Last week's podcast was with James Preston from Global Crypto TV who gave us a journalistic insight into cryptocurrency, and today we talk to Marius Rietz who is deep in the business of crypto, as the general manager for Africa at Luno.  | Luno is one of the most well-known crypto exchanges in South Africa and getting Marius’ understanding from that perspective is incredibly valuable. He talks about how an exchange works, the ethical responsibilities that Luno feels are important for an exchange, as well as the shift in gender norms that crypto has brought to trading and investing. #crypto #blockchain #cryptocurrency #btc #buythedip #tech #NFT #trading #future #money #economics #investing  Disclaimer:   This podcast references an opinion and is for information purposes only. It is not intended to be investment advice. Seek a licensed professional for investment advice --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/in-pod/message

Disclaimer:  This podcast references an opinion and is for information purposes only. It is not intended to be investment advice. Seek a licensed professional for investment advice Seriously, get advice before investing any money. Cryptocurrency is changing the world. It's changing the way we think about money and value, how governments think about tax, how vendors on a global scale think about payment. It has opened up the world of investing and trading to the everyday person, anyone who has never had the opportunity to invest or trade now can. With as little as R10, an ID book, a smartphone, and a desire to learn, anyone can trade in Cryptocurrency. A word to the wise though: Cryptocurrency is fickle and volatile and regardless of the investor skills and education is somewhat of a gamble. In today's podcast, we chatted with James Preston, the head of Global Crypto TV to talk about cryptocurrency. James is thoughtful and generous with his knowledge and he makes understanding crypto that much easier. His company’s goals are to become the leading provider of credible news and information in the crypto-asset industry. Part of that is offering a community that provides insights on a daily basis through their telegram channels, which he'll talk more about near the end of the episode. As a progressionist, James believes that cryptocurrency is another step in the evolution that will take us to a more positive future. Let's hope he’s right… #crypto  #blockchain #cryptocurrency #future #money #economics #finances #investing #investment --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/in-pod/message

In today's podcast, we wanted to speak to someone with deep knowledge and respect for psychedelics and so we found Megan. Megan is a medicine woman who uses her knowledge of psychology in conjunction with the use of psychedelics to help those who come to her for help. In this podcast, we cover how and what psychedelics do, and why we should approach them with respect and what a medicine woman does.    This is the longest podcast that we have done for in_ and we consider it one of the most compelling, even though it is illegal, the use of psychedelics is growing as people seek out more ways to manage our health and mental health. Talking to Megan helped to open up the doors of inquiry into the mysterious and hidden world of psychedelic healing.    #Psychedelics #medicine #psychedelicmedicine #soma #microdose #psilocybin #psilocybinmushrooms #mycology #peyote #ayahuasca #kambo #magicmushrooms #tobacco --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/in-pod/message

When Colin Mkhosi was tired of commercial non-delivery in Langa his solution was to make an opportunity out of it, providing a platform to uplift himself as well as others.   “I am a young person who is passionate about creating projects that add value to my community.”    At the back end of 2019 with his law studies overwhelming and being unable to even spend a couple of minutes going to the shops, an idea came to him. Colin put together his plan, and with a donation of some second hand bicycles and a collection of young men he began the process of creating something special … Cloudy Deliveries.    Cloudy Deliveries is a delivery service which provides, for now, the 3km² area of Langa and its 80 000 residents on 11 bicycles. The team of boys manually collect money from their customers; they then go off and collect whatever is needed, from restaurant meals to groceries and books, returning with change, less the R9 fee that they charge per local delivery.    In todays podcast, Colin explains how he created Cloudy Deliveries and we chat about hte importance of entrepreneurship in South Africa. Colin is a remarkable young man, if you have any way of assisting him in his ventures, please find him on instagram @cloudy_deliveries.     #entrepreneurs #bicyclecourier #Langa #SouthAfrica #Uber #Bolt #Dash #Woolworths #Sixty60 #business #youngentrepreneur --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/in-pod/message

Hair goes beyond just being a tough protein that grows from the follicles of the dermis. Hair, whether you have it or not, can be one of the most defining characteristics of a person. Hair is multi-billion dollar industry, communities and cultures have been and shaped around it. Hair shows the good the bad and ugly about society. Fezeka Mehlomakhulu joins us to talk about Hair in general and specifically natural hair of which Fezeka is an advocate of, so much so that she is starting her own range of natural beauty products this December. Follow @thebantubeauty to find out more about the launch. One of the stand out insights that we got from her was that “if you are not a black woman, do not comment on black women's hair" click the link in the bio to listen to the podcast and hear more from Fezeka. #hair #follices #hairpolitics #donttouchmyhair #politics #hairculture #culture #weaves #naturalhair #protectivestyles --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/in-pod/message

Dr Valentino Alily is an author, researcher, graphic novel creator, business-development and relationship-sustainability expert, as well as the CEO and co-founder of Vanimax Comix. He has been through the [everlasting] process of decolonisation in Nigeria and now lives in South Africa where he continues to write a multitude of books. We spoke about the delicacies of the subject of Decolonisation and how misunderstood the word is.  For more from Dr Alily you can see his many books on Amazon and also check out @vanimaxcomix  Its taken us a very long time to come to terms with the fact that colonisation has had a detrimental impact on nations and cultures that have been affected. Its taken us even longer to realise that decolonisation is not a dirty word but rather an opportunity for all of us to grow and develop as artists, philosophers, parents, educators, scientists, politicians and most of all as human beings.   Colonisation cant be removed but cultures will evolve and be re-established as we incorporate indigenous structures and knowledge into it.  Africa and South Africa has been under colonial rule for so long that insitutions, learnings, religion, science, politics, family dynamics, history and more have washed over our own understandings, learnings and philosophies. Colonial systems were so deeply ingrained that we couldn't even see that they are not our own.   The conversation about addressing that has now begun, with historians revising our understandings of historical events and peoples. People are reclaiming their personal ancestral identities, stories, triumphs and knowledge. Artists are speaking directly to colonialist practices and norms, finding a way to speak out against colonial structures. #decolonisation #colonisation #colony #culture #kindness #knowledge #indigenous #IKS #academia #nigeria  " --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/in-pod/message

In this conversation with conspiracy thinking fan James de Rothschild we spoke about the way of thinking that goes into conspiratorial thought. On one hand conspiracy thinking is an essential tool, it helps to be critical about information that you get … but then you have to be critical about all the information. On the other hand conspiracy thinking makes generalisation and groupings of people into “the others” or “Them”  even more common, and dangerous, creating an "us and them" when really we absolutely cannot generalise about any groups of people. You can find more on conspiracies and other interesting things @thisisin__ on instagram #conspiracy #conspiracytheory #conspiracytheories #illuminati #newworldorder #nwo #covid #flatearth #5G #qanon #flatearther #davidicke #LizardPeople #Fakenews #aliens #chemtrails #roswell --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/in-pod/message

In today's podcast we’re interviewing El Chucho, a comic book illustrator and in his words a truth seeker.    I heard about El Chucho’s graphic novel which talks about a flat earth, so I wanted to chat with him, not about the flat earth in particular but about being a person who is categorised as a conspiracy theorist.    Something that comes up strongly in our conversation, as well as being a sneaky the metaphor at the back of his graphic novel Tao’s Horizon, is that when you start believing in conspiracy theories it can be a kind of death, as you have people who will cut you off if you believe such things.   In this podcast, you won’t hear us try and debate each other regarding the validity of flat earth claims but rather we speak about what its like to live as a conspiracy theorist.   We don’t always agree, but we agree to listen to each other which is perhaps one of the most important things to do on a divided planet.   For more amazing content on Conspiracies and more follow @thisisin__ on Instagram. Follow El Chucho on his instagram at https://www.instagram.com/elchucho_themutt/    #conspiracy #conspiracytheory #conspiracytheories #illuminati #newworldorder #nwo #covid #flatearth #5G #qanon #flatearther #davidicke #LizardPeople #Fakenews #aliens #chemtrails #roswell --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/in-pod/message

The Pan-African anthem song and video “Kindness Contagion” was launched globally on 25 May 2020, as a call to action from Africa to #SpreadKindnessAfrica around the world. We spoke with co-writer of the kindness contagion song and co-exec producer of the project Michael Lee to find out more about this incredible endeavour. The vast numbers of massive African artists that came together to encourage kindness is a truly remarkable achievement, showcasing our Ubuntu spirit. Vusi Mahlasela, Jonathan Butler, Sipho “Hotstix” Mabuse, Marcus Wyatt, Tu Nokwe, Pops Mohamed, Buhlebendalo, Alvin Hendricks, Randall Skippers, Allou April, Justin Arendse, Vicky Sampson, Madosini, Biko's Manna, Didier Awadi, Seun Kuti, Orezi, Elida Almeida , Christine Salem,  Suzziah, Gasmilla , Gyedu Blay Amoblley , Jah Baba , Maurice Kirya , Xixel… and more You can find the song at www.kindnesscontagion.africa . . . . . . . . . .#FaithinHumanityrestored #kindness #gentle #charity #care #hope #kindnesseveryday #kindnessinaction #kindnessiskey #KindnessMakesADifference #kindnessweek #kindnessactivist #kindnessalwayswins #kindnessbeginswithme #love #humanity #kindnessiscatchy #kindnessislove #kindnessismyreligion #kindnessisthekey --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/in-pod/message

Much of what we have seen over the last few months, and in some respects years, is action against the tides of hateful rhetoric that have plagued us at a growing rate, making the world a nicer place to be and perhaps finding a different route to contentment. While politicians, social commentators sow division and social media giants manipulate us many are taking this moment of global connection to change that attitude and to be kinder to each other and themselves. In a first for in_ we did a dual podcast with Brent Lindeque from Good Things Guy. Good Things Guy has been one of the most inspiring voices in South Africa, creating a space for positive news to thrive in a country that seems to be under a constant weight of negativity. In today’s podcast, we discussed how, through kindness, it’s possible to change the world for the better. We hope you agree. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/in-pod/message