Citizen Historian will be going on hiatus for the next 8-10 months whilst I focus on finishing my PhD, but once that is done and dusted we'll be back with a vengeance! We'll still be active on social media, so keep an eye on our Facebook Page a

Episode 4 - African Monsters (Halloween Special)

Oct 30th, 2018 1h 36m

African Monsters is an anthology that "explores old African myths and monsters in short stories and art." In this special Halloween episode, we interview contributing authors Nerine Dorman and Toby Benet on their chosen African monsters and dis

Episode 3 - The Recce

Oct 2nd, 2018 1h 27m

The Recce is a newly released film that explores various emotional and historical themes against the backdrop of the South African Border War as well as the elite reconnaissance unit that served during this conflict known as The Recces. In this

Episode 2 - Do Robotic Elephants Never Forget?

Aug 4th, 2018 1h 9m

Today we interview Dr Benjamin Rosman of the CSIR at The University of the Witwatersrand in South Africa. We will discuss AI, robotics, machine learning and all that other neat stuff, and also how this applies to Africa as part of the developin

Episode 1 - Rise of the African Superhero

Jul 2nd, 2018 1h 20m

Move over Marvel, Africa has her own superheroes! We interview comic book artists Loyiso Mkize and Clyde Beech, creators of South Africa's popular new superhero Kwezi, on comics, heroes, villains, popular culture, and what this means for Africa

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