Live from the NBO Litfest, Shiro and Wachuka speak with author Petina Gappah about her work and the importance of... more

Shiro and Wachuka dive into the McMillan Library’s newspaper archive to look at the history of journalism - and dissent... more

What’s in a name? Wanjiru and Wachuka look at the politics and history of name changing in Kenya. Who gets... more

When Wanjiru and Wachuka find an old scrapbook full of Mau Mau news articles they ask: What do you remember... more

A disturbing photo is found in the library archive, and Wanjiru and Wachuka speak to experts about the history of... more

Kenya’s education system is in the midst of change. After finding an old exam book, Wanjiru and Wachuka look back... more

Why did Kenya once host over 60,000 Italian Prisoners of War? Wanjiru and Wachuka look at a slice of Kenyan... more

Wanjiru and Wachuka investigate the history of the library's colonial hunting trophies and the disruption of indigenous conservation during colonialism.

Coming soon, a brand new season of A Palace For The People, a podcast about what Kenya’s past tells us... more

Welcome to the last episode of Season One of A Palace For The People! We are thrilled to have so... more

We have a little something different for you in this episode, our second-to-last of the season! Do you like audio... more

In this episode, we explore a significant element of Kenya's history; the King's African Rifles. Join Wachuka and Wanjiru, on... more

In this episode Wanjiru and Wachuka go deep into the history of architecture and empire. We ask, who designed the... more

How to actually build a library. In this episode Wachuka begins by telling us about the process of creating the... more

In this episode we listen to Dr. Wangui Kimari and Dr. Alfred Omenya converse with Wanjiru and Wachuka about the... more

Wachuka and Wanjiru introduce us to Jacob Ananda, Head Librarian of McMillan Memorial Library and Orpah Agunda, Book Bunk Inventory... more

A short history of McMillan Memorial Library including Lucy and Northrup McMillan, who it’s named after. Wanjiru and Wachuka walk... more

Welcome to A Palace for The People, a podcast unearthing pieces of Nairobi’s history that support and feed the restoration... more