Vincent Carruthers, renowned environmentalist and storyteller is back with more tales from the Magaliesberg. Storycatcher Website Podcast Page

My story this week is about my father’s pipe. It was huge, as was he, and its smoke infused my youth with sandalwood and safety. Storycatcher Website Podcast Page

A renowned paleoanthropologist and a first cousin (9 times removed) of William Shakespeare. Who better then to investigate some pipes that were unearthed in The Bard’s garden at Stratford-Upon-Avon. Were they Shakespeare’s? Did he smoke? And, if so, did he smoke what the residue of those pipes contained? Storycatcher Website Podcast Page

Two besties hit the potholes of Africa in a Subaru to chase away load shedding and COVID blues. Patricia chats to them about the trip covering 10 000km, through 9 countries and over 42 days. Storycatcher Website Podcast Page

This week's story is about my time on Mount Everest in 2003 when I was the broadcaster and journalist for the Discovery Team’s efforts to stand on top of the world. I hated it every minute of the two months I was at Base Camp. There were many reasons why - but the main one was the fact that I could hardly breathe. It had nothing to do with the altitude, but rather an untreated lung infection on the walk in that triggered asthma that I hadn’t had for many years. Podcast page of the Storycatcher website

Fawn was born with Cystic Fibrosis, a genetic disease in which your body produces an excess of mucus that clogs your organs, and particularly your lungs. It has no cure. When she was literally on her death bed, Fawn was the recipient of a double lung transplant. But that was just the start of a whole new test of her physical and mental endurance. Please don’t miss her story, it is truly unforgettable. Podcast page of the Storycatcher website

While preparation for Season II is underway, we will be bringing you fortnightly tales from people and places nearby. This week we feature Professor Ryan Blumenthal, well known forensic pathologist who believes that the dead have a lot to teach the living. And after 15 000 autopsies he knows what he’s talking about! Podcast page of the Storycatcher website

By popular request we also have a new feature, a fortnightly story from the book of my life. Adventures are varied by nature and memorable for unexpected reasons. This is the story of two women I encountered in the Johannesburg mortuary and will never forget. Podcast page of the Storycatcher website

The season 1 finale finds me in the Waterberg learing from the wonderful people who reside there. Warwick Tarboton, someone who has known the Waterberg since childhood and who has watched it shift and change over several decades, shares his knowledge. Bronwyn Maree is an award winning icthyologist and ornithologist who lived a sailor's life while working to reduce seabird by-catch, before settling down in the Waterberg. Riaan Van Zyl gave up a convention life to rid his life from stress and exertion, and now runs small mammal safaris. And Tom Nevin is a fellow traveller and adventurer, with a motorbike as his steed. Podcast page of the Storycatcher website

This month takes me to the Waterberg to chat to, none other than, Clive Walker. Wildlife warrior, artist, educator, writer, photographer and the list goes on! So you can just imagine how many stories he has to tell... Podcast page of the Storycatcher website