JJ Cornish gives us an update of what’s happening in Africa, which includes the World Health Organisation chief saying they’re setting up a hub to make the Covid-19 vaccine in South Africa. He also sheds light on the conflict and violent groups on the continent, and the biggest test for the Nobel Peace Prize. Brought to you by Johannesburg Business School.
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22.06.21 Pt 1 - Special guest co-host Sam Lehoko joins the team and opens up about what’s been going on in her life. She went on a 30-day ‘no phone’ detox... could you do that? Some wise words about expectations come out of Gareth’s mouth.
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14.06.21 Pt 1 - Does your memoji really need to look like you? The team gets into a bit of a chat about this... their ancestors must be turning in their graves! Dr Hanan Bushkin joins the team to tackle mental well-being and to discuss what the saviour complex is.
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With the world currently in unpredictable times, Gareth reaches out to hear from multimedia communicator Tat Wolfen to interrogate ideas and structures brought on by the spread of the coronavirus. Given the political climate the world over, the two also discuss a myriad of ramifications brought on by the government-instituted lockdowns like ‘Trump Derangement Syndrome’, the battling economy, and the World Health Organisation, which was dubbed "China's PR company" in this conversation.
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23.03.20 Pt 2 - What will the world look like post-Covid? The Olympics might get cancelled, and that is a sad reality for humans who have trained for four years. There was a virgin bachelor who made the show boring, who has coronavirus now... but he’s not a virgin anymore, so every cloud has a silver lining. Jane Dutton joins us on the line, is she Benjamin Button’s sister? We hear from Gareth Armstrong, who has just returned from China and he reveals what triggered him and his wife to migrate back to South Africa.
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New Year’s Resolutions and Cartoon Time Travel
12.01.21 Pt 1 - If the President is sitting down when South Africa has a 'family meeting', don't worry about it - he just wants to check up on you and let you know that politicians are still doing nothing. If you have taken on the misguided notion of New Year's resolutions, how are those going two weeks into 2021? And Matt Greoning: superstar cartoonist, or clandestine time traveller?
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