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Outside Radio.

As is the African tradition of telling stories, our Podcasts are driven by the need to vocalise our journeys and the navigations we travel through. Carrying us through that tradition , our Think Pieces are ways in which we try to understand our present in relation to our past. We celebrate our storytellers through our Music and Book Reviews and of course feel the pulse of our people through the music selection in our Sets.

We are Outside Radio
Weekly English Explicit South Africa Society & Culture · Personal Journals
60 Episodes
40 – 60

Ugly Girls Club ft. Phambili

This week on the show we discuss the blatantly ignored issue of grooming in our communities. Nikho speaks to Phambili about her experience of grooming at her old Varsity. They discuss how this happens to young girls from a young age, how it grows with them and how it appears…
16 Sep 2020 37 min

Active The Podcast ft. Andy Mkosi

This week Supreme speaks to multi-talented multi-media artist, Andy Mkosi. The Langa born creatives discuss how expanding your horizons help with your artistry, they also discuss her project: This Audio is Visual and more around the art industry.
11 Sep 2020 34 min

iPodcast Yamajita - Queerness in our Communites

This week Sanza speaks to, Kgosi Pooe, about the tensions around the LGBTQ+ community in our homes and greater communities. They discuss the ever changing issue of internal and external acceptance, the journey of discovery Kgosi has been on and other issues which prevail around this subject matter.
4 Sep 2020 36 min

Ugly Girls Club ft. Jannine

Inspired by one of Jannine's short documentaries, Why Are So Many British Malennials Starting a New Life in Africa?, Nikho spoke to Jannine about the new journey Africans across the world are taking. They look at what are some of the push factors for many young Brits to leave the…
31 Aug 2020 51 min

Active The Podcast ft. Kanju

Supreme speaks to his dear friend in walking life and in Hip Hop. They go through some of the challenges Kanju has faced over the years, how COVID has impacted the industry and his latest offering ALT.
20 Aug 2020 54 min

iPodcast Yamajita - Raising Daughters

Sanza discusses the generational issue of fatherless homes in Black communities. He speaks to two young fathers, Nkosi and Gobu, who are both fatherless but are committed to raising their daughters.
19 Aug 2020 47 min

Queering it Up - Media & The LGBTQ+

Leletu discusses the media landscape as it pertains to homosexualty. Him and his guest, Gift Mona, will focus on China, SA and African countries where homosexuality is illegal.
18 Aug 2020 36 min

Ugly Girls Club ft. Makunyiwe Once

This week Nikho spoke to Okuhle from Makunyiwe Once. They discussed what women's month in South Africa means to young people in the country. They discuss the exclusion of LGBTQ+ community in this month and campaigns running in the month. They also discuss her co-organization, Makunyiwe Once.
17 Aug 2020 1 hr 04 min

Active The Podcast ft. Mic in Check

Active The Podcast is Outside Radio's fourth offering of the week. Supreme chops it up with Akhona Shasha the co-founder of, Mic in Check. They discuss the music scene in Cape Town, how the group has grown over the years and what is to come.
6 Aug 2020 46 min

iPodcast Yamajita - Marrying Young

The third episode of the week on Outside Radio with Sanza focuses on the different issues men go through. On this episode Sanza speaks to Ofentse Mokitlane about his journey on marriage and looking at some of his mistakes through the journey.
5 Aug 2020 44 min

Queering it Up - What do You Know About Drag?

On its debut show, Queering it Up talks about all things drag. From South Africa, to New York and even China, Lele and his special guest Mcebo "MC" Maziya unpack what it means to be a drag queen, who can be a drag queen and much more.
4 Aug 2020 46 min

Ugly Girls Club ft. Atome

Nikho speaks to Tomisin Akins the headhoncho at Lucid Lemons. They discuss their growing love for media, some of the issues Tomisin has as a female in a male dominated environment, her media website and touch on the globalization of Africa. Check her media publication on: www.lucidlemons.com Follow her on…
3 Aug 2020 1 hr 05 min

Ugly Girls Club ft. Adelle

This week on Ugly Girls Club we discuss the ramped issue of Date Rape. We discuss how this type of rape thrives in University, social and work environments. We also look at how we can use the resources around us to protect each other in such situations. On the show…
15 Jun 2020 1 hr 05 min

Ugly Girls Club ft. Bulelwa

This week on Ugly Girls Club we discuss mental health with Bulelwa Mthombothi. We look at some of the signs of anxiety and what could lead to depression through her own story with mental health. We talk hospitalisation and how it could be beneficial and we discuss some ways to…
11 May 2020 1 hr 47 min

Ugly Girls Club ft. Khanya

This week on Ugly Girls Club we continue the conversation from last week. We dive into what tokenism means to us and share our own tokenism stories. We also go into BEEE and diversity hires. How these concepts are put in place to help Black women but rather inhibit growth…
4 May 2020 44 min

Ugly Girls Club ft. Khanya

This week on Ugly Girls Club we discuss tokenism through the great female beefs in Hip Hop history. We look at how whiteness, male gaze and other factors contributed to the Lil Kim vs Foxy Brown AND Nicki Minaj vs Cardi feuds including how these women fell for the trap…
26 Apr 2020 47 min

Ugly Girls Club ft. Kelebogile

This week on Ugly Girls Club I am joined by Kelebogile Motswatswa a journalist from Johannesburg, South Africa. We interrogate the role colourism has in our communities and how it gives birth to cosmetic issues such as skin bleaching. We go into the seed of colourism and how our skin…
20 Apr 2020 44 min

Ugly Girls Club ft. Carol

This week I have a very special friend from Kampala, Uganda speak on representation. Carol Kagezi is a media practitioner in busy Kampala and we interrogate what is representation, what kinds of representations are available for Black womxn and how has it improved over the years. I hope you enjoy…
15 Apr 2020 1 hr 07 min

Ugly Girls Club ft. Monique

My journey in corporate South Africa has been a very tumultuous one. I invited Monique to discuss some of the issues young women go through on a daily in this space. Photo: Gontse "Phatstoki" More Music: Iman Omari Feel Luv | Iman Omari L.A Vibes
15 Apr 2020 14 min
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