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	<title>Adding Missing Voices to History &#124; Filling in the Gaps &#124; Open Book Festival 2026</title>
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	<title>Finding Ways To Balance The World &#124; Intentional Recalibrations &#124; Open Book Festival 2026</title>
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In this episode, Sanah Ahsan, Siphokazi Jonas and Lebogang Matseke speak to Maneo Mohale about divinity, desire, and the intentional work of recalibrating our minds.



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	<title>Finding Truth in an Age of Misinformation &#124; Cornerstone Critical Dialogue &#124; Open Book Festival 2026</title>
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	<title>OBF2025: Book Lounge Feminist Book Club with Michelle Myeko Kekana</title>
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	<title>OBF2025: The Loss Rate</title>
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In this event Wale Lawal, Athambile Masola and Moray Rhoda speak to Sue Nyamnjoh about meaning making in the age of AI.&#160;



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	<title>OBF2025: What the Water Gave Me</title>
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	<title>OBF2025: Recovering from Childhood</title>
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