Conscious Caracal

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.

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.