{"store":{"customizeEditHighlightKey":null,"customizeEditingSectionKey":null,"customizeScrollToKey":null,"baseInfo":{"podcastTitle":"Milepost","slug":"milepost","podcastDescription":"

Nqobile Mbali Ngewu hosts Milepost - a space for thoughtful conversations on culture, creativity, and spirituality - rooted in Africa and open to the world. Together; we explore how these threads shape a life of depth, intention, and quiet elegance.

Join the hub as we raise an African Tribe we are proud of. It takes a village...

","podcastLogo":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/15071255/Milepost_Logo_Final_ThePodcast_2000x2000_tk88gf.jpg","podcastShareLogo":"https://d2bwo9zemjwxh5.cloudfront.net/image-logo/15071255/Milepost_Logo_Final_ThePodcast_2000x2000_tk88gf_1200x628.jpg?s=cabf9bdc2a18dc1eaf753d9940cc423b&e=jpg","podcastUrl":"https://milepost.podbean.com","podcastCanSearched":true,"feedUrl":"https://feed.podbean.com/milepost/feed.xml","theme":"elegant","podcastDeepLink":"https://www.podbean.com/pw/pbblog-igbj9-e5f817?from=usersite","removePodbeanBranding":"no","brandingLogo":null,"timeZone":{"timeZoneId":40,"gmtAdjustment":"GMT+02:00","useDaylightTime":0,"value":2,"text":"(GMT+02:00) Harare, Pretoria","daylightStartTime":"Second Sunday Of March +2 Hours","daylightEndTime":"First Sunday Of November +2 Hours","timezone":null},"podcastDownloads":null,"totalEpisodes":33,"showComments":true,"iOSAppDownloadLink":null,"customizeCssUrl":null,"androidAppDownloadLink":null,"showPostShare":true,"showLike":true,"author":"Nqobile Mbali Ngewu","enableEngagementStats":true,"shareEmbedLink":"https://admin5.podbean.com/embed.html?id=pbblog-igbj9-e5f817-playlist","language":"en","sensitivitySessionExpireTime":3600,"podcastApps":[{"name":"Apple Podcasts","link":"https://podcasts.apple.com/za/podcast/milepost/id1645143472","image":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/fs1/site/images/admin5/apple-podcast.png","title":null},{"name":"Podbean App","link":"https://www.podbean.com/pw/pbblog-igbj9-e5f817?from=usersite","image":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/fs1/site/images/admin5/podbean-app.png","title":null},{"name":"Spotify","link":"https://open.spotify.com/show/2qOXz3aiPBxSoCfiBajiQU","image":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/fs1/site/images/admin5/spotify.png","title":null}],"components":{"base":[{"id":"MainStyle","val":"light"},{"id":"Font","val":"Avenir"},{"id":"SecondaryFont","val":"Avenir"},{"id":"PlayerColor","val":"#8fc31f"},{"id":"PlayerStyle","val":"player1"},{"id":"PlayerWave","val":"show"},{"id":"Favicon","val":null},{"id":"CookiesNotice","val":"hide"},{"id":"CookiesNoticeContent","val":"

Cookies Notice

This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. By using our website you agree to our use of cookies.

"},{"id":"EpisodePageListenOn","val":"hide"},{"id":"EpisodePageCustomizeComponent","val":"hide"}],"home-header":[{"id":"HomeHeaderTextColor","val":"#000000"},{"id":"HomeHeaderBackgroundColor","val":"#ffffff"}],"page-header":[{"id":"PageHeaderTextColor","val":"#ffffff"},{"id":"PageHeaderBackgroundColor","val":"#868686"}],"episode-list":[{"id":"EpisodesPerPage","val":10},{"id":"EpisodeStats","val":"show"}],"navigation":[{"id":"NavigationFontColor","val":"#000000"},{"id":"NavigationBackgroundColor","val":"#e9e9e9"},{"id":"NavigationSearch","val":"show"},{"id":"NavigationLinks","val":[{"id":"Home","type":"Link","value":"/","text":"Home","subitems":[]},{"id":"Subscribe","type":"Link","value":"https://www.podbean.com/site/podcatcher/index/blog/r1YxvwUvRuqN","text":"Subscribe","subitems":[]},{"id":"Profile","type":"Link","value":"https://www.podbean.com/user-LeMMK1hJrcwN","text":"Profile","subitems":[]}]}],"footer":[{"id":"FooterType","val":"Footer2"},{"id":"FooterFontColor","val":"#ffffff"},{"id":"FooterBackgroundColor","val":"#000000"},{"id":"FooterCopyright","val":"Copyright 2022 All rights reserved."},{"id":"SocialMediaLinks","val":{"facebook_username":"","twitter_username":"","instagram_username":"","youtube_username":"","linkedin_username":""}}],"customize-container1":[],"customize-container2":[],"customize-container":[{"id":"EpisodeListType","val":"grid"}]},"allLinks":[],"mainStylesDefaultSettings":null,"defaultCustomizeComponents":null,"scripts":[],"metas":null,"appConfig":{"package":"com.podbean.app.podcast","app_store_id":973361050,"app_name":"Podbean","scheme":"podbean"},"customizeCss":null,"canEditCss":null,"enableJsCodeInCustomizeContent":false,"enabledIframeCodeInCustomizeContent":true,"sectionMaxCount":10,"enableEditorLink":true,"enableEditCookiesNotice":true,"siteRedirectToFeed":false,"podcatcherRssUrl":null,"showFeed":true,"showTopBar":false,"enableWebSiteLike":true,"organizationName":null,"organizationPageLink":null,"subscribeLink":"https://www.podbean.com/site/podcatcher/index/blog/r1YxvwUvRuqN","isPrivateChannel":false},"backToListUrl":"/","tinymceLoaded":false,"listEpisodes":[],"userLikedEpisodes":[],"userLikeCheckedEpisodes":[],"topBarIframeLoaded":false,"listTotalCount":0,"listTotalPage":0,"listPage":0,"listType":"all","listValue":"","listName":"","pageLoading":false,"apiBaseUrl":"https://milepost.podbean.com","apiV2BaseUrl":"","apiCommonParams":{"t":"6a6fde09","clientSignature":"17256823017b3a8767a8527c56606173","u":null,"customizing":null},"apiCommonHeaders":{},"comments":[],"commentsTotalCount":0,"commentsTotalPage":0,"commentsPage":1,"commentEpisodeId":"pb25322643-95fpp","episode":{"id":"pb25322643","idTag":"95fpp","title":"Soft Power","logo":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/15071255/Milepost_Logo_Final_ThePodcast_2000x2000_tk88gf_300x300.jpg","shareLogo":"https://d2bwo9zemjwxh5.cloudfront.net/image-logo/15071255/Milepost_Logo_Final_ThePodcast_2000x2000_tk88gf_1200x628.jpg?s=cabf9bdc2a18dc1eaf753d9940cc423b&e=jpg","largeLogo":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/15071255/Milepost_Logo_Final_ThePodcast_2000x2000_tk88gf.jpg","previewContent":null,"content":"

Soft power lies in the ability to attract and persuade. Whereas hard power – the ability to coerce - relies heavily on a country’s military or economic might. Let’s explore the cheapest form of Power…SOFT POWER.

","publishTimestamp":1740982796,"duration":871,"mediaUrl":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/aefwj2d74a8g42rq/Soft_Powera9ydg.mp3","mediaType":"audio/mpeg","shareLink":"https://admin5.podbean.com/embed.html?id=pb-95fpp-1826493","likedCount":0,"deepLink":"https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-95fpp-1826493","transcriptUrl":null,"permalink":"/e/soft-power/","downloadLink":"https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-95fpp-1826493?download=1","fallbackResource":null,"fallbackResourceMimetype":null,"downloadCount":24,"status":"publish","hasMoreContent":false,"chaptersUrl":null,"explicit":false},"episodeShareLink":null,"deepLink":"https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-95fpp-1826493","playlist":{"episodes":[],"current":0,"start":0,"stop":0,"playing":true,"playerLoading":true,"playbackRate":1,"playbackRateIndex":1,"volume":1},"toasts":[],"confirm":null,"customizeEditorFormZIndex":999,"lastRequestTime":null,"validateChangesOnBeforeunload":true,"windowWidth":1000,"previewDevice":"desktop","VITE_FS1_CDN_URL_PREFIX":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/fs1","reloadStats":false,"userIdEncrypted":null,"userProfilePicture":null,"username":null,"isVerified":false,"loadUserInfo":false,"loginUrl":"https://www.podbean.com/site/user/login?return=https%253A%252F%252Fmilepost.podbean.com%252Fe%252Fsoft-power%252F&rts=07ee83ff8e93404a5d824215d8644716e909c87a","recaptchaV3Loaded":false,"recaptchaV2Loaded":false,"likesLoaded":false,"commentLikeMap":{},"commentOffset":0,"widgetCommentsLoaded":false},"episode":{"id":"pb25322643","idTag":"95fpp","title":"Soft Power","logo":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/15071255/Milepost_Logo_Final_ThePodcast_2000x2000_tk88gf_300x300.jpg","shareLogo":"https://d2bwo9zemjwxh5.cloudfront.net/image-logo/15071255/Milepost_Logo_Final_ThePodcast_2000x2000_tk88gf_1200x628.jpg?s=cabf9bdc2a18dc1eaf753d9940cc423b&e=jpg","largeLogo":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/15071255/Milepost_Logo_Final_ThePodcast_2000x2000_tk88gf.jpg","previewContent":null,"content":"