Conscious Caracal

Ep. 116 - "Wave" of mass shootings in South Africa: What is going on? | Gideon Joubert

I have a conversation with Gideon Joubert (Paratus), one of the leading responsible firearm ownership and rights lobbyists in South Africa. We discuss the latest "wave" of mass shootings that have shocked South Africa, what is likely behind this trend, Zama Zamas, South Africa's gun laws, the gun control debate domestically vs abroad, state-proofing your life, and more.

Ep. 115 - Community, Home and Place | The Prudentialist

In this episode I have a chat with The Prudentialist about the topics of community and place, the metaphysics of home, being rootless, intergenerational conversations, his recent writings on these subjects and more.

Ep. 114 - The Total State vs the Family | Thandaxolo Mabaso

I talk to Thandaxolo Mabaso, a South African political commentator and business analyst about the war on the family, the fatherlessness crisis, the total state, centralization, the threat of empires, and more.

Ep. 113 - Terrorizing a tyrannical government | Rob Hutchinson (DearSA)

I chat to Rob Hutchinson, Chairman of Dear South Africa (DearSA), an established South African civil society organisation which facilitates public participation in government policy formation. We discuss DearSA's model for success, the history of the organisation, South Africa's rich collection of civil society organisations, the South African government saying organisations like DearSA "terrorize" them, and more.

Ep. 112 - Return to the countryside | Roman Cabanac

In this episode I chat to Roman Cabanac, a South African political and cultural commentator, about his impressions during his trips to the countryside, what enchants him about small towns, community, architecture, the urge to leave the city, and more.

Ep. 111 - Thoughts from the dark continent | Discussion Stream

A casual discussion stream about some impressions and ideas I've come to while growing up and traveling in southern Africa.

Ep. 110 - What is AfriForum? | Kallie Kriel

Kallie Kriel, the CEO of AfriForum, joins me to discuss the organisation's history, philosophy and humble beginnings, what made AfriForum successful and the largest civil rights organisation in the southern hemisphere, how AfriForum provides a blueprint for the Western world as well as Africa, and more.

Ep. 109 - Tempered techno-optimism | Odin Moja (WotanZA)

I have a chat with Odin Moja (WotanZA), resident computer scientist of South African Twitter who did his Master's Thesis on the topic of Artificial Intelligence, Co-founder of The NoScript Show tech podcast, father of the Wotanism, proud Tswana, and whiskey appreciator. We discuss reasons to be optimistic, yet realistic, about technological development, techno-sceptics and techno-utopians, the future of computing, the singularity, artificial intelligence, and more.

Ep. 108 - The Eat Right Revolution | Professor Tim Noakes

I have a conversation with Tim Noakes, a scientist, author and emeritus professor in the Division of Exercise Science and Sports Medicine at the University of Cape Town. He is also a member of the National Research Foundation, who list him as one of their highest-rated members. We discuss the lies and myths millions of people still believe about nutrition, food and health, the food pyramid, red meat as the in vogue public enemy number one, cholesterol, the low-carbohydrate, high-fat diet (Banting), and more.

Ep. 107 - Tips and tricks: Starting a vegetable garden | Brendon Hill

I have a chat with Brendon Hill, an online green thumb and successful urban farmer living in Johannesburg. We talk about the lessons, tips and tricks that he has learned since starting his own vegetable garden, why you should start a vegetable garden, my own experience growing my own vegetables and herbs, as well as Brendon's advice for people starting their own.