S3 Episode 6: Grants, continued | Not such proud boys
Why South Africa’s Covid-19 special grant needs to become a permanent grant. Also, United States President Donald Trump has bolstered fascists in America.
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Mixtape 25: Silver anniversary
This is the 25th mixtape, the silver anniversary of this weekly music compilation. Charles Leonard picks and plays shiny songs for the occasion.
S3 Episode 5: Che today | Journalism’s best and worst
We explore why Che Guevara still matters today. Also, when journalists go rogue – a new book investigates the deepest lows of South African journalism.
Mixtape 24: City songs – the B-sides
The musical city-to-city trip continues this week with Charles Leonard playing more songs about global cities in a mixtape called “City songs – the B-sides”.
S3 Episode 4: Fanning xenophobia | Hatred by media
Since the lockdown, four Somalis have been killed in South Africa, showing how xenophobia and police brutality collide. The story of a brave football team that won the league in war-torn Cameroon.
Mixtape 23: Songs of the City
With the theme, “Songs of the City”, this week’s mixtape goes on a musical trip to cities right around the globe.
S3 Episode 3: Forced sterilisation | Beirut burning
A woman tells of her horror at being sterilised without her permission. And Beirut is burning, but the Lebanese government seems unwilling to put out the fires.
Mixtape 22: Quote, unquote
The theme for this week’s eclectic mixtape is “Quote, unquote”. Charles Leonard plays songs quoting other songs with surprisingly pleasant results.
S3 Episode 2: Goodbye, George Bizos | Urban land
Two of George Bizos’ colleagues pay tribute to the South African human rights lawyer. The high court has forced Cape Town to address apartheid inequality. What are the implications?
Mixtape 21: The games people play
For this mixtape, selector Charles Leonard has picked some fine tunes about mind games as well as some songs about sport.
S3 Episode 1: Rise of the Left in SA | Rugby and BLM
Cosatu has rediscovered its soul, but how is this likely to affect South Africa’s political landscape? And an Afrikaans dominee urges white rugby players to “take the knee” and support Black Lives Matter.
Mixtape 20: Strange Bedfellows
In this week’s mixtape, Charles Leonard celebrates strange bedfellows in music and plays some of the best results.
S2 Episode 12: Beyond Women’s Day | Washington Bullets
Women’s Month is just a PR tool for politicians but activists struggle on. Will Joe Biden make the US less imperialistic? And, a coach describes watching football without a crowd.
Mixtape 19: Covered
In this mixtape, Charles Leonard plays songs by masked musicians plus quirky covers across genres, languages, styles and generations.
S2 Episode 11: A day in the life of a spaza shop
Gauteng is in the eye of a storm. As part of a series of intimate portraits, we capture a day in the life of an Alexandra spaza shop at the peak of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Mixtape 18: R.E.S.P.E.C.T.
To celebrate South African Women’s Day, Charles Leonard has made a celebratory mixtape of songs by female artists only.
S2 Episode 10: BLM in cricket | Zambia vs rapper
In SA, how to deal with cricket’s dirty racist secret. Then, Italian lessons on life when Covid-19 subsides. And, a Zambian musician on the music that’s landed him in jail three times.
Mixtape 17: Scratch
In this mixtape, Charles Leonard plays songs about scratching – and, like an ambitious Masterchef competitor, he does it three ways.
S2 Episode 9: Terrorist Album | Deaf under Covid-19
Apartheid’s terrorist album was a “wanted” list of insurgents, and it could get you killed. Also, when you cannot lip read – how deaf people cope under Covid-19.
S2 Episode 8: How Trump abets Israel | Tribute to a fine African mind
How United States President Donald Trump’s vindictive administration went after a veteran Palestinian leader. Also, we pay tribute to one of Africa’s greatest intellectuals.
Mixtape 16: Best dressed chicken in town
In this week’s bumper edition of the mixtape, Charles Leonard brings you a menagerie of songs about animals.