The Half Has Not Been Told: Work, Pop Culture & Stuff That Matters
For anyone looking for just a little less AI, and a focus on what makes us human.
The Half Has Not Been Told, is a podcast about the human side of work and life. The stuff that matters but doesn’t make it onto LinkedIn.
I'll share honest and free flowing conversations about everything from technology to parenting to navigating career and other things that matter to us. Told from the perspective of someone who beleives humanity is worth fighting for.
Hosted by Kenny Temowo — musician, writer, ex-Netflix, dad of three, and VP at an AI infrastructure company. Joined regularly by co-hosts, including his children, as well as Maktuno Suit — psychotherapist, consultant, and entrepreneur.
Expect honesty. Expect laughter. Maybe some tears. But hopefully you’ll leave a little different from how you came in.
Formerly Inside the Art of Making.
Topics include: leadership, creativity, corporate life, vulnerability, fatherhood, marriage, relationships, faith, some AI, technology, music, culture, meaning, purpose, personal growth, honest conversations, all from the perspective of what it means to be human.
The Half Has Not Been Told: Work, Pop Culture & Stuff That Matters
What's in a Name? And Why Marc Andreessen Is Wrong
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In the first episode together, Kenny and Mak do what they do best — laugh a lot and go deeper than expected.
Starting with the stories behind their names, the conversation moves through fitting in between two cultures, why HR teams often undervalue real psychological depth, and what actually drives innovation in startups. Then Marc Andreessen's recent post dismissing introspection sparks a debate — is he right? Has self-reflection become self-indulgent? Or is the tech world's obsession with action over depth exactly what's wrong? Kenny and Mak disagree, agree, and land somewhere unexpected. William Shatner's emotional reaction to seeing Earth from space becomes the perfect counterargument.
Two friends. One psychotherapist. One creative. No script. All real.
Chapters: 00:00 The stories behind our names 09:30 Fitting in — being mixed race and living between two cultures 15:20 Do HR teams actually value depth? 20:24 Innovation and diversity of thought in startups 30:40 Introspection vs action — a philosophical debate 34:55 What introspection has to do with greatness 40:44 Jeff Bezos, William Shatner, and seeing Earth from space
References: Marc Andreessen — The Techno-Optimist Manifesto William Shatner — space reflection [link] Manfred Kets de Vries [link] Sam Walton — Walmart founder Pan-Africanism movement
