Putnam

A survey taken out in 2020 showed young Africans have a strong belief that they will see success, and defeat the largely negative stereotypes that have accompanied our economic underdevelopment in the world system. Largely they believe the advent of new information technologies and a bent toward entrepreneurial innovation,  the future of Africa is bright. But is it...enough!? Will new tools and ne...