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...
In this month's Potpourri episode are about the amazing people of the Magaliesburg. There's Vicky, who's best friends are lions and elephants, Jenny who heard a squeak in a bush that changed her life. We have a ghost story, a love story, and a portrait of a most inspiring man.
Published 11/20/24
For part one of our Magaliesberg Insplorations episode, I spoke to Vincent Carruthers who has spent decades researching the Magaliesberg so he knows many of its secrets and stories. He brings us some from the renowned caves of the region and their even more renowned paleoanthropological treasures.
Published 11/06/24