VINTAGE OR VIOLENCE
14 episodes - English - Latest episode: 7 months ago - ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsA six-part limited series podcast, VINTAGE OR VIOLENCE is an introductory dive into the world of second-hand clothing in Uganda. It explores conversations centred on identity and the future of the textile industry
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Bye for Now!
December 19, 2023 09:19 - 12 minutes - 12.4 MBA soundscape of Kampala merged with Uganda's story of textiles, created by Ssozi Joseph of Gorilla Waves. This piece was initially made for the VINTAGE OR VIOLENCE exhibition in Galiraaya Plaza. An updated version of it now closes the VINTAGE OR VIOLENCE podcast, and pulls from our previous episodes and Vox pops to paint a picture of Uganda's complex relationship for secondhand clothes. This recap 'episode' is a trip down memory lane for our early listeners, or a delicious taste of what ...
HELLO, ACCRA
October 15, 2023 15:00 - 39 minutes - 54.3 MBBobby Kolade and Samuel Oteng are both designers with a similar journey, on different ends of the continent. Located in Accra, Sammy changed his direction as a designer after witnessing heavy rains and the clothing waste in the puddles of Kantamanto market - realising that as a designer, all he was bound to produce was more waste. Bobby is a former luxury designer who was no longer satisfied with the beast he was feeding. In conversation, both of them share the stories that made them rea...
HELLO, BANGUI
September 17, 2023 15:00 - 31 minutes - 29.3 MBTextile boutique, Ndara, uses the act of creation to restore dignity and autonomy in the Central African Republic. Founded in 2017 this women’s cooperative has been instrumental in employing and upskilling victims of on-going violence in the region. From weekly leadership, math, and literacy classes to producing quality hand-made artisan products from upcycled textiles, Ndara has built something truly exquisite in one of the least known and poorest countries on the African continent. Th...
MORE IS MORE IS MORE
August 20, 2023 15:00 - 29 minutes - 27.4 MBThe global fast fashion market is projected to grow from $106.42 billion to $122.98 billion in 2023 alone. (source) In conversation with Aja Barber, author of “Consumed”, this episode highlights the global and environmental cost of fast fashion; and hands power back to the consumer, away from the corporations. Through the lens of Aja’s own journey - growing from being a fast fashion enthusiast to an international slow fashion spokesperson, we learn about the personal, emotional, and psycho...
VINTAGE OR VIOLENCE: The Follow up
July 16, 2023 16:19 - 5 minutes - 5.23 MBWe are back! Following the success of our 6-part limited series, which traveled further than we expected, we are back with a follow-up series comprising four episodes. We move beyond Uganda and converse with people in the Central African Republic, Ghana, and London. Connecting the dots of the global impact of fast fashion and its effects on our identity and climate. Over the next 4 episodes, we expand our relentless question-asking to people and organizations facing similar challenges on...
THANK YOU FOR TUNING IN
August 20, 2021 13:32 - 14 minutes - 20.6 MBIT’S A WRAP - THANK YOU! Thank you for tuning in! Our limited series conversation has come to a close - but it is not the end. This was just the beginning, and we have a lot more to share in other forms and media. We are grateful for the feedback and comments. In this episode, Bobby & Nikissi reflect on the series - from the content to their first foray as podcast hosts. We hope you enjoyed the production as much as we enjoyed putting it together. This episode was produced by Lesedi Oluko ...
ONE DOLLAR, ONE VOTE
August 06, 2021 13:00 - 19 minutes - 26.7 MBThe 2015 EAC call to ban second-hand clothing was noble and complicated. Eventually, Uganda had to pull out, but the conversations to-ban or not-to-ban continue. This episode takes on the popular Ugandan Kimeeza (round table) debate format - a 360 look that brings us into the discourse at the heart of the second-hand clothing trade. With guests that include the Chairman of the largest second-hand clothing market in the country, and three activists who are for the ban, Bobby and Nikissi ask f...
CAN'T EAT COTTON
July 30, 2021 14:25 - 25 minutes - 35.7 MBIn Kampala creativity is a survival tactic and the second-hand clothing trade is one of the few outlets. In this episode, Bobby & Nikissi have a candid conversation with trained professional chef Asengo Fill Kevins. She chronicles how the economic conditions of the time pushed her into selling second-hand clothes to make ends meet. Operating between Kampala and her home village in Tororo (200kms away) she used creativity and ingenuity to make it in this highly competitive and vulnerable busi...
A DEGREE IS AN EXPENSIVE RECEIPT
July 23, 2021 13:20 - 21 minutes - 30.6 MBEducation is widely considered the key to success. In Uganda a majority of university-educated young people find themselves turning to careers in informal industries - like the second-hand clothing trade. In this episode, Bobby & Nikissi speak to second-hand clothing boutique owner Faridah Ali. She reflects on her entry into the business, her education in the Social Sciences and her dreams & aspirations. Her story reflects the challenges faced by the majority of young Ugandans, who cannot f...
WHAT HAPPENED?
July 23, 2021 13:00 - 20 minutes - 19.3 MBIn this episode Bobby & Nikissi follow the golden age of textiles and the prosperity of Uganda with guest Professor Aaron Wanyama. With intimate knowledge of the rise and fall of cotton, from growing it himself in his youth to becoming a Professor of Textiles Technology at Kyambogo University and current Head of the Uganda Textiles Association, Prof. Wanyama details why the textiles industry is essential to the economic development of Uganda. This episode was produced by Lesedi Oluko Moche ...
GOOD OLD DAYS
July 07, 2021 07:00 - 23 minutes - 21.4 MBBy the 1970s Uganda, like many African nations, had lost its post-independence shine. Destroying a wave of innovators, creators and manufacturers that were building a new Ugandan identity through industry. In this episode Bobby & Nikissi speak to philanthropist and businesswoman Morine Wavamunno who owned a thriving textile business and fashion house. She reflects on her dreams then and what may be possible today. This episode was produced by Lesedi Oluko Moche with help from Patience Katus...
FRESH OFF THE BOAT
June 30, 2021 12:53 - 25 minutes - 35.9 MBIn this episode, Bobby & Nikissi are in conversation with second-hand clothing importer Hajji Muhammed Kitezaala. From the donation boxes in the global north, to the big business that is second-hand clothing, FRESH OFF THE BOAT dives into what happens when the clothing arrives in Uganda. Hajji speaks on how he got into the trade, the ins and outs of the business, and where the money goes. This episode was produced by Lesedi Oluko Moche with help from Patience Katushabe who is also the proje...
Welcome to VINTAGE OR VIOLENCE
June 24, 2021 11:16 - 5 minutes - 8.02 MBA conversation series that engages in irreverent conversation(s) on the second-hand clothing industry in Uganda and the implications of the trade on the socio-economic landscape of its ccapital, Kampala. Meet the hosts, designer Bobby Kolade and filmmaker Nikissi Serumaga. First Episode out June 30th! This episode was produced by Lesedi Oluko Moche with help from Patience Katushabe who is also the project manager and written by Nikissi Serumaga, Lesedi Oluko Moche and Bobby Kolade.
Fresh off the boat
June 13, 2021 16:02 - 24 minutes - 34.3 MBIn this episode, we link clothing and identity. What does what we wear say about who we are? We use Andrew Brooke's "Clothing Poverty" as a jump off point to follow the highly complicated routes that second-hand clothes follow to reach Gazaland Plaza's informal market in Uganda. What does these trade routes say about capitalism and global power structures? More importantly, how do these global economies impact local Ugandan lives? From a personal perspective, and in conversation with Sharif ...