Growing up in Yemen, Luai Ahmed was pre-programmed with hate and biases within his culture... but with a curious mind and determination to find the truth, he moved to Sweden. After learning Swedish and immersing himself in the culture, he gained quite a following on social media for expressing his controversial thoughts. Luai and Gareth delve into the Israel-Hamas conflict, the difference between Islamophobia and 'Muslimphobia', as well as some of the Swedish government's behaviour behind closed doors.
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06.12.23 Pt 2 - Luai Ahmed is an outspoken Swedish journalist, who grew up in Yemen with a passion for seeking the truth. Join Gareth and Luai in conversation on the Israel-Hamas conflict, Luai’s life in Yemen, and his change in belief systems.
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07.06.23 Pt 1 - The show kickstarts with Mash regurgitating his traumatic experience of moving into his new apartment, which leads the team to discuss how people's living situations often reflect what's going on inside them… or what they think they're worth. And guess what? Sweden has become the first country to turn sex into a sport!
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MKT talks about James' exercise routine and how that is going for him. In the wake of the Coronavirus Pandemic, MKT spares a thought for our brothers in Europe, who cannot come experience the 'culture' in Africa. There's a certain tribe of women in South Africa that you should tread carefully with at all times. Arsenal are a laughing stock and MKT tells us why? Would Helen Zille be the perfect bodyguard?
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MKT tells us the five things which must improve in the sporting world in the Football offseason. It's Euro 2020 in 2021 Day... the boys review "The group of death" which is Group F. James gives wise life lessons regarding the challenges of the process of becoming a grown-up.
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Euro 2020 fever is heating up! One Day to go and today MKT discusses Group D and E. Is Football coming home? James reveals incredible big time journalism facts about Shakira and why she was chosen to sing the World Cup 2010 theme song in Africa. How important is eye candy in sports and which country will win in the stands at Euros?
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07.01.21 Pt 2 - The team examines whether we should be more fearful of political figures’ global pandemic of stupidity, rather than Covid-19. As we move into the second year of the global lockdown cycle, there are serious questions around the mental health of society and the development of children who will become the next generation of functioning adults. Closing out the pandemic-related hour is a look at whether some countries have handled lockdowns better than others.
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As world leaders and global organisations wrestle with the geopolitics and economic strategy for Covid-19, Africa is now entering its 'second wave'. Is the continent ready to deal with what’s to come, and can lessons be learned from Tanzania’s approach? In the DRC, which continues to function amid all its tribal and militant tensions bubbling close to the surface, Laurent Kabila's real killer may have been found. Brought to you by Johannesburg Business School.
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As the South African government clamps down on high school students and their celebrations after finishing school, how should we view the admonishment of these gatherings and them being labelled Covid-19 'superspreader' events? The National Pharmaceutical Agency is being floated again - red flag or good news? Brought to you by Nando’s.
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Don’t PANDA to Big Pharma
Nick Hudson, co-founder of Pandemics Data and Analytics (PANDA) joins the Burning Platform to discuss what the data suggests about the effectiveness of lockdowns on a cost-to-benefit ratio. There’s a discussion around the media’s role in stoking pandemic panic, before moving on to the subject of a vaccine - its viability given a rapid public uptake after an equally rapid turnaround, and Big Pharma’s push to get a solution to market without it first being peer reviewed. Brought to you by Nando’s.
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