#58: Alice Kombani and Tracey Shiundu on the Making of formidable Women - An Ode to Motherhood

The Busy Being Born Podcast

In this special episode the BBB duo sit with Filmmaker and third time podcast guest Alice Kombani and with Scientist, Entrepreneur and great supporter of the podcast Tracey Shiundu for a great conversation in ode to motherhood. The episode picks the convo from their early interactions with ideas of motherhood and marriage, to dating, doubts, rites, weddings and how men with funny shoes and Gully creeper tendencies turned into impressive husbands and fathers. The guests share gems they’ve picked on their journeys so far; from friendship to marriage, through love and lessons, to timing, teething, tantrums and raising teenagers and little fires all while pursuing their professional paths. This episode explores their student to career woman journeys, girlfriend to wife stories, dreamer to achiever paths then back to daughter and mother relationships with even deeper reflections on family, fear, faith, conditioning, genetic continuations, education, women in leadership and their current relationships with their mothers. The episode is really about intentionality, community, continuity and overcoming the gatekeepers to your dreams, all layered in celebrating the women before them while beaming light to ones behind them.

Alice Kombani (IG) is an award Kenyan filmmaker, writer, poet, farmer and prolific creative entrepreneur currently working to ground African Cinema working on her latest feature film ‘Babe’.

Tracey Shiundu (Website, X, LinkedIn, IG) - a Top40under40Ke 2023 honoree, is a Scientist with a masters in Environmental Chemistry who also holds another in project Management, She is a co-founder of FunKe Science whose goal is to inspire the next generation of African scientists by making science fun for children

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This episode is brought to you by Tuwatch Sinema and FunKe Science.

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SHOW NOTES AND EP. LINKS

• Alice Kombani episodes – 2 and 31.
  • Episode #2
  • Episode #31
• Tracey Shiundu, Top40Under40
• Workation meaning
• Cloffice meaning
• Kimani Wandaka
• Feet finder App
• Akili TV
• Ubongo kids
• New Zealand female leadership during covid – Jacinda
• Volcanic eruption in Iceland
• Women in science - Other BBB stem episodes
  • Dr. Shikoh Gitau
  • Leah Njuguna
• Hon. Millie Odhiambo, A recent Hon. Millie Odhiambo interview
• Arri cameras