Each month, Storycatcher brings you two podcasts:

short stories about
ordinary southern africans

longer stories about those
who go deeper and further

SIMPLE STORIES SIMPLY TOLD

These are stories of ordinary people in Southern Africa – housewives and husbands, sons and daughters. The mavericks and musicians, sailors and scientists, cooks and conservationists. There are two podcasts each month: Potpourri, a collection of short stories. And Insplorations which are longer and feature those who are living big and asking the big questions.

I travel the subcontinent in my truck, my Kalahari dogs on the passenger seat, catching the strange, funny or sad stories suggested by my listeners. So my routes are not determined by game parks and scenic views but by Southern Africa’s creative, eccentric deep-thinking people of the heart.

Please help me find them.

Episode 1: October 2024 – Stories of the Deep Blue Sea

Craig Foster 

Son of the sea and director of the Oscar Winning documentary “My Octopus Teacher”.

 

We spoke about everything but octopuses and he gave more examples of his curious interactions with the creatures of the deep.

Potpourri is out on the 3rd Wednesday of each month and in October it features stories from the sea. There are two encounters with sharks (of a very different nature); a conversation with an old fisherman; and two tales of remarkable coincidence.

This month’s episode contains the following stories. You can listen to the whole episode or skip between stories.

Click on the images to view galleries of the guests and their stories.

Bernie Shelly

Bernie Shelly is 77 years old and has been surfing for over sixty years, so it was only a question of time before she encountered one of the ocean’s apex predators.

[14:06]

Rob Caskie 1

Rob is an accomplished speaker who specializes in the great days of Arctic and Antarctic exploration. This is a tale from those long-gone days that is as inexplicable as it is remarkable.

[09:57]

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