Longer with Lester: Recent Episodes
The Midday Report with Lester Kiewit
Lester Kiewit presents podcast series comprising personal, funny and no-holds-barred profile interviews with well-known South Africans.
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Longer with Lester Episode 8 :
In this episode of Longer with Lester, we profile Michael Weeder, Dean of St George’s Cathedral.
Last month, Weeder self-published an anthology of poems Aptly titled “Lockdown, Love & Lament” where he reflects on the impact of lockdown on religious institutions and the many periods where he experienced a sense of desolation or loss
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Longer with Lester Episode 7 :
Award winning writer and journalist Mark Gevisser has often delved into the world of politics. His previous books include the award-winning Thabo Mbeki: A Dream Deferred, and Lost and Found in Johannesburg: A Memoir. But it is his study of every day people, like you and I, in our own battles and conflicts that has proved him to be a master in understanding the human condition, and how we navigate this world.
His latest book, The Pink Line, follows protagonists from nine countries all over the globe to tell the story of how “LGBT Rights” became one of the world's new human rights frontiers in the second decade of the 21st Century.
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Longer with Lester Episode 6: Communication Guru and Founder of Irvine Partners, Rachel Irvine on effective crisis communication during tough times such as a global pandemic, reflecting on a decade of success in the business and some of the PR trends she's witnessed thus far.
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Award winning director, writer, and theatre-maker Amy Jephta talks to Lester about her work, writing with Hollywood directors, and what's it like growing up with another famous and talented sibling
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Writer Terry-Anne Adams talks coloured identity, albinism, family and growing up in Eldorado Park.
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Wouter Kellerman is a Grammy Award-winning South African flautist, producer and composer who has won seven South African Music Awards. Listen as Lester chats with this home-grown talent on his incredible career.
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Lester Kiewit sits down with heritage activist Patric Tariq Mellet about his new book "The Lie of 1652", South African heritage and his own life story.
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Double bassist Leon Bosch reflects on being musically recognised in SA.
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