Tings and Things is hosted by Jonathan Mbaya and Simba Tsumba, two lifelong friends. Our Podcast transcends borders and strips away all the filters from the perfectly edited and curated lives we have become accustomed to online. As a duo, we manage to open up a platform to have real conversations that touch upon what it means to live and learn, alongside occasional guest appearances from some of the most dynamic people across industries and our Tings & Things family. We found that through our travel and adventures, our struggles as young adults were not unique to us. Tings and Things was designed to share those experiences since those were not being discussed by traditional media outlets, and alongside our back and forth banter and undeniable chemistry, we have found the perfect formula to exhibit the everyday stories of life in an everyday conversational way.
Ah yes, we have just entered the 4th quarter of the year, we want to just take a break and assess where we are at and how things are going. The positives, negatives along everything in between.
It is a phrase that has become rather popular and today we unpack whether or not this phrase stands true, where to apply it and if we really wanted to, would he have done it.
Every day you get a finite amount of energy to spend. How you choose to spend the currency that is energy is up to you. We have actively had to look at our lives and assess what has been going on and…
This is a difficult one to navigate because obviously anything creative/or artistic is subjective right? However when you enter the space your analysis and critique of others becomes a lot more measu…
We’ve tried to resolve it; we’ve confronted the other party; we’ve talked to friends; we’ve pleaded our case before a judge or jury, but no one listens to our side of the story. No one sees things th…
We have all been victim of this. Building anticipation, sleepless nights, sweaty palms, erratic heartbeat and then boom it happens, and you are left shaking your head in disappointment. Learning to d…
Working with the homies can be a sticky one. We all like different things, we all have the aptitude for different things so how do we ensure that the whole team is winning, or is this just a Hollywoo…
“You cannot live to please everyone else. You have to edify, educate and fulfill your own dreams and destiny, and hope that whatever your art is that you’re putting out there if it’s received, great,…
Talking stages are a real thing. We bet a couple of you are probably going through them as we speak. These joints are so abstract and undefined we thought we would come here and clear up a couple of …
Not going to lie, life in this internet world is a little crazy. In life and in relationships we do things for the people we care about but at some point, we might ask for something in return. let’s …
Ah yes, this is definitely a call to action and not one of those toxic ones you find on the dark corners of Youtube. So often we flirt around with the idea of things, and this leads to casual interac…
As both big and little homies it is very interesting to understand the difference between these two. Irrespective of where you are on the homie ladder, it’s all about giving a game or learning the ga…
^The default position when things go wrong and we feel overwhelmed. Now obviously not all of you drink but we are all escapists to a certain extent and some of our coping mechanisms can be quite unhe…
We overcomplicate our lives, relationships, goals, and to-do lists. We, as human beings, have a tendency to make things more difficult than they need to be. Happiness is found in simplicity — so how …
Knowing which battles to fight – and which to leave for another day, or even walk away from altogether – is critical to being successful in business – and in life. If you find yourself fighting too m…
Ah this a tough but necessary conversation for any creative or consultant that is navigating through this creative space right now. Budgets have been cut out, next 60 and next 90, these things are re…
There are a lot of misconceptions about what boundaries are and do for relationships. We may feel that boundaries are unnecessary because our partner is supposed to already know and act on our needs …
There's a lot of talk, and a lot to be said, for the power of Yes. Yes supports courage, and an open-hearted approach to life whose grace cannot be minimized. But No—a metal grate that slams shut the…
The greener pastures. There is always a perception that the grass is greener on the other side and we are sure that you can all relate to this. We discuss the phenomenon of thinking that we don’t hav…
Who has either had an idea they wanted to execute or wanted to be a part of someone else’s idea and for whatever reason things just work out for you? Has this been an overarching theme in your creati…