EPISODE FORTY ONE  DARchitecture

In DARchitecture we discuss architectural heritage in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.  Joining us for an episode-long conversation is Aida Mulokozi, CEO of the Dar es Salaam Centre for Architectural Heritage (DARCH).  We walk through the process of urban heritage preservation in the context of rapid urban growth; we explore the politics of memory in Dar’s post-colonial present; and learn more about the vital work DARCH is doing to tell the story of Dar es Salaam to both locals and new arrivals alike.

EPISODE FORTY Safari Njema

In EPISODE FORTY we are on field assignment exploring the multi-species geographies of, perhaps, the most iconic safari game drive in the world.  We report on site from Serengeti National Park in Tanzania, learning some basic Swahili (Safari means “trip”) and seeing a range of animals we had never seen before outside of a zoo or a documentary.  We have plenty of fun copying and/or poking fun at nature documentary style reportage.

EPISODE THIRTY NINE Dar City Geographies

In EPISODE THIRTY-NINE we set out and explore “Dar City Geographies” with urban geographer Dr. Sarah Smiley from Kent State University.  This “urban safari” provokes discussions of the legacy of historical segregation policies on the urban landscape; the improvements made to the transport infrastructure in this rapidly growing, soon-to-be mega-city; and what residents in different zones have to do to access water across Dar es Salaam.

EPISODE THIRTY EIGHT  Piece by Piece

In “Piece by Piece,” we sit down with Rukia Hatibu, aka The Annoyin’ Artist, to discuss the importance of making public our ideas, stories and “pieces.”  It is not enough to ask questions about who we are.  What is vital is having an actual place to do it.  Her evening forum helps showcase different voices and provides a space for personal poetic development.  As if that was not enough, Rukia also discusses her new initiative, AIDIM, that seeks to bring out this same development in school children.

EPISODE THIRTY SEVEN  Zanzibar, or the Last Reason

“Zanzibar, or the Last Reason,” translated from the German, “Sansibar oder der letzte Grund,” is a novel by Alfred Andersch where one of the protagonists (a boy) daydreams the far away Zanzibar from his small hometown in Germany.  Maybe a bad case of fernweh, this island in his mind is actually located in the Indian Ocean, but it is less a concrete goal than the utopian place of a better future.  Water temperature: 30 degrees Celcius.