Passport Season: South African Radio

Photo by Tatenda Chidora

(Pictured above is Desire Marea, guest of the pod and photographed by Tatenda Chidora)

NOTE: This episode originally housed a special radio format of The New Exchange that ran from 2023–2024. Unfortunately, that original broadcast can no longer be shared due to changes in licensing. However, you can find all of the songs featured in that broadcast in this accompanying playlist (only available on Spotify).

Echoing the previous episode, it’s an absolute joy of mine to welcome you to South Africa. Throughout the years, it’s been my privilege to work with several South African artists and during those experiences, I’ve witnessed first-hand how profoundly imaginative these artists can be. This next companion broadcast is all about that, showcasing the multitudes of the imaginative minds of South African artists. The songs within this broadcast also reflect the unwavering passion towards storytelling that South Africans uniquely have; along with a love for expressing themselves in a lively fashion. I’ve lived with this playlist for a few months now and a major strength of it is how it transports your mind elsewhere. This is my gift to you, again; welcome to South Africa. Each episode of The Passport Season will have a companion broadcast, this is the fourth of six.

These radio broadcasts can only be streamed viaSpotify.However, full episodes of the podcast (new and old) are available where ever you stream podcasts (Apple,Google,Deezer, you get the point).