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A German micro-school head on family, purpose and intentional education This fireside conversation is for parents, psychologists and anyone working with children's wellbeing who is questioning whether a small or micro school is a legitimate choice rather than a compromise. Christian Convence, head of a family-run micro school near Aachen in Germany, joins fellow small-school head, Gershom Aitchiso...

On reading lenses, epistolary fiction, and finding your elderly heroine. This episode is for book lovers, book club readers, and anyone who has ever felt frustrated saying 'I loved it' or 'I hated it' and wished they had better words. It gives you new tools, new vocabulary, and a new way of paying attention the next time you pick up a book. It is for readers who sense that the real pleasure and me...

Fresh Fire Wednesday, 13 May 2026 alivewithjoseph.com · website · facebook · twitter · insta

Nadia Davids is an award-winning playwright, novelist, and short story writer. She won the Caine Prize in 2024 for her short story 'Bridling'. Her latest novel CAPE FEVER has been released to great acclaim, published by Simon & Schuster. Nadia joins Fiona Snyckers and Gail Schimmel to talk about how postcolonial fiction does not have to be bleak or hopeless and why she chose the Gothic form for he...

Alive Sunday Service, 10 May 2026 alivewithjoseph.com · website · facebook · twitter · insta

Alive Sunday Service, 10 May 2026 alivewithjoseph.com · website · facebook · twitter · insta

Dr. Karen Singh's heartfelt story where a child can understand Cancer. The story follows a cheerful young girl named Emma and her mother, who live in a charming village. They spend their afternoons bonding in their magical garden, a place filled with vibrant flowers, bees, and butterflies. Together, they tend to the plants, pull weeds, and watch the garden blossom from an outdoor swing. The narrat...

The Author: A Duality of Science and Heart: Dr. Karen Singh is not your typical oncologist specialist. Known to her patients as Dr. Gentle Hands, she operates from a philosophy that medicine must be attached to the heart. While her daily life involves the rigours of radiation oncology, her creative output is fuelled by the gold she sees in every patient—recognising them not as numbers, but as moth...

Fresh Fire Wednesdays, 06 May 2026 alivewithjoseph.com · website · facebook · twitter · insta

On the future (or lack thereof) of education Schools are failing students, employers are failing graduates, and parents are failing to ask the right questions - this episode is for business leaders worried about their talent pipeline, HR professionals frustrated by grad programs, educators fighting the system from within, and anyone who has ever wondered whether the money poured into education is...

2024 world champion Simon Margetts shares 4,000 years of history This episode is for sport lovers with a taste for history and a fondness for the gems rarely found in mainstream coverage. Robin sits down with Simon Margetts, 2024 Cornish Wrestling world champion, to uncover one of sport's most remarkable hidden stories: a martial art older than the Greek Olympics that once packed arenas from Cornw...

Is beef still about competition, or has it become performance? Are OGs creating space for the next generation, or competing with them for relevance? This week, we dive into the tension shaping South African hip-hop right now. From ongoing clashes between artists to the unspoken divide between generations, we question what’s really at stake: respect, relevance, or control of the culture. We revisit...

Damon Galgut is one of South Africa's most distinguished writers. He won the Booker Prize in 2021 for The Promise, which was his third novel to be shortlisted for the award. Damon joins Fiona Snyckers and Gail Schimmel to talk about how writing seems to become more difficult as the years go by, and how strenuously he wrestles with a first draft. He tells us that plot has become increasingly less i...

Alive Sunday Service, 03 May 2026 alivewithjoseph.com · website · facebook · twitter · insta

Alive Sunday Service, 03 May 2026 alivewithjoseph.com · website · facebook · twitter · insta

Radiology & nephrology: evolving partnership in contrast decisions. In this episode of Radiology with a Dose of Insight, we explore one of the most nuanced and often debated areas in modern imaging: the use of contrast agents in patients at risk of kidney injury. Joined by Dr Ashesh Ranchod and Dr Muhammed Hassen, we unpack the evolving relationship between radiologists and nephrologists — from hi...

Fresh Fire Wednesday, 29 April 2026 alivewithjoseph.com · website · facebook · twitter · insta

Your personal data is sitting inside institutions you trust; banks, telecoms, technology companies, being processed, protected, and in some cases misused, in ways most people never see and rarely question. Amenda has spent her career being the person responsible for what happens to it. A former litigator who found her way into data privacy before most organisations knew they needed it, she has bui...

And meeting them where they're at. In this episode of Messy, Daniel Atlin sits down with Mary Anne Chambers, former Ontario cabinet minister, banking executive, and lifelong advocate for equity and access, to explore what it truly means to lead in complex, purpose and people-centered systems. From her early experiences growing up in Jamaica, where she learned to understand lives different from her...

Marguerite Poland is one of South Africa's most decorated authors, having won the Percy Fitzpatrick Award numerous times, as well as the Order of Ikamang for lifetime achievement. Her career spans many decades and includes books for children, works of non-fiction, and several critically acclaimed novels for adults. Marguerite joins Fiona Snyckers and Gail Schimmel to talk about her earliest love f...

Alive Sunday Service, 26 April 2026 alivewithjoseph.com · website · facebook · twitter · insta

Alive Sunday Service, 19 April 2026 alivewithjoseph.com · website · facebook · twitter · insta

Jillian Vigrass (Author, English Teacher and Storyteller) unpacks her children's book, Ozzee the Dozy Mozzee. Lynn Joffe interviews Jillian Vigrass, educator and author of 'Ozzee the Dozy Mozzee', a children's picture book that teaches malaria prevention to children from age 7 upwards through entertaining, anthropomorphised storytelling. Jillian explains how years living in Ethiopia and visiting h...

Nestled at the entrance to Lebombo, one of Singita’s properties in the Kruger National Park, the Gallery of Treasures is a multi-sensory space designed to reveal the often-unseen elements of this remarkable landscape. Created in collaboration with artists and creatives from across Southern Africa, it brings together art, nature, and storytelling. In this roundtable conversation with Tatenda Chidor...

Despite billions invested in offices, many workplaces still fail to deliver what matters most: better performance, stronger relationships, and meaningful collaboration. In this episode, Tracey Camilleri and Adrian Davidson unpack why so many offices fall short and what needs to change. They explore the limitations of designing for cost and convenience, and argue for a shift toward environments tha...