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The Gareth Cliff Show

A live podcast show, that’s like a morning radio show, just much better. Live from 6h00-8h00 Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Clever, funny, outrageous and sometimes very silly. Come for the guests, stay for the laughter. Also check out our other shows on The Real Network for more entertainment.
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5,930 Episodes
2016 – 2036

Is there a prize for humility?

01.12.20 Pt 1 - Are there miracles on Earth to be celebrated, or is life just a concatenation of human brilliance? 2020 is the pandemic year, but there's only one month of it left... how do we feel about that? Why are South Africans trapped between being confident and arrogant?
30 Nov 2020 11PM 52 min

Coffin selfies and Dangerous graves

30.11.20 Pt 2 - Is the notion of working in an office dead? If you live in Argentina and a person named Diego dies, don't take a photo with his corpse... you may soon join him at the pearly gates. Joburg's water and sanitation has literally put its citizens in…
30 Nov 2020 12AM 54 min

The rubbing of the thighs is dangerous

30.11.20 Pt 1 - Is there a rule for when a Christmas tree should be put up... and more importantly, when it should come down? Dear ladies who don't know - long stockings prevent the rubbing of the thighs and that prevents fires. Should 60-year-old men have nipple rings?
29 Nov 2020 11PM 55 min

Collecting VS Hoarding

27.11.20 Pt 2 - Listen, people let's get it straight... your life is hard, but could we maybe show a level of respect for lives that are objectively hard - your favourite nightclub closing is not a hard life. If you have a family you hate, do you care if…
27 Nov 2020 12AM 1 hr 01 min

To run a good empire, vomit often

27.11.20 Pt 1 - If you make a billion dollars, should you share it with people or would you rather stick your middle finger up at greedy governments who plan to steal your money and call it tax? If you like the idea of pushing the limits, you would have…
26 Nov 2020 11PM 55 min

The Beard is Distinguished

26.11.20 Pt 2 - Is a beard the sign of a truly distinguished gentleman? What are the concerns of the general public in Welkom? If you are a part of the South African citizenry, should you ignore gaslighting from people like Julius Malema? Has South African journalism descended into the…
26 Nov 2020 12AM 52 min

God has his hand back

26.11.20 Pt 1 - When you spew vile abuse at people, what might Sigmund Freud suggest about the state of your mind? If you take luxury baths, what's on your playlist? Dionne Warwick is watching your playlists by the way, careful what you name them. The world has lost Diego…
25 Nov 2020 11PM 52 min

Slow Zombies and Marginalised Witnesses

25.11.20 Pt 2 - Even in the pandemic-laden year 2020, people must still conspicuously consume and buy things they don't need... with money they don't have. What is your plan for Christmas? Is a New Year's party overrated? Would mankind be better off if we treated everyone like they were…
25 Nov 2020 12AM 54 min

Cthulhu doesn't queue for TVs

25.11.20 Pt 1 - It matters which music we venerate in our time because VH1 will carry it for life! If you believe in any god, just understand you are not in the majority. Black Friday is here and we will witness what we thought were civil people becoming zombies…
24 Nov 2020 11PM 55 min

Help... my aunt and uncle are warlords!

24.11.20 Pt 2 - Which words are the most offensive? If you breathe on someone in 2020 it could possibly be considered chemical warfare, so be careful. If your father was to be killed by your warlord uncle, who would you ask for help? Author and board game inventor Khethiwe…
24 Nov 2020 12AM 54 min

Mo' Pink Money ain't no mo' problems

24.11.20 Pt 1 - Helicopter pilots are smart people... anyone can go on autopilot in a small aircraft - don't get shooketh please, this is just a fact. Is the uprising of beta males and females good or bad for society? If you haven't heard, 'pink money' is a gay…
23 Nov 2020 11PM 59 min

Stradivari is not a pasta you peasant!

23.11.20 Pt 2 - People often think the best job on Earth is to be a famous singer or actor... people are dumb, because the best job in human history exists in South Africa at the PIC - you won't believe the terms and conditions and paid leave which comes…
23 Nov 2020 12AM 55 min

Christmas with no Carols

23.11.20 Pt 1 - It's a Covid year, do we still have to go to work functions and endure that awful dry food and that one person who has a crush on us after they've had 8 beers and 6 tequilas professing their love for us... have we not suffered…
22 Nov 2020 11PM 51 min

How Robot Hands become Vaginas

20.11.20 Pt 2 - TikTok is now giving people a great way to get out of a crap date. Could we function without the internet? If you are going bald, let it go... nobody wants to see that desperate comb over Clive! If you want to live in paradise and…
20 Nov 2020 12AM 1 hr 02 min

The Pope needs a poke

20.11.20 Pt 1 - The SABC is an analogue product in a digital time, they don't have wi-fi. If you work at a company and the board earns all the money, how should the workers feel about it? How difficult is it to cross the South African border illegally? Reporter…
19 Nov 2020 11PM 42 min

Dad jokes and Zondo the ghoster

19.11.20 Pt 2 - Is it acceptable to still be telling dad jokes in 2020 when Tik Tok is a thing? In a liberal democracy, should the citizenry be consulted about all decisions that affect them? So Jacob Zuma basically had a Facebook friend request declined in public, how will…
19 Nov 2020 12AM 57 min

Skhothane Grills and the scrotum stones

19.11.20 Pt 1 - Is Joe Biden too relatable to be a politician and the leader of a nation? Do you have anyone you love in your life with a terrible voice, and you don't know how to tell them? Kamala Harris is this person to all of her friends…
18 Nov 2020 11PM 53 min

2020 years later... another Immaculate Conception

18.11.20 Pt 2 - Should we trust rich people who meditate? The SABC and its employees were as shocked as the President of South Africa when a failing business had to retrench people... these are the same journalists who tell you about the economy daily folks. What would you do…
18 Nov 2020 12AM 54 min

Bezos the pill man

18.11.20 Pt 1 - Old people secretly like it when young people get hurt so they don't feel like it's all over for their ailing bodies. If you want to own a horse, marry rich or forget it. Facebook and Twitter are in front of the Senate again, and this…
17 Nov 2020 11PM 53 min

Dolphins with machine guns

17.11.20 Pt 2 - Chinese journalists who have reported on Covid-19 and its effects on life in China are being held in prison - how do we deal with advocating for their civil rights? Is social media captured? Be careful about swimming with dolphins... they may be special agents from…
17 Nov 2020 12AM 56 min
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