John Maytham chats with blues guitarist Rob Thompson about his upcoming show, ‘My Story with the Blues’, at The Drama Factory next Thursday. Thompson shares his musical journey, highlighting influences from Latin, classic, and contemporary blues, along with tributes to legends like Carlos Santana and B.B. King.

John Maytham chats with blues guitarist Rob Thompson about his upcoming show, ‘My Story with the Blues’, at The Drama Factory next Thursday. Thompson shares his musical journey, highlighting influences from Latin, classic, and contemporary blues, along with tributes to legends like Carlos Santana and B.B. King.

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Afternoon Drive with John Maytham

John Maytham is a trained actor who made the switch to radio over 20 years ago when he joined the news team at Radio 604.

He then swapped reporting for anchoring an AM drive time show at a national talk radio station.

Once he set the bar for South African news and talk radio he accepted the challenge to join Primedia Broadcasting and help establish the newly founded CapeTalk, fulfilling the role of both News Editor and Breakfast Host.

He was the first host to switch on the mic on 14 October 1997.

Years later, he was also the first radio broadcaster to do a Google Hangout in South Africa.

Music: My Story With The Blues at THE DRAMAFACTORY

John Maytham speaks with Karabo Ozah, Director of the Centre for Child Law at the University of Pretoria, about the urgent case of Laura Nkhana and her missing daughter, Eva Tembo. They discuss the importance of prioritizing children's rights, the role of law enforcement, and the media in such cases, as well as the emotional impact on families involved.

John Maytham speaks with Karabo Ozah, Director of the Centre for Child Law at the University of Pretoria, about the urgent case of Laura Nkhana and her missing daughter, Eva Tembo. They discuss the importance of prioritizing children's rights, the role of law enforcement, and the media in such cases, as well as the emotional impact on families involved.

The case of Eva Temba

John Maytham speaks to Julia Brown, PhD, a medical anthropologist from the University of California, about the ethical implications surrounding gene-editing technology. She emphasizes the urgent need for ethical conversations with target communities regarding the advancements in prenatal genome editing

John Maytham speaks to Julia Brown, PhD, a medical anthropologist from the University of California, about the ethical implications surrounding gene-editing technology. She emphasizes the urgent need for ethical conversations with target communities regarding the advancements in prenatal genome editing

Editing Foetal Genomes

Listen to John Maytham's weekly book reviews and share his passion for all things literary. From fiction to non-fiction, John reads and reviews a range of books that would sit well on your reading list.



Today’s list:
Bad Liar by Tami Hoag
The Vegetarian by Han Kang
Operation Biting by Max Hastings

Listen to John Maytham's weekly book reviews and share his passion for all things literary. From fiction to non-fiction, John reads and reviews a range of books that would sit well on your reading list.
 
Today’s list:
<ul>
<li>Bad Liar by Tami Hoag</li>
<li>The Vegetarian by Han Kang</li>
<li>Operation Biting by Max Hastings</li>
</ul>

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