Hazel Feldman has stories for days about some of the many performing artists she helped bring out to South Africa to perform at Sun City and many other venues. From working with Sol Kerzner as he created his dream in the desert, to working with the likes of Queen, Elton John and countless others. Go on a nostalgic journey with this legend of the South African entertainment industry!
Read more
15.03.23 Pt 2 - Hazel Feldman joins Gareth to talk about some of her incredible experiences from her many years of working in the South African entertainment industry… travelling all over the world to book artists to perform at Sun City, including the likes of Queen and Frank Sinatra. Listen to her journey with many ups and downs, during and after the apartheid era of South Africa.
Read more
15.09.22 Pt 1 - Loadshedding strikes again - leaving Gareth in a horrible mood. Phumi convinces him that a good reset is all one needs to get back on track if you feel like you’re burning out. The royal formalities going on in the UK create some questions… like where do all the people queuing to see the Queen pee?
Read more
Greg Ellis is a star of the stage, the screen and the digital world. He has sung for the Queen, starred in Pirates of the Caribbean and Titanic, and even voiced some of your favourite video game characters. The reason we wanted to speak to him was to hear his story - the story of a father caught in the expensive, unfair and cruel world of custody law. In this emotional discussion (wait until the end), Greg and Gareth discuss toxic masculinity, the war on competent masculinity, and the forces that are trying to destroy the family.
Read more
A tiny little Queen with enormous power - reputed to have had no sense of humour. That’s how most people know Queen Victoria, but in fact she was a progressive, sensitive and quite strident woman in an age where those things were mostly frowned upon. Let’s see if you’re amused in this episode of Blind History...
Read more
“Get On With It!”
His Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh died on Friday the 9th of April 2021, at the age of 99. I had the pleasure of meeting him when I was in my final year of high school. The headmasters, head boy and head girl of each of the schools in Pretoria were invited to a garden tea in honour of The Queen’s State Visit to South Africa and Nelson Mandela. Through family connections, I was invited along...
Read more