I Know What You're Thinking Kaya 959

Our lives exist as numbers.
Brands, government organisations and researchers scrutinize, count and contextualize us all the time. As a collective we form part of a sample size, where we become the most valuable in our 'bigness'.

Africa Check's Editor
In Chief, Anim Van Wyk takes us through the role of sample size in the world of fact checking, whereas Kaya FM's researcher, Reitumetse Mpholle looks the phenomenon by quantifying Afropolitanism

The phrase 'One Day, One Day' is colloquial for 'Once Upon A Time' in most South African townships. It typically initiates the slapstick humour of comedians residing eKasi. In this episode 'One Day, One Day' is chanelled to look at the evolution of South Africa's comedy from the days of colourless television, to the heyday of stand up and ultimately YouTube. Through the perspectives of comedians, Skhumba Hlophe and Moshe Ndiki, we look at how humour breaks the proverbial fourth wall.

Most narratives surrounding vinyl are about how it has made an amazing come back. But is nostalgia all there is to the culture? Beyond nostalgia we probe how the vinyl culture intersects with history, geography and commerce. This we learn by having co-founder of Keleketla, university lecturer and kwaito enthusiast, Rangoato ‘Ra’ Hlasane to tell us his experiences with vinyl. Collector and storyteller, Zara Julius, opens our world to her fascination with sounds from the global south on vinyl; while record bar owner,Kevin Stuart lets us in on the trends within the space.

Food security is by far one of the biggest news makers within a drought ridden Africa. But what does the language surrounding it mean. Are we running out of food? Is there food but only a few have access to it? Through the eyes of food activist and entrepreneur, Mapheu Pule, we look at the value chain of food as it emerges from the ground to how it land on the plate in most household in the township. Professor Emmanuel Mukwevho from the University Of the North West also lets us in on how obesity and food insecurity can be bed fellows.

Posited as a platform for connecting the world, Facebook’s local narrative advocates for identity politics, the woke generation and public intellectualism amongst other things. This podcast illuminates these trends through the voice of long-time public opinionista Masello Motana.

A look at how modern-day media appropriates ‘characters’ they appear in adverts, PR and the literary world. The podcast features documentarian, Tseliso Monaheng, and reputation manager and author, Andrew K. Miller.