Patricia Glyn Storycatcher

Great mystery surrounds an unidentified skull in a crypt in Worcestershire, England. Francis Thackeray believes he knows who it belonged to. This is the story of how he used palaeoanthropology to unravel a centuries-old conundrum. Storycatcher Website Podcast Page

Vincent Carruthers, renowned environmentalist and storyteller is back with more tales from the Magaliesberg. Storycatcher Website Podcast Page

A renowned paleoanthropologist and a first cousin (9 times removed) of William Shakespeare. Who better then to investigate some pipes that were unearthed in The Bard’s garden at Stratford-Upon-Avon. Were they Shakespeare’s? Did he smoke? And, if so, did he smoke what the residue of those pipes contained? Storycatcher Website Podcast Page

My story this week is about my father’s pipe. It was huge, as was he, and its smoke infused my youth with sandalwood and safety. Storycatcher Website Podcast Page

Two besties hit the potholes of Africa in a Subaru to chase away load shedding and COVID blues. Patricia chats to them about the trip covering 10 000km, through 9 countries and over 42 days. Storycatcher Website Podcast Page

This week's story is about my time on Mount Everest in 2003 when I was the broadcaster and journalist for the Discovery Team’s efforts to stand on top of the world. I hated it every minute of the two months I was at Base Camp. There were many reasons why - but the main one was the fact that I could hardly breathe. It had nothing to do with the altitude, but rather an untreated lung infection on th...

Fawn was born with Cystic Fibrosis, a genetic disease in which your body produces an excess of mucus that clogs your organs, and particularly your lungs. It has no cure. When she was literally on her death bed, Fawn was the recipient of a double lung transplant. But that was just the start of a whole new test of her physical and mental endurance. Please don’t miss her story, it is truly unforgetta...

While preparation for Season II is underway, we will be bringing you fortnightly tales from people and places nearby. This week we feature Professor Ryan Blumenthal, well known forensic pathologist who believes that the dead have a lot to teach the living. And after 15 000 autopsies he knows what he’s talking about! Podcast page of the Storycatcher website

By popular request we also have a new feature, a fortnightly story from the book of my life. Adventures are varied by nature and memorable for unexpected reasons. This is the story of two women I encountered in the Johannesburg mortuary and will never forget. Podcast page of the Storycatcher website

The season 1 finale finds me in the Waterberg learing from the wonderful people who reside there. Warwick Tarboton, someone who has known the Waterberg since childhood and who has watched it shift and change over several decades, shares his knowledge. Bronwyn Maree is an award winning icthyologist and ornithologist who lived a sailor's life while working to reduce seabird by-catch, before settling...

This month takes me to the Waterberg to chat to, none other than, Clive Walker. Wildlife warrior, artist, educator, writer, photographer and the list goes on! So you can just imagine how many stories he has to tell... Podcast page of the Storycatcher website

This month I sit down with Rynhardt Erasmus, who takes the description ‘Horse Whisperer’ to another level. Vincent Carruthers brings us a story about Boer leader, Paul Kruger. And I bet it’s something about the old man you didn’t know! Then, not before time, I have a love story for you: that of Jane Fox and her famous writer husband, Lionel Abrahams. Their love affair was as unexpected as it was p...

Sipho Hotstix Mabuse is known as the Gentle Giant of Jazz. He started playing drums at 8 years old and was a professional musician at 15. Patricia takes him through memorable times in his life – both on and off the stage. Podcast page of the Storycatcher website

This month I journey to an old stamping ground of mine: the southern Kalahari. I haven’t been there for seven years and had forgotten how extreme the place is: extreme in weather, in beauty and in people. Podcast page of the Storycatcher website

Nanette Flemming has spent 25 years with the Khomani San in the southern Kalahari. She was there in the early days of their successful land claim and has seen the hope and cultural knowledge of that time in great danger of disappearing. She talks to us about the kind of precious experiences she had with the elders of the community who are all but dead. Podcast page of the Storycatcher website

This month features two stories from the Southern Kalahari: Dog of Dogs and Death in the Dunes. Podcast page of the Storycatcher website

The Southern Ground Hornbill lives for 50 to 60 years and in that time it gets up to some quite astonishing behaviour.  Kyle-Mark Middleton and Carrie Hickman are slowly getting to know these iconic and fascinating creatures. Podcast page of the Storycatcher website

This month’s Potpourri takes us to Hoedspruit, boom-to wn safari capital of South Africa. Podcast page of the Storycatcher website

Conraad de Rosner, warrior for wildlife who fights rampant poaching in the game reserves of Limpopo Podcast page of the Storycatcher website

In this month's Potpourri episode are about the amazing people of the Magaliesburg. There's Vicky, who's best friends are lions and elephants, Jenny who heard a squeak in a bush that changed her life. We have a ghost story, a love story, and a portrait of a most inspiring man. Podcast page of the Storycatcher website

For part one of our Magaliesberg Insplorations episode, I spoke to Vincent Carruthers who has spent decades researching the Magaliesberg so he knows many of its secrets and stories. He brings us some from the renowned caves of the region and their even more renowned paleoanthropological treasures. Storycatcher Website

For part two of our Magaliesberg Insplorations episode I spoke to Dr Keneiloe Molopyane, who was chosen as a team member for the Homo naledi excavation. A dangerous and thrilling enterprise to bring thousands of intriguing fossils out of the dark chamber where they’d lain for 300 000 years. Storycatcher Website

Our first Potpourri features a collection stories from the sea. There are two encounters with sharks (of a very different nature); a conversation with an old fisherman; and two tales of remarkable coincidence. Podcast page of the Storycatcher website

For our first Insplorations episode I'm in conversation with Craig Foster, South Africa's son of the sea and director of the Oscar Winning documentary “My Octopus Teacher”. We spoke about everything but octopuses and he gave more examples of his curious interactions with the creatures of the deep. Podcast page of the Storycatcher website

A trailer for the adventure that awaits us all. Have a listen and join us in October for the launch of both Potpourri and Insploration episodes!