Podcasts by WYC Radio
WYC Radio publishes radio stories and audio works made by students at Westbury Youth Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa. twitter.com/WYCRadio
WYC Radio, the Radio Programme of Westbury Youth Centre, produces radio reportages, podcasts and audio works from Westbury and wider Johannesburg. If you commit you’ll learn both the technical and expressional skills needed in radio work: the use of field recorders, studio equipment and editing software hand in hand with sound design skills and the basics of radio journalism.
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Uncle Couzen's Lounge Episode-20: Westbury's Toasties King and Queen. from 2016-04-18T13:32:01
In the late 80's Westbury was infested with gangsters that had no mercy towards other gang members. During that time the community had a form of entertainment to help them forget about the daily v...
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Uncle Couzen's Lounge Episode - 19: Our Soil Is Our Gold from 2016-03-02T18:15:15
Let me start off by reminding you of the importance of our culture, food and our health, without these we are merely existing. Meet Miche Fabre Lewin and Gathrone Hardy two researchers who have a p...
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Uncle Couzen's Lounge Episode - 18: Music Was My Comfort from 2016-02-03T13:29:52
Matthew Kidmore, a young man from deep in the rural Northern Cape province, came to Johannesburg known as the city of gold.
As he got to Jozi, he discovered that the music industry was on...
Uncle Couzen's Lounge - Episode 17: Drugs Was My Daily Bread Until I... from 2015-10-01T08:33:16
Rafique Ferguson, born, bread and buttered in Westbury, got hooked on drugs at a very early age in his life. He was addicted to drugs for 20 long years.
We through either personal experie...
Uncle Couzen's Lounge - Episode 16 "You Keep What U Have By Giving It Back" from 2015-09-17T11:52:33
SOMEONE just got paid!
Billaal Hendricks a.k.a Cosmic Sky just got his first pay check from his newly signed record label, as we sit with dollar signs in our eyes.
Uncle Couzen is...
Uncle Couzen's Lounge - Episode 15: Is Drugs a Spiritual Battle? from 2015-08-12T14:28:06
Women's month edition: Women of worth
In August we celebrate women's month in South Africa and how fitting is it that Uncle Couzen has a women in studio?
The women in questioning ...
Uncle Couzen's Lounge - Episode 14: My Music Rocked Berlin from 2015-06-25T10:51:40
Bilaal Hendricks, a young man from Westbury, Johannesburg has a dream of becoming a producer.
How it all began... It all started when he agreed to do a few DJing gigs for his friends and ...
The Classroom / Phapusi – Lenaneyo 8: Mmuisano katsa magadi from 2015-06-08T07:15:34
Ke ago amogela mo lenaneyong la Phaphusi, ke kgaolo ya borobedi (8). Mme lenaneyo lone le bua ka tsothle tse resa dirutiwang ko sekolong.
Ma-Aforika bale bantsi ba setse ba ingangatletse k...
Uncle Couzen's Lounge – Episode 12: From A Teenage Drug Dealer To A World Class Pastry Chef from 2015-06-01T14:31:07
Awe couzens, meet Kelvin Joel, a guy from Westbury west of Johannesburg, South Africa.
He dropped out of school at the tender age of 12 and started selling drugs for a gang leader, as the ...
Uncle Couzens Lounge - Episode 11: Are Kids Spoiled And Endangered By Technology? from 2015-05-25T14:33:01
Welcome to another one of Uncle Couzen’s special and crazy Lounges. I’m always very unlucky when it comes to invited quests’ showing up. But the show must go on! Uncle Couzen fought back, and this ...
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The Classroom - Episode 7: What happens in lobola negotiations? from 2015-05-25T13:57:08
Welcome to the Classroom! This is the seventh episode of my weekly show, all about the things they never taught us in school.
When the South Africans fall in love and get married, they sti...
Uncle Couzen's Lounge - Episode - 10: Scent Of Portia's Bakery from 2015-05-13T13:14:32
If you listened to Uncle Couzen's Lounge Episode 9, you already know this super strong, sexy and succesful woman. Last week she joined Uncle Couzen in studio, but because the magic of her work happ...
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The Classroom in Setswana - Lenaneyo 6: Make your Way to Professional from 2015-05-13T10:48:33
Welcome to the Classroom, a show dedicated to all the things they never taught us in school. This is my second episode in Setswana. Areyeng!
If you listened to episode 4, The Classroom w...
Let's explore Anything and Everything - Episode 2: Chickchat from 2015-05-11T12:57:08
Put three beautiful ladies in a studio. Get a beautiful chickchat. Right? Right!
This week I explore how women react to questions from the opposite sex. What questions? Questions like the ...
Let's Explore Anything and Everything - Episode 3: Mother's Day Edition from 2015-05-08T13:50:11
Brand new week, brand new episode. For the sake of the 10th of May, I wanted to pay tribute to all the mothers in the world. I also, for the very first time, wanted to have two guys in the WYC Soun...
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Uncle Couzen's Lounge - Episode 9: Baker Mom's Hard-earned Recipe to Success from 2015-05-05T12:47:23
Portia Esau is a beautiful, smart, sexy and successful woman who changed her stars by baking. She joins Uncle Couzen in his lounge and starts by giving credit to her grandfather for influencing her...
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Uncle Couzen's Lounge - Episode 8.2: "Bang of the gun: everything stopped and everything started" from 2015-04-28T08:45:46
In a community filled with terror and violence Roystan Le Bon, a 13 year old teen, shot and killed the man who terrorised him and his family. Now a professional actor and rapper.
In this s...
Uncle Couzen's Lounge - Episode 8.1: "Bang of the gun: everything stopped and everything started" from 2015-04-24T15:17:41
In a community filled with terror and violence Roystan Le Bon, a 13 year old teen, shot and killed the man who terrorized him and his family. Now his a professional actor and rapper.
Royst...
Let's explore Anything and Everything- Episode 1: How to survive in this world? from 2015-04-21T15:06:43
"How to survive in this world?" was my very first podcast show. How I survived it? Hmmmm, have a listen. Tell me!
Have you ever wanted to know how someone other than yourself survived mome...
The Classroom - Episode 4: How do you become a professional soccer player? from 2015-04-20T14:21:12
Welcome to The Classroom, a show about all the things they never taught me in school. This is my 4th episode. Finally on soccer!
Who took Steven Pienaar, a world class soccer player from W...
Uncle Couzen's Lounge - Episode 7: He lost his wife at the the age of 35 from 2015-04-17T13:32:42
Uncle Couzen is joined by Owen Ragebult, a well groomed young man and a brave entrepreneur. Owen tells us how he and his wife met, and it's clear that his wife meant a lot to him.
But then...
Classroom - Episode 2: Are gardens only for fun? from 2015-04-01T13:49:01
Welcome back to the Classroom! This is the second episode of my weekly show about all the things they never taught me in school.
Today I want to learn more about the importance of having a...
Classroom in Setswana - Lenaneyo 3: What's the best way to celebrate Easter Holidays? from 2015-03-31T12:30:44
Welcome to the Classroom. This third episode of my show might be the world’s first podcast in Tswana language! But as the Classroom is about all the things they never taught me in school, please le...
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Uncle Couzen's Lounge - Hidden track 1: Stofpraat from 2015-03-30T14:14:24
Sometimes things just don't go according to plan, but it makes way for crazy opportunities.
Martin Bouwers a.k.a. Uncle Couzen invites two of his fellow students, Chellon Palmer and Natash...
Uncle Couzen's Lounge - Episode 6: Alcohol abuse from 2015-03-20T15:11:34
Alcohol is a substance not spoken about very often. Uncle Couzen invites to his lounge the senior councilor of Westbury Youth Centre, "Auntie Bree" (Bridget Munnick), who has been dealing with many...
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Master of Disguise - Episode 4: "Westbury – Place of Dreams" from 2015-03-20T14:40:50
Previously known as Western Native Township, Westbury is now one of Johannesburg's best-known colored communities. Although it is known for it's crime, corruption, drugs, alcohol and other problems...
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Master Of Disguise - Episode 3: Racial Segregation? from 2015-03-16T13:32:56
Apartheid ended in 1994, but South Africa still struggles with racism and racist attitudes. After 20 years of living in a democratic society colored people still feel like not much has changed for ...
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Uncle Couzen's Lounge - Episode 5: From a broken past to restoring the future of many from 2015-03-16T13:17:23
Growing up in the apartheid era was a long and gruesome battle for Selwyn Fransman. He joins Uncle Couzen telling us his brave story and taking us back to his early childhood. He also tells us how ...
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Classroom - Episode 1: Life without matric from 2015-03-11T10:18:12
Welcome to the Classroom! This is my first ever podcast, the first episode of my new weekly show called Classroom. The show is about all the things they never taught me in school.
In this...
Uncle Couzen's Lounge - Episode 4: Proudly Different With a Difference from 2015-03-06T17:06:50
We all have the right to to choose our own lifestyle don't we?
Uncle Couzen has the priviledge to introduce you to the fabulous, funky, outspoken Domma who shares with us a memorable story.
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Master Of Disguise - Episode 2: Gay and Lesbian Human Rights from 2015-03-06T13:47:33
In South Africa March is the month of Human rights and we celebrate our Freedom. Many people know the usual rights of free education and freedom of speach but many also tend to overlook the rights ...
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Master of Disguise - Episode 1: Marijuana in our society from 2015-02-27T15:53:08
Are people who smoke weed bad examples to our community and society?
From the point of view of people who do not smoke marijuana, the people who do are often judged by the fact that they s...
Uncle Couzen's Lounge - Episode 3: The Dr. with a golden heart from 2015-02-27T15:47:43
Welcome back to Uncle Couzen's Lounge. In this third episode we are joined by a phenominal person, who is described by his studends as a Man amongst Men: Dr. Robinson. He is one of the core founder...
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Uncle Couzen's Lounge - Episode 2: Reflection of the Westbury Youth Centre from 2015-02-23T13:56:15
Welcome back to Uncle Couzen's Lounge. Welcome to Reggie Botha, the manager and one of the core founders of the Westbury Youth Centre. He sat down with me on a sunny Friday to explain, where and h...
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Uncle Couzen's Lounge - Episode 1: Love, people! from 2015-02-13T15:00:58
A giant leap for a man. A giant leap for humankind. Love? Yes. WYC Radio’s first ever podcast from WYC’s very own studio? YES! The studio is still in construction but all its systems are go! We’ve ...
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