Brake Like a Boss

July 06, 2026 5:00pm 22 min

22-year-old Zanele Molo is learning to ride a bicycle for the first time. But she hates being out of control. Over four days, the team at Khaltsha Cycles – a Khayelitsha-based bike shop and non-profit organisation that e...

You Will Die at 30

June 16, 2026 12:00am 26 min

At 23, trans woman Awo Dufie is outed, homeless, and facing a prophecy that says she will die at 30 — because she is queer. This threat is reinforced by Ghana's social climate and a looming anti-LGBT bill. Determined to ...

The War Inside

May 26, 2026 2:00am 20 min

It’s early 2025, and the city of Goma in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo is being taken over by a rebel group called the M23. In response to the chaos, Feza, one of the few trained psychologists in the city,...

Bookish

April 08, 2026 12:00am 30 min

You may remember John Obot from a previous episode – the Nigerian teacher who attempted to break the Guinness World Record for time spent reading out loud. Well… despite the sleep deprivation, hallucinations, and false s...

My Land Without Oil

March 10, 2026 4:00am 24 min

Pascal Mirindi, a 25-year-old activist from Goma, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, grew up surrounded by the violent fall-out of the Rwandan genocide of 1994, which spilled over into the DRC. But at age 17, when Pasc...

It's Complicated

February 25, 2026 11:00pm 40 min

Before the month of love comes to a close, we wanted to share one of our favorite episodes from the archive. Dating is complicated. Not to mention dating on the apps! And for LGBTQI+ folks on the African continent, where...

Blindsided

February 16, 2026 11:00pm 16 min

Abiodun Oyeniran lost his sight completely at age 21. At 28, he finally makes it into the University of Lagos, only to realise the campus is not equipped to fully support the needs of blind students. So, Abiodun becomes ...

We’re on Sound School!

February 02, 2026 11:00pm 19 min

Last week, one of Radio Workshop’s producers was featured on the Sound School podcast. Sound School, hosted by Rob Rosenthal, spoke to Kabir Jugram about his podcast episode “Nothing Wrong, Bro,” which explores the menta...

Waste Not Want Not

January 18, 2026 11:00pm 12 min

Aphiwe's grandmother taught her to flatten cardboard boxes when she was just a kid, selling the tiny "baby bundles" and saving the money in a piggy bank. Now 19, Aphiwe wears her grandmother's old work clothes and does t...

I Will Not Grow Old Here: The Lights of Sandton

December 29, 2025 11:00pm 30 min

To wrap up our December re-releases, here’s the third and final episode of our award-winning series. Mary-Ann explores the contradictions of life in Alexandra. There are no easy answers, and not everyone will make it out...

I Will Not Grow Old Here: The Air We Breathe

December 22, 2025 11:00pm 37 min

In episode two of our three-part series re-release, Mary-Ann steps out of her comfort zone to explore parts of Alex she's been warned about her whole life. Her search for answers leads her to places where past and presen...

I Will Not Grow Old Here: A Girl from Alex

December 15, 2025 11:00pm 28 min

Continuing with our December re-releases, today we’re sharing the first episode of the series that earned us our first Ambies nomination and first One World Media award. This story starts with a number: 70%. That's how m...

Zambia's Sacrifice Zone

December 08, 2025 11:00pm 24 min

To continue our month of episodes from the Radio Workshop archives, we're revisiting a story from last year.Oliver grew up in Kabwe, Zambia. Nearly a century of lead mining has poisoned Kabwe's land, air, and water, maki...

Love Is a Conversation

December 01, 2025 11:00pm 20 min

As we head into the holiday season, we’re re-releasing some of our favorite episodes you might have missed—this one is from 2023.The story takes us to Lagos, where we meet audio producer Mo Isu. Mo suffers from severe an...

My Whistle My Voice

November 23, 2025 10:00pm 21 min

Last Friday, South African women shut down the country a day before the G20 Summit - an initiative led by Women for Change. Across the country, thousands gathered at midday to bring the country to a standstill and honour...

Just Enough Light

October 20, 2025 12:00am 29 min

For the past year, Siphesihle Magagula has been going door-to-door selling solar power. He convinced nearly all of his neighbours to buy a basic solar kit, bringing lights to about 400 homes for the first time. His neigh...

Out for Delivery

September 23, 2025 12:00am 18 min

33-year-old Goodnews is a food delivery rider by day and an aspiring writer by night. He works 12 hours a day weaving through Lagos traffic to deliver as many orders as he can to customers. Although he is an engineering ...

Nothing Wrong, Bro

August 27, 2025 2:00am 22 min

When 26-year-old Shacky called his friend at midnight from a Johannesburg park, he was ready to end it all. For years, both young men had carried their struggles in silence—unemployment, family pressure, and the weight o...

Young Africa. One story at a time.

August 14, 2025 8:00am 1 min

Forget the Africa you think you know. This is Radio Workshop.Support the showWe can only do this work because of your support. You can make a donation at radioworkshop.org.

This is Radio Workshop

August 13, 2025 12:00pm 1 min