ARC

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ARC is a non-profit documentary channel. We tell stories through film and narrative-driven podcasting that explore social justice issues, uncover histories that shape the present, and challenge dominant narratives. Our work amplifies voices often left unheard, creating space for deeper understanding. For more see: https://www.arcdocs.org/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Hilton Schilder's Catheter Symphony 26.04.2016 32:29

Hilton Schilder's Catheter Symphony is a jazzy journey through the mother city and the hypercreative mind of pianist and composer Hilton Schilder. We get a musician's-eye view of what it was like growing up in the Cape Flats under apartheid, and an intimate glimpse into Schilder's current struggle with cancer. Hospital bed compositions and irreverent humour help this colourful and quintessentially...

The Wait is Almost Over Part 2 23.03.2016 36:04

The second part of The Wait Is Almost Over is finally out! In this episode, Yolande recalls the details of her and Pierre's captivity, relations with her captors, and the ever-present threat of done strikes. We also take an in-depth look at the efforts of the civilian negotiators to bring Pierre home, and how these efforts ran into conflict with government policies. --Find out more about Sound Afr...

The Wait is Almost Over Part 1 22.02.2016 34:06

In May 2013, Pierre and Yolande Korkie were kidnapped by Al-Qaeda. In the chaos of post-revolutionary Yemen, it was left up to an innovative local aid worker and his South African boss to secure the couple's release. This is the story of their painstaking efforts to track down the Korkies and the delicate negotiations that ensued.--Find out more about Sound Africa at our website: soundafrica.orgLi...

The Devil In Joburg 05.01.2016 30:15

A reporter investigates the high number of reported occult crimes in South Africa. Among others he meets an archbishop, a passionate academic and a man they call God's Detective.--Find out more about Sound Africa at our website: http://soundafrica.org/Like Sound Africa on Facebook: www.facebook.com/soundafricapodcastFollow Sound Africa on Twitter: twitter.com/sound_africa and Instagram: www.instag...

The Boy Who Didn't Die 05.12.2015 33:15

One man shares his incredible story of fleeing war, escaping an army and traveling through the deep Congo forest and half the continent alone as a child.--Find out more about Sound Africa at our website: http://soundafrica.org/Like Sound Africa on Facebook: www.facebook.com/soundafricapodcastFollow Sound Africa on Twitter: twitter.com/sound_africa and Instagram: www.instagram.com/sound_africa/--So...

African Space 05.11.2015 39:53

Africa is hardly thought of as a continent much involved in space exploration. But for the lift off of the Sound Africa Podcast we bring you two stories about Africa and space:First, The Afronaut: An introduction to a largely forgotten space program in Zambia in the 1960s. Did the leader of this wildly ambitious project, Edward Nkoloso, have a plan or was he just the delusional eccentric he was la...