The Signal Fire Series
By The Signal Fire Series
Writer and lighter of metaphorical signal fires, through this series of conversations with people from Africa and America, who veer off the beaten path and follow their dreams. Asijika! (Zulu term for "we won't turn back")
Diverse.Stories.Matter.
Original Music by SanjayC on SoundCloud as well.
Diverse.Stories.Matter.
Original Music by SanjayC on SoundCloud as well.
The Signal Fire SeriesJan 15, 2021
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Ep:6_2 On Science, Engineering and Life (PART 2)
Part 2 and the conclusion of a conversation between Keshni Washington and Lolan Naicker who started his journey as a little boy with a NASA shuttle poster on his bedroom wall in the southernmost tip of Africa and ended up becoming an engineer, an astrophysicist, worked on a project for the European Space Agency, has 2 patents in his name and is now working on creating biodegradable microbeads at a start-up. He is also my brother and has a lot of inspiring words of wisdom on following your dream, and what you confront after you achieve it, and the power of walking away and reinvention.
Jan 15, 202142:43
Ep6: On Science, Engineering and Life (PART 1)
A conversation between Keshni Washington and Lolan Naicker who started his journey as a little boy with a NASA shuttle poster on his bedroom wall in the southernmost tip of Africa and ended up becoming an engineer, an astrophysicist, worked on a project for the European Space Agency, has 2 patents in his name and is now working on creating biodegradable microbeads at a start-up. He is also my brother and has a lot of inspiring words of wisdom on hard work, perseverance, and dreaming outside your immediate environment.
Dec 29, 202034:25
Ep5: On the Best South African Reads with Bookamoso Book Club
A conversation between Keshni Washington and Omphile Raleie founder of the South African online book club movement www.Bookamoso.co.za. We talk about how to start a book club, the rich literary community in South Africa, how it's ok to take time out to rest, the importance of being kind to oneself, and how reading enables us to taste life twice. She also drops a treasure trove list of South African books that need to make it into your to-read pile. Find the full list on www.keshniwashington.com
Sep 23, 202026:09
Ep4: On Writing, Film-Making and Why its Never Too Late
A conversation between Keshni Washington and Karamell Jones about how her writing and film-making career got started later in life, when she was already a grandmother. With 3 self-published novels - The TwisTed Dreams Series - a play and a movie under her belt, her next goal is to pitch a series to Netflix. She inspires us with her journey and affirms that's its never too late to reach for a new dream.
Jul 24, 202029:10
Ep3: On Diverse Children's Books & Self Publishing
A conversation between Keshni Washington and Ariel Mendez an author-illustrator of children's picture books who started her own publishing company for diverse books. We talk about the challenges of raising two little boys while conquering the world of publishing, the power of "just asking", the value in finding your tribe, and how superhero's also have bad days.
Jun 25, 202029:14
Ep2: On Writing, Yoga, Diversity & Inclusion
A conversation between Keshni Washington and Denise Robinson, a lawyer, who has a passion for diversity & inclusion, yoga & mindfulness. We discuss pivoting your career when you have fewer responsibilities versus pivoting because you have more, diversity in yoga and the importance of simply remembering to breathe, Durban bush knives and their relevance to writing and she schools me on how diversity and inclusion, implicit biases and a mindset of scarcity are all interrelated. She also tells us a little about what it was like having a certain two-term US President as a law professor. (Hint: No. 44)
Jun 07, 202031:25
Ep1: On Writing and Running
Episode One: An inspiring conversation with writer Keshni Washington and South African runner (in her spare time) Faheemah Limbada who took on the ultimate human race, not once but twice and lived to tell the tale. They discuss books, running, and how just getting to the starting line can be an achievement.
May 21, 202029:58