Oct 19, 202619 minS0
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...
About this Podcast:
What is the outlook of a story? Hello listener, welcome to my podcast series: The Story explorer. I am a reader who has the need to talk with others about what I’ve read. I have started and joined many book clubs. I now run one in a little café in Johannesburg. You are all welcome to join. But because time is sparse for many of us and Johannesburg is not within travelling distance for many readers I am taking up the challenge to talk about books in a podcast. I believe a story always is embedded in something else. This will be the starting point of this podcast journey. I want to look at what is around the story; what is the location? Who are the characters? What is it that happens in the story? What does it do within me, the reader? What do I think the author wants to say? What does this story make me think about? These are questions I want to explore with books that I think are important. Books I believe we all should read and talk about.
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What is The Story Explorer about?
What is the outlook of a story? Hello listener, welcome to my podcast series: The Story explorer. I am a reader who has the need to talk with others about what I’ve read. I have started and joined many book clubs. I now run one in a little café in Johannesburg. You are all welcome to join.
What has The Story Explorer covered recently?
Recent episodes include "Art, Neglect, and Violence Against Women: An Evening at 223 Jan Smuts" (19 October 2026, 19 minutes), "Frankie Murrey on the Open Book Festival, Fragmentary Writing, and Why We Need to Talk About Home" (31 July 2026, 48 minutes), and ""It is everywhere" - a conversation about debut novel Stern Gods with the author Kamanee Govender" (22 June 2026, 60 minutes).
How often does The Story Explorer publish?
The Story Explorer publishes roughly monthly, with episodes averaging 36 minutes across 22 episodes.
How hard is it to get booked on The Story Explorer?
Booking probability for The Story Explorer is 30%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. The Story Explorer requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. The Story Explorer's contact route on record: verified email.
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The Story Explorer is an arts podcast with 22 episodes published.
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Frankie Murrey on the Open Book Festival, Fragmentary Writing, and Why We Need to Talk About Home
Jul 31, 202648 minS0Frankie Murrey, coordinator of Cape Town's Open Book Festival This episode is for readers, book club members, and curious minds who want to understand what to expect at the Cape Town Open Book Festival, and which...
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"It is everywhere" - a conversation about debut novel Stern Gods with the author Kamanee Govender
Jun 22, 20261 hourS0Debut novelist Kamanee Govender joins host Christi Sa to talk about Stern Gods, her clear-eyed literary coming-of-age story set in an Indian South African neighbourhood during the 1986 State of Emergency. This episode...
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"It is everywhere" - a conversation about debut novel Stern Gods with the author Kamanee Govender
Jun 22, 20261 hourS0Debut novelist Kamanee Govender joins host Christi Sa to talk about Stern Gods, her clear-eyed literary coming-of-age story set in an Indian South African neighbourhood during the 1986 State of Emergency. This episode...
May 14, 202621 minS0On reading lenses, epistolary fiction, and finding your elderly heroine.<br /> <br /> 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...
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Mar 13, 202620 minS0In this episode of The Story Explorer, I’m reading you a letter I wrote to a friend.<br /> <br /> My friend often works remotely in different parts of Africa, and last year she recommended that I read The Old Drift by...
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Notes from Underground: a click for hope
Feb 24, 202619 minS0In this episode, I take you with me into my reading experience of Notes from Underground by Fyodor Dostoevsky. I share the insights that slowly unfolded as I read, and especially what shifted for me when I returned to a...
Feb 3, 202617 minS0Words matter. <br /> <br /> In this episode, I share two insights I gained while reading Jessica McCabe's book 'How to ADHD'. This is a self-help book, and it's the first time I'm talking about a book from this category...
Dec 8, 20251h 5mS0In this episode, I have a conversation with Professor Siphiwo Mahala<br /> about literature. With my podcast I aim to explore literary spaces in a broad sense. That means not only speaking to writers or readers, but...
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Around the table with my book club
Nov 12, 20251h 2mS0This episode takes you, the listener, into a question based book discussion about the book So Long See You Tomorrow, by American author William Maxwell. <br /> <br /> The book is now available in a Vintage Classic...
Oct 7, 202556 minS0An interview with Gavin Evans author of Son of a Preacher Man. <br /> <br /> In this episode, I talk with award winning London-based South African writer Gavin Evans, author of Son of Preacher Man. <br /> <br /> While...
Sep 1, 202535 minS0Listen and be captivated by her exquisite brief stories. <br /> <br /> In this episode you can join me on a journey to discover Lydia Davis, winner of the 2013 Man Booker International Prize- now known as the...
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A Reckoning with my Dutch Ancestry
Aug 6, 202525 minS0Realisations evoked by Ashraf Kagee's 'Song of the Slave Girl'.<br /> <br /> In this episode from The Story Explorer podcast, I take you on a personal journey from growing up in the Netherlands to discovering new...
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Moved by Red | Natalie Alexander
Jun 28, 202538 minS0About Red Sorghum by Nobel prize winner Mo Yan.<br /> <br /> In this episode you'll hear about my preparations for a book club discussion on Red Sorghum by Chinese author Mo Yan at Saint-Germain, 44Stanley in...
Jun 3, 20251h 6mS0in conversation with award winning journalist Mr. Hamilton Wende. <br /> <br /> In this episode, I have a captivating conversation with award-winning journalist, war correspondent, television producer, and children’s...
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Talk about Bullying
Apr 29, 202521 minS0What can go wrong, and how it might go right. <br /> <br /> In this episode, I share how I prepare for the bookclub evening at Saint-Germain; a popular gathering spot in 44 Stanley, Johannesburg. The evening will centre...
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The perfect beach read
Mar 17, 202518 minS0About how and why to read beach reads.<br /> <br /> In this episode, I share my reading experience and interpretation method with two books I read during the South African long summer break. The two books I read and...
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Jane Eyre in Africa
Dec 20, 202414 minS0How to read Jane Eyre in Africa. <br /> <br /> In this episode I talk about my experience when I discussed my favourite book, Jane Eyre, with a group of teenagers in Hillbrow at the Windybrow Arts Centre in...
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Short stories I wrote myself
Oct 21, 202430 minS0Why making stories matters.<br /> <br /> In this episode I share with you four stories I wrote myself. I used to be 'only' a reader, yet I started to notice the question in my body: 'Where is my creative output?'...
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Stuck inside a nightmare | Barbara Adair
Jul 26, 202431 minS0In this episode, I have a conversation with South African writer Barbara Adair about the book Crooked Seeds from Karen Jennings. This book is published by Karavan Press in 2024.<br /> <br /> I share with you how I know...
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