The Comb Podcast
Combing Africa for stories about the unseen forces that bind us together and tear us apart. A single story, every week. Hosted by Kim Chakanetsa. #thecomb
Episodes to download
-
![]()
Striking gold
Fri 24 Mar 2023
βThis is a diamond!β: A dream, a discovery and then disappointment
-
![]()
Am I in a cult?
Fri 17 Mar 2023
βI was losing myselfβ: How joining a new church led to years of secrecy and surveillance
-
![]()
Not guilty
Fri 10 Mar 2023
Accusation, imprisonment, and vindication: The lie that changed Ishmailβs life in Malawi
-
![]()
Parenting and punishment
Fri 3 Mar 2023
βMy dad beat meβ: A punishment, an arrest, and a family changed
-
![]()
Lives in limbo
Fri 24 Feb 2023
'Dadaab is a prisonβ: Making a life in Africaβs largest refugee camp
-
![]()
Finding Humanism
Fri 17 Feb 2023
A different kind of faith: Non-believers in Nigeria share their story
-
![]()
When violence goes viral
Fri 10 Feb 2023
βThey were celebrating killing himβ: When the death of a loved one is posted online
-
![]()
Motherhood, mania and me
Fri 3 Feb 2023
βSheβs not my babyβ: How giving birth triggered a young womanβs mental health crisis
-
![]()
Mogadishuβs daughter
Fri 27 Jan 2023
Ready to run: Childhood, conflict, and the complicated journey to find peace
-
![]()
Who is Shebeleza?
Fri 20 Jan 2023
Unmasking online hate: A lone voice, an admission of fault, and an unlikely alliance
-
![]()
The promise
Fri 13 Jan 2023
A granddaughterβs mission to bring a sacred statue back home to her country
-
![]()
The Comb: Back soon!
Fri 30 Dec 2022
Unpicking stories that matter to you. The Comb returns on 13 January 2023
-
![]()
Confronting colourism
Thu 30 Jun 2022
βI was trapped in my own skinβ: The illegal trade which preys on prejudice
-
![]()
Orphaned: Vascoβs story
Thu 23 Jun 2022
βI was scared of the nightβ: A street childβs fight for survival
-
![]()
Orphaned: Mutunaβs story
Thu 16 Jun 2022
βI would have been lostβ: When Mutuna was orphaned, his extended family stepped in
-
![]()
Guest episode: On the Podium
Thu 9 Jun 2022
How a rower's victory became a symbol of hope in post-apartheid South Africa
-
![]()
Losing Grace
Thu 2 Jun 2022
Misinformation and miracle cures: The tragic cost of misinformation in cancer care
-
![]()
Born a slave
Thu 26 May 2022
βI ran awayβ: The complicated journey to freedom in slaveryβs last stronghold
-
![]()
Unlearning a dictatorship
Thu 19 May 2022
Making the invisible visible: Grappling with Gambiaβs difficult past
-
![]()
Permanent darkness
Thu 12 May 2022
βI canβt just go down like thisβ: Navigating the world after losing your sight
-
![]()
Decolonising tourism
Fri 6 May 2022
βThere were no locals at allβ: Reclaiming Kenyaβs natural heritage
-
![]()
Escaping the city
Thu 28 Apr 2022
βSlow down and struggle lessβ: Why many are finding futures away from the city
-
![]()
Guest episode: Dear Daughter
Thu 21 Apr 2022
βFly bird, flyβ: An episode from the ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔβs βDear Daughterβ podcast with Namulanta Kombo
-
![]()
My autistic child
Thu 14 Apr 2022
βAfrican fathers donβt talk about itβ: Rethinking parenthood when your child is different
-
![]()
-
![]()
Mourning my father
Thu 31 Mar 2022
βWe all have to learn how to cryβ: Coming to terms with the loss of a parent
-
![]()
Naked power
Fri 25 Mar 2022
Our weapon is our nakedness: Women using their bare bodies as a means of protest
-
![]()
Back soon!
Sat 19 Mar 2022
We're back on 26 March with brand new stories including special episodes from Nairobi
-
![]()
When cultures collide
Fri 4 Mar 2022
Spicy food and stereotypes: Making it work when love crosses borders
-
![]()
Climate of danger: My motherβs murder
Fri 25 Feb 2022
βShe was not going to keep quietβ: Killed for defending the environment
