Tings and Things
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.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 46 minutes
- Episodes
- 324
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2025
Rui Yamashita
“Rui Yamashita is a traveler and an artist behind Kangarui. She was born in Japan, raised in Kenya and her life experiences are reflected in each of her designs. A quirky fusion style, filled with co…
Choppin' it up
After nearly three months apart this is just a loose and free episode where we just sit down and chat and catch up with what has happened over the last few months with us and sharing it with the Ting…
Relationship tings
Our generation has grown up with social media, it’s like we are the first to truly go through this. It has had a significant impact on how we now view and navigate relationships. It has added a signi…
Fear of Failure
So many of us defeat ourselves before we start. The self doubt, the fear of rejection and the thought of not being good enough are thoughts that play into keeping us from fulfilling our full potentia…
Stay in yo lane
Catching the green-eyed monster after surfing through social media is not uncommon. Witnessing friends going on vacations, seeking new opportunities, getting engaged, or making lots of money can some…
Dating tings
We’ve grown up with a transient lifestyle, commitments can be difficult for us to make. This comes from the society and culture we third culture kids often find ourselves in. We live in international…
Ocsober
Sober October is usually a month without drinking, but its meaning has been broadened to an overall healthy lifestyle for the month of October as the holidays approach. The holidays are often a time…
Checking up on the homies
With the lives we live, for many of us we find ourselves in situations where we are far away from some of our closest friends. Some of us are lucky to have the people we love nearest to use. Irrespec…
Cutting off the dead weight
So many of us are involved with people that have been our friends that we have been with for a while. In this episode we discuss the conundrum of cutting off people in their lives that aren’t contrib…
Nostalgia
Welcome to the age of nostalgia. From live-action remakes of our favorite Disney films to Saturday morning cartoons streaming on Netflix to a renewed interest in everybody’s favorite neighbor, Mister…
10000 hours
Outliers: The Story of Success is the third non-fiction book written by Malcolm Gladwell and published by Little, Brown and Company on November 18, 2008. In Outliers, Gladwell examines the factors th…
It goes down in the DM
Share a lot of my life, personal thoughts and feelings here as well as create imagery, useful content and tips. But with this growing online presence comes a new, different responsibility. Primarily,…
Mentorship
So many of us are strong free spirit is with some deep personalities. I know many of us have been raised in a way that is different to the one our parents have laid out for us. With that being said s…
Foodie tings
Never before has a young generation paid this much attention to food, nor challenged the food supply chain, championed chef advocacy or focused on sustainability. As a Tings and Things collective we …
CANCELLED!!!
There has been an overwhelming wave of cancel culture that goes on and we tackle this phenomenon in this episode. Every week it’s almost another person that we are cancelling. In this episode we delv…
Free Game
This episode “Free Game” starts with Jono is prying into Simba’s introduction to the music industry and how he managed to established himself in such a competitive industry then unravels into a seque…
Vibes
This is one of our favorite episodes that we have to have to share with you. Tings and Things is essentially a collection of conversations that we have had in our personal lives and for the most part…
No Flex Zone
So often many of travel home, or have friends that travel home for the summer. The summer flex is something we have participated in or witnessed first hand. In this episode we recap some of our most …
Real G's move in silence like lasagna
We are taught to tell the world everything. From what we ate last night to the relationship status of our current mate. Social media makes it easy to have instant access to our thoughts and ideas. It…
What have we been digesting lately
As people we are always digesting new things from tv shows, podcasts, books and so forth. In this episode you learn a little more about us and what we have been consuming lately. These things can hav…