Radio Workshop
By Radio Workshop
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Podcast Description
The Radio Workshop offers young listeners listeners a weekly mix of current affairs, entertainment, and information, and showcases the stories of young people across Africa.
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Lost is a place too | Have you ever been lost? Lost in a place, in an unfamiliar environment. Lost in your own thoughts and feelings. Lost because someone you loved has died. The Radio Workshop discovered that there are many ways to be lost…and to find your way back home. We speak to Yamkela Kasana who who took the wrong train and was lost for hours.We also share Matthew Sedeman’s journey through grief and back into joy | 1/20/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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No action is too small to save our planet | The latest climate change conference COP17 ended without many achievements. While world leaders failed to agree on a new solution to global warming, there are many ordinary people like you and I who are doing something about it everyday. We hear from them in this episode of the Radio Workshop and how climate change affects their lives. | 1/20/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Manenberg youth report on crime in their community | The Children’s Radio Foundation trained a group of young reporters in Manenberg in Cape Town. They discovered they all shared experiences about crime in their community. Armed with their audio recorders they went to their local police station to find out what police were doing about it | 1/20/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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HIV and AIDS affects us all | Of all the people infected with HIV in the world, 67% live on the African continent. It's a disease that affects us all, impacting individuals, families, communities and entire countries. The Radio Workshop speaks to young reporters in Zambia, visits a home for HIV affected children in Cape Town and one of the producers of the show records her HIV test for radio! | 1/20/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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From the garden to the table | Food is an essential part of life. We eat for sustenance, comfort and joy. The Radio Workshop spoke to the owner of a quirky deli in the heart of Cape Town, where she creates the most delectable dishes! Three budding gardeners at a primary school in Cape Town also tell us about the benefits of growing your own food. | 1/20/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Youth Day remembered and reinvented | Stuck in the history books or relevant today? The Radio Workshop talks to a youth leader of 1976 about the student riots that swept through the country. We also meet some young people who build on that legacy, though this time their struggles are different. | 6/15/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Radio Workshop: Protecting children | Protecting a child––it seems like a simple enough concept, but is it really? The Radio Workshop explored the different ways children feel they are, and sometimes are not, protected | 6/7/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Beats, rhythms and harmony | We sing along to their music, take refuge in their lyrics and let their rhythms move us. But who are the people behind the musicians and how did they start their musical journey? The Radio Workshop gets personal with Capetonian musician Mathew Moolman and New York house sensation Tortured Soul. | 5/27/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Radio Workshop: Election fever | South Africans are gearing up for local elections. The Radio Workshop discovered there's certainly a lot of mixed emotions around voting. Some people have decided not to make their mark at all. Others can't wait! And what have politicians been doing about campaigning around children's needs? | 5/13/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Laughing out loud | Have you ever heard the saying that the shortest distance between two people is a laugh? Laughter makes us feel better, is good for our health and nurtures intimacy. The Radio Workshop finds out more about the serious business of being funny. We tag along with Care Clowns as they bring their own dose of medicine to hospitals. And we discover a new movement called joy activism! | 4/19/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The world of work | A chocolatier, a woman bus driver and a host of other people tell us about their jobs. Most of them had disappointments and surprises. All of them have dreams. The Children's Radio Foundation found out that what most people start out doing is not what they end up doing. | 4/19/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 11 Episodes |
Customer Reviews
Great messages and interviews!
While I've never visited South Africa, listening to Lesedi transports me instantly. Thank you for these weekly "escapes" and all the interesting personalities and places I encounter along the way. Also, I really enjoy the musical segments, so maybe you could list artists somewhere on your web site, like on NPR?
