We Should Be Writing

In this podcast episode, we delve into the world of social media addiction and how it affects different aspects of our lives. We cover topics such as friendships, mental health, spirituality, finances, and relationships in an engaging chat cast. We also get insight from Fatima, a social worker and founder of the black womxns caucus, into social media addiction in the current climate and how to use it in a healthier way.

Show notes

Listen to the We Should Be Writing podcast on Spotify, Google Podcasts, Soundcloud or wherever you listen to podcasts. We Should Be Writing is a podcast brought to you by Wits Vuvuzela. Visit www.witsvuvuzela.com for more and follow @WitsVuvuzela on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.

Host: Razeen Gutta

Producer: Ntando Ximba

Writers: Nondumiso Lehutso and Jessica Bunyard

Sound editor: Mandisa Ntuli and Keamogetswe Mosepele

Music: Wataboi – Flavour downloaded from Pixabay

We're back with another season of We Should Be Writing. In our new season, #teamvuvu 2021 take a deep dive into popular culture through their four-part series. With episodes that deconstruct hustle culture, social media addiction, 'adulting' and even a throwback to trends that took the internet by storm. 

The music used in this trailer was composed by Niall Higgins (@niallhiggins_). 

Four Wits Vuvuzela student journalists: Tshepo. Vetiwe, Palesa and Catia, recount their personal experiences of working under lockdown. Each experience happened within the same week and each experience is completely different.

Our producers were Palesa Mofokeng, Vetiwe Mamba and Catia De Castro. Our editor was Tshepo Thaela. Our theme music was composed by Niall Higgins and our graphic design was by Tshepo Thaela.

This podcast is a product of the Honours in Journalism and Media Studies programme at Wits University in Johannesburg.

Join Anna Moross, Thobekile Moyo, Leah Wilson and Zainab Patel as they take you through their journey as a student journalist during the Covid-19 pandemic. They share their lockdown stories and battles with mental and physical health. Anna talks about the struggles of remote learning. Thobekile talks about the feeling of entrapment during the lockdown. Then Leah shares her experiences which her stress translating into physical ailments, while Zainab covers mental illness manifesting itself within the dream state. 

Tune in to find out the various ways in which the Wits Journalism class of 2020 has been affected by lockdown.

In this episode, Wits Vuvuzela students share their experiences around alcohol, during the ban and the effects of alcohol in our society in general. Each person had a chance to tell their story around the topic and how has alcohol impacted their lives and of our society.

Our producers were Dylan Bettencourt and Zikhona Klaas. Our editor was Emma O’Connor, and our host was Zinhle Belle. Our theme music was composed by Niall Higgins and our graphic design was by Tshepo Thaela.

This podcast is a product of the Honours in Journalism and Media Studies programme at Wits University in Johannesburg.

In the Mental Health in isolation episode of the We Should be writing podcast, we talk to Matome Mashatola, a psychologist at the Wits Counselling and Careers Development Unit, on how students can deal with feelings of anxiety and depression that have been heightened under the covid-19 pandemic.

This episode was hosted by Akhona Matshoba, edited by Niall Higgins and produced by Laura-Anne Hunter and Khuleko Siwele.

This podcast is a product of the Honours in Journalism and Media Studies programme at Wits University in Johannesburg.

A four-part podcast series about living, working and studying during a global pandemic. Episodes in the series range from personal essays, creative documentary and in-depth interviews on the topic. Producers of the podcast are all current students with an interest in journalism and storytelling. 

We Should Be Writing is a podcast project supported by the Honours in Journalism and Media Studies programme at Wits University in Johannesburg, South Africa.