RFI The Sound Kitchen

The Sound Kitchen

Music, interviews, quirky listener essays ... you never know what you'll be served up on the Sound Kitchen where Susan Owensby is cooking. And remember, you can find the Sound Kitchen on Facebook.
Weekly English South Africa TV & Film
338 Episodes
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A Louvre Museum burgling history

This week on The Sound Kitchen, you’ll hear the answer to the question about the OTHER famous theft from the Louvre Museum. There are your answers to the bonus question on “The Listeners Corner”, and a tasty musical dessert on Erwan Rome’s “Music from Erwan”. All that and the new…
29 Nov 20 min

Gen Z takes to the streets in Morocco

This week on The Sound Kitchen, you’ll hear the answer to the question about the Gen Z demonstrations in Morocco. There are your answers to the bonus question on “The Listeners Corner” with Paul Myers, and a tasty musical dessert to wrap it all up.  All that and the new…
22 Nov 29 min

A special interview today!

This week on The Sound Kitchen, you’ll hear an interview with Lisa Waller Rogers about her new book When People Were Things: Harriet Beecher Stowe, Abraham Lincoln, and the Emancipation Proclamation, so click the “Play” button above and enjoy!  Hello everyone! Welcome to The Sound Kitchen weekly podcast, published every…
15 Nov 19 min

Nobel committee honors right-leaning Venezuelan politician

This week on The Sound Kitchen, you’ll hear the answer to the question about the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize. There are your answers to the bonus question on “The Listeners Corner” with Paul Myers, and a tasty musical dessert from Erwan Rome on “Music from Erwan”. All that and the…
8 Nov 32 min

Moldovans at the polls

This week on The Sound Kitchen, you’ll hear the answer to the question about Moldova’s political players. There are your answers to the bonus question on “The Listeners Corner” with Paul Myers, Ollia Horton’s “Happy Moment”, and a tasty musical dessert from Erwan Rome on “Music from Erwan”. All that…
1 Nov 1 hr 25 min

Who is the best European striker?

This week on The Sound Kitchen, you’ll hear the answer to the question about the French Ballon d’Or Awards. There’s a story from listener Jayanta Chakrabarty, your answers to the bonus question on “The Listeners Corner”, and a tasty musical dessert from today’s mixer, Vincent Pora. All that and the…
25 Oct 24 min

France and the EU deficit limit

This week on The Sound Kitchen, you’ll hear the answer to the question about France’s budget deficit. There’s a lovely French poem, your answers to the bonus question on “The Listener’s Corner” with Paul Myers, and a perfect musical dessert from Erwan Rome on “Music from Erwan”. All that and…
18 Oct 32 min

France and the push for Palestinian statehood

This week on The Sound Kitchen, you’ll hear the answer to the question about the UN conference in July about a Palestine/Israel two-state solution. You’ll hear from the eminent primatologist Jane Goodall, there are your answers to the bonus question on “The Listener’s Corner”, and a lovely musical dessert from…
11 Oct 35 min

The EU, France, and pesticides

This week on The Sound Kitchen, you’ll hear the answer to the question about the Duplomb law. There’s “On This Day”, “The Listener’s Corner” with Paul Myers, Ollia Horton’s “Happy Moment”, and a lovely musical dessert to finish it all off. All that and the new quiz and bonus questions…
4 Oct 34 min

Anyone else out there?

This week on The Sound Kitchen, you’ll hear the answer to the question about exoplanets.  There’s “The Listener’s Corner” with Paul Myers,  the new quiz and bonus questions, and a lovely musical dessert to finish it all off, so click the “Play” button above and enjoy!  Hello everyone! Welcome to…
27 Sep 23 min

There’s Music in the Kitchen, No 42

This week on The Sound Kitchen, a special treat: Musical choices from The Sound Kitchen team!  Just click on the “Play” button above and enjoy. Hello everyone! Welcome to The Sound Kitchen weekly podcast, published every Saturday. This week, you’ll hear musical requests from Erwan, Paul, and me. Be sure…
21 Sep 24 min

There’s Music in the Kitchen, No 41

This week on The Sound Kitchen, a special treat: RFI English listener’s musical requests. Just click on the “Play” button above and enjoy! Hello everyone! Welcome to The Sound Kitchen weekly podcast, published every Saturday. This week, you’ll hear musical requests from your fellow listeners Ali Shahzad, Jocelyne D’Errico, and a…
13 Sep 15 min

There’s Music in the Kitchen, No 40

This week on The Sound Kitchen, a special treat: RFI English listener’s musical requests. Just click on the “Play” button above and enjoy! Hello everyone! Welcome to The Sound Kitchen weekly podcast, published every Saturday. This week, you’ll hear musical requests from your fellow listeners Eric Mbotji, Hossen Abed Ali, and…
6 Sep 18 min

Income inequality

This week on The Sound Kitchen, you’ll hear the answer to the question about France’s proposed wealth tax.  There’s “The Listener’s Corner” with Paul Myers, Erwan Rome’s “Music from Erwan, and of course, the new quiz and bonus question,  so click the “Play” button above and enjoy!  Hello everyone! Welcome…
30 Aug 39 min

There’s Music in the Kitchen, No 39

This week on The Sound Kitchen, a special treat: RFI English listener’s musical requests. Just click on the “Play” button above and enjoy! Hello everyone! Welcome to The Sound Kitchen weekly podcast, published every Saturday. This week, you’ll hear musical requests from your fellow listeners Heimer Sia, Hossen Abed Ali, and…
23 Aug 17 min

There’s Music in the Kitchen, No 38

This week on The Sound Kitchen, a special treat: RFI English listener’s musical requests. Just click on the “Play” button above and enjoy! Hello everyone! Welcome to The Sound Kitchen weekly podcast, published every Saturday. This week, you’ll hear three different versions of a song requested by Jayanta Chakrabarty from…
16 Aug 15 min

There’s Music in the Kitchen, No 37

This week on The Sound Kitchen, a special treat: RFI English listener’s musical requests. Just click on the “Play” button above and enjoy! Hello everyone! Welcome to The Sound Kitchen weekly podcast, published every Saturday. This week, you’ll hear musical requests from your fellow listeners Hossen Abed Ali from Rangpur,…
9 Aug 16 min

France bans smoking on beaches

This week on The Sound Kitchen, you’ll hear the answer to the question about cigarette butts and microplastics. There’s The Sound Kitchen mailbag, “The Listener’s Corner” with Paul Myers, Ollia Horton’s “Happy Moment”, and a tribute to Ozzy Osbourne created by Vincent Pora Dallongeville. All that and the new quiz…
2 Aug 42 min

Pedalling for peace

This week on The Sound Kitchen, you’ll hear the answer to the question about the young man bicycling across several African countries.  There’s a poem from Helmut Matt, “The Listener’s Corner”, and Erwan Rome’s “Music from Erwan”. All that and the new quiz and bonus questions too, so click the…
26 Jul 35 min

RFI and France 24 banned in Togo

This week on The Sound Kitchen, you’ll hear the answer to the question about Togo’s media ban. There’s listener news, a surprise guest to tell you all about the ePOP video competition, “The Listener’s Corner”, and Erwan Rome’s “Music from Erwan”. All that and the new quiz and bonus questions…
19 Jul 56 min
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