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Tomorrowland: The effects pandemics have on popular culture

On this week’s show, we’re thinking about Tomorrowland: the fascinating connections between pandemics and pop culture. The Bubonic Plague struck Europe more than 650 years ago, yet its impact is still felt in art today. As we face the greatest social disruption since World War II, with COVD-19 killing hundreds of thousands of people globally, we’re asking: What mark will this moment leave on art, fashion, film and literature? To help us explore ‘Tomorrowland’, we’re talking to experts in fashion, film – and to South African author Lauren Beukes, who just spent five years immersed in a fictional pandemic, only to emerge into a real one. Don’t Shoot the Messenger is produced by Haji Mohamed Dawjee and presented by Rebecca Davis with editing by Tevya Turok Shapiro, original theme music by Bernard Kotze and additional support by Kathryn Kotze.

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  How koeksisters and Bible verses can keep women safe

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  Would you pay for dinner to get told that you’re racist?

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  What Rwanda got right that South Africa didn’t

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  Nobody watches women’s sport - and other myths

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  Social media: How troll tactics are being used for good

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  The Museum of Toxic Statues

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  Why South Africa needs a ‘Don’t Mess With Texas’ campaign

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  Could giving people free money revolutionise SA society?

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  What Finland and reverence for teachers can teach SA's school system

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  The country that turned its crime rate around

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  SEASON 3: How To Fix It - Trailer

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  The plot to blow up Koeberg, Part 2: The man with the bombs

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  The plot to blow up Koeberg, Part 1: The man with the blueprint

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  The worst that could happen: How ready are we to face disaster?

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  In the Rough: Golf courses may be South Africa’s most wasteful luxury

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  QAnon: How the world’s fastest-growing conspiracy theory is spreading to SA