Radio Workshop
Forget the Africa you think you know. This is Radio Workshop. With real stories about young Africans. From Freetown to Cape Town, hear the world’s youngest population. One story at a time.
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Sound School Podcast: Live at RESONATE Cape Town (opens the original)
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We’re excited to share that Rob Rosenthal is bringing the Sound School Podcast to RESONATE Cape Town for a live recording with Emmanuel Akinwotu, a West Africa correspondent at The New York Times and former NPR correspondent.<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Dylh!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3
RESONATE Story Lab Fellows meet their mentors (opens the original)
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Earlier this year, the Association of Independents in Radio (AIR) and Radio Workshop launched the 2026 New Voices Africa Fellowship. Part of the RESONATE Story Lab, the fellowship welcomes seven emerging audio storytellers from across the continent to explore diverse experiences through the theme “Africa Otherwise.”The program started with a week-long workshop led by Transom in Johannesburg. From September 2026 through February 2027, fellows will receive one-on-one editorial mentor
New episode: Copper Town (opens the original)
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Listen hereZambia wants to triple copper production — the metal behind solar panels, EV’s, wind turbines and AI data centres. Demand has never been higher.Billions of dollars in foreign money is flowing into Zambia, much of it from China, Canada and the U.S.Zambia has been here before. Every previous boom ended without leaving much wealth behind. Economists call it the “res
Brake like a boss (opens the original)
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What does it mean to be heard? (opens the original)
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At Radio Workshop, one of our big goals is to create opportunities for youth across Africa to share their stories and experiences. Recently, we’ve been asking ourselves, ‘How do we know if we are doing it right?’ More than getting downloads and reshares, how does the character in the story feel about the way they are portrayed?A few months ago, we released Blindsided, an episode about Abiodun Oyeniran, a 28-year-old blind student activist at the University of Lagos (UNILAG). The episode
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