Conscious Caracal

Ep. 106 - Embrace the chaos | David Bullard

I have a chat with David Bullard about satire, freedom of speech, mocking the elites, the South African political zeitgeist(s), the great liberal slide away, embracing the chaos in South Africa, and more.

Ep. 105 - Freedom of Speech: A critical hill to hold | Martin van Staden

I talk to Martin van Staden about the fundamental right to freedom of expression, why debates about it are inherently controversial, the banning of the old South African flag or "Apartheid flag", the Prevention and Combating of Hate Crimes and Hate Speech Bill, and more. Martin is a writer, political/policy commentator, legislative and policy consultant for Sakeliga, and is pursuing a doctorate in law at the University of Pretoria.

Ep. 104 - Tucker Carlson: The interview that shook the USA and South Africa | Discussion Stream

I look back and discuss Tucker Carlson's explosive 2018 interview with Ernst Roets of AfriForum about South Africa's farm murders/attacks and expropriation without compensation and its reverberations and fallout since then.

Ep. 103 - The value & significance of the storyteller | Discussion Stream

I discuss the archetype of the storyteller, its significance, why civilizations and communities need storytellers, and the oral tradition most Western cultures have lost or are losing to different extents.

Ep. 102 - The New Great Game | Hügo Krüger

I chat with Hügo Krüger, a South African structural engineer who did his Masters degree in the field of nuclear energy, writer and podcast host, about the piece he co-authored, 'The New Great Game'. We discuss the nuanced factors regarding Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, modern resource wars, the mirage of "Net Zero", nuclear energy, and the “useful idiots” in the West, the environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) movement (woke capital), and much more.

Ep. 101 - Border crisis between South Africa & Zimbabwe | Jacques Broodryk

I have a chat with Jacques Broodryk, Campaigns Manager at AfriForum, about his new documentary, Open Borders.
This new documentary film produced by AfriForum exposes the lack of border control on South Africa’s border with Zimbabwe and takes a look at the wave of crime this has caused. The documentary also shows the extreme lengths that AfriForum’s neighbourhood- and farm watch volunteers go to, to try and protect locals and their property in this border area against repeated infiltration by smugglers and poachers.

Ep. 100 - The West and the Rest | Discussion Stream (Ep. 100 Special)

Episode 100 of Stream of Consciousness I dedicate to reading and analyzing Samuel Huntington's incisive and prescient 1997 essay 'The west and the rest', in light of developments in the Western world at large in recent years, as well as in 2022.

Ep.99 - Analysis: AfriForum vs EFF/Julius Malema Trial | Discussion Stream

I discuss the AfriForum v EFF "Kill the Boer" case and share some experiences and observations as someone who attended the court proceedings.

Ep. 98 - A new paradigm on the right | Alex Kaschuta

In this episode I chat to Alex Kaschuta, a writer, podcaster and commentator on matters such as politics, culture, history and ideology. We discuss the latest developments in thought on the right side of the political spectrum (specifically outside the mainstream and online), Post-Trump and Post-Liberal politics, ideological labels, what the future holds, and more.

Ep. 97 - The African dust that never seems to settle | Dumo Denga

I chat to Dumo Denga, the founder and co-host of the ManPatria Podcast. We discuss why South African politics is so difficult to decipher, why Africa is still the "dark continent" when it comes to information, what political, cultural and ideological sentiments look like on the ground in South Africa today, cultural nuances and differences, and more.