Simple stories simply told.
These are stories of ordinary people in Southern Africa – housewives and husbands, sons and daughters. The mavericks and musicians, ...
This month I sit down with Rynhardt Erasmus, who takes the description ‘Horse Whisperer’ to another level. Vincent Carruthers brings us a story about Boer leader, Paul Kruger. And I bet it’s something about the old man you didn’t know! Then, not before time, I have a love story for you: that of Jane Fox and her famous writer husband, Lionel Abrahams. Their love affair was as unexpected as it was profound. And lastly, a story about our local Indian storekeeper, Aziz Varachia whose grandfather journeyed here in the mid 1850s from far, far away. The family has been an important contributor to life and business in the valley ever since. Podcast page of the Storycatcher website
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INSPLORATIONS EPISODE 6: SIPHO HOTSTIX MABUSE
Sipho Hotstix Mabuse is known as the Gentle Giant of Jazz. He started playing drums at 8 years old and was a professional musician at 15. Patricia takes him through memorable times in his life – both on and off the stage. Podcast page of the Storycatcher website
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POTPOURRI EPISODE 5: KALAHARI
This month I journey to an old stamping ground of mine: the southern Kalahari. I haven’t been there for seven years and had forgotten how extreme the place is: extreme in weather, in beauty and in people. Podcast page of the Storycatcher website
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INSPLORATIONS EPISODE 5: NANETTE FLEMMING
Nanette Flemming has spent 25 years with the Khomani San in the southern Kalahari. She was there in the early days of their successful land claim and has seen the hope and cultural knowledge of that time in great danger of disappearing. She talks to us about the kind of precious experiences she had with the elders of the community who are all but dead. Podcast page of the Storycatcher website
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POTPOURRI EPISODE 4: THE STORYCATCHER'S STORIES
This month features two stories from the Southern Kalahari: Dog of Dogs and Death in the Dunes. Podcast page of the Storycatcher website
Simple stories simply told.
These are stories of ordinary people in Southern Africa – housewives and husbands, sons and daughters. The mavericks and musicians, sailors and scientists, cooks and conservationists. There are two podcasts each month: Potpourri, a collection of short stories. And Insplorations which are longer and feature those who are living big and asking the big questions.
I travel the subcontinent in my truck, my Kalahari dogs on the passenger seat, catching the strange, funny or sad stories suggested by my listeners. So my routes are not determined by game parks and scenic views but by Southern Africa’s creative, eccentric deep-thinking people of the heart.
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