GORIA UBUNTU: Architect and poet Linda Akoth Orando visits her extended family’s housing compound, which was built according to the same principles espoused by precolonial Ugandan society, and talks with her grandfather, an old-time patriarch with a philosophy Orando concludes would make him a role model for our times.

A TALE OF TWO MATRIARCHS: Wobusobozi Amooti Kangere traces how two powerful women shaped a community in western Uganda – and taught him what it means to be a man.

A BRIDE'S FAREWELL SONG: Edna Namara travels to the hill country of western Uganda to learn the origins of a mournful song that brides used to sing on their wedding days – and comes back with a lesson in stoicism and the satisfactions of living up to a moral code.

THE ONCE – AND FUTURE – CLANS OF UGANDA: Journalist and social critic Joachim Buwembo discusses the genius and continuing value of clans as a basis for social cohesion.

MOUNTAIN, OSTRICH and GIRAFFE: A Journey through the Ateker Land of Karamoja: A.K. Kaiza finds in the pastoralist lands of Karamoja a rich heritage, hidden strengths, and modern troubles that reveal much about Uganda’s history.

AND MONEY MADE MEN GO MAD: Joachim Buwembo deploys wit and a keen, satirical eye to trace the corrosive effect of money on traditional culture.

IT TAKES A VILLAGE, BUT WHAT IF THE VILLAGE IS DYING? Caroline Ariba examines the ravaging effects of modern economics, changing social values and rapid population growth on the idyllic life she remembers in the village of her childhood days.

OF HEALERS, QUACKS . . .  AND CONFUSION: The breakdown of the old social order and the failure of the modern institutions to fill the void leave people in a farming region caught between traditional and modern beliefs about science, religion and medicine, writes journalist Joseph Elunya, Sr.

DANCE OF DEATH: Nearly broken under pressures arising from her tribe’s devotion to their ancestors, Regina Asinde describes how she found a spiritual rebirth.

OUR JUSTICE OR THEIR JUSTICE? The reappearance of a man who left home to serve in the rebel army of notorious warlord Joseph Kony leads his brother, Aliker P’Ocitti, to ponder the stark differences between traditional ideas of justice and harsh modern approaches.

THE WORDS DIED IN MY MOUTH: Achelam Kinyera tracks the humour, sophistication, creativity and bittersweet realities that come with living in one of the world’s most linguistically diverse societies.

RADIO KATWE, FROM DRUMS TO THE INTERNET: Journalist Joachim Buwembo traces the evolution of communications technologies from being tools for cooperation in tightly-knit communities to instruments of political conflict in a multi-polar world.

WAKALIWOOD: UGANDA'S ANSWER TO HOLLYWOOD: Journalist and communications student Stephen Ssenkaaba explores the work of noted movie director Isaac Nabwana, whose films use traditional folklore to explore contemporary issues.

A HEALING TRADITION: Journalist Flavia Nassaka visits with Emilio Ovuga, a psychiatrist and educator, who says today’s doctors could learn some things from his mother, who was a traditional healer.

A BRIGHT GOLD RAY: Edna Namara shares loving memories of being raised by her grandmother, who showed that there really is life after death.