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As tensions over South Africa’s white-owned farmland escalate, Midas Wanana and other Black residents take matters into their own hands, creating a new settlement on the edge of a white-owned vineyard. They call the settlement Azania, a precolonial name for South Africa. When the white farmer, Stefan Smit, is murdered in his own home, the finger is immediately pointed at the Black occupiers and te...

When brutal murders in the community push the Reverend to his limits, he knows he needs to reach the people at the heart of the violence. But as he walks the streets by night, his own son is out on those same streets, immersed in gang life and drug dealing, earning the nickname Little Killer. While the Reverend advocates for peace among drug addicts and gang members, the person he wants to save th...

This story contains potentially triggering subjects, including suicide, homophobia, physical violence, and misgendering. In 2015, an exceptional trial took place in Jerusalem. The body of transgender activist and beloved community leader May Peleg was held in police custody. May’s request was that her ashes be divided in two: one half scattered into the sea, the other at the roots of an Illawarra...

The Living Goddess follows Rashmila, who at four years old was taken from her family to become a goddess. She grew up in a palace, dressed always in red, believing she could heal the people who came to worship her. At twelve years old, her world turned upside down: she was cast out from the palace. It was time to become a mortal again. Journalist: Ada Petriczko Voice: Sohm Kapila Audio: Lauren Aur...

This is the never before told story of the relationship between a prisoner—the ex-President of Iraq—and a young American soldier from Kansas City. Journalist: Michael Weiss Audio: Ben Adair for Western Sound & Charlie Brandon-King Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

When the Taliban last ruled Afghanistan, playing an instrument could be punished by death, and yet Negin finds herself as conductor of all-female orchestra, stepping into a power she didn’t know she had. Journalist: Sahar Zand Audio: Saskia Edwards Additional Music: Subat Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Cinematic true stories from the world’s best journalists. Ground-breaking investigations, gripping narrative histories and touching personal triumphs. This is long-form audio journalism done differently — this is Paperless, an audio magazine from Vespucci. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.