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Will Oldham
Will Oldham
A prince among men
A prince among men
"And I trust that there are people every day, finding their way to the pieces of work that are going to be important in their lives, either accidentally, or through some sort of dogged discipline."
I spoke to Will Oldham aka Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy about his parallel journeys in film and music over the course of the last two decades.
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Baaba Maal
Baaba Maal
A world in a voice
A world in a voice
"Music is not something that stays in one place and belongs to just one community – it’s for all the communities."
I spoke to Senegalese superstar Baaba Maal about taking his voice to the people.
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Arundhati Roy
Arundhati Roy
The riches we hold
The riches we hold
"What’s the use of fighting, if there’s nothing to preserve? What’s the use if there’s no beauty, there’s no grace, there’s no tenderness, there’s no gentleness?”
I spoke to author Arundhati Roy about fame, globalisation, and the need for human tenderness.
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John Matshikiza
John Matshikiza
Living in a compromised reality
Living in a compromised reality
"The terrible problem we have in South Africa is that we don't know if we are post-revolutionary or not. And we aren't."
I spoke to the late John Matshikiza about languages, literacy, and writing in a post-apartheid South Africa.
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John Pilger
John Pilger
The war against humanity
The war against humanity
"It’s ridiculous, given the resources and technology available, that 26,000 children die every day from the effects of poverty. No child should die for want of basic nourishment. Nothing is more absurd."
I spoke to political journalist John Pilger - who died in the last days of 2023 - about the radical inequality that is a defining element of a globalised economy, and what we can do about it as individuals.
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David Tilman
David Tilman
This is it - the only planet we've got
This is it - the only planet we've got
"Each species is a unique profession for life on earth. If you lose a species, you lose that efficiency."
I spoke to leading ecologist David Tilman about the central importance of biodiversity to life on earth.
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Doris Dörrie
Doris Dörrie
Going nuclear
Going nuclear
"I think you sense it when somebody tells the truth. You sense it. I think you can really tell on a guttural level that those lines are not written, they are not made up, and this person is not made up."
I spoke to filmmaker and writer Doris Dörrie about her film 'Fukushima, Mon Amour', which was shot in the evacuation zone around Fukushima after the nuclear disaster.
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A big thank you to Kirsten Machen and Linda Leow for both sug­gesting, within days of each other, that I start inter­viewing people again, and also for the numerous feed­back requests. Thanks also to Debbie Sykes for some on-point UX sug­gestions and to Lorna Mc­Dowell for the fre­quent iPhone testing. Thanks to Shar­lene Versfeld and Nashen Moodley for help­ing me to get access to so many amazing people over the years, and to Mirah Von Wicht for all the hugs and support. Spec­ial thanks to all my past editors, especially Cyril Madlada, for his im­­mediate faith in me, Debbie Reynolds, for some wonder­ful work­ing years at the In­­depend­­ent on Sat­­ur­d­­ay and for giving me free reign to produce such eclectic con­tent, and to Yves Van­­der­­haeghen at the Week­end Witness for doing like­­­wise. And, of course, a mas­s­­ive thank you to every­one who has spoken to me over the years. And finally, warm and ap­­­prec­­i­­a­tive thanks to YOU for read­ing, watching, and listen­­ing, and to my mother Astrid Machen for her boundless and endless love and en­­courage­­­ment.

A big thank you to Kirsten Machen and Linda Leow for both sug­gesting, within days of each other, that I start interviewing people again, and also for the numerous feed­back requests. Thanks also to Debbie Sykes for some on-point UX sug­gestions and to Lorna Mc­Dowell for the fre­quent iPhone testing. Thanks to Shar­lene Versfeld and Nashen Moodley for help­ing me to get access to so many amazing people over the years, and to Mirah Von Wicht for all the hugs and support. Spec­ial thanks to all my past editors, especially Cyril Madlada, for his im­­mediate faith in me, Debbie Reynolds, for some wonder­ful work­ing years at the In­­depend­­ent on Sat­­ur­d­­ay and for giving me free reign to produce such eclectic con­tent, and to Yves Van­­der­­haeghen at the Week­end Witness for doing like­­­wise. And, of course, a mas­s­­ive thank you to every­one who has spoken to me over the years. And finally, warm and ap­­­prec­­i­­a­tive thanks to YOU for read­ing, watching, and listen­­ing, and to my mother Astrid Machen for her boundless and endless love and en­­courage­­­ment.

A big thank you to Kirsten Machen and Linda Leow for both sug­gesting, within days of each other, that I start interviewing people again, and also for the numerous feed­back requests. Thanks also to Debbie Sykes for some on-point UX sug­gestions and to Lorna Mc­Dowell for the fre­quent iPhone testing. Thanks to Shar­lene Versfeld and Nashen Moodley for help­ing me to get access to so many amazing people over the years, and to Mirah Von Wicht for all the hugs and support. Spec­ial thanks to all my past editors, especially Cyril Madlada, for his im­­mediate faith in me, Debbie Reynolds, for some wonder­ful work­ing years at the In­­depend­­ent on Sat­­ur­d­­ay and for giving me free reign to produce such eclectic con­tent, and to Yves Van­­der­­haeghen at the Week­end Witness for doing like­­­wise. And, of course, a mas­s­­ive thank you to every­one who has spoken to me over the years. And finally, warm and ap­­­prec­­i­­a­tive thanks to YOU for read­ing, watching, and listen­­ing, and to my mother Astrid Machen for her boundless and endless love and en­­courage­­­ment.

A big thank you to Kirsten Machen and Linda Leow for both sug­gesting, within days of each other, that I start interviewing people again, and also for the numerous feed­back requests. Thanks also to Debbie Sykes for some on-point UX sug­gestions and to Lorna Mc­Dowell for the fre­quent iPhone testing. Thanks to Shar­lene Versfeld and Nashen Moodley for help­ing me to get access to so many amazing people over the years, and to Mirah Von Wicht for all the hugs and support. Spec­ial thanks to all my past editors, especially Cyril Madlada, for his im­­mediate faith in me, Debbie Reynolds, for some wonder­ful work­ing years at the In­­depend­­ent on Sat­­ur­d­­ay and for giving me free reign to produce such eclectic con­tent, and to Yves Van­­der­­haeghen at the Week­end Witness for doing like­­­wise. And, of course, a mas­s­­ive thank you to every­one who has spoken to me over the years. And finally, warm and ap­­­prec­­i­­a­tive thanks to YOU for read­ing, watching, and listen­­ing, and to my mother Astrid Machen for her boundless and endless love and en­­courage­­­ment.

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