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Episode Notes [01:14] Unexpected Email from Employer [05:49] The Deferred Resignation Program [06:34] Initial Reactions and Concerns [08:01] Evaluating the Offer [08:21] Enhanced Standards of Conduct [08:55] Personal Reflections and Concerns [12:21] Seeking Advice and Making a Decision [13:01] Option One: Do Not Resign [14:56] Option Two: Resign [16:44] Insights from Conversations [21:30] Making The Decision [23:51] Final Thoughts and Gratitude Resources Mentioned Sebastian Junger The Soul of Shame by Curt Thompson Donald Trump Elon Musk Steve Bannon Russell Vought Derek Sivers Sumner Crenshaw Brian Fretwell at Finding Good Chad Littlefield The Thought Leaders Practice by Matt Church Simon Cowell Beauty Pill Producer Ben Ford Questions Asked Is it legitimate, and can it be trusted? How are you feeling? What questions come to your mind? Where does your mind go? Are you seeking safety? Would this have been an adrenaline rush as you raced to send the resignation response? What an "enhanced standard" regarding loyalty and trustworthiness was? What are these new "enhanced standards?" Are they beyond what my Constitutional oath requires? If I don't resign, how bright will the target on my back glow? My leadership has supported all my work, but would termination direction come from higher up the chain of command? What would you recommend if we talked over coffee? What questions would you ask? How would you use listening? How would you use silence? How is this scenario playing out in your mind and body? What is coming to the surface for you? How might that influence what you are about to say to me? What are the chances of my name popping on a list and getting fired? How about the chances of being part of an official Reduction in Force and early retirement? Would the administration make a better offer? What do I know about the pending job market? What did I expect the workplace to be like and did I want to be there as the contractions took place? Will the administration pay me through the end of September or will they renege? Can I sufficiently build the Curated Questions business to transition by 1 October? - Do I have the faith or confidence to step into this future as a sole practitioner and grow Curated Questions into all I envisioned? Was this purpose calling? What would I expect the job market to look like at the end of summer if I hadn't developed the income streams to maintain our lifestyle? What is your recommendation? Did it change from your initial recommendation? Where in your body are you feeling the uncertainty? Are you processing this scenario in parallel with your decision as if you had received the email? What additional questions should I have considered? Who else should I have consulted with? How would you have changed my risk rating? What is the correct length of the pregnant pause before making an important announcement? What processes would you use in my circumstance, and what would be different? What questions are at the top of your list to get to a decision? Who would be the members of your pantheon you would counsel with to gain clarity? Apart from the heady analysis, what other key practices would you include in your journey through a similar situation?…

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A podcast by the Nelson Mandela Foundation about Freedom. In 1994, South Africa became a democracy, an event that is often credited for ushering in freedom for South Africa. However, there are many significant residues of Apartheid that remain - in our globally unmatched levels of inequality, the persistence of racism and sexism, and many other areas. In the ’freedomafter’, what have we done to gain the freedom that we have, and what must we do to gain more freedom? In this series, we speak with poet and author, Maneo Mohale; artist, Siyabonga Mthembu; organiser and author, Kelly-Eve Koopman; sangoma, Vuyiswa Xekatwane; veteran activist, Mark Heywood; acclaimed actor, Mpume Mthombeni; teacher and author, Karen Hurt; as well as law professor, Tshepo Madlingozi about freedom. Produced by Showcast Media Cover artwork by Pola Maneli Original Score by Sibusile Xaba noThingo Hosted and directed by Kneo Mokgopa

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Maneo Mohale | Good Boy (Notes on a Sistena) 3:48

1 year ago3:48

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In this interlude, Poet and writer, Maneo Mohale recites a poem written for their earlier interlude, "Beg (Sistena for a Dom)". Maneo Refiloe Mohale is a South African editor, feminist writer and poet. Their work has appeared in various local and international publications, including Jalada, Prufrock, The Beautiful Project, The Mail & Guardian, spectrum.za, and others. They were Bitch Media’s first Global Feminism Writing Fellow in their inaugural 2016 class, where they wrote on race, media, sexuality and survivorship. In 2017, they were Managing Editor of Platform Media, where they also served as Acting Arts Editor for the Mail and Guardian for four editions of M&G Friday and later moved on to be a Senior Media Co-ordinator for Arts and Culture at Collective Media. They have been long-listed twice for the Sol Plaatje European Union Poetry Anthology Award, and their debut collection of poetry, Everything is a Deathly Flower was published with uHlanga press in September 2019. The book was shortlisted for the Ingrid Jonker Poetry Prize, later winning the 2020 Glenna Luschei Prize for African Poetry. They currently serve as a research associate at the Centre for the Study of Race, Gender and Class at the University of Johannesburg.…

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Siyabonga Mthembu | No Honest Place To Stand 32:46

1 year ago32:46

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In this episode, artist and musician, Siyabonga Mthembu of The Brother Moves On explores social and political contradictions and seeming impossibilities of living a free life without being defined by the negotiations one has to make to be free. Considering the legacies of Stephen Biko, Nelson Mandela, and Patrice Motsepe, Siyabonga concludes that there is no honest place for a Black man to stand without being considered a sellout or being painted over by the worst of your deeds. Siyabonga explores questions of Blackness and the strange paradoxes of living in South Africa, with all of the past living with us. #FreedomAfter #Mandela10…

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Kelly-Eve Koopman | Beyonding Identity 22:55

1 year ago22:55

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In this episode, Kelly-Eve explores the narrative and structural complexities of her personal history and how she navigates identity in South Africa and through the world. Kelly-Eve Koopman is a South African activist, artist, director and actor. She is best known for her roles in the television serials "Hollywood in my Huis", "Kroto" and "Mayfair". She is one of three directors of FEMME projects. Kelly-Eve is the author of "Because I Couldn't Kill You" and a senior Atlantic Fellow for Racial Equity.…

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Gogo Mahlodi | Spiritual Renaissance 31:56

1 year ago31:56

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In this episode, we speak with Vuyiswa Xekatwane and explore Isintu, spiritual practice and contemporary ubungoma. In it, Vuyiswa reminds us of the longue durée of African people, the tools we have used to navigate life, and how those same tools are still very relevant in navigating modern society.

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Karen Hurt | Transcending Boxes 33:09

2 years ago33:09

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In this episode, feminist and author, Karen Hurt, explores growing up in Zambia and being let free from gendered stereotypes and how she grew to become a "socialist, feminist, badass". Karen is the a co-founder of SPEAK! Magazine and author of the children's book "The Daring Duo 1: 179 Jabulani Street".…

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Maneo Mohale | Beg (Sestina for a Dom) 2:30

2 years ago2:30

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In this interlude, poet and author of "Everything is A Deathly Flower", Maneo Mohale recites the poem "Beg", exploring sexual freedom, kink and desire. Maneo Refiloe Mohale is a South African editor, feminist writer and poet. Their work has appeared in various local and international publications, including Jalada, Prufrock, The Beautiful Project, The Mail & Guardian, spectrum.za, and others. They’ve served as a contributing editor for The New York Times and i-D, among others. They were Bitch Media’s first Global Feminism Writing Fellow in their inaugural 2016 class, where they wrote on race, media, sexuality and survivorship. They have been long-listed twice for the Sol Plaatje European Union Poetry Anthology Award, and their debut collection of poetry, Everything is a Deathly Flower was published with uHlanga Press in September 2019. In 2020, they were shortlisted for the Ingrid Jonker Poetry Prize, the youngest finalist of that year. In 2021, Everything is a Deathly Flower won the Glenna Luschei Prize for African Poetry. Lookout for Maneo's full episode later in the podcast.…

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Mpume Mthombeni | Isidlamlilo 23:35

2 years ago23:35

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In this interlude, Mpume Mthombeni performs an extract from the theatre production, Isidlamlilo . In the relief of 1994, we did not have the opportunity to process the bloodshed in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng’s East Rand during the "deadly decade" between 1984 and 1994. At that time, even the daily newspapers couldn’t keep up with the onslaught of violence. It is here that we meet Zenzile Maseko, 'Isidlamlilo', the fire-eater. A former assassin for the Inkatha Freedom Party, now a grandmother, partially disabled and declared dead by Home Affairs. In a room in a women’s hostel in Umlazi, Durban, she appeals to God for forgiveness and shares her dreams, regrets and hopes for freedom. Isidlamlilo is produced by Empatheatre, directed by Neil Coppen, written by: Neil Coppen in collaboration with Mpume Mthombeni and performed by Mpume Mthombeni.…

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Mark Heywood | Joy Is Necessary 43:26

2 years ago43:26

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In this episode, veteran activist Mark Heywood discusses whiteness, Marxism and the necessity of joy in activism.

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Julie Nxadi | Umthandazo 2:35

2 years ago2:35

2:35

In this interlude, Julie Nxadi offers a prayer.

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Tshepo Madlingozi | Biko Was Free 26:45

2 years ago26:45

26:45

In this episode, Professor Tshepo Madlingozi explores his personal history with environmental racism, the ways in which Biko prefigured liberation and his relationship with swimming.

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Mpume Mthombeni | Religion, Culture & Patriarchy 19:37

2 years ago19:37