Conscious Caracal

I am joined by Stelios Panagiotou, a co-host on the prominent UK-based online media platform, Podcast of the Lotus Eaters. Stelios and his colleagues have been doing detailed, regular, high-quality analysis of South African politics and current events from a British/European perspective for a while, and I wanted to therefore pick his brain as to why South Africa has caught their eye.

I am joined by attorney Wian Spies, who attended the Expropriation Act case in the Cape Town High Court alongside AfriForum’s legal team as HurterSpies’ representative. We analyse the core arguments heard in court for and against the Expropriation Act, the debate over whether “nil compensation” means “no compensation,” share our thoughts on the case as a whole so far, and answer audience questions.

Retired US Army Colonel Chris Wyatt, and former Director of African Studies at the US Army War College, joins me again to discuss South Africa and Afrikaners in the American spotlight, his first visit to the Afrikaner town of Orania, how American perceptions about South Africa are changing, and more. Chris accumulated 36 years of army service under his belt, is the Principal and CEO at The Indaba Africa Group and has accumulated a following on his YouTube channel where he analyses news and politics both in his own country (United States) and in South Africa. Chris' fields of specialty include: Foreign Area Officer, Linguist, Counterintelligence, Counter-terrorism, Signals Intelligence, Education, International Development, and more.

I interview Colonel Neall Ellis ("Nellis"), a South African military aviator and a widely regarded as the most famous combat helicopter pilot alive. His story spans over four decades of global conflict, where he transitioned from an elite air force pilot in the South African Air Force (SAAF), flying Alouette III gunships during the South African Border War and Angolan Civil War. He was awarded the Honoris Crux (South Africa's decoration for bravery) in 1983 for his heroic actions under heavy fire during Operation Super. After retiring from the SAAF he chose to return as a private military contractor. Ellis flew for prominent private military companies like Executive Outcomes and Sandline International, in to some of the world's most chaotic combat zones such as the Balkans and the Congo. During the Sierra Leone Civil War, Ellis achieved legendary status by playing a critical role in halting the Revolutionary United Front (RUF) rebel advance on Freetown, using an aging Mi-24 Hind gunship. Famously, operating under extreme combat conditions, a $1 million bounty was placed on his head by the RUF.

I am joined by Kevin Dolan, the founder and head of the EXIT Group, a fraternity of like-minded men who take a short position in the present system and building for what comes next. We discuss effectively harnessing and channeling political momentum, how to prepare for what comes after this current paradigm, EXIT's strategy, South Africa, and more.

I am joined by Will Tanner, an American writer and co-founder of the American Tribune. We discuss Accelerationism and the flaws in accelerationist thinking about how change comes about, the fact that there are still liberals in South Africa, the phenomenon of South Africanization, effective ways to channel political energy and momentum, and more.

I sit down top chat to Jacques Broodryk, spokesperson for AfriForum Community Safety, hostile environment awareness instructor, close protection officer, security consultant, and documentary filmmaker. We discuss the situation on South Africa's borders, illegal immigration, March and March, 30 June's protest action, and what AfriForum is doing to make border communities and farmers safer.

I am joined by Burger Lambrechts, the Orania Town Council's Head of Information, to discuss the recent poll they did amongst the inhabitants of this Afrikaner-only town in South Africa. The results may surprise you.

To celebrate another major milestone, my channel turning 10 years old, I read and analyse another one of my favourite essays: 'The disintegration of the South African order' by Professor Koos Malan.

I am joined by American political and cultural commentator and host of the J. Burden Show, J. Burden, to tackle the topic of how much influence the internet has on real life, elections, and human behaviour and organisation.