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In The Ring With Eusebius McKaiserFinale Episode 8: Home is where the Heart is: From Makhanda to Oxford to JohussleburgThis final episode is intended as an homage to who Eusebius was over time and space. Through conversation with Nick Ferreira, Julie Taylor and Bongani Khumalo, our host Lovelyn Nwadeyi delves into their experiences of Eusebius in the key locations that so profoundly shaped his life: Makhanda (formerly Grahamstown) and his time at Rhodes University, Oxford town and University, and Johannesburg which he fondly called "Johussleburg". In this lively discussion Eusebius' friends share some of their favourite memories about him in each place, they share some intimate struggles that they journeyed through with Euby, and now reflect on the...
2024-06-271h 06In The Ring With Eusebius McKaiserFinale Episode 7: Friendships are NOT NeutralBefore his untimely passing, Eusebius was working on a series of essays about the different types of friendships we encounter throughout our lives . In this episode, our host Lovelyn Nwadeyi explores the different types of friendships Eusebius had with people of different age groups, genders and racial identities. In a country like South Africa, these markers matter, making friendship both a sacred and vulnerable space. Listening to Mikhail Brown, Dawn Klatzko, Scott Burnett and Nduduzo Nyanda about the nature of their friendships with Eusebius may encourage you to remain attentive to those in your inner circles of friendship.
2024-06-142h 00In The Ring With Eusebius McKaiserFinale Episode 6: GTFO of our bedrooms! Eusebius & QueernessEusebius was a loud and proud gay man. He was often very open about the experiences, struggles, celebrations and achievements of queer people. In this conversation, our host Nolwazi Tusini, explores the wave of anti-LGBTQ+ legislation across the continent of Africa and the urgency required to engage the reality of queer people's lives today. Through reflections about the role of the law in affirming the inherent dignity of queer lives, the utility of being a publicly 'visible' queer person and the links between hypervisibility and harm, our guests Sebenzile Nkambule and Xhanti Payi take us on a journey of...
2024-06-0652 minIn The Ring With Eusebius McKaiserPart 2: One Year Later: The world is a beautiful place and we're glad Eusebius was in itBetween laughter and tears, in this episode, our host Lovelyn Nwadeyi speaks to Vanita Daniels, Tshidiso Ramogale and Wiseman Zondi. Each guest offers a generous and vulnerable reflection on what it has felt like to grieve Eusebius while still celebrating his life over the past year.
2024-05-3057 minIn The Ring With Eusebius McKaiserPart 1 - One Year Later: The world is a beautiful place and we're glad Eusebius was in itRemembering Eusebius exactly one year after his untimely death on 30 May 2023 is not an easy thing to do. In this sometimes hilarious and sometimes poignant episode, Lovelyn speaks to some of the people who have had to make sense of a world without Eusebius namely: His father Donald McKaiser, his niece Jodie Colville and one of his best friends Lwandile Sisilana.
2024-05-301h 15In The Ring With Eusebius McKaiserFinale Episode 4 - The Final Literature CornerEveryone knows about Eusebius' love for books. He would regularly admonish his friends and listeners to keep reading, to stay curious, to ask questions, to challenge their beliefs and he felt very strongly that building a solid relationship with literature would enable that. To that end, this conversation pays tribute to the Literature Corner, a regular feature of Eusebius's former live radio show in which he regularly featured authors and readers to talk about books. A key component of these discussions were about the role of reading and literature in shaping the imagination. There were ways in which Eusebius...
2024-05-201h 18In The Ring With Eusebius McKaiserThe Final Literature Corner - Tributes from Fellow WritersThis second part of the Final Literature Corner is a combination of tributes from fellow writers, journalists and broadcasters who share what they love about how Eusebius discussed their work and what they miss about Eusebius’ contributions to the landscape of public intellectual life.
2024-05-2020 minIn The Ring With Eusebius McKaiserFinale Episode 1 - WHAT MAKES AN ACTIVIST?In this episode, we spotlight key organisations in which Eusebius McKaiser was affiliated. Lovelyn speaks to Wayde Davy, Former Deputy Director of the Apartheid Museum and Zaakira Mahomed, Founder of the Mina Foundation, and explores issues these two organisations face (race, gender and period poverty) as we celebrate our 30 year old democracy. While Eusebius did not consider himself an activist, we delve into his work with the Apartheid Museum and the Mina Foundation as we remember both his selflessness and commitment to building a better and more equitable society...
2024-05-0155 minIn The Ring With Eusebius McKaiserEpisode 154 - CAN THE ANC RISK PUTTING RAMAPHOSA'S FACE ON ITS 2024 ELECTIONS POSTERS?In this edition of In The Ring With Eusebius McKaiser, I ask and engage a bloody award question about Mr Ramaphosa's leadership weaknesses - should he even be the ANC's presidential candidate for 2024?I engaged this controversial question in a TimesLIVE analysis piece ( https://www.timeslive.co.za/sunday-times-daily/opinion-and-analysis/2023-03-06-eusebius-mckaiser-can-the-anc-risk-putting-ramaphosas-face-on-its-2024-elections-posters/ ) and I voice the argument here for those of you who enjoy audio journalism as much as you enjoy reading. And yes obviously part of the debate would be "But who is better, Eusebius?!" I'm afraid you MUST listen to the w...
2023-03-0713 minIn The Ring With Eusebius McKaiserEpisode 146 - DO ANC VOTERS VOTE AGAINST THEIR OWN INTERESTS? DO THEY CONSENT TO THEIR OWN DOMINATION ?Excellent futurist and Africa analyst Koffi Kouakou (The Centre for Africa-Chinese Studies, University of Johannesburg) joined me for a fascinating debate about ANC voters. He had listened to my previous episode, episode 145- 'Ramaphosa told you why you shouldn't vote ANC' ( https://podcasts.apple.com/za/podcast/episode-145-ramaphosa-told-you-why-you-shouldnt-vote-anc/id1561851417?i=1000593632513 ) and wanted to put the ANC voter on trial. Koffi agreed with my main analysis ( https://www.timeslive.co.za/ideas/2023-01-10-eusebius-mckaiser-ramaphosa-told-you-why-you-shouldnt-vote-anc/ ) that the ANC's January 8th statement is an argument for not voting ANC. ...
2023-01-131h 18In The Ring With Eusebius McKaiserEpisode 145 - RAMAPHOSA TOLD YOU WHY YOU SHOULDN'T VOTE ANCIn this edition of In The Ring With Eusebius McKaiser, I share the main insights from my recent analysis piece ( https://www.timeslive.co.za/ideas/2023-01-10-eusebius-mckaiser-ramaphosa-told-you-why-you-shouldnt-vote-anc/ ) which critically examined the ANC's January 8th statement. The ANC's annual January 8th statement is part of its birthday celebrations. The statement is traditionally read by the party's president. It is an indication of what the party hopes to see happening within the government and the state in the forthcoming year. Given that the ANC is the actual governing party, it is an important early indication of...
2023-01-1112 minIn The Ring With Eusebius McKaiserEpisode 144 - RACISM IS RACISM. MEDIA COVERAGE IS TOO TAME.In this edition of In The Ring With Eusebius McKaiser, I wear my hat as a political analyst and review the coverage thus far of what happened at a resort in Free State recently. I argue and explain how certain frameworks chosen by reporters, sub-editors, and editors unwiittingly water down the seriousness of racism. I also offer arguments in support of the view that editorial choices are not value-neutral (just as writing and reporting are not value-neutral speech acts). What we write, and how we edit, and frame stories, can reveal our most dee...
2022-12-2929 minIn The Ring With Eusebius McKaiserEpisode 124 - "Dear Eusebius. I am married (to a woman) and (secretly) into guys … "A man who is on the DownLow wrote me a message sharing his story. In this edition of In The Ring With Eusebius McKaiser I give my view on men who are married but who have same-sex desire, and who may even actually be having same-sex sex.There is a helluva lot to say so this is the start of multiple conversations on the issue rather than one definitive take on it. Have a listen. And feel free to inbox me on social m...
2022-09-2120 minIn The Ring With Eusebius McKaiserEpisode 121 - SHOULD A POLITICAL PARTY MARCH TO A NEWSPAPER'S OFFICES IF IT DISAGREES WITH AN EDITOR?In this edition of In The Ring With Eusebius McKaiser I share an audio version of my essay ( https://www.timeslive.co.za/sunday-times-daily/opinion-and-analysis/2022-09-10-eusebius-mckaiser-the-ifp-wants-unconditional-love-so-its-protesting-against-a-lowly-newspaper-man/ ) that critiques a decision by an opposition party in South Africa, the IFP, to march to the offices of one of the weekly papers, City Press, because of the work of the editor, Mondli Makhanya. Listen to the narration of my essay
2022-09-1319 minIn The Ring With Eusebius McKaiserEpisode 116 - SEARCHING FOR THE MEANING OF LIFE IN YOUR GREY HAIR?In this epsiode of In The Ring With Eusebius McKaiser I share my recent essay ( https://www.timeslive.co.za/sunday-times-daily/opinion-and-analysis/2022-08-09-eusebius-mckaiser-searching-for-the-meaning-of-life-in-your-grey-hair/ ) about the meaning of life. Searching for meaning need not be dreary. I draw on existentialism to reflect on the quandary of making sense of our existence
2022-08-1713 minIn The Ring With Eusebius McKaiserEpisode 107 - #QUEER101 - ANSWERING 10 QUESTIONS FROM MY INBOX ABOUT QUEER ISSUESI asked you to send me any questions, without fear of being shamed or lashed, that you have about homosexuality/queer people/"the queer community" etc. There were too many! We'll do another round in future. For now, in this episode of In The Ring With Eusebius McKaiser, I offered answers or thoughts (where clear answers evaded me) in response to the following ten sets of questions/comments: Question 1Where do you stand on the recent ruling that trans women can't participate in professional swimming?Question 2
2022-07-0142 minIn The Ring With Eusebius McKaiserEpisode 88 -PROF SAROJINI NADAR (UWC) ENGAGES MY CLAIM THAT THE CHRISTIAN GOD DOES NOT EXISTProfessor Sarojini Nadar (University of Western Cape) responded(https://www.timeslive.co.za/sunday-times-daily/opinion-and-analysis/2022-04-16-god-grief-and-good-friday-a-response-to-eusebius-mckaiser/?fbclid=IwAR0SioBDrOuKohEuxvKf2-i51Uvrtz2ow9V8X43wWBwzCero5zZ-1P8p3iI ) to an article in which I had argued that the God I was taught about in Catholiism does not exist ( https://www.timeslive.co.za/ideas/2022-04-15-eusebius-mckaiser-i-was-taught-god-exists-that-is-a-lie-heres-why/ ). I argued that the characteristics of being all-loving, all-powerful and all-knowing are incompatible with the existence of natural evils like devastating floods and earthquakes. Nadar did not reject all of my philosophical analysis, but expanded the conversation by explaining...
2022-04-2044 minIn The Ring With Eusebius McKaiserEpisode 87 - THE PROBLEM OF EVILSome people are upset by a recent article I wrote ( https://www.timeslive.co.za/ideas/2022-04-15-eusebius-mckaiser-i-was-taught-god-exists-that-is-a-lie-heres-why/ ) in which I had argued that evil is imcompatible with God's alleged omnisience, omnipotence and omnibenevolence. Many of the responses to me were sheer bile, and one of them appealed to 'free will' as an explanation of why God cannot interfere in natural disasters like floods and earthquakes.In this edition of In The Ring With Eusebius McKaiser, I do two things. First, I explain how the FORMAL LOGICAL nature of 'the problem of evil' is misunderstood by m...
2022-04-1921 minIn The Ring With Eusebius McKaiserEpisode 83 - DECONSTRUCTING WILL SMITH & CHRIS ROCKI think Will Smith and Chris Rock should both be criticised for what happened at the Oscars. I argued for this viewpoint on TimesLIVE ( https://www.timeslive.co.za/ideas/2022-03-28-eusebius-mckaiser-heres-why-chris-rock-and-will-smith-deserve-neither-praise-nor-defence/ )In this edition of In The Ring With Eusebius McKaiser, I summarise my argument but go further and also expand on responses to criticism while adding new points I did not raise in my analysis piece.Enjoy
2022-03-3153 minIn The Ring With Eusebius McKaiserEpisode 75 - ARE ALL WHITE PEOPLE RACISTS? DO ALL WHITE PEOPLE BENEFIT FROM ANTI-BLACK RACISM?Between now and Human Rights Day on 21st March, we are focusing on anti-racism for the week. Each day this week, on In The Ring With Eusebius McKaiser, I will address, in a short audio entry, one or two aspects of the fight against white supremacy, the fight against anti-black racism and for racial equality. In this first entry of the week, I raise and answer two questions: are all white people racist? Do all white people benefit from the global history of anti-black racism?Listen to this very short podcast entry to u...
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Ministry of Fr Eusebius StephanouA02. The Ministry of Fr Eusebius Stephanou (Fr Timothy Cremeens)Fr Timothy Cremeens
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Ministry of Fr Eusebius StephanouA03. Testimony of Archimandrite Eusebius StephanouArchimandrite Eusebius Stephanou
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2022-01-2506 minMinistry of Fr Eusebius StephanouB01. Restoring the Lordship of ChristArchimandrite Eusebius Stephanou
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2022-01-251h 26Ministry of Fr Eusebius StephanouB02. The Three-fold Lordship of ChristArchimandrite Eusebius Stephanou
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2022-01-2557 minMinistry of Fr Eusebius StephanouB03. The Holy Spirit and the Pre-eminence of JesusArchimandrite Eusebius Stephanou
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2022-01-2553 minMinistry of Fr Eusebius StephanouB04. The Mystery of Iniquity and the Restoration of Christ's Pre-eminenceArchimandrite Eusebius Stephanou
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2022-01-2555 minMinistry of Fr Eusebius StephanouC01. Renewal in the Holy SpiritArchimandrite Eusebius Stephanou
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2022-01-2555 minMinistry of Fr Eusebius StephanouC02. The Renewing Power of the Holy SpiritArchimandrite Eusebius Stephanou
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2022-01-2545 minMinistry of Fr Eusebius StephanouCO3. The Holy Spirit in the Creation of ManArchimandrite Eusebius Stephanou
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2022-01-2547 minMinistry of Fr Eusebius StephanouC04. The Holy Spirit in the Redemption of ManArchimandrite Eusebius Stephanou
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2022-01-2546 minMinistry of Fr Eusebius StephanouD01. The Return of JesusArchimandrite Eusebius Stephanou
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2022-01-251h 07Ministry of Fr Eusebius StephanouD02. Longing for the Return of the BridgegroomArchimandrite Eusebius Stephanou
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2022-01-2552 minMinistry of Fr Eusebius StephanouD03. The Spirit of the AntichristArchimandrite Eusebius Stephanou
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2022-01-2557 minIn The Ring With Eusebius McKaiserEpisode 64 - DEAR MEN AND WHITE PEOPLE: HERE'S HOW TO BE A BETTER ANTI-PATRIACHY AND ANTI-RACISM ALLYHow should white people respond to their positionality in a world in which anti-black racism proliferates? How should men respond to their positionality in a world in which patriarchy proliferates?What does it mean to be an ally of black people? What does it mean to be an ally of women? What are the true requirements of ubuntu, and what action steps should be taken by allies to truly be productive in helping to smash racism and patriarchy. This episode of In The Ring With Eusebius McKaiser examines both male privilege and white privilege. It f...
2022-01-1833 minIn The Ring With Eusebius McKaiserEpisode 63 - A COMPULSORY MASTERCLASS ON FEMINISM AND REALPOLITIK FROM LEBOGANG RAMAFOKOI really don't wanna sell you this podcast episode with a lengthy description. Can I just say this - if you listen to only ONE episode of In The Ring With Eusebius McKaiser in 2022 it will probably have to be this one.Lebogang is a brilliant guest. Energetic. Passionate. Intellectually stimulating. And as a feminist and social activist she gives us a masterclass on feminism and realpolitik that would be of interest to local and international audiences.I'd pay you to listen to if I won the lottery! Just ... trust me.Listen immediately...
2022-01-1446 minMinistry of Fr Eusebius StephanouD05. The Lordship of Jesus ChristArchimandrite Eusebius Stephanou
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Ministry of Fr Eusebius StephanouB02. The Return of JesusThe Return of Jesus - A ministry message spoken by Fr Eusebius Stephanou.
2021-12-111h 06Ministry of Fr Eusebius StephanouD06. The Love of JesusArchimandrite Eusebius Stephanou
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2021-12-1155 minMinistry of Fr Eusebius StephanouD07. Baptism of the Holy SpiritArchimandrite Eusebius Stephanou
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2021-12-111h 01Ministry of Fr Eusebius StephanouD08. Baptism in the Holy SpiritArchimandrite Eusebius Stephanou
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2021-12-111h 28Ministry of Fr Eusebius StephanouD09. A New Creation in ChristArchimandrite Eusebius Stephanou
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The Logos Outreach with Fr Eusebius Stephanou1. The Gospel of Jesus ChristArchimandrite Eusebius Stephanou www.stsymeon.org
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The Logos Outreach with Fr Eusebius Stephanou2. Experiencing the Power of God Through the GospelArchimandrite Eusebius Stephanouwww.stsymeon.org
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The Logos Outreach with Fr Eusebius Stephanou3. Spiritual Deliverance (Part 1 of 2)Archimandrite Eusebius Stephanouwww.stsymeon.org
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The Logos Outreach with Fr Eusebius Stephanou4. Spiritual Deliverance (Part 2 of 2)Archimandrite Eusebius Stephanouwww.stsymeon.org
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The Logos Outreach with Fr Eusebius Stephanou5. The Return of the BridegroomArchimandrite Eusebius Stephanouwww.stsymeon.org
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The Logos Outreach with Fr Eusebius Stephanou6. A Church Which Loves ChristArchimandrite Eusebius Stephanouwww.stsymeon.org
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The Logos Outreach with Fr Eusebius Stephanou7. Signs of the TimesArchimandrite Eusebius Stephanouwww.stsymeon.org
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The Logos Outreach with Fr Eusebius Stephanou8. The Spirit and the BrideArchimandrite Eusebius Stephanouwww.stsymeon.org
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The Logos Outreach with Fr Eusebius Stephanou9. God's Message to the ChurchArchimandrite Eusebius Stephanouwww.stsymeon.org
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The Logos Outreach with Fr Eusebius Stephanou10. Made Whole in ChristArchimandrite Eusebius Stephanouwww.stsymeon.org
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The Logos Outreach with Fr Eusebius Stephanou11. Going Through the MotionsArchimandrite Eusebius Stephanouwww.stsymeon.org
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The Logos Outreach with Fr Eusebius Stephanou12. Orthodox PaschaArchimandrite Eusebius Stephanouwww.stsymeon.org
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The Logos Outreach with Fr Eusebius Stephanou13. God Wants to Meet Your NeedArchimandrite Eusebius Stephanouwww.stsymeon.org
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The Logos Outreach with Fr Eusebius Stephanou14. Gaining Spiritual VictoryArchimandrite Eusebius Stephanouwww.stsymeon.org
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The Logos Outreach with Fr Eusebius Stephanou15. A New Creation in ChristArchimandrite Eusebius Stephanouwww.stsymeon.org
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The Logos Outreach with Fr Eusebius Stephanou16. Our Communion with ChristArchimandrite Eusebius Stephanouwww.stsymeon.org
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The Logos Outreach with Fr Eusebius Stephanou17. The Renewing Power of Holy CommunionArchimandrite Eusebius Stephanouwww.stsymeon.org
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The Logos Outreach with Fr Eusebius Stephanou18. The Urgency of PreachingArchimandrite Eusebius Stephanouwww.stsymeon.org
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The Logos Outreach with Fr Eusebius Stephanou19. The Wages of SinArchimandrite Eusebius Stephanouwww.stsymeon.org
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The Logos Outreach with Fr Eusebius Stephanou20. The New Birth (Part 1 of 8)Archimandrite Eusebius Stephanouwww.stsymeon.org
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The Logos Outreach with Fr Eusebius Stephanou21. The New Birth (Part 2 of 8)Archimandrite Eusebius Stephanouwww.stsymeon.org
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The Logos Outreach with Fr Eusebius Stephanou22. The New Birth (Part 3 of 8)Archimandrite Eusebius Stephanouwww.stsymeon.org
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The Logos Outreach with Fr Eusebius Stephanou23. The New Birth (Part 4 of 8)Archimandrite Eusebius Stephanouwww.stsymeon.org
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The Logos Outreach with Fr Eusebius Stephanou24. The New Birth (Part 5 of 8)Archimandrite Eusebius Stephanouwww.stsymeon.org
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The Logos Outreach with Fr Eusebius Stephanou25. The New Birth (Part 6 of 8)Archimandrite Eusebius Stephanouwww.stsymeon.org
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The Logos Outreach with Fr Eusebius Stephanou26. The New Birth (Part 7 of 8)Archimandrite Eusebius Stephanouwww.stsymeon.org
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The Logos Outreach with Fr Eusebius Stephanou27. The New Birth (Part 8 of 8)Archimandrite Eusebius Stephanouwww.stsymeon.org
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The Logos Outreach with Fr Eusebius Stephanou28. Believe in Your HeartArchimandrite Eusebius Stephanouwww.stsymeon.org
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The Logos Outreach with Fr Eusebius Stephanou29. The Good NewsArchimandrite Eusebius Stephanouwww.stsymeon.org
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2021-12-1124 minIn The Ring With Eusebius McKaiserEpisode 57 - PHILOSOPHER LUCY ALLAIS EXPLAINS WHY I HAVE AN ETHICAL DUTY TO GET VACCINATEDI asked philosopher Lucy Allais to join me to help us think philosophically about some of the debates around vaccines for covid-19. If, for example, I do not want to get vaccinated, is it okay to straightforwardly choose to not getvaccinated? Lucy doesn't think so, and in this episode of In The Ring With Eusebius McKaiser she systematically talks us through the ethical issues by asking, 'what do we owe others?' We also talked about whether or not some of the rights-talk from those who do not want to get vaccinated - "I have a right t...
2021-12-0935 minIn The Ring With Eusebius McKaiserEpisode 56 - HOW TO FIND A JOB AND MOVE UP THE CAREER LADDERIn the latest Episode of In The Ring With Eusebius McKaiser, I am in conversation with ART OF THE SUIT Business and Executive Coach Dawn Klatzko, about what to do and not to do while in search of a job, and climbing the ladder in your firm or within your industry. This episode is filled with practical career development tips, whether you are an unemployed graduate or a mid-career professional feeling stuck. It is compulsory listening.
2021-11-2539 minIn The Ring With Eusebius McKaiserEpisode 54 - SHEBEENS AND TAVERNS: ARE THEY MORAL HAZARDS?We refer to taxes imposed on consuming alcohol as 'sin taxes' because of the association of alcohol with many social sins. This is not entirely unjustified if one looks at what fuels violence, and other anti-social behaviours in our society, but is that the whole story?We particularly view sheebens and taverns as moral hazards in ways in which clubs and pubs in urban areas are not. Is this fair? Are shebeens and taverns moral hazards? Or is that, at best, a partially correct view? What, at any rate, is the difference between a shebeen and a...
2021-11-2238 minIn The Ring With Eusebius McKaiserEpisode 53 - THE MORAL FAILURES OF F W DE KLERKAuthor and commentator Sisonke Msimang joined Eusebius on In The Ring With Eusebius McKaiser to discuss the legacy of apartheid's last leader, F W de Klerk.Did he fully and adequately account for apartheid and his role in it ? Did he deserve a Nobel prize for peace? Is it "too soon" to criticise him or does he not deserve a quiet period of mourning before critical legacy debates are framed? What about the different ways in which he is interpreted by others? Some black people will and do respond with grace: why and is that praiseworthy or m...
2021-11-1131 minIn The Ring With Eusebius McKaiserEpisode 52 - WHISTLE-BLOWER ATHOL WILLIAMS TELLS EUSEBIUS WHY HE FLED THE COUNTRYTestimony from whistle-blower Athol Willaims at the State Capture Commission of Inquiry has directly implicated scores of people and corporates. This, as you can imagine, has led to Williams being ostracised, his bona fides and credentials being attacked, and much more. Last night he released a statement to the effect that he is no longer in South Africa. Due to growing safety concerns, he had left the country after saying goodbye to his worried family. I asked him why he had left, what the impact of whistle-blowing has been on his life, what kinds of protection ought t...
2021-11-0824 minIn The Ring With Eusebius McKaiserIn The Ring With Eusebius McKaiser Episode 27 - HOW DO WE DISMANTLE WHITE SUPREMACY WHILE NOT GIVING SUPREMACISTS EXCESSIVE ATTENTION?My friend Oliver Dickson and I tried to puzzle through one of the enduring strategic dilemmas we face in the fight for an anti-racist society: how do we make sure that white supremacy doesn't take up too much of our energies while simultaneously NOT ignoring it and NOT naively hoping it will disappear quietly?Have a listen and join the conversation.
2021-10-2238 minIn The Ring With Eusebius McKaiserEpisode 45 - ISOBEL FRYE THINKS WE CAN AND MUST SPEND MORE ON SOCIAL SECURITY: CAN SHE CONVINCE YOU?I invited Isobel Frye (Director, Studies in Poverty and Inequality Institute) to weigh in on what is becoming an internecine policy debate about unemployment, low growth and the size of our welfare state.Can we afford a Basic Income Grant? What would be its size, total cost to the country and what mechanism would be used to administer it? If the goal is ultimately to get people more economically active and into the labour market, doesn't an increased debt burden make it harder to get the economy growing sustainably around 5% and in a way that is conducive...
2021-10-161h 01In The Ring With Eusebius McKaiserEpisode 39 - RACE AND RACISM (PART 2 OF 3): THE PROBLEMS WITH NON-RACIALISMMany South Africans love saying that we should aim at a non-racial South Africa. But what does that mean? And is 'non-racialism' really the appropriate goal to formulate in response to the legacies of colonialism and apartheid?In this episode, Professor Lewis Gordon retrns, in the second of our 3-part series on race and racism. (The first episode in the 3-part series is archived as episode 23 of In The Ring With Eusebius McKaiser)He argues that we should focus on anti-racism and not on non-racialism. But it is in the details of his analysis in...
2021-09-2046 minIn The Ring With Eusebius McKaiserEpisode 38 - THESE ARE NOT GENTLE PEOPLEAward-winning author and veteran BBC broadcaster Andrew Harding was my guest a few months ago on a YouTube show, Cover to Cover, which I co-hosted with fellow journalist Joanne Joseph. I interviewed him about his brilliant second book, These Are Not Gentle People, which has just won the most prestigious non-fiction award in South Africa, the Sunday Times/CNA Literary Award for non-fiction. Just outside Parys, in January 2016, events occurred that led to a community in turmoil: two black farm workers ended up dead and several white farmers stood accused of murder. Andrew spo...
2021-09-2017 minIn The Ring With Eusebius McKaiserEpisode 31 - CAN WE REVERSE OUR DISGRACEFUL UNEMPLOYMENT STATS ?Duma Gqubule (well-known policy expert who focuses a lot of his research on economic development) joined me on In The Ring With Eusebius McKaiser to make sense of the horror of 44,4% South Africans being unemployed. There can be little doubt that the implications for our democracy are dire if we do not get the 11,9 million adults who are capable of working but not working, into jobs, soonest. How did we get here? Were there periods of relative success after 1994 when jobs were created at a decent pace and sustainably so? What was done right d...
2021-08-251h 07In The Ring With Eusebius McKaiserEpisode 29 - COULD I VOTE EFF?The Economic Freedom Fighters sold itself as THE pro-poor political party, a perfect alternative to a morally bankrupt ANC-led government that is also endemically corrupt. But how desirable is the EFF as an alternative to the ANC and to the Democratic Alliance?In light of the corruption allegations the party's top leadership, and the party itself, have been facing, I step back from the evidence- discussed in the previous episode, episod 28, of In The Ring With Eusebius McKaiser with journalist Pauli Van Wyk- and offer a pointed political perspective here, in this very short e...
2021-08-2023 minIn The Ring With Eusebius McKaiserEpisode 28 - IS FLOYD SHIVAMBU CORRUPT? HERE'S THE CASE AGAINST HIMThe South African Revenue Service is going after Brian Shivambu for alleged tax evasion, having slapped him with a tax bill of R28.2 million. They also accuse him of defrauding VBS Mutual Bank to the tune of some R16 million. It gets worse for the Shivambu’s- Brian's brother Floyd, Economic Freedom Fighters' second most senior leader and an MP, is allegedly a beneficiary of the loot to the tune of at least R1,6 million and likely much more, as evidenced by bank statements from his FNB Private Wealth bank account. In this episode of In The...
2021-08-1843 minIn The Ring With Eusebius McKaiserEpisode 27 - HOW SHOULD I READ A BOOK?One of the listeners of In The Ring With Eusebius McKaiser enjoyed the episode in which I engaged Sizwe Mpofu-Walsh on his book The New Apartheid and left the following generous comment on my Instagram account, "Your analysis of Sizwe's book was amazing. Perhaps it would be great for you to give us tips on how you read and subsequently analyse and or synthesise a book's key arguments...in a future instalment of your podcast."My producer and I listen to your engagement and feedback continuously. Because the podcast belongs to us...
2021-08-131h 06In The Ring With Eusebius McKaiserEpisode 26 - THE NEW APARTHEIDSizwe Mpofu-Walsh argues in his latest book that apartheid did not die in 1994 but had, instead, been privatised. In a substantive, theoretically rich, introduction chapter, he puzzles through conceptual analysis to justify his resuscitation of the dreaded apartheid-framework. Mindful of the fact that life before 1994 was, in obvious respects, uniquely evil under apartheid, the philosphical work in the introduction is important to avoid any hasty criticism about the work's main thesis. The subsequent middle chapters are empirically rich premises spanning many themes: space, law, wealth, technology, punishment. These c...
2021-08-081h 05In The Ring With Eusebius McKaiserEpisode 21 - IS PRESIDENT RAMAPHOSA THE LEADER WE NEED RIGHT NOW?In this episode of In The Ring With Eusebius McKaiser, I answer a cluster of questions that an Australian journalist had put to me today: can president Cyril Ramaphosa help the African National Congress to recover from the mess it has occasioned? Does Mr Ramaphosa, more specifically, have the leadership ability to lead South Africa out of the current crises?After puzzling through these very interesting questions, I sadly arrived an answer in the negative. Listen to the podcast to understand why I hold this sceptical...
2021-07-1527 minIn The Ring With Eusebius McKaiserEpisode 20 - LOOTING, CRIMINALITY, PROTESTS: HOW SHOULD WE INTERPRET EVENTS IN SOUTH AFRICA RIGHT NOW?In this edition of In The Ring With Eusebius McKaiser, I offer trenchant analysis of what is going on in South Africa right now. It is, I argue in this podcast, a mistake to interpret the looting as mere criminality and sheer opportunism. There is a complex number of both more immediate and longer-term drivers behind these events and anyone interested in a serious understanding of this crisis must avoid the danger of a single narrative. Instead, as you will hear in this podcast episode, I see these events of the last few days as having deep roots in...
2021-07-1229 minIn The Ring With Eusebius McKaiserEpisode 18 - THE MORNING AFTER ZUMA'S IMPRISONMENT: 5 LESSONS AND REFLECTIONSNow that former president Jacob Zuma has been taken into custody to start his 15 month jail sentence for contempt of court, we should learn lessons from the legal and political events in relation to this case. In this episode of In The Ring With Eusebius McKaiser, I put on my hat as a political analyst and work through five lessons and reflections that I regard as crucial for us to internalise as a society, and which we can export to the international community, including the global North. Societies, just like individuals, will and do face adversity from time...
2021-07-0817 minIn The Ring With Eusebius McKaiserEpisode 17 - ANSWERS TO FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT COVID-19 VACCINESProfessor Francois Venter (Wits University) joined us to answer a range of questions including, among others, the following: how do vaccines work in the body? How long does it take before I have protection against covid-19 after being vaccinated? What is the extent of the protection I have (besides the duration of it)? How should I think about the side-effects? What are the odds of blood clots forming and how do I weigh that in my decision on whether or not to get vaccinated? Does ivermectin work? Can I still get covid-19 after being vaccinated? Can I transmit...
2021-07-0527 minIn The Ring With Eusebius McKaiserEpisode 16 - WHY ZUMA'S LEGAL TRICKS TO STAY OUT OF JAIL WILL FAILFormer president Jacob Zuma has been sent to an unsuspended 15 months in jail for contempt of court by the constitutional court. He has now initiated two sets of legal proceedings in the hope of NOT going to jail. He wants the order to be stayed - in other words he wants the high court to help him not YET go to jail - while he tries his luck at the constitutional court, convincing it that it made an error in sending him to jail for contempt. In this special edition of In The Ring W...
2021-07-0438 minIn The Ring With Eusebius McKaiserEpisode 15 - UNDERSTANDING WHY JACOB ZUMA IS SENT TO JAILIn this special episode of In The Ring With Eusebius McKaiser, I explain and analyse why former president Jacob Zuma was sent to direct imprisonment for 15 months by the constitutional court today. What was the legal basis of the judgment? Was it sound? How did the court reason about the punishment aspect? And what was the basis of dissent by two of the court's justices? What, finally, is the political significance of this case and the likely political consequences?
2021-06-2938 minIn The Ring With Eusebius McKaiserEpisode 14 - I WAS WRONG - or - I CHANGED MY MINDMany of us become attached to our core beliefs, including social and political convictions. It becomes easy to dig in our heels, and to not be open to re-examining a cherised conviction you have held for many years. But this is not an intellectually admirable quality. We should be open to persuasion if we encounter good reason or reasons to abandon that which we have always regarded as correct (until now). The quality of our public debate depends in part on our collective willingness to be less hard-headed and more intellectually humble. In this e...
2021-06-2647 minIn The Ring With Eusebius McKaiserEpisode 10 - THEMBA MASEKO: WITNESS TO STATE CAPTUREI did an in-depth interview with Themba Maseko, author of For My Country: Why I Blew The Whistle On Zuma And The Guptas, about his direct experiences as a top civil servant who was pressured (without success) by the Gupta family to help them steal from the state. The phenomenon of 'state capture' has become part of the South African lexicon, and represents not just grand theft of public monies but also, therefore, a direct and serious assault on the very foundations of South Africa's constitutional democracy. In this episode of In The Ring With Eusebius McKaiser, t...
2021-06-0751 minIn The Ring With Eusebius McKaiserEpisode 9 - DECOLONISING ELITE SCHOOLSDespite almost thirty years of racial desegregation of our schools, many former Model C-schools and private schools are still institutionally racist or exclusionary in other ways.In this edition of In The Ring With Eusebius Mckaiser, we talk frankly about what is going on in our schools, and what needs to be done to decolonialise our schools so that they are more just and inclusive spaces for all the stakeholders.Author Sue Nyathi and deputy head of St John's College, Houghton (Johannesburg) Allan Magubane joined Eusebius to reflect on...
2021-06-021h 26In The Ring With Eusebius McKaiserEpisode 8 - IS SEXUAL RACISM BULLSHIT OR REAL?Is it morally wrong to have racially exclusionary romantic and sexual preferences? Can one draw a meaningful distinction between desire as such and the expression of that desire such thatrace-specific sexual desire is ethically permitted but not the explicit, public expression of these desires? Is it madness for dating apps to stop users from expressing racial preferences in their desiredpartner? More generally, should 'matters of taste' ever be subject to moral evaluation? Or, should we not simply leave sexual feelings out of race discourse? These are some of t...
2021-05-2558 minIn The Ring With Eusebius McKaiserEpisode 7 - THE ZUMA CORRUPTION TRIAL IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN YOU THINKIn this special edition of In The Ring With Eusebius McKaiser, I analyse the Jacob Zuma corruption trial that ALMOST got underway today.The use of lawfare to fight internal party political battles is as South African as braai ("barbecue"). But the intersection of law and politics can be rather confusing. But don't fear- I've got you covered! I explain the essence of what happened today and offer a critical interpretation, as a political analyst, of the MEANING of the legal and political drama that is unfolding. Spoiler alert: the very fo...
2021-05-1754 minIn The Ring With Eusebius McKaiserEpisode 4 - CAN LIBERALISM BE RESCUED ?Academic, author and analyst Dr Richard Pithouse joined me in this episode of In The Ring With Eusebius McKaiser to put liberalism on trial. I am a liberal. Sometimes, in the South African context, it seems like 'liberal' is expected to be an embarrassing tag to be labeled with, let alone one to choose for oneself. Dr Pithouse has written many essays over the years, critiquing liberalism globally. I wanted to understand his beef with liberalism, but I also wanted to make the case for why I find liberalism attractive, and why liberalism should be rescued in South Africa...
2021-05-0535 minIn The Ring With Eusebius McKaiserEpisode 3 - BURNT ALIVE: THE INCREDIBLE STORY OF QAPHELA GOBODOIn this episode of In The Ring With Eusebius McKaiser, 20-year-old rugby fanatic Qaphela Gobodo tells the remarkable story of what happened when jealous peers at school poured paraffin on him, and set him alight. He was nearly burnt to death and ended up in hospital for many months and countless operations to repair a body that had come within seconds of death. Yet, despite the deep physical and emotional scars, the flame of hope inside this inspirational young man, kept burning, and kept him on his path to self-love, self-acceptance and getting back on the rugby f...
2021-04-2832 minIn The Ring With Eusebius McKaiserEpisode 1 "Mind your language: should you ever vocalise offensive words?"In this edition of In The Ring With Eusebius McKaiser, I ask whether Professor Adam Habib, director at SOAS, is a racist who should be fired for vocalising the N-word in a webinar with students. There are many complexities that these bald questions raise, and with the help of some excellent guests (Lovelyn Nwadeyi, a social justice strategist; Rob Berkely, who works on anti-racism in the UK; and Kopano Ratele, an academic psychologist and author), we work slowly and systematically through all of the linguistic, ethical, political and leadership issues that this incident has forced us to have a...
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