Conscious Caracal

Ep. 193 - Turning the absurdity of our time into music | The Kiffness

I am joined by South African musician David Scott (The Kiffness), whose most recent viral hit was a musical rendition of Donald Trump's "eating the cats" comments during the latest US Presidential debate. We discuss his musical journey, music in the internet-era, what make a song go viral, Eating the Cats ft. Donald Trump, fatherhood, his disillusionment with legacy media, and more.

Ep. 192 - Opposition in the Government of National Unity (GNU) era | David Ansara

On this episode I am joined by David Ansara, CEO of the Free Market Foundation (FMF). We discuss South Africa's Government of National Unity (GNU), the new nature of opposition politics, the balance of forces, civil society, and more.

Ep. 191 - The Afrikaner veto and the Fourth Dispensation | Robert Duigan

Robert Duigan (uMarhobane) joins me to discuss his recent essay, The Afrikaner veto and the Fourth Dispensation, in the Cape Independent. We also discuss the balance of forces, Consociationalism, the idea of a "minority veto", Afrikaner/Boer self-determination, the Solidarity Movement, AfriForum, and more.

Ep. 190 - Freedom and fulfillment in taking responsibility | Dylan Gous

I have a conversation with Dylan Gous (formerly Existential Delight), a South African Youtuber which described his channel as the opposite of an existential crisis and who makes "hyper-specific content about odd topics that I enjoy". We discuss major developments in his life since we last spoke, fatherhood, G.K. Chesterton, If— by Rudyard Kipling, freedom and fulfillment in taking responsibility, and more.

Ep. 189 - The ever accelerating 24/7 news cycle and its consequences | The Prudentialist

On this episode I talk to The Prudentialist, a writer, content creator, commentator and co-host of the Digital Archipelago podcast. We discuss the ever accelerating 24/7 news cycle both domestically and globally, the consequences of this phenomenon, psychosecurity, cyber fasting, and more.

Ep. 188 - The balance of forces in the Government of National Unity (GNU) era | Kanthan Pillay

I am joined by Kanthan Pillay, South African author, former Managing Editor of the Cape Times, former head of news at ETV, former chief executive of YFM, and cohost of the Overton Podcast. We discuss South Africa's Government of National Unity (GNU), the new nature of opposition politics, the balance of forces, where South African legacy media is heading, Kanthan's book, and more.

Ep. 187 - Asymmetric defence strategies for communities and individuals | Discussion Stream

In this episode I elaborate on some asymmetric defence strategies for communities and individuals that are being used and pursued in South Africa by organisations such as AfriForum, the Solidarity Movement, and Orania. A question I sometimes encounter when discussing the various decentralised solutions being pioneered in South Africa, in particular by the Afrikaners, is, “But what if a powerful threat comes to smash or take away what you have built?” The short answer is: then you defend it. As Flip Buys, Chairperson of the Solidarity Movement, always says, “A much greater risk than trying, is doing nothing. With the latter defeat is certain."

Ep. 186 - If you will not have rules, you will have rulers | Kruptos

I am joined by Christian commentator Kruptos to discuss establishing an maintaining order, policing indecent and undesirable behaviour through social consequences, rather than the state, community-based solutions, the widespread societal effects of the deterioration of communities, and more.

Ep. 185: Orania: One day closer to freedom for the Afrikaners | Joost Strydom

The Head of the Orania Movement, Joost Strydom, joins me again to discuss the latest developments in the town, recent positive and negative coverage, the most common questions (and excuses) Orania hears, living costs in Orania, Article 235 of the South African constitution, own labour, and more.

Ep. 184 - Afrikaners' new international reputation | Washington DC feedback

Ernst Roets, Executive Director of the Afrikaner Foundation, and I give feedback on our visit to Washington DC and the National Conservatism conference (NatCon 4). As representatives of AfriForum and the Afrikaner Foundation (both institutions that form part of the broader Solidarity Movement), respectively, we attended the NatCon 4 conference in Washington DC, USA this week. Ernst Roets was invited to deliver a speech at the conference. Roets emphasized the Solidarity Movement's do-it-yourself successes, as well as the rediscovery of the Afrikaners by the West.