Welcome to "It's Layered"! 
A podcast by two Zimbabwean girls living on two different continents and keeping their long-distance friendship of over 20 years thriving!
Join them as they delve deeper into life, love and all things under the sun because in life... zvine malayers!!

Having grown up in Zimbabwe, Amanda settled in Australia for her adulthood. She has a styling business "I Am Whom I Am Styling" and trying to navigate her nine-to-five job and also a successful styling business has been no mean feat!Adding on top of that is “It's Layered Podcast" which she co-hosts with Rumbi, her long-time friend. A podcast that covers the many layered topics of life such as getting married in line with tradition ('roora') or the grief and heartbreak one has when living far from home or navigating the murky world of being a dual-citizen (is it Australian-Zimbabwean or Zimbabwean-Australian?), the podcast has also allowed Amanda to share her experiences as a black Zimbabwean woman living in the diaspora through all of her adult life. 
And now also being in an intercultural and interracial marriage raising a biracial son, with all the challenges that can bring! 

Rumbidzayi is a Zimbabwean born marketing specialist- her curiosity was ignited by her family’s move to South Africa, Ghana and then back to Zimbabwe due to her father’s work. Her parents instilled a great love for travel and culture which has been a foundation for her creative pursuits.

After uni in South Africa, she went on to work in business development, artist management, marketing and public relations. She made a career pivot in 2019 when she moved to Budweis then Prague in the Czech Republic to teach English. She also met her husband there and also deals with the added layer of interracial and intercultural relationship. A lover of music, singing and performing, Rumbi has always sought creative outlets to express herself hence her embarking on a podcasting journey with Amanda. Rumbi has many creative endeavours under her belt including “the Black African Woman”, “Zim on Zip” and “bAw uncensored”. Her latest is cltr+shyft.