2021 Best Narrative Nonfiction Podcast Award winner at Tribeca Film Festival and Jackson Wild Film Festival. This is the story of the guardians of the Okavango water system and their monumental task: conserve a remote, near pristine environment facing threats from all sides. This podcast follows what happens when worlds connect, and at times collide, with the common goal of protecting a place
Guardians of the River
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2021 Best Narrative Nonfiction Podcast Award winner at Tribeca Film Festival and Jackson Wild Film Festival. This is the story of the guardians of the Okavango water system and their monumental task: conserve a remote, near pristine environment facing threats from all sides. This podcast follows what happens when worlds connect, and at times collide, with the common goal of protecting a place
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April 18, 2022
(3 translated) Mil vozes de Tempué (português)
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Devido a conflitos civis, minas terrestres, estradas danificadas e uma pista de aterragem abandonada, uma vila com o nome de Tempué está desconectada do resto de Angola. Ao longo das mudanças de liderança, a vila protegeu os rios e lagos que correm ali próximo. Estando agora perante uma oportunidade de se reconectar com o resto de Angola – e com o mundo – o que escolherá o povo de Tempué fazer? E em quem confiarão como seus parceiros?</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Este episodio é parte de uma serie de 8, chamada Guardians of the River (Guardiões do rio). Para ouvir a toda a história em inglês e, para saber mais sobre o projecto, visite</span></p> <p><a href="http://www.wildbirdtrust.com"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">www.wildbirdtrust.com</span></a></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Kerllen Costa é o anfitrião deste podcast. É escrito, gravado e dirigido por Cat Jaffee e House of Pod, em parceria com o National Geographic Okavango Wilderness Project. O financiamento para este projecto provem de uma bolsa do programa de contos da National Geographic e Wild Bird Trust. A verificação de factos foi realizada por Aimee Machado. Juliette Luini é a produtora. O editor de áudio e designer de som é Jason paton. O produtor Angolano é Kerllen Costa e, o produtor Motswana é Thalefang Charles. A edição do enredo foi feita por Rebecca Mendoza Nunziato. Este episodio foi traduzido para português por Carla Carvalho.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">A música temática de Guardiões do rio foi criada por Victor Gama. Victor usou sons dos aldeões de Tempué enquanto estes preparavam a sua comida e faziam música para as celebrações das igrejas, utilizando restos de estruturas de munições, que está misturado com a cancão da introdução, cantada pelas crianças de Tempué antes da reunião da comunidade. Há também uma arpa feita com caniços, tocada por Tom Rethio, um músico WaYei que vive perto de Seronga, no Botswana. Para além de peças customizadas de Victor, a música utilizada na serie também provem do álbum de 2010 de Victor, Pangeia Instrumentos. As cancões incluídas no podcast são O Pescador de Sonhos; Homem Vermelho Homem Verde; A Guerra dos Homens Répteis, O Olho no Anzol; O dialogo dos Pernetas; Mibanga.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Os desenhos e arte dos episódios de Guardiões do rio foram ilustrados por Fernando Hugo Fernandes. Fernando é um ilustrador e artista gráfico com mais de 30 anos de experiência a viver em Campinas, Brasil.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Este podcast foi gravado nos estúdios Cassete, da Geracao 80 em Angola.</span></p>
March 15, 2022
(5 translated) On the Edge of Home - Setswana
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Okavango Delta ke sekao sa gore go ka nna jang ha batho ba tsaa tsia dikhumo tsa tholego. Le thokometswe ka fa molaong ke legotla la UNESCO. It’s the world’s 1,000th UNESCO World Heritage site. Ke naga e tletseng diphologolo ka mehuta, jaanong seo se dira gore e nne sekgantshwane sa Bojanala lehatshe ka bophara. Mme gase banni bothe ba akolang katlego ya Okavango. Re simolola ka go utwa ka botshelo ja bogologolo go santse go tsomiwa dikubu, mme re tsenelela mo kgang ya gore, ke eng sese dirang gore lefelo e nne legae la batho? Ebile ke mang yoo tshwanetseng go boelwa ha naga dira dipoelo?</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Mo ke karolwana ya Bothano ya tse borobabodedi tsa Guardians of the River. O ka reetsa polelo yothe ka sekgoa ko www.wildbirdtrust.com</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Polelo e, o ne oe tisetswa ke lentswe la ga Dawson Kgosi Ramsden, yo o neng a ranola mantswe a ga Kerllen Costa, yo neng a bega polelo ka sekgoa. Polelo e ranoletswe mo Setswaneng ke nna Thalefang Charles, ebo e gatisiwa ke ba Faya Chune Republik, House of Pod, le Crania Studio. Mantswe a mangwe ke aga, Gabonamang GB Kgetho, Tomeletso Water Setlabosha, Katlego Isabella Motsamai, ga mmogo le Keikantse Phele, mmueledi wa ditshwanelo tsa batho. Dipina tsa SeYei di ne di opelwa ke bo Mme ba Seronga ha Seorooro se letswa ke Thopho Tom Rethiyo.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Polelo ya Sekgoa e kwadile ebile e gatisitswe ke Cat Jaffee le ba National Geographic Okavango Wilderness Project. Barotoetsi ke National Geographic Storytelling Grant le Wild Bird Trust.</span></p>
August 12, 2021
8. The Runway
<p>In the final episode of this season, we ask the biggest question of all; the one that persists beneath many of the world’s most pressing headlines, and haunts us in the face of a global climate crisis.</p> <p>How do we protect our home? And Is this question in and of itself — impossible? Utopian? Patronizing? Neo-colonial? An answer emerging from a place seemingly frozen in time could be the key to our future.</p> <p>To learn more, visit www.wildbirdtrust.com</p> <p><a href= "http://www.wildbirdtrust.com">www.wildbirdtrust.com</a></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This podcast is hosted by Kerllen Costa featuring interviews with <a href= "https://za.linkedin.com/in/tony-knowles-94b9495">Tony Knowles</a>, Gobonamang 'GB' Kgetho,</span> <a href= "https://elephantsandbees.com/beehive-fence/angola/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Marisa Rodrigues</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;">, and the greater NGOWP team. This podcast is written, recorded, and directed by Cat Jaffee and House of Pod in partnership with the National Geographic Okavango Wilderness Project. Funding for this project comes from a National Geographic storytelling grant and the Wild Bird Trust. Fact-checking was conducted by Aimee Machado. Juliette Luini is the producer. The audio editor and sound designer is Jason Paton. The Angolan producer is Kerllen Costa, and the Motswana producer is Thalefang Charles. Story editing comes from Rebecca Mendoza Nunziato.</span> <a href="https://geracao-80.com/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Geração 80</span></a> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">is the recording studio homebase in Angola.</span></p> <p class="p1"><strong>Music:</strong> The Guardians of the River theme song was created by <a href= "https://www.victorgama.org/"><span class="s1">Victor Gama</span></a>. </p> <p class="p1">The theme music of this podcast is a journey of sounds from the villagers of Tempue preparing food and drumming on bomb drums while celebrating their faith in village churches, which is interwoven with a greeting song by the children of Tempue sung before the community meeting. There is also a reed harp played by Tom Rethio, a WaYei musician. In addition to custom pieces from Victor, the music featured in the series also comes from Victor's 2010 album <a href= "https://www.amazon.com/Pangeia-Instrumentos-Victor-Gama/dp/B01A9GSMRM"> <span class="s1">Pangeia Instrumentos</span></a>. The tracks included on the podcast are O Pescador De Sonhos, Homem Vermelho Homem Verde, A Guerra dos Homens Répteis, O Olho No Anzol, O Diálogo Dos Pernetas, Mibanga.</p> <p class="p1"><strong>Art:</strong> The episode art for Guardians of the River was illustrated by <a href= "https://www.behance.net/FHUGOF"><span class="s1">Fernando Hugo Fernandes</span></a>. </p> <p class="p2"> </p>
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