Cryptococcal ceningitis is one of the main causes of death of people with HIV. The tests and medicines to diagnose and treat it exist but remain inaccessible to most. A global strategy is needed.
We first met Thembi when she was 19 and living in one of the largest townships in South Africa. We were struck by her candor, sense of humor and her courage. She was willing to speak out about having AIDS at a time when few South Africans were willing to say, “I have AIDS.” Thembi carried a tape recorder from 2004 to 2005 to document her life. In this episode of the Radio Diaries Podcast, we bring you Thembi’s original story. And we return to South Africa more than a decade later to meet Thembi’s daughter, Onwabo, now a teenager herself.
Surprises and lucky accidents are part of the DNA of audio diaries. There s something magical about handing someone a tape recorder, because you never know what will happen.
Radio Diaries launched 25 years ago, bringing the voices of teenagers documenting their lives to All Things Considered. Founder and producer Joe Richman
Radio Diaries: 25 Years Of Telling Complex Stories Through Everyday Moments
Radio Diaries launched 25 years ago, bringing the voices of teenagers documenting their lives to All Things Considered. Founder and producer Joe Richman looks back on a few diaries that were recorded at the beginning.
Amanda Brand was 17 when I gave her a big clunky cassette recorder and asked her to record her life for a few months. She didn t know what to expect. Neither did I.
Amanda was the first diarist I ever worked with. She had recently come out to her parents. They were Catholic and didn t know anyone who was gay; they did not take the news well. That s what her story was about. But, it was the scenes and sounds, all the everyday moments she recorded that got me really excited.