Recharged in 30 – Pilot Season

Episode 10 – Airfryers & robot vacuums: In the season finale, Nafisa and Samina chat two popular smart home gadgets: airfyers and robot vaccuums. WIN: We’re giving away a robovac courtesy of the Naked Insurance app. All you have to do to enter is get a no obligation quote from Naked for your car, home, contents or individual items via this link. Your entry is the quote, which will be tracked by Naked.

EDIT: The competition is closed and the winner is Uzair Moola. Congratulations, Uzair!

Episode 9 – Tech Gifting Ideas: Looking for tech gifting ideas for the special ones in your life? Nafisa and Samina chat about tech gifts for partners, friends, kids, teens, parents and grandparents, basically for all age groups.

Episode 8 – Electric Vehicles: The episode most of you have been waiting for: an easy to follow conversation about electric vehicles, which details Nafisa’s journey thus far, through Samina’s curiosity.

Episode 7 – Data & Internet Connectivity: Nafisa and Samina chat about data options: choosing a mobile network, contract or prepaid, dual SIM + eSIM phones, and how to narrow down an ISP for fibre.

Episode 6 – Wearables & Health Tech: Nafisa and Samina are back after a mid-season break to chat wearables and health tech. We help you decide between a smartwatch or fitness band; and what apps and home health gadgets are out there.

Episode 5 – Alternative power solutions: Nafisa and Samina chat alternative power solutions. With the increasing electricity costs in SA, you may want to consider ways to be efficient and reduce consumption by forming new habits. Who knows when load shedding will be back?

Episode 4 – Smart home & security: Nafisa and Samina talk smart speakers, lights, and security, but most importantly how to start small and build up to a full smart home.

Episode 3 – Loyalty & digital rewards: Co-hosts Samina and Nafisa discuss loyalty apps and digital rewards you can leverage at a time where the cost of living is high, which makes spending money less of a grudge purchase. From loyalty apps to banking, fuel and lifestyle rewards.

Episode 2 – Tech Savvy Traveller: Nafisa and Samina discuss travel tech conveniences, how to buy cheap flights, find accommodation deals, maximise loyalty programs, get global lounge access, packing tips, and how to avoid travel scams.

Episode 1 – Freelancer/small business tools: In the first episode of Recharged in 30, Nafisa Akabor and Samina Anwary discuss the tech we use as freelancers, which is useful for any small business starting out as a one-man band. We cover hardware, software, cloud services and why you shouldn’t solely depend on social media platforms for your business.

The Recharged in 30 Story

When Recharged went live in June 2023, the podcast logo was already created as part of the brand identity but not revealed. It was a natural evolution; to keep up with the way the media industry is going. People have their own preferences on how they consume media, and that’s okay. Our goal was to be cross-platform.

Recharged the Podcast could only be possible with a sponsor, otherwise it wouldn’t make financial sense. And fortunately for our brand’s credibility, we didn’t need to look too far.

The Naked Insurance app was keen to partner with Recharged and it was a done deal by the start of the year. We could have launched in February, but we were preoccupied and trusted the timing.

And here we are today, very excited to announce the Recharged in 30 podcast made possible by Naked – Instant, online insurance for your car, home and things. Naked Financial Technology is an authorised FSP.

Recharged in 30 is South Africa’s first weekly consumer tech podcast. From how to be a tech-savvy traveller to setting up your smart home, we want to make your buying decisions easier.

After testing and reviewing products as a tech journalist, Nafisa Akabor has been answering readers’ questions for years and now those answers have a permanent home.

Samina Anwary has worked for newsrooms and NGOs for the past 15 years, creating compelling content and engaging audiences. She has asked Nafisa for tech advice for almost all that time. Together, we hope to answer all your questions and help you live your best digital life.

Join co-hosts Nafisa Akabor and Samina Anwary weekly for your tech fix in 30 minutes or less. The first episode will drop on Tuesday, 4 June 2024. Make sure you’re subscribed to listen.

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