Off The Record

Taking Risks & the Support of Family with Lindi Sirame

reatile@morepies.com (Lindelane Sirame, Lindi Sirame) — Mon, 15 Feb 2021 12:04:56 +0000

In our season finale, Nyaki speaks with Lindi Sirame, a news anchor at Metro FM on some of the highs and lows of her career. We also hear from Lindi on the role that family play in her life as she pursues her career.

And this is it for our opening season of Off The Record podcast. Be sure to find us on @offtherecordpodcast on Instagram or hit me up @_nyakallotefu. I look forward to hearing from you.

Off The Record is a PieSlovakiaDance original podcast series. Research and writing, Nyakallo Tefu and Reatile Mosoeu.

Let’s meet up again next week for the last time this season. Stay blessed.

The Push and Pull in Journalism with Mmatshepo Oganne

reatile@morepies.com (Mmatshepo Oganne) — Fri, 5 Feb 2021 17:04:13 +0000

This is the penultimate episode of Off The Record, the podcast that talks to journalists and news personalities about the stories they cover and what it takes to get those stories to our big and small screens. In this episode, we hear from Mmatshepo Oganne, a former journalist and graduate of the Y-Academy. She shares her views on females in the industry and talks about her experiences with her health and wellbeing.

If you are interested in finding more about the kind of work Mmatshepo does, you can follow her on Instagram, @tshepi_oganne.

Off The Record is PieSlovakiaDance original podcast series. Research and writing, Nyakallo Tefu and Reatile Mosoeu.

Broadcast Journalism & Political Influence on Stories with Pelane Phakgadi

reatile@morepies.com (Pelane Phakgadi) — Fri, 22 Jan 2021 13:59:30 +0000

TV news broadcasters play a vital role in our society. In this episode we speak with Pelane Phakgadi, a senior news journalist and television broadcaster about his experience working in television newsrooms. We also talk with him about the reality of social and political pressures journalists experience in the carrying out of their professional duties.

This is episode 6 of Off The Record podcast, a PieSlovakiaDance original series. Research and writing, Nyakallo Tefu and Reatile Mosoeu.

Follow @off.therecordpodcast on Instagram for more.

Workplace Ethic & Self Motivation with Katleho Sekhotho

reatile@morepies.com (Katleho Sekhotho) — Fri, 15 Jan 2021 07:37:55 +0000

In this episode, we bring you behind the scenes and into the spaces where the news is curated. Our host speaks with Katleho Sekhotho about harassment in the workplace. Katleho also shares about her drive to tell the stories she loves.

Off The Record Podcast is PieSlovakiaDance original series. Research and writing, Nyakallo Tefu and Reatile Mosoeu. Please do follow us on twitter, we are @offtherecordpo

Bonga Dlulani on Taking Up Space

reatile@morepies.com (Bonga Dlulani) — Fri, 8 Jan 2021 12:50:10 +0000

In this episode we talk with a young news reporter, Bonga Dlulani, on his experience covering the October 2015 Fees Must Fall movement which took place in South Africa. We also speak with him about he navigates being a journalist on social media in todays world.

This is a PieSlovakiaDance original podcast series. Research and writing by Nyakallo Tefu and Reatile Mosoeu. Follow @off.therecordpodcast on Instagram.

Covering Difficult & Important Stories with Busisiwe Gumede

reatile@morepies.com (Busisiwe Gumede) — Wed, 30 Dec 2020 10:32:36 +0000

In this episode we talk with Busisiwe Gumede, an award winning radio and television journalist about her experience of navigating through the industry as a young journalist and what it has been like for her covering difficult and important stories. Stories like the Mall of Africa taxi violence that took place in 2016.

This is PieSlovakiaDance original podcast series. Research & writing, Nyakallo Tefu and Reatile Mosoeu. Follow Off The Record Podcast on Instagram.

Advocacy Journalism & the Impact of the Digital Age with Karen Mwendera

reatile@morepies.com (Karen Mwendera) — Thu, 17 Dec 2020 16:27:55 +0000

This episode our hosts sits with Karen Mwendera, a journalist and curator of the Forbes Africa 30 under 30 list, to discuss her views on the changing news industry and mental health in the newsroom.

This is a PieSlovakiaDance original podcast series. Research and writing by Nyakallo Tefu and Reatile Mosoeu. Produced and brought to you by PieSlovakiaDance.

Thoughts on Journalism with Malungelo Booi

reatile@morepies.com (Malungelo Booi) — Tue, 8 Dec 2020 19:21:52 +0000

The episode opens with Malungelo Booi, an award winning senior radio and television journalist talking about a difficult experience he faced while on the job covering a story about a lesbian activist who was brutally killed.

We get close to Malungelo as he shares his thoughts on the journalism industry and offers advice to young people in the profession.

Episodes of Off The Record are researched and written by Nyakallo Tefu and Reatile Mosoeu. Off The Record is proudly produced and brought to you by PieSlovakiaDance.