10 Available Episodes (10 Total)Average duration: 00:52:57
May 30, 2021
Episode 9 : Damian Barr and You Will Be Safe Here
00:58:59
In this episode Waseem chats to award winning writer, broadcaster and journalist Damian Barr about the makings of his debut Novel, "You Will Be Safe Here", as well as his writing process.
Apr 15, 2021
Episode 8 : Lady Nwadike, Lawrence Mashiyane and Exhale
01:05:45
Lady Nwadike and Lawrence Mashiyane join waseem in this episode to chat about the contributions to Queer african anthology of erotic fiction, "Exhale", as well as taboos and writing about sex.
Mar 19, 2021
Episode 7 : Jamil F Khan and Khamr
01:00:46
In episode seven of the show, Waseem chats to Jamil F Khan about not only his memoir but also his other essays on social politics as well as social media and toll it can take.
Jan 15, 2021
Episode 6 : Nedine Moonsamy and the Unfamous Five
01:09:06
In Episode 6, Waseem chats to Nedine Moonsamy about Anti-blackness in the indian community, Traditional expectations and her debut novel "The Unfamous Five".
Music : “ variatio 1 a 1 clav. “ by Kimiko Ishizaka is licensed under CC BY CC0 1.0
Dec 01, 2020
Episode 5 : Dr Barbara Boswell and Grace
00:55:24
In this episode Waseem chats to Dr Barbara Boswell about Violence, the Patriarchy and her first novel Grace!
music by “ variatio 1 a 1 clav. “ by Kimiko Ishizaka is licensed under CC BY CC0 1.0
Nov 01, 2020
Episode 4 : Fiona Melrose and Johannesburg
00:55:43
In this episode Waseem chats to Fiona Melrose about how Virginia Woolf inspired her second novel, Johannesburg, as well as about the pressures of writing a south african novel as a white writer.
Episode 3 : Ming-Cheau Lin and Yellow and Confused
00:56:12
In this episode Waseem chats to Ming-Cheau Lin, author of the memoir: Yellow and Confused. Which deals with her life in South Africa as someone of Taiwanese descent as well as unlearning Prejudices & Food politics.
In this episode Waseem chats to Meena Kandasamy about her second novel When I Hit You, an auto-fictitious offering dealing with domestic violence aswell as her approach to the craft of writing.
music : “ variatio 1 a 1 clav. “ by Kimiko Ishizaka is licensed under CC BY CC0 1.0
Oct 02, 2020
Episode 1 : Sue Nyathi and The Gold Diggers
00:53:30
In this episode Waseem chats to Sue Nyathi about her second novel The Gold Diggers, which covers a plethora of issues ranging from immigration, xenophobia and patriarchy amongst other things.