Conscious Caracal

Ep. 15 - Stand Back or Fight Back? | Guest: Wouter Wessels (VF+ / FF Plus)

On this episode I interview Wouter Wessels, a Freedom Front Plus (Vryheidsfront Plus) member of the South African parliament. Wessels took over the seat of Dr. Pieter Mulder, the former leader of the Freedom Front Plus, after Mulder's retirement. He worked as Mulder's personal secretary between 2009 and 2014.

Ep. 14 - Cowboy Capitalists | Guest: Kanthan Pillay (ZACP)

On this episode I interview Kanthan Pillay, a politics major at Princeton with certificates from Boston University and from Harvard's Nieman Foundation; former senior research scientist in the Computers and Networks division at the Centre for Advanced Studies, Research and Development in Sardinia (CRS4); former Managing Editor of the Cape Times, former head of news at ETV, former chairman of the board of McCann World Group South Africa, former chief executive of South Africa's biggest youth radio station YFM. And his latest venture: Founder member and Chief Beef: #ZACP – Capitalist Party of South Africa (The Purple Cow).

Ep. 13 - How to COPE with the Election | Guest: Jarrod Delport (COPE)

On this episode I interview Jarrod Delport: a Congress of the People (COPE) candidate for parliament, teacher, writer, online political commentator, constitutionalist and Social Democrat.
The Congress of the People is a South African political party formed in 2008 by former members of the African National Congress (ANC). The party was founded by former ANC members Mosiuoa Lekota, Mbhazima Shilowa and Mluleki George to contest the 2009 general election.

Ep. 12 - AfriForum in the USA 2019 | Guest: Ernst Roets

On this episode I interview AfriForum Deputy CEO, Forum Films CEO, Civil Rights activist, Scholar of Constitutional Law, Producer: DisruptedLand, TaintedHeroes, and author of 'Kill The Boer', Ernst Roets.
Ernst Roets, Marina Wiese and Mariandra Heunis went to the USA as part of AfriForum’s awareness campaign for farm murders and land expropriation without compensation in South Africa. Mariandra represents the many farm attack and murder victims. The campaign is especially important considering President Cyril Ramaphosa’s recent denials of the reality of farm murders and land grabs during his USA tour. This tour will comprise a series of follow-up meetings after last year’s tour. AfriForum will meet with research and media institutions, politicians and other interested parties during their two-week-long awareness tour. In this exclusive live interview Ernst gives us the latest updates from their tour, as well as what's in store.

Ep. 11 - Possessed by Ideology | Guest: Quentin Ferreira

On this episode I am joined by Quentin Ferreira, a Clinical Psychologist working in the Space Industry, Libertarian, and Portuguese South African. We discuss the psychology and often psychopathy of ideological possession, the Capitalist Party of South Africa which Quentin has been advertising, as well as the psychology behind the phenomenon of increasingly hostility towards political opponents in the battle of ideas.

Ep. 10 - News and Culture | Guests: Podlitiek

On this episode I interview the crew behind the South African Podlitiek Podcast. Self-described as, "A weekly podcast that addresses, discusses and unpacks news events and topical issues from a critical, open and honest perspective."

Ep. 9 - Choosing Liberty | Guest: Mpiyakhe Dhlamini

I interview Mpiyakhe Dhlamini: Rational Standard and BusinessDay columnist. He is a former libertarian and former socialist, with an interest in, inter alia, Black Consciousness, Free Markets & Anarchism. Mpiyakhe also runs his own web development business, where he’s a full-time freelancer.

Ep. 8 - The Psychology of the Left | Guest: Quentin Ferreira

On this episode I am joined by Quentin Ferreira, a Clinical Psychologist working in the Space Industry, Libertarian, and Portuguese South African. We discuss the psychology of the Left, his latest article in the Rational Standard, and the South African political zeitgeist.

Ep. 7 - The Absolute State of the Media | Guest: The Rational Standard Co-Founder

I interview Nicholas Woode-Smith, the co-founder of The Rational Standard. They decsribe themselves as, "Always honest. Always independent. Always free. South African political commentary from a Classical Liberal slant."
We will be talking about the current state of the South African media, as well as the impact of fake news, the rise of alternative media, and how the media can regain its credibility.

Ep. 6 - Call it Crime | Guest: K.M. Breakey

On this episode of Stream of Consciousness, I interview the author K.M. Breakey about his works, specifically his most recent book, "Never, Never and Never Again". We will also be discussing the topic of rampant crime in South Africa.
"My latest novel, Never, Never and Never Again, tackles South Africa’s complicated history, from Apartheid, through Transformation, and into the chaos currently laying waste to this nation. In an age of mass media distortion and rapid erosion of free speech, I see fiction as a powerful vehicle to disseminate truth and expose lies." - K.M. Breakey