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Gareth Cliff and Ben Karpinski dig into the latest in news and sport, including the bizarre story of Christa Pike, the woman who survived execution twice. Penny Balfour joins the show to tackle one of South Africa's hottest topics, GBV, and why bad people aren't confined to one gender. Andre Strauss from CohesionX jumps on to talk all things AI, including some new developments he and his team are working on. And actor and app owner Hlomla Dandala explains how he's changing broadcasting with an app, and why he believes traditional media has lost its way.

Part 2 On today's Gareth Cliff Show, political commentator and Capitalist Party founder Kanthan Pillay joins Gareth for a wide-ranging conversation that moves from global politics to home turf — alternate views on South Africa's political landscape and what's really at stake as the country heads toward its local government elections. Honest, wide-ranging and typically GCS — this one's worth your time.

Part 1 On today's Gareth Cliff Show, we catch up with Masheane "Mash" Sefuthi on life, love and the little things that matter — from saving hedgehogs and decluttering your space, to breaking old habits and the honest state of everyday life in South Africa right now. Honest, wide-ranging and typically GCS — this one's worth your time.

On today's Gareth Cliff Show, we catch up with Masheane "Mash" Sefuthi on life, love and the little things that matter — from saving hedgehogs and decluttering your space, to breaking old habits and the honest state of everyday life in South Africa right now. Then political commentator and Capitalist Party founder Kanthan Pillay joins Gareth for a wide-ranging conversation that moves from global politics to home turf — alternate views on South Africa's political landscape and what's really at stake as the country heads toward its local government elections. Honest, wide-ranging and typically GCS — this one's worth your time.

Gareth and Leigh Ann kick off with stories about Damon and Leigh Ann's first meeting with Sam Cowan — plus the comments section weighs in, as always. Then, Jarrett Booysen, founder of SEQFLO, joins the show to talk about how getting scammed out of thousands of rands led him to build a secure digital trust platform for private online transactions. Finally, Cilliers Brink of the DA returns to the show, sharing his advice for voters ahead of the November 2026 local government elections and his campaign to become Tshwane's mayor again.

Part 2 South African travel broadcasting legend Kate Turkington joins the show to celebrate her 92nd birthday — sharing a lifetime of stories about travel, men, dogs, and everything in between.

Part 1 Ben and Gareth kick off with travel talk about the world's most beautiful places — including Mauritius — before Ben gets hilariously specific about saving South Africa's baboons, sparking a comments section pile-on. Anine and Hanna join the conversation to challenge Gareth and the comments section on baboon conservation, landing on an uncomfortable but fair conclusion: maybe people are the real problem, not the baboons.

Ben and Gareth kick off with travel talk about the world's most beautiful places — including Mauritius — before Ben gets hilariously specific about saving South Africa's baboons, sparking a comments section pile-on. Anine and Hanna join the conversation to challenge Gareth and the comments section on baboon conservation, landing on an uncomfortable but fair conclusion: maybe people are the real problem, not the baboons. Then, South African travel broadcasting legend Kate Turkington joins the show to celebrate her 92nd birthday — sharing a lifetime of stories about travel, men, dogs, and everything in between.

Gareth tells Gord about the time he did ayahuasca, which naturally spirals into a full swap-meet of near-death experiences and "was that God or just my brain running out of oxygen" moments. Somewhere in there, Gord casually mentions he's sitting on a voting system that could fix democracy, as one does. Then it gets properly philosophical: what happiness actually is, why intelligence and love make being alive so unnecessarily complicated, and the one piece of advice that might actually save your attention span, keep your eyes on what you're building, not on your phone. Heavy stuff, delivered the way only these two can.

Gareth live from Malta with the incredible Team from Tourvest. We talk to a few of the Tourvest Team and all their exciting plans and what they have been doing in Malta And of course the comments section is on fire.

Part 1 Gareth live from Malta with the incredible Team from Tourvest. He talks to Ben about Flyovers and why Fortune favours the Brave and the conversation gets interesting. And of course the comments section is on fire.

Gareth live from Malta with the incredible Team from Tourvest. He talks to Ben about Flyovers and why Fortune favours the Brave and the conversation gets interesting. We talk to a few of the Tourvest Team and all their exciting plans and what they have been doing in Malta And of course the comments section is on fire.

Part 3 Also joining the conversation is radio host Andre Faro—find him at @commonsense-SA and @therealandrefaro—for an open, entertaining discussion about South African politics, becoming better people, and everything in between. Expect honest perspectives, big laughs, practical insights, and meaningful conversations on current affairs, community, personal growth, and life in South Africa.

Part 2. They’re joined by Peter Adolphs, Co-founder and CEO of AskMandla, to discuss how the platform connects domestic workers and households, why it matters, and how both employers and domestic professionals can benefit. Learn more at askmandla.com.

Part 1 In this episode, Gareth and Leigh Ann unpack the Lunar Eclipse, play a lively round of Would You Rather, and pay tribute to the legendary Dolly Parton.