Bertha's World
Episodes
Episode 10 Mark Potterton writer at Daily Maverick
09 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Meet Mark Potterton, writer for Daily Maverick, semi-retired school principal, director of an educational initiative for refugees in South Africa (h...
Episode 9: Interview with host Pierre Durand
30 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Technical producer Lisha Radjew interviews the podcast host! Hear about Pierre's own writing ambitions, opinions, books, and forthcoming projects...
Episode 8 Meet Nate Gillick, author and co-founder Laterpress
13 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Nate Gillick is a fantasy author and is currently the marketing and community lead for the self-publishing platform Laterpress. We discuss his books a...
Episode 7 Meet Aimee Armstrong from Staging Post and Jacana Media
30 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Meet Aimee Armstrong from Staging Post, the self-publishing arm supported by Jacana Media. If you are considering self-publishing, learn how Staging P...
Episode 6: Meet author Sue Robertson Danells
02 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The extraordinary writing journey of Sue Robertson Danells, author of Bittersweet, The Long Game, The Pledge and more. What started as an examination ...
Episode 5: Meet author Andrew Robert Wilson
25 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Andrew published his first novel The Fourth Boy in 2025. I talk to him about his background in journalism and scriptwriting and the lead up to writing...
Episode 4: The hunter
08 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Bertha is near the Chyulu Hills in southern Kenya. She has learnt about the planned trophy hunting of a tusker. The life of Bertha has become a lot mo...
Episode 3: Bertha in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
24 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A much more sinister episode, Bertha is working in a circus-cum-theatre near Goma on Lake Kivu in the DRC. This episode recounts her plot to free Alce...
Episode 2: How did Bertha get the money?!
13 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It is sometimes asked: how did Bertha get the money to fund all the things she did. In this comical episode you will hear how that happened. She has t...
Episode 1 (trailer): About Bertha
28 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hear about Bertha’s remarkable life as she travels around Africa, hatching plans to free the animals she encounters, forming profound friendships, a...