CULTURE IS WHAT YOU BUILD - BLAQ

CULTURE IS LIFE - DAVIN PHILLIPS

AND WE’RE LIVE! 🔊 Joining us today on a brand new episode is Davin Phillips — Executive Director at CSA Global.Today’s guest doesn’t just work with culture. He architects it.Davin leads campaigns across 87+ markets for some of the world’s most recognisable brands — Unilever, AB InBev, Vodacom, MTN, Stella Artois, Johnnie Walker, Corona, and Hugo Boss. But the title only tells half the story.He’s also the person quietly building the infrastructure behind Africa’s creative economy — managing top-tier talent, producing award-winning content, and brokering deals with heavyweights like Sony Music. Davin operates at that rare intersection where global brand strategy meets homegrown African creativity — and he moves in both worlds with ease.This isn’t just a conversation about marketing or business. This is a masterclass in how culture moves — and how to move it.Tap in. You don’t want to miss this one.🎧 Culture’s Biggest Podcast — now streaming on YouTube, Spotify, and Apple Music.

CULTURE IS UNITY - DFWNE

AND WE'RE LIVE! 🔊 Joining us today on a brand new episode is Travis Tokologo Ratlou — known to the world as D F W N E.A South African singer-songwriter, composer, and multi-instrumentalist, D F W N E is one of the leading voices in the Afro-Alternative R&B scene — blending soul, jazz, and ancestral roots into something that hits different every time.From his breakout EP Digital Ether to his deeply personal debut album R A T L O U — dedicated to his late father — to his critically acclaimed 2026 release I Still Don't Know But I'm Here Again, Travis has built a body of work rooted in healing, identity, and cultural storytelling. And with top 2% status among independent artists globally, the world is clearly listening.His latest single Don't Kill My Qwa is already doing the numbers and it's not hard to hear why.Tap in as we get into the journey, the music, the meaning behind it all — and what it really takes to carve out a lane that's fully your own.🎧 Culture's Biggest Podcast — now streaming on YouTube, Spotify, and Apple Music.

CULTURE IS BIGGER THAN YOU - LES

AND WE’RE LIVE! 🔊Joining us today on a brand new episode is Lesego Gareth Polelo, widely known as Les — founder of Les Skate.A creative force in South Africa’s skate culture, Les is carving out his own lane by blending skateboarding, design, and community into a movement that’s as authentic as it is impactful.Tap in as we explore Les’s journey — from his early days on the board to building Les Skate into a growing brand and cultural platform. We get into the vision behind the movement, the importance of representation in skate culture, and how Les is using his craft to inspire and uplift the next generation.🎧 ‘Culture’s Biggest Podcast’ is now streaming on YouTube, Spotify, and Apple Music.

CULTURE IS WHAT YOU BUILD - BLAQ

AND WE’RE LIVE! 🔊Joining us today on our new episode is the one and only Khuthadzo Nemutanzhela, widely known as Blaq — founder of Rare BLAQ and BLAQ Structures. This South African multidisciplinary designer is redefining African fashion and architecture through a bold, minimalist, structural design language that is entirely his own.Dive into Blaq’s incredible journey, from his early beginnings to building one of South Africa’s most distinctive fashion and architecture brands. Discover the philosophy behind Rare BLAQ, what it means to design with an African lens, and what drives his mission to elevate African storytelling through structure and style.‘Culture’s Biggest Podcast’ is available on YouTube, Spotify, and Apple Music#RareBLAQ [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/rareblaq] #BLAQStructures [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/blaqstructures] #KhuthadzoNemutanzhela [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/khuthadzonemutanzhela] #SouthAfricanFashion [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/southafricanfashion] #AfricanDesigner [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/africandesigner] #AfricanFashion [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/africanfashion] #SouthAfricanPodcast [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/southafricanpodcast] #AfricanArchitecture [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/africanarchitecture] #MinimalistFashion [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/minimalistfashion] #AfricanCreatives [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/africancreatives] #FashionPodcast [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/fashionpodcast] #DesignAfrica [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/designafrica] #StateOfTheKulture [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/stateofthekulture] #SOTK [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/sotk] #SouthAfrica [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/southafrica]

CULTURE IS MARKETING - Lwazi Madonsela

Joining us today is Lwazi Madonsela, a multidisciplinary South African creative, podcaster, and filmmaker with a passion for bridging knowledge in culture and storytelling from an African perspective. With experience in film and content production, Lwazi is the brainchild behind Cnr Juta and De Beer, a podcast that was honoured as one of Spotify's Top Ten Best New Podcasts in 2022 and has accumulated over 3 million social media views. Through his production company 348 SELECT Group, he's worked with major brands like Warner Music Africa and The Foschini Group, creating edutainment that serves as free mentorship for the youth. We sat down with him to unpack his journey, insights on documenting African stories, building a platform from the ground up, and he's thoughts on the current landscape of the next generation creatives. Tune in for an inspiring conversation!