Julia Gaitho‘s words have opened every episode for two years now, drawing listeners into a world where broken hearts find their voices, safely hidden behind anonymity, protected by altered voices and changed names.
It’s become a ritual for thousands. Plug in your headphones. Let someone else’s truth wash over you in the safety of solitude. Stories of first loves that felt like religion, marriages that crumbled, heartbreaks that rewrote entire identities. All told by voices you’ll maybe never recognize, faces you’ll never see.
On September 6th, someone steps into the light.
For the first time in So This Is Love‘s history, a guest will sit across from Julia without anonymity. No voice modulation. No pseudonym. No hiding.
Just her face. Her voice. Her truth.
The podcast landscape has exploded across Africa, creating intimate spaces where vulnerability flourishes without judgment. But there’s something different about stepping from digital safety into physical space, trading anonymity for authenticity.
Today I am joined by Gathoni Kimuyu (her real name)…
Gathoni Kimuyu understands stories that stick. Producer of the Year at the 2024 Kenya Theatre Awards, fifteen years crafting narratives that burrow into consciousness and change us. From Machachari, Sue na Johnnie, MaEmpress, to Too Early For Birds, she knows how entertainment becomes transformation.
On September 6th, she’s not behind the scenes; she steps into the light and shares her story.
We share stories on how the relationships we once had teach us about who we are and define who we become…..
Every So This Is Love episode circles back to the same question: what did this teach me about love? About myself? About what I’m actually looking for?
In partnership with Spotify Africa, September sixth’s live recording takes that question out of your headphones and into shared space. The intimacy you’ve felt listening alone, imagine that multiplied by everyone in the room having the same recognition simultaneously.
And maybe through these stories, we can answer that age-old question: is it better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all?…..
There’s something about witnessing vulnerability in person that can’t be replicated. The collective silence when pain fills the room. The moment when one person’s courage permits everyone else to be honest.
For two years, So This Is Love has been a place to safely explore vulnerable truths. On September 6th, that safe space expands from private listening to collective witness. From anonymous confession to visible courage.
Get your tickets here SPS Tickets
September 6th. So This Is Love. Live. One night only.
