this weekend we celebrate 41 years of Zimbabwean independence from british colonial rule, so i try my hand at telling the colonial history of Zimbabwe, and i conclude the episode by sharing some of the things i love about my homeland. transition music: Muti Mukuru by Mbira Dzenharira outro song: Chisikana Changu Zimbabwe by Dereck Mpofu xx  .  .  .  QueenJoy  Twitter: @CandidSharn  Facebook: @candidsharn  Instagram: @candidsharn  YouTube: Candid Shar'n with QueenJoy  Website: candidsharn.com  Music from Pixabay

get ready for an episode riddled with me saying "month" instead of "season", or "season" instead of "year" etc, lol. i also talk a bit a bit about covid fatigue, and give a shout out to 2-DA-Forum, check them out! happy best month of the year, happy "best season of the month", and happy easter! xx  .  .  .  QueenJoy  Twitter: @CandidSharn  Facebook: @candidsharn  Instagram: @candidsharn  YouTube: Candid Shar'n with QueenJoy  Website: candidsharn.com  Music from Pixabay 

after a 3-month hiatus from the podcast, i'm back and in the first episode of the year i am looking back at 2020, and looking forward to 2021. i discuss cybersecurity and lies in the black mirror segment, (s3 e3, shut up and dance), and i have a new additional segment on music, just a quick review of my favs from 2020.  here are the links from my black mirror life advice:  Norton says cover your webcam  Forbes.com says cover your webcam  musiiiiiic: my apple music replay 2020 playlist  bryan k hlanganani  bryan k kure kure  bryan k shaina  bryan k killing me softly  anita jaxson unonzani  ishan bhundu pop sounds from the jungle  man, it feels good to be back!  happy listening!  xx  .  .  .  QueenJoy 

and it all came down to this final episode...  nardos and i look back over the last two episodes and discuss tayshia's decision on who her fiance will be.  thanks for joining us on this wonderful ride, bachelorette nation! hasta luego!  xx  .  .  .  QueenJoy  Twitter: @CandidSharn  Facebook: @candidsharn  Instagram: @candidsharn  YouTube: Candid Shar'n with QueenJoy  Website: candidsharn.com  Music from Pixabay 

omg - we are nearing the end, and it's so sad yet so exciting. we were honoured with two whole episodes this week and they were great - the guys got together to chat with tayshia and chris harrison (and they expressed their discontentment with yosef), the final four were chosen and then filtered down to three (what an L for ben). nardos and i discuss our thoughts on all this and more, plus we have a little chat on men's fashion, inspired by zac c. happy listening! .  .  .  xx QueenJoy Twitter: @CandidSharn  Facebook: @candidsharn  Instagram: @candidsharn  YouTube: Candid Shar'n with QueenJoy  Website: candidsharn.com  Music from Pixabay

lots of cliffhangers in this week's episode of the bachelorette, and we loved it! nardos and i are at it again, giving advice to the men and expressing surprise about/concern over tayshia's decisions! here's that episode of modern love that we mentioned: happy listening!  .  .  .  xx QueenJoy  Twitter: @CandidSharn  Facebook: @candidsharn  Instagram: @candidsharn  YouTube: Candid Shar'n with QueenJoy  Website & Blog: candidsharn.com  Music from Pixaby 

nardos and i mourn eazy's not-so-easy date and his ultimate demise on the show. we guess who will be eliminated next and "finalise" our top 4!  happy listening!  .  .  .  xx QueenJoy  Twitter: @CandidSharn  Facebook: @candidsharn  Instagram: @candidsharn  YouTube: Candid Shar'n with QueenJoy  Website: candidsharn.com    Music from Pixabay

nardos and i discuss who the true "grown-ass men" in the house are and who the true "man-children" are.  two notes:  this episode is a late release - it was recorded a week ago, after episode 6 was released.  i was experimenting with background music here... if you feel strongly about it in either way, please lmk!    happy listening!  .  .  .  xx QueenJoy    Twitter: @CandidSharn  Facebook: @candidsharn  Instagram: @candidsharn  YouTube: Candid Shar'n with QueenJoy  Website: candidsharn.com  Music from Pixabay 

in this week's episode i am joined by my lovely cousin, sekuru, and friend, Tavonga (click here to watch video episode on YouTube). Tavonga and i are really great friends and in this episode we discuss everything from moving from Zimbabwe to the diaspora, police brutality on this side of the world, Shona culture including the topic of roora, aka brideprice, and we also share some stories from when we were growing up.   at some point in the episode i mentioned the song 'Madam Mombeshora' so here it is, and here's a bit of something on the Shona practice of roora for those of you interested in knowing more (this one is for you, dear future husband, in addition to the rest of the readings). Here's a lighter read on it. i once wrote a term paper on roora so let me know if you'd like to read that and i'll happily send it over. happy listening!   .   .   .   xx QueenJoy    Tavonga's LinkedIn: @tavongaroymagwenzi   Tavonga's Instagram: @tavongaroy    Twitter: @CandidSharn  Facebook: @candidsharn  Instagram: @candidsharn  YouTube: Candid Shar'n with QueenJoy  Website: candidsharn.com  Music from Pixabay

covering two episodes at once? WHOA! well, we mostly focus on episode 5 hehe. in this episode nardos and i discuss the last two episodes of our lovely show, the bachelorette. we give our opinions on the newly engaged couple, dale and clare (congrats to them), and we also share our feeling on tayshia's first few days with the guys. we point out some clear favourites and clear nots, discuss what we would carry with us to pass time if we were ever on the show, and we talk safety on dates. happy listening! . . . xx QueenJoy Twitter: @CandidSharn  Facebook: @candidsharn  Instagram: @candidsharn  YouTube: Candid Shar'n with QueenJoy  Website: candidsharn.com  Music from Pixabay