Conscious Caracal

Ep. 122 - A good time to start growing your own food | Brendon Hill

With Spring arriving in the southern hemisphere, I chat to Brendon Hill again, an online green thumb and successful urban farmer living in Johannesburg. We talk about vegetable garden tips for spring, how Brendon's winter yields were and the lessons he learned, why it's a good time to start growing your own food, and more.

Ep. 121 - Farming in Africa | Dr Theo de Jager

I have a conversation with Dr Theo de Jager, a South African farmer, the former President of World Farmers Organisation and Chairman of the Southern African Agri Initiative (SAAI). We discuss what it takes to be a farmer in Africa, the key challenges farmers face here, the recent "Kill the Boer" verdict and its impact on farmers, farm attacks/murders and more.

Ep. 120 - Claiming reality: The real world is our ally | Discussion Stream

In this episode I explore why we should avoid escaping into online or virtual spaces and the importance of real world, in person experiences.

Ep. 119 - Translating Homer's works into isiZulu | Mabhengwane Mackenzie

I have a conversation with Mabhengwane Mackenzie, a linguist, language teacher and translator of southern African languages, about his monumental endeavor of translating the works of Homer, like The Iliad, into the Zulu language. We also discuss the cultural significance of language and the task of preserving the future of our past.

Ep. 118 - The ruins of Ideology | Discussion Stream

In this discussion episode I explore why ideologies inevitably fail and the lie of utopia.

Ep. 117 - Thinking outside the Party Politics box | Koketso Resane

I am joined by Koketso Resane to discuss solutions and guiding principles outside of the party politics paradigm. We attempt to answer the question, "If I can't rely on a political party to save me, my family and my community, what can I rely on?" We also discuss harmful misconceptions, falsehoods and/or grand lies that have infected the minds of people in South Africa, role models, the importance of family, the narcissism pandemic, how you can practically contribute towards improving/helping your household and community, and much more.

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.