Conversations with Stephen Kamugasa

Apr 07 2024

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A bimonthly discussion podcast for people who think and thank. Our aim is simple: to inspire our own and the next generation to turn challenges into coherent and meaningful solutions, focusing on humanity, leadership, and citizenship. This podcast is particularly beneficial to leaders, policy makers, academics, practitioners, and citizens. The podcast host, Stephen Kamugasa, FRSA, is a non-practising barrister, author, and blogger. He was formerly a Ugandan refugee as well. To learn more about him, please go to: https://thekamugasachallenge.com/

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Why Genocide Is The Responsibility Of The Entire World

Apr 07 2024 68 mins

Detailed Synopsis Understanding Genocide: A Global Responsibility In a thought-provoking podcast episode, Dr. Omar McDoom stresses the global responsibility of recognising genocide. He delves into the complexities of genocide, with a specific focus on the Rwandan genocide, emphasising the importance of understanding its causes and contexts to prevent future atrocities and foster re

Genocide: Why It Is Important To Bear Witness

Feb 11 2024 41 mins

Podcast summary: In this inaugural episode of our six-part series on genocide, we delve into the silence that often surrounds this grave issue. Our esteemed gues...

The Unexpected Butterfly Effect Of A Great Teacher

Oct 08 2023 56 mins

Podcast summary: Summary: In this podcast, Stephen Kamugasa interviews Mr. Robert Pacilio, a retired school teacher and writer. Robert, who grew up in a tough part of Brooklyn, shares his experiences of being the only child in an Italian-American family. He also discusses his journey as a teacher and his latest memoir, "It Was Never About the Books (https://www.amazon.com/Was-Never

How To Decolonise Africa’s Toxic Image

Aug 06 2023 107 mins

Podcast Summary: In this episode 011 of Conversations with Stephen Kamugasa, Stephen welcomes Milton Alimadi, a Ugandan-American author, journalist, professor, and publisher of Black Star News. Milton discusses his background, including being the son of a former Prime Minister of Uganda and his education at Syracuse University and Columbia University. He shares his experiences work

Climate Change: A Crisis Between Town And Country

Jun 11 2023 68 mins

A crisis between town and country is as real as the day is long. It is a widening cleavage which manifests itself in everything we do: in our politics, in our education, in the way we work, in what we dream about, and yes, most crucially, in our att...

How To Love Endangered And Misunderstood Animals

Apr 09 2023 70 mins

This is the 2nd of three podcasts on Climate Change. Today’s guest is Ms Maria Diekmann, a scientist and conservationist. Maria was born in 1965 to Major William Carl Buerk, a US fighter pilot who saw active service in the Vietnam war. Major Buerk was among those listed as missing in action - presumed dead. Maria’s mother, Mrs Antoinette Mira Buerk, was subsequently folded into

Climate Change: The New Apocalypse

Feb 12 2023 46 mins

1. This is the 1st of three podcasts on Climate Change. 2. Today’s guest is Sir Jonathon Porritt CBE, a distinguished British environmentalist, broadcaster and writer. 3. Jonathon Porritt was educated at Eton College, from whence he went to Oxford, to read modern languages. Graduating with a first class degree, Jonathon qualified as a teacher in 1974, teaching at St Clement Danes

Practise Hospitality To Strangers And Refugees

Dec 11 2022 26 mins

1. Practising hospitality to strangers and refugees is fraught with difficulty, it is not for the faint of heart. And as the number of the forcibly displaced people the world over surpasses a 100 million mark, it is becoming increasingly clear that troubles are the trials of friendship. For when a man is afflicted he will see who are his friends and who are but pretenders; a brothe

Whistleblower: An Angel, A Villain, Or A Bloody Fool

Aug 04 2022 52 mins

1. The late Nelson Mandela, speaking at the British Red Cross Humanity lecture in 2003, said: “Those who conduct themselves with integrity and consistency need not fear the forces of inhumanity and cruelty.” 2. In these vacillating times in which leaders, and even scholars, almost believe, that truth and integrity as they relate to civic life are but two values of many, and wil

Why I Love Working As A Community Doctor in Taiwan

Jun 09 2022 54 mins

1. We cannot reckon upon the clouds, their laws are so variable, and their conditions so obscure. The same is true with life. This reality has become so manifest to us all lately - since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020 - disrupting our lives both at home and abroad and upending the world in every sense of the word. It is therefore a great privilege to have with us a phys