The Empty Chair by PEN SA

The Empty Chair by PEN SA

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In The Empty Chair Podcast: A Transatlantic Conversation, PEN South Africa hosts authors, academics and activists based in South Africa and the USA. The podcast focuses on books, writing, social justice, freedom of expression, shared histories and possible futures. Each of our episodes is dedicated to an imprisoned writer or a writer who has been harassed by the state.

Recent Episodes

  • S9 E7 Hugo ka Canham & Grace A. Musila: Death, Life & Mpondo Theory

    1 year ago
  • S9 E6 Gabeba Baderoon, Roger Reeves & Bongani Kona: Intimacy & Interiority

    1 year ago
  • S9 E5 John Marnell, Alejandra Oliva & Kudakwashe Vanyoro: Migration, Refuge & Solidarity

    1 year ago
  • S9 E4 Camille T. Dungy & Yewande Omotoso: Gardening & Creating a Space of Welcome

    1 year ago
  • S9 E3 LaTasha N. Nevada Diggs, Sihle Ntuli & Vuyokazi Ngemntu: Tracing Lineages & Imagining Futures

    1 year ago
  • S9 E2 Ashwin Desai, Goolam Vahed & Betty Govinden: Durban’s Casbah – “A City Within a City”

    1 year ago
  • S9 E1: Sarah Lubala, Mahtem Shiferraw & Phillippa Yaa de Villiers: Writing Across Time

    1 year ago
  • S8 E7 Jade Song & Mia Arderne: Mermaids, Body Horror & Becoming

    1 year ago
  • S8 E6 Jarred Thompson, Tyriek White & Khanya Mtshali: Debut Novels, Social Critique & Mortality

    1 year ago
  • S8 E5 KB Brookins & Maneo Mohale: Dreaming of Freedom & Centring Trans Joy

    1 year ago