Reading
Every book South African radio talked about this month: the authors interviewed, the titles recommended, and what was said about each, with the audio.
127 titles · 251 airings · 5 stations · last 30 days
Newest airing first. Clear the chips above for the whole month.
Book · non-fiction · South African
Nyimbini Mabunda
A leadership book built on conversations with 15 senior CEOs, organised around 15 themes such as authenticity, purpose and courage. The author says it is written in his own voice and offers a way to think through current leadership problems, including for people who are not CEOs.
3 airings · SAfm
Book · memoir · South African
Abigail Palata and Lukhanyo Calata
A book written by Abigail Palata and Lukhanyo Calata. The speaker recommends it and describes a vivid, emotional scene from it about a three-year-old boy watching people gather at his father's funeral.
Book · non-fiction
Malcolm Gladwell
A geologist guest says Outliers was hard to get into at first but has become his favourite book. He preaches it, and it introduced him to the 10,000-hour rule and to tracking what he is good at.
Book · non-fiction · South African
Muiseni Lozi
The book is described as an uncompromising account of the author's own story that also shines a light on societal issues. The host calls it a powerful book and a great selection for summer reading.
locl transcribes six South African radio stations as they air. Every hour a model reads the stretches that name a book, film or series and records each titled work that was discussed, reviewed or recommended, with the verdict and who gave it. Quiz clues, name-drops and the stations’ own programmes are left out. Titles and names are as the transcript heard them, so a spelling can be off. Opinions belong to the speakers. Press play to hear the opening window of the conversation; the transcript link has the rest. Only conversations whose audio is still held are listed, so a title leaves the page with its audio.
Updated Wednesday, 28 October at 13:52 SAST. Showing 30 days.