The Radio Workshop:
Giving Young People a Voice

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Welcome to the Radio Workshop’s podcast.  Let’s take a look at what’s on the show.

This week’s episode takes us to the Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital in Cape Town.  Dr. Gabriel Urgoiti explains the initiative to get young patients telling their stories for radio.

Then we go straight to the stories.  Eight year-old Kauther Sallie tells us about waiting for a kidney transplant.

And finally, seven year-old Mujahid Wiener describes the day of his accident.

No time to listen to the entire show? Pick and choose what you want to listen to below!

Welcome to the Show

Host Lesedi Mogoatlhe takes listeners through the lineup of this week’s show.

And what’s that song you hear? The singer is Chiwoniso, from Zimbabwe.  This song is called “Vanorapa,” from her album Rebel Woman (Putumayo, 2008). To find out more about her music click here!

The Radio Workshop broadcasts every Saturday at 12 noon on SAFM. Visit SAFM’s website for information about how to find their frequency in your area.

Red Cross Radio

Dr. Gabriel Urgoiti says he swapped his stethoscope for a microphone.  He used to be a doctor at Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital, but now he’s back with a different mission.

Find out more about our radio project at Red Cross Children’s Hospital here.

My Audio Diary: Kauther Sallie

Kauther Sallie says the worst thing about being sick is that she can’t eat what she wants.  Since she is waiting for a kidney transplant, that means no more chips, sausage…or even bananas.

Want to find out more about kidneys and transplants? Click here.

My Audio Diary: Mujahid Wiener

Mujahid Wiener knows Red Cross Children’s Hospital like the back of his hand.  He’s spent a lot of time in the hospital since his accident.

Read stories by other South African youth burn victims here.

Signing out

That’s it for this week, join us next week for more of the Radio Workshop. We hope you’ve enjoyed it. Feel free to leave a comment below.  We’d love to know what you think!

We end with music from Madagascar, Rajery’s song “Misahotaka Ny Akama.” The song comes from an album called “Acoustic Africa,” released by Putumayo.

Thanks for joining us for this week’s show.

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Welcome to this week’s episode of the Radio Workshop.  Let’s take a look at what’s on the show today.

First, we take a walk along Cape Town’s Hout Bay Harbour and get a lesson on how to cook fish.

Next up, surfing champion Kwezi Qika tells us about the first time he picked up a surfboard.

As always, we take a stroll back in time with “This Week in History.”

No time to listen to the entire show? Pick and choose what you want to listen to below!

Welcome to the Show

Host Lesedi Mogoatlhe takes listeners through the lineup of this week’s show.

The Radio Workshop broadcasts every Saturday at 12 noon on SAFM. Visit SAFM’s website for information about how to find their frequency in your area.

Hout Bay Harbour

Today’s Audio Postcard brings us to the fish market at Cape Town’s Hout Bay Harbour. Our youth reporters from the Hout Bay Music Project get some advice on what to do with that fish you just caught. 

Do you like to cook?  Click here for some simple recipies designed for young people.

Audio Profile: Kwezi Qika

Would you believe that surfing champion Kwezi Qika used to be afraid of the water? What happened that changed his mind? 

Click here to watch a video of Kwezi Qika surfing.

Surfs Up!

Do you want to know more about surfing? 

Here are some sites that will steer you in the right direction:

Gary’s Surf School, Cape Town
Surfing South Africa
Surfing for kids in Durban
Surfing Slang in South Africa

This Week in History

This week we hear about a giant leap into outer space, a sunken ship, dealing with the past in South Africa, and as always, a few birthdays.

To find out more about what happened this week in South African history, visit the South African History Online website.

Sound Check

How good are your ears?  Test you knowledge with this one!

Thanks for joining us for this week’s show.  We hope you’ve enjoyed it. Feel free to leave a comment below.  We’d love to know what you think!

Click here to listen to previous Radio Workshop podcasts.

Listen to the entire show

Welcome to this week’s episode of the Radio Workshop.  Let’s take a look at what’s on the menu for today.

First, we take a visit to the Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital in Cape Town and hear from some patients who know the hospital inside and out.

Next up, Theo Ndindwa tells us about what it takes to make it as a professional dancer.

As always, we end by taking a walk down memory lane with “This Week in History.”

No time to listen to the entire show? Pick and choose what you want to listen to below!

Welcome to the Show

Host Lesedi Mogoatlhe tells listeners about this week’s show. 

The Radio Workshop broadcasts every Saturday at 12 noon on SAFM. Visit SAFM’s website for information about how to find their frequency in your area.

Red Cross Radio

Today we take a visit to the Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital in Cape Town. Our tour guides are Red Cross patients Muhahid Wiener, Nonkhanyiso Mphanga, Kauthar Sallie, Qaqamba Cuba, and Iyad Afrika.  Hear them talk about their own lives, their experiences at Red Cross, and get an idea of what it’s like to be in hospital.

Their powerful stories are only the beginning.  We’ll be hearing more from them and other youth radio reporters over the next few months, so stay tuned.

If you want to know more about our Red Cross Radio Reporters, click here! You can see photos, listen to their radio stories, and read more about their lives.

Audio Profile: Theo Ndindwa

When Theo Ndindwa was young, he had dreams of becoming a professional soccer player one day. Along the way, Theo found a different calling. 

Theo Ndindwa and Tanya Arshamian recently launched a new dance company in Cape Town called the iKapa Dance Theatre.  Read more about it here.

Let’s Dance!

Do you want to dance?  Lesedi gives you some tips on how to find dance opportunities in your area.

Also, check out these websites:

Jazz Art Dance Theatre
Dance for All
Hip Hop Dance South Africa
The Dance Academy of South Africa
Jika Majika

This Week in History

This week we look at the beginning of some very important games, a fallen South African leader, the death of an art icon, and a few musicians who left their mark on the world.

To find out more about what happened this week in South African history, visit the South African History Online website.  The website has so much interesting information about this great country of ours!

Sound Check

How good are your ears?  Test you knowledge with this one!

Thanks for joining us for this week’s show.  We hope you’ve enjoyed it. Feel free to leave a comment below.  We’d love to know what you think!

Click here to listen to previous Radio Workshop podcasts.

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Today’s show is going to take you places!  We go on a tour of the construction site of a 2010 World Cup soccer stadium, introduce you to singer Thandiswa Mazwai’s new album, fill you in on what happened in this week in history, and test your knowledge of animal sounds.

No time to listen to the entire show? Pick and choose what you want to listen to below.

Welcome to the Show

Host Lesedi Mogoatlhe welcomes listeners to the show.

Green Point Stadium

Today’s Audio Postcard brings us to the construction site of the 2010 World Cup Stadium in Cape Town. Wearing hard hats and dodging bulldozers, the architect gives us a tour and tells us what it takes to go from concept to concrete. The Radio Workshop’s Loyiso Mpalantshane reports.

Follow the progress of the Green Point Stadium at the visitor’s centre website. The Construction Gallery has loads of images that track the progress of the stadium.  Very cool!  And if you want to be an architect, click here to find out more.

Thandiswa Mazwai

We meet singer and songwriter Thandiswa Mazwai and hear about her new album, Ibokwe.  Mazwai tells us about some of her favourite songs on the album, and gives tips for those of you who might want to be a musician one day!

What to know more about Thandiswa? Read more about her life and her music here.

This Week in History

As always, we take you back.  The Radio Workshop’s Miko Schneider gets you up to speed on the important events that happened this week in history. Two civil rights leaders, a man with big hands, a jazz icon, and much much more.

If you want to know more about what happened this week in South African history, visit the South African History Online website.  The website has so much interesting information about this great country of ours!

Sound Check

Do you know your animal sounds?  Test you knowledge with this one!  And it’s not easy as you think.

Are you an animal buff? Or do you want to know more about Zebras? Check out the Animal page on National Geographic Kids.