Accidental Politician: Siya Kolisi
"We're Brothers" follows two siblings, David in Cape Town and Sean in New York, reconnecting every other week online. This is Episode 3.
In Episode 3 of "We're Brothers," my brother David and I discuss whether David romanticizes his childhood; fascist teachers and corporal punishment in South African schools; whether sports figures, like popular South African rugby player Siya Kolisi, could succeed in politics (the cue is the long tradition of sports personalities in the US running for political office); and the disruptive politics of Elon Musk and Donald Trump in the US, where Sean lives, and from David’s vantage point in South Africa. The episode includes some short phrases in Afrikaans. You can also listen to the show on Spotify.