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Joanne Hichens is the award-winning editor and driving force behind the Short Sharp Story Awards. She is also the author of multiple novels, as well as the memoir DEATH AND THE AFTER PARTIES which has been hailed as an outstanding meditation on grief. Joanne joins Fiona and Gail to talk about what she looks for in a short story submission and the importance of a strong, authentic voice in narrativ...

Alive Sunday Service, 01 November 2026 alivewithjoseph.com · website · facebook · twitter · insta

Alive Sunday Service, 01 November 2026 alivewithjoseph.com · website · facebook · twitter · insta

The Solutionists join Annie Hardy to unpack everything from corporate nihilism and co-dependency to the dangerous temptations of tokenmaxing and the risks of lock-in syndrome when it comes to AI adoption. If you are trying to move fast and keep up without breaking something painful, this episode is for you. Connect witth Annie on LinkedIn · Survive the AI Apocalypse website · Connect...

Fresh Fire Wednesday, 28 October 2026 alivewithjoseph.com · website · facebook · twitter · insta

How learning from others can be a way through change. Gavin Weeks talks with innovation expert Aidan McCullen who says the only lasting organisational competitive advantage is learning and reinvention. Aidan is author of Undisruptable: A Mindset of Permanent Reinvention, is host of The Innovation Show, winner of a Thinkers50 award, and a former Ireland team rugby player. He founded The Reinvention...

On a lonely farm in the Karoo, three children grow up under an enormous sky. Lyndall is fierce and clever and wants a life no woman of her time is allowed. Waldo is a dreamer who carves, questions and builds, and has everything he loves taken from him. Em is gentle and steady and expects very little. Around them move the formidable Tant' Sannie and Bonaparte Blenkins, one of the great frauds in fi...

Jo-Anne Richards burst onto the literary scene back in 1996 with the iconic novel THE INNOCENCE OF ROAST CHICKEN. Recently reprinted, this story has been loved by thousands over the years. Jo-Anne joins Fiona and Gail to talk about how that book changed her life and to tell us about the inspiration behind her upcoming work of non-fiction - MEN I HAVE KNOWN. She describes what she has learned in he...

Alive Sunday Service, 25 October 2026 alivewithjoseph.com · website · facebook · twitter · insta

Alive Sunday Service, 25 October 2026 alivewithjoseph.com · website · facebook · twitter · insta

Media Partner to the Nedbank IMC Conference Is Gen Z leaving South Africa behind, or reimagining what the future could look like? Live from the Nedbank IMC Marketing Is Business event, Carmen Murray sits down with a Gen Z Guy to unpack the realities facing a generation navigating unemployment, safety concerns, global opportunities and a rapidly changing digital world. From the brain drain threaten...

Media Partner to the Nedbank IMC Conference What if a barbershop could do more than cut hair, what if it could change lives? At the Nedbank IMC Marketing Is Business event, Carmen Murray sits down with Sheldon Tachell, founder of Legends Barber, to unpack how a business that started with a clipper and a chair on the side of the road grew into a network of 88 locations across five countries, employ...

Are we genuinely assessing financial crime or ticking a box? Is the Wolfsberg Correspondent Banking Due Diligence Questionnaire genuinely helping to combat money laundering, or has it become another costly compliance exercise? Dawn Pretorius challenges the value of the Wolfsberg Questionnaire and the many variations developed by banks and compliance officers around the world. Designed to assess th...

Billions of data points but little financial crime disruption at best! Are We Fighting Money Laundering or Just Collecting Reports? The global anti-money laundering system is built on a fundamental assumption: the more suspicious transactions we report, the better equipped authorities will be to detect and disrupt financial crime. But what if that assumption is wrong? In this episode of The Laundr...

Fresh Fire Wednesday, 21 October 2026 alivewithjoseph.com · website · facebook · twitter · insta

Strategist and researcher Zora Artis on the real work of alignment. Leadership is messy, ongoing, and stubbornly resistant to five-step programs. What does it take for people to move forward together when they see the world differently? Strategist, facilitator, coach, and researcher Zora Artis joins Daniel Atlin to explore what alignment means, what it costs when it is missing, and why sustaining...

Media Partner to the Nedbank IMC Conference Meet Generation Alpha: the future, through the eyes of a 10-year-old. At the Nedbank IMC Marketing Is Business event, Carmen Murray sits down with Desmond Koolen, a 10-year-old who went viral singing 'I Feel Good' and is already building a public profile. From rugby and gaming to AI-powered robots and the realities of growing up online, Desmond offers a...

Media Partner to the Nedbank IMC Conference At the Nedbank IMC Marketing Is Business event, Carmen Murray sits down with Tiffany Markman to explore how AI is making us sound increasingly alike — and why the pursuit of safe, politically correct communication is stripping brands of their humanity, creativity, and colour. From AI-generated corporate speak and digital disconnection to deepfakes and th...

Media Partner to the Nedbank IMC Conference Carmen Murray, LIVE from the Nedbank IMC Marketing Is Business Conference, sits down with Suhayl Limbada, Chief Marketing Officer of KFC India, to explore why brands need to get closer to the cultures and communities they serve. From embracing Africa’s unique identity to listening beyond dashboards, the conversation unpacks why marketers must be willing...

Media Partner to the Nedbank IMC Conference Carmen Murray sat down with Dawn Rowlands - dentsu CEO Sub-Saharan Africa to unpack a question we should all be asking: Are we ambitious enough for the Africa we are about to build? Because the next chapter is not going to wait for us. We’re entering the dawn of an algorithmic economy, one that will challenge how brands compete, how businesses optimise,...

Media Partner to the Nedbank IMC Conference Carmen Murray, LIVE from the Nedbank IMC Marketing Is Business Conference, sits down with T-Bose from Kaya FM to explore the future of radio, African identity and the power of authentic knowledge. From Africa exporting its culture to the rise of cred-fluencers — knowledgeable experts shaping conversations in an age of misinformation — this conversation c...

Media Partner to the Nedbank IMC Conference. Carmen Murray, LIVE from the Nedbank IMC Marketing Is Business Conference, sits down with a content creator and communications professional behind Working Women Wednesday to unpack what women really need to thrive. From being seen and heard in the boardroom to finding psychological safety, career opportunities and financial independence, one thing is cl...

First published in 1905, this short story tells the tale of a young couple, Jim and Della, who are very poor but want to buy each other meaningful Christmas gifts. This is another UPDATED demonstration (version 3) of a digital twin voice. This version featuers Melanie Walker. Email Solid Gold · For links to buy this book

Marian Keyes is the world-renowned, bestselling author of multiple novels and collected essays. Her Walsh Sisters novels have been turned into a successful television series, and she has won the British Book Awards and Irish Book Awards several times. Marian joins Fiona and Gail to talk about the challenges that women writers face and why she hopes that editors will never go easy on her. For more...

With DuduBloom More and Kamanee Govender, Johannesburg. This episode is for people in Johannesburg who care about art, about women's safety, and about what it means to live in a city where violence against women is a daily reality. Host Christi shares why she is bringing together visual artist DuduBloom More and author Kamanee Govender at Candice Berman Gallery on 3 December, and why she believes...