Open Book Podcast: Recent Episodes
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A limited series presents a taste of the incredible conversations characteristic of the Open Book Festival.
This is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2023. In this event, Lebohang Masango, Thandiwe Ntshinga and Sue Nyamnjoh talk to Dela Gwala about navigating postcolonial reality.
This event was made possible by the support of the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture, the City of Cape Town and the Heinrich Böll Foundation.
This is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2023. In this event, Tessa Dooms, Nadia Kamies and Patric Tariq Mellet speak to Lester Kiewit about grappling with the past to imagine a future.
This event was made possible by the support of the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture, the City of Cape Town and the Heinrich Böll Foundation.
This is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2023.
In this event, Marina Auer, Diane Awerbuck and Moshitadi Lehlomela speak to Sara-Jayne Makwala King about the vulnerabilities of young women.
This event was made possible by the support of the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture, the City of Cape Town and the Heinrich Böll Foundation.
This is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2023.
In this event, Zoey Black, Maneo Mohale and Manila von Teez explore Cape Town's "queer capital" claims in the company of Lwando Scott.
This event was made possible by the support of the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture, the City of Cape Town and the Heinrich Böll Foundation.
This is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2023.
Hugo ka Canham, Maneo Mohale and Jarred Thompson speak to Pumla Dineo Gqola about finding new ways to live.
This event was made possible by the support of the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture, the City of Cape Town and the Heinrich Böll Foundation.
This is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2023.
In this event, Sarah Isaacs, Wisani Mushwana and Gail Schimmel speak to Sihle-isipho Nontshokweni about the pervasive impacts of shame.
This event was made possible by the support of the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture, the City of Cape Town and the Heinrich Böll Foundation.
This is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2023.
In this event, Sven Axelrad, Sam Beckbessinger and Busisekile Khumalo speak to Daniella Djan about complex friendships.
This event was made possible by the support of the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture, the City of Cape Town and the Heinrich Böll Foundation.
This is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2023.
Athambile Masola, Nombeko Nontshokweni and Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah, speak to Pumelela Nqelenga about writing to fill in gaps, unsilence and heal.
This event was made possible by the support of the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture, the City of Cape Town and the Heinrich Böll Foundation.
This is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2023.
In this event, Andrew Brown, Craig Higginson and Farai Mudzingwa speak to Ziyanda Stuurman about the impact on the people who have to fight.
This event was made possible by the support of the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture, the City of Cape Town and the Heinrich Böll Foundation.
This is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2023.
This is Q&A session with Nombeko and Sihle-isipho Nontshokweni that followed the screening of Nobuntu, the personal journey of a daughter who helps her mother fulfill a life-long dream to publish a treasured 40-year-old manuscript.
This event was made possible by the support of the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture, the City of Cape Town and the Heinrich Böll Foundation.
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This is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2023.
In this event, Craig Higginson, Wanjiru Koinange and David Ralph Viviers speak to Christy Weyer about blending research and fiction and blurring boundaries between past and present.
This event was made possible by the support of the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture, the City of Cape Town and the Heinrich Böll Foundation.
This is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2023.In this event, Caryn Dolley, Patric Tariq Mellet and Chase Rhys speak to Barbara Boswell about writing the memories and (sub)cultures of Cape Town. Brought to you by the African Literary Cities Project.This event was made possible by the support of the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture, the City of Cape Town and the Heinrich Böll Foundation.
This is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2023.
In this event, Lynsey Ebony Chutel, Thandiwe Ntshinga and Pieter Odendaal speak to Nadia Sanger about the roots of racial identity in South Africa.
This event was made possible by the support of the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture, the City of Cape Town and the Heinrich Böll Foundation.
This is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2023. In this event, Sarah Lubala, Maneo Mohale and Uhuru Phalafala talk to Nondwe Mpuma about finding words to speak about the shatterings of life.
This event was made possible by the support of the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture, the City of Cape Town and the Heinrich Böll Foundation.
This is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2023.
Festival Coordinator, Frankie Murrey, is forced on stage by Mervyn Sloman to talk about her exquisite collection of short stories.
This event was made possible by the support of the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture, the City of Cape Town and the Heinrich Böll Foundation.
This is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2023.
In this event, Diane Awerbuck, Sue Nyamnjoh and Zibu Sithole speak to Karina Szczurek about their writing journeys.
This event was made possible by the support of the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture, the City of Cape Town and the Heinrich Böll Foundation.
This is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2023.
In this event, Sipho Banda, Hugo ka Canham and Morabo Morojele speak to Koketso Sachane about changing the narrative.
This event was made possible by the support of the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture, the City of Cape Town and the Heinrich Böll Foundation.
This is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2023.
In this event, Nadia Kamies, Irene Muchemi-Ndiritu and David Ralph Viviers speak to Wamuwi Mbao about the need to find the past in order to find oneself.
This event was made possible by the support of the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture, the City of Cape Town and the Heinrich Böll Foundation.
This is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2023. In this event, Ron Irwin, Farai Mudzingwa and Marita van der Vyver speak to John Maytham about the significance of water in their novels.
This event was made possible by the support of the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture, the City of Cape Town and the Heinrich Böll Foundation.
This is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2023. In this event, Sam Beckbessinger & Dale Halvorsen and Qarnita Loxton & Gail Schimmel speak to Kelly Smith about the ins and outs of collaborative writing.
This event was made possible by the support of the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture, the City of Cape Town and the Heinrich Böll Foundation.
This is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2023. In this event, Pumla Dineo Gqola, Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi, Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah and Hilda Twongyeirwe imagine the intergenerational communication of the future in the company of Mbali Sikakana. This event is in collaboration with the NRF SARChI Chair in African Feminist Imagination at Nelson Mandela University.This event was made possible by the support of the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture, the City of Cape Town and the Heinrich Böll Foundation.
This is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2023.
In this event, John Maytham talks to Mills Soko about scenario planning and influencing the future.
This event was made possible by the support of the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture, the City of Cape Town and the Heinrich Böll Foundation.
This is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2023.
In the annual event hosted by Mohale Mashigo, Pumla Dineo Gqola, Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah, Lebohang Masango and Maneo Mohale speak sex, pleasure and consent.
This event was made possible by the support of the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture, the City of Cape Town and the Heinrich Böll Foundation.
This is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2023.
In this event, Wisani Mushwana, SJ Naude and Pieter Odendaal speak to Branden Grant about queerness and masculinity.
This event was made possible by the support of the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture, the City of Cape Town and the Heinrich Böll Foundation.
This is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2023.
This platform offers the poets an opportunity to consider their experiences following the Hear My Voice Poetry Retreat, and respond to the query, "What does collaboration entail in the face of contemporary issues?"
Curated by Hear My Voice with support from the delegation of Flanders: Embassy of Belgium and Göteborgs Litteraturhus.
This event was made possible by the support of the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture, the City of Cape Town and the Heinrich Böll Foundation.
This is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2023. In the context of a drastically weaker rand, loadshedding woes and concerns about representation, Mervyn Sloman talks to Eugene Ashton (JB), Mbali Sikakana (NB) and Karina Szczurek (Karavan) about their thoughts and plans for the future.
This event was made possible by the support of the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture, the City of Cape Town and the Heinrich Böll Foundation.
This is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2023.
Megan Choritz, Moshitadi Lehlomela and Irene Muchemi-Ndiritu speak to Buhle Ngaba about damaged mothers, wounded daughters and the possibilities of healing.
This event was made possible by the support of the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture, the City of Cape Town and the Heinrich Böll Foundation.
This is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2023. In this conversation, Jaco Barnard-Naude, Desiree Lewis and Joel Modiri speak to Barbara Boswell about improving the university experience for all.
This event was made possible by the support of the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture, the City of Cape Town and the Heinrich Böll Foundation.
This is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2023.
In this conversation, Isobel Dixon, Pieter Odendaal and Bridget Pitt explore spiritual connections to the land in the company of Kanya Viljoen.
This event was made possible by the support of the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture, the City of Cape Town and the Heinrich Böll Foundation.
This is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2023. This event launches a crucial collection of essays, Striving for Social Equity. Here, co-editor Joy Watson is in conversation with contributors Irvin Kinds, Sinelizwi Ncaluka and Cassandra Roxburgh
This event was made possible by the support of the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture, the City of Cape Town and the Heinrich Böll Foundation.
This is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2023.
In this conversation, Farai Mudzingwa, Wisani Mushwana and Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah speak to Mapule Mohulatsi about African cities as spaces of reinvention and desire. Brought to you by the African Literary Cities Project as part of the African Cities as Text series.
This event was made possible by the support of the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture, the City of Cape Town and the Heinrich Böll Foundation.
This is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2023.
In this conversation, Nechama Brodie, Caryn Dolley and Morabo Morojele explore the normalisation of pervasive violence in the company of Erin Bates
This event was made possible by the support of the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture, the City of Cape Town and the Heinrich Böll Foundation.
This is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2023. In this conversation, Jeanne Bodenstein and Nechama Brodie speak to Joy Watson about the successes and failures of the National Strategic Plan on gender based violence and femicide.This event was made possible by the support of the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture, the City of Cape Town and the Heinrich Böll Foundation.
This is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2023.
In this conversation, Hugo ka Canham, Lebohang Masango, Thandiwe Ntshinga and Uhuru Phalafala present insights into living in a world designed for white comfort. MC: Pumla Dineo Gqola.
This event was made possible by the support of the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture, the City of Cape Town and the Heinrich Böll Foundation.
This is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2023.
In this event, Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi speaks to Wanjiru Koinange about her latest novel.
This event was made possible by the support of the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture, the City of Cape Town and the Heinrich Böll Foundation.
This is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2023. In this discussion, Dawn Garisch, Busisekile Khumalo and SJ Naudé speak to Joy Watson about approaching death and grief.
This event was made possible by the support of the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture, the City of Cape Town and the Heinrich Böll Foundation.
This is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2023. Damon Galgut and Sylvaine Strike speak to Africa Melane about the process of getting 'The Promise' from page to stage.
This event was made possible by the support of the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture, the City of Cape Town and the Heinrich Böll Foundation.
This is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2023. Desiree Ellis, Sindiwe Magona and Patric Tariq Mellet speak to Firdose Moonda about overcoming the horrendous impact of apartheid.
This event was made possible by the support of the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture, the City of Cape Town and the Heinrich Böll Foundation.
This is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2022. In this discussion CA Davids, Khadija Heeger and Bronwyn Law-Viljoen speak to Yewande Omotoso about history and identity.
This event was made possible by the support of the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture, the City of Cape Town and the Heinrich Böll Foundation.
This is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2022. In this discussion Terry-Ann Adams, Melinda Ferguson and Pie-Pacifique Kabalira-Uwase speak to Koketso Sachane about living through loss
This event was made possible by the support of the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture, the City of Cape Town and the Heinrich Böll Foundation.
This is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2022. In this discussion Dianne du Toit Albertze, Herman Lategan and Welcome Mandla Lishiva talk to Azille Coetzee about movement and safety.
This event was made possible by the support of the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture, the City of Cape Town and the Heinrich Böll Foundation.
This is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2022. In this discussion Gertrude Fester, Pumla Dineo Gqola and Margie Orford speak to Ashanti Kunene about the importance of creativity as a driver for change and a tool of resilience.
This event was made possible by the support of the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture, the City of Cape Town and the Heinrich Böll Foundation.
This is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2022. In this discussion Fred Khumalo, Pulane Mpondo and Kopano Ratele speak to Christopher Ouma about the impact of fatherlessness.
This event was made possible by the support of the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture, the City of Cape Town and the Heinrich Böll Foundation.
This is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2022. In this discussion Dianne Du Toit Albertze, Chase Rhys and Lester Walburgh discuss the politics of being seen with Nelleke de Jager.
This event was made possible by the support of the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture, the City of Cape Town and the Heinrich Böll Foundation.
This is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2022. In this discussion Lucas Ledwaba, Bulelwa Mabasa and Matthew Wilhelm-Solomon centre people in this conversation exploring the impact of landlessness and forced removals. It is chaired by Ruth Hall.
This event was made possible by the support of the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture, the City of Cape Town and the Heinrich Böll Foundation.
This is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2022. In this discussion Welcome Mandla Lishivha, Onke Mazibuko and Siphiwe Gloria Ndlovu speak to Lester Kiewit about agency, identity and performance.
This event was made possible by the support of the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture, the City of Cape Town and the Heinrich Böll Foundation.
This is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2022. In this discussion Andrew Brown, Qarnita Loxton and Onke Mazibuko chat all things book related with Festival Director, Mervyn Sloman.
This event was made possible by the support of the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture, the City of Cape Town and the Heinrich Böll Foundation.
This is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2022. In this discussion Caryn Dolley, Karyn Maughan and Refilwe Moloto talk to Rebecca Davis about the specific challenges facing female journalists
This event was made possible by the support of the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture, the City of Cape Town and the Heinrich Böll Foundation.
This is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2022. In this discussion Gertrude Fester, Bulelwa Mabasa and Herman Lategan speak to Max du Preez about journeying back to document gaps in search of healing.
This event was made possible by the support of the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture, the City of Cape Town and the Heinrich Böll Foundation.
This is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2022. In this discussion Pulane Mpondo, Yewande Omotoso and Margie Orford unpick mother-daughter relationships in the company of Joy Watson.
This event was made possible by the support of the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture, the City of Cape Town and the Heinrich Böll Foundation.
This is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2022. In this discussion Onke Mazibuko, Lethokuhle Msimang and Terry-Ann Adams speak to Mohale Mashigo about disconnected characters
This event was made possible by the support of the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture, the City of Cape Town and the Heinrich Böll Foundation.
This is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2022. In this discussion Ben Booysen, Rofhiwa Maneta and Jeremy Vearey speak to Caryn Dolley about good policing in a bad world.
This event was made possible by the support of the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture, the City of Cape Town and the Heinrich Böll Foundation.
This is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2022. In this discussion Haji Mohamed Dawjee, Nicky Falkof and Melinda Ferguson speak to Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela about the impact of fear on their own and their characters' lives.
This event was made possible by the support of the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture, the City of Cape Town and the Heinrich Böll Foundation.
This is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2022. In this discussion Khalied Jacobs, Bulelwa Mabasa and Chase Rhys speak to Leonie Joubert about the connections and disconnections between humans and their environment.
This event was made possible by the support of the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture, the City of Cape Town and the Heinrich Böll Foundation.
This is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2022. In this discussion Sean Davison (assisted suicide), Joy Watson (GBV) and Matthew Wilhelm-Solomon (urban housing) speak to Bronwyn Pithey about using the courts as tools for transforming our society.
This event was made possible by the support of the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture, the City of Cape Town and the Heinrich Böll Foundation.
This is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2022. In this discussion Ben Booysen, Mlilo Mpondo, Erika Bornman talk to Nicky Falkof about secret societies and isolation.
This event was made possible by the support of the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture, the City of Cape Town and the Heinrich Böll Foundation.
This is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2022. In this discussion CA Davids, Gertrude Fester and Siphiwe Gloria Ndlovu speak to Ncedisa Nkonyeni about history and its vulnerability.
This event was made possible by the support of the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture, the City of Cape Town and the Heinrich Böll Foundation.
This is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2022. In this discussion Vanya Gastrow, Pie-Pacifique Kabalira-Uwase and Fred Khumalo speak to Karina Szczurek about the ongoing vulnerability of foreign nationals in South Africa.
This event was made possible by the support of the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture, the City of Cape Town and the Heinrich Böll Foundation.
This is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2022. In this discussion Kyle Cowan and Cape Town Mayor, Geordin Hill-Lewis, speak to Saliem Fakir about Eskom and the future of energy provision in Cape Town.
This event was made possible by the support of the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture, the City of Cape Town and the Heinrich Böll Foundation.
This is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2022. In this discussion Pumla Dineo Gqola, Sihle-isipho Nontshokweni and Yewande Omotoso speak to Mohale Mashigo about feminist connections.
This event was made possible by the support of the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture, the City of Cape Town and the Heinrich Böll Foundation.
This is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2022. In this discussion Pie-Pacifique Kabalira-Uwase speaks to Andrew Brown about his harrowing account of growing up in Rwanda and the challenges he's faced living in South Africa.
This event was made possible by the support of the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture, the City of Cape Town and the Heinrich Böll Foundation.
This is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2022. In this discussion Sara-Jayne Makwala King, Lethokuhle Msimang and Kopano Ratele speak to Bongani Kona about what love looks like in the present day.
This event was made possible by the support of the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture, the City of Cape Town and the Heinrich Böll Foundation.
This is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2022. In this discussion Pumla Dineo Gqola, Lucas Ledwaba, Malcolm Ray and Songezo Zibi speak to Carol Paton about potential solutions to some of our biggest challenges.
This event was made possible by the support of the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture, the City of Cape Town and the Heinrich Böll Foundation.
This is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2022. This open dialogue between Khadija Heeger and Ashley Moyo adopts an impromptu approach to engagement about the industry. They will unpack what a career in poetry looks like in a post pandemic world.
This event was brought to you in partnership with Hear My Voice and made possible by the support of the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture, the City of Cape Town and the Heinrich Boll Foundation.
This is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2022. In this discussion Dianne Du Toit Albertze, Fred Khumalo and Joy Watson speak to Bettina Wyngaard about migrating to survive.
This event was made possible by the support of the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture, the City of Cape Town and the Heinrich Böll Foundation.
This is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2022. In this discussion Koni Benson, Musawenkosi Khanyile and Bronwyn Law-Viljoen speak to Dela Gwala about apartheid legacies.
This event was made possible by the support of the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture, the City of Cape Town and the Heinrich Böll Foundation.
This is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2022. In this discussion Terry-Ann Adams, Welcome Mandla Lishivha and Chase Rhys speak to Kelly Smith about community and belonging.
This event was made possible by the support of the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture, the City of Cape Town and the Heinrich Böll Foundation.
This is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2022. In this discussion Kyle Cowan, Karyn Maughan and Songezo Zibi reflect on the damage done to our institutions in the company of Erin Bates.
This event was made possible by the support of the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture, the City of Cape Town and the Heinrich Böll Foundation.
This is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2022. In this discussion Haji Mohamed Dawjee, Sara-Jayne Makwala King and Rofhiwa Maneta speak to Africa Melane sharing private moments with the public.
This event was made possible by the support of the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture, the City of Cape Town and the Heinrich Böll Foundation.
This is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2022. In this discussion Andrew Brown, Siphiwe Gloria Ndlovu and Margie Orford speak to John Maytham about power and justice in their novels.
This event was made possible by the support of the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture, the City of Cape Town and the Heinrich Böll Foundation.
This is a recording of a live event that took place at the Open Book Festival in March 2022 in Cape Town. In this discussion C.A. Davids, Finuala Dowling and Nancy Richards speak to Aoife Lennon-Ritchie about their writing processes.
This event was made possible by the support of the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture, as well as the Heinrich Boell Foundation.
This is a recording of a live event that took place at the Open Book Festival in March 2022 in Cape Town. In this discussion, Azille Coetzee, Pumla Gqola and Joy Watson speak to Ingrid Jones about the roles women must play in order to survive
This event was made possible by the support of the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture, as well as the Heinrich Boell Foundation.
This is a recording of a live event that took place at the Open Book Festival in March 2022 in Cape Town. In this discussion, Relebone Rirhandzu eAfrika, Tapiwa Guzha and Jen Thorpe explore the effect of capitalism on creativity and mental health in the company of Faye Kabali-Kagwa.
This event was made possible by the support of the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture, as well as the Heinrich Boell Foundation.
This is a recording of a live event that took place at the Open Book Festival in March 2022 in Cape Town. In this discussion, Politics of Memory: C.A. Davids, Joanne Joseph and Bongani Kona speak to Sindiswa Busuku about what we choose to remember and why.
This event was made possible by the support of the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture, as well as the Heinrich Boell Foundation.
This is a recording of a live event that took place at the Open Book Festival in March 2022 in Cape Town. In this discussion, Shana Fife, Pumla Gqola and Sue Nyathi speak to Sara-Jayne King about everyday acts of courage and resistance against the patriarchy.
This event was made possible by the support of the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture, as well as the Heinrich Boell Foundation.
This is a recording of a live event that took place at the Open Book Festival in March 2022 in Cape Town.
In this conversation, Kelly-Eve Koopman, Alistair Mackay and Keely Shinners speak to Edgar Pieterse about imagining a landscape of the future on that of the present.
This event was made possible by the support of the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture, as well as the Heinrich Boell Foundation.
This is a recording of a live event that took place at the Open Book Festival in March 2022 in Cape Town.
In this conversation, Relebone Rirhandzu eAfrika, Bongani Kona and Bridget McNulty speak to Joy Watson about how we survive
This event was made possible by the support of the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture, as well as the Heinrich Boell Foundation.
This is a recording of a live event that took place at the Open Book Festival in March 2022 in Cape Town.
In this conversation, Andries du Toit, Tembeka Ngcukaitobi and Mpho Raboeane speak to Katlego Ramantsima about the real politics of land.
This event was created in partnership with PLAAS, and made possible by the support of the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture, as well as the Heinrich Boell Foundation.
Gretchen Haley, Qarnita Loxton, and Uvile Ximba talk to Efemia Chela about complicated loves, secrets, and identity in their books.
This is the last episode of the series! Thanks everyone for listening, and please do get in touch to let us know what you thought by emailing vasti@openbookfestival.co.za or on social media (@OpenBookFest).
This podcast series is curated by Frankie Murrey and Vasti Calitz. Edited by Andri Burnett. Produced and hosted by Vasti Calitz.
This podcast series is made possible by the generous support of the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture, as well as the Heinrich Boell Foundation.
Bongani Kona and Yewande Omotoso speak to Catherine Boulle about the different forms that grief takes, what it means to sit with it, how it warps time, and whether something good can come from loss.
The Book Lounge is running pre-order special on An Unusual Grief by Yewande Omotoso, where you can get 15% off your purchase. The special runs until 8 December. To pre-order this book, just email booklounge@gmail.com , or go to their website, booklounge.co.za.
This podcast series is curated by Frankie Murrey and Vasti Calitz. Edited by Andri Burnett. Produced and hosted by Vasti Calitz.
This podcast series is made possible by the generous support of the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture, as well as the Heinrich Boell Foundation.
Africa Melane speaks to Madeleine Fullard, Ashraf Kagee and Naledi Mashishi about a present haunted by the past.
This podcast series is curated by Frankie Murrey and Vasti Calitz. Edited by Andri Burnett. Produced and hosted by Vasti Calitz.
This podcast series is made possible by the generous support of the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture, as well as the Heinrich Boell Foundation.
Damon Galgut, Mphuthumi Ntabeni and Futhi Ntshingila explore the unravelling of control through their characters. Chaired by Koketso Sachane.
This podcast series is curated by Frankie Murrey and Vasti Calitz. Edited by Andri Burnett. Produced and hosted by Vasti Calitz.
This podcast series is made possible by the generous support of the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture, as well as the Heinrich Boell Foundation.
Efemia Chela, Robert Hamblin and Tiffany Kagure Mugo talk to Chase Rhys about what the Internet has meant for the queer experience.
A fun conversation about how the internet has changed everything and what that’s meant for queerness, both in how it can provide anonymity as well as hypervisibility.
This podcast series is curated by Frankie Murrey and Vasti Calitz. Edited by Andri Burnett. Produced and hosted by Vasti Calitz.
This podcast series is made possible by the generous support of the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture, as well as the Heinrich Boell Foundation.
In Part Two of Conversations with Mohale, Mohale Mashigo talks to Shana Fife, author of Ougat. If you missed part one, make sure to listen.
This podcast series is curated by Frankie Murrey and Vasti Calitz. Edited by Andri Burnett. Produced and hosted by Vasti Calitz.
This podcast series is made possible by the generous support of the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture, as well as the Heinrich Boell Foundation.
Mia Arderne, Tshidisho Moletsane, and Thenjiwe Mswane talk to Ashanti Kunene about the loss of faith in a promised future, and the point of writing, speaking and creating in from a crumbling present.
Content note: this episode contains a discussion of depression and suicide.
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This podcast series is curated by Frankie Murrey and Vasti Calitz. Edited by Andri Burnett. Produced and hosted by Vasti Calitz.
This podcast series is made possible by the generous support of the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture, as well as the Heinrich Boell Foundation.
Joanne Joseph, Mandla Langa, and Nick Mulgrew talk to Yewande Omotoso about land and exile.
This is a conversation about what place means for identity, about who gets to tell the stories of different communities, and whether belonging anywhere has become a myth.
Curated by Frankie Murrey and Vasti Calitz. Edited by Andri Burnett. Produced and hosted by Vasti Calitz.
This podcast series is made possible thanks to the generous support of the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture, as well as the Heinrich Boell Foundation.
Mohale Mashigo talks to Pumla Gqola and Siphokazi Jonas in the Lockdown Edition of Conversations with Mohale, an event that has occurred annually at the live Open Book Festival.
Keep an eye out for part two of Conversations with Mohale, where Mohale speaks to Shana Fife, which will be released on 15 November.
Curated by Frankie Murrey and Vasti Calitz. Edited by Andri Burnett. Hosted and produced by Vasti Calitz.
This podcast series is made possible by the generous support of the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture, as well as the Heinrich Boell Foundation.
The Open Book Podcast series returns on 8 November with another 8 part podcast series featuring authors of some of the most exciting recently published South African literature.
Curated by Frankie Murrey and Vasti Calitz. Hosted by Vasti Calitz. Produced by Andri Burnett.
Koketso Sachane chairs a conversation about navigating masculinity in South Africa with Prof Malose Langa (Becoming Men) and Melusi Tshabalala (Magenge, We Need to Talk).
This podcast is brought to you by our sponsor, the Heinrich Boell Foundation.
Get in touch via our website, or email Vasti.
Produced by Andri Burnett. Hosted by Vasti Calitz.
Jennifer Malec is in conversation with Lauren Beukes (Afterland) and David Mitchell (Utopia Avenue) about writing novels that are an adventure to read, as well as about the adventure of writing itself.
This podcast is brought to you by our sponsor, the Heinrich Boell Foundation. Our producer is Andri Burnett.
You can find this episode on all major podcasting apps, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Pocket Casts.
In this episode, Chase Rhys talks to Terry-Ann Adams (Those Who Live in Cages) and Lynthia Julius (Uit die Kroes) about what it’s like to write about one’s home, and the complexities and joys that come from making one’s community and lived experience visible through art.
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This podcast is brought to you by our sponsor, the Heinrich Boell Foundation.
Produced by Andri Burnett. Hosted by Vasti Calitz.
In this episode, Letlhogonolo Mokgoroane is in discussion with Brandon Taylor (Real Life) and Paul Mendez (Rainbow Milk) about their gorgeous debut novels, both of which centre young, black queer men who find themselves in alienating environments.
This podcast is brought to you by our sponsor, the Heinrich Boell Foundation.
For more information on the podcast series, check out our website, openbookfestival.co.za, or email Vasti.
Our producer is Andri Burnett. Hosted by Vasti Calitz.
Kelly Smith talks to Mia Arderne and Phumlani Pikoli, who have both written dynamic, playful novels that engage with contemporary South Africa in distinctive ways.
Sara-Jayne King speaks to Brit Bennett about her recent novel, The Vanishing Half, a story about twins whose very different choices offer a lens through which to explore different racial realities in America.
This podcast is brought to you by our sponsor, the Heinrich Boell Foundation.
For more information on the podcast series, check out our website, openbookfestival.co.za, or email Vasti.
Our producer is Andri Burnett. Hosted by Vasti Calitz.
Efemia Chela talks to Petina Gappah, Helen Moffett, and Zoë Wicomb about engaging with historical narratives from new perspectives, and striking a balance between fidelity and irreverence in retelling stories.
This podcast is brought to you by our sponsor, the Heinrich Boell Foundation.
For more information on the podcast series, check out our website: openbookfestival.co.za, or email Vasti.
Our producer is Andri Burnett. Hosted by Vasti Calitz.
In the first episode of the Open Book Podcast Series, Nigerian author Helon Habila is in conversation with Bongani Kona about his new book, Travellers. This novel tracks the experience of African migrants in Europe, based on interviews Helon had done himself. This is a conversation about travelling – Helon’s life as a traveller, as well as the travels of displaced people across the European continent.
For more information on the podcast series, check out our website: openbookfestival.co.za, or email Vasti.
Produced by Andri Burnett. Hosted by Vasti Calitz.
Introducing the Open Book Podcast! For four weeks, we brought you a taste of the incredible conversations characteristic of the Open Book Festival in Cape Town, South Africa.
To find out more, check out our website or email Vasti.