Yes Girls Podcast | Do, Be, Learn Something New

In this first instalment of Season 3, the Yes Girls say "yes" to something they've both never done before! They both say "YES" to doing stand-up comedy! They are both natural comedians in their own right(s), but doing it professionally in front of a live audience (of half strangers) as the final challenge makes this one of the most challenging "YESes" they've ever agreed to. So for an entire week...

In this episode, or rather, mini-episode or Yesticle, the Yes Girls, Claire Baker and Akumu Fiona lay it all out on the table. Because- how well do you really know them? For this one, they each share who they are; what they like about podcasting, being podcasters or the podcasting life; what they like or hate, general; and what they do when they are not saying yes to doing, being & learning ne...

In this episode, or rather, mini-episode or Yesticle, the Yes Girls, Claire Baker and Akumu Fiona lay it all out on the table. They share what they have learnt from 3 months of doing, being & learning things they'd never done before. They look back at Season 2 where one of them learnt how to draw a human face, did pole dancing, did social media management, became an online tour guide, learnt a...

In this final instalment of Season 2, Claire says yes to being a self-helper, or rather a self-help book addict or enthusiast - something Akumu has been completely obsessed with for more than a decade! So along with specially-invited guests & honorary Yes Girls for this challenge, Melissa Mbugua & Josephine Karianjahi (both directors at Africa Podfest), Claire set out to choose a school of...

In this episode, as in all episodes of Season 2, only one Yes Girl takes on the challenge while the other becomes the resident expert or "know-it-all"! For this episode, Akumu says yes to learning about clean energy - something Claire is very knowledgeable about and has been for years now, both in a personal and professional capacity. So along with Laura Ombok (Instagram: @lauraombok ), the honora...

In this episode, as in all episodes of Season 2, only one Yes Girl takes on the challenge while the other becomes the resident expert or "know-it-all"! For this episode, Akumu says yes to being an online tour guide i.e. becoming an expert on a certain place and bringing others along for the journey via what used to be HeyGo.com! This is something Claire had been doing for a while and she was quite...

In this episode, as in all episodes of Season 2, only one Yes Girl takes on the challenge of saying Yes to learning social media management while the other becomes the resident expert or "know-it-all"! Yup, Claire says yes to ideally posting like a maniac & growing her account for two long weeks. What this means is she tries her hand doing social media influencer tactics for that period, under...

In this episode, where the girls say "yes" to pole dancing, things are a little different, like they are in all of Season 2! Instead of both doing something they've never done before, only one takes on the challenge while the other stands in as the expert or "know-it-all"!  For this one, Akumu says yes to doing pole dancing! She learnt some pole dancing moves under the guidance of Claire - wh...

In this first episode of Season 2, the Yes Girls change things up a bit! Instead of both of them doing something they've never done before, only one of them takes on the challenge while the other becomes the expert or "know-it-all"! For this episode, Claire decides to take on portrait drawing with the guidance of Akumu who shows her the step-by-step process of how to draw a human face. An interest...

In this special episode, the Yes Girls say yes to their toughest challenge yet! Claire and Akumu attempted something that makes them feel really old considering they are both (old) millennials. For this one, they say yes to doing viral dance challenges or rather, TikTok dance challenges! They watched, practised and were absolutely battered by the complexities of two local dance challenges and one...

The Yes Girls have never coded in their lives. Or have they? Well, the thing is, they have never really coded an entire website from scratch. Or rather a semblance of a website.  So they got some help and advice from guest expert Joseph Murgor of MobiDev who suggested that they focus on HTML and CSS which are a good place to start. So off they went to learn how to code online for free on vari...

The Yes Girls thought they were pretty positive people until they said yes to being positive, day in, day out, every living, breathing moment, for an entire week. Did they find a new appreciation for the little things? Can you make yourself happier by just telling yourself to be positive? How important is positivity or positive thinking? And how can you stay positive in life even in negative...

The Yes Girls have taken on a challenge with a twist...a twist of lemon! For this episode, they are saying yes to 'doing mixology'! For this Yes Challenge, Claire and Akumu are trying to master the world's most popular cocktails and mocktails and impress some thirsty guests. The guest for episode 3 is Patrick Wilson, a development professional and mixology aficionado based in Nairobi, who shares w...

The Yes Girls really will say yes to some of the toughest things you can think of just so that they can 'do, be, or learn' something new! For this episode, they immerse themselves in learning Greek! It is also one of the world's oldest languages, and also famously, one of the most difficult!  Can you really learn a new language by yourself? How much can you learn in just three weeks? -especia...

In this first episode of The Yes Girls, Akumu and Claire say 'yes' to being vegan. Over seven (actually eight) days of a fully plant-based diet, they kept a food diary and a video/audio diary to share with you the (energy) highs and lows of their experience.  Throughout the episode, you'll hear candid reflections on the difficulties of meal planning, the temptation of non-vegan foods, an...