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Released every Monday at 7 am, Pagecast Season 1 offers you insider interviews with recently published authors and their latest books. We look into the process of writing these books, explore the narratives within and provide you with the story behind the story.
Weekly English South Africa Books · Society & Culture
126 Episodes
32 – 52

Elon Musk: Risking it all by Michael Vlismas

In this episode of Pagecast, business author and journalist T.J. Strydom chats with Michael Vlismas regarding his latest book Elon Musk: Risking it all. About the book: Often in the news for his entrepreneurial exploits and his controversial tweets, Elon Musk is one of the richest and best-known people on…
14 Aug 2023 36 min

The Buck That Buries its Poo by Quinton Coetzee

In this episode of Pagecast, international speaker, entrepreneur, naturalist and adventurer Quinton Coetzee chats with Author, Conservationist, Social Entrepreneur and Wildlife Educator Grant Fowlds regarding The Buck That Buries its Poo! Is a zebra black with white stripes or white with black stripes? And why do flamingos stand on one…
7 Aug 2023 48 min

Countdown to Socialism by Anthea Jeffery

In this episode of Pagecast, Michael Morris, Head Of Media at South African Institute of Race Relations speaks with author Anthea Jeffery regarding her latest book, Countdown to Socialism. About the book: The National Democratic Revolution (NDR) is the policy blueprint of the governing ANC/SACP alliance, who have been implementing…
31 Jul 2023 33 min

The CEO X Factor by KC Rottok Chesaina

CEOs can build up a business from nothing or turn around a company that is on the verge of bankruptcy. Inspiring with their relentless drive, strong leadership and innovation that can turn whole industries on their heads, they are the dynamos of our economy. What is the X factor that…
17 Jul 2023 42 min

Girls of Little Hope by Dale Halvorsen and Sam Beckbessinger

Welcome to Pagecast, the book-centred podcast series presented by Jonathan Ball Publishers. In this episode, international best-selling South African author Lauren Beukes chats with Sam Beckbessinger and Dale Halvorsen, co-authors of Girls of Little Hope. Three girls went into the woods. Only two came back, covered in blood and with…
10 Jul 2023 40 min

Three Wise Monkeys by Charles van Onselen

In this episode, CEO of Jonathan Ball Publishers, Eugene Ashton, chats with Author and Historian Charles van Onselen about his new book, Three Wise Monkeys. In some settings, such as Ireland, contiguous Catholic and Protestant states are often not conducive to good relations or neighbourliness. In colonial and imperial southern…
5 Jun 2023 32 min

Cleopatra and Frankenstein by Coco Mellors

Welcome to Pagecast, the book-centred podcast series presented by Jonathan Ball Publishers. In this episode. Tecla Ciolfi, the Founder & Editor of Texx and the City, will be chatting with Coco Mellars, the incredible author of the captivating novel Cleopatra and Frankenstein! For readers of Modern Lovers and Conversations with…
29 May 2023 27 min

Winnie and Nelson: Portrait of a Marriage by Jonny Steinberg

Welcome to Pagecast, the book-centred podcast series presented by Jonathan Ball Publishers. In this episode, Shaun de Waal, News24 Books Editor, interviews South African writer Jonny Steinberg about his latest book, "Winnie and Nelson: Portrait of a Marriage." In this captivating book, Steinberg explores the marriage between Nelson Mandela and…
22 May 2023 25 min

Ada's Realm by Sharon Dodua Otoo

Thanks for clicking play on Pagecast, a book-centred podcast series brought to you by Jonathan Ball Publishers. In this episode, author and historian Mphuthumi Ntabeni chats with Sharon Dodua Otoo, regarding her latest book Ada's Realm! In a small village in West Africa, in what will one day become Ghana,…
15 May 2023 35 min

Daisy De Melker by Ted Botha

A true crime classic about Daisy de Melker in ragtime Joburg –a city of murder, mayhem and gold. In this episode, Nicole Engelbrecht, True Crime Author and Podcaster sits down with Ted Botha to discuss his latest book, Daisy De Melker - Hiding amongst killers in the city of gold…
8 May 2023 45 min

What Happens On Vacation by Jo Watson

Thanks for clicking play on Pagecast, a book-centred podcast series brought to you by Jonathan Ball Publishers. In this episode the wonderful Danielle Weakley, Brand builder, editor and writer is in conversation with Jo Watson, regarding her latest romantic comedy titled What Happens on Vacation... Two rivals. One holiday and…
1 May 2023 33 min

The Plot to Save South Africa by Justice Malala

In this episode, journalist and author, Andrew Harding interviews Justice Malala about his new book – The Plot to Save South Africa. Today it seems as if the defeat of apartheid was inevitable, but Chris Hani’s assassination on the Easter Weekend of 1993 nearly tipped the country into all-out war…
24 Apr 2023 32 min

Harry Oppenheimer: Diamonds, Gold and Dynasty by Michael Cardo

Thanks for clicking play on Pagecast, a book-centred podcast series brought to you by Jonathan Ball Publishers. In this episode author and historian Bill Nasson chats with author, and member of parliament, Michael Cardo regarding his comprehensive biography of Harry Oppenheimer. In the first, full-scale biography of Oppenheimer, based on…
17 Apr 2023 37 min

Hani: A Life Too Short by Beauregard Tromp and Janet Smith

Chris Hani’s assassination in 1993 gave rise to one of South Africa’s greatest political questions: if he had survived, what impact would he have had on the ANC government? On the 30th anniversary of his murder by right-wing fanatics, this updated version of the best-selling Hani: A Life Too Short…
10 Apr 2023 52 min

The World by Simon Sebag Montefiore

On Monday 20 March 2023, amidst a National Shut Down in South Africa, local author Mphuthumi Ntabeni met up with Simon Sebag Montefiore, in a quiet nook of the Book Lounge in Cape Town, to discuss Simon’s exquisite new book - The World. The world is a fresh and original…
3 Apr 2023 31 min

The Man Who Shook Mountains by Lesley Mofokeng

Thanks for clicking play on Pagecast, a book-centred podcast series brought to you by Jonathan Ball Publishers. In this episode, Sewela Langeni of Book Circle Capital is in conversation with Lesley Mofokeng, author of The Man Who Shook Mountains Journalist Lesley Mofokeng investigates the life of his remarkable grandfather, Mongangane…
27 Mar 2023 37 min

My Year of Not Getting Sh*tfaced by Pamela Power

In this episode,  author Amy Heydenrych chats with author scriptwriter and script editor Pamela Power about her latest book - My Year of Not Getting Sh*tfaced.  The title says it all – this is an honest, fun and humorous look at a grown woman’s love-hate relationship with alcohol. In My…
20 Mar 2023 32 min

Red on Red by Phil McNulty and Jim White.

In this episode of Pagecast, critic and football fan Dave Gorin interviews co-authors of Red on Red, Phil McNulty and Jim White. The untold story of the most contested fixture in world football Liverpool and Manchester. Two gloriously independent-minded, eclectic, culturally vibrant places. Yet the inhabitants dislike each other with…
12 Mar 2023 52 min

The Zulu Kingdom and the Boer Invasion of 1837-1840 by John Laband

Thanks for clicking play on Pagecast, a book-centred podcast series brought to you by Jonathan Ball Publishers. In this episode, Highly qualified and experienced Information specialist and Historian Graham Dominy chats with respected historian and author John Laband regarding his latest book The Boer Invasion of the Zulu Kingdom. This…
6 Mar 2023 25 min
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