Everyone can be a social media influencer in a hyper-capitalist society. What comes next in advertising? Also, we look at the sinister side of the internet economy.

Chapters:

0:00- Teasers

1:04- Marketing and influencers

24:47- Adam Haupt

42:45- Song: Miriam Makeba - Toyota Fantasie

SA Rugby’s head explains the controversial way the Springboks will approach Black Lives Matter during the British & Irish Lions’ tour. Also, we explore the movement against racism in Poland’s football.

Chapters:

0:00 - Teasers

1:23 - Rugby

16:45 - Covid Rugby

24:37 - Mark Alexander

37:48 - Poland Football

South African scientists have played a crucial role in global Covid-19 research. We go behind the scenes with one of them. Also, residents of Cape Town’s historic Kalk Bay feel the creep of gentrification.

0:00 - Teasers

1:17 - Penny Moore

24:22 - Kalk Bay

We visit the Cissie Gool House. Is this occupation a model for affordable housing? Why the Paris Commune matters 150 years on. And, the story of a song with its roots in the Commune.

00:00 - Teasers 

01:12 - Cissy Gool 

11:37 - Paris Commune 

25:35 - The Internationale 

A year on, Covid-19 has affected us in so many profound ways. Yet, parts of normal life have continued. Some people still fall in and out of love. We tell their stories.

Chapters:

0:42 - Love 

7:25 - Ryan

14:28 - Sean

23:38 - Melody

29:38 - Song

We tell the story of an 80-year-old Joburger who shows us how water shaped the city into what it is today. Also, who are the Africans leading the fight for LGBTQIA+ rights?

0:00 - Teasers

1:11 - Water

25:09 - LGBTQIA+ in Africa

The gig economy is a striking example of how work has changed during the Covid-19 pandemic. We investigate how this on-demand work has eroded workers’ rights but may lead to new types of unions.

00:00 - Teasers

01:28 - GigEconomy

12:01 - Eddie Webster

23:53 - This Train by Bunny Wailer

In a world divided by vaccine apartheid, can the Covid-19 pandemic be beaten? From Soweto Soul to militant Afro-rock: The two 70s albums that changed South Africa’s musical landscape.

The Modi regime detains an Indian comedian for a joke he didn’t tell as it clamps down on ‘dissent’. Why people share fake news. And the story of Miriam Makeba and the 1980s hit song Just the Two of Us.

Organising workers has always been a daunting job and Covid-19 has made it even more so. What can unions do? Also, with so many deaths during the pandemic, we look at how a nation mourns.