Tea With Tee

Επεισόδια

• Anything Over Zero Compounds 27.02.2026 22λ

  Making the effort makes you.
• The Aesthetic Dimensions of Beauty with Neliswa Dlamini 21.06.2025 47λ

  In this conversation, Neliswa and I explore how language reveals societal fabrics that are often left unprocessed as they have become interwoven into the cultural fabric of society . We spill tea and share soulful exchanges while unpacking , engaging and analyzing ,
• Tales From Across The Seas w/ Temantungwa Ndlangamandla 09.05.2025 51λ

  This episode explores the experience of moving away from home and building a life for one self away from home . We laugh about culture shocks , lean into the learning and navigate the evolution of oneself in a diverse world .
• The Justice Of Poets 24.04.2025 9λ

  An essay reading.
• The Crisis Of Existence with Mncedisi Maziya 05.04.2025 53λ

  In this episode , Mncedisi and I stretch our minds and engage on the idea of existence . We begin with a description of our environments , what inspires us to think in certain ways and how these traits craft our understanding of the life experience . We engage with ideas such as religion , love and commitments to higher levels of self .
• I Burn 22.03.2025 8λ

   This episode is a read out of an essay I wrote about internalized rage titled “I Burn.” I explore the condition of constant sadness , why that can leave one feeling hopeless and what that sadness has now become . Make sure to brew a cup to go along with mine ! 
• The Do Better Year 08.03.2025 23λ

  Happy new year ?? It’s March and Tee is back on air with a new season of Tea With Tee . In this episode she welcomes us with a conversation on behaviors and how this is tied to our neural pathways. Her stance ? When we identify problems from the root , we are able to deal with them in a productive way . 
• Truth As A Tool [ In Love] 20.12.2024 25λ

  The truth is said to have the ability to change the trajectory of our lives and to influence the decisions we make . This episode focuses on truth as a tool in love , why honesty matters and what we stand to benefit from the practice of it .
• A Spell Within A Prayer 12.10.2024 31λ

  In this episode, I reflect on the life experiences that have shaped my creative desires and the prayer pathways to these experiences. I speak on my love for reading and writing, what words means to me in the context of creation and how an acceptance of any reality is the beginning of change.
• The Pathway To Redemption with Lethabo Montshiwe 24.08.2024 48λ

  Forgiveness is an act that follows after one party commits a wrong to another. It is a complex human emotion that challenges us to explore whether there is such a thing as redemption and how we "bring people back into the fold of community" once they have done us wrong. Lethabo and I cover the dynamics of redemption and attempt to establish the pathway to it.
• Tempting Fate with Temazulu Zulu 27.07.2024 47λ

  In this episode Temazulu and I sit down and unpack the audacity of big dreams by following her life from her early days to her life in Boston. We discuss the idea of forging our own paths and going against the grain of societal norms and ceilings to dreams. Tempting Fate is an episode in which we unpack what it means to tempt fate - and whether or not we are ever in control . 
• Gentle, Things Tend To Break 30.06.2024 11λ

  This piece of writing was birthed from a leaning into the human condition . It was a reflection of how often we forget ourselves in the midst of growing and unbinding. Gently, is how we get to the core of our hearts . It is a reflection on how understanding as a gift gives you a peace that is worth the unbinding I hope you enjoy this episode brewed specially for you. I publish updates of my work on @shewritesandspeaks, a curated page on Instagram .
• The Truth About Spills 26.05.2024 10λ

  I am a huge believer in the betterment of the self through reflection. In this episode, I read an essay I wrote about accepting oneself- regardless of how one feels about one self in any moment of space and time . Make your cup of tea and sip with Tee. You can fine me on Instagram on @shewritesandspeaks.
• Phuma Silwe : My Right To Personal Violence with Sivuse Mbingo 27.04.2024 1ώ 12λ

  The term “Phuma silwe”. Is a Nguni phrase which is an invitation to the individual being addressed to come out and fight . In recent years it has also been used to describe and classify individuals who are likely to exercise violence to solve a matter. We define a few key terms in the title by unpacking each part of the phrase and play around with the terms to give the listener an insight into how we individually unpack the title . We then explore whether oppressed individuals have the right to violence and substantiate our conversation with examples , world events as well as personal liberty and self preservation . 
• Storytelling As A Form Of Self-Preservation With Siye Dlamini 23.03.2024 49λ

  In this episode we explore the art of storytelling and the different stylistic approaches to telling our individual stories. We contrast this art of storytelling to its importance in preserving the self through space and time, and consequently, others. We discuss the features of great stories and their common characteristics and how these stories have helped us navigate the story of our own lives while cultivating the bravery to tell our own stories .  
• Rooted ! With Mengeti Dlamini 24.02.2024 57λ

  In this episode Thandeka and Mengeti speak about the importance of actively pursuing and participating in community and why this is an essential aspect of our development . They discuss the dynamics of community and how a radical community not only allows us to belong but ensures that we are rooted firmly in structures that are aligned with our core values . They also explore the different ways in which a great community influences us and transforms our lives for the better. 
• The Fields Are Green Again 27.01.2024 41λ

  This episode welcomes the new season of the Tea With Tee podcast using the evidence of things seen and things not seen by speaking about the different stages of farming and what they then produce for those who tend to the land . This conversation seeks to portray the godly nature of everything and to give thanks for that which we have while we are in seasons of abundance ( first fruits & full fields in the presence of the current season) while knowing with certainty that there shall be dry seasons. I hope you enjoy and find some green moments in your lives aswell.
• Banter & Bedtime Stories : Loving in the war zone of life with Thandwa Dlamini 07.10.2023 1ώ 1λ

  In this episode, Thandwa & I relax and chat like two friends do over a cup of tea whilst we tell stories which highlight the necessity of love and the necessity of war through tools of storytelling such as poems, excerpts, film scenes, tinganekwane, musical compositions and any other expression of stories where individuals absolutely had to wage wars or insist on love as a revolutionary tool. This conversation involves an analysis on the importance of storytelling and how it does an incredible job of reminding us to be alive.
• Quarter To A Dream : Consciousness and Ceilings with Luvo Ben-Mazwi 02.09.2023 1ώ 10λ

  A deep dive into the ideas that govern how we exist as black dynamic individuals in a world where freedom is a constant quest for us all . Luvo and I disseminate the idea of collective & individual dreams and the barriers to entry of those dreams - be it cognitive or physical. We use examples from music , education , systemic evidence and spirituality to defend our stances and engage with each other . 
• Mirror Images and Some Gratitude Pills 05.08.2023 47λ

  In this episode , I sit down with Tee’s board of directors (Me LOL) and just reflect on some essential and life changing lessons that I have learnt over the last few months , weeks and days in relation to my personal growth and development . I span these ideas across four major cornerstones which are related and yet each is extremely meaningful and important to who I am and how I perceive that around me . I hope you enjoy ! Reach out to me on Instagram ( _iits_thandeka) or Twitter(@_ItsTeekay) to share your thoughts on this episode .