The Empty Chair - A Transatlantic Conversation

Introducing Season Two of The Empty Chair, a podcast from PEN South Africa. Season Two: A Transatlantic Conversation features novelists, poets, theatre makers, artists, musicians, activists, journalists, legal scholars, academics and historians based in South Africa and the United States of America. These conversations promote open dialogue and highlight shared histories. The podcast explores issues of social justice, freedom of expression in art and in life, moments of solidarity, difference, our difficult pasts, uncertain presents, and possible futures. Each of our episodes is dedicated to an imprisoned writer who has been harassed, detained, and sometimes tortured by the state. The first episode of Season Two will be released on 9 December 2021. This podcast series is made possible by a grant from the U.S. Embassy in South Africa.