Conscious Caracal

Ep. 25 - South African YouTube: Going Live | Guest: Renaldo Gouws

I have a chat with Renaldo Gouws, a South African with 75 000+ subscribers and arguably South Africa's largest Politics and News commentary channel. We will be discussing, inter alia, the growth of the South African Youtube scene, the South African mainstream media vs alternative media, having 20 000 people watching you live, his rating of Cyril Ramaphosa's leadership during the lockdown, and more.

Ep. 24 - The Economics of a Lockdown | Guest: Russell Lamberti

I interview Russell Lamberti, the founder of investment advisory firm ETM Macro Advisors, and the co-author of When Money Destroys Nations, a book about Zimbabwe's hyperinflation crisis. We discuss, inter alia, the economic consequences of a nationwide lockdown, what further lockdown extensions mean for South Africa's economy, as well as evaluate President Cyril Ramaphosa's pandemic response.

Ep. 23 - COVID-1984 | Guest: Mark Oppenheimer

I interview Mark Oppenheimer, a South African advocate with a special interest in constitutional law. He has published articles about property rights and freedom of expression/speech. He is also the host of the ‘Freedom Versus’ podcast on Cliffcentral.
At the University of Cape Town, Mark taught a series of classes on moral philosophy and he went on to lecture law at Varsity College. Mark has produced submissions to parliament, the Human Rights Commission and the United Nations Committee for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.

Ep. 22 - The Psychological Effects of Lockdown | Guest: Quentin ’Quarantino’ Ferreira

On this episode I am joined once again by Quentin Ferreira, a Clinical Psychologist who has experience working in the Space Industry, Libertarian, writer, Portuguese South African, and recurring guest on the show. We discuss, inter alia, the psychological effects of the lockdown and isolation at home, how to look after your mental health during lockdown, why talking over a screen does not satisfy our brains like socializing in person, and more.

Ep. 21 - Dying for a dop & a smoke | Lockdown Live

Just a casual Friday kuier stream.

Ep. 20 - Any topic but the v*rus | Jeremy Nell

I interview Jeremy Nell (Jerm), a South African cartoonist with a taste for the absurd and the provocative. Jeremy is also the host of the Jerm Warfare podcast. He's been targeted by numerous deplatforming and smear campaigns. Therefore, we will be discussing, among other things, the limits of art, speech and humour (if any), the jester's role in society, and why the South African cartoonist scene has become a shadow of its former self.

Ep. 19 - Stream of Consciousness 2020: Back Online | Lockdown Live

I'm back. Just a little #Lockdown kuier to test out StreamYard.

Ep. 18 - AfriForum in the USA 2020 | Guests: Ernst Roets & Monique Taute

I interview AfriForum Head of Policy and Action, Forum Films CEO, Chairperson of Opinor. Producer: Disrupted Land, Tainted Heroes, and Author of Kill The Boer Book, Ernst Roets, as well as AfriForum Head of Campaigns & Head of AfriForum’s Anti-Corruption Unit, Monique Taute. We will discuss AfriForum's comprehensive international campaign, "The World Must Know", for the protection of civil rights in South Africa.
Issues on which the campaign will specifically focus include expropriation without compensation, as well as farm murders, hate speech and the South African government’s veneration of human rights violators. The campaign rests on three pillars:
1. Creating awareness of the situation in South Africa;
2. Raising support among opinion formers, governments and other decision makers; and
3. Mobilising the South African diaspora and foreigners with interests in South Africa to swing into meaningful action.
AfriForum also published a report that sets out how the rights of minorities are violated in South Africa on various terrains. The report contains information on the government’s warped perception of democracy, minority rights and equality, hate speech against minorities, the attack on the property rights and heritage of minorities, as well as the phasing out of Afrikaans and other minority languages in the public sphere. It also highlights the South African government and the ruling ANC’s veneration of the world’s worst human rights violators and the accompanying animosity towards countries where human rights are protected to a large extend.

Ep. 17 - Social Media Exile | Guest: Nick Monroe

On this episode I interview Nick Monroe, an American investigative journalist and social media news breaking guru. Nick has been banned off Twitter with no clear reasons given and I want to pick his brain about how that has affected his life and how he thinks social media censorship should be tackled.

Ep. 16 - SA Election: Season Finale | Guest: John Steenhuisen (DA)

On this episode I interview John Steenhuisen: a South African politician currently serving as Chief Whip of the Official Opposition as a Member of the National Assembly representing the Democratic Alliance. He had previously served as Leader of the Opposition in the KwaZulu-Natal Legislature.
Steenhuisen was elected to the then Durban City Council in 1999 at the age of 22, making him one of the youngest councillors in the city's history. In 2006 he was elected the caucus leader of the Democratic Alliance's official opposition as a member of the eThekwini Municipal Council and served on its Executive Council.
Steenhuisen is known for his oratory skills and has delivered a number of noteworthy speeches to Parliament that have been noted for their wit and incisive criticism. He has been labelled a "street fighter" in parliament.