Episode 3: Ties That Bind (Tendayi Chivero)

september 5, 2019

Tendayi Chivero is a bit tired of explaining his origin story.  Luckily, we now have it all recorded. He is the product of a Northern Irish mother and a father from Zimbabwe.  Inspired by the theme Stand By Me, Tendayi’s story unravels a family secret that spanned continents and decades.  We follow Tendayi through all of the twists and turns, to end up somewhere no one saw coming.  Tendayi’s story is an Unravel favorite, so we hope you enjoy it along with his quick wit and contagious laugh.

Full Transcription of Episode 3

Photos (from left to right): Tendayi as a child in Zimbabwe (1990), giving away his sister at her wedding photo credit to Liga Pukite (2017), at our podcast launch (2019), telling his story at our ‘Stand By Me’ live show (2018)

Listen to Tendayi’s episode (available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Himalaya and Google Play) then you can hear his full story from our ‘Stand By Me’ 2018 live show.

Show Notes: Robert Mugabe served as Prime Minister of Zimbabwe from 1980 to 1987 and then as President from 1987 to 2017. In 2017, Robert Mugabe was removed from power by a coup d'etat. Clarification from the Storyteller: If you're talking about RUGBY teams (where north and south of Ireland play as one), he'll probably go for Ireland. But if Ireland was playing Zimbabwe, he'd probably go for Zimbabwe.