Premiered on 6 Apr 2026 Kisses From Kenya

EPISODE 10: Home Away from Home

They're back. After a longer-than-planned break, Vuyanzi and Brendan return to find the news cycle hasn't waited for anyone - and neither has the question of what "home" actually means anymore. 2026 opens with a lot to catch up on and one big question at the centre of it all.

In this episode:

• Whose America Is It Anyway? - a full rundown of what you missed: ICE, Kendrick at the Grammys, nuclear treaties, the Guthrie disappearance, and more
• Lost in Translation - the unspoken rules of flying home: middle seats, plane drinks, and the etiquette nobody writes down
• Deep Dive - what happens when you go back and home doesn't feel the same? Disconnection, cold weather, the news, and the shifting definition of where you belong
• Queer & Black Joy - an all-Black crew on Kenya Airways, and why that moment deserves its own segment

Democrats Abroad Kenya | Expat life | Returning home | Black diaspora | American abroad | Nairobi podcast | Kenyan expat community | U.S. politics 2026

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About the show Kisses from Kenya is a social and cultural podcast produced by Democrats Abroad Kenya. It explores personal stories about race, queerness, culture, politics, and the experience of being American in Nairobi. The views expressed on this podcast do not represent the official positions of Democrats Abroad Kenya, Democrats Abroad global, or the Democratic Party.

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Premiered on 30 Mar 2026 Kisses From Kenya

EPISODE 9: Morals to Morale

What's the difference between morals and morale - and why does living abroad make that question suddenly urgent? Brendan and Vuyanzi connect the FBI's fear-based collapse, press freedom under attack, and the cultural standards you didn't know you'd inherited until Kenya quietly rewrote them.

In this episode:

• Whose America Is It Anyway? - the FBI under Kash Patel and why morale in a federal agency matters to all of us; the New York Times sues the Pentagon over press access rules
• Lost in Translation - things that are polite in America that land as strange in Kenya, and vice versa
• Deep Dive - how morals shape the emotional climate around you; what living abroad reveals about the moral code you were handed; how Kenya has quietly shifted what both hosts value
• Queer & Black Joy - community gatherings, unexpected connection, and a Black woman making historical fiction podcasts

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About the show Kisses from Kenya is a social and cultural podcast produced by Democrats Abroad Kenya. It explores personal stories about race, queerness, culture, politics, and the experience of being American in Nairobi. The views expressed on this podcast do not represent the official positions of Democrats Abroad Kenya, Democrats Abroad global, or the Democratic Party.

Listen, subscribe, and share If you enjoy conversations about language, identity, diaspora, and culture clash, subscribe for new episodes on a weekly(ish) schedule! You can find us on Youtube at ‪@KissesfromKenya and on all Podcast Platforms.

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Premiered on 23 Mar 2026 Kisses From Kenya

EPISODE 8: Left, Right, Center

In Kenya, the driver sits on the right, the traffic comes from the left, and nothing you learned at home quite prepares you. Vuyanzi and Brendan use that disorientation as the entry point into a bigger conversation: what happens when the political and cultural assumptions you built your life on get quietly, thoroughly flipped?

In this episode:

• Whose America Is It Anyway? - a deep-red Tennessee district shows signs of life; a U.S. president, 85 deaths, no due process, and a pardoned drug trafficker
• Crossing the Road in Kenya - driving on the left, bodas from every direction, silent prayers in Ubers, and what it means to reprogram your instincts
• Deep Dive - how living abroad forces you to confront your automatic assumptions and find your own centre when the world feels reversed
• Lost in Translation - "HELLO???" and what Kenyan urgency sounds like to American ears
• Queer & Black Joy - a friend visiting from Pennsylvania; mixing worlds; joy as resistance

Democrats Abroad Kenya | Expat life Nairobi | Living in Kenya | American abroad | Black diaspora | Queer expat | U.S. politics from Africa | Nairobi driving | Boda boda culture

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About the show Kisses from Kenya is a social and cultural podcast produced by Democrats Abroad Kenya. It explores personal stories about race, queerness, culture, politics, and the experience of being American in Nairobi. The views expressed on this podcast do not represent the official positions of Democrats Abroad Kenya, Democrats Abroad global, or the Democratic Party.

Listen, subscribe, and share If you enjoy conversations about language, identity, diaspora, and culture clash, subscribe for new episodes on a weekly(ish) schedule! You can find us on Youtube at ‪@KissesfromKenya and on all Podcast Platforms.

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Contact us Share your stories, questions, or comments at: kissesfromkenyapodcast@gmail.com